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Ryan Wood Clinches Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy at Taupo as Ugochukwu Keeps Points Lead

The Supercars regular capped Taupo with the Denny Hulme trophy to close in on points leader Ugo Ugochukwu.

Overview

  • Wood led all 23 laps in the feature after starting alongside surprise polesitter Jack Taylor, with Kanato Le second and Louis Sharp third following a mid‑race safety car.
  • Zack Scoular dominated Race 3 by more than eight seconds over Freddie Slater and Wood, then retired from the feature after contact with Ernesto Rivera that prompted the caution.
  • Wood had opened the weekend by converting pole into his first single‑seater victory in Race 1, finishing ahead of Ugo Ugochukwu with Slater in third.
  • James Wharton won the reversed‑grid Race 2 using push‑to‑pass to pass Kanato Le, delivering first series wins for himself and TJ Speed with HMD as Ugochukwu finished third; Slater received a five‑second penalty.
  • After Taupo, Ugochukwu leads on 192 points with Sharp and Le on 159, Nakamura on 151 and Wood on 150, compressing the chase behind the leader.