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Nash Morris spins in opening-lap Bathurst 1000 clash
The Bathurst 1000 began with a clash at the Cutting on the opening lap.
Nash Morris’s PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro was caught between James Moffat’s Garry Rogers Motorsport Camaro and Tony D’Alberto’s Dick Johnson Racing Mustang.
Morris’s car half-spun, while Moffat suffered a right-front puncture and steering damage.
Moffat had to pit and fell a lap behind.
Aaron Seton, starting from pole, led the opening lap for Matt Stone Racing.
The race also began with power-steering problems for the Triple Eight Ford Mustang shared by Jackson Walls and Jack Perkins, which was forced to pit within the first 10 laps.
The race is underway, but the early damage and delays have affected several cars.
Nash Morris was spun in an opening-lap clash at the Bathurst 1000.
The PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro was caught between James Moffat’s Garry Rogers Motorsport Camaro and Tony D’Alberto’s Dick Johnson Racing Mustang at the Cutting.
Moffat suffered a right-front puncture and steering damage, then pitted and went a lap down.
Aaron Seton of Matt Stone Racing led the opening lap after starting from pole position.
On lap five, the crowd saluted Peter Brock on the 20th anniversary of his death.
- Who
- Nash Morris, James Moffat and Tony D’Alberto were involved in the clash.
- What
- Morris’s Camaro half-spun, while Moffat’s car suffered a right-front puncture and steering damage.
- When
- On the opening lap of the 2026 Bathurst 1000.
- Where
- At the Cutting at Bathurst.
- Why
- The cars became involved in a three-car squeeze; the source does not state what caused it.
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The Triple Eight Ford Mustang of Jackson Walls and Jack Perkins entered pit lane with power-steering problems.
Morris half-spun in a clash involving Moffat’s Camaro and D’Alberto’s Mustang.
Moffat pitted with a puncture and steering damage and went a lap down.
The crowd saluted Peter Brock on the 20th anniversary of his death.
- Race
- 2026 Repco Bathurst 1000
- Clash location
- The Cutting
- Morris’s car
- PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro
- Moffat’s damage
- Right-front puncture and steering damage
- Opening-lap leader
- Aaron Seton, Matt Stone Racing
Sources
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