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Matt Payne gets five-second penalty for forcing David Reynolds off track
Matt Payne has been given a five-second penalty after an overtake involving David Reynolds.
Officials judged that Payne forced Reynolds off the track during the move.
Payne won the Bathurst race in 2025.
The penalty relates to his attempt to pass Reynolds.
A five-second penalty adds time to a driver's race result.
The available information does not say how the penalty affected the final result.
Matt Payne received a five-second penalty after officials deemed he forced David Reynolds off the track during an overtake.
The Sydney Morning Herald described the move as aggressive.
Payne was the 2025 Bathurst winner.
The article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Who
- Matt Payne and David Reynolds.
- What
- Payne received a five-second penalty for forcing Reynolds off the track during an overtake.
- When
- October 11, 2026, the article’s publication date; the incident’s date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Officials deemed Payne had forced Reynolds off the track during the overtake.
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- Penalty
- Five seconds
- Driver penalised
- Matt Payne
- Other driver
- David Reynolds
- Reason
- Deemed to have forced Reynolds off track during an overtake
- Publication date
- October 11, 2026
Sources
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