Runaway Supercars championship leader Broc Feeney has secured his ninth win of the season, flying to victory in the second race of the Townsville round.

After a tough day on Friday, Feeney returned to the form that led to him winning five straight races across the Perth and Darwin legs.

The Triple Eight star finished more than six seconds ahead of Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert, who made up 15 places after qualifying 17th.

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Kiwi Matt Payne was the other driver to secure a podium finish.

Pole-sitter David Reynolds, who was battling illness, was overtaken by Payne on lap one.

Feeney made his move during the safety car, jumping ahead of Payne and Reynolds on lap 14.

After the race, Feeney started off by paying tribute to motorsport personality Tim Miles, who died in a road accident last week, with Mostert also remembering the GT competitor.

The championship leader then heaped praise on his team.

“The turnaround from this team overnight has been pretty fantastic,” Feeney said.

“I had my doubts coming into today, even qualifying.

“But to get in there, we made a change to the shootout, and the thing was a rocket ship.

“What a great job by this pit crew, once again, to get us in the lead.

“From there, I could just manage the race, which I like doing up front.

“These guys were super quick, but I can’t believe we turned that around to a win.

“That first one (pit stop) after the safety car, I was lucky.

“I just got Davey (Reynolds), and I knew I was going to be tight with Matty.

“I can’t thank those guys enough for what they’re doing at the moment.”

Brodie Kostecki, who on Friday broke through for his first win since joining Dick Johnson Racing at the start of the season, came in fifth.

The race was neutralised under the safety car on the opening lap after a wild collision that sent James Golding flying up on two wheels.

Heading into Sunday’s race, Feeney has a 201-point championship lead over Penrite’s Payne.

Reigning champion Will Brown, Feeney’s Triple Eight teammate, is 210 points behind in the title race.