“Couldn’t Get Back Home” – Australian Ringer and Series Leader Brodie Kostecki Doesn’t Believe Supercars League Is Competitive

The world of Stock Car Racing is home to some of the fiercest racers on the planet. With NASCAR encouraging and embracing the aggressive style of racing, its drivers have evolved to be super competitive and aggressive with no bounds, and the same cannot be said for the Australian racing promotion, the Supercars Championship.

And gearing up for his highly anticipated Cup Series debut is Aussie Supercar sensation Brodie Kostecki at the coveted Indianapolis Motor Speedway. While NASCAR nation is all locked and loaded for an epic showdown at the iconic 2.5-mile road course, the 25-year-old Aussie has once again upped the hype, dropping in on NASCAR’s stacking pennies podcast alongside Corey LaJoie.

Talking to the regular Cup Series driver, Kostecki got real about his experience in NASCAR’s lower division and his amateur days, mentioning what made NASCAR stand out from the Oceanian promotion.

Brodie Kostecki joins Corey LaJoie as the old buddies sit down before his Cup Series debut at Indy

For unsuspecting American fans, Brodie Kostecki might seem like an average Aussie bloke who’s looking to try his luck in Stock Car Racing’s elite division. But the 25-year-old racer is a strong competitor with deep roots in NASCAR’s lower-tier promotions, especially the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East.

In fact, even before making it into the Australian racing scene, Kostecki had experience in the above-mentioned promotions that gave him an edge. Following a 2 year run in the K&N series, garnering experience in one of the most competitive series, Kostecki decided to head back home to make a mark for himself in his home country.

And that’s when the young driver noticed the contrast. Speaking on Stacking Pennies with his former crew chief and Spire Motorsports driver, Corey LaJoie, the 25-year-old revealed what makes the all-American promotion stand out from the rest of its competition, even exposing the Australian series.

Putting things bluntly out there, he credited his amateur days in the States, saying, “Yeah, I’m actually, I’ve only spoken about this and been asked about it because you know when I went back to Australia I sort of you know went into the junior ranks and you know raced through the Super 2 Series what they call there and it’s a development series for the Supercar Series and found success quite early and it was kind of like, oh where did he come from but I put actually final off most of my success back to what I did here in the State.” 

Furthermore, the Richard Childress Racing part-timer added, “The stuff that I was able to experience at a young age and the racing I got to do and was you know it’s all about experience at the end of the day and the experience that I got here is something I couldn’t get back home and the level of competitiveness here at a young age is so high like there’s you know a bigger population. “

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Kostecki believes the old-school heel-over-toe technique will favor him at Indy

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Though NASCAR is straying away from its traditional roots, going for a more road-focused course and incorporating more street and road courses into its schedule, NASCAR Cup Series drivers still need time to figure out the intricacies of racing a Next-Gen Cup car on such technical and complex courses.

While oval racing has its own advantages, favoring the seasoned Cup Series drivers, international talents like Shane Van Gisbergen certainly have an edge on road courses, as we saw in Chicago. The Kiwi was miles ahead of his fellow NASCAR drivers, spearing and filtering through traffic like it was nothing, whereas the rest of the field seemed like they were on the wrong track.

The Supercar champ easily trumped the inexperienced Cup drivers, making history by winning the organization’s first-ever street course. The scene is a lot different now as we head to Indianapolis, as more foreign talents are making their way into the fray. One such driver is fellow Australian Supercar driver Brodie Kostecki.

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While SVG made it huge by employing the old-school heel-over-toe technique. Kostecki was asked by Speedcafe if the same technique worked for him. To which he said, “Yeah, probably. It’s something that, if you don’t do it in a Supercar, you’re not going to make a career in Supercars. Those cars are kind of similar in a few ways to those NASCAR Next Gen cars.”

The 25-year-old also added, “Obviously, the last guy to do it was Marcos Ambrose, and with Shane going back over there and doing it again, it was quite interesting seeing how the commentators were talking about and whatnot. It’s something that’s pretty normal here, so hopefully it’s an advantage.”