The Bend 500 Supercars betting preview & top picks

The 2025 Supercars Championship shifts into endurance mode for the maiden edition of The Bend 500 from September 12–14, bringing the series’ top drivers to South Australia for the first round of the Enduro Cup.

The Bend Motorsport Park debuted on the calendar in 2018 as a sprint event and quickly earned a reputation for its fast, flowing corners, wide braking zones, and strategic racing. This weekend marks its long-awaited move from SuperSprint to endurance format following Brodie Kostecki’s clean sweep of the final sprint round in 2023.

At 3.08 miles per lap (4.95km) and 102 laps scheduled, this is a genuine test of reliability, co-driver skill, and pit lane execution. With 300 championship points and a coveted golden ticket for the Supercars Finals Series at stake, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Ford teams arrive buoyed by parity tweaks aimed at improving straight-line speed, while the Red Bull Camaro pairing of Broc Feeney and Jamie Whincup are clear favorites with top online sportsbooks after winning nine of the last 11 races.

The Bend’s European-style layout rewards cars that maintain tire life over long green-flag stints, and although weather in Tailem Bend can be unpredictable at this time of year, the forecast calls for clear skies. Veteran co-drivers like Whincup, Garth Tander, and Lee Holdsworth will be key in a bumper field that also includes rookies and wildcards looking to spring an upset.

The Bend 500 betting odds

• Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup #88 – +140
• Will Brown/Scott Pye #1 – +450
• Cam Waters/Mark Winterbottom #6 – +450
• Matt Payne/Garth Tander #19 – +500
• Brodie Kostecki/Todd Hazelwood #38 – +900
• Chaz Mostert/Fabian Coulthard #25 – +1200
• Ryan Wood/Jayden Ojeda #2 – +1400
• Thomas Randle/James Moffat #55 – +1600
• Anton De Pasquale/Harri Jones #18 – +1800
• Nick Percat/Tim Slade #10 – +2200
• Andre Heimgartner/Declan Fraser #8 – +2500
• Kai Allen/Dale Wood #26 – +4000
• David Reynolds/Lee Holdsworth #20 – +4000
• Zach Bates/Craig Lowndes #888 – +4000
• Will Davison/Tony D’Alberto #17 – +5000
• Cameron Hill/Cameron Mcleod #4 – +7000
• Richie Stanaway/Nash Morris #62 – +8000
• James Golding/David Russell #31 – +10000
• James Courtney/Jack Perkins #7 – +10000
• Bryce Fullwood/Brad Vaughan #14 – +15000
• Jack Le Brocq/Jarrod Hughes #9 – +15000
• Cooper Murray/Jobe Stewart #99 – +20000
• Cameron Crick/Aaron Seton #35 – +20000
• Aaron Cameron/Zak Best #3 – +50000
• Jaxon Evans/Jack Smith #12 – +50000
• Macauley Jones/Jordon Boys #96 – +50000
• Lochie Dalton/Rylan Gray #5 – +50000

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The Bend 500 betting predictions

Broc Feeney/Jamie Whincup to win

Feeney has been on fire, winning nine of the last 11 races, and Whincup’s experience makes him the ideal co-driver for a 102-lap endurance event. Red Bull’s pit crew has been the benchmark all season, and if they hold track position through the first co-driver cycle, clean air and tire life should seal the deal. Back the No.88 at +140 with BetOnline to win outright.

Matt Payne/Garth Tander podium finish

Payne’s 2025 race craft — from perfectly timing safety-car periods to managing tire offsets and nailing out-laps — complements Tander’s calm, experienced anchor stints. With Ford’s latest tweaks reducing drag, the No.19 should be stronger down The Bend’s long back straight and more resilient in clean air. If Payne qualifies inside the first three rows, this pairing is a genuine podium threat at +165 with BetOnline.

David Reynolds/Lee Holdsworth top-10 finish

Reynolds is tidy in traffic and excels at conserving tires over long green runs, while Holdsworth brings proven enduro reliability and mistake-free driver changes. Team 18 often finds upside with alternate pit windows, which can flip track position when the field compresses. In a race where survival and execution matter as much as raw pace, -105.26 with BetOnline for a top-10 finish on the No.20 looks like smart value.