Matt Payne and Garth Tander have won the Bathurst 1000 after prevailing in an enthralling wet-weather race.

It was James Golding who crossed the finish line of Sunday’s 161-lap race at Mount Panorama first, but he couldn’t claim victory after copping a five-second penalty.

PremiAir Nulon’s Golding had collided with then-leader Cooper Murray at Griffin’s Bend, opening the door for Payne to take the lead with four laps remaining.

Payne held on in a tense top-three battle across the final lap to claim the holy grail of Australian motorsport for the first time, while co-driver Tander won his sixth title at the Great Race.

“It’s absolutely insane,” Payne told Fox Sports.

“When I got back in the car, it felt like forever. We kept getting safety cars, and it kept stalling our race.

“And the

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