Matt Payne has become King of the Mountain in a wet weather shemozzle at the Bathurst 1000.

He has joined the high-octane New Zealand pantheon of Jim and Steven Richards, Greg Murphy, Shane van Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin.

The 23-year-old and his co-driver Garth Tander climbed from 18th to take the title in minimal visibility, sneaking into the lead for the first time when James Golding and Cooper Murray collided with a couple of laps remaining.

Motorsport correspondent Eric Thompson joined Piney to discuss.

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