Feeney has made no secret of his ambition to make cameos in NASCAR competition since visiting the Martinsville race in March of 2025.
Hopes of a start in the O’Reilly Series at Portland last year were dashed when Kaulig Racing gave Will Brown an additional start following a Chicago wipeout.
Triple Eight’s switch from GM to Ford in Supercars this year narrowed Feeney’s NASCAR prospects, given the Blue Oval has no full-time O’Reilly entries.
A mooted deal with Ford outfit RFK Racing to run multiple Cup Series road course races is believed to have stalled due to a lack of available machinery.
However, Feeney was on the ground at Sonoma as he looks to tee up rides for 2027, spending time with the RFK squad.
Supercars champion turned NASCAR star Shane van Gisbergen said a ride for Feeney would likely help Ford’s lacklustre road course program.
“He’s trying to do it. He’s trying to get in with some teams there,” van Gisbergen said of Feeney on the Dale Jr Download.
“I think he tried for Watkins [Glen] and Sonoma, he really wants to have a crack.
“I’m sure he’d be like me. Maybe he’d want to have a go on the ovals after, but it’d be really interesting to see how he’d go.
“I think Ford struggled a little bit on the road courses, so it’d be good to get someone good in that car…
“Not that the others aren’t good, but it’d be really good to see what Broc could do and how much he could do in the future too.”
Feeney was welcomed to the Ford fold with a drive in its Mustang GT3 entry at the Bathurst 12 Hour in February, but no overseas opportunities have been forthcoming.
The 23-year-old told Speedcafe before flying out to Sonoma that his ideal 2027 involves Supercars, NASCAR and international GT3 outings.
“In an ideal world I’d do 14 rounds of Supercars and six rounds overseas – three in NASCAR and three in GT overseas and my life would be pretty awesome,” he said.
“I just want to drive stuff, to be honest. Any opportunities that come up I’m going to drive.
“I’d like to do those overseas races because I gain experience doing it, I meet new people and operate in some really high level teams
“My goal next year is to try and get half a dozen races overseas, something like that.”
Mentor Paul Morris recently urged Ford to devise an international program for Feeney, describing him as a “Verstappen-level talent”.
Roland Dane, who brought Feeney into the Triple Eight fold, declared earlier this year that the youngster should be on the world stage, rather than Supercars.
Feeney, though, has time on his side and isn’t in a rush to follow in van Gisbergen’s footsteps and quit the category.
“First thing’s first, I’ve got to win a [Supercars] championship. I would have loved to have at least racked one up by now,” he said of his future.
“I would never think about leaving if I haven’t done the job here, and I haven’t won any of the two big things here yet (the championship or the Bathurst 1000).
“I’ve obviously still got a contract for quite a long time here in Australia. I’m enjoying my time in Supercars at the moment, so there are no plans to do anything else.”
Feeney, who currently leads the Supercars standings, last year signed a Triple Eight contract extension through to the end of 2029.
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