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Van Gisbergen claims emotional victory on home soil in Auckland
Shane van Gisbergen has scored a Kiwi win in the ITM Auckland SuperSprint on home soil while teammate Jamie Whincup was denied second place following a post-race penalty. Auckland-raised Van Gisbergen scored his fourth Pukekohe victory on top of his clean sweep of three races in 2016 to give himself a chance of reclaiming the… Read more »
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Scott McLaughlin equals Craig Lowndes’ Supercars’ record
Runaway Virgin Australia Supercars Championship leader Scott McLaughlin has written another chapter into the history books, equaling the great Craig Lowndes’ record of 16 race wins in a season. It sets the young kiwi up for the opportunity to break Lowndes’ mark at his home track in Pukekohe in three weeks’ time, in what will… Read more »
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Supercars Scott McLaughlin claims Ford’s first win at The Bend
Defending Virgin Australia Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin has a chance to equal the great Craig Lowndes season record of 16 race wins tomorrow after claiming an historic win at the OTR SuperSprint this afternoon. The Shell V-Power Mustang ace started from second but got the jump on pole position winner Chaz Mostert to lead from… Read more »
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McLaughlin fights back in thriller a the switch
Scott McLaughlin held on for a showstopping finish from Kiwi counterpart Shane van Gisbergen to take revenge on his Holden rivals at the Century Batteries Ipswich SuperSprint. The two young stars went head-to-head to produce one of the closest finishes of the year with margin of seven tenths of a second after 65 laps and… Read more »
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Jamie Whincup breaks winning drought in Ipswich
Seven-time Supercars Champion Jamie Whincup scored a breakthrough win in the Century Batteries Ipswich SuperSprint at Queensland Raceway with a flawless performance reminiscent of his glory days. Red Bull Holden Racing Team’s Whincup became just the fourth driver to finish in front of Scott McLaughlin this year on the way to his first win of… Read more »
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McLaughlin a step closer to a century of pole positions for Dick Johnson
Scott McLaughlin has set the course for 100 pole positions for Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) with yet another blistering practice run at the Century Batteries Ipswich SuperSprint. The unstoppable Kiwi again dominated the field with the fastest time of the day to go straight through to second qualifying tomorrow with the rest of the top… Read more »
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Commodore is vehicle of choice for V8 Supercars
The Commodore has been chosen as the car of choice for V8 Supercar racing in Australia until 2021, with Holden and Red Bull extending their partnerships. The news proves that Holden will not be moving forward with plans to implement the Chrevolet-badged Camaro into the V8 Supercars arena, after Ford’s recent Mustang release. The Camaro… Read more »
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Shane Van Gisbergen prevails in fiery Watpac Townsville 400
Shane van Gisbergen prevailed in an insane Supercars race on the streets of Townsville punctuated by mid-race rain chaos and a raging pit lane fire. The Kiwi wet tracker scored his second win of the year after a crazy race which had more slip and slide than Queensland sun in the second leg of the… Read more »
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McLaughlin dethrones Whincup in Townsville
The King of Townsville Jamie Whincup has been dethroned by yet another Scott McLaughlin masterclass, who grabbed his sixth win in a row on the city streets of Reid Park. A pre-determined strategy play designed to get Red Bull Holden Racing Team’s Whincup in front worked before Shell V-Power Racing’s McLaughlin’s superior speed prevailed, scoring… Read more »
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