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Supercars Signs Up Repco, Becomes Repco Supercars Championship
Car parts and consumables retail company Repco has announced that it will replace Virgin Australia to become the new Supercars title sponsor, creating the Repco Supercars Championship from next year. Repco says that with motorsport being a part of its DNA, the announcement strengthens the partnership between the company and…
Read More »Van Gisbergen Storms To Victory In Townsville Finale
Shane van Gisbergen scored a memorable victory in the final race of the Robson Civil Projects Townsville SuperSprint, from 12th on the grid. The Kiwi sat just ninth in the order upon a Safety Car restart with nine laps to go, but had the freshest tyres of anyone after running…
Read More »McLaughlin Fights Back In Townsville Finale
Scott McLaughlin ended a difficult NTI Townsville SuperSprint on a high note, fending off a determined Cameron Waters to win the final race of the weekend. McLaughlin’s points lead dwindled across the first two encounters, as chief rival Jamie Whincup took the wins and the Shell Ford battled through from…
Read More »McLaughlin Scores Darwin Hat-Trick
Scott McLaughlin made it three wins from three starts at the CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint, proving unstoppable during Supercars’ second weekend in the Top End. The third 38-lap contest was another straightforward affair for the two-time defending champion, taking the lead from the outside of the front-row and never looking threatened.…
Read More »Whincup Defeats McLaughlin In Darwin Finale
Jamie Whincup held off Scott McLaughlin in a tense finale to the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown, securing the race and round honours. It was a straight fight between the top contenders, with each using the best of their remaining soft tyres for the 38-lap, two-stint race. From the outside of the front-row,…
Read More »Gulf Partners With McLaren To Announce Multi-Year Partnership
McLaren and Gulf Oil International Ltd have today announced a multi-year strategic partnership which will see Gulf, one of the most iconic brands in the world, partner with world-famous luxury supercar company McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Racing team. The partnership reunites two renowned brands that have a long-standing and…
Read More »Le Brocq Holds On For Maiden Win
Tickford Racing’s Jack Le Brocq scored his first career Supercars race win, holding off Andre Heimgartner in a tense finale to the Truck Assist Sydney SuperSprint. The third race of the weekend was a battle between those who had saved their two sets of soft tyres for the occasion, with…
Read More »Ford Performance Mustang Supercar Wins BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint
The Ford Performance Mustang Supercar has won the highly anticipated BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint at Sydney Motorsport Park as the Supercars series returned to on-track competition for the first time in more than three months. Following victory at the season-opening Superloop Adelaide 500 in February, the Ford Performance Mustang of…
Read More »Joey Logano To Race In 2020 Supercars Eseries R4
Ford Performance NASCAR star Joey Logano will join the 2020 BP Supercars All Stars Eseries for Round 4 of the championship on Wednesday April 29. The 2018 Cup Series Champion and former Daytona 500 winner (2015) will join the Supercars field at virtual Montreal and Watkins Glen circuits, both layouts…
Read More »McLaughlin Wins, Heartbreak For Van Gisbergen
Scott McLaughlin has capitalised on a Red Bull Holden Racing Team pitlane error to take victory in Adelaide and seize the championship lead. Ironically, a strategic error from McLaughlin’s Shell V-Power Racing crew had seemed destined to hand the Sunday win to Shane van Gisbergen before the tables turned dramatically.…
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