Jamie Whincup joined an elite list of motorsport legends in scoring his seventh Virgin Australia Supercars Championship title Sunday during the season-ending Coates Hire Newcastle 500.
McLaughlin Secures Pole For Supercars Finale
Scott McLaughlin capped off his incredible Virgin Austalia Supercars Championship season with one more shining performance in qualifying, capturing the pole for Sunday’s portion of the season-ending Coates Hire Newcastle 500.
‘Frosty’ Leads First Round Drills In Newcastle
Mark Winterbottom led the way during the opening round of qualifying for Sunday’s portion of the Coates Hire Newcastle 500, the season finale for the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.
Whincup Stumbles as McLaughlin Takes Points Lead With Victory in Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, New South Wales, Australia — As championship rival Jamie Whincup stumbled on the first lap of Saturday’s Coates Hire Newcastle 500 race one, Scott McLaughlin capitalized on his rival’s misfortune to win and take the lead in the championship. “I really wanted it bad,” McLaughlin said of the win. “I got a good start for once in my life …
VASC: Newcastle Becomes New Host City For Supercars Finale Starting In 2017
Newcastle has been named the new host city for the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship’s season-ending race weekend for the next five years.