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The wait has been arduous since the Supercars championship last turned a wheel in anger at the Townsville SuperSprint in July, with the COVID-19 pandemic having halted the series due to states and territories locking down in response to outbreaks. Despite the lack of racing, there has been plenty to discuss around Supercars, with a […]

On this day: Pither’s surprise pole at Queensland Raceway Repco Supercars Championship By Charlie Bullis In a shock result for the Super Black Racing rookie, Chris Pither netted his first-ever Supercars ARMOR ALL pole position at the 2016 Ipswich SuperSprint. The New Zealand driver clocked a 1:10.0737 lap in the final moments of the 15-minute session, to trump his Prodrive Racing teammate Chaz Mostert by 0.051s. Only 25 cars took part in qualifyin...

On this day: career-defining title charge begins at Winton Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey The next venue of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship has been a happy hunting ground for Mark Winterbottom. No active driver has more wins at Winton Motor Raceway than Winterbottom, whose four victories are matched by Jamie Whincup. Whincup and Red Bull Ampol Racing don’t have an affinity with the rural Victorian circuit; he hasn’t won there since 2...

Dick Johnson Racing is back on top after the defending team’s champions took their first win of the 2021 Supercars season, courtesy of new recruit Anton de Pasquale with Will Davison making it a one-two finish. After losing their three-time championship winning driver Scott McLaughlin at the conclusion last year, the Staplyton based squad found … More »

Heimgartner stuns with dominant Tailem Bend pole Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey Andre Heimgartner has claimed a second career pole in a major boilover at The Bend Motorsport Park. Heimgartner was the defining runner in wet conditions, with the Kelly Grove Racing driver scoring his second career pole. It opens the door for Heimgartner to end his 160-race wait for victory, having claimed a podium at The Bend last September. Chaz Mostert, who ...

Kiwi completes Supercars dream at The Bend AAP 8/05/2021 Ed Jackson © PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO New Zealander Andre Heimgartner has enjoyed his maiden Supercars victory at Tailem Bend. New Zealands Andre Heimgartner has claimed his first Supercars win, less than three years after he was contemplating starting life as a finance broker. The Kelly Grove Racing driver was days away from quitting racing in 2018 when he was handed a career lifeline to replace Todd Kelly at the-then ...

Jamie Whincup keeps up Triple Eight dominance, ends SVG streak with Race 7 win 1 day ago Jamie Whincup has taken his first win of 2021 and 123rd in total with a strong display in the first of two Supercars Championship races today at Symmons Plains, ending the winning streak of Triple Eight team-mate Shane Van Gisbergen in the process. Coming in to the race qualifying second on the grid, Whincup was able to harass pole-sitter Cam Waters throughout the race, getting a leg up on the Tickford Raci...

Shane van Gisbergen blitzes qualifying in Tasmania 1 day ago Shane van Gisbergen produced an astonishing performance in qualifying at Symmons Plains as he stormed to a fourth pole of the Supercars season in record-breaking fashion. The session would see the first appearance of a new qualifying format, with the field split in two for the opening phase of running. Two groups of twelve cars would hit the track for a five minute blast to determine who would make it through to Q2, with the leading e...

Cam Waters tops practice at Symmons Plains 1 day ago Cam Waters was the man to beat in free practice as the Supercars Championship returned to action in Tasmania for the first time since 2019. The Tickford Racing man led the way in both sessions around the compact Symmons Plains circuit, leaving it late to secure his place at the head of the times in the final seconds of the opening 30 minutes of action. A lap of 50.8468s in the closing moments proved to be enough to put his Ford Mustang on to...

Sensational six: SVG dominates Tassie opener Repco Supercars Championship By James Pavey Shane van Gisbergen has claimed a record-equalling sixth straight win in 2021 in an assured performance at Symmons Plains. Van Gisbergen’s bid for victory came after he managed to recover from a poor start to regain the lead from Cameron Waters early on. Waters led the early stanza of the race, only to be overtaken at Turn 6 by the championship leader. The Tickford Ra...