Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen has placed second in a race 19 thriller in the Supercars Championship in Townsville
Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen has placed second in a race 19 thriller in the Supercars Championship in Townsville 18 July 2021
Australian driver Cam Waters managed to hold off van Gisbergen, claiming his third win of the season.
Earlier, van Gisbergen was victorious in race 18.
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It capped a day that started horribly when he was hit in the rear of his Mustang in a multi-car incident on the opening lap of race one, a moment which also ended the races of Mostert and Macauley Jones. Dick Johnson Racing s Will Davison finished third for his second podium of the day, having finished second behind teammate Anton De Pasquale in the day s first race.
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Shane van Gisbergen has built a commanding lead in the 2021 Supercars series. Holden s Jamie Whincup, the nearest challenger to van Gisbergen in the title standings, finished fourth with Mostert fifth.
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 »
Cam Waters holds off SVG for first win of 2021
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Cam Waters has taken his first win of the 2021 Supercars season after holding off Shane van Gisbergen in the last race of the round at The Bend Motorsport Park, securing the first winner’s trophy for Tickford Racing this season.
Off the back of a DNF in the previous race, Waters converted the speed of the #6 Ford Mustang to the victory, his second solo win in the Supercars category after winning on the shorter circuit at The Bend last year.
Waters had been threatening to win throughout 2021 so far but was unable to close the deal, finally breaking through in the 11th race of the season and completing a clean sweep of the weekend for Ford teams.