F1 STAR WINS SUPERCARS eSPORT RACE VAN GISBERGEN CLOSES GAP TO MCLAUGHLIN

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F1 star Lando Norris became the first international to win a race in the BP Supercars All Stars Eseries, in a round that could have major bearing on the title.

Two-time defending Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin entered the three-race event held on a virtual Circuit of the Americas in Texas holding a 74-point lead in the Eseries over fellow Ford driver Cam Waters.

That lead is now just 56-points for McLaughlin – and its the most in-form driver of the competition, Red Bull Holden ace Shane van Gisbergen who has leapt into second spot.

Van Gisbergen started from pole position and won the opening race of the night, Norris won the reverse grid race.

In the final race of the evening, pre-event favourite Anton De Pasquale held on even after colliding with van Gisbergen on the final lap. Norris collided with McLaughlin on the opening corner.

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De Pasquale won driver of the round and a $1000 donation from ARMOR ALL to his charity of choice.

With just three rounds to go in the BP Eseries, the pressure is on McLaughlin to hold on against a fast-finishing van Gisbergen.

There were six high profile wildcards in this evening’s round including seven-time Bathurst Champion Craig Lowndes and 2007 Supercars Champion Garth Tander.

Aussie IndyCar winner Will Power also rose in the early hours of US time to join for a second time, while Dunlop Super2 rookie Josh Fife and NASCAR’s Austin Cindric made up the six wildcard spots.

Lowndes was off the pace, while Tander and Power impressed.

Norris hasn’t ruled out another crack as a wildcard. He’s claimed two podium finishes in two weeks and the McLaren F1 star says he might join next week as well, when Supercars visit famous NASCAR circuits Daytona and Talladega.

PROVISIONAL COATES HIRE LEADERBOARD – ROUND SIX

Driver	Team	Points	Difference
Scott McLaughlin	Shell V-Power Racing Team	1419
Shane van Gisbergen	Red Bull Holden Racing Team	1363	-56
Cameron Waters	Monster Energy Racing	1336	-83
Anton De Pasquale	Penrite Racing	1179	-240
Chaz Mostert	Mobil 1 Appliances Online Racing	1094	-325
Andre Heimgartner	NED Racing	996	-423
Will Davison	Milwaukee Racing	937	-482
Garry Jacobson	Matt Stone Racing	937	-482
Fabian Coulthard	Shell V-Power Racing Team	880	-539
Bryce Fullwood	Mobil 1 Middy’s Racing	866	-553
Lee Holdsworth	Truck Assist Racing	830	-589
Nick Percat	Brad Jones Racing	820	-599
Jack Le Brocq	Supercheap Auto Racing	814	-605
Jake Kostecki	Matt Stone Racing	746	-673
Zane Goddard	Matt Stone Racing	714	-705
Scott Pye	Team 18	672	-747
Todd Hazelwood	Brad Jones Racing	659	-760
Mark Winterbottom	Irwin Racing	647	-772
Macauley Jones	Team CoolDrive	617	-802
Jamie Whincup	Red Bull Holden Racing Team	577	-842
Alex Davison	Team Sydney	545	-874
David Reynolds	Penrite Racing	503	-916
Rick Kelly	Castrol Racing	499	-920
Chris Pither	Team Sydney	408	-1011
Will Power	Shell V-Power Racing Team	366	-1053
Jack Smith	SCT Logistics	360	-1059
Lando Norris	Mobil 1™ Arrow Racing	326	-1093
Brodie Kostecki	Yuasa Racing	246	-1173
Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing F1	233	-1186
Broc Feeney	Boost Mobile Racing	186	-1233
Will Brown	Penrite Racing	186	-1233
Thomas Randle	Skye Sands Racing	183	-1236
Marcos Ambrose	Pirtek	131	-1288
Marcos Ambrose	Pirtek	131	-1288
Alexander Rossi	Napa Auto Parts	128	-1291
Angelo Mouzouris	Pitbox.io	102	-1317
Austin Cindric	Ford Performance	101	-1318
Jack Doohan	Red Bull Junior Team	98	-1321
Garth Tander	Red Bull Holden Racing Team	93	-1326
Simona DeSilvestro	Harvey Norman Racing	90	-1329
Jayden Ojeda	Jayco MW Motorsport	77	-1342
Joey Logano	Team Penske	70	-1349
Craig Lowndes	Red Bull Holden Racing Team	34	-1385
James Courtney	Boost Mobile Racing	31	-1388
Josh Fife	Capital Gas Networks	0	-1419

 

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