NUNAWADING, Victoria, Australia — As the Australian Grand Prix wraps up for another year, there was no shortage of thrills and spills for the Virgin Australia Supercars non-Championship round. Both LDM drivers Alex Rullo and Taz Douglas started their weekend in a positive fashion adapting to the Albert Park Circuit with only a single 20-minute practice session. Four back-to-back qualifying sessions on …
VASC: Van Gisbergen’s Weekend Continues With Pole in Qualifying
Adelaide, South Australia — Shane Van Gisbergen’s magic Clipsal 500 Adelaide weekend continues, as the reigning series champion will go last in the Armor All Top Ten Shootout after setting the provisional pole in Sunday’s qualifying with a 1:19.295. Red Bull Holden Racing Team teammate Jamie Whincup qualified second. Whincup said he was pleased with the performance, but still was …
VASC: van Gisbergen Starts Title Defense With Win At Clipsal
ADELAIDE, South Australia, Australia — After posting the fastest time by one-ten-thousandth of a second in the first round of qualifying, then grabbing the pole by 0.044 seconds in the Armor All Shootout, Shane van Gisbergen continued his domination of the Clipsal 500 weekend by claiming the first of two 250-kilometer races on Saturday. The defending series champion drove away …
VASC: Clipsal 500 Adelaide Race Preview
ADELAIDE, South Australia, Australia — Welcome to the first of Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship race previews! Before each Supercars race weekend, we will take a look at the track the series will be visiting, and point out the drivers to keep an eye out for during the races. We start with a look at the season-opening Clipsal …
VASC: 2017 Preview – Red Bull Holden Racing Team
BANYO, Queensland, Australia – Welcome to the final edition of Race Chaser Online’s Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews for 2017! We’ve saved the defending champions, the Red Bull Holden Racing Team, for last. Come back tomorrow for our coverage of the Clipsal 500! Red Bull Holden Racing Team DRIVERS: No. 88 – Jamie Whincup, Red Bull/ Holden Holden Commodore …
VASC: 2017 Preview – Will Davison and Craig Lowndes
BANYO and STAPYLTON, Queensland, Australia – Welcome back to Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews! Our penultimate preview looks at the likes of Will Davison and Craig Lowndes. TEKNO Autosports/ Team Vortex DRIVERS: No. 19 – Will Davison, Woodstock Holden Commodore VF No. 888 – Craig Lowndes, Team Vortex Holden Commodore VF 2016 DRIVERS POINTS FINISH: Will Davison: …
VASC: 2017 Preview – Mobil 1 HSV Racing
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia – Welcome back to Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews! Closer to the front of the grid now – up next are the Mobil 1 HSV Racing team! Mobil 1 HSV Racing DRIVERS: No. 2 – Scott Pye, Mobil 1 HSV Racing Holden Commodore VF No. 22 – James Courtney, Mobil 1 HSV Racing …
VASC: 2017 Preview – Garry Rogers Motorsport
DANDENONG SOUTH, Victoria, Australia – Welcome back to Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews! Our final week of previews begins with Garry Rogers Motorsport. Garry Rogers Motorsport DRIVERS: No. 33 – Garth Tander, Wilson Security Racing Holden Commodore VF No. 34 – James Moffat, Wilson Security Racing Holden Commodore VF 2016 TEAM POINTS FINISH: 3rd 2016 HIGHEST RACE FINISH: Scott …
VASC: 2017 Preview – Mark Winterbottom and Cam Waters
CAMPBELLFIELD, Victoria, Australia – Welcome back to Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews! Today we complete our preview of Prodrive Racing with the main cars. Prodrive Racing Australia DRIVERS: No. 5 – Mark Winterbottom, The Bottle-O Racing Ford Falcon FGX No. 6 – Cam Waters, Ford Falcon FGX 2016 DRIVERS POINTS FINISH: Mark Winterbottom – 6th, Cam Waters …
VASC: 2017 Preview – Chaz Mostert and Jason Bright
CAMPBELLFIELD, Victoria, Australia – Welcome back to Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews! More Fords on tap today with a look at half of the Prodrive Racing Australia drivers. Prodrive Racing Australia DRIVERS: No. 55 – Chaz Mostert, Supercheap Auto Ford Falcon FGX (REC with Rod Nash Racing) No. 56 – Jason Bright, MEGA Bulk Fuels Ford …
VASC: 2017 Preview – DJR Team Penske
There is one very large statistic to sum up the 2016 season for Dick Johnson Racing Team Penske: no team on the Supercars grid made a greater improvement over their 2015 season.
VASC: 2017 Preview – Brad Jones Racing
ALBURY, New South Wales, Australia – Welcome back to Race Chaser Online’s 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season previews! Onward from the Nissans we go and to another Holden team in Brad Jones Racing. Brad Jones Racing DRIVERS: No. 8 – Nick Percat, Team BOC Holden Commodore VF No. 14 – Tim Slade, Freightliner Racing Holden Commodore VF No. 21 – Tim Blanchard, …