Jamie Whincup’s 7th Supercars Title

November 28, 2017

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supercar racing finals-EV14-17-7243 — Scott McLaughlin of DJR Team Penske during the , at the , , , November 26, 2017.

Holden driver Jamie Whincup has scored a seventh Supercars title after a post-race time penalty for Scott McLaughlin concluded a dramatic Coates Hire Newcastle 500.

McLaughlin entered the day only needing an 11th-place finish to seal his maiden title and, having scored pole and won the start, he was in the box seat for success.

Newcastle 500 Results

SUNDAY

RACE 26

OFFICIAL

Session Type: Race
Date: Sun 26 Nov 2017
Start: 15:40
Finish: 17:45
Laps: 95 laps

Position / Driver / Team	Started	Laps	Race Time	Points
1 Jamie Whincup › Red Bull Holden Racing Aust Holden Commodore VF	5 4	95	02:00:09.8054	150
2 Shane van Gisbergen › Red Bull Holden Racing Aust Holden Commodore VF	2 0	95	02:00:14.2866	138
3 David Reynolds › Erebus Penrite Racing Holden Commodore VF	3 0	95	02:00:15.5222	129
4 Rick Kelly › Sengled Racing Nissan Altima	6 2	95	02:00:16.4873	120
5 Michael Caruso › Nissan Motorsport Nissan Altima	7 2	95	02:00:17.3555	111
6 Nick Percat › Timken Racing Holden Commodore VF	15 9	95	02:00:18.6523	102
7 Mark Winterbottom › The Bottle-O Racing Team Ford Falcon FG/X	4 3	95	02:00:19.5907	96
8 Lee Holdsworth › Preston Hire Racing Holden Commodore VF	13 5	95	02:00:20.0946	90
9 Will Davison › TEKNO Woodstock Racing Holden Commodore VF	11 2	95	02:00:20.4309	84
10 Todd Kelly › carsales Racing Nissan Altima	10 0	95	02:00:22.0212	78
11 Tim Slade › Freightliner Racing Holden Commodore VF	16 5	95	02:00:28.1400	72
12 Garth Tander › Wilson Security Racing GRM Holden Commodore VF	19 7	95	02:00:29.6646	69
13 James Moffat › Wilson Security Racing GRM Holden Commodore VF	14 1	95	02:00:33.0744	66
14 Scott Pye › Mobil 1 HSV Racing Holden Commodore VF	18 4	95	02:00:33.5972	63
15 Chaz Mostert › Supercheap Auto Racing Ford Falcon FG/X	9 6	95	02:00:33.8310	60
16 Tim Blanchard › Team CoolDrive Holden Commodore VF	21 5	95	02:00:36.6054	57
17 Simona De Silvestro › Team Harvey Norman Nissan Altima	17 0	95	02:00:39.4059	54
18 Scott McLaughlin › Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Falcon FG/X	117	95	02:00:52.4291	51
19 Aaren Russell › Plus Fitness Racing Holden Commodore VF	25 6	95	02:00:55.0299	48
20 Dale Wood › Erebus GB Galvanizing Racing Holden Commodore VF	23 3	94	02:00:38.1296	45
21 Taz Douglas › Repair Management Aust Racing Holden Commodore VF	26 5	94	02:01:23.4220	42
22 Jason Bright › MEGA Racing Ford Falcon FG/X	20 2	93	02:01:07.7164	39
23 Cameron Waters › Monster Energy Racing Ford Falcon FG/X	12 11	92	02:00:44.5666	36
24 James Courtney › Mobil 1 HSV Racing Holden Commodore VF	24 0	91	02:00:34.4288	33
DNF Craig Lowndes › TeamVortex Holden Commodore VF	22 3	93	01:58:01.2395	0
DNF Fabian Coulthard › Shell V-Power Racing Team Ford Falcon FG/X	818	15	19:16.1349	0