Earlier in the day, Macauley Jones escaped injury when the brakes in his CoolDrive Commodore failed, pitching him into a high speed accident at turn nine. 0: 2062: 0: 2. McLaughlin 'silenced critics' with 2020 Supercars title, 2020 Supercars The Bend Supersprint race results, The Bend Supercars: McLaughlin crowned 2020 champion, Triple Eight fined, docked points for Whincup pit blunder, The Bend Supercars: McLaughlin one point from title, The Bend Supercars: McLaughlin locks out poles, Aero playing to McLaughlin's strength – van Gisbergen, The Bend Supercars: McLaughlin wins tense opener, The Bend Supercars: McLaughlin takes pole, Whincup 14th, The Bend Supercars: McLaughlin pips Mostert in P2, The Bend Supercars: Courtney fastest in first practice, Supercars The Bend SuperSprint – Start time, how to watch, channel & more, Coulthard expecting Penske decision post-Bathurst, 2020 Supercars The Bend SuperSprint session times and preview, Supercars taking "conservative" approach to 2021 calendar, Supercars announces new Foxtel, Seven TV deal, Why a Bathurst finale is risky business for Supercars, Why Scott McLaughlin must become an IndyCar driver, Tickford's 10-year wait for James Courtney. The 2019 season is also scheduled to see the running of the 1000th Australian Touring Car Championship race, which is due to be contested at the Melbourne 400. Within weeks, all cars had been unveiled, and all teams took to Phillip Island for the official pre-season test. And at Albert Park there could have been three podiums from the four races had it not been for a bizarre out-lap shunt with McLaughlin. The 2018 season was a ding-dong battle between two Kiwis, with Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen inseparable until the season's final chequered flag fell. VASC Supercars / Breaking news No quarantine hub for Bathurst 1000 The SuperSprint format comprises of two races in each round – one 120km race on Saturday and one 200km race on Sunday – with the exception of the Phillip Island Supersprint which is raced over two 250km races, the International SuperSprint event in Auckland which is contested over two 200km races, the Melbourne 400 International SuperSprint event which comprises of two races over 70 laps and two races over 130 laps, and the new-for-2018 Sydney SuperNight 300 which consists of a single 300km race. Jamie Whincup, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden, Team: Triple Eight Race EngineeringWins: 5Poles: 3Championship Position: 3rd. The two 13-lap races reward the race winner 50 points per race, four points over second place, then the graduation is three points per place down to sixth, two points down to 11th and one point there on to 30th. Supercars has fought off two-litre touring car competition in the past, so does the launch of TCR Australia mean it will have to do it again? What will they look like in new colours? The 2019 championship also included the running of the 1,000th Australian Touring Car Championship race, whic… Traditionally the precursor to Bathurst, the Sandown 500 - moved to November to avoid clashing with the AFL and NRL finals series - will not only close the Pirtek Enduro Cup, but will serve as the penultimate round of the season. Then there was Bathurst and its pair of cheating scandals, starting with the go-slow order that played into McLaughlin's hands, followed by the qualifying engine breach.
The honours went to Cameron Waters, who put down a 1:30.7265. Jacobson replaces Michael Caruso, with the latter picking up an enduro seat in Cameron Waters' Monster Mustang.