McLaughlin wins in Adelaide

McLaughlin on the outside of Row 1 for the start

Two-time defending Virgin Australia Supercars Champion Scott McLaughlin has scored his first win of 2020 following a dramatic race at the Superloop Adelaide 500 today.

McLaughlin has capitalized on a Red Bull Holden Racing Team pitlane error to take victory in Adelaide and seize the championship lead.

It was career victory number 44 and the kiwi Champ's first since the October 2019 to end Holden's dominance of the weekend in Adelaide.

Former Ford man Chaz Mostert showed he will be a force following his switch to a Walkinshaw Commodore, finishing second ahead of his former Tickford teammate Cam Waters.

Red Bull Holden's Shane van Gisbergen started from pole position and was in the box seat to complete a clean sweep for his team, however a mistake on his final scheduled stop in pit lane cost him any chance of winning the race.

The 2016 Supercars Champion's crew made a huge error while he was in the race lead and didn't provide him with enough fuel to finish the race, meaning he had to stop one extra-time.

McLaughlin celebrates another win

That pushed him back into 4th position and while he was pushing as hard as he could for a podium result, the 30-year old kiwi clipped Waters Mustang on a passing move, causing enough damage to send van Gisbergen off track. He eventually brought his Supercar to a stop with just two laps remaining recording no points for his DNF.

The result may have significant consequences later in the year as van Gisbergen chases critical points in the Championship.

Will Davison was gifted a solid fourth, ahead of early stoppers Jamie Whincup and Lee Holdsworth.

Nick Percat, David Reynolds, Fabian Coulthard and Andre Heimgartner completed the top 10.

Reynolds could be in for an awkward post-race debrief after spinning teammate Anton De Pasquale at Turn 9 on the opening lap while trying to pass Mark Winterbottom.

McLaughlin leaves Adelaide with a 27-point advantage over Whincup in the standings, with Mostert an encouraging third.

Van Gisbergen’s DNF leaves the 2016 champion down in 13th overall, already 159 points behind McLaughlin.

Drivers will now prepare for the Beaurepaires Melbourne 400 at the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix to run from 12-15 March.

Adelaide Race 2 Results

POS	No.	DRIVER	TEAM	BEHIND	POINTS
1	17	McLaughlin	Shell V-Power Racing Team	+0.000s	150
2	25	Mostert	Mobil 1 TM Appliances Online	+10.307	138
3	6	C. Waters	Monster Energy Racing	+14.310	129
4	23	Davison	Milwaukee Racing	+21.046	120
5	88	Whincup	Red Bull Holden Racing Team	+24.187	111
6	5	Holdsworth	Truck Assist Racing	+24.748	102
7	8	Percat	X Convenience Mobil Racing	+33.047	96
8	9	Reynolds	Penrite Racing	+34.167	90
9	12	Coulthard	Shell V-Power Racing Team	+35.066	84
10	7	Heimgartner	NED Racing	+35.650	78
11	18	Winterbottom	IRWIN Racing	+46.567	72
12	55	J. Le Brocq	Supercheap Auto Racing	+51.220	69
13	15	R. Kelly	Castrol Racing	+55.308	66
14	14	T. Hazelwood	Plus Fitness Racing	+1:01.667	63
15	19	Courtney	Boost Mobile Racing	+1:05.141	60
16	34	Z. Goddard	UNIT Racing	+1 Lap	57
17	2	B. Fullwood	Mobil 1 TM Middy's Racing	+1 Lap	54
18	4	J. Smith	SCT Motor Sports	+2 Laps	51
19	3	M. Jones	Team Cooldrive	+3 Laps	48
20	35	G. Jacobson	Yellow Cover Racing	+6 Laps	45
NC	97	Van Gisbergen	Red Bull Holden Racing Team	+4 Laps	0
NC	22	C. Pither	Team SYDNEY	+67 Laps	0
NC	99	A. de Pasquale	Penrite Racing	+78 Laps	0
NC	20	S. Pye	DEWALT Racing	+78 Laps	0