Camaro has defeated Mustang in the Thrifty Newcastle finale, with Shane van Gisbergen passing Chaz Mostert to win Race 2.
Red Bull Ampol Camaro star van Gisbergen — who was stripped of his Race 1 win just hours earlier — put a late move on Mostert to steal the lead.
“I want to say a huge thank you to the Red Bull Ampol Racing team for their efforts in a faultless weekend,” commented van Gisbergen. “Both of our cars were awesome all weekend, and I like to think all of our talking was done on the track today.
The two drivers made contact twice on lap 85, the first at Turn 9 helping van Gisbergen into the lead.
From there, the New Zealander raced away to a 4.4s victory, some 24 hours after he took the Race 1 chequered flag first.
“To get another race win to start the season is awesome and I’m so proud of everyone at the team for what they’ve achieved. I also want to thank all of the fans in Newcastle – it was great to be back here.”
It also denied Walkinshaw Andretti United a first-up victory with its new Ford Mustangs, having raced Commodores for 33 years.
Mostert leads Kostecki by 45 points heading to Albert Park, with Waters 58 points behind in third. Van Gisbergen is 11th, 126 points down.
The 2023 Repco Supercars Championship will resume at the Beaurepaires Melbourne SuperSprint on March 31-April 3.
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