Shane van Gisbergen to join Aussie Racing Cars season finale

Shane van Gisbergen will join the Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series season finale at Highlands Motorsport Park on November 3-5.

The reigning Supercars champion and recent Bathurst 1000 winner will make his debut in the pint-sized category at the final round in his home country, held in conjunction with the 10 year anniversary of Highlands Motorsport Park.

A winner of three out of the last four Repco Bathurst 1000s and the past two Supercars Championships, van Gisbergen credentials also include a Blancpain Endurance Championship, multiple rally wins in addition to a NASCAR Cup Series race victory in Chicago earlier this year.

The New Zealander’s Battery World Aussie Racing Car Super Series cameo will also mark one of van Gisbergen’s final race appearances before joining Trackhouse Racing in America to pursue a full-time NASCAR career.

Van Gisbergen will drive a second Norganic Proteins-supported entry owned by leading Masters Cup contender Kent Quinn, who will also aim to seal his class title at Highlands Motorsport Park.

The title fight is very much open, with Joel Heinrich required to finish seventh or better for the round in his Osborn’s Transport entry to take the crown. His two pursuers are the two Team CoolDrive-backed entries for Perenso Racing’s Josh Anderson and Reece Chapman for Motorsport25.

Others to keep an eye on in the Championship Class include Shell Rimula Topgun Race Team’s Cody Brewczynski and returning former champion Darren Chamberlain in an expanded Perenso Racing line-up.

In the class battles, Gold Cup remains unresolved as Sheridan Phillips remains 15-points ahead of Jeff Waters for Fight MND, while Nathan Williams is just eight ahead of surprise packet Brandon Madden and 16 from Scott Dornan in the Rookie Cup, with 25-points available at Highlands.

Quinn comfortably leads the Masters Cup, but remains eager to round out his season on a high.

All cars and equipment arrived in Port Chalmers near Dunedin on October 19, with all equipment due to arrive at Highlands Motorsport Park this week where quarantine and customs procedures will take place.

The Battery World Aussie Racing Cars Super Series will contest four races to conclude its campaign at Highlands Motorsport Park on November 3-5.

New Zealand viewers can follow the action on Sky between 12.45pm and 6pm on Saturday and 8.45am and 5:30pm on Sunday.

SCHEDULE

Friday, November 3

Practice 1             10:05am (NZDT) 8:05am (AEDT)
Practice 2             1:30pm (NZDT) 11:30am (AEDT)
Qualifying            4:20pm (NZDT) 2:20pm (AEDT)

Saturday, November 4

Race 1                   9:40am (NZDT) 7:40am (AEDT)
Race 2                   1:05pm (NZDT) 11:05am (AEDT)
Race 3                   3:00pm (NZDT) 1:00pm (AEDT)

Sunday, November 5

Race 4                   8:50am (NZDT) 6:15am (AEDT)

No.	Class	Driver	State	Team	Model
1	Championship	Josh Anderson	NSW	CoolDrive/Perenso Racing	Mustang
3	Rookie Cup	Steve Jakic	QLD	Black Diamond Building and Construction	Euro GT
4	Gold Cup	Brendon Tucker	QLD	Variety Motorsport	Camaro
6	Gold Cup	Ian Chivas	NSW	Chivas Motorsport	Altima
7	Masters Cup	Andrew Lorgelly	VIC	Muscle Motor Trimmers	Euro GT
13	Rookie Cup	Scott Gore	QLD	ASAP Marketing	Mustang
16	Championship	Joel Heinrich	SA	Osborn’s Transport	Mustang
18	Championship	Cody Brewczynski	NSW	Shell Rimula Topgun Race Team	Mustang
19	Gold Cup	Sheridan Phillips	NSW	Phillips & Co Automotive	Camaro
20	Rookie Cup	Scott Andriske	QLD	Harveys Towing/TFH Temporary Fence Hire	Camaro
23	Rookie Cup	Scott Dornan	QLD	Action Line Marking	Camaro
25	Championship	Reece Chapman	NSW	CoolDrive/Motorsport25	Mustang
28	Masters Cup	Kent Quinn	QLD	Norganic Proteins	Mustang
36	Championship	Darren Chamberlain	NSW	Perenso Racing	Mustang
48	Rookie Cup	Keith Bensley	QLD	ASAP Marketing	Aurion
56	Championship	Joseph Andriske	QLD	Harveys Towing/TFH Temporary Fence Hire	Camaro
57	Rookie Cup	Brandon Madden	QLD	UNIT, Harveys Towing, Maddtrim	Camaro
78	Masters Cup	Grant Thompson	NSW	Western Sydney Motorsport	Mustang
82	Championship	Cody Mckay	NSW	Cody Mckay Motorsports	Camaro
86	Masters Cup	Brett Osborn	NSW	Osborn’s Transport	Camaro
87	Rookie Cup	Leslie Corrish	NSW	Corish Motorsports	Camaro
95	Rookie Cup	Nathan Williams	VIC	Nathan Williams Racing	Mustang
96	Gold Cup	Jeff Watters	VIC	Fight MND	Mustang
97	Championship	Shane van Gisbergen	NZ	Norganic Proteins	Camaro
111	Masters Cup	Kynan Yu	NZ	Highlands Motorsport Park	Toyota
187	Rookie Cup	Andrew Corish	NSW	Corish Motorsports	Camaro