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Le Brocq claims final jewel in Darwin Triple Crown
Jack Le Brocq started from pole and led from start to finish in the final sprint around Hidden Valley Raceway to claim a second career win and the final jewel of the Darwin Triple Crown. After setting the fastest time through two qualifying sessions earlier on Sunday, Le Brocq staved off a spirited challenge from front row competitor Andre Heimgartner to seal a winning finish in the Top End for Matt Stone Racing. The 30-year-old and his team displayed a seamless strategy in the 35-lap sprint and successfully defended an undercut by earlier race winner Broc Feeney and Red Bull…
Winterbottom wins in Darwin, ends Supercars drought
Mark Winterbottom has labelled his first Supercars race victory in seven years one of the best moments of his career after prevailing in a fire-filled opener at the Darwin Triple Crown in which the hopes of a maiden 2023 win for Cam Waters went up in flames. Winterbottom started third on the grid behind pole-sitter Waters and Broc Feeney at Hidden Valley Raceway, manoeuvring along the inside on turn two into second place as the race began without incident. When Waters was forced to retire on lap five, Winterbottom took the lead and staved off a spirited challenge from Broc…
De Pasquale quickest in tight Darwin practice field
Anton De Pasquale has set the pace ahead of Saturday's opener of the Darwin Triple Crown with a blistering lap of one minute 6.285 seconds to lead all drivers around Hidden Valley Raceway. De Pasquale pipped James Courtney by three one-hundredths of a second, improving on his earlier practice time and position in a massive boost for Shell V-Power Racing. The 27-year-old and teammate Will Davison have won five of the last six races at Hidden Valley but are yet to taste victory thus far in 2023. Only a fifth of a second separated the top ten drivers in Friday's…