Van Gisbergen extends lead
Shane van Gisbergen has extended his lead in the Supercars championship to 281 points after a win and two second-place finishes in the Winton SuperSprint round.
The New Zealand driver enjoyed an intense battle with Cameron Waters across the qualifying sessions and the three races held over May 21-22.
Waters climbed up the championship standings after finishing the weekend with two victories and a second spot.
“Both Cam [Waters] and I were pushing really hard this weekend, and he just got us,” says van Gisbergen, pictured.
His fellow Kiwi, Andre Heimgartner, also secured a podium finish at Winton when he came third in the final race of the round.
The drivers next head to Darwin on June 17-19, with Van Gisbergen leading the series from Anton De Pasquale in second and Waters in third.
Drivers’ championship
1. Shane van Gisbergen, 1,376 points
2. Anton De Pasquale, 1,095pts
3. Cameron Waters, 1,043pts
4. Will Davison, 1,018pts
5. David Reynolds, 966pts
