In the first Bathurst of the Gen3, post-Commodore era, van Gisbergen's victory made it 21 of 24 wins to Camaro this season, with no Ford car saluting in multiple races. "Seemed difficult with this car, she was falling apart a bit at the end, but we made it so it's good." "I'll be back one day, probably, but for now this is a perfect way to say goodbye. The 34-year-old will head to the United States at season's end to drive full-time in NASCAR, after scoring a stunning win on debut in Chicago in July. It has been an era of dominance from van Gisbergen, who has won three of the past four Bathurst 1000s after first triumphing during the COVID-affected 2020 season. Van Gisbergen's 80th career win, and fifth of the season, keeps him in contention to claim a third-straight Supercars title, cutting Kostecki's lead to 131 points ahead of rounds on the Gold Coast and in Adelaide. Shell V-Power Anton De Pasquale was the first Ford driver across the line in third. "Each stint we got more and more competitive, and then perfect."įord's fears of more Chevrolet dominance were proved correct as Triple Eight young gun Broc Feeney appeared destined to join van Gisbergen and Kostecki for an all-Camaro podium.īut Feeney was left heartbroken and in tears after experiencing gearbox issues on lap-137 when the 20-year-old and Whincup were placed second. "It's taken me a long time to learn this place (Bathurst), it took 10 years to be proper-fast here all the time," van Gisbergen said. It was the first consecutive victory at Bathurst since Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes claimed a third straight crown together in 2008. Kostecki, the championship leader, started from pole after a record-breaking shootout win, but van Gisbergen's experience and class won out in the 161-lap marathon, witnessed by the third biggest crowd in Bathurst history. It was also the greatest winning margin since Murphy and Richards won by 25.32 seconds 24 years ago.
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