Shell V-Power Racing’s Scott McLaughlin will look to consolidate his current lead in the 2018 Australian Supercars Championship which heads to the Watpac Townsville 400 this weekend for races 17-18 of the season.
McLaughlin has a healthy 161-point lead from fellow Kiwi driver Shane van Gisbergen (Red Bull Holden Racing) as the series moves into the second half of the season. Close behind van Gisbergen are David Reynolds, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup.
Whincup, the current Supercars champion, has had the most wins (9) of any driver in the ten-year history of competing in Townsville. Gaining points now for McLaughlin is a priority as last season he appeared to be on track to win the title but faulted at the Bathurst 1000 race where double points were on offer. This allowed Whincup to put himself in a position to challenge for the title with only a few races remain.
This threat may now come from van Gisbergen.
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