The tribute to Holden continued on Day 3 of the VALO Adelaide 500, with Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert continuing his form on the streets of Adelaide, taking out Race 33 of the Supercars Championship.
For the first time in the team’s history, Walkinshaw Andretti United secured a one-two finish in Adelaide, with hometown hero Nick Percat finishing second – a fitting farewell for Holden with both ZB Commodores running an early 1990s Holden Racing Team tribute livery.
Snowy River Caravans driver James Courtney rounded out the podium in what was a chaotic race filled with safety cars and crashes.
After clinching pole position in the Top 10 Shootout earlier in the day, Cam Waters had a disappointing day, receiving a drive-through penalty and finishing in 13th.
Champion-elect Shane van Gisbergen continued his weekend struggles, dropping to the back of the field after a run-in with Mostert before crashing on his own at Turn 11 and coming home in 20th place.
“I was pushing hard all race and obviously made a few mistakes today,” said van Gisbergen. “Right from the start of the race the front roll bar was broken and was constantly dropping and dropping. The car was still handling itself ok, but I was pushing hard and things just didn’t quite work out.
“Sometimes you have to have a go, and I was really pushing hard. Chaz (Mostert) and I came together at one point and I was worse off after the collision, but it is what it is.
“Later on, I made an error and just missed the turn, hit the marbles which were pretty bad out there and unfortunately, I hit the fence. We need a big reset overnight, I need to do better, be calmer and make sure the car is straight so we can do a better job tomorrow.”
It was a mixed day for the locals with Toyota Forklifts Racing’s Scott Pye and Truck Assist Racing’s Todd Hazelwood crashing out of the race, while CoolDrive Auto Parts’ Tim Slade finished in fifth.
It was a particularly tough day for the fastest in Practice 1 Thomas Randle, with the rising star crashing in practice, failing to get his car ready for the Top 10 Shootout and finishing Race 33 in 15th.
In his penultimate Supercars race before retirement, Penrite Racing team driver and Supercars veteran Leigh Holdsworth finished in 10th.
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