After a season characterized by frustrating steering and setup issues, Shane van Gisbergen dominated when it counted, winning Sunday’s Bathurst 1000 for the Supercars Championship series. In a race that a few seconds often separates the leading drivers, van Gisbergen’s win was emphatic. Van Gisbergen and co-driver Richie Stanaway dominated the second half of the 621-mile race up and down the Mt. Kostecki pitted his Camaro on lap 145, and van Gisbergen did so three laps later. Van Gisbergen had a 1 min 26 seconds lead as he stopped to refuel and exited pit lane still 23 seconds in advance of his rival. Baring mishaps or a mechanical failure, van Gisbergen would notch up his third victory in Australia’s Great Race. It was Triple Eight Race Engineering’s 10th victory in the Bathurst 1000. “It is amazing, what a feeling,” van Gisbergen said after winning the 60th edition of the race. Kostecki still leads the Supercars series, 2,477 points to van Gisbergen’s 2,316.

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