Supercars: More history for dominant Scott McLaughlin in Darwin

James Pavey

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It keeps getting better for Scott McLaughlin, who claimed victory in Darwin for the second time in as many days on Sunday.

With the Saturday win, and Sunday pole-win double, McLaughlin became the first driver to claim the elusive Darwin Triple Crown.

Sunday's race marked win No. 12 for the year for McLaughlin from just 16 races.

The wins record for a season - 16, set by Craig Lowndes in 1996 - is now odds-on to be eclipsed.

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McLaughlin led home David Reynolds at Hidden Valley by nearly 14 seconds, with Fabian Coulthard a further second behind.

The Triple Crown, introduced in 2006, went unclaimed before reigning series champ McLaughlin added another string to his bow.

The 26-year-old now leads Coulthard by a whopping 319 points in the championship. With 14 races remaining, McLaughlin could wrap it up during the enduros, an effort not seen since the days of Skaife.

McLaughlin led from pole as Reynolds worked his way in front of Coulthard after the first turn.

By the time the leaders pitted on lap 19 of the 70-lap, 200km marathon, McLaughlin was nearly eight seconds clear.

Scott McLaughlin

By race's end, the Shell V-Power Racing star was miles up the road and sealed the 37th win of his career.

Cameron Waters finished fourth ahead of Jamie Whincup, Chaz Mostert and Lee Holdsworth, with Anton De Pasquale, Will Davison and Shane van Gisbergen rounding out the top 10.

However, the weekend was all about McLaughlin, who paid tribute to his team and their all-conquering Ford Mustangs.

"It’s an awesome thing for all our guys and girls at Shell V-Power Racing, Ford Performance, to be the first to win the Triple Crown is really cool," he told the broadcast.

"I’ve got a great car, great team, the pitstops were unreal... I’m just lucky. I’m 26, just living the dream driving race cars and I’m lucky I drive a fast one."

SUPERCARS: DARWIN TRIPLE CROWN

RACE 16 RESULTS

Position Driver Car Margin
1st Scott McLaughlin Ford  
2nd David Reynolds Holden +13.832
3rd Fabian Coulthard Ford +14.875
4th Cameron Waters Ford +21.162
5th Jamie Whincup Holden +21.911
6th Chaz Mostert Ford +22.324
7th Lee Holdsworth Ford +22.911
8th Anton De Pasquale Holden +27.639
9th Will Davison Ford +29.360
10th Shane van Gisbergen Holden +31.987
11th Andre Heimgartner Nissan +35.735
12th Mark Winterbottom Holden +36.405
13th Todd Hazelwood Holden +46.892
14th James Courtney Holden +46.923
15th Nick Percat Holden +55.337
16th Rick Kelly Nissan +57.235
17th James Golding Holden +1 LAP
18th Tim Slade Holden +1 LAP
19th Scott Pye Holden +1 LAP
20th Simona De Silvestro Nissan +1 LAP
21st Jack Le Brocq Holden +1 LAP
22nd Macauley Jones Holden +1 LAP
23rd Chris Pither Holden +1 LAP
24th Garry Jacobson Nissan +1 LAP
25th Jack Smith Holden +1 LAP

SUPERCARS: CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

AFTER RACE 16

Position Driver Car Points/Margin
1st Scott McLaughlin Ford 1946
2nd Fabian Coulthard Ford -319
3rd David Reynolds Holden -459
4th Chaz Mostert Ford -546
5th Shane van Gisbergen Holden -547
6th Jamie Whincup Holden -556
7th Cameron Waters Ford -721
8th Nick Percat Holden -763
9th Will Davison Ford -810
10th Lee Holdsworth Ford -890

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