Supercars: Scott McLaughlin takes another step towards history with Winton sweep

Scott McLaughlin began the day with a big margin in qualifying, and ended it with another race victory.

Winton was McLaughlin's playground for the weekend, and he continued his 2019 dominance on Sunday to lead a Shell 1-2, the team's sixth of the season.

For McLaughlin, it was another step towards history as he looks to defend his championship crown.

It was win No. 10 for the year for McLaughlin from just 14 races - or 13 starts, if you factor in his Albert Park non-start following a bizarre warm-up lap tangle.

There are 16 races remaining in 2019, and the wins record for a season - 16 - set by Craig Lowndes in 1996 is genuinely under threat.

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Sunday's race appeared set for a procession until Will Davison's Milwaukee Mustang gave up the ghost on lap 58. The resultant safety car bunched the field together and wiped away McLaughlin's advantage.

While the threat from behind remained, McLaughlin nailed the restart and staved off the six-lap sprint to the flag.

It was a docile start to the race for the Shell duo compared to Saturday's drama, with McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard sprinting away off the line.

Championship leader McLaughlin was never headed, with Coulthard and Whincup rounding out the podium at race's end.

David Reynolds fell just short of making it two podiums for the weekend, while Lee Holdsworth impressed in a run to fifth, his best result of the season.

Chaz Mostert had a shocker of a day, bowling a massive wide on the first lap after starting fifth.

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Mosterts off on the first lap, he drops right to the rear of the field.#VASC pic.twitter.com/uHRHcmzmyK

— Supercars (@supercars) May 26, 2019

He then copped a penalty for punting James Courtney off at the penultimate corner on lap 28.

Not a good day at the office for Mostert.

He's turfed Courtney.#VASC pic.twitter.com/Ktxfs84PxD

— Supercars (@supercars) May 26, 2019

Tickford brought Mostert in during the safety car period and he climbed to 10th at the flag on fresh rubber, marking a solid comeback considering his rotten day.

Cameron Waters, Shane van Gisbergen, Scott Pye and Nick Percat finished ahead of Mostert to complete the top 10.

McLaughlin extended his championship lead to 244 points over Coulthard ahead of the next round in Darwin, to be held at Hidden Valley Raceway on June 14-16.

SUPERCARS: WINTON SUPERSPRINT

RACE 14 RESULTS

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AFTER RACE 14