Shane Van Gisbergen Stripped Of Race Win At Newcastle 500

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Shane Van Gisbergen has been stripped of his race win at Saturday's Newcastle 500. 

SVG has been hit with a 25-second time penalty following an investigation into an alleged refuelling breach at his third pitstop.

As per the Supercars official statement;

"The fuel hose remained connected when the car was being dropped to the ground, which contravenes regulations."

As a result of the penalty, the Kiwi dropped first to fifth handing Scott McLaughlin the win.

McLaughlin now holds a 53 point lead over SVG with just one, 150-point race remaining.

McLaughlin now needs only to finish sixth to claim his maiden Supercars title should SVG win the second race. 

24 November 2018




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