Newcastle 500

New South Wales Newcastle 500
Race Information
Venue Newcastle Street Circuit
Number of times held 4
First held 2017
Last held 2023
Race Format
Race 1
Laps 95
Distance 250 km
Race 2
Laps 95
Distance 250 km
Last Event (2023)
Overall Winner
Australia Chaz Mostert Walkinshaw Andretti United
Race Winners
Australia Cam Waters Tickford Racing
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering

The Newcastle 500 was an annual motor racing event for Supercars, held at the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2023. The event was not held in 2020, 2021 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format

The event was staged over a three-day weekend, from Friday to Sunday.

History

From 2009 until 2016, the final event on the Supercars calendar was the Sydney 500 at the Homebush Street Circuit. Following the demise of the event, Supercars opened discussions with Destination NSW for a replacement event in the state.[1] Initial plans for a race at Gosford on the state's Central Coast fell through after several months of negotiations, leaving Newcastle as the leading alternative.[2] In September 2016, Newcastle's place as the final event of the 2017 season was confirmed in an announcement made by Supercars CEO James Warburton and Premier Mike Baird.[3] In December 2016, the track layout and a November 2017 date for the inaugural event were confirmed.[4]

The first two events in 2017 and 2018 both saw close championship deciders involving Scott McLaughlin. The inaugural event culminated in the 2017 championship being decided in the final minutes of the Sunday race with McLaughlin requiring no worse than an 11th-place finish to win the championship over Jamie Whincup after winning the Saturday race with Whincup 21st. McLaughlin was running in 11th on the penultimate lap of the final race before an incident with Craig Lowndes exiting the first corner. Following an immediate stewards review, McLaughlin was given a time penalty for the contact with Lowndes, which awarded a record seventh championship to Whincup.[5]

McLaughlin again entered the 2018 event in championship contention, this time against Whincup's team-mate Shane van Gisbergen. In the Saturday race, van Gisbergen overtook McLaughlin on the final lap as McLaughlin ran low on fuel. Van Gisbergen was then given a post-race penalty for a pitlane infringement which pushed him to fifth in the final results.[6] McLaughlin then finished second in the Sunday race to secure his first championship title, only conceding the race lead in the late stages to David Reynolds, who scored the most points at the event for the second consecutive year.[7][8] The result meant that the Ford Falcon won the championship in its final scheduled championship entry and the event was also the final drive of Craig Lowndes' full-time career.

The 2019 event began under controversial circumstances, with a number of drivers criticising the legitimacy of McLaughlin's successful title defence based on parity concerns regarding his Ford Mustang S550.[9][10] Held under smoggy skies due to the impacts of the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, Triple Eight Race Engineering dominated the event with Van Gisbergen winning the Saturday race and Whincup the Sunday race.[11][12]

The planned 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was again excluded from the 2021 calendar. It was confirmed in December 2020 that the event would be the opening round of the 2022 Supercars Championship in early 2022.[13] However, due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the 2022 event was cancelled,[14] with the event later confirmed to return as the opening round of the 2023 Supercars Championship.[15]

The 2023 event saw the début of Supercars' Gen3 regulations. Van Gisbergen initially won the season-opening Saturday race ahead of Triple Eight team-mate Broc Feeney, only for the pair to have their results annulled due to a technical breach which occurred in pit lane; this saw Cam Waters, who initially finished in third place, promoted to the top of the podium.[16] Van Gisbergen won the second race of the weekend after a late-race pass on Chaz Mostert, which was shortened by six laps following a first-lap crash involving Declan Fraser and Macauley Jones.[17]

Following the 2023 edition, the future of the event became uncertain following disagreement between the New South Wales state government and Newcastle City Council over the length of a proposed event contract extension.[18] On 19 October 2023, Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes confirmed the event had been cancelled despite the NSW State Government still willing to support it.[19][20] In December 2023, the council voted to remove the permanent section of track precluding the event being held again, with works to restore permanent infrastructure beginning in June 2024 – the council instead providing support for the City of Cessnock's bid to host a replacement event.[21][22][23]

Winners

David Reynolds (pictured in 2018) scored the most points in the 2017 and 2018 events.
Year Event title Race Driver Team Car
2017 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 1 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X
2 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore VF
2018 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 1 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin1 DJR Team Penske Ford Falcon FG X
2 Australia David Reynolds Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore ZB
2019 Coates Hire Newcastle 500 1 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB
2 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden Commodore ZB
2020
–
2022 		not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500 1 Australia Cameron Waters1 Tickford Racing Ford Mustang S650
2 New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen Triple Eight Race Engineering Chevrolet Camaro Mk.6
  • 1 – Driver awarded victory after post-race penalties and disqualifications.

Multiple winners

By driver

Race Wins Driver
2 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Australia Jamie Whincup
New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen

By team

Race Wins Team
4 Triple Eight Race Engineering
2 DJR Team Penske

By manufacturer

Race Wins Manufacturer
4 Holden
3 Ford

Criticism

Before the first running of the event, many local residents raised concerns about the implications of the event's running in this area of the city. Up to 140 residents staged a protest resulting in clashes against Supercars fans, among concerns about noise restrictions and lack of access during the race weekend.[24] During the inaugural race weekend, NSW Police were called to a trackside unit following reports that a support category was egged.[25]

Concerts

The Newcastle 500 event and circuit precinct has and will play host to various music acts as part of the "Rock and Race" format. In 2017 the concerts were held in Foreshore Park within the confines of the circuit, while from 2018 onwards concerts have been scheduled to be held at Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground, 3.5 km away.[26] Bands and band tours to have been conducted in tandem with the event include:

In 2019, Kiss were scheduled to headline a concert including The Screaming Jets as part of their End of the Road World Tour before it was cancelled along with the other Australian and New Zealand tour dates.[29]

Event sponsors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Axe falls on Sydney Olympic Park street race". Speedcafe. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Gosford withdraws from Supercars race". Speedcafe. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ van Leeuwen, Andrew (27 September 2016). "Five-year, $57 million Newcastle Supercars deal confirmed". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Date and layout locked in for Newcastle Supercars race". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ Howard, Tom (26 November 2017). "Whincup secures title after McLaughlin cops late penalty". Speedcafe. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ^ Howard, Tom (25 November 2018). "Stewards issue time penalty to SVG, McLaughlin wins Race 30". Speedcafe. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ Herrero, Daniel (25 November 2018). "McLaughlin wins title after handing Race 31 to Reynolds". Speedcafe. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  8. ^ O'Brien, Connor (14 August 2019). "Newcastle conqueror's 2019 mission". Supercars. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "'Forever tainted': Rivals unload on Supercars champion". Sydney Morning Herald. 22 November 2019.
  10. ^ "'Tall poppy syndrome' hurting Supercars amid ugly driver feuds: Cam Waters". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 23 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Van Gisbergen wins Newcastle opener as Whincup throws away Red Bull one-two". Fox Sports. 24 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Whincup wins Newcastle season finale". Supercars Championship. 24 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Newcastle to host 2022 Supercars season opener". Supercars. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Newcastle 500". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Newcastle 500". City of Newcastle. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  16. ^ Pavey, James (11 March 2023). "Triple Eight duo disqualified, Waters inherits win". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Race 2 Recap - Thrifty Newcastle 500 | Supercars 2023". Supercars Championship on YouTube. 12 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Council hits back at NSW government over Newcastle 500". Speedcafe. 27 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Newcastle 500 cancelled as Supercars decides not to go ahead with street race in 2024". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 October 2023.
  20. ^ "NSW government still campaigning for Newcastle 500". V8 Sleuth. 18 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Council votes to "permanently kill off" Newcastle 500". Speedcafe. 28 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Watt Street roundabout works in Supercars restoration project". Newcastle Herald. 3 June 2024.
  23. ^ Council shifts focus from Newcastle 500 to Wine Country 500 Auto Action 30 November 2023
  24. ^ "Newcastle V8 Supercar race draws protests in East End". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Newcastle 500: police responding to reports eggs thrown at cars on Parnell Place". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  26. ^ Herrero, Daniel (31 October 2018). "Kiss to play at 2019 Newcastle 500". Speedcafe. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  27. ^ Leeson, Josh (24 November 2017). "All the photos from Delta Goodrem and the Veronicas at the Newcastle Supercars". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  28. ^ Parris, Michael (3 October 2018). "Supercars locks in Simple Minds to play Newcastle 500 concert". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  29. ^ "Kiss cancels Newcastle Supercars appearance". Speedcafe. 14 November 2019.

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