Richie Stanaway's car was damaged after contact with fellow Kiwi Fabian Coulthard and the wounded Ford was then pushed into the tyre bundle a couple of corners later as the trailing cars tried to force the issue with him.
The 2018 Supercars championship gets underway on the streets of Adelaide today with the first of two races over the weekend. Five New Zealanders will line-up this season – all in competitive machinery. They talk to Dale Budge about the year ahead.
There could be wins all over the place for the New Zealand drivers over the 2018 Supercars season. Here's the lowdown on the drivers who'll be flying the flag for this side of the Tasman.
Well folks, the Supercars' championship kicks off this weekend in Adelaide. It's the 20th time the big bangers have visited the mean streets of Adelaide and 2018 is the 15th time the event has been the opening stanza of the series.
Kiwi Supercars drivers will be in action this weekend as the opening round of the 2018 Australian Supercars Championship gets underway in South Australia. The Adelaide 500 has always been a top event and a favourite amongst Supercars drivers, teams and fans. While Australian Jamie Whincup from Red Bull Holden Racing will be defending last season's title, the pressure will be on Kiwi team mates Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard at Shell V-Power Racing.
Kiwi Supercars driver Fabian Coulthard seems to be the forgotten man heading into this weekend's opening V8 round on the streets of Adelaide.The 35-year-old is rated fifth favourite for the title by the bookmakers.
I was at the launch of the 2018 Supercars' drivers at Fox Studios in Sydney last week and the category do really know how to put on a show. The best thing for New Zealand is there are five full time drivers in the line up and all of them are capable of winning a race, and three of them are title contenders.
Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin has put a positive spin on last year's agonising end to the Supercars season after losing the championship in an unbelievable final race.
John Martin's Mercedes suffered massive amounts of damage in the sickening crash at Bathurst earlier this month. V8 Supercars could soon be fitted with warning systems to alert drivers of cars stranded on race tracks.
Kiwi Supercars star Scott McLaughlin thinks he and his Shell V Power Racing team will be better for the lessons they learned in 2017.The 24-year-old agonisingly missed out on winning the championship by a whisker in a thrilling final race.