New Zealand’s Scott McLaughlin scored a commanding win in the opening race at the Townsville SuperSprint event to extend his commanding championship lead. READ MORE:* Scott McLaughlin bounces back after dual Supercars defeats in Townsville* Whincup claims Townsville Supercars race, Scott McLaughlin seventh* Supercars driver Scott McLaughlin equals Craig Lowndes' recordHe rejoined with fresh tyres and a bigger steering wheel, to make it physically easier to steer the car without power assistance, but was immediately black-flagged for losing fluid. Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images Scott McLaughlin drives the Team Ford Mustang to victory at the Townsville SuperSprint round of the 2020 Supercars Championship. “We had a great qualifying car which we worked on all this morning, but we didn’t touch the race car at all from last week,” he said. The Townsville SuperSprint will continue with two 39-lap races on Sunday.

Source: Stuff September 05, 2020 07:52 UTC