Supercars and Top Fuel action to ignite Darwin Triple Crown
By Thomas Miles
Date posted: 23 May 2023
Supercars has confirmed the schedule for its next stop on the 2023 calendar, the Darwin Triple Crown, which doubles up as the Indigenous Round.
The June 16-18 event at Hidden Valley Raceway will be the second successive year Supercars has staged an Indigenous Round after its successful debut last year.
For the first time all 25 cars rolled out with spectacular Indigenous themed and designed liveries and fans will be looking forward to seeing how these integrate on the new Gen3 Camaros and Mustangs.
Supercars headline the action at the “top end” with two practice sessions on Friday followed by the familiar SuperSprint format.
Saturday kicks off with the three-part qualifying format followed by the first of three 35-lap races in Darwin.
Sunday will start with a pair of back to back 15-minute blasts for pole before the weekend concludes with two more 35-lap races.
There will be plenty of support categories on show with Australian Superbikes, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia, Aussie Racing Cars and Combined Sedans also hitting the 2.9km circuit.
Phil Read hopes to retain his championship lead in the Top Fuel finale at Darwin.
Some of the fastest drag racers on the planet will blast off in pursuit of glory in the season-ending Nitro Up North event.
The Top Fuel category features just one of the exciting title battles on offer with Damien Harris, Phil Read and Peter Xibberras all in the mix for the major crown.
Proceedings fire up as early as Wednesday when the Night Transporter Convey marks Supercars arrival in Darwin.
Last year the Darwin Triple Crown produced some of the best racing all season with Anton De Pasquale, Chaz Mostert and Cameron Waters sharing the wins.
With the addition of Indigenous Round, Supercars CEO Shane Howard said the Darwin Triple Crown has grown to become one of the highlights of the season.
“Supercars is very proud to collaborate with the Northern Territory Government, Northern Territory Major Events Company, and Larrakia Nation in honouring Darwin for the 2023 Indigenous Round of the Repco Supercars Championship,” he said.
“Through Supercars Indigenous Round and valuable motorsport programs such as Racing Together, the aim is to familiarise Indigenous individuals with the event, our sport, and the teams, while actively engaging with the local community.
“This year also marks the first time we get to show off the Gen3 Chevrolet Camaros and Ford Mustangs on track in striking indigenous liveries to fans at Hidden Valley.
“The Darwin Triple Crown is one of the biggest events on the Supercars Championship calendar and we cannot wait to hit the track in June.”
2023 Darwin Triple Crown track schedule (all times ACST)
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