Murphy tips Whincup for Sandown
FORMER star Greg Murphy predicts Jamie Whincup will continue his championship charge by edging out Scott McLaughlin to win the endurance season starting Sandown 500 this weekend.
Running the rule over the contenders for the all-important start to the Endurance Cup, the V8 legend declared Red Bull Holden Racing Team star Whincup was the man to beat in the 500km prequel to the Bathurst 1000.
“He had some bad luck last year but his form at Sandown is exceptional,’’ Murphy said.
Murphy, a four-time Mount Panorama champion, also backed Garth Tander to cause a Sandown shock by trading blows with the big guns in his endurance return.
The Sandown 500 begins with practice tomorrow ahead of Sunday’s 500km race.