PEERLESS McLAUGHLIN RULES ISLAND
SCOTT McLaughlin is winning his latest war against Jamie Whincup with the DJR Team Penske gun conquering Phillip Island to steal the Supercars championship lead.
Just five months after suffering a heartbreaking 2017 title defeat to the Holden immortal, the Ford flyer yesterday made it two from two at the famous Victorian circuit to earn a 142-point lead on his rival.
It was McLaughlin’s sixth victory at the circuit, taking him to fourth on the all-time list at the venue behind
Craig Lowndes, Mark Skaife and Glenn Seton.
On a perfect weekend for V8s’ next big thing, McLaughlin powered by Holden driver Dave Reynolds to win every major session of the race weekend.
McLaughlin was playing it cool following his charttopping weekend with the memory of last year’s defeat still fresh.
“I will worry about (the championship) later on,’’ McLaughlin said.
“Everyone knows what happened last year.
“I know I need to stay consistent all year to get it done and it is something I did not do last year. Today was a good start.’’
Whincup, who copped a penalty in race one on Saturday when second, finished in ninth yesterday.