Scott eyes Bathurst race return
THE postponement of the Bathurst 1000 has opened the door for former Supercars champion turned IndyCar racer Scott McLaughlin to make a possible return to Mount Panorama this year.
In a Covidenforced calendar reshuffle due to the Sydney coronavirus outbreak, the Great Race has been pushed back from October to November 4-7.
After making the switch to IndyCar, McLaughlin had initially hoped to make a cameo as a co-driver with his former team Dick Johnson Racing at this year’s Bathurst 1000.
But the original October dates for the endurance classic would not have provided enough time for the necessary 14-day quarantine period upon arrival in Australia following the final IndyCar race of the season.
The last race of the 2021 IndyCar calendar is scheduled to be held on September 26 on the streets of Long Beach, California.
But McLaughlin, in his rookie IndyCar season, suggested his hopes of returning for another crack at the mountain could now be a possibility.