{"id":444399,"date":"2026-05-25T13:08:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/444399\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:08:24","slug":"supercars-news-pit-lane-order-set-for-darwin-triple-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/444399\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Pit lane order set for Darwin Triple Crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Supercars-Darwin-Supercars-038.jpg\" alt=\"Pit lane order set for Darwin Triple Crown\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe pit order is set for the 2026 Darwin Triple Crown. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>Triple Eight retains the pit exit garage for Hidden Valley and actually extended its teams\u2019 championship lead over Grove Racing from 10 points after Christchurch to 68 heading to Darwin.<\/p>\n<p>That was due to Grove Racing initially straying from its Ruapuna dominance at Symmons Plains, although it did recover impressively with a two-three for Matt Payne and Kai Allen in Sunday\u2019s 200-kilometre race.<\/p>\n<p>Walkinshaw TWG Racing retains third after a Tasmania weekend that included a first win in Toyota hardware for reigning champion Chaz Mostert.<\/p>\n<p>Tickford Racing went without headline results at Symmons Plains but scored well enough to hold onto fourth in the order.<\/p>\n<p>There was a change behind them, though, with Team 18 jumping Dick Johnson Racing for fifth place.<\/p>\n<p>The General Motors homologation team put the pre-Symmons Camaro parity changes to good effect, David Reynolds scoring a second place in Saturday\u2019s opener while Anton De Pasquale was inside the top six across all three races.<\/p>\n<p>DJR\u2019s weekend peaked with a third place for Brodie Kostecki in the first race before he finished last in the second after being hit by Reynolds at the hairpin. In Sunday\u2019s race, early speed was kiboshed by a refuelling issue and handling problems, which left him 12th by the end.<\/p>\n<p>Blanchard Racing Team held steady in seventh while BJR\u2019s primary entries (#8 and #14) jumped Matt Stone Racing for eighth, helped immensely by Andre Heimgartner\u2019s impressive victory in Saturday\u2019s second race.<\/p>\n<p>MSR is now ninth, the squad failing to fire at a circuit it traditionally excels at. Its woes included engine issues for Jack Le Brocq in Sunday\u2019s race that left him last, 16 laps down.<\/p>\n<p>PremiAir Racing and Erebus will continue to occupy the last two sets of garages at the Darwin Triple Crown, which takes place on June 19-21.<\/p>\n<p>Supercars teams\u2019 championship standings after Round 5 (Tasmania Super440)<\/p>\n<p>1. Triple Eight \u2013 2046<br \/>2. Grove Racing \u2013 1978<br \/>3. Walkinshaw TWG Racing \u2013 1609<br \/>4. Tickford Racing \u2013 1520<br \/>5. Team 18 \u2013 1445 (up one position)<br \/>6. Dick Johnson Racing \u2013 1434 (down one)<br \/>7. Blanchard Racing Team \u2013 1183<br \/>8. Brad Jones Racing (#8 &amp; #14) \u2013 1168 (up one)<br \/>9. Matt Stone Racing \u2013 1146 (down one)<br \/>10. PremiAir Racing \u2013 970<br \/>11. Erebus Motorsport \u2013 648<br \/>12. Brad Jones Racing (#96) \u2013 408<br \/>13. Objective Racing \u2013 313<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/250635\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/a\/250635\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The pit order is set for the 2026 Darwin Triple Crown. 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