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Whincup defeats McLaughlin in Darwin finale – Supercars.com
Jamie Whincup held off Scott McLaughlin in a tense finale to the BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown, securing the race and round honours.
It was a straight fight between the top contenders, with each using the best of their remaining soft tyres for the 38-lap, two-stint race.
From the outside of the front-row, Whincup was beaten to Turn 1 by polesitter McLaughlin, trailing the Shell Ford before diving into pitlane on lap five.
There was a near-miss as Whincup left his pitbay Fabian Coulthard having …
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