The 2022 king of Supercars has marked Gen3's 2023 debut in the sport with a blistering win as Shane van Gisbergen returned to the streets of Newcastle in emphatic fashion.
Last year's championship winner punched home Chevrolet's first Australian race win since 1982 after starting in sixth before delivering another masterclass to cruise home and open his 2023 account.
The Kiwi juggernaut, who's top-ten shootout time had him four hundredths of a second off the front row, gained two spots off the start line into fourth and took the lead when pole-sitter Brodie Kostecki pitted on lap 31.
