Newcastle 500

New South Wales Newcastle 500
Race Information
Venue Newcastle Street Circuit
Number of times held
First held 2017
Race Format
Race 1
Laps TBC
Distance 250 km
Race 2
Laps TBC
Distance 250 km

The Newcastle 500 (formally known as the Coates Hire Newcastle 500) will be a motor racing event for Supercars that will be held at the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle, New South Wales starting in 2017.

History

From 2009 until 2016, the final event on the Supercars calendar was the Sydney 500 at the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit. In early 2016, it was announced that the 2016 running of the event would be the last, with Supercars then opening discussions with Destination NSW for a replacement event in the state.[1] Initial plans for a race at Gosford on the state's Central Coast fell through after several months of negotiations, leaving Newcastle as the leading alternative.[2]

In September 2016, Newcastle's place on the calendar for the 2017 season was confirmed in an announcement made by Supercars CEO James Warburton and Premier Mike Baird.[3]

Event sponsors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Axe falls on Sydney Olympic Park street race". Speedcafe. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gosford withdraws from Supercars race". Speedcafe. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Supercars to race in Newcastle". Supercars Championship. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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