However, the interest from both McLaughlin and Penske Racing in fielding him in a full IndyCar campaign next season has been clear since his first test with the team earlier this year, and both his blazing fast times in those sessions and his easy win in his sole inter-season iRacing competition with other IndyCar drivers offered encouraging signs that any such campaign would go well. For 2020, Team Penske will compete in the NTT IndyCar Series, the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. McLaughlin tested for the team before the pandemic this year, with a plan to debut at the Indianapolis Grand Prix agreed upon before travel restrictions left him in Australia for the remainder of the Supercars season. The 2012 season served as a breakout year for McLaughlin as he competed in – and won – both the Supercars Dunlop Series in Australia and the New Zealand V8 Super Tourer series. He became the first driver to claim the Darwin Triple Crown. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. In his three seasons competing for DJR Team Penske (DJRTP), Scott McLaughlin has become one of Australia’s biggest racing stars, producing wins, poles and championships at a record-setting pace for the team. New Zealand's Scott McLaughlin started today's Bathurst 1000 from second, but he got to the lead almost immediately. McLaughlin made his racing debut at age eight, progressing through the New Zealand and Australian Karting scenes before he earned a test in a Stone Brothers Racing Supercar. Accessibility, Website Design and Development by Digital Momentum, Team Penske NTT INDYCAR SERIES Race Report - St. Petersburg, TEAM PENSKE WILL NOT RETURN TO SUPERCARS IN 2021, SHELL V-POWER RACING TEAM FINISHES P4 AND P5 IN BATHURST 1000, SHELL V-POWER RACING MUSTANGS THROUGH TO BATHURST SHOOTOUT, BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint Race 7 - RESCHEDULED, BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint Race 8 - RESCHEDULED, BP Ultimate Sydney SuperSprint Race 9 - RESCHEDULED, BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown Race 13 - RESCHEDULED, BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown Race 14 - RESCHEDULED, BetEasy Darwin Triple Crown Race 15 - Rescheduled, CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint Race 16 - Rescheduled, CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint Race 17 - Rescheduled, CoreStaff Darwin SuperSprint Race 18 - Rescheduled, Townsville Supersprint Race 19 - RESCHEDULED Race 19, Townsville Supersprint Race 20 - RESCHEDULED Race 20, Townsville Supersprint - RESCHEDULED Race 21, Townsville SuperSprint Race 22 - Rescheduled, Townsville SuperSprint Race 23 - Rescheduled, Townsville SuperSprint Race 24 - Rescheduled, 2018 and 2019 Virgin Australia Supercars Champion, Established single-season series record with 18 Supercars wins in 2019, 2013 Mike Kable Young Gun Supercars Championship Award Winner, 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship runner-up, Finished third in the 2016 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, Youngest ever Supercars race winner (2013). After a challenging 2015 season, McLaughlin bounced back with a pair of wins and third-place championship run in 2017 as he claimed his second Barry Sheene Medal. The two-time defending series champion sent an ominous prediction before Supercars' return to … 17 Ford Mustang team, led by race engineer Ludo Lacroix. Terms of Use | McLaughlin had an incredible first season with DJRTP as he scored eight wins and a record-breaking 16 pole positions in 2017 on his way to finishing second in the driver’s championship. It was at the 2012 Sydney 500 where McLaughlin got his “big break,” replacing the ill Alex Premat at Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM) for the final Supercars Championship race of the season. Over the course of its 54-year history, the team has also earned 18 Indianapolis 500 victories, two Daytona 500 Championships, a Formula 1 win, overall victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, along with a win in Australia's legendary Bathurst 1000 race. In 2014, with GRM representing Volvo's return to Australian motorsport, he generated five race wins, multiple podium finishes and 10 pole positions as he was presented with the Barry Sheene Medal for best and fairest driver in the Supercars championship.