In the week that Speedcafe.com celebrates five years online, we look back at the five most popular stories of each year.

Top five stories from Year 4, October 2012 to October 2013:

Shane van Gisbergen set to quit V8 Supercars

17 November, 2012

Shane van Gisbergen would be big news over the 2012/2013 off-season, starting with the revelation that he would exit Stone Brothers Racing and quit the sport completely.

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Tony Stewart airlifted to hospital after sprintcar crash

6 August, 2013

NASCAR star Tony Stewart features in the top five most clicked on Speedcafe.com stories in three of the website’s five year existence. In 2013, a broken leg at a sprintcar race curtailed the remainder of his racing season.

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Facebook post lands McLaughlin $5,000 fine

27 August, 2013

Amid a stellar start to his rookie V8 Supercars Championship season, an erroneous Facebook post landed Scott McLaughlin in hot water.

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V8 team members arrested in Austin

17 May, 2013

V8 Supercars’ trip to the United States brought early controversy as two team members were arrested in Austin’s famed Sixth Street nightspot.

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Date set for Volvo V8 Supercars announcement

7 June, 2013

Immediately following breaking news that Volvo was in talks to enter V8 Supercars with GRM, confirmation of a date for the announcement had fans clicking back to find out more.

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