Scott McLaughlin has completed a weekend of firsts in the Dunlop Series at Barbagallo by recording his maiden round victory.
McLaughlin beat pole-sitter Scott Pye to Turn 1 before holding out the Monster Commodore for the entire 18 lap journey.
Just 0.13s split the pair at the finish, with McLaughlin defending the inside line into the final two corners.
McLaughlin’s victory comes after Pye and Nick Percat took career first Dunlop Series race wins in races one and two respectively.
Chaz Mostert eventually got the better of Luke Youlden in the battle for third in Race 3 to complete the round podium behind McLaughlin and Pye.
Tim Blanchard, David Russell, Ash Walsh, Rodney Jane, Drew Russell and Elliot Barbour rounded out the Race 3 top 10.
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The final race featured a single Safety Car period, which was called following a clash between Percat and Marcus Zukanovic exiting Turn 7 on the opening lap. The side-to-side contact saw Zukanovic’s car spin across the circuit, taking both cars into the inside wall.
The Safety Car period also allowed marshals to clean up debris that had been spread on the front straight by an errant Cameron Waters.
Walsh also briefly took to the grass on the run to Turn 1 having received a hip-and-shoulder from Blanchard.
See below for the Race 3 result
| 1 | Fujitsu Racing | Scott McLaughlin | Ford Falcon FG | 17 | 19:51.3183 |
| 2 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Scott Pye | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 19:51.4441 |
| 3 | Ford Performance Racing | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG | 17 | 19:52.5243 |
| 4 | Proformance West | Luke Youlden | Ford Falcon BF | 17 | 19:54.0216 |
| 5 | Jaylec Automotive Electrical | Tim Blanchard | Ford Falcon FG | 17 | 19:54.4661 |
| 6 | DT Racing | David Russell | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 19:58.6906 |
| 7 | Simpro Racing | Ashley Walsh | Ford Falcon BF | 17 | 19:59.3459 |
| 8 | Bob Jane T-Marts | Rodney Jane | Ford Falcon FG | 17 | 20:05.5091 |
| 9 | Go Karts Go Aust | Drew Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 17 | 20:06.0949 |
| 10 | Minda Motorsport | Elliot Barbour | Holden Commodore VE2 | 17 | 20:07.0714 |
| 11 | DT Racing | Cameron Waters | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:07.5440 |
| 12 | Bob Jane T-Marts/Sitech | George Miedecke | Ford Falcon BF | 17 | 20:10.3274 |
| 13 | Go Karts Go Aust | Aaren Russell | Ford Falcon BF | 17 | 20:10.8821 |
| 14 | NDD | Geoff Emery | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:11.2383 |
| 15 | Greg Murphy Racing | Marcus Zukanovic | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:15.6437 |
| 16 | Formula Tech/Interquip Racing | Brett Stewart | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:20.0805 |
| 17 | Earth Ex | Matt Hansen | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:25.0485 |
| 18 | Warrin Mining | Adam Wallis | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:25.6887 |
| 19 | Pacific Hoists | Nandi Kiss | Holden Commodore VE | 17 | 20:34.7332 |
| 20 | Carrington Equipment | Michael Hector | Ford Falcon BF | 16 | 19:52.3390 |
| 21 | Matt Stone Racing | Daniel Jilesen | Ford Falcon BF | 16 | 20:14.8471 |
| DNF | Coates Hire Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VE2 | 1 | 1:25.6489 |
See below for the Round 2 result
| 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 271 |
| 2 | Scott Pye | 264 |
| 3 | Chaz Mostert | 243 |
| 4 | Luke Youlden | 237 |
| 5 | Tim Blanchard | 227 |
| 6 | Ashley Walsh | 225 |
| 7 | Rodney Jane | 174 |
| 8 | Elliot Barbour | 145 |
| 9 | Drew Russell | 143 |
| 10 | David Russell | 139 |
| 11 | Daniel Jilesen | 136 |
| 12 | Nick Percat | 132 |
| 13 | Marcus Zukanovic | 131 |
| 14 | Aaren Russell | 123 |
| 15 | Cameron Waters | 121 |
| 16 | Geoff Emery | 115 |
| 17 | George Miedecke | 110 |
| 18 | Brett Stewart | 104 |
| 19 | Adam Wallis | 92 |
| 20 | Nandi Kiss | 86 |
| 21 | Andrew Jones | 77 |
| 22 | Matt Hansen | 76 |
| 23 | Michael Hector | 62 |
| 24 | Dale Wood | 43 |
| 25 | Aaron McGill | 0 |
See below for the updated series points standings
| 1 | Chaz Mostert | 543 |
| 2 | Scott McLaughlin | 538 |
| 3 | Scott Pye | 471 |
| 4 | Luke Youlden | 459 |
| 5 | Ashley Walsh | 431 |
| 6 | Nick Percat | 399 |
| 7 | Rodney Jane | 321 |
| 8 | Tim Blanchard | 317 |
| 9 | David Russell | 286 |
| 10 | Marcus Zukanovic | 284 |
| 11 | Drew Russell | 284 |
| 12 | Elliot Barbour | 265 |
| 13 | Geoff Emery | 262 |
| 14 | George Miedecke | 248 |
| 15 | Andrew Jones | 242 |
| 16 | Aaren Russell | 215 |
| 17 | Brett Stewart | 203 |
| 18 | Adam Wallis | 191 |
| 19 | Dale Wood | 175 |
| 20 | Michael Hector | 149 |
| 21 | Daniel Jilesen | 136 |
| 22 | Nandi Kiss | 122 |
| 23 | Cameron Waters | 121 |
| 24 | Kristian Lindbom | 53 |
| 25 | Matt Hansen | 51 |
| 26 | Aaron McGill | 48 |
