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Rebecca Williams is a sports reporter for the Herald Sun/News Corp and CODE Sports covering mainly AFL and motorsport.

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Mark Winterbottom (middle) is headed back to Tickford Racing. Picture: Supplied

‘Full circle’: Emotional homecoming for Winterbottom in 2025

Just days after signing off as a full-time Supercars driver at the Adelaide 500, Mark Winterbottom’s next move has been confirmed – and it will be an emotional homecoming.

Supercars

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 12: Mark Winterbottom driver of the #18 DEWALT Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during the Penrite Oil Sandown 500, part of the 2024 Supercars Championship Series at Sandown International Motor Raceway, on September 12, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Former champion’s ‘relief’ to sign off from decorated full time career

An emotional Mark Winterbottom has revealed his ‘relief’ to sign off from his decorated full time racing career, and received a pit lane guard of honour to celebrate the end of a chapter.

Supercars

Supercar Champion elect Will Brown finished second today to take an unbeatable lead into tomorrowÃs 2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 session final during Event 12 of the Repco Supercars Championship, Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 16 Nov, 2024.

Penalty chaos: Supercars champ trumps teammate in Adelaide 500

In a dramatic conclusion to the 2024 Supercars campaign, Broc Feeney took the chequered flag, but two time penalties handed the race win to teammate and Supercars champion Will Brown.

Motorsport

Will Brown in the Red Bull during the Repco Supercars Championship, Race 23 of the season, at the VAILO Adelaide 500. Picture Edge Photographics

Brown crowned Supercars champ after Feeney wins Adelaide 500

Will Brown has sealed his maiden Supercars championship after opening up an unbeatable lead over his teammate and title rival Broc Feeney, who led home a Triple Eight one-two in the first leg of the Adelaide 500 on Saturday.

Supercars

Race driver lucky to walk away as barrier falls on car

A racecar driver was lucky to walk away unscathed after his ZB Commodore smashed into a concrete barrier during qualifying in Adelaide.

Sport

Investigation finalised after fiery Adelaide 500 crashes

Two drivers were lucky to walk away from a pair of fiery crashes which kickstarted the opening day of racing at the Adelaide 500 – but their actions were put under the spotlight – and a verdict reached.

Motorsport

LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: Cooper Murray during the Ned Whisky Tasmania Supersprint, part of the 2024 Supercars Championship Series at Symmons Plains Raceway, on August 16, 2024 in Launceston, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Last-minute call earns Murray surprise Adelaide debut

Cooper Murray has just a couple of days to get his head around a Supercars debut after a last minute call-up for Erebus to replace imminent new dad, Jack Le Brocq.

Supercars

TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 08: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used for this image.) (L-R) Broc Feeney driver of the #88 Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Will Brown driver of the #9 Coca-Cola Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Chaz Mostert driver of the #25 Mobil1 Optus Racing Ford Mustang GT during the NTI Townsville 500, part of the 2023 Supercars Championship Series at Reid Park on July 08, 2023 in Townsville, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

‘Extraordinary’: Mark Skaife’s hits and misses from season 2024

Ahead of the final round of the season on the streets of Adelaide, Supercars great Mark Skaife shares his top performers, drives and those who didn’t live up to expectations in 2024.

Motorsport

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 24: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used for this image.) (L-R) Broc Feeney driver of the #88 Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Will Brown driver of the #87 Red Bull Ampol Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during race 4 of the Melbourne Supersprint, part of the 2024 Supercars Championship Series at Albert Park, on March 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Bit of banter driving rivalry for Supercars championship

The Supercars championship is down to a race in two, teammates in fact, and for the man with an 180 point lead he is keeping the mood jovial, even joking about the one thing that would be disaster for his team during the Adelaide 500 this weekend.

Netball

‘Elephant in the room’: T-birds coach addresses three-peat chat

Adelaide Thunderbirds can chase a slice of Super Netball history next year after securing back-to-back championships in 2024. Thunderbirds premiership coach Tania Obst reveals her plans to tackle the three-peat talk.

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