Jack Perkins was stripped of a podiumโฃ finish and โWill Brown’s NASCAR debut ended prematurely due to mechanical issuesโ during the Supercarsโฃ Championship’s โrecentโ foray into american motorsport at the Chicago street circuit. The incidents unfolded โduringโค the NASCAR Cup Series’ inaugural Chicago Streetโข Race weekend, where Supercars driversโ were invited to compete โคin a supportโข race.
The setbacks impact bothโค drivers’ championship standings asโ the Repco supercarsโฃ Championship seasonโ progresses. Perkins, initially finishing third in the NASCAR-sanctioned race, was โrelegated to 12th after a post-race inspection revealed a technical infringement. Brown, meanwhile, โคwas sidelined early in the โคrace with a power steering failure,โ preventing โhim fromโ demonstrating his โpotential in theโ American series.
Perkins’ Walkinshaw Andretti United Mustang was found to โคhave a fuel cell issue, leading to the disqualification.”We’re obviously incredibly disappointed with theโ result,” team principal Bruce Stewart said, โaccording to Speedcafe.”We had a really โstrong dayโ and โฃJack drove exceptionally โคwell. Unfortunatly, we hadโ a technicalโ issue with theโข fuel cell that didn’t meet the regulations.”
Brown’s debut with Richard Childress โฃRacing was โcut short on lap 22 due toโค a power steering pump failure. “Just really unfortunate,” Brown stated to Foxโข Sports. “I was having a lot of fun, learning a lot, and thenโฃ the power steering just went completely. It’s a shame, but that’s racing.”
The Chicago event โmarked a โคunique crossover between the twoโ popular racing series, offering Supercars drivers a โฃchance to experience NASCAR competition and expose the Australian championship to aโค new audience. The supercarsโ Championship now returns to Australia for the nextโฃ round at โคTownsville.