Shane van Gisbergen has given Pukekohe Park Raceway the perfect Supercars send-off, winning the last race at the iconic home of New Zealand motorsport.
Starting eighth on the grid, the Supercars championship leader advanced up the field, before pulling off a dramatic late overtake on Cam Waters, and raced home in front of a rapturous home crowd to claim the Jason Richards memorial trophy.
The victory sees van Gisbergen go level with compatriot Scott McLaughlin, equalling the record for the most wins in a Supercars season with 18.
What's more, New Zealand fans were given a double delight, as fellow Kiwi Andre Heimgartner took third place - adding to his second-place finish in the opening race of the weekend on Saturday.
Van Gisbergen's win sent Kiwi fans home in delirium, after also taking out race 28 earlier on Sunday, before his final victory.
"Unbelievable," van Gisbergen said. "From eighth, I didn't think we could do that.
"Things were playing out, and the car was amazing. We didn't change much.
"I didn't give up at the end, just kept throwing it at it."
An incident on the opening lap saw James Courtney out of the race after clashing with Todd Hazlewood, triggering a safety car from the outset.
After the safety car, pole sitter Will Davison suffered a mistake in the pits that saw him plummet down the grid.
From third, van Gisbergen overtook Heimgartner to give himself a shot at the lead, before going past Waters to seal his historic win and take the fastest lap for 105 more points towards his championship lead.
With two wins from three across the Auckland SuperSprint, van Gisbergen has also extended his championship lead even further, now 525 points clear of Waters in defence of the title he won in 2021.
The Supercars championship continues on October 6, with the iconic Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama.
