# 2023 Newcastle 500

The 2023 Newcastle 500 (commercially titled 2023 Thrifty Newcastle 500) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March 2023. The event was held on the Newcastle Street Circuit in Newcastle East, New South Wales and consisted of two races, 250 kilometres in length. It was the first round of the 2023 Supercars Championship and the first round of the "Gen3" Supercars Championship regulations, as well as the last staging of the Newcastle 500.

## Results
### Qualifying 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Times | Times |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Qualifying | Shootout |
| 1 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 1:11.3217 | 1:11.8481 |
| 2 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2601 | +0.1520 |
| 3 | 88 | Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.3157 | +0.1527 |
| 4 | 400 | Tim Slade | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.1261 | +0.1538 |
| 5 | 26 | David Reynolds | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2513 | +0.1783 |
| 6 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.1141 | +0.1940 |
| 7 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.0371 | +0.2648 |
| 8 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.3840 | +0.2943 |
| 9 | 20 | Scott Pye | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4040 | +0.3110 |
| 10 | 31 | James Golding | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4298 | +0.3951 |
| 11 | 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4304 | |
| 12 | 5 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4454 | |
| 13 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4623 | |
| 14 | 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4780 | |
| 15 | 34 | Jack Le Brocq | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.5581 | |
| 16 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6048 | |
| 17 | 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6292 | |
| 18 | 14 | Bryce Fullwood | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6397 | |
| 19 | 35 | Cameron Hill | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6438 | |
| 20 | 3 | Todd Hazelwood | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6472 | |
| 21 | 2 | Nick Percat | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6920 | |
| 22 | 19 | Matthew Payne | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.7215 | |
| 23 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.7247 | |
| 24 | 56 | Declan Fraser | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +1.2286 | |
| 25 | 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +1.3477 | |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | 1:58:33.2312 | 2 | 150 |
| 2 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +7.6491 | 7 | 138 |
| 3 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +13.4411 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +17.5361 | 11 | 120 |
| 5 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +18.4873 | 8 | 111 |
| 6 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +24.5926 | 16 | 102 |
| 7 | 20 | Scott Pye | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +30.4976 | 9 | 96 |
| 8 | 5 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +42.7666 | 12 | 90 |
| 9 | 34 | Jack Le Brocq | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +42.8684 | 15 | 84 |
| 10 | 26 | David Reynolds | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +43.5652 | 5 | 78 |
| 11 | 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +49.7735 | 14 | 72 |
| 12 | 19 | Matthew Payne | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +53.1997 | 22 | 69 |
| 13 | 56 | Declan Fraser | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +1:37.7302 | 24 | 66 |
| 14 | 3 | Todd Hazelwood | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +1:40.3506 | 20 | 63 |
| 15 | 14 | Bryce Fullwood | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | +1:56.5120 | 18 | 60 |
| 16 | 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +2:01.4156 | 17 | 57 |
| 17 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 95 | +2:02.8224 | 13 | 54 |
| 18 | 31 | James Golding | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 94 | +1 lap | 10 | 51 |
| 19 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 94 | +1 lap | 23 | 48 |
| 20 | 35 | Cameron Hill | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 94 | +1 lap | 19 | 45 |
| 21 | 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 93 | +2 laps | 25 | 42 |
| 22 | 400 | Tim Slade | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 90 | +5 laps | 4 | 39 |
| DNF | 2 | Nick Percat | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 50 | Mechanical | 21 | |
| DSQ | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | Technical | 6 | |
| DSQ | 88 | Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 95 | Technical | 3 | |
| Fastest Lap: Chaz Mostert (Walkinshaw Andretti United), 1:12.6998 |||||||||
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### Qualifying 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Times | Times |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Qualifying | Shootout |
| 1 | 26 | David Reynolds | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 1:11.4872 | 1:12.0813 |
| 2 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2855 | +0.0058 |
| 3 | 31 | James Golding | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.0456 | +0.1092 |
| 4 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.0147 | +0.2142 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.1442 | +0.2672 |
| 6 | 400 | Tim Slade | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.2364 | +0.5455 |
| 7 | 88 | Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4184 | +0.6588 |
| 8 | 34 | Jack Le Brocq | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4001 | +0.8770 |
| 9 | 3 | Todd Hazelwood | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.2927 | +1.0226 |
| 10 | 5 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.3957 | DNF |
| 11 | 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4619 | |
| 12 | 19 | Matthew Payne | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.4722 | |
| 13 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.4880 | |
| 14 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.5477 | |
| 15 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.5595 | |
| 16 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6151 | |
| 17 | 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6361 | |
| 18 | 20 | Scott Pye | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6365 | |
| 19 | 14 | Bryce Fullwood | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.6379 | |
| 20 | 2 | Nick Percat | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.6601 | |
| 21 | 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.7002 | |
| 22 | 35 | Cameron Hill | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.7214 | |
| 23 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +0.8227 | |
| 24 | 56 | Declan Fraser | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | +0.8266 | |
| 25 | 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | +1.4589 | |
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | 2:11:50.4825 | 5 | 150 |
| 2 | 25 | Chaz Mostert | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 89 | +4.4992 | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 26 | David Reynolds | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 89 | +25.1401 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | 31 | James Golding | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +27.0901 | 3 | 120 |
| 5 | 88 | Broc Feeney | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +27.6594 | 7 | 111 |
| 6 | 99 | Brodie Kostecki | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +28.6089 | 15 | 102 |
| 7 | 8 | Andre Heimgartner | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +33.3244 | 13 | 96 |
| 8 | 34 | Jack Le Brocq | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +46.9619 | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | 400 | Tim Slade | PremiAir Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +54.4407 | 6 | 84 |
| 10 | 18 | Mark Winterbottom | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +58.9769 | 14 | 78 |
| 11 | 14 | Bryce Fullwood | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 89 | +1:04.1607 | 19 | 72 |
| 12 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 89 | +1:15.5631 | 4 | 69 |
| 13 | 9 | Will Brown | Erebus Motorsport | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 17 | 66 |
| 14 | 19 | Matthew Payne | Grove Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 12 | 63 |
| 15 | 3 | Todd Hazelwood | Blanchard Racing Team | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 9 | 60 |
| 16 | 11 | Anton de Pasquale | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 21 | 57 |
| 17 | 20 | Scott Pye | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 18 | 54 |
| 18 | 55 | Thomas Randle | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 16 | 51 |
| 19 | 17 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 88 | +1 lap | 11 | 48 |
| 20 | 4 | Jack Smith | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 25 | 45 |
| 21 | 35 | Cameron Hill | Matt Stone Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 22 | 42 |
| 22 | 96 | Macauley Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Chevrolet Camaro Gen6 | 88 | +1 lap | 23 | 39 |
| 23 | 2 | Nick Percat | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Ford Mustang S650 | 87 | +2 laps | 20 | 36 |
| DNF | 56 | Declan Fraser | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | 0 | Crash | 24 | |
| DNS | 5 | James Courtney | Tickford Racing | Ford Mustang S650 | | Crash in Shootout | | |
| Fastest Lap: Shane van Gisbergen (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 1:12.5355 |||||||||
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## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Chaz Mostert | 276 | |
| 2 | Brodie Kostecki | 231 | +45 |
| 3 | Cam Waters | 219 | +57 |
| 4 | David Reynolds | 207 | +69 |
| 5 | Andre Heimgartner | 207 | +69 |
| Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Erebus Motorsport | 417 | |
| 2 | Grove Racing | 339 | +78 |
| 3 | Charlie Schwerkolt Racing | 330 | +87 |
| 4 | Walkinshaw Andretti United | 312 | +105 |
| 5 | Tickford Racing (#5, #6) | 309 | +108 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.