# 2018 Sydney SuperNight 300

The 2018 Sydney SuperNight 300 (formally known as 2018 Red Rooster Sydney SuperNight 300) was a motor racing event for the Supercars Championship, held on the weekend of 3–4 August 2018. The event was held at Sydney Motorsport Park in Eastern Creek, New South Wales and consisted of one race, 300 kilometres in length. It was the tenth event of sixteen in the 2018 Supercars Championship and hosted Race 21 of the season.

## Results
### Practice

Practice summary :
| Session | Day | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap |
| Session | Day | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| Practice 1 | Friday | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:28.8546 |
| Practice 2 | Friday | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:28.8369 |
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### Race 21
#### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
| 1 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | | 1:28.0028 | 1:27.9494 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | | 1:28.2515 | 1:28.0573 | 2 |
| 3 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.1071 | 1:28.2729 | 1:28.1257 | 3 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | | 1:28.5086 | 1:28.1521 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.1213 | 1:28.2626 | 1:28.1930 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | | 1:28.4434 | 1:28.2179 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | | 1:28.5374 | 1:28.3929 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.3398 | 1:28.3348 | 1:28.4712 | 8 |
| 9 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.2857 | 1:28.6166 | 1:28.5306 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:28.4231 | 1:28.6058 | 1:28.5881 | 10 |
| 11 | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | | 1:28.6982 | | 11 |
| 12 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | | 1:28.7224 | | 12 |
| 13 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | | 1:28.7976 | | 13 |
| 14 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | | 1:28.9033 | | 14 |
| 15 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | | 1:28.9146 | | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:28.5206 | 1:29.2290 | | 16 |
| 17 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:28.6040 | | | 17 |
| 18 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.6067 | | | 18 |
| 19 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:28.6236 | | | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.7293 | | | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.7665 | | | 21 |
| 22 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:28.8373 | | | 22 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 1:28.8661 | | | 23 |
| 24 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:29.0468 | | | 24 |
| 25 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 1:29.1599 | | | 25 |
| 26 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 1:29.3171 | | | 26 |
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#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | 2:04:32.2394 | 3 | 300 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +0.2055 | 5 | 276 |
| 3 | 17 | Scott McLaughlin | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | +4.2717 | 1 | 258 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +5.7590 | 9 | 240 |
| 5 | 55 | Chaz Mostert | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | +8.3466 | 7 | 222 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 77 | +9.0631 | 4 | 204 |
| 7 | 9 | David Reynolds | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +9.0631 | 8 | 192 |
| 8 | 8 | Nick Percat | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +10.4429 | 21 | 180 |
| 9 | 19 | Jack Le Brocq | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +10.8709 | 15 | 168 |
| 10 | 14 | Tim Slade | Brad Jones Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +18.4151 | 12 | 156 |
| 11 | 12 | Fabian Coulthard | DJR Team Penske | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | +18.9000 | 2 | 144 |
| 12 | 18 | Lee Holdsworth | Team 18 | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +19.4497 | 20 | 138 |
| 13 | 34 | James Golding | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +20.1331 | 13 | 132 |
| 14 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 77 | +20.7351 | 23 | 126 |
| 15 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | +21.7221 | 14 | 120 |
| 16 | 21 | Tim Blanchard | Tim Blanchard Racing | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +26.3729 | 25 | 114 |
| 17 | 230 | Will Davison | 23Red Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 77 | +45.1064 | 19 | 108 |
| 18 | 99 | Anton de Pasquale | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 77 | +55.8197 | 18 | 102 |
| 19 | 6 | Cam Waters | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 76 | +1 lap | 16 | 96 |
| 20 | 33 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore ZB | 76 | +1 lap | 22 | 90 |
| 21 | 56 | Richie Stanaway | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 76 | +1 lap | 24 | 84 |
| 22 | 23 | Michael Caruso | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 74 | +3 laps | 10 | 78 |
| 23 | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | Matt Stone Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | 74 | +3 laps | 26 | 72 |
| 24 | 7 | Andre Heimgartner | Nissan Motorsport | Nissan Altima L33 | 68 | +9 laps | 17 | 66 |
| 25 | 2 | Scott Pye | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 63 | +14 laps | 6 | 60 |
| NC | 25 | James Courtney | Walkinshaw Andretti United | Holden Commodore ZB | 52 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) – 1:29.8424 on Lap 63 |||||||||
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##### Notes

* ^1 – Tim Blanchard received a 5-second time penalty for colliding with Garth Tander.
* ^2 – Cam Waters received a 15-second time penalty for colliding with Tim Slade.

#### Championship standings after Race 21

| | Pos | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Scott McLaughlin | 2579 | |
| | 2 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2490 | -89 |
| | 3 | Jamie Whincup | 2146 | -433 |
| 1 | 4 | Craig Lowndes | 2061 | -518 |
| 1 | 5 | David Reynolds | 2030 | -549 |
| | Pos | Team | Pts | Gap |
| | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering (1, 97) | 4635 | |
| | 2 | DJR Team Penske | 4375 | -260 |
| 1 | 3 | Tickford Racing (5, 55) | 3103 | -1532 |
| 2 | 4 | Brad Jones Racing | 3063 | -1572 |
| | 5 | Erebus Motorsport | 3037 | -1598 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.