{"id":114379,"date":"2019-03-03T06:50:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T03:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww-vb.mine.nu\/w108\/mclaughlin-teases-nascar-counterparts-after-debut-mustang-win-2\/"},"modified":"2019-03-03T06:50:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T03:50:26","slug":"mclaughlin-teases-nascar-counterparts-after-debut-mustang-win-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hameed.nwar.uk\/sa\/mclaughlin-teases-nascar-counterparts-after-debut-mustang-win-2\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaughlin teases NASCAR counterparts after debut Mustang win"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The reigning Supercars champion dominated the first leg of the Adelaide 500<\/a> in the brand new Mustang, charging from third on the grid to what was effectively a lights-to-flag win.<\/span><\/p>\n

He did so in front of senior Ford Performance staff that have made the journey as well, including global director Mark Rushbrook.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following the win, McLaughlin said that he’d promised Rushbrook and his team that he’d do what the NASCAR Mustang hadn’t managed, win on debut, a cheeky reference to Penske driver Brad Keselowski’s second-time-out win Stateside.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

“It was very cool,” McLaughlin said of the historic win.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The NASCAR guys took the second week to get [a win], so I said we’d do it in the first.\u00a0<\/span>I hoped my words stood up to it, and it felt really good to get it today.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s really cool to see [Rushbrook], he’s one of the first people I saw after the podium and it was my first win here so I was so stoked.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The crowd was just incredible, I was so pumped.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Brad<\/p>\n

Brad Keselowski, Team Penske, Ford Mustang celebrates his win<\/p>\n

Photo by: Nigel Kinrade \/ NKP \/ LAT Images<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

McLaughlin’s stunning debut in the Mustang didn’t just impress the Blue Oval crew either, with Holden driver Jamie Whincup, who finished a distant second, forced to admit he’d been “dusted” by the race winner.<\/span><\/p>\n

The seven-time series champ did, however, say he was happy with the progress Triple Eight has made since a difficult pre-season test a couple of weeks back.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Let’s be honest, it dusted us pretty hard today,” he said. “Well and truly up the road. <\/span><\/p>\n

“My car was far from perfect. I’m not sure if we’ll bridge the full deficit tomorrow, fingers crossed we can bridge half of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We didn’t know with the massive rule changes where we’d be. We came into this round not sure if we’d be at the front or the back. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We’re thankful we’re at the front, but at the same time we got dusted pretty hard by car #17 [McLaughlin], which we’re not happy about.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Jamie<\/p>\n

Jamie Whincup, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden, Shane van Gisbergen, Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden<\/p>\n

Photo by: Red Bull Content Pool<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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