November 13-17 we have the conclusion of the Supercars Championship at the Adelaide 500 which will decide the championship between contender team mates Will Brown and Brock Feeney. This will also be the last race in Supercars current championship format with next year moving to a 3 part championship where Adelaide will play host to the Grand Final in 2025, we talked about the new format in this post.
MatWin Media covered the entirely of the Adelaide 500 including Supercars practice, quali and races, Napa Speedway and Fox Supercross plus the Wednessday Track to Town to document the action on and off track.
With a total of 259,400 fans thru the gates over the 4 days to sample all that motorsport can offer and the excitement of 8 bands to boogie too, the Adelaide 500 has proven yet again to be the jewel in the Supercars crown, and to back that up, at the Supercars Gala on Monday, 18th November at the Adelaide Convention Centre, 3 years in a row voted best event. Nicely done!
Key storylines at the 2024 VAILO Adelaide 500:
- The 2024 Repco Supercars Championship will dramatically be decided at the 2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 as the final round of the series; to be fought by Red Bull Ampol Racing teammates Will Brown and Broc Feeney, with Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters falling out of title contention at the previous round in Surfers Paradise
- Brown leads Feeney by 180 points with 300 left to win on the streets of Adelaide
- The 2024 VAILO Adelaide 500 marks the 25th year of the legendary event, with festivities to celebrate the race’s heritage taking place throughout the four-day schedule
- Included in the festivities will be a special 1999 reunion photo prior to Saturday’s 250km race, reuniting the names who took part in the inaugural 2-day 500km event, where Craig Lowndes scored a spectacular last to first victory
- Some of the most memorable cars from the 1999 grid will be the centre piece of the new Pub in the Park, a must visit destination for all ticket holders for relaxation, entertainment and adrenaline
- In an event first, Adelaide will enjoy the Supercars Track to Town on Wednesday 13 November that allows fans to go ALL IN for free along with a special driver signing session with all Supercars drivers
- The NAPA Speedway and Fox Australian Supercross will headline the off-track attractions at the VAILO Adelaide 500
- American custom car master and TV personality Dave Kindig and co-star Kevin Schiele will attend the VAILO Adelaide 500 once again in 2024, making several fan appearances and signing sessions across the four-day event
- The VAILO Adelaide 500 once again boasts an enviable after-race concert line-up, headlined by Crowded House and Cold Chisel who will perform at a new location for the After-Race Concert Series in 2024