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Kiwi wins Bathurst

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Kiwi drive Scott McLaughlin has won the 2019 Bathurst 1000 title at Mount Panorama, after a dramatic finish.

It is the first time he has won the title.

McLaughlin beat Holden star Shane van Gisbergen on Sunday by 0.68s, with veteran James Courtney third.

The race took six-and-a-half hours and still come down to a final-lap sprint.

McLaughlin’s DJR team won their first Bathurst title since 1994, while the win extended his series lead over nearest rival van Gisbergen to 622 points.

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