The final race of the 2022 Repco Supercars Championship, the VALO Adelaide 500, marks the end of Holden's motorsport story after six decades. The rivalry between Holden and Ford on track, the countless motorsport names it produced, the record wins it scored, all roads lead to Holden's true ending in Supercars history as the last two races of the season are no doubt the last true Australian races as the Australian motoring icon is bidding farewell.
Of course, the farewell victory tour in Adelaide wasn't always an easy one as every major drama made this finale an epic thriller. Crashes, spins, overtakes, all of the drama involved in the last two races showcased the Holden machines' true colors, especially with the struggling Shane Van Gisbergen behind the wheel.
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The first part of the Adelaide finale saw Chaz Mostert deliver a 1-2 finish for the WAU racing team alongside second-placer Nick Percat. An early start for the Holden farewell weekend, but the greatest ending to all is at the final race of the season, where Broc Feeney nailed his first Supercars win, becoming the last-ever Holden driver to win a Supercars race.
This is the end. The end of Holden's historic Supercars journey and with Shane van Gisbergen the last champion to represent the Holden brand, it really is the true ending Australia's motoring icon deserves.
With Holden's time in Supercars being well and truly over; a familiar rivalry has entered Oceanic soil as the rivalry between Mustangs and Camaros will kick off the new era of Supercars in the 2023 season. Will the new era of Supercars still retain its "Aussie rules" attitude now that everybody in the grid is driving pure American muscle cars?
See you next season.
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