The Kiwis racing this weekend 

From NASCAR to Supercars and beyond, there are plenty of racing Kiwis in action this weekend.

Shane van Gisbergen returns for Round 2 of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. van Gisbergen has experience at Atlanta, with two NASCAR Xfinity Series races and a Cup Series start under his belt. While his Cup debut at the track ended in contact, his first Xfinity race there resulted in a third-place finish.

The NASCAR Cup action will kick off on Sunday morning with qualifying, followed by the 200 lap race on Monday.

There are five Kiwis competing at Sydney Motorsport Park for the opening round of the 2025 Supercars Championship this weekend. The lineup includes Andre Heimgartner and Jaxon Evans at Brad Jones Racing, Matthew Payne with Penrite Racing and Ryan Wood with Walkinshaw Andretti United. Richie Stanaway has switched from Penrite Racing to PremiAir Racing this season.

The opening round kicks off with a 26-lap race on Friday night followed by a 52-lapper on Saturday night. And then they do it all again on Sunday arvo with another 52-lap race.

Three additional Kiwis will compete in support categories at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend with Ayrton Hodson making his Super2 debut with Anderson Motorsport. Meanwhile, Marco Giltrap and Clay Osborne will be racing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. 

Brendon Hartley (Toyota Gazoo Racing) and Earl Bamber (Jota Sport) will participate in a two-day World Endurance Championship pre-season test (prologue) at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar this weekend. This season marks Hartley’s sixth season with Toyota, while it’s Bamber’s first season with the Jota Sport Cadillac team.

The Prologue test will be followed by the season opening Qatar 1812 km next weekend.

Weekend Schedule (NZ Time):

Friday:

9:50pm: Supercars Race 1

Saturday:

6:35pm: Supercars Top 10 Shootout 1

7:20pm: Porsche CCA Race 1

7:55pm: Super2 Race 1

9:30pm: Supercars Race 2

Sunday:

5:05am: NASCAR Cup Qualifying

11:35am: Porsche CCA Race 2

3:05pm: Supercars Top 10 Shootout 2

4:00pm: Porsche CCA Race 3

4:40pm: Super2 Race 2

6:05pm: Supercars Race 3

Monday:

9:00am: NASCAR Cup Race

You’ll be able to watch the NASCAR Cup action live and free on ThreeNow (race only). Coverage of the racing from Sydney (Supercars, Super2 and Porsche Carrera Cup) will be live on SkySport throughout the weekend.