This is the first exclusive Supercars.com column by Supercars Hall of Famer Craig Lowndes for the 2025 season. Seven-time Bathurst winner Lowndes will preview each round of the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship from his own perspective, beginning with this weekend’s Thrifty Sydney 500 - Opening Round.

Supercars is back, and what a place to start the season!

Sydney Motorsport Park is a great track for a season opener. It’s our first day of school, and it’s a great place that offers overtaking, strategy and tyre wear, all the ingredients that make great Supercars racing.