McLaughlin championship winner arrives at Indianapolis

A famous championship-winning Ford Mustang Supercar has landed at one of the most famous race tracks in the world, Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Dubbed 'The Racing Capital Of The World', Indianapolis Motor Speedway is at the centre of world motorsport this month with the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Three-time Supercars champion turned IndyCar contender Scott McLaughlin qualified ninth for his sixth attempt at the race, with his previous Indy 500 efforts headlined by pole in 2024.

McLaughlin's final two Ford Supercars for DJR Team Penske were shipped to the United States in the 2024/25 off-season, bound for the Penske Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

In celebration of Team Penske's 60th anniversary, one of the Fords has lobbed at IMS, where it will be on display for thousands to view.

Chassis DJRTP07 was raced to the 2020 championship by McLaughlin, which was his third in succession and second aboard Gen2 Mustang machinery.

The car won 13 races in 2020, and closed out the championship with McLaughlin and Tim Slade finishing fifth at that year's Bathurst 1000, which remains the Kiwi's most recent race start in Supercars.

DJRTP07 initially travelled to the US with DJRTP06, which McLaughlin raced to a then record 18 of the first 25 wins in 2019 before he crashed heavily at the 2019 Gold Coast 600.

DJRTP06 later went on display at Penske's team headquarters.

DJRTP07 is currently on display alongside another former Penske racer, the Porsche RS Spyder from the former American Le Mans Series (now IMSA) between 2006 and 2008.

McLaughlin will vie for his maiden Indy 500 win next weekend.

The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship resumes this weekend at the Tyrepower Tasmania Super 440.