Set to be staged this weekend as round five of the 2021 Repco Supercars Championship, an announcement was made earlier today to hit the brakes on the action.
The proposed new event dates will be July 31-August 1 2021.
A statement released by Supercars confirmed this, noting the dates will fall between the NTI Townsville 500 and Beaurepaires Sydney SuperNight events.
“Supercars and the Benalla Auto Club have this morning confirmed this weekend’s planned staging of the Winton SuperSprint will be postponed due to the ongoing COVID situation in Victoria,” it read.
“The proposed new event dates will be July 31-August 1 2021. This will be confirmed within the next seven days.
“While regrettable, today’s decision has been made to ensure the health and safety of all Supercars fans, staff and teams.”
Those who have booked tickets will be fully refunded, the statement said.
“Ticket holders for this weekend’s event can either collect a full refund or hold on to their tickets for the Winton SuperSprint to run on the new dates,” it read.
“Supercars and the Benalla Auto Club will continue to ensure that all events are compliant with appropriate state, Territory and Federal regulations.
“We feel for all those impacted by the postponing of this event and look forward to a COVID-free event later in the year.”
Shepparton’s Garry Jacobson is one of the many V8 drivers ready to take to the track who must now hold fire.
Benalla sibling duo Zak and Ellexandra Best were also set to turn out in front of a home crowd, but will have to wait until later in the year to do so.
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