ANTON DE PASQUALE.
SYDNEY SMASH
Active years in Supercars | 4 Races | 118 Wins | 7 Podiums | 18 Poles | 11 Highlight | 2013 Australian Formula Ford Champion
THE 2021 season was a breakthrough run for young gun Anton de Pasquale. Signed on for his first year with the Shell V-Power Racing outfit, de Pasquale was dominant at Sydney Motorsport Park, which held four straight rounds in the lead up to Bathurst. Seven poles from 10 races, which were converted into five race wins, shows that the de Pasquale/DJR combination is one to watch this year. Of note from that Sydney swing was the margin of the pole times, which at times were reminiscent of those set by Scott McLaughlin, who is now applying the same quality of smackdown on the field in Indycar.
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The one glitch from de Pasquale’s season scorecard was a string of various non-points paying finishes, with six in total setting him back to sixth in the final standings. With speed to burn and the lessons learned from last year behind him, de Pasquale comes into the new season as one of the genuine Championship contenders.
