Van Gisbergen started dead last from pit lane but took the chequered flag at the end of 28 laps from Andre Heimgartner and Matthew Payne. Van Gisbergen didn't make it out of pit lane for the formation lap due to his fire extinguisher going off in the car. The resulting penalty meant the Supercars star had to start from pit lane. "I think I've gone from last to first before but never from pit lane. Van Gisbergen may have been the star on the track but the star of the weekend was Kenny Smith.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 24, 2021 07:41 UTC