had some great battles and some clashes but I feel lucky to have raced with you! The Australian racing legend confirmed the news on Friday morning in Townsville. One of Supercar's most loved drivers is hanging up the helmet. Craig Lowndes will retire from full-time driving at the end of the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship season. With Whincup, Lowndes completed an unprecedented Bathurst hat-trick in 2007 and 2008, before winning again in 2010 with Mark Skaife and 2015 with Steven Richards. Lowndes also used his retirement announcement to pay tribute to supporters. Well done on a stellar career, lasting over two decades at the top of a tough sport. A relaxed NT is slowly reopening to the rest of Australia. How good is the full Lowndes HRT kit , A post shared by Nick Percat (@nickpercat) on Jul 5, 2018 at 5:32pm PDT, https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sportal_com_au/c8/9d/craig-lowndes_10uq74m0ggmd510zu4haqg0e67.jpg?t=1823934916&w=500&quality=80, British Grand Prix: Results, standings, how to watch, session times, form guide. He won the Australian Touring Car Championship in his first full-time season in 1996, and won the Sandown and Bathurst classics in the same year. I’m also pleased to announce that I’ll be joining the broadcast team, which is something I’m really looking forward to. PODCAST: YOUR BATHURST 1000 QUESTIONS ANSWERED! Holden veteran Craig Lowndes will retire from full-time racing at the end of the 2018 Supercars season. As an enduro driver, I have no doubt Craig will continue to be a regular visitor to the podium. However, he wouldn't add to his Bathurst tally until 2006 alongside Jamie Whincup - just weeks after the sudden death of mentor and friend Peter Brock. Had a great day getting up close to great white sharks with, CRAIG LOWNDES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM FULL-TIME DRIVING. DJ on Craig Lowndes' retirement announcement: "On-track we have always been fierce rivals, but off-track you've been nothing but a gentleman, … As an ambassador to the sport, in whatever capacity he chooses, Craig will be a fundamental part of the Supercars family for many years to come and the entire Australian sporting landscape will be saddened to see him hang his helmet up after the last race of the year, but we won’t be allowing him to disappear from the paddock. Lowndes sits fourth in the standings heading into this weekend's Watpac Townsville 400. Huge news for our sport, a man I have idolised since I was a kid and still do today. “In the relatively short time that I’ve known him, Craig has proved himself to be the same genuine, friendly bloke in person that you see on camera, as well as one of the most tenacious drivers in the series. MORE: British Grand Prix: Results, standings, how to watch, session times, form guide. Lowndes and Skaife -- two of the modern greats. Ironically Brock was Lowndes' (lovingly nick-named "The Kid" back then) first teammate when he debuted for the then Holden Racing Team in 1996. Detectives release video of woman who escaped injury in Ipswich bow and arrow incident, Woman accused of killing man with statue fights to avoid fifth murder trial, Toddler tried to stop father strangling her mother, court hears, Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court bid is off to a bad start. CRAIG LOWNDES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM FULL-TIME DRIVING. Craig Lowndes’ ex-wife has accused the car racing champion of disappointing his children, in a public social media post that claims he neglected to tell them about his retirement plans. Congratulations to an absolute legend. Well done on a stellar career, lasting over two decades at the top of a tough sport. Craig Lowndes’ Final Race Autobarn Lowndes Racing Holden ZB Commodore 18690 $175 1:18 Preorder 1/18 888-25 $40 1:43 Preorder 1/43 Features include: Special Commemorative Gold … Craig Lowndes has confirmed he'll give up … Drivers and teams up and down pitlane paid tribute to the retiring champion. "I've always said there have been two factors that keep me inside the race car - one being motivated and getting up to do what I love, and the other one being competitive," Lowndes said. The 44-year-old added to the announcement by confirming he will be joining the Supercars broadcast team. The Triple Eight racer retires aged 44 with three championships and 106 race wins to his name. Le Mans is definitely on the bucket list and hopefully this will enable me to go and do that, which Roland and the team will be supportive of.” “He took a gamble on an unproven team and for that alone I’m extremely grateful, I believe we’ve done each other proud,” Dane announced at the conference. The announcement was met with widespread praise from across the sport. Lowndes won three series in four years with 1996, 1998 and 1999 and enjoyed a resurgance in the mid-2000s when he won four Bathurst races in five years. Lowndes’ crowning achievement is his dominance at Mount Panorama, where he has won the Bathurst 1000 an incredible six times. Craig Lowndes drops the chequered flag on his full-time racing career. Lowndes retires from full-time driving as one of the most popular and successful drivers in the championship history. The man who Gladys Berejiklian had a close relationship with for five years, Live: WA Senator Mathias Cormann says state not prepared for COVID-19 outbreak, Get used to the wet: BOM forecast rain, floods and cyclones this summer, James Packer's Crown of thorns — the unravelling of an empire where abdication might not be an option, Brooke was raped by a man she met on Tinder.

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