New Zealand wildcard entries set for top 10 showdown

The first stage of the Auckland Supercars Eseries Wildcard Tournament has been completed, with the 10 fastest qualifiers set to do battle in a live final.

The tournament is offering one New Zealand fan the opportunity to go door-to-door with Supercars' best in the final round of the Cash Converters Supercars Eseries. 

One New Zealand sim racer will compete as a wildcard for Team Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland when the All Stars grid tackles the Hungaroring on September 29.

Auckland Unlimited has partnered with LetsPlay.Live to host the tournament, with the live final taking place via iRacing.

The 10 fastest eligible entries will now go head-to-head in a live final on September 23.

The Auckland Supercars Eseries Wildcard final will be broadcast from 8pm NZT on Thursday 23 September at twitch.tv/letsplay.live and Auckland Unlimited’s Facebook page.

Australian fans can watch the live final on Supercars YouTube channel from 6pm AEST.

The winner will run a virtual Team Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland-branded Holden Commodore ZB in Round 6 of the Eseries.

Get to know the 10 Kiwi racers leading up to tonight’s finals race:

Round 6 will be staged at the Hungaroring in Hungary, home of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix.

Team Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland's All Star racer Richie Stanaway currently sits third in the Eseries, winning races at Charlotte and Pocono.  

Auckland has a rich pedigree in motorsport, having been home to some of the best racing talent to come out of New Zealand, including six-time IndyCar Champion Scott Dixon, current Formula 2 star Liam Lawson and current Kiwi Supercar main game drivers Fabian Coulthard, Andre Heimgartner and Shane van Gisbergen.

For more information on the tournament, broadcast and qualifiers, head to supercars.com/proeseries/auckland-supercars-eseries-wildcard-tournament/.

Auckland Unlimited is Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland’s economic and cultural agency committed to making the region a desirable place to live, work, visit, invest and do business.

Qualifying coverage for Round 6 begins at 7pm AEST (9pm NZST) and will be broadcast live on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch.

From 7:30pm AEST, racing will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 506, Kayo, 7Plus and Sky NZ from 9.30pm NZST.

Online fans from around the globe can watch races via the Supercars’ Facebook page, Supercars teams' Facebook pages, Twitch and YouTube.