SINGLETON rookie Ryan Gilroy has described a maiden Dunlop Series podium as "unreal" at the Newcastle 500 on Sunday.
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Gilroy, 21, steered clear of an accident in race two of the Supercars support category, finishing 10th overall and third in his Super3 class.
"That's pretty well the way I wanted to finish it to make the dream come true," he said.
"I remember sitting here [Newcastle 500] in 2017 wanting to race Supercars, so to come away with a podium and some silverware is unreal."
Gilroy was presented with a trophy and bottle of Champagne in pit lane ahead of Sunday's Supercars showdown.
Driving a Holden Commodore VF, his fastest lap in race two was one minute, 16.5005 seconds.
The Dunlop Series also includes Super2.
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Josh Callinan
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
My name is Josh Callinan and I'm a sports journalist at the Newcastle Herald. I started with the newspaper in 2016 after a decade at the Maitland Mercury.
