There's no place like home but when it comes to Supercars champion Jamie Whincup, Townsville is pretty close.
Whincup stormed to his third victory of 2018 at the Reid Park circuit on Saturday, reigniting his championship defence and making it 10 wins from 20 starts in north Queensland.
No other driver has won more than three races at Townsville since the championship started visiting in 2009.
"All I can say is I love the event, love the people up here and we always seem to dig a little bit deeper when we come to Townsville," the Red Bull Holden Racing Team driver said.