The 2018 edition of the Bathurst 100 will arguably be the most competitive in years.
Thirteen former winners will be on the grid when the green flag drops, as well as some of the best young talent the series has ever seen.
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So who are the ones to watch come 1pm Sunday?
Jamie Whincup (Red Bull Racing Team)
The seven-time series champion may have claimed four Bathurst titles, but he has been ruing his luck at the mountain since his last win back in 2012.
Arguably the cruellest result was in 2016, when Whincup crossed the line first, only to be relegated to 11th, after a post-race penalty for causing a late crash.
Has won the last two races, including Bathurst warm-up Sandown 500. Co-driver is Paul Dumbrell.
Craig Lowndes (Autobarn Lowndes Racing)
Crowd favourite Lowndes promises a fitting finale in his last Bathurst as a full-time driver.
In his 25th crack at the great race, the 44-year-old Holden driver aims to move his Bathurst victory tally to seven - equal second with Jim Richards, behind 'King of the Mountain' Peter Brock's nine.
Returns next year as an enduro co-driver. For the fifth-straight year, Steven Richards will be Lowndes' Bathurst co-driver.
Scott McLaughlin (DJR Team Penske)
The Kiwi will arrive at Mount Panorama in need of self-confidence, after letting his Supercars series lead slip in the past month.
At one stage he appeared unstoppable with five wins in seven races this year, but McLaughlin now must try to reel in Holden's Shane van Gisbergen's 55-point series lead with a maiden Bathurst victory.
The 25-year-old has never made a Bathurst podium in six attempts. Co-driver is Alexandre Premat.
Shane Van Gisbergen (Red Bull Racing Team)
Best finish is second in 2016, but few are discounting the series leader's challenge at Mount Panorama this year.
The Kiwi won't assess his hopes of a second Supercars championship until after the enduros, but can blow out his series lead with a whopping 300 points on offer for the Bathurst winner.
Co-driver is Bathurst rookie Earl Bamber, a two-time Le Mans 24-Hour winner.
David Reynolds (Erebus Motorsport)
Once more famous for making the 'shoey' popular, Supercars funny man Reynolds was taken seriously, when he claimed his maiden Bathurst crown last year.
A controversial figure off the track, thanks to his infamous description of an all-female team back in 2015, Reynolds is now considered the real deal on it.
Currently fifth, Reynolds will hope to make a play for a maiden championship by becoming the first back-to-back Bathurst winner since Whincup-Lowndes in 2008.
Co-driver is again Luke Youlden.
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