The state of South Australia had also previously hosted championship rounds of the ATCC at Mallala Motor Sport Park in 1963 and between 1969 and 1998 and at Adelaide International Raceway from 1972 to 1988.

[10][11] The inaugural event also proved a challenge to the fitness of the drivers, with both Paul Radisich and John Faulkner requiring medical assistance due to dehydration.

[15] The 2012 Clipsal 500 provided one of the event's most memorable finishes when Whincup chased down and overtook Will Davison on the final lap of the Saturday race.

Whincup had made an additional pitstop and gained enough ground to take advantage when Davison's car began to run out of fuel.

The Sunday race was won by Shane van Gisbergen in the aftermath of his controversial decision to announce his retirement during the 2012 season before switching teams to Tekno Autosports over the off-season.

[12] In 2014, Volvo rejoined the series and made an immediate impact with Scott McLaughlin fighting off Whincup on the final lap to finish second in the newly introduced second 125 km race on Saturday.

James Courtney won the event and in 2015 became the fourth driver to win the Clipsal 500 back-to-back, after Skaife, Ambrose and Whincup.

In doing so he also provided the Holden Racing Team with a record sixth and seventh event wins, two ahead of Triple Eight, who scored their fifth victory in 2017 with van Gisbergen.

The intervening event in 2016 was disrupted by thunderstorms and heavy rain on the Sunday with Nick Percat eventually taking his first solo win and the only for Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport amidst a delayed start, confusion surrounding the fuel drop regulations and a red flag.

[21] Whincup's team-mate van Gisbergen was leading the Sunday race until he was forced to make an additional pitstop for fuel due to a team error and then later suffered a mechanical failure and did not finish.

[22] In October 2020, the event was cancelled, with the South Australian Tourism Commission announcing that the contract would be terminated one-year early and no renewal will be sought.

[8] The COVID-19 pandemic, increased costs and declining public interest due to the discontinuation of Australian-manufactured Ford Falcons or Holden Commodores in the competition[23] were cited by Premier of South Australia Steven Marshall as reasons for the event's demise.

[24] The Supercars category released a statement shortly after the announcement stating its regret at the decision and willingness to return to Adelaide should the government decide to hold the event again.

[28] South Australian-based manufacturer of LED lighting and digital displays for sports, then known as VALO,[29] acquired naming rights for three years, as chief commercial sponsor.

Sunday features another fifteen-minute qualifying session succeeded by a top ten shootout, the combined results of which decide the grid for the following 250 km race.

In 2017 the organisers switched back to the original format due to the low popularity of the 125 km races from both fans and drivers.

Past performers have included Kiss, Mötley Crüe, Santana, The Doobie Brothers, Rob Thomas, Hilltop Hoods, Keith Urban, and Robbie Williams.

[34][35] Now known as the After Race Concert series,[36] the November 2024 event featured headline acts Cold Chisel, The Cruel Sea, The Superjesus, Crowded House, Ocean Alley, and Meg Mac, along with local South Australian acts including hip hop artist J-MILLA and electronic/indie/pop group TONIX.

1 Brodie Kostecki 9 Jack Le Brocq 2 Ryan Wood 25 Chaz Mostert 3 Aaron Love 7 James Courtney 4 Cameron Hill 10 Nick Percat 6 Cam Waters 55 Thomas Randle 8 Andre Heimgartner 14 Bryce Fullwood 12 Jaxon Evans 96 Macauley Jones 11 Anton de Pasquale 17 Will Davison 18 Mark Winterbottom 20 David Reynolds 19 Matthew Payne 26 Richie Stanaway 23 Tim Slade 31 James Golding 87 Will Brown 88 Broc Feeney