Sydney’s Eastern Creek track has been resurrected as a V8 Supercar venue this season.

The series has reshuffled the championship dates to fill a gap in the calendar, slotting Eastern Creek into the August 24-26 date that was to have been the Winton round.

Winton, in rural Victoria, will now move to hosting the penultimate event of the championship on November 16-18.

The Winton event moves to the spot on the calendar listed as to be announced and will fall two weeks after the Yas V8 400 in Abu Dhabi and two weeks before the season finale Sydney Telstra 500.

Australian Racing Drivers Club CEO Glenn Matthews said there was popular support for a return to Eastern Creek following the venue’s $11 million refurbishment.

“Eastern Creek is the only permanent race circuit in Sydney and is a perfect complement to the street circuit event held at Olympic Park in December,” Matthews said.

The V8 Supercars Championship has not raced at Eastern Creek since 2008, when Will Davison took his maiden victory for Jim Beam Racing.

The Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship has a long history at Eastern Creek, first competing there in 1992.

A total of 17 events have been held there with the series finale hosted by the venue in 2003 and 2004.