Australian electrical retailer Dick Smith has been announced as the title sponsor of the Sandown 500 V8 Supercars race in Melbourne.

V8 Supercars chief executive David Malone said: Dick Smith has been a long time supporter of Australian motorsport and coming on board for a traditional event strengthens the relationship between Dick Smith and V8 Supercars.

The Dick Smith Sandown 500, a 500-kilometre, 161-lap endurance race will be held on the weekend of 14th to 16th September. The race will be staged at Sandown for the first time since 2007, having been run for the last four years at Phillip Island.

Its great to return to the traditional circuit of the Australian Touring Cars, and what better way than to do it with a big name Australian company, added Malone. The Dick Smith Sandown 500 will be a weekend that pays homage to the Australian Touring Cars, and is the opening of the Endurance Season and the warm up for Bathurst.