Supercars’ Head of Broadcast, David Tunnicliffe, has offered high praise of Scott McLaughlin after his cameo at the Adelaide 500.

The three-time Supercars champion joined the television broadcast team at last weekend’s Repco Supercars Championship season finale.

It aligned with his first time back in Australia since departing for North America in October 2020 to compete in the IndyCar Series.

McLaughlin filled a ‘Fanbassador’ role on-air, switching between the host desk, support category commentary, and joined Neil Crompton and Mark Skaife in commentary during Supercars sessions.

He also recorded an interview with on-track foe and off-track friend Shane van Gisbergen for the telecast.

Tunnicliffe was pleased with McLaughlin’s integration on the broadcast.

“I think the best thing about Scott was that he came with such energy,” the Supercars TV boss told Speedcafe.com.

“We know how much he loves and knows Supercars and he arrived with great energy.

“He really wanted to learn from the incredible array of on-air talent we have at Supercars.

“Scott wanted just to slide in, learn from them, and offer what he could — and I think he did that.

“He did some support category commentary, he did some analysis at the desk with Jessica [Yates], he slid into the Supercars commentary box with Neil and Mark, and he offered up a different viewpoint.

“The great thing about being away from pit lane for a while is that you watch from afar and then…