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Round 13 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
Date | 16–18 November 2008 | |||||||||||||
Location | Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
Venue | Symmons Plains Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2008 Falken Tasmania Challenge was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 21–23 November at the Symmons Plains Raceway in Tasmania.
The 2008 V8 Supercar season is the twelfth series in which V8Supercars contested the senior Australian touring car series. It is the 49th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship, known today as the V8 Supercar Championship Series, and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Symmons Plains Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Australia, located about 30 kilometres (18.64 mi) south of Launceston, Tasmania. Since the closure of the Longford circuit in the 1960s it has been Tasmania's premier motor racing facility. The circuit is one of the longest serving circuits of the combined history of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the V8 Supercar Championship Series. Since 2005 it has hosted the Falken Tasmania Challenge for V8 Supercars.
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Qualifying was held on Saturday 22 November 2008.
Race 1 was held on Saturday 22 November 2008.
Race 2 was held on Sunday 23 November 2008.
Race 3 was held on Sunday 23 November 2008.
After round 13 of 14.
Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | TeamVodafone | 3208 |
2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 2975 |
3 | 1 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 2788 |
4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | TeamVodafone | 2619 |
5 | 6 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | 2375 |
The 2008 Falken Tasmania Challenge had four support categories.
Category | Round winner |
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Australian Formula Ford Championship | Nick Percat (Mygale SJ07A Ford) |
Aussie Racing Cars | Adam Gowans (Falcon-Yamaha) |
Australian Mini Challenge | Paul Stokell (Mini Cooper R56) |
Touring Car Masters | Gavin Bullas (Ford Boss Mustang) |
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