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| Round 14 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4–7 December 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Oran Park Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2008 NRMA Motoring + Services Grand Finale was the fourteenth and final race of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 4 to 7 December at the Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales.
Qualifying was held on Saturday 6 December 2008. [1]
Race 1 was held on Saturday 6 December 2008.
Race 2 was held on Sunday 7 December 2008.
Race 3 was held on Sunday 7 December 2008.
After round 14 of 14.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | TeamVodafone | 3332 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 3079 |
| 3 | 1 | Garth Tander | Toll Holden Racing Team | 3048 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | TeamVodafone | 2871 |
| 5 | 6 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | 2495 |
The 2008 NRMA Motoring + Services Grand Finale had seven support categories.
| Category | Round winner |
|---|---|
| Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | Jack Perkins (Holden VZ Commodore) |
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Daniel Erickson (Spectrum 011b Ford) |
| V8 Utes Series | Grant Johnson (Holden VE Ute SS) |
| Aussie Racing Cars | Nick Simmons (Falcon-Yamaha) |
| Australian Mini Challenge | Jason Bargwanna (Mini Cooper R56) |
| Touring Car Masters | John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro) |
| Group A/C | Paul Stubber (Holden LX Torana A9X) |
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