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| Round 6 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4–6 July 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hidden Valley Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 2008 Skycity Triple Crown was the sixth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of July 4 to 6 at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Australia.
Qualifying was on Saturday July 5.
Race 1 was held on Saturday July 5.
Race 2 was held on Sunday July 6.
Race 3 was held on Sunday July 6.
Results as follows: [1]
After round 6 of 14.
| Position | Number | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1402 |
| 2 | 1 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 1344 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Team Vodafone | 1276 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 1208 |
| 5 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 1123 |
The 2008 Skycity Triple Crown had four support categories.
| Category | Round winner |
|---|---|
| Formula Ford | Nick Percat (Mygale SJ07A Ford) |
| V8 Utes | Layton Crambrook (Ford BF Falcon) |
| Touring Car Masters | John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro) |
| Improved Production Commodore Cup HQ Holden | Adam Uebergang (Mazda RX-7) |
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