2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000

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Flag of New South Wales.svg 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Event Information
Round 10 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Mount Panorama Circuit Map Overview.PNG
Date9–12 October 2008
Location Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue Mount Panorama Circuit
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 1000 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
2:07.2963
Winner Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
6:26:00.4291
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 276 pts
Third 258 pts

The 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was the twelfth running of the Australian 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. It was the 51st race tracing its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.

Contents

The race, which was the tenth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, held from 9–12 October at the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales.

Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup driving a Ford BF Falcon for TeamVodafone, won the race for the third year in succession, the first 'three-peat' of Bathurst 1000 wins since 1984 when it was achieved by Lowndes' mentor, Peter Brock and present day Jack Daniel's Racing team principal, Larry Perkins for the Holden Dealer Team.

Entry List

Twenty-nine cars were entered into the event – 16 Holden Commodores and 13 Ford Falcons. At the time it was the lowest field size since the race moved to Bathurst in 1963. Seven drivers made their debut in 2008 – Chris Pither, Dale Wood, Boris Said, Fabrizio Giovanardi, Marc Hynes, Michael Patrizi and Karl Reindler. The three non-Antipodean drivers (Said, Giovanardi and Hynes) would be making their only appearances in the race. Kayne Scott, Adam Macrow and Steven Ellery made their last starts in 2008, whilst Paul Radisich and Paul Weel were entered for the final time but did not make the start of the race.

No.DriversTeamCarNo.DriversTeamCar
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
(Holden, Toll)
Holden Commodore VE 021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither
Team Kiwi Racing
(Makita)
Ford Falcon BF
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
Holden Racing Team
(Holden, Toll)
Holden Commodore VE 25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow
Britek Motorsport
(Fujitsu)
Ford Falcon BF
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Tasman Motorsport
(Sprint Gas)
Holden Commodore VE 26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Halliday
Britek Motorsport
(Irwin Tools)
Ford Falcon BF
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard
Stone Brothers Racing
(Jeld-Wen)
Ford Falcon BF 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Valvoline, Cummins)
Holden Commodore VE
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto
Ford Performance Racing
(Orrcon Steel)
Ford Falcon BF 34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Valvoline, Cummins)
Holden Commodore VE
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
Ford Performance Racing
(Castrol)
Ford Falcon BF 39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Supercheap Auto)
Holden Commodore VE
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price
Perkins Engineering
(Jack Daniel's)
Holden Commodore VE 50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel
Paul Weel Racing
(PWR Performance Products)
Holden Commodore VE
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb
Stone Brothers Racing
(SP Tools)
Ford Falcon BF 51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood
Tasman Motorsport
(Sprint Gas)
Holden Commodore VE
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty
Perkins Engineering
(Jack Daniel's)
Holden Commodore VE 55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna
Rod Nash Racing
(Bottle-O)
Holden Commodore VE
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
Brad Jones Racing
(BOC Gas and Gear)
Holden Commodore VE 67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Supercheap Auto)
Holden Commodore VE
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
Brad Jones Racing
(WOW Sight & Sound)
Holden Commodore VE 88 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Hynes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Vodafone)
Ford Falcon BF
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
HSV Dealer Team
(Toll)
Holden Commodore VE 111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
Paul Cruickshank Racing
(Glenfords Tools)
Ford Falcon BF
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
HSV Dealer Team
(Autobarn)
Holden Commodore VE 777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Reindler
Ford Rising Stars Racing
(Ausdrill)
Ford Falcon BF
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
Dick Johnson Racing
(Jim Beam)
Ford Falcon BF 888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Vodafone)
Ford Falcon BF
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
(Jim Beam)
Ford Falcon BF

Driver changes

The following driver changes were made following the 2008 L&H 500:

Alex Davison joined the Glenfords Racing team alongside regular driver Fabian Coulthard, replacing John McIntyre who substituted for Davison at the L&H 500.

Karl Reindler replaced Grant Denyer at Ford Rising Stars Racing. [1] Denyer suffered a spinal injury while competing in the NSW Monster Truck Championships at the Dapto Showgrounds and was sidelined for the rest of the season. [2]

Practice

Free practice began on Thursday 9 October when three sessions were held. The first session, (in which the top 15 placegetters from the 2007 V8Supercar Championship Series are not allowed to take part), was topped by Warren Luff in the second Jim Beam Racing Falcon with a 2:10.7158 ahead of Tony D'Alberto in the Rod Nash Racing Commodore and Alex Davison in the Glenfords Racing Falcon. [3]

Garth Tander topped the second session, recording a 2:09.3700 in the Holden Racing Team Commodore ahead of Craig Lowndes in the Team Vodafone Falcon and Greg Murphy in the Sprint Gas Racing Commodore. [4] Jason Bargwanna continued D'Alberto's form from the first session to be fourth fastest in a session marred by a crash for Jack Perkins who backed the Jack Daniel's Racing Commodore into the wall across the top of the Mountain, putting the car out of action for the day. [5]

A second red flag emerged in the longest third session, for the Sprint Gas Racing Commodore shared by Mark Noske and Dale Wood. After the resumption Jamie Whincup recorded the fastest time of the day, a 2:07.5975 in the Team Vodafone Falcon, to be two hundredths quicker than Greg Murphy (Sprint Gas Racing Commodore). Mark Winterbottom was third fastest for Ford Performance Racing ahead of Rick Kelly (HSV Dealer Team Commodore), Russell Ingall (Supercheap Auto Racing), Steve Owen (Jim Beam Racing), Paul Dumbrell (HSV Dealer Team), Lee Holdsworth (Garry Rogers Motorsport), Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing) with Garth Tander completing the top ten fastest cars. [6]

In the first practice session on Friday morning a major accident occurred at Sulman Park when Chris Pither struck a stationary Paul Weel. Weel had to be cut from the wreckage, but neither driver was seriously hurt. Both cars were withdrawn suffering from extensive damage. With both cars belonging to single car teams, Paul Weel Racing and Team Kiwi Racing appeared to be eliminated from the meeting. [7] However the Team Kiwi Falcon was repaired and did in fact start in Sunday's race.

Garth Tander topped the morning's practice sessions with a 2:06.9922, with Jamie Whincup recording a 2:07.1371 in the second Friday session. Combined times saw Craig Lowndes third fastest ahead of James Courtney, Jason Richards, Steve Owen, Greg Murphy, Will Davison, Steven Richards all under 2:08 with Mark Winterbottom completing the fastest ten drivers. [8] [9]

In Saturday morning practice Jason Richards recorded the fastest lap of the weekend, a 2:06.9076. Paul Radisich had a major accident at McPhillamy Park Corner when a stuck throttle pushed the HSV Dealer Team Commodore into the wall. Radisich broke his right ankle in the accident. The car sustained heavy damage and was subsequently withdrawn. [10] Later in the day it was announced that David Reynolds would step out of his drive in the second HSV Dealer Team Commodore in order to allow Rick Kelly to start the race. [11]

Qualifying

Mark Winterbottom took provisional pole position during qualifying on 10 October, snatching it in the final lap of leg two to secure the tenth and final Top 10 Shootout position with a 2:07.1920 lap. Jason Richards had held top spot for the final ten minutes of the session, finishing second fastest. Jamie Whincup was third fastest ahead of James Courtney. Garth Tander was fifth fastest in the Holden Racing Team Commodore ahead of arms-length teammate Rick Kelly. Will Davison and Paul Dumbrell were next with Fabian Coulthard climbing into the top ten towards the end of the session in the Paul Cruickshank Racing Falcon. Tenth fastest and first Shootout position was claimed by Russell Ingall, with Max Wilson spinning at Murray's Corner on the last lap chasing a top ten position.

A power steering leak took Lee Holdsworth out of qualifying by pitching him into the wall at the Dipper, leaving him in 14th, while Fabrizio Giovanardi damaged the second Triple Eight Race Engineering Falcon, bringing out red flags during leg one of qualifying. [12]

After the withdrawal of the damaged Kelly/Radisich car, the Wilson/Jones entry was promoted into the Top 10 Shootout.

Top 10 Shootout

The Top 10 Shootout was held on Saturday 11 October 2008. Max Wilson and Fabian Coulthard were rapidly consigned to the bottom spots, handicapped by a lack of fresh tyres for the Shootout. Paul Dumbrell was quick jumping into a high 2:07 lap. Will Davison was untidy on his lap. Garth Tander was very quick, recording what become pole position, a 2:07.2963. James Courtney was quick, but half a second behind Tander. Jamie Whincup's car appeared unsettled and Jason Richards had a big moment at Reid Park, losing him two tenths of a second that he never recovered. Mark Winterbottom was ahead of Tander at the second sector split but was slower down the hill, finishing second fastest, 0.12s behind Tander. [13]

Race

Jamie Whincup (pictured) and Craig Lowndes won the 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 driving a Ford BF Falcon for TeamVodafone Jamie Whincup.jpg
Jamie Whincup (pictured) and Craig Lowndes won the 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 driving a Ford BF Falcon for TeamVodafone

From pole position Garth Tander stalled allowing Steven Richards to lead early. Later Tander was also assigned a ten-second penalty for jumping the start as well. The Penalty was served at the car's first pitstop. Into Griffins Bend on the opening lap Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy touched, giving the Holden slight damage which caused Murphy to pit on lap four. James Courtney raced through to dominate the opening stint. Craig Lowndes gave chase with Will Davison settling in to chase with Max Wilson and Russell Ingall leading the Holden charge while Steven Richards and Rick Kelly (starting Paul Dumbrell's Commodore) slid backwards.

Starting with Jack Perkins on lap 15 cars started to appear in the pits with a failed left rear tyre. Delaminations were to strike the entire field throughout the day, with the cars of Will Davison, Todd Kelly and Lee Holdsworth worst affected of the front runners. Kayne Scott was the first retirement on lap eight, the hastily repaired Team Kiwi Racing Falcon was four-five seconds behind the pace and effectively unraceable. The second retirement was on 40 when Andrew Jones spun the Brad Jones Racing Commodore into the wall at Griffin's Bend. Jones limped the car back to the pits without bothering the safety car. By this stage Rick Kelly was out of contention, with the same sticking throttle that caused the #15 car to crash on Saturday starting to blight the #16 car.

A slowly deflating tyre (originally diagnosed as a damaged anti-roll bar) slowed David Besnard's stint in James Courtney's car allowing Jamie Whincup to assert dominance over the field in the second stint. The first safety car occurred on lap 73, after Todd Kelly spun his Jack Daniel's Racing Commodore across the Chase dumped sandtrap debris across the most delicate corner of the circuit. Marshals worked to clean the corner and get the race quickly back under way. The third safety car was called about 15 laps later when Michael Patrizi spun the Ford Rising Stars Falcon at Murray's Corner. Just after the restart Jonathan Webb put the second Stone Brothers Racing Falcon into the sandtrap at McPhillamy Park after striking the wall exiting the previous corner, becoming the race's third retirement. Lowndes pitted for Whincup's second stint at this point. With a safety car having s recently occurred Whincup was buried, emerging back into the field in 17th position. Will Davison moved into the lead at this point that he would hold until lap 98 when he pitted. Greg Murphy led for a single lap before pitting for Jason Richards, handing the lead to Max Wilson. Wilson lead until the next safety car on lap 106 when he pitted for Brad Jones and Jamie Whincup resumed the lead.

By this stage Mark Skaife had removed the lead Holden Racing Team Commodore from contention, wiping the car's nose across the Forrests Elbow wall. A safety car on lap 128 caused the majority of the field to pit, putting David Besnard back into the lead until his final stop for James Courtney on lap 137. Two rapid safety cars occurred shortly afterwards, first after Lee Holdsworth's Commodore stopped in the Cutting, then at the restart a touch between Craig Baird, who had just been unsettled by another car passing him at Griffin's Bend, and Warren Luff in the second Jim Beam Racing Falcon, put Baird into the wall. Luff was given a drive-through penalty for his part in the incident. Russell Ingall also dropped out at roughly this point with power steering failure.

At the lap 147 restart Lowndes led from Steven Richards and Greg Murphy. Tucked in behind were Max Wilson and James Courtney ahead of Tony D'Alberto, Fabian Coulthard, Warren Luff (about to pit for his penalty), Jason Bright and Luke Youlden. Courtney, on fresh tyres and cut through the pack and on lap 153 ducked under Max Wilson at Forrests Elbow for fourth place. Murphy, while faster than Richards was unable to get by, allowing Lowndes to build a comfortable buffer. On lap 158 Murphy finally moved into second position at Hell Corner and set off after Lowndes. Two laps later, Richards, fading badly on rear tyres was unable to stop Courtney move into third place. The gaps stabilised over the final laps and Lowndes took a two-second victory, earning himself and Jamie Whincup their third consecutive victory, a feat not managed since Peter Brock and Larry Perkins took their third consecutive win in the 1984 James Hardie 1000.

Behind Murphy and Courtney, Steven Richards hung onto fourth position ahead of Max Wilson. Tony D'Alberto spun into the Griffins Bend wall on the second last lap, becoming the races final retirement. Will Davison climbed back into sixth position after a late race tyre delamination had removed him lead battle. Luke Youlden completed a good team result for Ford Performance Racing in seventh ahead of Jack Perkins and Jason Bright. Fabian Coulthard dropped to tenth after having to make a pitstop for fuel with two laps to go. Warren Luff was the final car to complete full race distance in eleventh.

Garth Tander limped home in twelfth place ahead of Mark Noske, Marcus Marshall and Fabrizio Giovanardi. Two of the hardest hit by tyre delaminations, Steve Ellery and Todd Kelly finished 16th and 17th and were the last fit cars home. Ingall limped his car home for some championship points ahead of Patrizi, while Rick Kelly and Dumbrell were classified in 20th position after the team rebuilt the throttle linkages, having lost 34 laps. [14]

The race victory vaulted Whincup back into the championship lead he lost after crashing out of the Hamilton 400 in April. Tander's twelfth-place finish helped to minimise the points loss but dropped to third place behind Mark Winterbottom. [15]

Results

Qualifying

PosNoNameCarTeamLeg 2Leg 1
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:07.1920
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Holden VE Commodore Sprint Gas Racing 2:07.2333
3888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Ford BF Falcon Team Vodafone 2:07.2699
44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard
Ford BF Falcon Jeld-Wen Motorsport 2:07.2972
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:07.3645
618 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
Ford BF Falcon Jim Beam Racing 2:07.4599
716 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds
Holden VE Commodore Autobarn Racing Team 2:07.6094
8111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
Ford BF Falcon Glenfords Racing 2:07.7321
939 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Holden VE Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing 2:07.7974
1014 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
Holden VE Commodore WOW Racing 2:07.8022
1125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow
Ford BF Falcon Fujitsu Racing 2:07.9395
129 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb
Ford BF Falcon SP Tools Racing 2:09.7451
1333 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso
Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:07.9968
1417 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
Ford BF Falcon Jim Beam Racing 2:08.0369
1512 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
Holden VE Commodore Team BOC 2:08.1141
165 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto
Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:08.1676
177 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price
Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 2:08.2226
1811 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty
Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 2:08.4667
192 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:08.5766
20777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Reindler
Ford BF Falcon Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Racing 2:09.4965
2126 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Halliday
Ford BF Falcon Irwin Racing 2:09.6397
2234 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery
Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 2:09.7451
2355 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna
Holden VE Commodore Bottle O Racing 2:09.9264
2488 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Hynes
Ford BF Falcon Team Vodafone 2:09.9779
2551 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood
Holden VE Commodore Sprint Gas Racing 2:10.2930
2667 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Holden VE Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing 2:11.3259
27021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither
Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing No time
Wdn15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 2:07.4401
Wdn50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel
Holden VE Commodore PWR Racing

Top 10 Shootout

PosNoDriverCarTeamTime
Pole1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 2:07.2963
26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 2:07.4206
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Jeld-Wen Motorsport 2:07.7025
416 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore Autobarn Racing Team 2:07.8022
5888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Team Vodafone 2:07.9513
63 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Sprint Gas Racing 2:07.9876
718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Jim Beam Racing 2:08.2511
839 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing 2:08.7800
9111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Glenfords Racing 2:08.8051
1014 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson Holden VE Commodore WOW Racing 2:09.1940

Starting grid

The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:

Inside rowOutside row
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
2
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VE)
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard
416 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly
4
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
HSV Dealer Team
(Holden Commodore VE)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
8883 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
6
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BF)
Tasman Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VE)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
1839 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
8
Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VE)
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
11114 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
10
Paul Cruickshank Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
Brad Jones Racing
(Holden Commodore VE)
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow
259 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb
12
Britek Motorsport
(Ford Falcon BF)
Stone Brothers Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso
3317 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
14
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VE)
Dick Johnson Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto
16
Brad Jones Racing
(Holden Commodore VE)
Ford Performance Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price
711 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty
18
Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VE)
Perkins Engineering
(Holden Commodore VE)
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
2777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Reindler
20
Holden Racing Team
(Holden Commodore VE)
Ford Rising Stars Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)
21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matthew Halliday
2634 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Ellery
22
Britek Motorsport
(Ford Falcon BF)
Garry Rogers Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VE)
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna
5588 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Hynes
24
Rod Nash Racing
(Holden Commodore VE)
Triple Eight Race Engineering
(Ford Falcon BF)
25 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood
5167 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
26
Tasman Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VE)
Paul Morris Motorsport
(Holden Commodore VE)
27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither
021
Team Kiwi Racing
(Ford Falcon BF)

Race

PosNoNameCarTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1888 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Whincup
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Lowndes
Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1616:26:00.42915300
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg Jason Richards
Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Murphy
Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 161+2.49786276
34 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Courtney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Besnard
Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 161+4.58243258
46 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Winterbottom
Flag of New Zealand.svg Steven Richards
Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 161+5.18882240
514 Flag of Brazil.svg Max Wilson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Jones
Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 161+10.323910222
618 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Davison
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Johnson
Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 161+10.95887204
75 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Youlden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Canto
Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 161+21.653016192
811 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Perkins
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Pretty
Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 161+30.839118180
925 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bright
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow
Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 161+32.668011168
10111 Flag of New Zealand.svg Fabian Coulthard
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Davison
Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 161+54.82779156
1117 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Owen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Luff
Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 161+1:44.357414144
121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garth Tander
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Skaife
Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 160+1 lap1138
1351 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Noske
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Wood
Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 160+1 lap25132
1426 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Halliday
Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 160+1 lap21126
1588 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Giovanardi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc Hynes
Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 159+2 laps24120
1634 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Ritter
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ellery
Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 157+4 laps22114
177 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Price
Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 157+4 laps17108
1839 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris
Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 156+5 laps8102
19777 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Patrizi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karl Reindler
Ford BF Falcon Ford Rising Stars Racing 156+5 laps2096
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Dumbrell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Reynolds 1
Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 127+34 laps490
Ret55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony D'Alberto
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Bargwanna
Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 159Crash damage23
Ret2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Craig Baird
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Seton
Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 146Crash19
Ret67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal
Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 140Spun Off26
Ret33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lee Holdsworth
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Caruso
Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 139Engine13
Ret9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane van Gisbergen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonathon Webb
Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 91Crash12
Ret12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron McConville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Jones
Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 40Crash damage15
Ret021 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kayne Scott
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Pither
Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 8Chassis damage27
DNS15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Kelly
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich
Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team Withdrawn
DNS50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Thompson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel
Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing Withdrawn

^1 - David Reynolds practiced the #16 HSV Dealer Team, before stepping aside for Rick Kelly after his car was withdrawn after a crash on Saturday.

Statistics

Fastest race lap: #4 James Courtney - 2:09.2775

Championship standings

After Round 10 of 14, the top five positions in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series were as follows:

PosNoNameTeamPoints
188 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 2316
25 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 2283
31 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 2234
4888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone1923
518 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 1865


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