2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship

The 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship was the second round of the Australian 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 March at Eastern Creek Raceway, in the outer suburbs of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.

2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship
Event Information
Round 2 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date7–9 March 2008
LocationEastern Creek, New South Wales
VenueEastern Creek Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 31 laps 120 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team		 1:32.1080
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team		 50:19.8503
Race 2
Distance 31 laps 120 km
Winner Will Davison
Dick Johnson Racing		 50:13.7164
Race 3
Distance 31 laps 120 km
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing		 1:03:42.6526
Round Results
First
260 pts
Second
244 pts
Third
242 pts

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday 8 March. The Holden Racing Team secured the front row, Garth Tander taking the pole from Mark Skaife. It was Tander first pole position for his new team. Rick Kelly made a 1-2-3 for the extended Walkinshaw Performance operation with series leader Jamie Whincup the leading Ford in fourth place.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday 8 March. After the race both Paul Dumbrell and Paul Morris were both relegated five finishing positions for driving infringements.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday 9 March. Will Davison scores his debut V8 Supercar race win, his first win since the British Formula 3 Championship.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday 9 March. With a sixth-place finish in the third race to back up the second and first from the first two race Will Davison scored his debut round victory, the first for the Jim Beam Racing team since the 2001 Queensland 500. The field was bunched together at the finish after a late race safety car period after a tyre failure caused Steven Richards to crash his Falcon into the barriers at 150 km/h. The car was destroyed and the team had to revert to a spare for the next race, the Grand Prix support event at Albert Park.

Results

Results as follows:[1]

Qualifying
Pos No Name Car Team Part 3 Part 2 Part 1
1 1 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:32.1080
2 2 Mark Skaife Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:32.2926
3 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1:32.4431
4 88 Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:32.5097
5 14 Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:32.7130
6 18 Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:32.7527
7 4 James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:32.7706
8 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:32.8409
9 16 Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1:33.4414
10 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:33.5298
11 888 Craig Lowndes Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:32.9004
12 3 Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:32.9008
13 51 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:32.9631
14 111 Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:33.1648
15 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:33.2059
16 17 Steven Johnson Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:33.2060
17 25 Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:33.2151
18 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1:33.2217
19 6 Steven Richards Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:33.2417
20 11 Shane Price Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1:33.5257
21 12 Andrew Jones Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:33.4211
22 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:33.4562
23 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:33.5276
24 55 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 1:33.6992
25 67 Paul Morris Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:33.7036
26 50 Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 1:34.1044
27 021 Chris Pither Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 1:34.3881
28 26 Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:34.7003

Race 1 Results
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 31 50:19.8503 1 100
2 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 31 +6.4s 6 92
3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +7.2s 4 86
4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 31 +9.4s 3 80
5 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 31 +10.9s 7 74
6 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 +14.0s 2 68
7 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +14.6s 11 64
8 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +15.8s 8 60
9 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 +19.3s 13 56
10 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 31 +19.6s 15 52
11 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +37.3s 22 48
12 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 31 +38.6s 12 46
13 7 Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 31 +41.8s 18 44
14 111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 31 +44.9s 14 42
15 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 31 +47.2s 5 40
16 16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 31 +36.5s 9 38
17 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 31 +47.5s 10 36
18 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +40.2s 25 34
19 11 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 31 +48.5s 20 32
20 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 31 +50.2s 17 30
21 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 31 +50.3s 16 28
22 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 31 +52.8s 21 26
23 55 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 31 +53.8s 24 24
24 50 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 31 +72.4s 26 22
25 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +88.7s 23 20
26 26 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 30 + 1 Lap 28 18
27 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 30 + 1 Lap 19 16
28 021 Chris Pither Team Kiwi Racing 30 + 1 Lap 27 14

Race 2 Results
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 31 50:13.7164 2 100
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 31 +2.6s 10 92
3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +7.8s 7 86
4 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +17.3s 11 80
5 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +17.6s 3 74
6 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 31 +22.2s 4 68
7 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 31 +22.9s 27 64
8 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +25.1s 8 60
9 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 31 +26.2s 1 56
10 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +42.3196s 18 52
11 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 +40.3s 9 48
12 16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 31 +41.5s 16 46
13 7 Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 31 +45.0s 13 44
14 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 +46.1s 6 42
15 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 55 +47.9s 5 40
16 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 31 +49.4s 12 38
17 111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 31 +50.7s 14 36
18 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 31 +51.8s 15 34
19 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 31 +52.0s 21 32
20 55 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 31 +59.6s 23 30
21 11 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 31 +60.4s 19 28
22 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 31 +63.4s 20 26
23 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 31 +64.3s 22 24
24 50 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 31 +66.3s 24 22
25 021 Chris Pither Team Kiwi Racing 31 +83.7s 28 20
26 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +112.0s 25 18
27 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 26 + 5 Laps 17 16
DNF 26 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 29 26

Race 3 Results
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 31 1:03:42.6526 2 100
2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 31 +0.8s 6 92
3 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 31 +2.2s 9 86
4 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +2.4s 5 80
5 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 +2.5s 14 74
6 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 31 +3.6s 1 68
7 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +17.3s 4 64
8 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +4.4s 3 60
9 16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 31 +4.8s 12 56
10 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 +5.2s 11 52
11 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +5.6s 8 48
12 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 31 +6.0s 18 46
13 50 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 31 +7.1s 24 44
14 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +7.5s 25 42
15 7 Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 31 +7.6s 13 40
16 111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 31 +8.6s 17 38
17 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 31 +9.1s 27 36
18 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 31 +9.2s 19 34
19 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 31 +9.6s 16 32
20 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 31 +10.1s 22 30
21 11 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 31 +11.1s 21 28
22 26 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 31 +11.7s 28 26
23 021 Chris Pither Team Kiwi Racing 31 +18.6s 25 24
DNF 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 23 Accident 7
DNF 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 6 23
DNF 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 1 Accident 10
DNF 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 1 Accident 15
DNF 55 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 0 Accident 20

Standings

After round 2 of 14

Pos No Name Team Points
1 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 540
2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 432
3 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 426
4 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 382
5 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 356

References
  1. "Eastern Creek International Raceway 09/03/2008 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 2". National Software. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
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