Its Finally Here, Phillip Island V8 Supercar Grand Finale

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The 2007 V8 Supercar Season is finally drawing to a close, with just 7 points separating the two championship front runners. By five o clock on Sunday night the winner will be known and another season of action packed V8 Supercar Racing over.

Championship Points Going into Round 14:
Jamie Whincup – 569
Garth Tander – 563
Craig Lowndes – 548
Rick Kelly – 521

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Practise Results:

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 38 36 1:33.9659
2 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 42 37 1:34.1620 0:00.1961
3 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 34 30 1:34.4072 0:00.4413
4 200 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 34 32 1:34.4103 0:00.4444
5 33 Valvoline Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 43 41 1:34.4522 0:00.4863
6 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 38 29 1:34.4722 0:00.5063
7 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 30 24 1:34.5767 0:00.6108
8 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 38 38 1:34.6190 0:00.6531
9 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 38 32 1:34.6318 0:00.6659
10 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 39 35 1:34.6880 0:00.7221
11 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 45 40 1:34.7093 0:00.7434
12 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 43 43 1:35.0333 0:01.0674
13 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 37 35 1:35.0430 0:01.0771
14 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 39 37 1:35.1334 0:01.1675
15 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 44 41 1:35.1500 0:01.1841
16 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 41 33 1:35.1506 0:01.1847
17 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 32 25 1:35.1546 0:01.1887
18 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 40 40 1:35.1774 0:01.2115
19 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 37 31 1:35.2801 0:01.3142
20 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 41 32 1:35.4891 0:01.5232
21 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 39 38 1:35.4977 0:01.5318
22 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 25 24 1:35.5244 0:01.5585
23 8 WOW Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 42 39 1:35.5435 0:01.5776
24 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 41 41 1:35.5710 0:01.6051
25 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 32 16 1:35.6295 0:01.6636
26 50 Supercheap Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 35 34 1:35.7077 0:01.7418
27 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 41 40 1:35.8126 0:01.8467
28 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 42 40 1:35.9485 0:01.9826
29 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 45 27 1:35.9558 0:01.9899
30 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 33 32 1:36.3316 0:02.3657
31 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 10 5 1:37.1934 0:03.2275

Taken from V8 Supercars: V8 Supercars - The Official Website of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series


STEWARDS UPDATE 1: hrs Friday 30th November

Matters arising from Practice:

No matters arose.

Taken from CAMS: CAMS

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Qualifying Results:

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Fastest Lap Fastest Lap Time Gap
1 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 20 20 1:33.7596
2 200 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 15 13 1:33.9540 0:00.1944
3 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 17 17 1:34.0249 0:00.2653
4 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 16 14 1:34.0783 0:00.3187
5 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 16 15 1:34.1079 0:00.3483
6 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 18 18 1:34.2485 0:00.4889
7 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 14 13 1:34.3521 0:00.5925
8 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 19 18 1:34.3923 0:00.6327
9 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 16 15 1:34.6338 0:00.8742
10 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 23 21 1:34.8872 0:01.1276
11 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 12 12 1:34.8119 0:01.0523
12 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 13 10 1:34.8300 0:01.0704
13 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 14 13 1:34.8861 0:01.1265
14 33 Valvoline Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 11 10 1:34.9065 0:01.1469
15 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 9 8 1:34.9796 0:01.2200
16 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 15 14 1:35.3207 0:01.5611
17 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 16 16 1:35.4777 0:01.7181
18 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 15 15 1:35.5867 0:01.8271
19 8 WOW Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 15 15 1:35.7951 0:02.0355
20 50 Supercheap Auto Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 14 14 1:35.9508 0:02.1912
21 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 8 7 1:35.8865 0:02.1269
22 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 7 7 1:35.8872 0:02.1276
23 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 7 6 1:35.8892 0:02.1296
24 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 8 8 1:35.9589 0:02.1993
25 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 8 7 1:36.0704 0:02.3108
26 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 8 7 1:36.0862 0:02.3266
27 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 7 6 1:36.0957 0:02.3361
28 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 8 8 1:36.1683 0:02.4087
29 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 8 3 1:36.2500 0:02.4904
30 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 8 8 1:36.2763 0:02.5167
31 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 7 6 1:36.5715 0:02.8119

Taken from V8 Supercars: V8 Supercars - The Official Website of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series


STEWARDS UPDATE 2: 1330hrs Saturday 1st December

Matters arising from Qualifying:

The Stewards imposed a Fine of $200 on Craig Lowndes Car #888 for exceeding the Pitlane speed limit.

No other matters arose during the 3 Legs of Qualifying.

Taken from CAMS: CAMS

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Race 1 Results:

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 27 44:22.8901 18 1:36.1561
2 200 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 27 44:25.0081 11 1:36.0084
3 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 27 44:30.2066 10 1:36.3922
4 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 27 44:31.1292 8 1:36.2632
5 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 27 44:31.9938 11 1:36.3255
6 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 27 44:37.5393 9 1:36.3266
7 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 27 44:38.0844 9 1:36.2382
8 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 27 44:38.3849 8 1:36.4246
9 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 27 44:39.2158 14 1:36.6378
10 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 27 44:40.5244 9 1:36.4165
11 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 27 44:40.7724 9 1:36.2026
12 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 27 44:49.2402 4 1:36.6207
13 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 27 44:49.5746 15 1:36.9003
14 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 27 44:52.9996 9 1:36.5841
15 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 27 44:54.8540 9 1:37.1813
16 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 27 44:56.6239 15 1:36.9931
17 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 27 44:56.9721 8 1:36.1619
18 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 27 45:00.8395 13 1:37.0438
19 8 WOW Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 27 45:02.4155 10 1:37.5106
20 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 27 45:03.4082 8 1:37.4043
21 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 27 45:06.5586 11 1:37.2626
22 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 27 45:11.6344 11 1:37.2461
23 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 27 45:13.7269 13 1:37.2530
24 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 27 45:18.1815 17 1:37.4588
25 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 27 45:19.8692 16 1:37.0432
26 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 27 45:24.0657 22 1:37.8523
27 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 27 45:52.2962 16 1:36.1885
28 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 27 45:57.0551 14 1:37.3093
DNF 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 12 35:12.7448 5 1:37.3085
DNF 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 7 13:43.0249 6 1:38.1471
DNF 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 6 9:54.6552 5 1:37.0255

Taken From V8 Supercars: V8 Supercars - The Official Website of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series

Championship points after Race 1:
Garth Tander - 586
Jamie Whincup - 586
Craig Lowndes - 563
Rick Kelly (No longer championship contender) - 534


STEWARDS UPDATE 3: 1830hrs Saturday 1st December

Matters arising from Race 1:

The Mechanical Black Flag was displayed to:
Steven Richards Car#6 for loose rear bodywork.
John Bowe Car#111 for inoperative brake lights.
Steven Richards Car#6 (second occasion) for loose rear bodywork.

The Bad Sportsmanship Flag was displayed to:
Craig Lowndes Car#888 for blocking.

The IPO investigated:
Contact between Max Wilson Car#8 and Paul Morris Car#67 at Turn 10. No breach of the Rules was established
Contact between John Bowe Car#111 and Marcus Marshall Car#11 at Turn 4. No breach of the Rules was established.
The Stewards imposed a Fine of $400 on Paul Morris Car#67 for exceeding the Pitlane speed limit.

Taken from CAMS: CAMS

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Race 2 Results:

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 27 46:07.8509 12 1:36.9387
2 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 27 46:08.1298 12 1:36.9074
3 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 27 46:08.6511 13 1:37.0401
4 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 27 46:09.0941 9 1:36.7754
5 200 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 27 46:12.6588 13 1:37.2432
6 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 27 46:13.0614 13 1:37.1314
7 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 27 46:18.7687 8 1:37.0327
8 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 27 46:19.1030 14 1:37.0525
9 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 27 46:19.6450 10 1:37.1755
10 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 27 46:19.9455 8 1:36.9561
11 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 27 46:26.8353 8 1:37.5723
12 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 27 46:27.3442 14 1:37.1590
13 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 27 46:30.9278 8 1:37.3927
14 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 27 46:35.1423 10 1:37.5429
15 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 27 46:35.4211 13 1:37.6363
16 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 27 46:35.7855 14 1:37.6063
17 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 27 46:38.2481 8 1:37.7276
18 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 27 46:38.8230 14 1:37.5519
19 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 27 46:39.1704 12 1:37.5783
20 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 27 46:42.4272 15 1:37.7209
21 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 27 46:44.6774 11 1:37.8692
22 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 27 46:46.4829 21 1:38.4309
23 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 27 46:49.6115 16 1:38.2187
24 8 WOW Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 27 46:50.8015 12 1:37.8273
25 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 27 46:51.2255 18 1:38.4683
26 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 27 46:59.9053 14 1:36.9033
DNF 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 19 46:53.9362 12 1:37.7294
DNF 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 11 20:24.0100 8 1:38.2881
DNF 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 9 17:09.2102 3 1:38.3610
DNF 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 9 18:25.5485 3 1:40.3839
DNF 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 2 3:30.7435 2 1:39.7687

Taken from V8 Supercars: V8 Supercars - The Official Website of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series


STEWARDS UPDATE 4: 1330hrs Sunday 2nd December

Matters arising from Race 2:

The Bad Sportsmanship Flag was displayed to:
James Courtney Car#4 for blocking.
Mark Skaife Car#200 for blocking.

The following matters were investigated:
R Kelly Car#1 moving across the path of M Winterbottom Car#5 at the Start. No breach of the Rules.
M Winterbottom Car#5 exiting Pitlane after his CPS. No breach of the Rules.
An incident involving J Bright Car#25 and D Canto Car#34 at Turn 10 on the last lap. No breach of the Rules.

Taken from CAMS: CAMS

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TWO POINTS IN IT!!!!! What a final race, was a bit on the edge of the seat there for a minute but once again HOLDEN IS ON TOP!

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Race 3 Results:

Pos Car Entrant Driver Vehicle Laps Race Time Fastest Lap Fastest Time
1 22 Holden Racing Team Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 27 44:28.2813 5 1:36.2130
2 88 Team Vodafone Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 27 44:29.1138 8 1:36.0169
3 888 Team Vodafone Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 27 44:30.5569 4 1:36.4558
4 16 Toll HSV Dealer Team Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 27 44:32.5814 5 1:36.4267
5 5 Ford Performance Racing Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 27 44:38.0669 9 1:36.7080
6 4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 27 44:38.5797 9 1:36.6769
7 200 Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 27 44:39.0967 4 1:36.6097
8 18 Jim Beam Racing Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 27 44:40.2386 9 1:36.8715
9 6 Ford Performance Racing Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 27 44:42.8701 7 1:36.4258
10 1 Toll HSV Dealer Team Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 27 44:45.6277 9 1:36.6882
11 33 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE 27 44:46.0603 9 1:36.6135
12 25 Fujitsu Racing Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 27 44:47.4967 19 1:36.6805
13 67 Team Sirromet Wines Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 27 44:59.8323 18 1:36.6486
14 34 Valvoline Cummins Race Team Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 27 45:00.3725 13 1:36.9407
15 8 WOW Racing Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 27 45:05.1952 9 1:37.4016
16 10 WPS Racing Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 27 45:07.6356 8 1:37.1902
17 021 Team Kiwi Racing Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon BF 27 45:08.0846 13 1:36.9125
18 50 Supercheap Auto Racing Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE 27 45:08.3806 20 1:37.3286
19 20 Supercheap Auto Racing Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 27 45:13.4618 14 1:37.3936
20 12 Team BOC Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 27 45:14.1173 15 1:37.4192
21 39 Team Sirromet Wines Owen Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 27 45:14.5508 7 1:37.6288
22 51 Tasman Motorsport Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 27 45:16.2149 8 1:37.0219
23 111 Glenfords Racing John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 27 45:17.7434 9 1:37.4339
24 26 IRWIN Racing Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 27 45:25.6477 10 1:37.6177
25 11 Jack Daniel's Racing Marcus Marshall Holden Commodore VE 27 45:27.6524 17 1:37.6825
26 9 Caltex Racing Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 27 46:05.2357 10 1:36.5354
27 17 Jim Beam Racing Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 27 46:11.1864 19 1:36.9939
28 7 Jack Daniel's Racing Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 26 45:09.4900 14 1:37.4754
DNF 55 Autobarn Racing Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 19 32:24.0898 13 1:37.0483
DNF 3 Tasman Motorsport Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 7 11:37.9371 5 1:36.2840
DNF 14 Team BOC Simon Wills Ford Falcon BF 2 3:34.0958 2 1:40.0225

Taken from V8 Supercars: V8 Supercars - The Official Website of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series

Final Championship Points:
Garth Tander - 625
Jamie Whincup - 623
Craig Lowndes - 592
Rick Kelly - 552

Taken from V8 Supercars: V8 Supercars - The Official Website of the Australian V8 Supercars Championship Series


STEWARDS UPDATE 5 FINAL: 1830hrs Sunday 2nd December

Matters arising from Race 3:

The Stewards imposed a PLP on Russell Ingall Car #9 for a driving infringement on
Greg Murphy Car #51.

Following investigations, no breach of rules was established in the following incidents:
• Contact between Steven Johnson Car #17 and Shane Price Car #7.
• Contact between Paul Morris Car #67 and Dean Canto Car #34.

Taken from CAMS - CAMS

[Full Spectrum]

I'm a Garth Tander fan since i meet him in 2005 at Bathurst...
I thought he should have won last year (Best Driver) And this year noone deserved it more then him clearly the best driver of 2007.
But the **** that went on last year at the end and again it's all back as bad as last year it **** me to death, I can't be bothered talking about it people just don't ****en let up they are so up themselves they can't just simply give credit where it's deserved the man was and is clearly the best driver of the year and if he lost it i'd say get ****ed forsure..

But to sit and read comments from so called adults like i did last year and this year i think they need to get out more and smell the fresh air they got problems it's just a ****en sport it's not life and death it's not like your defending your blood..
I couldn't be more then happy for Garth but i feel some on the other side hate him because he won and that's BS he's a nice bloke he doesn't have a large ego so why people make things up like they do beats the **** out of me, All i can say is my passion for the sport has dropped because of the fools that follow blindly they are not joking they are dead set serious in what they say and believe it's very worrying for them i'd have them committed.

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Mate, I could not have said it better myself.