V8 Supercar Series
Holden End Endurance Drought
Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander and Mark Skaife have taken victory in the L&H 500 at Phillip Island after a topsy-turvy event, affected by rain and a succession of safety cars late in the race.
Rick Kelly Wins Phillip Island race one
HSV Dealer Team’s Rick Kelly has taken victory in race one of the L&H 500 at Phillip Island, helped by a late-race strategy decision by two key rivals.
A Message from Marcos Ambrose
Marcos Ambrose winning the Nationwide race on Saturday at Watkins Glen was a massive relief and a huge celebration all in one. Coming from the back to get third in the Cup race on Sunday was just as satisfying.
Winton V8 Series Weekend Summaries
Here are the summaries of action from the V8 Series event at Winton Raceway.
Garth Tander Comes up Roses at Winton
Garth Tander went into round eight snarling and came out smiling, snatching back the V8 Supercar championship lead from Mark Winterbottom as disaster struck his Ford rival at Winton.
Will Davison Gain Second V8 Win
Jim Beam Racing’s Will Davison took his second career V8 Supercar victory with a controlled effort in race two at Winton Raceway.
Kelly eleventh, Dumbrell Sixteenth at Winton
In today’s 40 lap Race 1, Kelly got off to a great start picking up three positions in the opening lap, putting him in fifth. Championship leader Mark Winterbottom fell into trouble with a flat tyre allowing Kelly to pick up another position. Winterbottom dropped right down the field to last position.
Garth Tander Leads Winton Practice
Garth Tander threw down the gauntlet to V8 Supercar championship leader Mark Winterbottom, clocking the fastest time in opening practice for round eight at Winton.
Holden’s Tander defied changeable weather conditions to post a time three-tenths of a second faster than Winterbottom’s Ford.
Another Ford driver, Fabian Coulthard, was a surprise third fastest.
After Winterbottom had held on [...]
Winton: SBR Preview
Stone Brothers Racing is ready for a challenge on enemy territory at this weekend’s round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series, the Gold Coast-based team heading to Winton Motor Raceway, the test track for Melbourne-based V8 Supercar teams.
Winton: FPR Preview
Leading the V8 Supercar Championship at the half-way point is more than Mark Winterbottom expected at the beginning of the season, but his fiercest competition is no surprise.
