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Whincup Takes Race One at Oran Park to Claim V8 Supercar Title

Whincup Takes Race One at Oran Park to Claim V8 Supercar Title

Team Vodafone’s Jamie Whincup finally secured at Oran Park the title which he came so close to taking in 2007, and has looked well placed to take this season despite a hiccup early on.

Jason Bright Out To Finish V8 Season On A High

Jason Bright Out To Finish V8 Season On A High

Fujitsu Racing’s Jason Bright has plenty of reasons to finish the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship with a strong result at the final round at Sydney’s Oran Park on 4-7 December.

Jamie Whincup First V8 Title all but Wrapped -up

Jamie Whincup First V8 Title all but Wrapped -up

TeamVodafone’s Jamie Whincup has virtually wrapped up the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship by claiming the penultimate round at Symmons Plains, Tasmania this weekend.

Symmons Plains One-Two for Team Vodafone

Symmons Plains One-Two for Team Vodafone

Championship leader Jamie Whincup kept his nose clean to pull off the win for race two at Symmons Plains this weekend.

Holden's Todd Kelly Wins Race One in Tasmania

Holden’s Todd Kelly Wins Race One in Tasmania

Holden driver Todd Kelly was close to tears after ending his V8 Supercar drought with victory in race one at Symmons Plains in Tasmania - a win he rated second in importance to his Bathurst triumph in 2005.

V8 Supercar Stars Set To Go Karting For Charity

V8 Supercar Stars Set To Go Karting For Charity

A group of V8 Supercar drivers are getting set to go karting for a good cause when they lead the way in the Karting4MS Event to be held at Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway on December 3.

V8 Supercars: Fujitsu Racing Saturday Notes

V8 Supercars: Fujitsu Racing Saturday Notes

Fujitsu Racing’s Jason Bright has battled through to 16th place overall at a dramatic 12th round of the V8Supercar Championship, the Gulf Air Desert 400, in Bahrain.

Jamie Whincup on Desert 400 Pole

Jamie Whincup on Desert 400 Pole

V8 Supercars championship leader Jamie Whincup will start from pole position for the opening race of the Desert 400 in Bahrain.

Craig Lowndes Quickest in Desert 400 Practice

Craig Lowndes Quickest in Desert 400 Practice

Four-time Bathurst champion Craig Lowndes is hoping a strong finish to the season can provide a platform back on to the V8 Supercars Championship podium next year.

Russell Ingall: 2 Goals Met, One to Achieve in Bahrain

Russell Ingall: 2 Goals Met, One to Achieve in Bahrain

When Russell Ingall joined the Supercheap Auto Racing outfit at the start of 2008 he did so with three goals — to finish a round on the podium; to return to serious top five contention; and to win a round of the V8 Supercar Championship.

Jason Bright Aligns Team with Stone Bros Racing

Jason Bright Aligns Team with Stone Bros Racing

In a bold announcement Fujitsu Racing’s Jason Bright has revealed that he will be setting his sights on winning the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series behind the wheel of a Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) prepared Ford Falcon.

Jamie Whincup: Three for Three

Jamie Whincup: Three for Three

Fresh off his Bathurst 1000 win, TeamVodafone’s Jamie Whincup has won the third race of the Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge at Surfers Paradise Sunday.

Jamie Whincup Pulls Surfer's Paradise Double

Jamie Whincup Pulls Surfer’s Paradise Double

Jamie Whincup banked a perfect haul of two wins, extending his V8 Supercar championship lead, from the opening two heats and extinguished a hot challenge from Garth Tander in the Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge at the Gold Coast Indy today.
The result was a mirror image of the opening race yesterday with Mark Winterbottom (Ford [...]

Whinners Wins in thrilling V8 Supercar Race One

Whinners Wins in thrilling V8 Supercar Race One

Jamie Whincup arguably extracted his finest 50 minutes of racing this season to seal the opening leg of the Coffee Club V8 Supercars Challenge on the streets of Surfers Paradise today.
Under immense pressure from Holden Racing Team star Garth Tander, Whincup led from pole to win the 27-lap thriller by 0.26sec.
After taking a comfortable pole [...]

Garth Tander on Surfer's Paradise Front Row

Garth Tander on Surfer’s Paradise Front Row

The Toll Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander has secured a front row start in tomorrow’s first race for the Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge at Surfers Paradise.