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Caltex driver tied for V8 championship lead PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 01 December 2007
Caltex-backed title contenders Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes have assured they enter tomorrow’s final two races of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series at Phillip Island still in the hunt, with Whincup now tied for the lead with Garth Tander, and Lowndes only 25 points adrift in third.

With both Caltex-backed TeamVodafone pilots qualifying well, Whincup and Lowndes started third and sixth on the grid respectively before powering through the first of three 27 lap sprint races this afternoon.
Despite a less-than-optimal pit stop for Whincup and late-race contact for Lowndes, both persevered to come home this afternoon in third and fourth respectively – seeing them start tomorrow’s second race side by side on the second row.

While the Triple Eight drivers had their minds on the title, the pilot of the #9 Caltex Racing Falcon Russell Ingall was putting down some strong laps towards a goal of his own.

The 2005 champion and 1997 Phillip Island round winner is focused this weekend on maintaining his running record of having never finished outside the top ten of a V8 Supercar championship since he began competing in 1996.

By finishing eighth in this afternoon’s opening race after qualifying ninth, Ingall has assured that this goal remains in reach after he arrived at the Victorian circuit 11th on the series ladder.

While Ingall put in a solid and issue-free performance, his team-mate James Courtney was forced to work his way back through the field after a spin on the opening lap dropped him down the order.

After starting the race from 11th on the grid, the driver of the #4 Jeld-Wen Falcon eventually crossed the line in 12th.

Today’s first of three sprint races was won by Tander, with Mark Skaife in second.

Tomorrow’s race action kicks off with race two at 11.25am (AEDT) followed by the final hit-out for the championship that afternoon.

CALTEX QUOTEBOARD

Russell Ingall – #9 Caltex Racing Falcon
“We were not too far away today but this place is so much about tyre management - the tyres deteriorate so quickly,” said Ingall.

“Tander is probably the only one out there with a perfect car, maybe Skaife too. The rest of us are just making up the numbers.

“There is a whole pack of cars behind those two that are pretty close. There’s only two-tenths of a second covering the next six cars.

“With a bit of tweaking we should be able to make our tyres last longer and get ourselves up to the Triple Eight cars and pluck away from there.

“It will be a big grand finale for us tomorrow.”

Craig Lowndes - #888 Team Vodafone Ford Falcon
“It wasn’t the most ideal race but we are starting off the second row of the grid tomorrow,” said Lowndes.

“I got an okay start but got caught up in the positioning at the first corner and Garth got around me. I also made a small mistake leaving the pits which cost me track position.

“Once we got past Todd (Kelly) we were able to show our pace but we will make a few changes to setup tonight to ensure we are prepared for a good fight to the end tomorrow."

Jamie Whincup - #888 Team Vodafone Ford Falcon
“It was great to salvage third out of today’s race as we really didn’t have the pace we thought we would,” said Whincup.

“There was no particular part of the track that we struggled with, but the car just didn’t have a nice balance, we will study the information we have tonight and make some changes.

“I will be approaching tomorrow the same as usual and I am excited, it should be a great battle."

James Courtney – #4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport Ford Falcon
“I was hanging behind Winterbottom on the first lap and just got fired off from behind,” said Courtney.

“I took a trip through the grass and ended up pretty close to the back.

“I had to make a bit of a charge through. It was a pretty good race considering the start. We are now almost back where we started.

“Qualifying this morning was a bit disappointing. I got a bit too excited on the final lap and made a mistake; I grabbed the wrong gear out of turn two and it cost us about a tenth-and-a-half and put us out of the ten.

“We’ll have to do quite a bit of tweaking overnight. We will go for a set up that is easier on the tyres, particularly in race three.”

2007 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Dunlop Grand Finale – Round 14 of 14
Phillip Island, Victoria
RESULTS: Race One
1 Garth Tander – 27 laps
2 Mark Skaife
3 Jamie Whincup
4 Craig Lowndes
5 Rick Kelly
6 Todd Kelly
7 Mark Winterbottom
8 Russell Ingall
9 Will Davison
10 Greg Murphy
11 Lee Holdsworth
12 James Courtney
13 Steven Johnson
14 Shane Van Gisbergen
15 Cameron McConville
16 Shane Price
17 Jason Richards
18 Steve Owen
19 Max Wilson
20 Dean Canto
21 Andrew Jones
22 Marcus Marshall
23 Jason Bargwanna
24 Alan G! urr
25 Paul Dumbrell
26 Simon Wills
27 Steven Richards
28 John Bowe
DNF Paul Morris
DNF Owen Kelly
DNF Jason Bright

RESULTS: Qualifying
1 Rick Kelly 1.33.7596
2 Mark Skaife 1.33.9540
3 Jamie Whincup 1.34.0249
4 Todd Kelly 1.34.0783
5 Jason Richards 1.34.1079
6 Craig Lowndes 1.34.2485
7 Garth Tander 1.34.3521
8 Mark Winterbottom 1.34.3923
9 Russell Ingall 1.34.6338
10 Will Davison 1.34.8872
11 James Courtney 1.34.8119
12 Steven Richards 1.34.8300
13 Jason Bright 1.34.8861
14 Lee Holdsworth 1.34.9065
15 Greg Murphy 1.34.9796
16 Shane van Gisbergen 1.35.3207
17 Shane Price 1.35.4777
18 Paul Morris 1.35.5867
19 Max Wilson 1.35.7951
20 Cameron McConville 1.36=2! E1321
21 Steve Owen 1.35.8865
22 Steven Johnso! n 1.35 .8872
23 Andrew Jones 1.35.8892
24 Jason Bargwanna 1.35.9589
25 Marcus Marshall 1.36.0704
26 Dean Canto 1.36.0862
27 John Bowe 1.36.0957
28 Owen Kelly 1.36.1683
29 Paul Dumbrell 1.36.2500
30 Simon Wills 1.36.2763
31 Alan Gurr 1.36.5715

RESULTS: Practice
1 Mark Winterbottom 1.33.9659
2 Garth Tander 1.34.1620
3 Todd Kelly 1.34.4072
4 Mark Skaife 1.34.4103
5 Lee Holdsworth 1.34.4522
6 Craig Lowndes 1.34.4722
7 Greg Murphy 1.34.5767
8 Rick Kelly 1.34.6190
9 Jamie Whincup 1.34.6318
10 Russell Ingall 1.34.6880
11 Steven Richards 1.34.7093
12 Shane van Gisbergen 1.35.0333
13 Jason Bright 1.35.0430
14 Steve Owen 1.35.1334
15 Will Davison 1.35.1500
16 Shane Price 1.35.1506
17 James Courtney 1.35.1546 18 Andrew Jones 1.35.1774
19 Jason Richards 1.35.2801
20 Marcus Marshall 1.35.4891
21 Simon Wills 1.35.4977
22 Paul Dumbrell 1.35.5244
23 Max Wilson 1.35.5435
24 Dean Canto 1.35.5710
25 Steve Johnson 1.35.6295
26 Cameron McConville 1.35.7077
27 Owen Kelly 1.35.8126
28 Alan Gurr 1.35.9485
29 Jason Bargwanna 1.35.9558
30 John Bowe 1.36.3316
31 Paul Morris 1.37.1934

2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series Round Winners
Rd 1 - Adelaide, SA - Todd Kelly (Holden)
Rd 2 - Perth, WA - Garth Tander (Holden)
Rd 3 - Pukekohe, NZ - Rick Kelly (Holden)
Rd 4 - Winton, Vic - Jamie Whincup (Ford)
Rd 5 - Eastern Creek, NSW - Mark Skaife (Holden)
Rd 6 - Darwin, NT - Craig Lowndes (Ford)
Rd 7 - Ipswich, QLD - Garth Tander (Holden)
Rd 8 – Oran Park, NSW – Lee Holdsworth (Holden)!
Rd 9 – Sandown, Vic – Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup ! (Ford)
Rd 10 – Bathurst, NSW – Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup (Ford)
Rd 11 – Gold Coast, QLD – Garth Tander (Holden)
Rd 12 – Bahrain, UAE – Mark Winterbottom (Ford)
Rd 13 – Launceston, Tas – Jamie Whincup (Ford)

2007 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Championship Standings – After Round 13 of 14
1 Jamie Whincup 569
2 Garth Tander 562
3 Craig Lowndes 548
4 Rick Kelly 521
5 Mark Winterbottom 381
6 Steven Richards 366
7 Mark Skaife 335
8 James Courtney 331
9 Todd Kelly 325
10 Will Davison 315
11 Russell Ingall 301
12 Steven Johnson 294
13 Greg Murphy 238
14 Jason Richards 235
15 Lee Holdsworth 189
16 Dean Canto 122
17 Jason Bargwanna 109
18 Max Wilson 108
19 Steve Owen 103
20 Paul Radisich 96
21 Paul Dumbrell 69
22 Paul Morris 66
23 Jason Bright! 64
24 Owen Kelly 63
25 Richard Lyons 63
26 Allan Simonsen 63
27 David Besnard 60
28 Tony D'Alberto 54
29 Paul Weel 51
30 John Bowe 47
31 Craig Baird 45
32 Nathan Pretty 45
33 Mathew Halliday 42
34 Luke Youlden 33
35 Cameron McConville 33
36 Alex Davison 30
37 Andrew Thompson 30
38 Glenn Seton 30
39 Shane Price 30
40 Cameron McLean 27
41 Greg Ritter 27
42 Jonathon Webb 24
43 Andrew Jones 19
44 Shane Van Gisbergen 17
45 Tony Longhurst 12
46 Simon Wills 12
47 Fabian Coulthard 8
48 Steve Ellery 6
49 Michael Caruso 6
50 Grant Denyer 6

2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series Team’s Standings
After Round 13 of 14
1. Toll HSV Dealer Team 1083
2. Team Vodafone 1036
3. Ford Performance Racing 735
4. Holden Racing Team 700
5. Stone Brothers Racing 632
6. Jim Beam Racing 588
7. Tasman Motorsport 419
8. Garry Rogers Motorsport 299
9. WPS/WOW Racing 190
10. Autobarn Racing 103
11. Supercheap Auto Racing 102
12. Team Sirromet Wines 74
13. Fujitsu Racing 74
14. Team Kiwi Racing 53
15. Glenfords Racing 47
16. Jack Daniel’s Racing 42
17. Team BOC 31

RACE SCHEDULE
Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Times
Saturday 1 December
11:40am – 12:35pm - Qualifying
3:45pm – Race One (27 laps)

Sunday 2 December
11:25am – Race Two (27 laps)
4:00pm – Race Three (27 laps)

NB: Queensland times are one hour earlie! r. SA and NT are 30 minutes earlier. WA times are two hours earlier.

AUSTRALIAN TV SCHEDULE
Seven Network – Check Local Guides
Saturday 1 December 2007
2:00pm – 5:30pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth)
1:30pm – 5:00pm (Brisbane)
Sunday 2 December 2007
2:00pm – 5:30pm (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth)
 
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