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V8 championship second and third for Caltex PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 02 December 2007
Caltex-backed drivers Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes have claimed second andwhincupleadslowndesthumb.jpg third for the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series with hard-fought performances in the final two races of round 14 at Phillip Island, Victoria, today.

Both Caltex-backed TeamVodafone Falcons entered this morning’s race in the title hunt with Whincup tied for the lead with Garth Tander. Solid performances from both pilots saw them cross the line third and sixth, unfortunately resulting in Lowndes falling out of the points chase for the title. Whincup’s result saw him start the final race on the second row behind Tander and Holden-pilot Todd Kelly, with the fight set to come down to the wire – the championship ultimately coming to rest on one position.

As the closing laps wound down, Kelly led with Whincup in second, Tander third and Lowndes fourth, with Whincup needing to take the lead from Kelly and for Tander to slip to fourth for the Ford-pilot to take the championship.

Lowndes overtook Tander with two laps remaining, however with Whincup having pushed his rear tyres to the limit to catch Kelly he was unable to launch a challenge instead taking second for the race, third for the round and runner-up for the championship.

Lowndes and his Caltex-backed #888 TeamVodafone Falcon crossed the line in third, handing him fourth for the round and third in the chase for the title.

While the Caltex-backed TeamVodafone Falcons had their eye on the ultimate prize, the pilot of the #9 Caltex Racing Falcon Russell Ingall was taking part in a battle of his own.

Unfortunately for the 2005 Champion and 1997 Phillip Island round winner, Ingall was unable to reach his goal of continuing his running record of finishing in the top ten of every V8 Supercar Championship Series since he started competing in 1997, with a drive through penalty throwing a large spanner in the works of his plans.

Strong early race performances saw ‘The Enforcer’ looking likely to finish in the top half of the time sheets after finishing eighth in yesterday’s opening race, however it just wasn’t to be with today’s runs seeing him finish 19th and 26th respectively.

Most frustrating for the driver, for whom this weekend is his last with the Stone Brothers Racing and Ford outfits, was the drive through penalty he was served with ten laps remaining in the final stint for contact with Greg Murphy, which saw him sent to the rear of the field and effectively ended his race.

Despite the race results, Ingall’s performance allowed him to finish 13th for the round and 11th for the series, just 32 points shy of a spot in the top ten.

While Ingall persevered, his team-mate James Courtney was making up for lost time with the pilot of the #4 Jeld-Wen Falcon continuing the fighting spirit which was brought out by an early race one spin yesterday.

Forced to fight his way back through the field then to cross the line in 12th, Courtney continued the trend today to come home seventh and sixth in today’s closing races to finish eighth for the round and ninth for the series.

Garth Tander was announced the victor of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series with 625 points and also the winner of the round on 63 points, followed by Todd Kelly and Whincup.

The teams will now take a short break before preparations begin for the opening round of the 2008 championship, the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, will be held on February 21 – 24.

This weekend's finale round also marked the end of Caltex's association with V8 Supercars, with the sponsor in that time seeing five consecutive titles challenged for and three won - with Marcos Ambrose in 2003 and 2004 and Russell Ingall in 2005 holding the ultimate trophy high.

“Today was the end of an era for Caltex and what a fantastic ride it has been," said Liz Whiteway, National Manager Brand and Communications for Caltex.

“We have to thank Stone Brothers Racing for their professionalism and friendship over the past seven years in the sport. Obviously the highlight from a competition perspective was Russell's championship in the Caltex Falcon in 2005.

“We also had a fantastic result with Marcos (Ambrose) winning Championships in 2003 and 2004 in Havoline lubricated and backed-cars.

“In more recent years we have enjoyed a relationship as a support sponsor of Triple Eight Race Engineering and have seen the team's cars win the last two Bathurst 1000s with our lubricants.

“As they say nothing lasts forever but we have some terrific memories and achievements we can be proud of and friendships which will continue on.

“We wish Stone Brothers Racing and Triple Eight Race Engineering all the best in coming seasons and we will watch their performances with interest.”

CALTEX QUOTEBOARD

Russell Ingall – #9 Caltex Racing Falcon
“Today’s result was not how I hoped to finish my five years at Stone Brothers Racing," said Ingall.

“But I had nothing to lose and was out there having a go. That’s how I have always approached racing.

“I’ve had a great innings with SBR and I will never forget winning the Championship with them.

“I’ve really appreciated all the effort from everyone over this year and for the past five years. Now I look forward to the future to see what that brings.”

Craig Lowndes - #888 Team Vodafone Ford Falcon
“We did all we could today but in the end we fell short,” said Lowndes.

“We played a fair fight and pushed hard but just couldn’t do enough to get the title for Jamie.

“I’m disappointed but still very proud of the team and what we have achieved this season.”

Jamie Whincup - #888 Team Vodafone Ford Falcon
“It was a fantastic year for our team,” said Whincup.

“It was a great team effort and I am proud of everyone in our organisation.

“We were beaten by a better guy on the day but we have come a long way this year and next year will be another great challenge.”

James Courtney – #4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport Ford Falcon
“We finished inside the top ten in the Championship this year which was the general aim, but we were not in the top three as we thought that we should be so we haven’t achieved our goals," said Courtney.

“On the positive side, we do know what we need to work on to get up there.

“We will come out with guns blazing in the new year and hopefully kick off with another pole position at the Clipsal 500 and get that first race win.”

2007 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
Dunlop Grand Finale – Round 14 of 14
Phillip Island, Victoria
RESULTS: 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series
1 Garth Tander – 625 points
2 Jamie Whincup - 623
3 Craig Lowndes - 592
4 Rick Kelly - 552
5 Mark Winterbottom - 420
6 Todd Kelly - 381
7 Steven Richards - 380
8 Mark Skaife - 379
9 James Courtney - 359
10 Will Davison - 343
11 Russell Ingall - 311
12 Steven Johnson - 304
13 Greg Murphy - 250
14 Jason Richards - 235
15 Lee Holdsworth - 209
16 Dean Canto - 125
17 Max Wilson - 110
18 Jason Bargwanna - 109
19 Steve Owen - 103
20 Paul Radisich - 96
21 Jason Bright - 71
22 Paul Morris - 70
23 Paul Dumbrell - 69
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 Cameron McConville - 35
35 Luke Youlden - 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 Shane Van Gisbergen - 23
44 Andrew Jones - 19
45 Tony Longhurst - 12
46 Simon Wills - 12
47 Fabian Coulthard - 8
48 Steve Ellery - 6
49 Michael Caruso - 6
50 Grant Denyer - 6

RESULTS: 2007 V8 Supercar Team’s Championship
1 Toll HSV Dealer Team - 1177 points
2 Team Vodafone - 1134
3 Holden Racing Team - 800
4 Ford P! erformance Racing - 788
5 Stone Brothers Racing - 670 6 Ji m Beam Racing - 626
7 Tasman Motorsport - 431
8 Garry Rogers Motorsport - 322
9 WPS/WOW Racing - 192
10 Supercheap Auto Racing - 104
11 Autobarn Racing - 103
12 Team Sirromet Wines - 78
13 Fujitsu Racing - 73
14 Team Kiwi Racing - 59
15 Glenfords Racing - 47
16 Jack Daniel’s Racing - 42
17 Team BOC - 31

RESULTS: Round Points
1 Garth Tander – 63 points
2 Todd Kelly - 56
3 Jamie Whincup - 54
4 Craig Lowndes - 44
5 Mark Skaife - 44
6 Mark Winterbottom - 39
7 Rick Kelly - 31
8 James Courtney - 28
9 Will Davison - 28
10 Lee Holdsworth - 20
11 Steven Richards - 14
12 Greg Murphy - 12
13 Russell Ingall - 10
14 Steven Johnson - 10
15 Jason Bright - 7
16 Shane Van Gisbergen - 6
17 Paul Morris - 4
18 Dean ! Canto - 3
19 Max Wilson - 2
20 Cameron McConville – 0
21 Jason Bargwanna
22 Paul Dumbrell
23 Andrew Jones
24 Owen Kelly
25 John Bowe
26 Alan Gurr
27 Marcus Marshall
28 Shane Price
29 Steve Owen
30 Jason Richards
31 Simon Wills

RESULTS: Race Three
1 Todd Kelly – 27 laps
2 Jamie Whincup
3 Craig Lowndes
4 Garth Tander
5 Mark Winterbottom
6 James Courtney
7 Mark Skaife
8 Will Davison
9 Steven Richards
10 Rick Kelly
11 Lee Holdsworth
12 Jason Bright
13 Paul Morris
14 Dean Canto
15 Max Wilson
16 John Bowe
17 Shane van Gisbergen
18 Cameron McConville
19 Paul Dumbrell
20 Andrew Jones
21 Owen Kelly
22 Greg Murphy
23 John Bowe
24 Alan Gurr
25 Marcus Marshall!
26 Russell Ingall – 26 laps
27 Steven Johnson 28 Shane Price
DNF Steve Owen
DNF Jason Richards
DNF Simon Wills

RESULTS: Race Two
1 Garth Tander
2 Todd Kelly
3 Jamie Whincup
4 Mark Winterbottom
5 Mark Skaife
6 Craig Lowndes
7 James Courtney
8 Rick Kelly
9 Will Davison
10 Lee Holdsworth
11 Steven Johnson
12 Steven Richards
13 Greg Murphy
14 Shane Van Gisbergen
15 Jason Bright
16 Dean Canto
17 Shane Price
18 Jason Bargwanna
19 Russell Ingall
20 Marcus Marshall
21 Steve Owen
22 Owen Kelly
23 Alan Gurr
24 Max Wilson
25 John Bowe
26 Jason Richards
DNF Paul Morris
DNF Simon Wills !
DNF Cameron McConville
DNF Paul Dumbrell
DNF Andrew Jones

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 Gurr
25 Paul Dumbrell
26 Simon Wills
27 Steven Richards
28! John Bowe
DNF Paul Morris
DNF Ow! en 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 1.36.1321
21 Steve Owen 1.35.8865
22 Steven Johnson 1.35.8872
23 Andrew Jones 1.35.8892
24 Jason Bargwanna 1.35.9589
25 Marcus Marshall 1.36=! 2E0704
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=! 2E5244 < br>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 Tand! er (Holden)
Rd 12 – Bahrain, UAE – Mark Winterbottom (Ford)
Rd 13 – Launceston, Tas – Jamie Whincup (Ford)
Rd 14 – Phillip Island, Vic – Garth Tander (Holden)
 
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