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Steven Richards

#6 Castrol FPR Falcon

“I could see the incident with [James] Courtney and [Fabian] Coulthard coming and got a better run to go up the inside. I’d actually lined them up and the fact that they ran into each other just helped me out.

“I was fairly happy when the safety car came out towards the end of the race. I thought it would close the pack up and give me a good run but then I counted seven Commodores until Steven Johnson in the first Ford ahead of me so I thought there was no way I was going to catch him and improve my starting place for tomorrow. On the restart I just kept out of trouble and then a few laps later a car speared off and it was Johnson, which handed me another couple of spots for tomorrow’s grid.

“The car is very good; it’s cruising around at a pace. I’ve got to get a good start tomorrow and keep the ball rolling.”

Mark Winterbottom

#5 Orrcon Ford Credit FPR Falcon

“It was a good race; [Will] Davison was holding me up massively but I’ll get him tomorrow! He was defending quite hard and you’re not going to damage the car for ego. If it were a normal round you’d be a bit more forceful but all we need to do now is polish it, put some new wheels on and set off again!

“We’ve got on the podium and it’s a good result. Tomorrow we fight again and hopefully get some more points for the Ford team.”

Tim Edwards

Team Principal

“We’re very pleased with that result. It was a good steady drive from both Frosty and Steve. The temptation was to go for broke but they sensibly looked after the car and put themselves in a good position for tomorrow’s third and final race.”

Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge

RACE 2

1.      Garth Tander, Holden Commodore VE

2.      Will Davison, Ford Falcon BF

3.      Mark Winterbottom, Orrcon Ford Credit FPR Falcon

4.      Rick Kelly, Holden Commodore VE

5.      Jamie Whincup, Ford Falcon BF

6.      Mark Skaife, Holden Commodore VE

7.      Cameron McConville, Holden Commodore VE

12.       Steven Richards, Castrol Ford Falcon