CALTEX QUOTEBOARD Russell Ingall - #9 Caltex Racing Ford Falcon “It never ceases to amaze me in this category how the slightest change in the car that affects it by a tenth of a second over a lap can be the difference between winning and losing, ” said Ingall.
“That’s how fine the line has become in V8 Supercar racing. That’s the current climate and all the teams are finding it the same. “We need to put that tenth back in the car to get back up with the front runners. “At the moment, the first three rounds have come down to whoever has been able to click on to that little bit extra. “We will get there; it’s just a matter of when, not if. ”
Craig Lowndes - #888 Team Vodafone Ford Falcon “We struggled early in the race with rear grip, ” said Lowndes. “I altered the rear bar but went the wrong way and it didn’t give me what I was looking for, ” said Lowndes.
“The boys did a fantastic pitstop and we gained two positions but unfortunately we couldn’t capitalise on these gains as I went off at the hairpin and back to 15th. From there I was only able to gain one position.
“The car definitely felt better towards the end of the race through a combination of bar and brake adjustments but we will need to improve it a bit more for tomorrow’s two races. ”
Jamie Whincup - #88 Team Vodafone Ford Falcon “Today’s race went better than we had planned, ” said Whincup. “We had originally set ourselves a goal of finishing in the top six so to come away with fourth is fantastic, ” said Whincup.
“We had good overall car speed especially towards the end of the race which allowed me to pass Steven Richards with eight laps to go.
“Tonight we will work on finding a bit more front grip to give me some assistance in exiting the hairpin.
“We have a good starting position for tomorrow and if I can maintain top five finishes in both races I have a good chance of making up some championship places. ”
James Courtney - #4 Jeld-Wen Motorsport Ford Falcon “We had a reasonable run in qualifying today to end up seventh fastest, ” said Courtney.
“Unfortunately we had a vibration with our second set of tyres which left us with only two sets that were usable. We just didn’t have the rubber to improve in the last leg.
“I got a good start off the line in the race and got (Mark) Skaife. The JELD-WEN Falcon had good speed and I was mixing it with Jamie (Whincup) until the pit stops started.
“We had a slow stop due to a problem with the wheel nut on the right rear and when we exited the pits we were right in the middle of a bunch of cars and couldn’t really use the new tyres to our advantage.
“We clawed back some positions late in the race to stay inside the top ten so we are confident that we can continue to improve on that tomorrow. ”
Championship Points
After race one of round three
1. Rick Kelly (Holden) – 132
2. Garth Tander (Holden) – 126
3. Todd Kelly (Holden) – 97
4. Mark Skaife (Holden) – 83
5. Steven Johnson (Ford) – 78
6. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) – 73
7. Jamie Whincup (Ford) – 71
8. James Courtney (Ford) – 70
9. Russell Ingall (Ford) – 58
10. Will Davison (Ford) – 56
11. Craig Lowndes (Ford) - 53
12. Steven Richards (Ford) - 50
13. Greg Murphy (Holden) - 47
14. Lee Holdsworth (Holden) - 32
15. Jason Richards (Holden) - 25
16. Jason Bright (Ford) - 17
17. Dean Canto (Holden) - 8
18. Paul Radisich (Ford) - 8
19. Steve Owen (Holden) - 5
20. Max Wilson (Ford) - 4
21. Paul Morris (Holden) - 4
22. Shane Price (Holden) - 4
23. Jason Bargwanna (Ford) - 3
24. Cameron McConville (Holden) - 3
25. John Bowe (Ford) - 3
26. Fabian Coulthard (Holden) - 2
Race One Results
1. Garth Tander – 43 laps
2. Mark Winterbottom
3. Rick Kelly
4. Jamie Whincup
5. Steve Richards
6. Todd Kelly
7. Jason Richards
8. Russell Ingall
9. James Courtney
10. Mark Skaife
11. Will Davison
12. Greg Mutphy
13. Steven Johnson
14. Craig Lowndes
15. Paul Radisish
16. Max Wilson
17. Lee Holdsworth
18. Cameron McConville
19. Steve Owen
20. Jason Bargwanna
21. John Bowe
22. Fabian Coulthard
23. Paul Dumbrell
24. Shane Price – 42 laps
25. Dean Canto – 40 laps
26. Andrew Jones – 37 laps
DNF Paul Morris – 31 laps
DNF Alan Gurr – 21 laps
DNF Brad Jones – 20 laps
DNF Jason Bright – 14 laps
Qualifying Results
1. Mark Winterbottom 55.6704
2. Garth Tander 55.7472
3. Steve Richards 55.7829
4. Rick Kelly 55.8038
5. Jamie Whincup 55.8338
6. Mark Skaife 55.8914
7. James Courtney 55.9017
8. Craig Lowndes 55.9271
9. Russell Ingall 56.0126
10. Todd Kelly 56.0329
11. Jason Richards 56.1738
12. Greg Murphy 56.2010
13. Will Davison 56.2116
14. Steve Johnson 56.2429
15. Paul Radisich 56.2550
16. Steve Owen 56.4472
17. John Bowe 56.4827
18. Jason Bright 56.4952
19. Lee Holdsworth 56.5121
20. Paul Dumbrell 56.5823
21. Cameron McConville 56.7534
22. Dean Canto 56.7572
23. Max Wilson 56.8609
24. Fabian Coulthard 56.8658
25. Andrew Jones 56.9623
26. Jason Bargwanna 57.0628
27. Shane Price 57.1221
28. Brad Jones 57.5039
29. Alan Gurr 57.6683
30. Paul Morris 57.8552
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