2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship
The 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship was the second round of the Australian 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 March at Eastern Creek Raceway, in the outer suburbs of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.
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Round 2 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
Date | 7–9 March 2008 | |||||||||||||
Location | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
Venue | Eastern Creek Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday 8 March. The Holden Racing Team secured the front row, Garth Tander taking the pole from Mark Skaife. It was Tander first pole position for his new team. Rick Kelly made a 1-2-3 for the extended Walkinshaw Performance operation with series leader Jamie Whincup the leading Ford in fourth place.
Race 1
Race 1 was held on Saturday 8 March. After the race both Paul Dumbrell and Paul Morris were both relegated five finishing positions for driving infringements.
Race 2
Race 2 was held on Sunday 9 March. Will Davison scores his debut V8 Supercar race win, his first win since the British Formula 3 Championship.
Race 3
Race 3 was held on Sunday 9 March. With a sixth-place finish in the third race to back up the second and first from the first two race Will Davison scored his debut round victory, the first for the Jim Beam Racing team since the 2001 Queensland 500. The field was bunched together at the finish after a late race safety car period after a tyre failure caused Steven Richards to crash his Falcon into the barriers at 150 km/h. The car was destroyed and the team had to revert to a spare for the next race, the Grand Prix support event at Albert Park.
Results
Results as follows:[1]
Qualifying
Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 |
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1 | 1 | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:32.1080 | |||
2 | 2 | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:32.2926 | |||
3 | 15 | Holden VE Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | 1:32.4431 | |||
4 | 88 | Ford BF Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:32.5097 | |||
5 | 14 | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:32.7130 | |||
6 | 18 | Ford BF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:32.7527 | |||
7 | 4 | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:32.7706 | |||
8 | 33 | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:32.8409 | |||
9 | 16 | Holden VE Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | 1:33.4414 | |||
10 | 9 | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:33.5298 | |||
11 | 888 | Ford BF Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:32.9004 | |||
12 | 3 | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:32.9008 | |||
13 | 51 | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:32.9631 | |||
14 | 111 | Ford BF Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 1:33.1648 | |||
15 | 5 | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:33.2059 | |||
16 | 17 | Ford BF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:33.2060 | |||
17 | 25 | Ford BF Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:33.2151 | |||
18 | 7 | Holden VE Commodore | Perkins Engineering | 1:33.2217 | |||
19 | 6 | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:33.2417 | |||
20 | 11 | Holden VE Commodore | Perkins Engineering | 1:33.5257 | |||
21 | 12 | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:33.4211 | |||
22 | 39 | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:33.4562 | |||
23 | 34 | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:33.5276 | |||
24 | 55 | Holden VE Commodore | Rod Nash Racing | 1:33.6992 | |||
25 | 67 | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:33.7036 | |||
26 | 50 | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | 1:34.1044 | |||
27 | 021 | Ford BF Falcon | Team Kiwi Racing | 1:34.3881 | |||
28 | 26 | Ford BF Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:34.7003 | |||
Race 1 Results
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | 31 | 50:19.8503 | 1 | 100 | |
2 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | +6.4s | 6 | 92 | |
3 | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 31 | +7.2s | 4 | 86 | |
4 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | 31 | +9.4s | 3 | 80 | |
5 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | 31 | +10.9s | 7 | 74 | |
6 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | 31 | +14.0s | 2 | 68 | |
7 | 888 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 31 | +14.6s | 11 | 64 | |
8 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | +15.8s | 8 | 60 | |
9 | 51 | Tasman Motorsport | 31 | +19.3s | 13 | 56 | |
10 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | 31 | +19.6s | 15 | 52 | |
11 | 39 | Paul Morris Motorsport | 31 | +37.3s | 22 | 48 | |
12 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | 31 | +38.6s | 12 | 46 | |
13 | 7 | Perkins Engineering | 31 | +41.8s | 18 | 44 | |
14 | 111 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 31 | +44.9s | 14 | 42 | |
15 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | 31 | +47.2s | 5 | 40 | |
16 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | 31 | +36.5s | 9 | 38 | |
17 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | 31 | +47.5s | 10 | 36 | |
18 | 67 | Paul Morris Motorsport | 31 | +40.2s | 25 | 34 | |
19 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | 31 | +48.5s | 20 | 32 | |
20 | 25 | Britek Motorsport | 31 | +50.2s | 17 | 30 | |
21 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | +50.3s | 16 | 28 | |
22 | 12 | Brad Jones Racing | 31 | +52.8s | 21 | 26 | |
23 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | 31 | +53.8s | 24 | 24 | |
24 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | 31 | +72.4s | 26 | 22 | |
25 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | +88.7s | 23 | 20 | |
26 | 26 | Britek Motorsport | 30 | + 1 Lap | 28 | 18 | |
27 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | 30 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 16 | |
28 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | 30 | + 1 Lap | 27 | 14 | |
Race 2 Results
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | 50:13.7164 | 2 | 100 | |
2 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | 31 | +2.6s | 10 | 92 | |
3 | 888 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 31 | +7.8s | 7 | 86 | |
4 | 39 | Paul Morris Motorsport | 31 | +17.3s | 11 | 80 | |
5 | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 31 | +17.6s | 3 | 74 | |
6 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | 31 | +22.2s | 4 | 68 | |
7 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | 31 | +22.9s | 27 | 64 | |
8 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | +25.1s | 8 | 60 | |
9 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | 31 | +26.2s | 1 | 56 | |
10 | 67 | Paul Morris Motorsport | 31 | +42.3196s | 18 | 52 | |
11 | 51 | Tasman Motorsport | 31 | +40.3s | 9 | 48 | |
12 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | 31 | +41.5s | 16 | 46 | |
13 | 7 | Perkins Engineering | 31 | +45.0s | 13 | 44 | |
14 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | 31 | +46.1s | 6 | 42 | |
15 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | 55 | +47.9s | 5 | 40 | |
16 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | 31 | +49.4s | 12 | 38 | |
17 | 111 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 31 | +50.7s | 14 | 36 | |
18 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | 31 | +51.8s | 15 | 34 | |
19 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | +52.0s | 21 | 32 | |
20 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | 31 | +59.6s | 23 | 30 | |
21 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | 31 | +60.4s | 19 | 28 | |
22 | 25 | Britek Motorsport | 31 | +63.4s | 20 | 26 | |
23 | 12 | Brad Jones Racing | 31 | +64.3s | 22 | 24 | |
24 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | 31 | +66.3s | 24 | 22 | |
25 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | 31 | +83.7s | 28 | 20 | |
26 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | +112.0s | 25 | 18 | |
27 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | 26 | + 5 Laps | 17 | 16 | |
DNF | 26 | Britek Motorsport | 29 | 26 | |||
Race 3 Results
Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | 31 | 1:03:42.6526 | 2 | 100 | |
2 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | 31 | +0.8s | 6 | 92 | |
3 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | 31 | +2.2s | 9 | 86 | |
4 | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 31 | +2.4s | 5 | 80 | |
5 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | 31 | +2.5s | 14 | 74 | |
6 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | +3.6s | 1 | 68 | |
7 | 39 | Paul Morris Motorsport | 31 | +17.3s | 4 | 64 | |
8 | 888 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 31 | +4.4s | 3 | 60 | |
9 | 16 | HSV Dealer Team | 31 | +4.8s | 12 | 56 | |
10 | 51 | Tasman Motorsport | 31 | +5.2s | 11 | 52 | |
11 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | +5.6s | 8 | 48 | |
12 | 14 | Brad Jones Racing | 31 | +6.0s | 18 | 46 | |
13 | 50 | Paul Weel Racing | 31 | +7.1s | 24 | 44 | |
14 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 31 | +7.5s | 25 | 42 | |
15 | 7 | Perkins Engineering | 31 | +7.6s | 13 | 40 | |
16 | 111 | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 31 | +8.6s | 17 | 38 | |
17 | 9 | Stone Brothers Racing | 31 | +9.1s | 27 | 36 | |
18 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | +9.2s | 19 | 34 | |
19 | 3 | Tasman Motorsport | 31 | +9.6s | 16 | 32 | |
20 | 25 | Britek Motorsport | 31 | +10.1s | 22 | 30 | |
21 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | 31 | +11.1s | 21 | 28 | |
22 | 26 | Britek Motorsport | 31 | +11.7s | 28 | 26 | |
23 | 021 | Team Kiwi Racing | 31 | +18.6s | 25 | 24 | |
DNF | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | 23 | Accident | 7 | ||
DNF | 12 | Brad Jones Racing | 6 | 23 | |||
DNF | 67 | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1 | Accident | 10 | ||
DNF | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | 1 | Accident | 15 | ||
DNF | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | 0 | Accident | 20 | ||
Standings
After round 2 of 14
Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | 88 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 540 | |
2 | 15 | HSV Dealer Team | 432 | |
3 | 33 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 426 | |
4 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | 382 | |
5 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | 356 |
References
- "Eastern Creek International Raceway 09/03/2008 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 2". National Software. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
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