Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup notched up his first win at the Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin, this afternoon heading off Mark Winterbottom and Will Davison.
Whincup seemed to always have the race within his grasp, particularly after starting on grid two and getting the jump on Jason Richards.
Richards had previously put his Team BOC Commodore on pole but could not deliver this into a podium finishing seventh.
“ Our race strategy was good, the boys gave me a great pit stop to jump HRT in pit lane. Although the car didn’t have the pace of the first two early in the race, we were quick on the hard tyre until something broke on the front left of the car with 3 laps to go when I was running second. The car wouldn’t turn or stop and it was obviously disappointing to give up a possible podium so close to the end of the race.”
See also
- Kiwi Richards grabs first pole in V8 Supercars
Race 1 results
1. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon FG
2. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon FG
3. Will Davison Holden Commodore VE
4. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE
5. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE
6. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon FG
7. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE
8. James Courtney Ford Falcon FG
9. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VE
10. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VE
11. Michael Caruso Holden Commodore VE
12. Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon FG
13. Russell Ingall Holden Commodore VE
14. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE
15. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE
16. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF
17. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon FG
18. David Reynolds Holden Commodore VE
19. Alex Davison Ford Falcon FG
20. Shane Van Gisbergen Ford Falcon FG
21. Steven Richards Ford Falcon FG
22. Jason Bargwanna Holden Commodore VE
23. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE
24. Michael Patrizi Ford Falcon BF
25. Dale Wood Holden Commodore VE
26. Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore VE
27. Tim Slade Holden Commodore VE
28. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BF
29. Dean Fiore Holden Commodore VE
DNF Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VE
