The 2007 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round was the fifth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It took place between June 9 to 11 at Eastern Creek International Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.

In a return to form after a turbulent start to the season, Mark Skaife took his 38th V8 Supercar round victory after winning the first two races of the weekend. The round victory allowed him to overtake Peter Brock for the most round victories in V8 Supercar history.

Rick Kelly continued his strong championship campaign to extend his lead in the drivers standings heading into the sixth round in Darwin.

Background Entry list

There were 30 drivers entered for this round with no alterations to the entry list from the previous round.

Race report Qualifying Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:31.6332 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:31.6691 3 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:31.8918 4 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.1499 5 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.2726 6 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.2915 7 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.3692 8 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.4373 9 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.4377 10 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.9672 11 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.4987 12 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.5156 13 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.5528 14 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.6780 15 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.7094 16 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:32.7199 17 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.7769 18 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.7809 19 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:32.8157 20 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:32.9794 21 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:33.1895 22 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:33.2235 23 14 Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:33.3323 24 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:33.4030 25 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:33.4068 26 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:33.5980 27 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:33.6751 28 111 John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:33.7271 29 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:33.9425 30 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:35.2951 Source:

Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 51:54.2697 2 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 1.563 4 3 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 6.664 3 4 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 7.627 1 5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 7.853 6 6 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 9.367 5 7 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 9.642 14 8 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 14.344 7 9 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 14.464 16 10 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 14.725 21 11 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 15.225 11 12 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 15.675 15 13 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 15.931 10 14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 16.277 8 15 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 16.690 12 16 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 17.112 17 17 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 17.511 25 18 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 18.223 19 19 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 18.674 13 20 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 19.182 18 21 14 Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 20.074 23 22 111 John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 20.399 28 23 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 20.777 24 24 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 21.176 29 25 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 22.773 27 26 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 24.284 30 27 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 53.227 22 Ret 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 22 Retired 26 Ret 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 17 Retired 9 Ret 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 14 Retired 20 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 1:33.3802 on lap 2 Source:

Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 57:02.5256 1 2 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 1.815 3 3 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 2.015 2 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 3.406 9 5 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 5.131 4 6 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 5.587 6 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 6.458 11 8 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 8.158 10 9 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 8.754 14 10 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 9.108 17 11 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 10.030 7 12 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 10.341 23 13 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 11.042 15 14 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 11.365 29 15 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 12.044 5 16 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 15.660 18 17 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 15.833 28 18 14 Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 17.854 21 19 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 18.222 30 20 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 18.364 20 21 111 John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 19.018 22 22 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 38.145 8 23 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 44.504 19 24 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 30 + 1 lap 13 25 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 27 + 4 laps 12 Ret 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 25 Retired 16 Ret 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 22 Retired 26 Ret 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 17 Retired 25 Ret 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 7 Retired 27 Ret 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 2 Retired 24 Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team) - 1:33.8239 on lap 2 Source:

Race 3 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 50:42.8679 5 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 0.290 4 3 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 0.634 1 4 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 4.611 2 5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 9.198 15 6 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 9.950 7 7 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 15.647 6 8 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 15.885 14 9 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 26.077 8 10 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 26.304 9 11 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 29.608 25 12 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 32.317 11 13 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 34.725 13 14 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 35.109 22 15 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 35.900 10 16 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 36.279 24 17 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 38.799 16 18 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 43.208 19 19 14 Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 43.587 18 20 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 31 + 44.446 17 21 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 45.119 23 22 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 31 + 59.145 27 23 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 1:03.736 29 24 111 John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 31 + 1:03.983 21 25 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 29 + 2 laps 20 Ret 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 23 Retired 26 Ret 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 2 Retired 28 Ret 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1 Retired 12 DSQ 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 31 Disqualified 3 DNS 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 25 Did not start Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) - 1:33.6419 on lap 13 Source:

References

External links Official Eastern Creek Raceway website