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.
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:
Qualifying Pos No Name Car Team Part 3 Part 2 Part 111 Garth TanderHolden Commodore (VE)Holden Racing Team1:32.108022 Mark SkaifeHolden Commodore (VE)Holden Racing Team1:32.2926315 Rick KellyHolden Commodore (VE)HSV Dealer Team1:32.4431488 Jamie WhincupFord Falcon (BF)Triple Eight Race Engineering1:32.5097514 Cameron McConvilleHolden Commodore (VE)Brad Jones Racing1:32.7130618 Will DavisonFord Falcon (BF)Dick Johnson Racing1:32.752774 James CourtneyFord Falcon (BF)Stone Brothers Racing1:32.7706 833 Lee HoldsworthHolden Commodore (VE)Garry Rogers Motorsport1:32.8409916 Paul DumbrellHolden Commodore (VE)HSV Dealer Team1:33.4414109 Shane van GisbergenFord Falcon (BF)Stone Brothers Racing1:33.529811888 Craig LowndesFord Falcon (BF)Triple Eight Race Engineering1:32.9004123 Jason RichardsHolden Commodore (VE)Tasman Motorsport1:32.90081351 Greg MurphyHolden Commodore (VE)Tasman Motorsport1:32.963114111 Fabian CoulthardFord Falcon (BF)Paul Cruickshank Racing1:33.1648155 Mark WinterbottomFord Falcon (BF)Ford Performance Racing1:33.20591617 Steven JohnsonFord Falcon (BF)Dick Johnson Racing1:33.20601725 Jason BrightFord Falcon (BF)Britek Motorsport1:33.2151187 Todd KellyHolden Commodore (VE)Perkins Engineering1:33.2217196 Steven RichardsFord Falcon (BF)Ford Performance Racing1:33.24172011 Shane PriceHolden Commodore (VE)Perkins Engineering1:33.52572112 Andrew JonesHolden Commodore (VE)Brad Jones Racing1:33.42112239 Russell IngallHolden Commodore (VE)Paul Morris Motorsport1:33.45622334 Michael CarusoHolden Commodore (VE)Garry Rogers Motorsport1:33.52762455 Tony D'AlbertoHolden Commodore (VE)Rod Nash Racing1:33.69922567 Paul MorrisHolden Commodore (VE)Paul Morris Motorsport1:33.70362650 Andrew ThompsonHolden Commodore (VE)Paul Weel Racing1:34.104427021 Chris PitherFord Falcon (BF)Team Kiwi Racing1:34.38812826 Marcus MarshallFord Falcon (BF)Britek Motorsport1:34.7003
Race 1 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points11 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team3150:19.85031100218 Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing31+6.4s692388 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering31+7.2s486415 Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team31+9.4s38054 James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing31+10.9s77462 Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team31+14.0s2687888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering31+14.6s1164833 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport31+15.8s860951 Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport31+19.3s1356105 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing31+19.6s15521139 Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport31+37.3s2248123 Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport31+38.6s1246137 Todd KellyPerkins Engineering31+41.8s184414111 Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing31+44.9s14421514 Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing31+47.2s5401616 Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team31+36.5s938179 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing31+47.5s10361867 Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport31+40.2s25341911 Shane PricePerkins Engineering31+48.5s20322025 Jason BrightBritek Motorsport31+50.2s17302117 Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing31+50.3s16282212 Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing31+52.8s21262355 Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing31+53.8s24242450 Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing31+72.4s26222534 Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport31+88.7s23202626 Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport30+ 1 Lap2818276 Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing30+ 1 Lap191628021 Chris PitherTeam Kiwi Racing30+ 1 Lap2714
Race 2 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points118 Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing3150:13.7164210025 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing31+2.6s10923888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering31+7.8s786439 Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport31+17.3s1180588 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering31+17.6s374615 Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team31+22.2s46876 Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing31+22.9s2764833 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport31+25.1s86091 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team31+26.2s1561067 Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport31+42.3196s18521151 Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport31+40.3s9481216 Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team31+41.5s1646137 Todd KellyPerkins Engineering31+45.0s1344142 Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team31+46.1s642154 James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing55+47.9s540163 Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport31+49.4s123817111 Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing31+50.7s14361814 Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing31+51.8s15341917 Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing31+52.0s21322055 Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing31+59.6s23302111 Shane PricePerkins Engineering31+60.4s19282225 Jason BrightBritek Motorsport31+63.4s20262312 Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing31+64.3s22242450 Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing31+66.3s242225021 Chris PitherTeam Kiwi Racing31+83.7s28202634 Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport31+112.0s2518279 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing26+ 5 Laps1716DNF26 Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport2926
Race 3 results Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points15 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing311:03:42.65262100215 Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team31+0.8s69231 Garth TanderHolden Racing Team31+2.2s986488 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering31+2.4s58052 Mark SkaifeHolden Racing Team31+2.5s1474618 Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing31+3.6s168739 Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport31+17.3s4648888 Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering31+4.4s360916 Paul DumbrellHSV Dealer Team31+4.8s12561051 Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport31+5.2s11521133 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport31+5.6s8481214 Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing31+6.0s18461350 Andrew ThompsonPaul Weel Racing31+7.1s24441434 Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport31+7.5s2542157 Todd KellyPerkins Engineering31+7.6s134016111 Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing31+8.6s1738179 Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing31+9.1s27361817 Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing31+9.2s1934193 Jason RichardsTasman Motorsport31+9.6s16322025 Jason BrightBritek Motorsport31+10.1s22302111 Shane PricePerkins Engineering31+11.1s21282226 Marcus MarshallBritek Motorsport31+11.7s282623021 Chris PitherTeam Kiwi Racing31+18.6s2524DNF6 Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing23Accident7DNF12 Andrew JonesBrad Jones Racing623DNF67 Paul MorrisPaul Morris Motorsport1Accident10DNF4 James CourtneyStone Brothers Racing1Accident15DNF55 Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing0Accident20
Standings After round 2 of 14 Pos No Name Team Points188 Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering540215 Rick KellyHSV Dealer Team432333 Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport42645 Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing382518 Will DavisonDick Johnson Racing356
References
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