The 2002 V8 Supercars Winton round was the eighth round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was the 16th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Winton and was held on the weekend of 16 to 18 August at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria.

Jason Bright continued the Holden Racing Team's dominant 2002 season by winning both races of the weekend and took overall round honours in the process. This also marked the Holden Racing Team's eighth round victory from eight rounds in the 2002 championship as well as their first round victory at the Winton Motor Raceway in its history. Teammate and championship leader Mark Skaife endured a tricky weekend with a botched pitstop in race two losing him valuable track position.

Background The event was held on the weekend of 16 to 18 August 2002. It was the 16th ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Winton and consisted of two 100 km races with compulsory pitstops.

Mark Skaife entered the round as the championship leader with a 797-point gap over nearest competitor, Jason Bright. The winner of the 2001 event was Russell Ingall.

Entry list

There were 36 drivers entered into the event with no necessitation for pre-qualifying.

Simon Wills was released from his contract with Briggs Motorsport at the conclusion of the Oran Park round. He would be replaced by Steve Owen.

This event also marked the last solo appearance for Wayne Wakefield at Imrie Motorsport. Likewise, Paul Romano would not return to this series after this round until the 2003 Adelaide 500 with his privateer outfit.

The Garry Rogers Motorsport drivers swapped car numbers for this round. The reason given was the historical success with the number 35 at Winton and Garth Tander's placement in the driver standings compared to Jason Bargwanna.

Race report Qualifying Jason Bright secured provisional pole position by one thousandth of a second over teammate, Mark Skaife. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.6618 2 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.6624 3 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:22.7117 4 15 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.7658 5 51 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.8852 6 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:22.8909 7 35 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:22.9428 8 888 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.0366 9 02 Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.0503 10 00 Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.1059 11 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.1198 12 34 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.1220 13 16 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.1285 14 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.1968 15 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.2137 16 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3730 17 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.4253 18 27 Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.4661 19 40 Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.5763 20 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.6809 21 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.7335 22 65 Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.8233 23 7 Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.8295 24 54 Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.8741 25 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.9413 26 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.0877 27 600 Steve Owen Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.1420 28 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.1993 29 66 Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.3461 30 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.4271 31 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.4895 32 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.5407 33 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.5577 34 021 Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:24.6153 35 22 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.6975 36 14 Wayne Wakefield Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.8356 Source:

Top ten shootout Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:22.9447 2 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3837 3 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.3838 4 15 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.5477 5 51 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.5875 6 35 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:23.7475 7 888 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:23.8619 8 02 Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 1:24.2144 9 00 Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:24.4080 10 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:25.1901 Source:

Race 1 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 45:45.9302 3 2 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 0.933 1 3 15 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 6.188 4 4 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 6.903 2 5 51 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 7.105 5 6 35 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 11.078 6 7 02 Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 14.303 8 8 888 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 19.520 7 9 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 22.781 14 10 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 24.474 11 11 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 29.747 10 12 16 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 29.986 13 13 27 Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 41.142 18 14 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 48.235 16 15 40 Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 49.108 19 16 7 Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 49.380 23 17 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 55.913 32 18 65 Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 58.873 22 19 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 59.564 21 20 66 Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:03.519 29 21 54 Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:04.079 24 22 34 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:04.775 12 23 021 Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 1:05.267 34 24 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:05.624 28 25 00 Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:06.569 9 26 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:07.027 15 27 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:07.337 33 28 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:11.602 17 29 600 Steve Owen Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:11.978 27 30 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:18.877 25 31 14 Wayne Wakefield Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1:25.058 36 32 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 1 lap 30 33 22 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 1 lap 35 34 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 31 + 1 lap 20 Ret 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 28 Retired 26 Ret 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 0 Retired 31 Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia) - 1:23.4514 on lap 7 Source:

Race 2 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 52:36.4250 1 2 15 Todd Kelly Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 0.517 3 3 51 Greg Murphy Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 1.408 5 4 4 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 2.058 2 5 35 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 2.653 6 6 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 4.567 9 7 16 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 4.992 12 8 9 David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 7.991 11 9 1 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 8.106 4 10 21 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 9.075 10 11 888 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 9.631 8 12 34 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 11.462 22 13 02 Rick Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 11.746 7 14 54 Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 14.079 21 15 7 Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 14.579 16 16 29 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 19.907 35 17 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 22.836 14 18 27 Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 24.013 13 19 40 Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 26.013 15 20 021 Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 32 + 26.559 23 21 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 26.830 26 22 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 32.344 32 23 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 35.610 30 24 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 42.125 28 25 22 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 42.530 33 26 3 Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 32 + 44.333 24 27 600 Steve Owen Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 32 + 1:06.861 29 28 14 Wayne Wakefield Imrie Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 30 + 2 laps 31 29 65 Max Wilson Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 30 + 2 laps 18 30 66 Tony Longhurst Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 29 + 3 laps 20 31 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 29 + 3 laps 36 32 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 29 + 3 laps 34 Ret 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 26 Retired 27 Ret 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 19 Retired 17 Ret 00 Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 7 Retired 25 Ret 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 0 Accident 19 Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Holden Racing Team) - 1:23.1514 on lap 11 Source:

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