Aaren Russell’s tough initiation into full-time V8 Supercars Championship duties has continued with the Erebus driver receiving a 25 point penalty for careless driving in Race 1.

Russell tangled with Lee Holdsworth at Turn 6 on the opening lap, spinning the Team 18 Holden in the process.

The 24-year-old Russell had earlier been handed a two-place grid penalty on Friday for impeding Jamie Whincup during qualifying.

Starting off the back on both occasions, Russell went on to finish 25th and 22nd in the two races.

The Russell/Holdsworth tangle was the only incident to attract a post-race penalty following a relatively clean two 125km Saturday heats.

Investigating Officer Jason Bargwanna also looked into contact between Nissan’s Rick Kelly and DJR Team Penske’s Fabian Coulthard in Race 2, but declared that no breach of rules had occurred.

Stewards meanwhile handed down a 25 point penalty to Kurt Kostecki in yesterday’s Dunlop Series race following contact with Josh Kean.

Kean’s Brad Jones Racing entry was spun into the wall at the exit of Turn 9 due to the hit from the Triple Eight-built Holden.

Updated points standings after Race 2

1

James Courtney

144

2

Jamie Whincup

144

3

Scott McLaughlin

120

4

Shane Van Gisbergen

119

5

Chaz Mostert

92

6

Craig Lowndes

87

7

Michael Caruso

84

8

Scott Pye

82

9

Mark Winterbottom

81

10

Todd Kelly

79

11

Will Davison

78

12

Rick Kelly

75

13

Garth Tander

73

14

Fabian Coulthard

70

15

Jason Bright

69

16

Cameron Waters

64

17

James Moffat

57

18

David Reynolds

55

19

Dale Wood

47

20

Andre Heimgartner

41

21

Lee Holdsworth

39

22

Tim Blanchard

32

23

Tim Slade

27

24

Chris Pither

25

25

Nick Percat

21

26

Aaren Russell

9