– Lap 80 order: Dumbrell, Reynolds, Caruso, Courtney, Winterbottom, Bright, Murphy, D’Alberto, T.Kelly, Klien #V8SC

– “I think we need more pre-load. Front bar change is helping a little downhill, not uphill,” says fifth placed Winterbottom of his car. #V8SC

– Winterbottom now says he has a tyre vibration #V8SC

– “Definite tyre, definite tyre, left-rear,” adds Winterbottom. He will pit this lap. Driver change #V8SC

– Lap 81 Dumbrell pits from his 4.2s lead. Winterbottom pits from fifth as promised #V8SC

– Dumbrell, Winterbottom, Bright, Murphy, D’Alberto and Klien have in fact all pitted this lap. #V8SC

– Dumbrell stayed in the #1 TeamVodafone car and will complete his required laps in this stint #V8SC

– Lap 83 Reynolds, Caruso, Courtney, Wall and Davison pit from the top five spots. #V8SC

– McIntyre is back in car #6 with new brakes. He’s now 21st #V8SC

– Van Gisbergen currently leads after being put off-sequence by the tyre problem in his last stint #V8SC

– Order on Lap 84 following recent round of stops: Van Giz, Dumbrell, Canto, McLaughlin, McConville, RIchards, Luff, Ritter, Holdsworth, A.Davo #V8SC

– Van Gisbergen only “one or two laps away” from next stop. “Concentrate and be smooth,” he’s told #V8SC

– Richards to be given bad sportsmanship flag for blocking Luff in the battle for sixth #V8SC

– Lap 88 Luff has taken RIchards for sixth. Leader Van Giz will pit this lap #V8SC

– Order/gaps Lap 90: Dumbrell 7.9s Canto 3.8s McLaughlin 6.0s McConville 2.6s Luff 0.6s Richards 5.1s Ritter 0.3s Holdsworth 2.7s A.Davo 13.1s O.Kelly #V8SC

– Youlden has taken over from Van Giz and rejoined in 20th #V8SC

– Lap 91 Holdsworth in this lap for a driver change. #V8SC

– Lap 92 Besnard is off at McPhillamy. Car is facing backwards on grass at exit #V8SC

– “Something broke, the steering just went heavy and we were bloody lucky to keep it off the fence,” says Besnard. SAFETY CAR #V8SC

– “These dudes are coming past here pretty damn quick,” adds Besnard, who remains stranded at McPhillamy #V8SC

– “I don’t think it was a puncture, it may have been, but I think something else broke,” concludes Besnard #V8SC

– Those to pit under this Safety Car have included the formerly second placed Canto, fourth placed Luff and seventh placed Holdsworth #V8SC

– Order under SC: Dumbrell, McConville, Richards, Ritter, Canto, O.Kelly, Jones, Pither, McIntyre, Youlden #V8SC

– The Besnard car is now back in pitlane. “The steering is bloody heavy,” he says before heading back into the fray #V8SC

– “It turns right ok, maybe a bit heavy, but left it’s bloody heavy. It almost feels normal turning right,” continues Besnard. #V8SC

– Safety Car lights are out. Race will restart on Lap 95 #V8SC

– McIntyre has spun at The Cutting on the restart lap and is facing the wrong way. He eventually rejoins 23rd #V8SC

– Replays show McIntyre was tagged by Youlden #V8SC

– The Douglas/Pye Holden has gone to the garage with a mechanical issue #V8SC

– Order Lap 100: Dumbrell, McConville, Richards, Pither, Canto, Jones, O.Kelly, Youlden, McLaughlin, Reindler #V8SC

– Circuit TV reports that the Douglas/Pye Holden had dropped a cylinder #V8SC

– McIntyre will pit as he is worried about the tyres. Driver change #V8SC

– FPR had told McIntyre. “It’s your call, pit if you think it’s unsafe to continue”. The car sits 22nd before the stop #V8SC

– Davison asks of the condition of the outgoing tyre: “Tyre is screwed, tyre is screwed,” is the reply. #V8SC

– Lap 105 Dumbrell has been punching out 2:10s since the restart and holds a 5.5s lead over McConville #V8SC

– “Something is bent in the left rear. It doesn’t feel right,” says Davison #V8SC

– Lap 105 Jones is off at Murray’s corner. The car is beached. #V8SC

– SAFETY CAR deployed for the fifth time. “I braked early into this last one (corner) and it just wouldn’t stop,” says Jones. #V8SC

– Dumbrell’s 7s lead is about to disappear as the field pits #V8SC

– The top 19 all pit. Whincup escapes narrowly ahead of Reynolds. The #52 had fuel in hand but was delayed on its exit #V8SC

– Order under SC on Lap 107: Whincup, Reynolds, Ingall, Courtney, Caruso, Winterbottom, Webb, R.Kelly, A.Davison, Murphy #V8SC

– W.Davison meanwhile benefited from that as he was almost a lap down when the yellows flew #V8SC

– Strategies have been reset at the front with only one more stop required for fuel. Tyres are the question mark though of course #V8SC

– Just two cars have retired so far: Patrizi/Reid (driveline failure Lap 20), Owen/Morris (crash after brake pad change Lap 54) #V8SC

– #30 is also not expected to return to the track after its engine problems #V8SC

– Race will restart on Lap 109 #V8SC

– Craig Lowndes’ pitlane release is being investigated. He emerged side-by-side with Wall #V8SC

– “It’s just got ridiculous oversteer. I can’t even turn the steering wheel and the back is coming around,” says W.Davison in 20th #V8SC

– Lap 112 Whincup has edged away to a 1s margin over Reynolds. #V8SC

– Lowndes cleared of any rule breach over pitlane exit at last stop. He currently runs 12th #V8SC

– Lap 112 Ingall pits from fourth. Bright is also back in as the trouble for #8 continues #V8SC

– Lap 113 Besnard is in the sand trap at Murray’s Corner. Safety Car number six #V8SC

– Leaders don’t pit. Van Giz does from 10th. A.Davison, W.Davison and Gaunt follow. #V8SC

– Those pitting now will still need another stop but will have a nice little ‘fuel in hand’ advantage at the last stops #V8SC

– Lights out on Safety Car. Race to restart on Lap 115 #V8SC

– W.Davison has restarted 21st with fuel, new tyres and brakes #V8SC

– Leaders predictably tentative on restart lap with low tyre pressures. Whincup records a 2:11.12s and is 0.5s clear of Reynolds #V8SC

– Lap 118 Reynolds is pressing race leader Whincup hard at the front. Official gap is 0.3s #V8SC

– Engineer James Small asking Reynolds to take clean air when he can get it #V8SC

– “It’s rolling all over the place, it’s got no grip,” says Davison of the #6.

– Order Lap 120: Whincup, Reynolds, Courtney, Caruso, Winterbottom, Webb, R.Kelly, Murphy, Lowndes, Slade #V8SC