Garry Jacobson produced a faultless drive to record a maiden Dunlop Series victory and round win in another Safety Car affected encounter at the Clipsal 500.
The Prodrive Racing driver was shadowed by team-mate Jack Le Brocq for the majority of the race before he was passed by James Golding shortly after the first Safety Car restart.
Following a breakthrough pole position, the result eclipsed Jacobson's previous best finish of second at Sydney Olympic Park last year.
Le Brocq was forced to settle for third after losing out to Golding, who produced an impressive move in the final laps.
The race ended under Safety Car conditions when Richard Muscat and Alex Rullo both found the Turn 8 wall in separate incidents once racing resumed after the second Safety Car.
Former Dunlop Series winner Paul Dumbrell provided most of the action in the race as he surged from seventh on the grid to third with moves on Macauley Jones, Andrew Jones, Todd Hazelwood and Golding.
However, his charge came to premature end when the Triple Eight V8 Supercars co-driver clipped the Turn 1 tyre wall and skidded down the escape road at Turn 3 on lap 9.
Shortly after the incident Renee Gracie brought out the Safety Car when she ran into the gravel trap at Turn 12.
Despite coming under pressure in the closing stages, Todd Hazelwood finished fourth ahead of Macauley Jones and Shae Davies in the first of the older generation V8 Supercars.
Taz Douglas, Steve Owen, Jesse Dixon and Liam McAdam filled positions seventh through to tenth.
Josh Kean was involved in the only other incident of note when Kurt Kostecki punted him out of the race on lap 4.
Result: Dunlop Series Clipsal 500 Race 2
1 | Challenger Valve Racing | Garry Jacobson | Ford Falcon FG/X | 16 | 28:13.6222 |
2 | Wilson Security PAYCE GRM | James Golding | Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 28:14.3303 |
3 | GoGetta Racing | Jack Le Brocq | Ford Falcon FG/X | 16 | 28:15.5420 |
4 | iseek Communication / MSR | Todd Hazelwood | Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 28:16.1564 |
5 | PAYCE | Macauley Jones | Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 28:16.8838 |
6 | DavBridge Constructions /MWM | Shae Davies | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:17.3161 |
7 | THR Developments / SA Racing | Taz Douglas | Holden Commodore VE2 | 16 | 28:18.0891 |
8 | Rob Roy Hotel | Steve Owen | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:18.8844 |
9 | Jack Link's Racing / MWM | Jesse Dixon | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:19.7618 |
10 | Eggleston Motorsport | Liam McAdam | Holden Commodore VE2 | 16 | 28:20.4859 |
11 | Auto One / MSR | Adam Marjoram | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:21.0934 |
12 | Paul Morris Motrosports | Anton de Pasquale | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:21.8995 |
13 | Dragon Motor Racing | Chelsea Angelo | Holden Commodore VE2 | 16 | 28:23.4748 |
14 | Dreamland Bedding | Dan Day | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:24.5524 |
15 | Cavalier Homes | Matthew Chahda | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:25.7662 |
16 | Kilar Towing Equipment / STR | Mathew Palmer | Ford Falcon FG | 16 | 28:26.4183 |
17 | Warrin Mining / Volvo CE | Adam Wallis | Holden Commodore VE2 | 16 | 28:27.2403 |
18 | Kostecki Brothers Racing | Jake Kostecki | Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 28:27.9426 |
19 | Alliance Truck Parts Racing | Andrew Jones | Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 28:28.5814 |
20 | Kostecki Brothers Racing | Kurt Kostecki | Holden Commodore VF | 16 | 28:29.8326 |
DNF | Wilson Security PAYCE GRM | Richard Muscat | Holden Commodore VF | 14 | 23:39.2619 |
DNF | Performance West | Alex Rullo | Holden Commodore VF | 14 | 23:45.6195 |
DNF | Team Caltex | Renee Gracie | Ford Falcon FG | 9 | 13:00.6696 |
DNF | Eggleston Motorsport | Paul Dumbrell | Holden Commodore VE2 | 8 | 11:12.9193 |
DNF | Wynns Racing | Josh Kean | Holden Commodore VF | 3 | 4:20.6760 |
Championship Standings
1 | Garry Jacobson | 279 |
2 | Jack Le Brocq | 249 |
3 | James Golding | 204 |
4 | Shae Davies | 198 |
5 | Steve Owen | 192 |
6 | Andrew Jones | 186 |
7 | Taz Douglas | 174 |
8 | Jesse Dixon | 168 |
9 | Todd Hazelwood | 159 |
10 | Macauley Jones | 153 |
11 | Liam McAdam | 150 |
12 | Paul Dumbrell | 150 |
13 | Adam Marjoram | 135 |
14 | Anton de Pasquale | 134 |
15 | Matthew Chahda | 120 |
16 | Chelsea Angelo | 111 |
17 | Mathew Palmer | 111 |
18 | Adam Wallis | 111 |
19 | Richard Muscat | 111 |
20 | Dan Day | 99 |
21 | Kurt Kostecki | 96 |
22 | Renee Gracie | 69 |
23 | Jake Kostecki | 51 |
24 | Alex Rullo | 48 |
25 | Bryce Fullwood | 0 |
26 | Josh Kean | -25 |