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Red Bull Racing Australia completed a clean sweep of the V8 Supercars races at Symmons Plains, with Jamie Whincup taking out the 200km feature race.
Whincup made the most of early trouble for team-mate Craig Lowndes to record a commanding win, moving to the top of the championship in the process.
Eventual sixth place finisher Lowndes had received a drive-through penalty after a tangle with Reynolds at Turn 2 on the opening lap.
The Bottle-O Ford pulled ahead off the start before being tagged into a spin by the Red Bull Holden.
“It’s amazing how it turns around,” said Whincup post-race.
“The weekend was dominated by Lowndesy… I can’t believe I’m on the top step of the podium.
“The cars are quick and it’s really nice going into a five-week break with a win behind us.”
The Lowndes/Reynolds incident also saw Shane van Gisbergen and Will Davison make contact, damaging the steering rack on the Erebus Mercedes.
Van Gisbergen went on to finish third behind Whincup and Chaz Mostert, who had used strong strategy and soft tyre life to move up from sixth on the grid.
Garth Tander secured fourth on an otherwise tough day for the Holden Racing Team that saw erstwhile points leader James Courtney manage just 10th.
The top four finishes ran with the bulk of the field in choosing to start and finish on their single set of soft tyres.
Fifth placed Mark Winterbottom was the first of those to run the alternate strategy; starting on hards before double-stinting his softs to the end.
The strategies played out without the interruption of a single Safety Car throughout the 84 laps.
David Wall and Tim Slade were the only two retirements, with the former out early thanks to an engine failure.
Slade meanwhile appeared set for a 10th place finish when forced to pit for fuel in the dying stages.
Whincup then took the flag before Slade reached the pit exit, ensuring the Supercheap Holden was scored as a DNF.
The V8 Supercars Championship now takes a month break before heading to Barbagallo in Western Australia on May 1-3.
RESULTS : Race 6 – Symmons Plains
1 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:15:21.0174 |
2 | Pepsi Max Crew | Chaz Mostert | Ford Falcon FG/X | 84 | 01:15:24.5124 |
3 | Team Darrell Lea STIX | Shane Van Gisberg | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:15:36.3799 |
4 | Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:15:36.9946 |
5 | Pepsi Max Crew | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG/X | 84 | 01:15:45.5638 |
6 | Red Bull Racing Australia | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:15:47.9369 |
7 | Wilson Security Racing GRM | Scott McLaughlin | Volvo S60 | 84 | 01:15:49.0545 |
8 | Super Black Racing | Andre Heimgartner | Ford Falcon FG/X | 84 | 01:15:52.6108 |
9 | Freightliner Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:15:53.2287 |
10 | Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:16:01.4236 |
11 | The Bottle-O Racing Team | David Reynolds | Ford Falcon FG/X | 84 | 01:16:02.0494 |
12 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VF | 84 | 01:16:13.2222 |
13 | Nissan Motorsport | Todd Kelly | Nissan Altima | 84 | 01:16:13.5095 |
14 | Nissan Motorsport | Rick Kelly | Nissan Altima | 83 | 01:15:22.4010 |
15 | GB Galvanizing Racing | Dale Wood | Holden Commodore VF | 83 | 01:15:22.6229 |
16 | Walkinshaw Racing | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VF | 83 | 01:15:25.1174 |
17 | Repair Management Aust Racing | Nick Percat | Holden Commodore VF | 83 | 01:15:34.0710 |
18 | DJR Team Penske | Scott Pye | Ford Falcon FG/X | 83 | 01:15:38.0834 |
19 | Nissan Motorsport | Michael Caruso | Nissan Altima | 83 | 01:15:49.7961 |
20 | Team Cooldrive | Tim Blanchard | Holden Commodore VF | 83 | 01:15:56.7310 |
21 | Erebus Motorsport V8 | Ashley Walsh | Mercedes E63 AMG | 83 | 01:16:03.8630 |
22 | Nissan Mororsport | James Moffat | Nissan Altima | 82 | 01:15:28.0273 |
23 | Erebus Motorsport V8 | Will Davison | Mercedes E63 AMG | 65 | 01:16:16.3293 |
DNF | Supercheap Auto Racing | Tim Slade | Holden Commodore VF | 82 | 01:14:13.5516 |
DNF | Wilson Security Racing GRM | David Wall | Volvo S60 |
Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
1 | Jamie Whincup | 483 |
2 | James Courtney | 464 |
3 | Craig Lowndes | 460 |
4 | Garth Tander | 457 |
5 | Shane van Gisbergen | 456 |
6 | Mark Winterbottom | 433 |
7 | Fabian Coulthard | 403 |
8 | David Reynolds | 303 |
9 | Rick Kelly | 299 |
10 | Chaz Mostert | 296 |
11 | Jason Bright | 284 |
12 | Todd Kelly | 260 |
13 | Scott McLaughlin | 231 |
14 | Andre Heimgartner | 223 |
15 | Dale Wood | 219 |
16 | Tim Slade | 208 |
17 | Nick Percat | 208 |
18 | Lee Holdsworth | 193 |
19 | Tim Blanchard | 189 |
20 | James Moffat | 181 |
21 | Will Davison | 159 |
22 | David Wall | 158 |
23 | Michael Caruso | 155 |
24 | Marcos Ambrose | 125 |
25 | Ashley Walsh | 103 |
26 | Scott Pye | 103 |
Standings