Dale Wood has claimed victory in the opening Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia race on the streets of Adelaide.
The former Supercars driver withstood pressure throughout to take a narrow win over Jaxon Evans and Dylan O’Keeffe.
Wood gained the advantage courtesy of a strong jump off the line, pushing polesitter Evans into second place.
A clash on the opening lap saw Anthony Gilbertson turn Nick McBride around at Turn 9, McBride stranded in the escape road for the balance of the race.
The incident also delayed Cameron Hill, while Greg Taylor found himself pointing the wrong way at the same corner a lap later following contact with Sam Shahin.
Following the opening lap skirmishes, Wood settled down to hold a narrow advantage over Evans, with O’Keeffe and David Wall also in pursuit.
The front pair ran nose to tail throughout the 10-lap race, Wood emerging victorious from Evans, O’Keeffe and Wall.
In the Pro-Am class, Roger Lago claimed the win as he finished eighth overall, with Stephen Grove second in class finishing 10th outright, and Tim Miles third in class in 12th.
Wood will start from pole for tomorrow’s second Carrera Cup race, scheduled for 18 laps, starting at 1110 local time/1140 AEDT.
RESULTS: Porsche Wilson Security Carrera Cup Australia, Race 1
| Pos | Car | Driver | Competitor/Team | Laps | Time |
| 1 | 100 | Dale Wood | Sonic/Polyflor | 10 | 13:56.543 |
| 2 | 7 | Jaxon Evans | Morris Finance | 10 | 13:56.824 |
| 3 | 88 | Dylan O’Keeffe | Allstar Equipment Sales | 10 | 13:57.790 |
| 4 | 1 | David Wall | PAYCE/Wilson Security | 10 | 13:58.360 |
| 5 | 18 | James Moffat | Payce/Wilson Security/JBL | 10 | 14:00.863 |
| 6 | 777 | Jordan Love | Rodney Jane Racing | 10 | 14:01.897 |
| 7 | 77 | Michael Almond | Sonic/Bob Jane T Marts | 10 | 14:02.426 |
| 8 | 23 | Roger Lago | JBS Australia | 10 | 14:14.429 |
| 9 | 14 | Peter Major | Sonic/Totally 4×4 | 10 | 14:15.003 |
| 10 | 4 | Stephen Grove | Grove Motorsport Pty Ltd | 10 | 14:18.019 |
| 11 | 12 | Adam Garwood | Garwood Motorsport | 10 | 14:18.509 |
| 12 | 6 | Tim Miles | Miles Advisory Partners | 10 | 14:21.091 |
| 13 | 80 | Max Twigg | WM Waste Management | 10 | 14:27.899 |
| 14 | 20 | Adrian Flack | Agas National | 10 | 14:28.113 |
| 15 | 808 | John Steffensen | Crown/Timken/Porsche Melbourne | 10 | 14:28.923 |
| 16 | 111 | Cameron Hill | Southern Star Truck Centre/Any | 10 | 14:29.192 |
| 17 | 15 | Josh Hunt | Volante Rosso Motorsport | 10 | 14:29.928 |
| 18 | 13 | Sam Shahin | The Bend/htfu | 10 | 14:31.057 |
| 19 | 888 | Leanne Tander | Porsche Centre Brighton | 10 | 14:34.779 |
| 20 | 9 | Marc Cini | Hallmarc | 10 | 14:35.282 |
| 21 | 22 | Dean Cook | BMF/Pitman Racing | 10 | 14:47.835 |
| 22 | 19 | Anthony Gilbertson | Hallmark Homes | 10 | 14:49.854 |
| 23 | 5 | Greg Taylor | Arris/Strongbuild | 10 | 15:02.936 |
| 24 | 35 | Indiran Padayachee | Hyundai Forklifts Australia | 10 | 15:14.341 |
| 25 | 131 | Graham Williams | Sonic | 10 | 15:14.858 |
| DNF | 8 | Nick McBride | Porsche Centre Melbourne |
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