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Surfers Paradise V8 Supercars: Whincup and Dumbrell dominate

Jamie Whincup moved closer to retaining his V8 Supercars title with a dominant victory alongside co-driver Paul Dumbrell in the second race at Surfers Paradise

After dispatching the Volvo of polesitter Alex Premat, Dumbrell quickly took control of the race in the opening stint, establishing a lead of over five seconds before pitting at one-third distance to hand over the reins of the Triple Eight Holden to Whincup.

The five-time series champion had to rebuild the gap when the safety car was deployed in response to Dale Wood's Britek Holden grinding to a halt on track, his task made easier by a drive-through penalty for race one winner Shane van Gisbergen.

The only driver seemingly with the pace to keep up with Whincup, van Gisbergen made the error of passing second-place man Scott McLaughlin, taking over from Premat, before the start/finish line at the restart, dropping well down the order after serving his penalty.

That gave Whincup a healthy buffer over McLaughlin by the time the safety car made its second appearance, this time to clear debris from the circuit, and the race had barely resumed before a third caution was caused by James Moffat's Nissan slamming into the barriers.

The latter intervention alleviated concerns over fuel mileage for the lead runners, allowing Whincup to once more make good his escape from the chasing pack and secure a straightforward 11th win of the season.

Behind, McLaughlin was able to hold off a late charge from the Nissan of Michael Caruso in the battle for second, a result that gave respective co-drivers Alex Premat and Dean Fiore their first podium finishes in V8 Supercars.

Tim Slade brought home the Walkinshaw Holden in fourth place ahead of van Gisbergen, who fought his way back up the order in impressive style after his penalty to complete the top five, followed by top Ford driver David Reynolds.

Mark Winterbottom saw his faint title hopes receive a further blow after being hit by engine trouble and dropping from eighth to 14th, while Craig Lowndes could do no more than 11th after getting shuffled down the order by a later yellow flag pitstop than his rivals.

James Courtney's nightmare weekend continued when he made contact with Winterbottom, damaging his steering and necessitating lengthy repairs, while his HRT Holden team-mate Garth Tander suffered a second puncture in as many races while fighting for the podium.

RESULTS - 100 LAPS:

Pos Driver Team Car Gap
1 J.Whincup, P.Dumbrell Triple Eight Holden 2h13m00.3105s
2 S.McLaughlin, A.Premat GRM Volvo 2.8513s
3 M.Caruso, D.Fiore Nissan Motorsport Nissan 3.4472s
4 T.Slade, T.D'Alberto Rosenberg/HRT Holden 11.2129s
5 S.Gisbergen, J.Webb Tekno Holden 18.0297s
6 D.Reynolds, D.Canto Rod Nash/FPR Ford 18.6961s
7 F.Coulthard, L.Youlden Brad Jones Holden 18.7907s
8 R.Ingall, T.Blanchard Dumbrell Holden 21.1809s
9 R.Kelly, D.Russell Nissan Motorsport Nissan 21.3748s
10 N.Percat, O.Gavin Walkinshaw/HRT Holden 21.5905s
11 C.Lowndes, S.Richards Triple Eight Holden 23.7642s
12 G.Tander, W.Luff HRT Holden 26.6781s
13 M.Winterbottom, S.Owen FPR Ford 27.7870s
14 J.Perkins, C.Waters Schwerkolt/FPR Ford 44.4038s
15 D.Wall, S.Johnson Dick Johnson Ford 51.1717s
16 R.Dahlgren, G.Ritter GRM Volvo 56.2121s
17 C.Mostert, P.Morris FPR Ford 1m10.2039s
18 J.Bright, A.Jones Brad Jones Holden 2 Laps
19 T.Kelly, A.Buncombe Nissan Motorsport Nissan 7 Laps
20 W.Davison, A.Davison Erebus Mercedes 12 Laps
21 J.Courtney, G.Murphy HRT Holden 17 Laps
- S.Pye, A.Walsh Dick Johnson Ford Disqualified
- J.Moffat, T.Douglas Nissan Motorsport Nissan Retirement
- D.Wood, C.Pither Britek/BJR Holden Retirement
- L.Holdsworth, C.Baird Erebus Mercedes Retirement

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER 32 OF 37 ROUNDS:

Pos Driver Points
1 Jamie Whincup 2835
2 Mark Winterbottom 2436
3 Shane van Gisbergen 2357
4 Craig Lowndes 2334
5 Fabian Coulthard 2198
6 Chaz Mostert 2150
7 James Courtney 2138
8 Scott McLaughlin 2019
9 Garth Tander 1815
10 Michael Caruso 1688

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