Whincup back on top in race three

Like this morning's second race, Whincup (Triple 8 Holden) could not hang on to his pole advantage at the start and found himself passed on the opening lap by Bright, who was fresh from giving Brad Jones Racing its first V8 Supercar win in race two.

There was little to separate the pair all race, but the pitstops proved crucial, with Whincup able to jump Bright in the pits and then defend a narrow gap all the way to the chequered flag.

HRT's Garth Tander settled into third at the start and maintained that position throughout the race.

Whincup's team-mate Craig Lowndes fell from third to sixth on lap one but came back through to fourth ahead of James Courtney (HRT) and top Ford runner Steven Johnson (Dick Johnson Racing).

After their fiery, 37G impact startline accident in the race two, both Karl Reindler and Steve Owen had to sit this race out. Reindler suffered superficial burns to his hands and face, and was eventually joined in hospital by Owen, who went for precautionary checks after developing abdominal soreness.

Pos  Driver               Team/Car                  Time/Gap
 1.  Jamie Whincup        Triple 8 Holden        49m04.0396s
 2.  Jason Bright         Brad Jones Holden        + 0.9351s
 3.  Garth Tander         HRT Holden               + 5.2232s
 4.  Craig Lowndes        Triple 8 Holden         + 10.5012s
 5.  James Courtney       HRT Holden              + 15.9123s
 6.  Steven Johnson       Dick Johnson Ford       + 16.1339s
 7.  Shane van Gisbergen  Stone Brothers Ford     + 16.1531s
 8.  Jason Bargwanna      Brad Jones Holden       + 20.4931s
 9.  Tim Slade            Stone Brothers Ford     + 20.6141s
10.  Greg Murphy          Kelly Holden            + 22.6693s
11.  Alex Davison         Stone Brothers Ford     + 34.5280s
12.  Rick Kelly           Kelly Holden            + 35.0567s
13.  Fabian Coulthard     Walkinshaw Holden       + 36.7402s
14.  Paul Dumbrell        Rod Nash Ford           + 36.8667s
15.  Will Davison         FPR Ford                + 40.4769s
16.  Todd Kelly           Kelly Holden            + 41.0824s
17.  Michael Caruso       Garry Rodgers Holden    + 44.2847s
18.  Lee Holdsworth       Garry Rodgers Holden    + 47.8730s
19.  Russell Ingall       Paul Morris Holden      + 48.7660s
20.  Tony D'Alberto       D'Alberto Holden        + 49.5831s
21.  James Moffat         Dick Johnson Ford       + 49.9778s
22.  Dean Fiore           Triple F Ford           + 54.3333s
23.  Jonathon Webb        Tekno Ford              + 59.9835s
24.  David Reynolds       Kelly Holden               + 1 lap
25.  Warren Luff          Lucas Dumbrell Holden      + 1 lap
26.  Mark Winterbottom    FPR Ford                   + 1 lap