Lowndes wins race 3
Craig Lowndes continued his strong run this weekend by winning race three of the SkyCity V8 Supercar Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway
Lowndes took the lead at half-distance when early race leader Jason Richards made his compulsory pit-stop, and never looked back. The win along with his earlier fourth and third places gave Lowndes the round victory.
Jason Richards drove a great race to second place, having taken the lead by lap five after starting sixth. He led until his pit stop, and matched Lowndes in the closing laps but was unable to get close enough to worry the Ford driver.
Garth Tander completed the top three, though he was nearly twenty second behind Lowndes at the end of the race. Race two winner Jason Bright and Rick Kelly completed the top five. Tander and Rick Kelly scored equal second best points for the round.
After Mark Skaife's disastrous race two, a decent grid slot thanks to his race one win allowed him to take sixth place.
Steven Richards was the driver to suffer most in race three, finishing 28th after brake problems following a drive-through penalty in race two.
Garth Tander's consistent finishes over the weekend keep him at the head of the points standing, just eight points ahead of Craig Lowndes with Rick Kelly just five points behind Lowndes.
Russell Ingall moves up to fourth but is 122 points behind Tander, eleven points ahead of Mark Winterbottom. Steven Richards's problems in races two and three drop him from fourth to sixth, nearly 200 points off the lead.
Pos Driver Car 1. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 2. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 3. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 4. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 5. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 6. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 7. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 8. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 9. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 10. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 11. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 12. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 13. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 14. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 15. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 16. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 17. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 18. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 19. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 20. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 21. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 22. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 23. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 24. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 25. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 26. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 27. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 28. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 29. Tony Ricciardello Ford Falcon BA DNF Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VZ DNF Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ
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