Maiden win for Canto in race 2
Repco Valvoline driver Dean Canto has taken a controversial maiden race win in the reverse grid race two in the Perth V8 400 at Barbagallo Raceway
After starting from pole position, Paul Radisich ran up front for the whole race and took the lead back with ten laps remaining. But a spluttering engine coming out of the final corner on the final lap saw Dean Canto left with nowhere to go, sending Radisich spinning as Canto went through to take the win. Radisich recovered to finish sixth.
Second place was a remarkable effort for Steven Richards, having started the race from second-last. A decision to run long on the first set of tyres clearly paid off, as other drivers to start from the rear struggled to make their way to the front.
Greg Murphy finally took a good finish after a disastrous Pukekohe, while Jamie Whincup took a 'disappointing' fourth, having taken the lead at two-thirds distance, only to slide off with ten laps remaining. James Courtney had another solid result to finish fifth.
After winning race one, Mark Skaife struggled in race two, including an off-track excursion following contact with another car, to finish eighteenth. Teammate Todd Kelly was looking to be a strong contender for the win again before another gearbox selection problem struck his car.
Craig Lowndes fared slightly better than Skaife to record a fourteenth place finish, while the Toll HSV Dealer team cars fared well to finish tenth and eleventh for Garth Tander and Rick Kelly respectively.
Pos Driver Car 1. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 2. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 3. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 4. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 5. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 6. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 7. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 8. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 9. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 10. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 11. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 12. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 13. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 14. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 15. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 16. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 17. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 18. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 19. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 20. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 21. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 22. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 23. Alan Gurr Holden Commodore VZ 24. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 25. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 26. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 27. Tony Ricciardello Ford Falcon BA 28. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ DNF Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA DNF John Bowe Ford Falcon BA DNF Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA
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