S Richards takes race two
Steven Richards won race two of the non-championship V8 Supercar events at the Albert Park circuit
Richards steadily made his way up the order as Mark Skaife, Todd Kelly and Craig Lowndes led the field around in the early laps. A light shower saw Kelly fall down the order as Lowndes pressured Skaife.
Lap after lap Lowndes looked for a way past Skaife, before finally taking a look on lap 13 around the back of the circuit. Lowndes was well alongside Skaife but Skaife refused to give in and the two cars collided.
As they bounced off each other, Richards ducked around both of them into a lead he was never to lose, although Skaife, Lowndes and a recovering Todd Kelly gave chase. Kelly's late-race pressure finally paid off when he outdragged Lowndes to the finish line on the last lap.
Garth Tander's recovery from starting at the back of the race one grid continued, finishing the race in fifth place after making it to midfield in race one. His teammate didn't fare so well, one of four cars to go out on lap one.
Pos Driver Car 1. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 2. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 3. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 4. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 5. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 6. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 7. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 8. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 9. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 10. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 11. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 12. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 13. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 14. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 15. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 16. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 17. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 18. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 19. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 20. Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VZ 21. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 22. Jack Perkins Holden Commodore VZ 23. Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA 24. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 25. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 26. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 27. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA DNF Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ DNF Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA DNF Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ DNF Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ
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