Skaife wins race 1
Mark Skaife continues to rack up race wins with victory in the first race of the SkyCity V8 Supercar Triple Crown at Hidden Valley Raceway
Skaife ran second in the early stages before taking over at the front when pole sitter and early leader Jason Bright suffered a flat left front tyre.
Skaife had to worry about Rick Kelly in the closing stages, who moved ahead of teammate Garth Tander during the pit stops and closed in on the leader as the laps wound down.
Mark Winterbottom completed the podium as he held off Craig Lowndes and Garth Tander after the pit stops.
Jason Bright's trouble was compounded as the tyre failed at the start of the lap, Bright having to limp nearly a complete lap back before the tyre could be replaced.
What looked like being a race win, ended as a 24th place finish. The only small piece of good news for Bright is he will start eighth in tomorrow's reverse-grid race two...
Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 2. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 3. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 4. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 5. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 6. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 7. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 8. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 9. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 10. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 11. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 12. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 13. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 14. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 15. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 16. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 17. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 18. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 19. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 20. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 21. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 22. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 23. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 24. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 25. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 26. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 27. Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VZ 28. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 29. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 30. Tony Ricciardello Ford Falcon BA 31. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA
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