Symmons Plain V8s: Jamie Whincup doubles up in race two
Jamie Whincup took his second V8 Supercars win of the day for Triple Eight as team-mate Craig Lowndes came from 25th to fifth at Symmons Plains in Tasmania
Whincup - who won in controversial circumstances in the first race after taking out Lowndes - led from start to finish, and a perfect start after the safety car with five laps to go sealed the win.
Winterbottom came as close as two tenths to Whincup in the early running, but the Triple Eight Holden pulled away just after halfway as early stability issues faded for Whincup.
Fabian Coulthard struggled to stay in touch with the leaders, and remained in third for most of the race.
Lowndes - who started at the back of the grid after an illegal piece of tape was found on his car in qualifying - made up 20 places to finish fifth following an epic battle with Volvo Polestar's Scott McLaughlin. The young Kiwi fended off Lowndes as the two were sideways onto the pit straight with a lap to go.
After his podium in the first race, James Courtney struggled for most of race two down in the late teens, but the late safety car proved in his favour, as he improved to 11th.
Results - 42 laps: Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Holden 42m46.3425s 2. Mark Winterbottom FPR Ford +0.4875s 3. Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Holden +2.2339s 4. Scott McLaughlin Volvo +3.7159s 5. Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Holden +3.9191s 6. Jason Bright Brad Jones Holden +4.3879s 7. Garth Tander HRT Holden +7.1884s 8. Scott Pye Dick Johnson Ford +7.3896s 9. Jack Perkins Schwerkolt/FPR Ford +8.1507s 10. Lee Holdsworth Erebus Mercedes +8.3990s 11. James Courtney HRT Holden +8.8234s 12. Shane van Gisbergen Tekno Holden +9.8217s 13. James Moffat Nissan +10.4712s 14. Todd Kelly Nissan +10.9139s 15. Tim Slade Rosenberg/HRT Holden +11.3545s 16. Michael Caruso Nissan +12.1148s 17. David Reynolds Rod Nash/FPR Ford +12.5980s 18. Robert Dahlgren Volvo +12.7183s 19. Chaz Mostert FPR Ford +31.8144s 20. David Wall Dick Johnson Ford +1 lap 21. Russell Ingall Dumbrell Holden +1 lap 22. Dale Wood Britek/BJR Holden +1 lap 23. Will Davison Erebus Mercedes +2 laps 24. Rick Kelly Nissan +2 laps Retirements: Nick Percat Walkinshaw/HRT Holden 8 laps
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