T Kelly wins, Skaife breaks record

Kelly took the lead during the compulsory pit stops and never relinquished it, despite strong pressure from Team Vodafone's Craig Lowndes throughout the second half of the race, Lowndes just not quite able to find the space to make a pass despite lap after lap on Todd's tail.

A poor start for Mark Skaife which led to a third place finish meant race three was somewhat of a disappointment after winning the first two races.

However, it was still easily enough to guarantee him the overall round win, Skaife's 38th. By doing so, Skaife now has the record for most round wins in Australian touring car history, a record that had belonged to the late great Peter Brock. Todd Kelly's race three win also secured a Holden Racing Team 1-2 result for the overall round.

Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup closed in on Skaife in the closing laps as the top four crossed the line covered by less than two seconds.

Behind Whincup in the order were the two Toll HSV Dealer Team cars, Rick Kelly in fifth having his worst race result for the year, while Garth Tander continued his recovery from the start of race two to take sixth.

It was a race for teams finishing in pairs, with Ford Performance Racing finishing seventh and eighth, Jim Beam Racing in tenth and eleventh and Supercheap Auto Racing in eighteenth and nineteenth.

Thanks to Tander's problem early in race two, Rick Kelly has 274 points and extended his lead in the championship from one point to 24 points over teammate Garth Tander. Jamie Whincup is third on 220 points, 54 behind Kelly, with Holden Racing Team duo Todd Kelly and Mark Skaife on 205 and 169 points respectively.

This means Holden drivers fill four of the top five places in the championship. However, Ford fill all the places from Craig Lowndes in sixth through to Will Davison in twelfth.

Pos  Driver                Car                   Laps
 1.  Todd Kelly            Holden Commodore VE    31
 2.  Craig Lowndes         Ford Falcon BF         31
 3.  Mark Skaife           Holden Commodore VE    31
 4.  Jamie Whincup         Ford Falcon BF         31
 5.  Rick Kelly            Holden Commodore VE    31
 6.  Garth Tander          Holden Commodore VE    31
 7.  Mark Winterbottom     Ford Falcon BF         31
 8.  Steven Richards       Ford Falcon BF         31
 9.  James Courtney        Ford Falcon BF         31
10.  Steven Johnson        Ford Falcon BF         31
11.  Will Davison          Ford Falcon BF         31
12.  Greg Murphy           Holden Commodore VE    31
13.  Russell Ingall        Ford Falcon BF         31
14.  Jason Bargwanna       Ford Falcon BF         31
15.  Jason Bright          Ford Falcon BF         31
16.  Paul Morris           Holden Commodore VE    31
17.  Jason Richards        Holden Commodore VE    31
18.  Cameron McConville    Holden Commodore VZ    31
19.  Paul Dumbrell         Holden Commodore VE    31
20.  Simon Wills           Ford Falcon BF         31
21.  Fabian Coulthard      Holden Commodore VZ    31
22.  Max Wilson            Ford Falcon BF         31
23.  Shane Price           Holden Commodore VE    31
24.  Andrew Jones          Ford Falcon BF         31
25.  John Bowe             Ford Falcon BF         31
26.  Jack Perkins          Holden Commodore VE    29
DNF  Alan Gurr             Ford Falcon BF         23
DNF  Steve Owen            Holden Commodore VZ     2
DNF  Lee Holdsworth        Holden Commodore VZ     1