Tander takes race two

Jason Bright led the race on a wet track before making his pit stop, Tander taking over the lead before Bright retook the place in a daring move after both drivers had switched from wet to slick tyres as the track dried.

But just two laps later Bright had a moment coming into turn six and speared off the track, handing the lead back to Tander as he dropped to third place behind teammate Mark Winterbottom. Despite two safety car periods late in the race the top three remained unchanged.

Just behind them was Todd Kelly and his brother Rick, who consolidated his championship standing despite a wild ride in the closing laps which almost cost him a number of positions as a trackside sign became lodged in his front spoiler, blocking the air intake.

Some smart thinking saw him pull up behind a lapped car which moved it around, before later breaking up and falling off.

After yesterday's dramas, a fighting drive by Craig Lowndes saw him move up from 27th at the start of the race to ninth at the end, losing just a few points to Rick Kelly in the process.

Another driver looked set for a similar charge up the order, Mark Skaife moving up from 16th to sixth before a high-speed off in the closing laps saw him finish the race in the garage.

After yesterday's carnage at the start of race one, the cars of Jamie Whincup and Greg Murphy were so badly damaged that both cars were withdrawn by the teams from the rest of the weekend.

Pos  Driver                   Car
 1.  Garth Tander             Holden Commodore VZ
 2.  Mark Winterbottom        Ford Falcon BA
 3.  Jason Bright             Ford Falcon BA
 4.  Todd Kelly               Holden Commodore VZ
 5.  Rick Kelly               Holden Commodore VZ
 6.  Will Davison             Ford Falcon BA
 7.  Paul Dumbrell            Holden Commodore VZ
 8.  Jason Bargwanna          Ford Falcon BA
 9.  Craig Lowndes            Ford Falcon BA
10.  Russell Ingall           Ford Falcon BA
11.  Steven Richards          Holden Commodore VZ
12.  Jason Richards           Holden Commodore VZ
13.  James Courtney           Ford Falcon BA
14.  Andrew Jones             Holden Commodore VZ
15.  Max Wilson               Ford Falcon BA
16.  Steven Johnson           Ford Falcon BA
17.  Marcus Marshall          Ford Falcon BA
18.  John Bowe                Ford Falcon BA
19.  Steve Owen               Holden Commodore VZ
20.  Dean Canto               Holden Commodore VZ
21.  Cameron McConville       Holden Commodore VZ
22.  Warren Luff              Ford Falcon BA
23.  Shane Price              Holden Commodore VZ
24.  Lee Holdsworth           Holden Commodore VZ
DNF  Paul Morris              Holden Commodore VZ
DNF  Tony Ricciardello        Ford Falcon BA
DNF  Mark Skaife              Holden Commodore VZ
DNF  Craig Baird              Holden Commodore VZ
DNF  Brad Jones               Ford Falcon BA