Tander wins again in race two
Toll HSV's Garth Tander continued his winning streak with victory in race two of the PlaceMakers V8 Supercars at Pukekohe, New Zealand
Tander took the win ahead of Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup and his own teammate Rick Kelly, with Rick's brother Todd in fourth.
At the start, Whincup jumped from fourth to second before taking the lead from the Tander at the hairpin at the end of the back straight. However, one lap later Tander repaid the favour and took back the lead.
Meanwhile Steven Richards, who had started fifth, was down to 28th after bouncing off the side of Todd Kelly through turns two and three on lap one.
Lap five saw Mark Winterbottom pass Whincup just after the start/finish line to move into second, gradually closing in on Tander as they approached the compulsory stops.
The leading duo pitted at the same time, with Winterbottom emerging ahead of Tander. However, a locked right front brake at the hairpin on his out lap saw Winterbottom head off the road, costing him nine places, before having to pit a lap later after the tyre failed, leaving Tander somewhat on his own.
Two safety cars, one on lap 28 for Jason Richards when his front left suspension failed under brakes at the hairpin, and another on lap 37 when Jason Bargwanna crashed into the wall exiting the final turn, compressed the field but it wasn't enough to stop Tander from taking his fifth consecutive race win ahead of Whincup and teammate Kelly.
Pos Driver Car Laps 1. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VE 43 2. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BF 43 3. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 43 4. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VE 43 5. James Courtney Ford Falcon BF 43 6. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VE 43 7. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BF 43 8. Will Davison Ford Falcon BF 43 9. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BF 43 10. Paul Radisich Ford Falcon BF 43 11. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VE 43 12. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BF 43 13. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 43 14. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 43 15. John Bowe Ford Falcon BF 43 16. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BF 43 17. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VE 43 18. Steven Richards Ford Falcon BF 43 19. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 43 20. Fabian Coulthard Holden Commodore VZ 43 21. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BF 43 22. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BF 43 23. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BF 42 24. Alan Gurr Ford Falcon BF 42 25. Shane Price Holden Commodore VE 41 DNF Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BF 35 DNF Jason Richards Holden Commodore VE 27 DNF Andrew Jones Ford Falcon BF 15 DNF Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VE 10 DNF Paul Morris Holden Commodore VE 8
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