Tander wins race one
Toll HSV Dealer Team's Garth Tander followed on from his shootout form to take victory in race one of the Bigpond 400 at Queensland Raceway
Tander took the win despite a stall in his pit stop which cost him the lead to Jason Bright. Tander closed in on Bright and retook the lead on lap 21.
Meanwhile Bright struggled with his brakes in the closing laps but held on to second ahead of James Courtney despite a late-race safety car period.
After starting twelfth, a good start and good strategy moved Craig Lowndes up to fourth place. Completing the top five was Russell Ingall
While it was a good day for Stone Brothers Racing, with Courtney's first podium finish and Ingall's fifth place, it was not good for their Holden rivals Holden Racing Team.
Driving a brand new car, Todd Kelly's gearbox woes continued, as this time the gear lever snapped with the gearbox in neutral and will start last in tomorrow's reverse grid race.
His teammate fared little better. Mark Skaife got a good start and showed great early speed, and on lap eleven, James Courtney passed Rick Kelly heading into turn three.
Skaife appeared to follow but Rick Kelly turned in, having let Courtney through. Skaife hit Kelly behind his rear wheel, both cars spinning. Kelly dropping a couple of places, while Skaife dropped to 24th.
More bad news was to come for Skaife however, receiving a drive-through penalty for the incident, eventually finishing in 21st place.
Pos Driver Car 1. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 2. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 3. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 4. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 5. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 6. Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ 7. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 8. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 9. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 10. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 11. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 12. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 13. Paul Radisich Holden Commodore VZ 14. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 15. Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ 16. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ 17. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 18. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 19. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 20. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 21. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 22. Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ 23. Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA 24. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 25. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 26. Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA 27. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 28. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 29. Steve Ellery Holden Commodore VZ DNF Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA DNF Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ
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