Tander wins race two
Toll HSV Dealer Team's Garth Tander made up for yesterday, by taking victory in race two of the Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge at Surfers Paradise
Tander took the lead at the start and was not headed, despite heavy pressure from race one winner Todd Kelly and a couple of safety car periods, the top duo swapping positions from yesterday.
Ford Performance Racing's Mark Winterbottom finished third, one place ahead of Toll HSV's Rick Kelly, who gained a place at the pit stops when Jason Richards fell from third to fifth.
After ending race one thinking his points lead had increased, Craig Lowndes' weekend took a turn, being penalised post-race (along with James Courtney) for spinning his wheels approaching the grid, dropping him from fifth to eleventh (and Courtney from sixth to seventeenth).
Lowndes lost more ground in race one to Kelly, despite moving up four places from his starting position.
Lowndes' teammate Jamie Whincup lost six places after race two for taking his pit stop too late and receiving a one lap penalty, possibly as a result of the opening of the pit window being pushed back because of the safety car periods, the pit window still closing at the same time.
Both Jack Daniel's cars failed to finish, Steven Richards appearing to suffer driveline problems at the start with Dumbrell bringing out one of the safety car periods when he hit the wall following contact from Cameron McConville.
Pos Driver Car 1. Garth Tander Holden Commodore VZ 2. Todd Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 3. Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon BA 4. Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VZ 5. Jason Richards Holden Commodore VZ 6. Jason Bright Ford Falcon BA 7. Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon BA 8. Russell Ingall Ford Falcon BA 9. Jason Bargwanna Ford Falcon BA 10. Steven Johnson Ford Falcon BA 11. Will Davison Ford Falcon BA 12. Cameron McConville Holden Commodore VZ 13. James Courtney Ford Falcon BA 14. Max Wilson Ford Falcon BA 15. Brad Jones Ford Falcon BA 16. John Bowe Ford Falcon BA 17. Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon BA 18. Alan Gurr Holden Commodore VZ 19. Paul Morris Holden Commodore VZ 20. Greg Murphy Holden Commodore VZ 21. Mark Skaife Holden Commodore VZ 22. Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 23. Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore VZ 24. Steve Owen Holden Commodore VZ 25. Dean Canto Holden Commodore VZ DNF Jose Fernandez Ford Falcon BA DNF Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore VZ DNF Andrew Jones Holden Commodore VZ DNF Warren Luff Ford Falcon BA DNF Steven Richards Holden Commodore VZ
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