V8 Supercars Abu Dhabi: Jamie Whincup makes it two wins in a day

As he had done in the opening race of the triple-header, Whincup made a better getaway then pole position man Will Davison's Ford Performance Racing Falcon to lead comfortably into the first corner.

Despite Davison pressuring him in the early stages of the race, Triple 8 Holden driver Whincup pulled away to win with relative ease.

Davison admitted after the race that he did not have the pace to challenge Whincup, although he is hopeful that set-up changes for Sunday's final race will allow him to take the fight to his rival.

"The car is pretty good," said Davison. "With a very small tweak I'm sure we can put on a good show with Jamie."

As in race one, Stone Brothers Ford driver Shane van Gisbergen came home third with FPR's Mark Winterbottom passing Lee Holdsworth at Turn 5 on the second lap to secure fourth.

Garth Tander, in the lead Holden Racing Team entry, followed Winterbottom past Holdsworth to take fifth, with the SBR man then falling behind David Reynolds and Tim Slade after losing time with a half-spin, possibly caused by contact.

Jonathon Webb took ninth place under intense late-race pressure from Fabian Coulthard and Craig Lowndes.

James Courtney did not start with the rest of the pack after suffering suspension damage in a lap two incident in this morning's first race. He came 14th.

Whincup's win moves him a step closer to a fourth V8 Supercar crown, giving him a 270-point lead over Winterbottom.

"We've got another race tomorrow and two more rounds to go back in Australia," said Whincup. "It's all tightening up, but it's all about tomorrow. That's all that is on my mind."

Results - 12 laps:

Pos  Driver               Team/Car                   Time/Gap
 1.  Jamie Whincup        Triple Eight Holden     26m48.8530s
 2.  Will Davison         FPR Ford                   + 2.801s
 3.  Shane van Gisbergen  Stone Brothers Ford        + 8.708s
 4.  Mark Winterbottom    FPR Ford                   + 9.210s
 5.  Garth Tander         HRT Holden                + 14.720s
 6.  Tim Slade            Rosenberg/SBR Ford        + 17.971s
 7.  David Reynolds       Rod Nash/FPR Ford         + 19.599s
 8.  Lee Holdsworth       Stone Brothers Ford       + 24.696s
 9.  Jonathon Webb        Tekno Holden              + 29.359s
10.  Fabian Coulthard     Brad Jones Holden         + 30.094s
11.  Craig Lowndes        Triple Eight Holden       + 30.138s
12.  Rick Kelly           Kelly Holden              + 32.276s
13.  James Moffat         Dick Johnson Ford         + 33.822s
14.  James Courtney       HRT Holden                + 34.468s
15.  Michael Caruso       Garry Rogers Holden       + 34.697s
16.  Russell Ingall       Walkinshaw/HRT Holden     + 38.358s
17.  Jason Bright         Brad Jones Holden         + 39.863s
18.  Michael Patrizi      Tekno Holden              + 40.550s
19.  Tony D'Alberto       D'Alberto Ford            + 41.449s
20.  Steve Owen           Paul Morris/DJR Ford      + 42.622s
21.  Karl Reindler        Kelly Holden              + 42.889s
22.  Steven Johnson       Dick Johnson Ford         + 43.598s
23.  Dean Fiore           DJR/Triple F Ford         + 50.179s
24.  Taz Douglas          Dumbrell Holden           + 50.657s
25.  Alexandre Premat     Garry Rogers Holden       + 54.732s
26.  Tim Blanchard        Kelly Holden              + 57.138s
27.  Greg Murphy          Kelly Holden              + 58.894s
28.  David Wall           Britek/BJR Holden      + 1m13.0040s