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Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup had fast cars at last year’s Sydney Telstra 500, and are again likely to be right on the pace in 2011.
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Introduction
Another for the mantle
HOMEBUSH EDITOR: Stefan Bartholomaeus
The streets of Sydney Olympic park have thrown up their fair share of surprises since the Sydney Telstra 500 kicked off three years ago, but it’ll take something extraordinary to stop Jamie Whincup’s title charge this weekend. While Craig Lowndes may have had Whincup’s measure across the Queensland Raceway, Phillip Island and ultimately Bathurst weekends, the younger of the two TeamVodafone tearaways has emphatically proven over the last three events that he remains the man when it comes to modern-day V8 Supercars racing.
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Should he seal the deal this weekend, a third crown will move Whincup to equal status on the all-time champions list with Lowndes and Peter Brock, leaving only Ian Geoghegan (5), Dick Johnson (5), Mark Skaife (5), Bob Jane (4), Allan Moffat (4) and Jim Richards (4) with more.
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Considering just how close Whincup came to winning the title in both 2007 and 2010, to think that the 28-year-old could have been in a position to equal the all-time record after just eight full-time campaigns is quite extraordinary.
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The question of whether Whincup can win five, or even six, titles in his career appears hardly even worth asking. The real question is; will he stick around long enough to find out? Green means go!
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Q&A
Adrian Having led Dick Johnson Racing to last year’s V8 Supercars Championship with James Courtney, Adrian Burgess was a high-profile addition to TeamVodafone for the 2011 season. Relieving Triple Eight Race Engineering director Roland Dane from his team management duties, Burgess has overseen another vintage year for the red and silver cars. After wrapping up the Teams’ Championship at Sandown, Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes head into this weekend as the only drivers in contention for the Drivers’ title. With 188 points separating the pair, and 300 to be awarded this weekend, Speedcafe. com’s Grand Rowley spoke to Burgess about TeamVodafone’s approach to the finale. SPEEDCAFE: With Jamie and Craig the only two drivers capable of winning the title this weekend, it must be a tense time within the team. As the team leader, how are you approaching the Sydney race? ADRIAN BURGESS: It’s situation normal for us. Obviously, we want to do well as a team. We will go there and try and show people
what we can do. We want to win a couple of races. With that in mind, Craig and Jamie still have some unfinished business, so we need to give both drivers an equal opportunity to fight it out on the track. First and foremost, they are driving for TeamVodafone, and we want the best result for the team, but as we know, whoever comes out on top will have the privilege of wearing the number one next year. SPEEDCAFE: Would you have preferred that the title was decided heading into
the final race? BURGESS: No, I don’t think so. You have to think of (what’s best for) the event and the championship as well. We are very happy and very privileged where it can only be one of our two cars. I don’t think any championship wants to see the championship sewn up that early that the last couple of events are meaningless. That’s not good for anyone. At the moment, the points structure is a good format. The public has a chance to see two people at the top of their game go in
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Q&A
Q & A with
Burgess SPEEDCAFE: So after such a dominant ‘team’ season, what is your highlight for the year in your first year at the team? BURGESS: It’s difficult to pick one thing out. It’s nice to know that we go to the last round knowing we have it wrapped up. Only our two can win. That’s a proud moment. It will be a special weekend. To be honest, I hope Sydney is our highlight weekend.
there in good cars with something on the line to fight for. It’s important for the event, important for V8 Supercars, it’s important for the public, and they are going to get to see a good fight between two of the best drivers. SPEEDCAFE: It’s a circuit that this team has not had any success at in the past. TeamVodafone is yet to stand on the podium. Is there a reason for the lack of results there? BURGESS: I don’t think you can put any one reason on why they haven’t had a result in Sydney. Each year, there has been different
circumstances. They’ve been in good positions, but for whatever reason, things haven’t gone their way. We’re back in hard tyre, street circuit mode. I don’t see any reason why we can’t go there and win the races. There are things which happen that are out of your control, and I think the last couple of years, that is what has happened to them. TeamVodafone has proved over the years that it doesn’t have bogey circuits. That’s just not the make-up of this team. I can’t see why we can’t go there and challenge the top spot.
If I had to pick out one meeting, Townsville on Sunday was a particularly good race – just how we responded to the mid-meeting tyre rule change (TeamVodafone was one of many teams to initially overlook an anomaly in the supplementary regulations that allowed the set of soft tyres used in Saturday’s race to be re-used on Sunday). For us, we showed we had better tyre life. We committed to using it (Saturday’s soft tyres) again the next day– I don’t think too many people really ventured into that, and it worked. That showed that not only the car, but the drivers and the engineers optimised the rules to our advantage and made it work. We came away with a one-two result, we were in the camouflage colours, and that made it a memorable result, especially for me.
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Showdown
The Saturday Showdown Just as he did in 2008 and 2009, Jamie Whincup could well wrap up this year’s V8 Supercars Championship crown on the penultimate day of the season. Heading into the weekend with a 188 point margin over team-mate Craig Lowndes, a top four finish for Whincup on Saturday will seal the
title, even if the #888 Commodore wins the race. And what if Lowndes does not win? Speedcafe.com’s table below shows the worst position in which Whincup can finish on Saturday and still seal the title, relative to Lowndes’ finishing position.
Lowndes Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th-DNF
Whincup Pos. 4th 6th 7th 9th 10th 13th 15th 17th 19th 21th 23th 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th DNF
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Circuit Info
Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit
The 2011 Sydney Telstra 500 marks three years since the Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit was first constructed. The 3.5km course runs around the area made famous by the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, with ANZ Stadium located in the middle of the circuit. The 13-turn lap includes the widest (Australia Avenue) and narrowest (Edwin Flack Avenue) pieces of road on the V8 Supercars Championship calendar, and is made up almost entirely of chicanes and slow-speed
90-degree corner complexes. The 2011 Sydney Telstra 500 will continue the event’s tradition of deciding the V8 Supercars Champion, after Jamie Whincup and James Courtney sealed the 2009 and 2010 crowns respectively at Homebush. No driver has multiple race wins to their name at this circuit, with Garth Tander (Toll Holden Racing Team), James Courtney (Jim Beam Racing), Jonathon Webb (Mother Energy Drinks Racing) and Lee Holdsworth (Fujitsu Racing) sharing the spoils so far.
V8 Supercars Lap Records Year Qualifying 2010 Race 2010
Driver Lee Holdsworth Craig Lowndes
Car Holden Commodore VE Holden Commodore VE
Time 1m28.7999s 1m29.3901s
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The same, but different Rick and Todd Kelly scored their second one-three finish of the season at the recent Norton 360 Sandown Challenge. The Jack Daniel’s Racing Commodores were so fast in the wet at Sandown that V8 Supercars directed Todd to stand in second place on the podium!
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Tech Preview
TECH PREVIEW with
CAMPBELL LITTLE
The Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit is a really tough one for our cars. It has a mix of high speed straights and slow complexes that make it very, very hard on brakes - even with the hard tyre. The races in Tasmania a couple of weeks ago really emphasised the difference that the two tyre compounds can make to your brake usage, so there’ll be a few teams glad we’re running on the hards around here.
we don’t know how V8 Supercars is going to treat them in terms of policing, so we’ll all be waiting to see what they have planned for Homebush.
Strategy It’s a really difficult race for fuel - the fuel windows are very small which makes it a real challenge. We’re also tyre limited here. With 24 new tyres for the weekend, you’ve got Overall, Homebush is tough on the whole car - it’s a true street enough to do three stints in each race, but if you start being circuit in the vein of Hamilton and Adelaide. The kerbs are opportunistic by stopping under Safety Car you can quickly fairly aggressive, and it’s very bumpy. If you go offline and hit find yourself running out of rubber. some of those kerbs at the wrong angle you can really tear up So it’s a bit like Bathurst in the sense that you’ve got to your equipment. manage both your tyres and fuel in a way that ensures you’re The chicanes are very slow speed, so essentially you need there at the end with the right fuel, tyres and track position a car that is able to brake and turn really well. The difficult in your pocket. A Safety Car at the wrong or right time can thing with the chicanes is that we go from event to event and obviously change the event significantly.
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Last year’s Sunday race was a great example of that. There was a Safety Car on Lap 44 which was outside everybody’s windows, but those who took it really gained an advantage later on. In that situation you have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of stopping, including the potential to have to queue one of your cars - which we’ve seen a lot of lately. Because the hard tyre degradation isn’t very high, the races will be decided by fuel strategy more than anything else. Getting one extra lap through better consumption could be what makes the difference. Communications A problem that a lot of teams had in Sydney last year was radio communications. We almost had no communications from Turn 6 back to about Turn 11, so you could make the call
but you wouldn’t know if they got it or not. It’s difficult because you don’t know what you’re going to get in the way of interference. We had a car parking company on our radio last year for half the race. It’s just another one of those things that get thrown at you that can affect your day. Surface We’ve seen a bit of surface break-up in the first couple of years in Sydney, but the people who have been doing the circuit repairs have come up with a good bitumen that, if it’s put in early enough, does a good job. We saw very little actual track break up on the Gold Coast this year, what we saw was actually a lot of rubber build-up, and I’m pretty sure they’ll be on top of that in Sydney.
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Did you know
DID YOU
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With a 188-point advantage over teammate Craig Lowndes, Jamie Whincup is closing in on his third V8 Supercars Championship in the last four years. If Whincup can seal the title he will be just the second man in history after Hall of Famer Norm Beechey (1965 and 1970) to win the Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship in both a Ford and a Holden. Finishing fourth or better in Saturday’s race in Sydney (should Lowndes win) or simply finishing in front of Lowndes will guarantee Whincup the title. Collecting 112 points over the weekend is enough for Whincup to be crowned champion should Lowndes win both races. Whincup is guaranteed a top two championship finish, which will be the fifth straight year he has recorded a top-two result in the series. No
other driver has achieved that in the history of the ATCC/V8SC since it became a series of races rather than being decided – as it was from 1960 to 1968 – by a single race. On the flip side, Lowndes is guaranteed his seventh-straight finish in the top four in the championship since 2005. He was runner-up in 2005 and 2006 in addition to his three titles in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Triple Eight Race Engineering is guaranteed a driver finishing in the top two in the championship for the seventh straight season (2005-2011). This is a record, the previous best streak being five by the Holden Racing Team from 1998 to 2002. Whincup could tie or break his own record for most pole positions in a season. His record from last year is 10 and he currently has nine with two more available in Sydney.
The Sydney Telstra 500 has proven to be the most difficult event to predict over its short two-year history. Amazingly, 10 different drivers have taken the 12 available podium positions across the four races and two years. Mark Winterbottom and Jason Bright are the only repeat podium finishers. All three-podium finishers on Saturday last year started outside the top 10 in a wild race affected by rain – Jonathon Webb (21st), Jason Bright (28th) and Rick Kelly (14th) all survived to score some silverware.
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Did you know
Just as the Sydney event has become one of the most unpredictable, it has also proven to be the biggest car-breaker of the V8 Supercars Championship. Just 63% of starters have managed to be classified as finishers in the four V8 Supercar races held across 2009 and 2010 (74 finishers from 116 starters). In comparison the finishing rates (taken from 2010 and 2011 results) for street circuits are 90% (Townsville), 88% (Adelaide), 79% (Hamilton) and 77% (Gold Coast). Just 15 of the 29 starters made it to the finish on Saturday in Sydney last year, while just 16 cars were left running at the end of the Sunday race in 2009.
The Bottle-O Racing Team’s Paul Dumbrell will make his last start as a full-time driver in Sydney. Dumbrell makes his 129th ATCC/V8SC event start and sits 22nd on the all-time list. He is a two-time pole-sitter with one race win to his credit (2010 Sandown) in a career that started at Symmons Plains in 1999. Dumbrell also has 270 ATCC/V8SC races under his belt heading into the Sydney Telstra 500 weekend.
There’s a range of drivers competing in the Sydney Telstra 500 who could claim it as their home race. While no current V8 Supercar drivers call Sydney home, plenty were born and/or grew up in the area. Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon driver Mark Winterbottom grew up in Doonside while Jana Living Racing’s Jason Bargwanna is originally from Sydney. James Courtney (Penrith), Jonathon Webb (Castle Hill), Warren Luff, Michael Caruso and Tim Slade (Hornsby) were all born in Sydney as well.
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Cheque your stats Jamie Whincup has scored the Armor All Pole Award nine times so far in 2011, receiving a cool $55,000 from Armor All in the process. Two more poles this weekend will surpasst the all-time season record of 10, set by Whincup himself last year.
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I The Lowndes Guide
DayTime CRAIG ON SYDNEY I end up spending a lot of time in Sydney throughout the year because a lot of our sponsors are based there, so I’ve got to know the city pretty well. It’s a great place to visit with plenty to see and do around the harbour on any given day. If you ever get a chance, the Harbour Bridge climb is a must do. Homebush may not be right in the city centre, but it’s easily accessible by train, which means you can enjoy the city once the racing is done.
CRAIG ON THE SYDNEY TELSTRA 500 The Homebush event is the last race of the season and a great event for the finale. In a lot of ways it’s very similar to the Clipsal 500, which is an event I really enjoy as well, although I have had much more luck in Adelaide. Skaifey has designed an incredibly tough circuit, which tests us as drivers more than most tracks we go to. Neither myself nor TeamVodafone have had much luck at the event over the past two years, so we’ll be pushing hard to try and change that this year.
CRAIG’S ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ITEMS Being on the road so much throughout the year can be tough at times, so you need to make sure you have everything you need.
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My Nokia N9 Smartphone – Things are constantly changing when I’m on the road, but with my phone I can stay up to date with everything.
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These are the top five things I take to every race meeting and on every trip to make sure I’ve always got everything I need.
Toshiba Laptop – Having my laptop with me means I can work on the go. There is plenty of down time when I’m travelling, so having the laptop is a great help.
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4 Gym gear – Just because I’m on the road doesn’t mean my training stops. I always make the most of the hotel gyms to keep on top of my training.
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Team gear – My team gear is the first thing that goes in the bag. Even if I don’t think I’ll need it, I always take it just in case.
A magazine – I never get on a flight without a magazine, usually it’s a motorbike magazine.
Races 27/28 - Homebush I The Lowndes Guide
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I The Bag Man
SPEEDCAFE.COM’S
THE BAGMAN RECENT FORM - TRACK FORM - BAGMAN’S SAY
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#1 JAMES COURTNEY Toll HRT THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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-
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8
6
Qual 2
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-
-
2
12
Race 1
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-
-
17
15
Race 2
-
-
-
1
14
Race 3
-
-
-
-
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This weekend marks a return to the scene of Courtney’s 2010 championship triumph. Although having only won one race since, Courtney proved in the wet at Sandown that he has lost none of his sublime ability. Should enjoy the move back to the hard tyre for Sydney, but is likely to again struggle to challenge the top five on sheer speed.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
20
8
22
7
19
11
19
21
5
4
10
14
8
Qual 2
5
5
13
9/5
20
21
12
23
14
12
Race 1
26
24
11
10
8
25
DNF
20
14
10
2
Race 2
1
4
DNF
26
25
24
19
DNF
6
11
11
Race 3
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-
-
5
-
-
-
22
-
-
9 -
7 -
SYD
#2 GARTH TANDER Toll HRT THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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-
-
1
22
Qual 2
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-
-
7
8
Race 1
-
-
-
1
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
9
Race 3
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-
-
-
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Is a previous winner in Sydney, and has won two of the last three hard-tyre only races held this year. Qualifying form continues to be patchy, and will determine car #2’s chances of battling for the win this weekend.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
23
21
6
23
11
19
5
20
2
9
2
10
10
2
7
16
4
1
11
3
8
23
6
5
-
-
-
Qual 2
21
10
19
5/4
4
15
4
19
Race 1
17
22
18
13
12
18
1
28
Race 2
4
14
3
7
3
26
26
23
Race 3
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-
-
3
-
-
-
6
-
-
SYD
21
22
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#3 TONY D’ALBERTO Wilson Security Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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20
18
Qual 2
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-
17
24
Race 1
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-
11
13
Race 2
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-
-
DNF
11
Race 3
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-
-
-
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Appeared strong in early practice at Sandown but failed to fire on Saturday and Sunday. Put in a couple of solid drives in Sydney last year, making up good ground on his starting positions. Similar finishes in the 10th to 15th bracket would be a promising way to end the season.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
16
19
9
28
27
14
24
27
-
23
25
5
24
Qual 2
16
17
12
15/15
16
5
27
23
20
17
19
Race 1
18
17
12
25
26
6
18
25
DNF
15
DNF
Race 2
DNF
20
DNF
23
21
17
25
17
19
16
18
Race 3
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-
-
20
-
-
-
20
-
9
SYD
#4 ALEX DAVISON IRWIN Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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-
23
8
Qual 2
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-
-
16
15
Race 1
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-
-
20
DNF
Race 2
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-
-
9
23
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Showed decent speed in Sydney a year ago, especially on Saturday, but heads to the 2011 finale coming off another difficult weekend at Sandown. Will spend his last weekend as an SBR driver aiming to do enough to maintain his top 10 championship position.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
3
23
28
8
13
24
26
18
17
12
5
8
28
Qual 2
8
20
7
4/7
13
9
22
16
12
13
20
Race 1
2
23
10
21
6
19
26
12
23
6
16
Race 2
7
10
7
6
16
8
4
22
18
26
15
Race 3
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-
-
11
-
-
-
8
22
16
SYD
23
24
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#5 MARK WINTERBOTTOM Orrcon Steel FPR Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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7
2
Qual 2
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-
-
4
3
Race 1
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-
-
2
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
3
DNF
Race 3
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-
-
-
-
PI
Car #5 has shown great speed and consistency over the past three events - proving that FPR has overcome its previous issues with the soft tyres. Although the way the changes translate back to the hard tyre is somewhat of a question mark, expect Winterbottom to again threaten for victory here.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
Qual 1
4
5
11
12
8
1
1
12
Qual 2
3
3
21
11/8
1
1
2
20
4
Race 1
3
6
4
8
9
15
5
13
17
Race 2
14
3
DNF
13
19
3
3
10
Race 3
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26
-
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BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
10
17
2
17
3
2
2
3
4
7
1
3
2
4
SYD
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#6 WILL DAVISON Trading Post FPR Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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-
17
17
Qual 2
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-
-
13
5
Race 1
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-
-
15
DNF
Race 2
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-
-
8
DNF
Race 3
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-
-
-
-
Has shadowed, and occasionally beaten Winterbottom over the last three events, and heads to Homebush in an identical position to his team-mate. Cracking it for his first FPR win here would double as a great feat at Telstra’s own event, and a clear warning that Davison will be a title contender in 2012.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
12
7
13
2
9
20
3
14
1
2
3
7
3
Qual 2
13
1
10
8/14
15
6
5
20
4
5
6
Race 1
12
9
6
3
13
5
3
15
2
5
4
Race 2
16
7
4
8
24
7
18
15
14
2
3
Race 3
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-
-
15
-
-
-
19
3
18
SYD
25
26
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#7 TODD KELLY Jack Daniel’s Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
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14
7
Qual 2
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-
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25
7
Race 1
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-
-
14
DNF
Race 2
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-
-
DNF
21
Race 3
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-
-
-
-
Has qualified in the top half of the field just seven times this season, but four of those have come across the last two weekends. Scored another brilliant wet podium on Saturday at Sandown, but dry Sunday race was a better indication of Kelly’s true position relative to the field.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
17
16
19
25
16
25
23
24
5
19
22
11
14
Qual 2
12
19
2
27/26
18
23
20
27
17
9
13
Race 1
10
7
3
27
21
16
14
17
13
11
3
Race 2
DNF
DNF
15
22
DNF
DNF
17
DNF
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8
20
Race 3
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-
16
-
-
-
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-
15
14 -
24 -
SYD
#8 JASON BRIGHT Team BOC THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
13
28
Qual 2
-
-
-
8
4
Race 1
-
-
-
3
2
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
DNF
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Once again Jason Bright enters the weekend unsure if he’ll compete, following a rib injury that has kept him out of the last three races. Was among the very fastest in Sydney last year, and looked on course to win here with Britek in 2009 before falling foul of a pitlane infringement. A real unknown for this weekend.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
7
9
20
10
14
15
21
7
9
18
28
23
-
Qual 2
7
11
24
2/2
8
18
6
4
25
27
-
Race 1
DNF
4
19
6
7
DNF
9
21
21
25
-
Race 2
2
23
11
1
1
DNF
22
14
DNF
DNS
-
Race 3
-
-
-
2
-
-
-
28
-
-
-
7 -
5 -
SYD
27
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#9 SHANE VAN GISBERGEN SP Tools Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
15
10
Qual 2
-
-
-
19
14
Race 1
-
-
-
10
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
6
3
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Van Gisbergen has cleaned up his qualifying performances of late, with just one race start outside the top 10 in the last five events. Is one of four drivers gunning for third in the points standings, and out to avenge the last-lap fuel shortage that derailed a bold attempt at a maiden race win here last year. Unlikely to have the absolute fastest car, but a real top five threat none-the-less.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
15
6
4
16
24
3
22
16
1
5
9
4
4
Qual 2
18
23
4
20/18
9
12
11
5
18
4
5
Race 1
4
13
16
4
14
7
11
11
16
7
5
Race 2
8
18
1
10
4
1
5
8
16
7
6
Race 3
-
-
-
7
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
5 -
6 -
SYD
#11 GREG MURPHY Pepsi Max Crew Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
6
12
Qual 2
-
-
-
5
19
Race 1
-
-
-
DNF
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
7
12
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
PI
Disastrous runs at both Symmons Plains and Sandown have all but ruled out a top 10 championship finish for Murphy in his first season with Kelly Racing. Qualifying is again likely to prove a significant issue, and could make top 10 race results a difficult proposition.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
Qual 1
27
24
8
22
Qual 2
24
12
5
18/11
Race 1
21
18
8
15
Race 2
9
19
DNF
Race 3
-
-
-
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
22
8
17
17
EXC
17
18
21
3
18
12
19
6
13
24
11
22
20
7
10
-
-
-
13
-
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
1
18
17
16
7
16
23
6
DNF
DNF
4
14
21
-
-
-
3 -
SYD
29
30
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#12 DEAN FIORE Triple F Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
27
26
Qual 2
-
-
-
27
27
Race 1
-
-
-
DNF
14
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
16
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Impressed by remaining mistake free in the wet at Sandown despite being vaulted up among the leaders early on pit strategy. With plans to join DJR next year seemingly sorted, Homebush marks an opportunity to stay out of trouble and end the season with a pair of top 20 results.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
26
27
10
24
25
23
25
25
15
28
27
21
21
Qual 2
23
26
18
23/27
23
25
25
18
26
25
24
Race 1
22
15
21
24
25
17
20
23
20
19
DNF
Race 2
20
15
14
21
DNF
19
DNF
21
DNF
24
19
Race 3
-
-
-
22
-
-
19
20
SYD
25
#14 JASON BARGWANNA Jana Living Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
EXC
20
Qual 2
-
-
-
11
11
Race 1
-
-
-
7
9
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
22
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Did well to finish 14th on Sunday at Sandown after a big accident with James Moffat in the wet Saturday encounter. Has scored strong results in Sydney before, but will need high attrition to once again make the top 10 if recent qualifying form continues.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
19
17
25
21
23
17
13
26
14
21
26
25
26
Qual 2
25
16
20
7/13
22
28
13
17
24
28
26
Race 1
19
10
13
11
DNF
8
23
22
17
18
DNF
Race 2
12
DNF
DNF
3
14
10
11
13
17
15
14
Race 3
-
-
-
8
-
26
11
23
SYD
31
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#15 RICK KELLY Jack Daniel’s Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
11
14
Qual 2
-
-
-
3
13
Race 1
-
-
-
9
3
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
7
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
QR
PI
Sandown again proved that the Kelly Racing entries are sublime in wet weather, but are still behind the eight-ball in the dry. With the hard tyre returning for Homebush, expect Kelly to be inside the top 10 in qualifying, and giving the top five a nudge by the end of the races.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
Qual 1
25
4
Qual 2
27
8
3
5
12
12
9
3
1
14/10
12
14
9
12
6
Race 1
13
12
1
9
4
1
7
4
8
Race 2
19
2
6
16
17
20
13
4
Race 3
-
-
-
12
-
-
-
17
BAT 16 22
GC
TAS
SAN
8
18
1
14
6
15
7
14
1
5
12
9
SYD
#16 DAVID REYNOLDS Stratco Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
9
-
Qual 2
-
-
-
10
-
Race 1
-
-
-
18
-
Race 2
-
-
-
11
-
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Regardless of the much-discussed off-track angst between Kelly Racing and David Reynolds, expect the team and driver to end their ontrack relationship on a high note this weekend. Reynolds starred here in his only previous start in 2009, and is likely to again qualifying among the top 10 - having achieved the feat in each of the last four hard-tyre sessions held this year.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
23
21
7
15
6
13
8
10
4
7
12
22
6
Qual 2
21
10
26
26/23
7
13
3
6
10
12
17
Race 1
17
22
24
19
22
DNF
24
18
19
22
18
Race 2
4
14
20
20
20
21
23
26
11
22
13
Race 3
-
-
-
24
-
-
5
6
19
SYD
33
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#17 STEVEN JOHNSON Jim Beam Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
16
16
Qual 2
-
-
-
24
17
Race 1
-
-
-
DNF
4
Race 2
-
-
-
10
4
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Johnson’s shocking second half of the season continued at Sandown, with a clash with Russell Ingall in Race 26 resulting in car #17’s third DNF in seven races - a remarkable contrast to the first half of the season in which Johnson completed every lap of every race. Needs a major boost in speed to see the top 10 this weekend.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
8
12
2
4
2
4
7
13
16
24
20
28
20
Qual 2
4
15
14
6/6
3
8
16
7
21
22
18
Race 1
11
11
5
5
3
2
13
8
DNF
23
23
Race 2
18
8
9
14
8
9
12
6
12
21
DNF
Race 3
-
-
-
6
-
-
-
9
26
DNF
SYD
#18 JAMES MOFFAT Jim Beam Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
-
-
Qual 2
-
-
-
-
-
Race 1
-
-
-
-
-
Race 2
-
-
-
-
-
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Moffat was a magnet for trouble at Sandown as both Jim Beam Racing Falcons continued to struggle for car speed. Showed well here last year in the Fujitsu Series, and a pair of mistake-free top 15 results would be a decent end to an up-and-down rookie season.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
28
25
Qual 2
22
24
12
9
21
22
16
22
24
17
6
24
18
28
12/21
17
26
10
11
9
20
10
Race 1
16
DNF
9
18
19
14
17
10
4
20
DNF
Race 2
DNF
22
17
17
9
13
15
24
DNF
18
25
Race 3
-
-
-
21
-
-
4
25
25
SYD
35
36
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#19 JONATHON WEBB Mother Energy Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
-
21
Qual 2
-
-
-
-
18
Race 1
-
-
-
-
1
Race 2
-
-
-
-
10
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Struggled for speed in the dry at Sandown - a disappointment after showing strongly on Sunday in Tasmania a week earlier. Scored his first and so-far only V8 Supercars race win here in a chaotic Saturday race last year, and will again need a major dose of luck to trouble the top runners this weekend.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
10
14
14
18
20
26
12
11
13
26
16
19
15
Qual 2
17
7
27
22/20
21
11
21
13
19
10
21
Race 1
20
14
DNF
20
24
22
21
26
9
21
11
Race 2
6
11
12
15
12
16
DNF
20
13
9
16
Race 3
-
-
-
9
-
-
18
13
SYD
22
#21 KARL REINDLER Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
-
19
Qual 2
-
-
-
-
21
Race 1
-
-
-
-
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
-
DNF
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Another driver in his final event with his current team, Reindler showed impressive speed in the dry at Sandown - threatening the top 10 during the opening phase of Sunday’s race. Finishing the races should be the main priority this weekend however after a double-DNF at Homebush last year.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
22
28
23
6
26
27
28
5
28
27
21
26
25
Qual 2
28
25
23
13/9
26
22
23
26
28
18
11
Race 1
DNF
19
17
7
20
DNF
22
9
DNF
24
20
Race 2
11
17
13
DNF
23
25
24
16
22
20
17
Race 3
-
-
-
DNS
-
-
-
16
-
-
-
28 -
14 -
SYD
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#30 WARREN LUFF Gulf Western Oil Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
-
23
Qual 2
-
-
-
-
26
Race 1
-
-
-
-
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
-
18
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
PI
Sydney marks the last event for both driver Warren Luff and sponsor Gulf Western at LDM. Luff proved in the wet qualifying session at Sandown that he is much better than car #30’s three top 20 finishes for the year show. Will be another tough weekend.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
Qual 1
24
26
17
26
28
28
27
28
Qual 2
26
27
DNF
28/28
27
24
26
28
7
Race 1
23
21
22
26
DNF
24
DNF
27
27
Race 2
17
DNF
16
25
22
23
21
24
Race 3
-
-
-
25
-
-
-
23
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
22
19
27
11
27
26
28
DNF
26
22
DNF
28
24
15
SYD
#33 LEE HOLDSWORTH Fujitsu GRM Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
2
1
Qual 2
-
-
-
1
1
Race 1
-
-
-
4
7
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
1
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Has been blisteringly fast here in the first two years that the event has been run, with driver and chassis relishing the big braking areas and tight chicanes. Put in his best dry qualifying of the season last time out at Sandown, and may well end his six-year GRM tenure on the podium.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
9
3
27
11
4
6
6
6
11
13
7
13
12
8
8
3
12
17
10
16
17
3
13
8
-
-
-
Qual 2
6
4
6
10/12
11
4
7
24
Race 1
9
20
22
16
2
4
6
7
Race 2
22
DNF
2
9
15
15
6
11
Race 3
-
-
-
18
-
-
-
18
-
-
SYD
37
38
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#34 MICHAEL CARUSO Fujitsu GRM THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
4
4
Qual 2
-
-
-
6
6
Race 1
-
-
-
6
6
Race 2
-
-
-
2
8
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Caruso scored just one top 10 finish in the 17 races between Adelaide and Phillip Island, but has now chalked up a top 10 at each of the last four events. Outside of the team’s home track (Winton), Sunday at Sandown also saw Caruso’s best qualifying of the year. Combined with the speed the GRM cars have shown around Homebush, a big end to the season could well be in store.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
18
18
24
13
10
16
14
19
8
14
14
12
23
Qual 2
9
22
16
19/22
5
20
24
15
11
19
7
Race 1
15
16
15
12
16
11
16
19
8
9
21
Race 2
5
21
DNF
18
6
12
16
19
21
15
22
Race 3
-
-
-
17
-
-
-
14
-
-
-
16 -
10 -
SYD
#39 RUSSELL INGALL Supercheap Auto Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
12
9
Qual 2
-
-
-
21
20
Race 1
-
-
-
16
12
Race 2
-
-
-
4
20
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
PI
Appears destined to end his final season at Paul Morris Motorsport with only one top 10 finish in a single-driver, single-tyre compound race. Will be looking forward to getting through the Sydney event so he can focus on his new relationship with Walkinshaw Racing.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
Qual 1
21
22
16
20
18
18
18
15
Qual 2
15
14
17
24/24
24
10
15
9
8
Race 1
24
DNF
14
14
17
23
10
16
20
Race 2
DNF
16
8
12
DNF
5
9
12
Race 3
-
-
-
19
-
-
11
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
25
13
20
13
16
24
14
22
DNF
14
8
17
23
8
SYD
39
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#47 TIM SLADE Lucky 7 Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
19
5
Qual 2
-
-
-
18
10
Race 1
-
-
-
DNF
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
16
DNF
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Sydney has not been kind to Slade in the past, with the South Australian chalking up three DNFs from four race starts. Sandown was somewhat of a return to form for car #47, with the bumpy, low-grip surface suiting the Queensland-based squad. Will be disappointed not to be in the top 10 this weekend.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
6
15
26
19
17
5
20
2
12
15
24
16
5
Qual 2
10
18
15
17/19
10
7
14
3
22
21
9
Race 1
5
8
DNF
22
15
21
24
2
12
12
15
Race 2
DNF
13
DNF
5
13
4
7
3
10
27
7
Race 3
-
-
-
9
-
-
24
12
SYD
2
#49 STEVE OWEN VIP Petfoods Racing Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
-
-
Qual 2
-
-
-
-
-
Race 1
-
-
-
-
-
Race 2
-
-
-
-
-
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Put together a pair of top 10 finishes at Sandown despite a troubled Sunday qualifying session resulting in a back-row start. Could again sneak into the final top 10 places here in what appears to be the last outing for Paul Morris Motorsport in its current form.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
13
13
21
17
15
9
10
8
7
6
4
15
9
Qual 2
20
DNQ
3
25/25
25
27
19
14
6
23
27
Race 1
14
27
20
17
23
10
8
5
18
17
10
Race 2
13
DNS
5
DNF
10
14
14
5
7
23
10
Race 3
-
-
-
DNS
-
-
27
15
11
SYD
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#55 PAUL DUMBRELL The Bottle-O Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
10
29
Qual 2
-
-
-
12
25
Race 1
-
-
-
DNF
10
Race 2
-
-
-
13
15
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
PI
Was one of the fastest drivers at both Symmons Plains and Sandown but came away from the four races with just one top 10 result to show for it. Likely to again threaten the top 10 in qualifying during his final event as a full-time driver, but mistakes here are punished severely, which may once again hamper race results.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
Qual 1
5
10
18
14
5
10
15
9
Qual 2
11
6
11
21/17
19
29
28
25
2
Race 1
25
25
DNS
DNF
5
20
12
14
23
Race 2
10
6
19
19
18
11
10
25
Race 3
-
-
-
14
-
-
-
24
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
11
23
3
7
13
1
8
15
13
12
DNF
4
DNF
DNF
SYD
#61 FABIAN COULTHARD Bundaberg Racing THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
18
13
Qual 2
-
-
-
20
23
Race 1
-
-
-
13
5
Race 2
-
-
-
5
19
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Coulthard has put together a consistent back half of the 2011 season, and heads into his final event as a Walkinshaw Racing driver likely to once again be hovering around the back of the top 10.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
11
20
15
27
7
21
11
23
10
20
11
9
19
Qual 2
19
21
25
16/16
14
16
17
8
15
11
22
Race 1
8
5
7
23
10
13
15
24
5
8
9
Race 2
15
9
DNF
11
5
18
8
18
15
10
12
Race 3
-
-
-
13
-
-
-
7
-
-
-
10 -
DNF -
SYD
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Driver Profiles
#88 JAMIE WHINCUP TeamVodafone Track Form
THE BAGMAN’S SAY
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
3
3
Qual 2
-
-
-
26
2
Race 1
-
-
-
5
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
14
5
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
PI
Is on-track to seal the championship this weekend having bounced back from a difficult wet showing on Saturday at Sandown to dominate on Sunday. Will be looking to erase memories of losing the 2010 title in Sydney by wrapping up his third championship with a pair of wins.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
Qual 1
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
4
Qual 2
1
2
9
1/1
2
2
8
2
12
Race 1
1
2
23
1
1
9
2
3
2
Race 2
3
1
18
2
2
6
1
2
Race 3
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
10
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
8
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
13
2
1
1
21
SYD
#888 CRAIG LOWNDES TeamVodafone THE BAGMAN’S SAY
Track Form 2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Qual 1
-
-
-
21
11
Qual 2
-
-
-
9
9
Race 1
-
-
-
19
DNF
Race 2
-
-
-
DNF
6
Race 3
-
-
-
-
-
Enters the Sydney event with little to lose, sitting within mathematical reach of championship leader Whincup, but unable to lose second to Winterbottom. Needed to win at Symmons and Sandown to genuinely have a shot at a fourth crown, and will need to improve his qualifying performances if he is to have a shot at the win here.
2011 Season Form UAE
ADEL
HAM
PER
WIN
DAR
TOW
QR
PI
BAT
GC
TAS
SAN
Qual 1
1
11
5
3
1
7
4
1
6
3
15
6
27
Qual 2
2
9
2
3/3
6
3
1
1
5
15
4
Race 1
7
3
8
2
11
3
4
1
DNF
2
6
Race 2
21
12
10
4
7
2
2
1
20
5
4
Race 3
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
-
-
1
1 -
2 -
SYD
43
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Race Stats
CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS NO
Driver
Team
Car
Points
1
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Holden Commodore VEII
3033
2
Craig Lowndes
TeamVodafone
Holden Commodore VEII
2845
3
Mark Winterbottom
Orrcon Steel FPR
Ford Falcon FG
2449
4
Shane van Gisbergen
SP Tools Racing
Ford Falcon FG
2414
5
Garth Tander
Toll Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VEII
2388
6
Will Davison
Trading Post Racing FPR
Ford Falcon FG
2345
7
Rick Kelly
Jack Daniel’s Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
2211
8
Lee Holdsworth
Fujitsu Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1857
9
Alex Davison
IRWIN Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1781
10
Fabian Coulthard
Bundaberg Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1767
11
Tim Slade
Lucky 7 Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1724
12
James Courtney
Toll Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VEII
1677
13
Greg Murphy
Pepsi Max Crew
Holden Commodore VEII
1621
14
Steven Johnson
Jim Beam Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1594
15
Jason Bright
Team BOC
Holden Commodore VEII
1549
16
Michael Caruso
Fujitsu Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1507
17
Steve Owen
VIP Petfoods Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1501
18
Todd Kelly
Jack Daniel’s Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1409
19
David Reynolds
Stratco Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1387
20
Jonathon Webb
Mother Energy Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1373
21
Russell Ingall
Supercheap Auto Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1349
22
Jason Bargwanna
Jana Living Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1298
23
Paul Dumbrell
The Bottle-O Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1242
24
James Moffat
Jim Beam Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1216
25
Tony D’Alberto
Wilson Security Racing
Ford Falcon FG
1045
26
Karl Reindler
Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
1045
27
Dean Fiore
Triple F Racing
Ford Falcon FG
992
28
Warren Luff
Gulf Western Oil Racing
Holden Commodore VEII
749
45
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Race Stats
Previous Sydney Telstra 500 Race Winners Year
Driver
Team
Car
2009
Garth Tander
Toll Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VE
James Courtney
Jim Beam Racing
Ford Falcon FG
2010
Jonathon Webb
Mother/Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon FG
Lee Holdsworth
Fujitsu Racing/GRM
Holden Commodore VE II
Races 27/28 - Homebush I Race Stats
Past ATCC/V8SC Champions Year
Driver
Team
Car
2010
James Courtney
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon FG
2009
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Ford Falcon FG
2008
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Ford Falcon BF
2007
Garth Tander
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VE
2006
Rick Kelly
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
2005
Russell Ingall
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2004
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2003
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2002
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VX
2001
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VX
2000
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VT
1999
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS/VT
1998
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS/VT
1997
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EL
1996
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VR
1995
John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon EF
1994
Mark Skaife
Gibson Motor Sport
Holden Commodore VP
1993
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EB
1992
Mark Skaife
Winfield Team Nissan
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1991
Jim Richards
Gibson Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1990
Jim Richards
Gibson Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R/R32 GT-R
1989
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Sierra RS500
1988
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Sierra RS500
1987
Jim Richards
JPS Team BMW
MW M3 E30
1986
Robbie Francevic
Volvo Dealer Team
Volvo 240T
1985
Jim Richards
JPS Team BMW
BMW 635CSi
1984
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford XE Falcon
1983
Allan Moffat
Peter Stuyvesant Racing
Mazda RX-7
1982
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon XD
1981
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon XD
1980
Peter Brock
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VB
1979
Bob Morris
Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Racing
Holden Torana LX SS A9X
1978
Peter Brock
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LX SS A9X
1977
Allan Moffat
Moffat Ford Dealers
Ford Falcon XB GT/XC
1976
Allan Moffat
Allan Moffat Racing
Ford Falcon XB GT
1975
Colin Bond
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34
1974
Peter Brock
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1/LH SL/R 5000
1973
Allan Moffat
Ford Motor Company
Ford Falcon XY GTHO Phase III
1972
Bob Jane
Bob Jane Racing Team
Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1
1971
Bob Jane
Bob Jane Racing Team
Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1
1970
Norm Beechey
Shell Racing Team
Holden Monaro HT GTS350
1969
Ian Geoghegan
Mustang Team
Ford Mustang
1968
Ian Geoghegan
Mustang Team
Ford Mustang
1967
Ian Geoghegan
Mustang Team
Ford Mustang
1966
Ian Geoghegan
Total Team
Ford Mustang
1965
Norm Beechey
Neptune Racing Team
Ford Mustang
1964
Ian Geoghegan
Total Team
Ford Cortina GT
1963
Bob Jane
Bob Jane
Jaguar 3.8 Litre Mk II
1962
Bob Jane
Bob Jane
Jaguar 3.8 Litre Mk II
1961
Bill Pitt
Bill Pitt
Jaguar 3.4 Litre
1960
David McKay
David McKay
Jaguar 3.4 Litre
47
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Races 27/28 - Homebush I Event Schedule
Schedule of Events Friday Start
Finish Category
Duration
Session
0800
0820
Aussie Racing Cars
20 minutes
Practice
0830
0850
Touring Car Masters
20 minutes
Practice
0905
0945
Fujitsu V8 Supercars
40 minutes
Practice 1
1035
1105
V8 Supercars
30 minutes
Practice - Part 1
1120
1140
Carrera Cup
20 minutes
Practice 1
1155
1225
V8 Supercars
30 minutes
Practice - Part 2
1240
1300
V8 Ute Series
20 minutes
Practice 1
1315
1345
V8 Supercars
30 minutes
Practice - Part 3
1400
1440
Fujitsu V8 Supercars
40 minutes
Practice 2
1455
1525
V8 Supercars
30 minutes
Practice - Part 4
1540
1600
Touring Car Masters
20 minutes
Qualifying 1
1705
1725
V8 Ute Series
20 minutes
Practice 2
1805
1825
Carrera Cup
20 minutes
Practice 2
Saturday Start
Finish Category
Duration
Session
0800
0820
Touring Car Masters
20 minutes
Qualifying 2
0830
0845
Aussie Racing Cars
15 minutes
Qualifying
0900
0930
Fujitsu V8 Supercars
30 minutes
Qualifying
0945
1005
Carrera Cup
20 minutes
Qualifying
1020
1040
V8 Supercars
20 minutes
Qualifying
1055
1115
V8 Ute Series
20 minutes
Qualifying
1125
1155
V8 Supercars
30 minutes
Top Ten Shootout
1205
1225
Touring Car Masters
10 Laps
Race 1
1245
1320
Fujitsu V8 Supercars
17 Laps
Race 1
1335
1350
Aussie Racing Cars
15 minutes
Race 1
1405
1425
Carrera Cup
20 minutes
Race 1
1505
V8 Supercars
74 Laps
Race 27
1745
1805
V8 Ute Series
10 Laps
Race 1
1815
1835
Touring Car Masters
10 Laps
Race 2
Start
Finish Category
Duration
Session
0830
0855
V8 Ute Series
12 Laps
Race 2
0910
0925
Aussie Racing Cars
15 minutes
Race 2
0935
0955
Carrera Cup
20 minutes
Race 2
1005
1025
Touring Car Masters
10 Laps
Race 3
1040
1100
V8 Supercars
20 minutes
Qualifying
1115
1135
V8 Ute Series
10 Laps
Race 3
1145
1205
Carrera Cup
20 minutes
Race 3
1220
1235
Aussie Racing Cars
15 minutes
Race 3
1255
1330
Fujitsu V8 Supercars
17 Laps
Race 2
1345
1430
Entertainment Session
45 minutes
V8 Supercars
74 Laps
Sunday
1505
Race 28
Craig Baird (#1) heads to Sydney with a healthy 62 point lead over Daniel Gaunt (#27) in the City Index Carrera Cup, while Jonny Reid (#7) is a further 32 adrift in third. John Bowe and Jim Richards meanwhile are separated by 50 points in the Touring Cars Masters title fight.
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Chequered Flag The 2010 Sydney Telstra 500 was all about James Courtney, who sealed the title in the final race of the year after a dramatic and tumultuous season for Dick Johnson Racing.
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