Webb wins dramatic race on Sydney streets

Jonathon Webb has won an amazing V8 Supercars race at the Sydney Telstra 500 today, while James Courtney has moved into the box seat in the championship race.

The Mother-backed driver took his first V8 win amid a staggering amount of drama at the Sydney Olympic Park street track.

Webb’s victory came courtesy of a well executed pit stop for wet tyres late in the race.

Rain, carnage and controversy prevailed, with Webb leading home Trading Post Racing’s Jason Bright and Jack Daniel’s Racing’s Rick Kelly.

THE FINAL RACE OF THE 2023 REPCO SUPERCARS CHAMPIONSHIP ON ONE OF THE WORLD’S BEST STREET CIRCUITS.
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While Webb took a surprise win, the race for the V8 title between the championship contenders took a major hit on lap 60 when leader Mark Winterbottom, James Courtney and Jamie Whincup (among others) hit the turn five wall in wet conditions.

The crash ended Winterbottom’s race and championship chance, while Courtney and Whincup’s crew worked overtime to get the cars back on the track to score title points.

Courtney ended up 15^th, while Whincup’s team got the car onto the back of the track, but he only completed an outlap at the end and has been classified as a non-finisher. The gap in the championship between Courtney and Whincup, as it stands, is 113 points.

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Race Highlights

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1	19	Jonathon Webb	Ford Falcon FG	69
2	14	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VE2	69
3	15	Rick Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	69
4	17	Steven Johnson	Ford Falcon FG	69
5	24	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VE	69
6	34	Michael Caruso	Holden Commodore VE2	69
7	33	Lee Holdsworth	Holden Commodore VE2	69
8	10	Andrew Thompson	Holden Commodore VE2	69
9	11	Jason Bargwanna	Holden Commodore VE2	68
10	55	Paul Dumbrell	Ford Falcon FG	68
11	6	Steven Richards	Ford Falcon FG	67
12	39	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VE2	67
13	3	Tony D’Alberto	Holden Commodore VE2	67
14	12	Dean Fiore	Ford Falcon FG	65
15	18	James Courtney	Ford Falcon FG	62
DNF	1	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VE2	61
DNF	9	Shane Van Gisbergen	Ford Falcon FG	60
DNF 8	888	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VE2	60
DNF	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	60
DNF	7	Todd Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	59
DNF	22	Will Davison	Holden Commodore VE2	59
DNF	2	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VE2	59
DNF	4	Alex Davison	Ford Falcon FG	59
DNF	8	Andrew Jones	Holden Commodore VE2	59
DNF	51	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore VE2	57
DNF	47	Tim Slade	Ford Falcon FG	53
DNF	16	Tony Ricciardello	Holden Commodore VE2	33
DNF	30	Warren Luff	Holden Commodore VE2	15
DNF	21	Karl Reindler	Holden Commodore VE	5