Whincup holds off Bright in Race 9
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup has overcome a strong challenge from Jason Bright to take Race 9 of the V8 Supercars Championship at Barbagallo Raceway.
The championship leader trailed Bright in the early stages of the race but was able to overcome the winner of Race 8 with a better pit stop.
Bright chased Whincup all the way home but could not get close enough to make a challenge.
Garth Tander salvaged a result for the Toll Holden Racing Team, finishing in third place.
Craig Lowndes (TeamVodafone) and James Courtney (Toll Holden Racing Team) finished fourth and fifth, while Steve Johnson (Jim Beam Racing) just edged out Shane van Gisbergen in a frantic dash for the finish line.
Jason Bargwanna (Jana Living Racing), Tim Slade (Lucky 7 Racing) and Greg Murphy (Pepsi Max Crew) rounded out the top 10.
Whincup’s victory sees the TeamVodafone driver extend his lead in the points standings over his team-mate Lowndes.
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See below for the Race 9 result
| 1 | TeamVodafone | Jamie Whincup | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:04.0396 |
| 2 | Team BOC | Jason Bright | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:04.9747 |
| 3 | Toll Holden Racing Team | Garth Tander | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:09.2628 |
| 4 | TeamVodafone | Craig Lowndes | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:14.5408 |
| 5 | Toll Holden Racing Team | James Courtney | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:19.9519 |
| 6 | Jim Beam Racing | Steven Johnson | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:20.1735 |
| 7 | SP Tools Racing | Shane Van Gisbergen | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:20.1927 |
| 8 | Jana Living Racing | Jason Bargwanna | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:24.5327 |
| 9 | Lucky 7 Racing | Tim Slade | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:24.6537 |
| 10 | Pepsi Max Crew | Greg Murphy | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:26.7089 |
| 11 | Irwin Racing | Alex Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:38.5676 |
| 12 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Rick Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:39.0963 |
| 13 | Bundaberg Racing | Fabian Coulthard | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:40.7798 |
| 14 | The Bottle-O Racing | Paul Dumbrell | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:40.9063 |
| 15 | Trading Post FPR | Will Davison | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:44.5165 |
| 16 | Jack Daniel’s Racing | Todd Kelly | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:45.1220 |
| 17 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Michael Caruso | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:48.3243 |
| 18 | Fujitsu Racing GRM | Lee Holdsworth | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:51.9126 |
| 19 | Supercheap Auto Racing | Russell Ingall | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:52.8056 |
| 20 | Wilson Security Racing | Tony D’Alberto | Holden Commodore VE2 | 50 | 49:53.6227 |
| 21 | Jim Beam Racing | James Moffat | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:54.0174 |
| 22 | Triple F Racing | Dean Fiore | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 49:58.3729 |
| 23 | Mother Energy Racing | Jonathon Webb | Ford Falcon FG | 50 | 50:04.0231 |
| 24 | Stratco Racing | David Reynolds | Holden Commodore VE2 | 49 | 49:12.6967 |
| 25 | Gulf Western Oil Racing | Warren Luff | Holden Commodore VE2 | 49 | 49:17.3268 |
| 26 | Orrcon Steel FPR | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Falcon FG | 49 | 49:34.0162 |