Lowndes takes second win at Queensland

Craig Lowndes continues to prove unstoppable at Queensland Raceway in 2011, adding the Race 17 victory to his earlier triumph from pole position in Race 16.

CLICK HERE for a race report from Race 16.

While the afternoon’s second encounter was a repeat of the first for Lowndes, Jamie Whincup made it a TeamVodafone one-two by passing Tim Slade on the opening lap.

A leaking differential for Whincup was the only major concern for TeamVodafone, with the #88 Commodore emitting smoke in the closing stages.

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In a processional race at the front of the field, Rick Kelly and Steve Owen kept their starting positions to take fourth and fifth.

Steve Johnson improved one position to finish sixth, crossing the line ahead of Greg Murphy, Shane van Gisbergen, James Moffat and Mark Winterbottom.

Garth Tander quickly made his way from the back of the grid to sit 14th after 10 laps, but eventually finished 23rd after being spun by Jason Bargwanna on the penultimate lap.

The Safety Car made an appearance early in the race after a contact between Karl Reindler and Alex Davison initiated a chain reaction.

While Reindler spun into the infield, Davison slowed in front of the pack, resulting in a heavy nose-to-tail collision between Davison, Todd Kelly and James Courtney that took the two Holden drivers out of the race.

Paul Dumbrell and David Reynolds finished at the tail of the field after both coming off second best in a first corner incident that began when Dumbrell made contact with the back of the IRWIN Tools Falcon.

See below for the full race result

1	TeamVodafone	Craig Lowndes	Holden Commodore VE2	22	28:44.5740
2	TeamVodafone	Jamie Whincup	Holden Commodore VE2	22	28:46.0211
3	Lucky 7 Racing	Tim Slade	Ford Falcon FG	22	28:47.2450
4	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Rick Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	22	28:54.3627
5	VIP Petfoods	Steve Owen	Holden Commodore VE2	22	28:58.7950
6	Jim Beam Racing	Steven Johnson	Ford Falcon FG	22	28:59.7826
7	Pepsi Max Crew	Greg Murphy	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:00.7820
8	SP Tools Racing	Shane Van Gisbergen	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:03.4570
9	Jim Beam Racing	James Moffat	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:04.0375
10	Orrcon Steel FPR Falcon	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:07.8918
11	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Lee Holdsworth	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:08.1065
12	Supercheap Auto Racing	Russell Ingall	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:08.4316
13	Jana Living Racing	Jason Bargwanna	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:10.2046
14	Team Boc	Jason Bright	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:10.3210
15	Trading Post FPR Falcon	Will Davison	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:11.0315
16	Fair Dinkum Sheds Racing	Karl Reindler	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:12.8831
17	Wilson Security Racing	Tony D’Alberto	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:14.4973
18	Bundaberg Racing	Fabian Coulthard	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:14.8145
19	Fujitsu Racing GRM	Michael Caruso	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:16.6189
20	Mother Energy Racing Team	Jonathon Webb	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:19.6032
21	Triple F Racing	Dean Fiore	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:19.8309
22	Irwin Racing	Alex Davison	Ford Falcon FG	22	29:25.7919
23	Toll Holden Racing Team	Garth Tander	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:26.3520
24	Gulf Western Oil Racing	Warren Luff	Holden Commodore VE2	22	29:30.7220
25	The Bottle-O Racing Team	Paul Dumbrell	Ford Falcon FG	21	29:27.8231
26	Stratco Racing	David Reynolds	Holden Commodore VE2	18	29:59.6003
DNF	Jack Daniel’s Racing	Todd Kelly	Holden Commodore VE2	1	1:22.1274
DNF	Toll Holden Racing Team	James Courtney	Holden Commodore VE2	1	1:22.4474