The 2007 BigPond 400 is the second round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 23rd to 25 March at Barbagallo Raceway in Wanneroo, north of Perth, Western Australia. The round was significant in that John Bowe became the driver with the most round starts in the championship after passing Peter Brock. It was also significant in that it was Paul Radisich's first round after a major crash at Bathurst in 2006.
Qualifying started with 30 cars hitting the track instead of the usual 31 after a major accident between Jason Bright and Jason Richards after Bright had an engine failure going through turn 4. He (Bright) pulled towards the short cut to go off the track across the path of Jason Richards. The damage to the Fujitsu Racing car was very extensive, so severe that Bright had to withdraw from the entire round.
Paul Dumbrell was one of ten drivers which did not make the top twenty due to a linkage breaking off the throttle pedal. Jamie Whincup also had a spin into the gravel trap at turn 6 which prompted the session to be red flagged. Whincup was able to recover to make the next part of qualifying. Other drivers who went off the circuit included Max Wilson and James Courtney.
Part 2
Session 2 saw Garth Tander set the fastest lap of the session and then sat out for most of the remaining session. The other drivers which were fast in this session were Rick Kelly, Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly. Max Wilson also had another off in this session when he ran wide at turn 7 and through the sand trap.
Part 3
The final session saw the top ten drivers fight for pole. The session was relatively quiet, however Jamie Whincup went off the track in turn 1 by locking the rear tyres and Will Davison ran off the track at turn four. The final results from qualifying was Garth Tander took pole, from Rick Kelly in second and Craig Lowndes in third.
Race 1
Race 1 was held on Saturday 25 March 2007. It started with a relatively smooth start for the first lap, how this did not last long with Cameron McConville tagging John Bowe in turn 4, causing Bowe to go off the track. Over the next couple of laps, Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes had a major battle over 3rd place, with both drivers changing positions a number of times.
Garth Tander continued to lead the race, until he took his compulsory pit stop on lap 22, allowing his team mate Rick Kelly to take first place. However Rick pitted on the next lap.
After all of the compulsory pit stops were done, Tander came out in first, with Rick Kelly in second and Skaife in third. Todd Kelly and Craig Lowndes continued to battle over fourth position, until on lap 38 when Todd Kelly ran off the track at the first corner and bogged the car in the sand trap. This caused the first safety car of the race. Todd Kelly communicated to the team after the incident that "the brakes had let go, and there was brake fluid throughout the cabin."
With three laps to go, Max Wilson collided with John Bowe causing Bowe to get beached at corner 7. This didn’t cause a safety car due to the closeness of the end of the race, but rather a localised yellow flag. The race was won by Toll HSV Dealer Team’s Garth Tander with his team mate Rick Kelly second, and HRT’sMark Skaife in third.
Race 2
Race 2 was held on Sunday 26 March 2007. Off the start line, Craig Lowndes was able to get past 3rd place Mark Skaife and raced behind Garth Tander and Rick Kelly. However, on lap 9 Skaife was able to retake 3rd by overtaking Lowndes at turn 6. Lowndes struggled with tyres for the next few laps and pitted as soon as the pit stop window opened.
On lap 21, Cameron McConville was turned around by Steven Richards at the first corner after leaving the pitlane. Team Vodafones’sJamie Whincup was given a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane after not turning on his pit speed limiter. Brad Jones also had a minor off at turn 7 during the second half of the race.
On lap 44, Steve Owen ran off the track at turn 4 after contact with Steven Richards and then crashed into the tyre barriers at turn 7 on the same lap after stating on the radio that he had no brakes. This prompted the first safety car of the race. James Courtney also had engine troubles and retired from the race on the same lap.
Following the restart, Tander went on to win the race, with Rick Kelly in second and Skaife in third.
Race 3
Race 3 was held on Sunday 26 March 2007. The race saw a close fight between both Toll HSV Dealer Team cars and Mark Skaife. The race saw James Courtney have a large crash after steering failure going through the turn 3 complex of the track. This caused his retirement on the 28th lap.
Overall Garth Tander won the race from his team mate Rick Kelly with Mark Skaife in third. This gave Tander not only the round win, but also the clean sweep of taking pole position as well as all three race wins.
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The 2007 BigPond 400 is the second round of the 2007 V8 Supercar season It was held on the weekend of the 23rd to 25 March at Barbagallo Raceway in Wanneroo north of Perth Western Australia The round was significant in that John Bowe became the driver with the most round starts in the championship after passing Peter Brock It was also significant in that it was Paul Radisich s first round after a major crash at Bathurst in 2006 2007 BigPond 400Event InformationRound 2 of 14 in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship SeriesDate23 25 March 2007LocationPerth Western AustraliaVenueBarbagallo RacewayWeatherFineResultsRace 1Distance50 laps120 kmPole positionGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team56 0511WinnerGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team51 31 2237Race 2Distance50 laps120 kmWinnerGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team52 22 0384Race 3Distance50 laps120 kmWinnerGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team52 25 6340Round ResultsFirstGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team72 ptsSecondRick KellyHSV Dealer Team57 ptsThirdMark SkaifeHolden Racing Team54 pts Contents 1 Qualifying 1 1 Part 1 1 2 Part 2 1 3 Part 3 2 Race 1 3 Race 2 4 Race 3 5 Results 5 1 Qualifying 5 2 Race 1 results 5 3 Race 2 results 5 4 Race 3 results 6 In Car Camera Coverage 7 External linksQualifying EditQualifying was held on Saturday 25 March 2007 Part 1 Edit Qualifying started with 30 cars hitting the track instead of the usual 31 after a major accident between Jason Bright and Jason Richards after Bright had an engine failure going through turn 4 He Bright pulled towards the short cut to go off the track across the path of Jason Richards The damage to the Fujitsu Racing car was very extensive so severe that Bright had to withdraw from the entire round Paul Dumbrell was one of ten drivers which did not make the top twenty due to a linkage breaking off the throttle pedal Jamie Whincup also had a spin into the gravel trap at turn 6 which prompted the session to be red flagged Whincup was able to recover to make the next part of qualifying Other drivers who went off the circuit included Max Wilson and James Courtney Part 2 Edit Session 2 saw Garth Tander set the fastest lap of the session and then sat out for most of the remaining session The other drivers which were fast in this session were Rick Kelly Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly Max Wilson also had another off in this session when he ran wide at turn 7 and through the sand trap Part 3 Edit The final session saw the top ten drivers fight for pole The session was relatively quiet however Jamie Whincup went off the track in turn 1 by locking the rear tyres and Will Davison ran off the track at turn four The final results from qualifying was Garth Tander took pole from Rick Kelly in second and Craig Lowndes in third Race 1 EditRace 1 was held on Saturday 25 March 2007 It started with a relatively smooth start for the first lap how this did not last long with Cameron McConville tagging John Bowe in turn 4 causing Bowe to go off the track Over the next couple of laps Mark Skaife and Craig Lowndes had a major battle over 3rd place with both drivers changing positions a number of times Garth Tander continued to lead the race until he took his compulsory pit stop on lap 22 allowing his team mate Rick Kelly to take first place However Rick pitted on the next lap After all of the compulsory pit stops were done Tander came out in first with Rick Kelly in second and Skaife in third Todd Kelly and Craig Lowndes continued to battle over fourth position until on lap 38 when Todd Kelly ran off the track at the first corner and bogged the car in the sand trap This caused the first safety car of the race Todd Kelly communicated to the team after the incident that the brakes had let go and there was brake fluid throughout the cabin With three laps to go Max Wilson collided with John Bowe causing Bowe to get beached at corner 7 This didn t cause a safety car due to the closeness of the end of the race but rather a localised yellow flag The race was won by Toll HSV Dealer Team s Garth Tander with his team mate Rick Kelly second and HRT s Mark Skaife in third Race 2 EditRace 2 was held on Sunday 26 March 2007 Off the start line Craig Lowndes was able to get past 3rd place Mark Skaife and raced behind Garth Tander and Rick Kelly However on lap 9 Skaife was able to retake 3rd by overtaking Lowndes at turn 6 Lowndes struggled with tyres for the next few laps and pitted as soon as the pit stop window opened On lap 21 Cameron McConville was turned around by Steven Richards at the first corner after leaving the pitlane Team Vodafones s Jamie Whincup was given a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane after not turning on his pit speed limiter Brad Jones also had a minor off at turn 7 during the second half of the race On lap 44 Steve Owen ran off the track at turn 4 after contact with Steven Richards and then crashed into the tyre barriers at turn 7 on the same lap after stating on the radio that he had no brakes This prompted the first safety car of the race James Courtney also had engine troubles and retired from the race on the same lap Following the restart Tander went on to win the race with Rick Kelly in second and Skaife in third Race 3 EditRace 3 was held on Sunday 26 March 2007 The race saw a close fight between both Toll HSV Dealer Team cars and Mark Skaife The race saw James Courtney have a large crash after steering failure going through the turn 3 complex of the track This caused his retirement on the 28th lap Overall Garth Tander won the race from his team mate Rick Kelly with Mark Skaife in third This gave Tander not only the round win but also the clean sweep of taking pole position as well as all three race wins Results EditQualifying Edit Pos No Name Team Part 3 Part 2 Part 11 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 0 56 05112 1 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 0 56 27293 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 0 56 36534 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 0 56 38795 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 0 56 39276 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 0 56 46237 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 0 56 46458 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 0 56 54589 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 0 56 697510 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 56 834111 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 0 56 706712 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 0 56 748813 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 0 56 763014 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 0 56 849415 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 0 56 874116 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 0 56 890717 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 0 56 896218 7 Shane Price Perkins Engineering 0 56 946119 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 0 57 012820 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 0 57 206521 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 0 57 129422 20 Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 0 57 186723 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 57 196524 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 0 57 306425 11 Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering 0 57 307726 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 0 57 372827 111 John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 0 57 412428 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 0 57 461029 26 Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 0 57 498530 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 0 57 4985DNS 25 Jason Bright Britek MotorsportRace 1 results Edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 16 Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team 50 51 31 2237 1 242 1 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 50 0 2986sec 2 203 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50 3 6703sec 4 174 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 50 7 027sec 3 155 17 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 50 7 6533sec 8 136 18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 50 8 2436sec 7 127 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 50 10 2184sec 9 118 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50 10 2184sec 11 109 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 13 9126sec 10 910 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 50 16 79sec 15 811 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 50 17 1979sec 6 612 55 Steve Owen Autobarn Racing 50 17 8452sec 16 513 7 Shane Price Jack Daniel s Racing 50 18 3338sec 18 414 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 50 19 2161sec 12 315 67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 50 19 5589sec 19 216 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 50 20 1606sec 2117 39 Fabian Coulthard Team Sirromet Wines 50 21 6402sec 2418 20 Paul Dumbrell Supercheap Auto Racing 50 23 8299sec 2219 50 Cameron McConville Supercheap Auto Racing 50 24 1006sec 2620 14 Brad Jones Team BOC 50 25 5051sec 3021 11 Jack Perkins Jack Daniel s Racing 50 28 9624sec 2522 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50 36 2044sec 1323 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 50 39 5348sec 1424 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 50 42 5601sec 1725 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 49 1 lap 2026 12 Andrew Jones Team BOC 49 1 lap 2827 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 49 1 lap 2328 26 Alan Gurr Irwin Racing 45 4 laps 29DNF 111 John Bowe Glenfords Racing 45 Accident 27DNF 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 37 Brakes 5DNS 25 Jason Bright Fujitsu RacingRace 2 results Edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 16 Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team 50 52 22 0384 1 242 1 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 50 1 066sec 2 203 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50 1 4294sec 3 174 17 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 50 4 4689sec 5 155 18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 50 5 2199sec 6 136 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 50 6 0923sec 12 127 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50 6 3009sec 8 118 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 50 7 1776sec 4 109 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 7 3900sec 10 910 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 50 7 5631sec 30 811 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 50 8 3797sec 19 612 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 50 8 8062sec 16 513 5 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50 9 089sec 9 414 9 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 50 9 5472sec 18 315 39 Fabian Coulthard Team Sirromet Wines 50 10 2393sec 20 216 7 Shane Price Jack Daniel s Racing 50 10 8531sec 1517 20 Paul Dumbrell Supercheap Auto Racing 50 11 1693sec 2118 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 50 11 4272sec 1119 67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 50 11 7709sec 1720 111 John Bowe Glenfords Racing 50 11 9025sec 2921 26 Alan Gurr Irwin Racing 50 12 5465sec 2822 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 50 12 6616sec 2523 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 50 13 0116sec 724 50 Cameron McConville Supercheap Auto Racing 50 13 2679sec 2225 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 49 1 lap 2726 11 Jack Perkins Jack Daniel s Racing 49 1 lap 2427 14 Brad Jones Team BOC 49 1 lap 2328 12 Andrew Jones Team BOC 49 1 lap 26DNF 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 42 Engine 13DNF 55 Steve Owen Autobarn Racing 42 Accident 14DNS 25 Jason Bright Fujitsu RacingRace 3 results Edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 16 Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team 50 52 25 6340 1 242 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50 0 6188sec 3 203 1 Rick Kelly Toll HSV Dealer Team 50 10 3304sec 2 174 17 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 50 10 5142sec 4 155 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 50 13 4652sec 6 136 18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 50 13 7493sec 5 127 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 50 13 9252sec 10 118 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 50 14 1343sec 8 109 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 50 14 4642sec 13 910 4 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 50 16 6701sec 14 811 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 50 20 7623sec 9 612 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 50 21 4516sec 7 513 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing 50 23 2679sec 18 414 111 John Bowe Glenfords Racing 50 23 5954sec 20 315 67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 50 24 4327sec 19 216 50 Cameron McConville Supercheap Auto Racing 50 25 4782sec 2417 39 Fabian Coulthard Team Sirromet Wines 50 26 1079sec 1518 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 50 26 4622sec 2319 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 50 27 1296sec 1220 7 Shane Price Jack Daniel s Racing 50 27 5134sec 1621 12 Andrew Jones Team BOC 50 28 5265sec 2822 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 50 30 2884sec 1123 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 50 30 7163sec 2224 55 Steve Owen Autobarn Racing 50 31 4202sec 3025 11 Jack Perkins Jack Daniel s Racing 50 31 9292sec 2626 14 Brad Jones Team BOC 50 31 6301sec 2727 26 Alan Gurr Irwin Racing 50 41 525sec 2128 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 49 1 lap 25DNF 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 28 Accident 29DNF 20 Paul Dumbrell Supercheap Auto Racing 7 17DNS 25 Jason Bright Fujitsu RacingIn Car Camera Coverage EditThe six cars carrying cameras at this round were those of Rick Kelly Mark Skaife Russell Ingall Jamie Whincup Max Wilson and Paul Dumbrell External links EditBigPond 400 websiteSupercars ChampionshipPrevious race 2007 Clipsal 500 2007 Supercars Championship Next race 2007 PlaceMakers V8 SupercarsPrevious year 2006 Perth V8 400 BigPond 400 Next year 2008 BigPond 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Perth 400 amp oldid 1164206769, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
