The 2007 PlaceMakers V8 Supercars was the third round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 20 to 22 April at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand. This round will be the last V8 Supercar event at Pukekohe until 2013, with the 2008-12 New Zealand rounds being held on the streets of Hamilton. The round was also Cameron McConville's 100th start in the V8 Supercar Championship, and ran the number 100 on his car to mark this achievement.
For the second round in a row, only 30 cars made the grid for qualifying after Jack Perkins from Jack Daniels Racing crashed at approximately 160 km/h into the barrier, on the main straight. The first part of qualifying began with Rick Kelly quickest, however a number of cars including Shane Price, Jason Richards and Steven Richards all ran wide at the hairpin at turn 5. Brad Jones also crashed into the tyre barriers at the hairpin after brake failure, which caused the session to be red flagged. The session was restarted with Garth Tander taking provisional pole from his teammate Rick Kelly and Todd Kelly.
Part 2Edit
Once again, a number of drivers including Jamie Whincup, James Courtney and both Jim Beam Racing cars, ran wide at the hairpin, whilst trying to set quick laps which Craig Lowndes was quickest early on. Paul Dumbrell also crashed at turn 4, which caused the second red flag of qualifying. At the end of part 2, James Courtney lead, from Lowndes and Skaife.
Part 3Edit
The third part of qualifying began with Whincup running wide at turn 4, and touched the tyre barriers. However he did not suffer any major damage and was able to continue. The pole position holder changed a number of times with Skaife, Whincup and Steven Richards among the drivers who temporarily held pole. Once qualifying finished, Mark Winterbottom had the quickest lap and took pole, from Garth Tander and team-mate Steven Richards in third.
Garth Tander got off the line and beat Mark Winterbottom into the first corner. Meanwhile, Dean Canto ran wide at the first corner and into the gravel trap, causing the safety car to come out at the end of the first lap. The race was not a great one for Britek Motorsport, with both cars in the pits on lap 11 with Jason Bright's car cutting out, which was the same problem that caused the accident at the BigPond 400 and Alan Gurr's car having a sticky throttle. After the compulsory pit stop, Tander lost the lead to Winterbottom, and struggled to keep Steven Richards in third place. Tander managed to keep Richards behind him, and eventually pulled away from him. Eventually, Tander managed to get back past Winterbottom, and won the race, with Winterbottom in second and Rick Kelly in third.
Even before the race had begun, there were problems for both Greg Murphy who had a stuck throttle in the installation laps before the race, and Andrew Jones who started from the pit lane. When the race started, Steven Richards had contact with Todd Kelly and spun off into the wall at turn 3. However he was able to continue, through also ran off the track at turn 5 a couple of laps later. At the hairpin (turn 5), Jamie Whincup overtook Garth Tander on the first lap, however Tander retook the position at the same location of lap 2. Andrew Jones had a new steering rack installed in his car due to problems in his steering and Paul Morris had engine dramas, which also caused his retirement in the first race. At the compulsory pit stop, Mark Winterbottom was able to overtake Tander, however he had a major brake lock-up into turn 5 on the out-lap, destroying his front left tyre and requiring a second pitstop. On lap 28, Jason Richards crashed at the hairpin, after having front left suspension failure, which caused the safety car to be deployed. The safety car was also deployed on lap 37, when Jason Bargwanna ran wide coming onto the front straight and crashed into the safety fence. This led to a sprint to the finish when the safety car came in, and Garth Tander won the race from Jamie Whincup and teammate Rick Kelly.
The race started with Jamie Whincup losing a number of spots to 4th, and Will Davison having minor front end damage after contact. On lap five, Paul Morris and Brad Jones collided in turn 7. The collision caused Morris to crash heavily into the barrier, rolled once and end up on its roof on the track, creating a safety car period. At the compulsory pit stop, leader Garth Tander had a cross-threaded nut on one of his wheels, and dropped 4 positions to 5th. After the pit stops, Rick Kelly lead from his brother Todd and James Courtney. On lap 27, Dean Canto crashed into the wall on the main straight, causing the safety car, to once again come out. This stayed out until lap 35, and due to other AFL commitments for the broadcaster,[1] the race was cut short to a time based race, and Rick Kelly won the race from Todd Kelly and James Courtney. This caused controversy as some drivers, including Garth Tander,[2] claimed they did not know the race was going to finish early.
Overall teammates Garth Tander and Rick Kelly were equal on points, however Kelly won the round after finishing higher in the final race.
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The 2007 PlaceMakers V8 Supercars was the third round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series It was held on the weekend of 20 to 22 April at Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand This round will be the last V8 Supercar event at Pukekohe until 2013 with the 2008 12 New Zealand rounds being held on the streets of Hamilton The round was also Cameron McConville s 100th start in the V8 Supercar Championship and ran the number 100 on his car to mark this achievement 2007 PlaceMakers V8 SupercarsEvent InformationRound 3 of 14 in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship SeriesDate20 22 April 2007LocationPukekohe New ZealandVenuePukekohe Park RacewayWeatherFine partly cloudyResultsRace 1Distance43 laps120 kmPole positionMark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing55 6704WinnerGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team43 46 0087Race 2Distance43 laps120 kmWinnerGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team47 28 1385Race 3Distance36 laps100 kmWinnerRick KellyHSV Dealer Team47 13 1552Round ResultsFirstRick KellyHSV Dealer Team58 ptsSecondGarth TanderHSV Dealer Team58 ptsThirdJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering48 pts Contents 1 Report 1 1 Qualifying 1 1 1 Part 1 1 1 2 Part 2 1 1 3 Part 3 1 2 Race 1 1 3 Race 2 1 4 Race 3 2 In Car Camera Coverage 3 References 4 External linksReport EditQualifying Edit Part 1 Edit For the second round in a row only 30 cars made the grid for qualifying after Jack Perkins from Jack Daniels Racing crashed at approximately 160 km h into the barrier on the main straight The first part of qualifying began with Rick Kelly quickest however a number of cars including Shane Price Jason Richards and Steven Richards all ran wide at the hairpin at turn 5 Brad Jones also crashed into the tyre barriers at the hairpin after brake failure which caused the session to be red flagged The session was restarted with Garth Tander taking provisional pole from his teammate Rick Kelly and Todd Kelly Part 2 Edit Once again a number of drivers including Jamie Whincup James Courtney and both Jim Beam Racing cars ran wide at the hairpin whilst trying to set quick laps which Craig Lowndes was quickest early on Paul Dumbrell also crashed at turn 4 which caused the second red flag of qualifying At the end of part 2 James Courtney lead from Lowndes and Skaife Part 3 Edit The third part of qualifying began with Whincup running wide at turn 4 and touched the tyre barriers However he did not suffer any major damage and was able to continue The pole position holder changed a number of times with Skaife Whincup and Steven Richards among the drivers who temporarily held pole Once qualifying finished Mark Winterbottom had the quickest lap and took pole from Garth Tander and team mate Steven Richards in third Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time1 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 55 67042 16 nbsp Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE 0 55 74723 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 55 78294 1 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE 0 55 80385 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF 0 55 83386 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 0 55 89147 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 55 90178 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF 0 55 92719 9 nbsp Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 012610 22 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 0 56 032911 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 0 56 193512 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 0 56 201013 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 211614 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 242915 021 nbsp Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 255016 55 nbsp Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 0 56 447217 111 nbsp John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 482718 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF 0 56 495219 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 0 56 512120 20 nbsp Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VE 0 56 582321 100 nbsp Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VE 0 56 753422 34 nbsp Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 0 56 757223 8 nbsp Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 860924 39 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 0 56 865825 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 56 962326 10 nbsp Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 57 062827 7 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE 0 57 122128 14 nbsp Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BF 0 57 503929 26 nbsp Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF 0 57 668330 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 0 57 8552 11 nbsp Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE no timeSources Race 1 Edit Garth Tander got off the line and beat Mark Winterbottom into the first corner Meanwhile Dean Canto ran wide at the first corner and into the gravel trap causing the safety car to come out at the end of the first lap The race was not a great one for Britek Motorsport with both cars in the pits on lap 11 with Jason Bright s car cutting out which was the same problem that caused the accident at the BigPond 400 and Alan Gurr s car having a sticky throttle After the compulsory pit stop Tander lost the lead to Winterbottom and struggled to keep Steven Richards in third place Tander managed to keep Richards behind him and eventually pulled away from him Eventually Tander managed to get back past Winterbottom and won the race with Winterbottom in second and Rick Kelly in third Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 16 nbsp Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 43 43min 46 0087sec 2 242 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 1 233 s 1 203 1 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 43 2 614 s 4 174 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 5 245 s 5 155 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 43 6 807 s 3 136 22 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 43 10 534 s 10 127 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 43 16 298 s 11 118 9 nbsp Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 43 17 671 s 9 109 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 43 18 053 s 7 910 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 43 25 271 s 6 811 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 43 26 005 s 13 612 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 43 26 328 s 12 513 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 27 219 s 14 414 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 28 342 s 8 315 021 nbsp Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 43 28 342 s 15 216 8 nbsp Max Wilson WPS Racing 43 35 765 s 2317 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 37 978 s 1918 100 nbsp Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 43 43 720 s 2119 55 nbsp Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 43 51 060 s 1620 10 nbsp Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 43 51 179 s 2621 111 nbsp John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 43 55 733 s 1722 39 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 43 55 873 s 2423 20 nbsp Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 43 56 946 s 2024 7 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering 42 1 lap 2725 34 nbsp Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 40 3 laps 2226 12 nbsp Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 37 6 laps 28Ret 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 31 Engine 25Ret 26 nbsp Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 21 Throttle 29Ret 14 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 20 Hydraulics 28Ret 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 11 Electrical 18DNS 11 nbsp Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Did Not StartFastest lap Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 0 56 4068Sources Race 2 Edit Even before the race had begun there were problems for both Greg Murphy who had a stuck throttle in the installation laps before the race and Andrew Jones who started from the pit lane When the race started Steven Richards had contact with Todd Kelly and spun off into the wall at turn 3 However he was able to continue through also ran off the track at turn 5 a couple of laps later At the hairpin turn 5 Jamie Whincup overtook Garth Tander on the first lap however Tander retook the position at the same location of lap 2 Andrew Jones had a new steering rack installed in his car due to problems in his steering and Paul Morris had engine dramas which also caused his retirement in the first race At the compulsory pit stop Mark Winterbottom was able to overtake Tander however he had a major brake lock up into turn 5 on the out lap destroying his front left tyre and requiring a second pitstop On lap 28 Jason Richards crashed at the hairpin after having front left suspension failure which caused the safety car to be deployed The safety car was also deployed on lap 37 when Jason Bargwanna ran wide coming onto the front straight and crashed into the safety fence This led to a sprint to the finish when the safety car came in and Garth Tander won the race from Jamie Whincup and teammate Rick Kelly Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 16 nbsp Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 43 47min 28 1385sec 1 242 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 0 860 s 4 203 1 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 43 1 529 s 3 174 22 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 43 1 915 s 6 155 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 43 2 499 s 9 136 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 43 3 520 s 10 127 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 43 3 765 s 14 118 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 43 4 070 s 11 109 9 nbsp Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 43 5 255 s 8 910 021 nbsp Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 43 5 689 s 10 811 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 43 6 066 s 12 612 8 nbsp Max Wilson WPS Racing 43 7 640 s 16 513 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 8 106 s 17 414 100 nbsp Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 43 8 471 s 18 315 111 nbsp John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 43 8 788 s 21 216 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 43 9 105 s 3017 34 nbsp Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 43 9 408 s 2518 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 43 10 261 s 519 55 nbsp Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 43 10 607 s 1920 39 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 43 10 831 s 2221 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 43 11 491 s 1322 14 nbsp Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 43 11 867 s 2623 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 42 1 lap 224 26 nbsp Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 42 1 lap 2825 7 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering 41 2 laps 24Ret 10 nbsp Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 35 Accident 20Ret 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 27 Accident 7Ret 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 15 Steering 26Ret 20 nbsp Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 10 Retired 23Ret 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 8 Engine 27DNS 11 nbsp Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Did Not StartFastest lap Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 0 56 5605Sources Race 3 Edit The race started with Jamie Whincup losing a number of spots to 4th and Will Davison having minor front end damage after contact On lap five Paul Morris and Brad Jones collided in turn 7 The collision caused Morris to crash heavily into the barrier rolled once and end up on its roof on the track creating a safety car period At the compulsory pit stop leader Garth Tander had a cross threaded nut on one of his wheels and dropped 4 positions to 5th After the pit stops Rick Kelly lead from his brother Todd and James Courtney On lap 27 Dean Canto crashed into the wall on the main straight causing the safety car to once again come out This stayed out until lap 35 and due to other AFL commitments for the broadcaster 1 the race was cut short to a time based race and Rick Kelly won the race from Todd Kelly and James Courtney This caused controversy as some drivers including Garth Tander 2 claimed they did not know the race was going to finish early Overall teammates Garth Tander and Rick Kelly were equal on points however Kelly won the round after finishing higher in the final race Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 1 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 36 47min 13 1552sec 3 242 22 nbsp Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 36 0 300 s 4 203 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 36 0 758 s 5 174 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 36 1 189 s 7 155 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 36 1 780 s 2 136 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 36 2 111 s 8 127 021 nbsp Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing 36 3 055 s 10 118 16 nbsp Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 36 3 214 s 1 109 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 36 3 610 s 6 910 9 nbsp Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 36 3 881 s 9 811 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 36 4 724 s 23 612 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 36 5 175 s 18 513 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 36 5 905 s 11 414 8 nbsp Max Wilson WPS Racing 36 6 153 s 12 315 100 nbsp Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 36 6 942 s 14 216 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 36 7 046 s 2117 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 7 211 s 1318 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 36 8 048 s 2719 39 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 36 8 569 s 2020 7 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering 36 8 737 s 2521 55 nbsp Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 36 8 948 s 1922 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 36 9 360 s 2823 111 nbsp John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 36 9 811 s 1524 26 nbsp Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 36 10 162 s 2425 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 35 1 lap 16Ret 34 nbsp Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 27 Accident 17Ret 20 nbsp Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 15 Engine 29Ret 14 nbsp Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing 6 Accident 22Ret 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 5 Accident 30DNS 10 nbsp Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Did Not StartDNS 11 nbsp Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Did Not StartFastest lap Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 0 56 4550Sources In Car Camera Coverage EditThe six in car cameras in this round were Greg Murphy Jason Bright Rick Kelly Craig Lowndes Max Wilson and Paul Dumbrell References Edit Early chequered flag furore foxsports com au 23 April 2007 Retrieved 23 April 2007 Tander upset by shortened race foxsports com au 23 April 2007 Retrieved 23 April 2007 External links EditPlaceMakers V8 Supercars websiteSupercars ChampionshipPrevious race 2007 BigPond 400 2007 Supercars Championship Next race 2007 WintonPrevious year 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International PlaceMakers V8 Supercars Next year 2013 ITM 400 Auckland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 PlaceMakers V8 Supercars amp oldid 1164206796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
