The chaos continued into turn 2 when Van Gisbergen locked up while Russell Ingall went down the inside of a Steven Johnson car which caused a collision collecting Paul Morris, Shane Price, Michael Patrizi, Steven Johnson and Craig Lowndes. Johnson, Price and Ingall retired to the pits. Steven Richards had managed to run wide at turn 5 which gave the lead to Tander and gave Rick Kelly second place. The Safety Car was deployed until the end of lap 5. The Safety Car was back on track at the end of that lap though thanks to an incident for Patrizi at turn 7. Most people pulled into the pits except for a few people like Mark Skaife. This decision, forced by HRT's decision to pit Tander first, would cost Skaife dearly later in the race. The Safety Car pulled in on lap 11 and racing resumed.
Jason Richards and Lowndes were both given drive through penalties for pitlane infringements after Murphy pulled into pitlane with a broken steering plate. Murphy returned to the track 2 laps later to the delight of the crowd and Paul Morris had also returned to the track.
Skaife pitted on lap 20 and fell well down the order while Caruso spun his GRM Holden Commodore. Craig Lowndes entered pitlane on lap 26 for a flat tyre when he clipped the tyre bundle at turn 4. Andrew Jones pulled into the garage to retire at lap 30. Van Gisbergen also pitted on lap 33 for some damage and was subsequently lapped. In the end Tander won from Rick Kelly and Steven Richards.
Race 2edit
Race 2 was held on Sunday 20 April. A fifth consecutive victory for Garth Tander in Race 2.
Race 3edit
Race 3 was held on Sunday 20 April. Six on the trot wrapped up the round victory for Garth Tander.
Resultsedit
Qualifyingedit
Steven Richards gave the big New Zealand crowd something to cheer about, securing pole position in the Ford Performance Racing Falcon after Garth Tander's last-ditch effort fell five hundredths short. Rick Kelly was third fastest ahead of Stone Brothers Racing driver James Courtney. Crowd favourite, Greg Murphy made a welcome return to the top ten in seventh. Michael Caruso, who has struggled since graduating since arriving in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, was a top performer, topping one of the practice sessions and backing it up with eighth grid position, three behind his Garry Rogers Motorsport teammate Lee Holdsworth. A heavy practice crash limited Round 2 winner Will Davison's progress to 16th, while Jamie Whincup looked a good bet for pole position until he crashed heavily after contact with Todd Kelly. The car was not repairable and the series points leader was reduced to a spectator for the weekend. A miserable weekend for Triple Eight Race Engineering saw Craig Lowndes qualify back in 21st, caught out by the changeable weather in the first part of qualifying, failing to make the first qualifying cut.
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The 2008 Hamilton 400 was the third round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season It was held on the weekend of 18 to 20 April on the streets of Hamilton in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand 2008 Hamilton 400Event InformationRound 3 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship SeriesDate18 20 April 2008LocationHamilton New ZealandVenueHamilton Street CircuitWeatherFineResultsRace 1Distance36 laps120 kmPole positionSteven RichardsFord Performance Racing1 24 7270WinnerGarth TanderHolden Racing Team1 02 38 9460Race 2Distance36 laps120 kmWinnerGarth TanderHolden Racing Team54 47 9366Race 3Distance36 laps120 kmWinnerGarth TanderHolden Racing Team1 00 27 5864Round ResultsFirstGarth TanderHolden Racing Team300 ptsSecondSteven RichardsFord Performance Racing270 ptsThirdJames CourtneyStone Brothers Racing252 pts Contents 1 Race 1 2 Race 2 3 Race 3 4 Results 4 1 Qualifying 4 2 Race 1 results 4 3 Race 2 results 4 4 Race 3 results 5 Standings 6 Support categories 7 References 8 External linksRace 1 editRace 1 was held on Saturday 19 April Garth Tander took his fourth consecutive win after clean sheeting at Albert Park The race wasn t without incident though as Mark Winterbottom and Shane van Gisbergen collided with each other off the start line while Greg Murphy was spun around by Mark Skaife at the exit of turn 1 The chaos continued into turn 2 when Van Gisbergen locked up while Russell Ingall went down the inside of a Steven Johnson car which caused a collision collecting Paul Morris Shane Price Michael Patrizi Steven Johnson and Craig Lowndes Johnson Price and Ingall retired to the pits Steven Richards had managed to run wide at turn 5 which gave the lead to Tander and gave Rick Kelly second place The Safety Car was deployed until the end of lap 5 The Safety Car was back on track at the end of that lap though thanks to an incident for Patrizi at turn 7 Most people pulled into the pits except for a few people like Mark Skaife This decision forced by HRT s decision to pit Tander first would cost Skaife dearly later in the race The Safety Car pulled in on lap 11 and racing resumed Jason Richards and Lowndes were both given drive through penalties for pitlane infringements after Murphy pulled into pitlane with a broken steering plate Murphy returned to the track 2 laps later to the delight of the crowd and Paul Morris had also returned to the track Skaife pitted on lap 20 and fell well down the order while Caruso spun his GRM Holden Commodore Craig Lowndes entered pitlane on lap 26 for a flat tyre when he clipped the tyre bundle at turn 4 Andrew Jones pulled into the garage to retire at lap 30 Van Gisbergen also pitted on lap 33 for some damage and was subsequently lapped In the end Tander won from Rick Kelly and Steven Richards Race 2 editRace 2 was held on Sunday 20 April A fifth consecutive victory for Garth Tander in Race 2 Race 3 editRace 3 was held on Sunday 20 April Six on the trot wrapped up the round victory for Garth Tander Results editQualifying edit Steven Richards gave the big New Zealand crowd something to cheer about securing pole position in the Ford Performance Racing Falcon after Garth Tander s last ditch effort fell five hundredths short Rick Kelly was third fastest ahead of Stone Brothers Racing driver James Courtney Crowd favourite Greg Murphy made a welcome return to the top ten in seventh Michael Caruso who has struggled since graduating since arriving in the V8 Supercar Championship Series was a top performer topping one of the practice sessions and backing it up with eighth grid position three behind his Garry Rogers Motorsport teammate Lee Holdsworth A heavy practice crash limited Round 2 winner Will Davison s progress to 16th while Jamie Whincup looked a good bet for pole position until he crashed heavily after contact with Todd Kelly The car was not repairable and the series points leader was reduced to a spectator for the weekend A miserable weekend for Triple Eight Race Engineering saw Craig Lowndes qualify back in 21st caught out by the changeable weather in the first part of qualifying failing to make the first qualifying cut Pos No Name Team Car Time1 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 24 72702 1 nbsp Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 1 24 79743 15 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE 1 24 91114 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 24 92895 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1 25 02646 14 nbsp Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VE 1 25 03387 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1 25 03878 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1 25 50479 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 1 25 563810 111 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 25 575511 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF 1 25 868612 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 25 892113 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 25 938414 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore VE 1 26 005515 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF 1 26 154016 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 26 317317 11 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE 1 26 403518 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 26 501919 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE 1 26 524120 50 nbsp Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VE 1 26 938221 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF 1 32 956622 39 nbsp Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1 32 975323 16 nbsp Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE 1 33 360924 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1 33 753225 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1 33 756326 26 nbsp Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF 1 34 081627 777 nbsp Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 34 120228 021 nbsp Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon BF 1 34 987129 55 nbsp Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VE 1 35 2007Sources Race 1 results edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time retired Grid Points1 1 nbsp Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 36 1 02 38 9460 2 1002 15 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 36 1 1s 3 923 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 36 1 5s 1 864 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 36 2 4s 4 805 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 3 1s 5 746 14 nbsp Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 36 5 0s 6 687 111 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 36 8 9s 10 648 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 36 16 7s 19 609 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 36 21 4s 16 5610 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 36 22 4s 13 5211 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 36 36 2s 15 4812 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 38 3s 8 4613 55 nbsp Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing 36 38 5s 29 4414 16 nbsp Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 36 44 8s 23 4215 50 nbsp Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 36 45 0s 20 4016 26 nbsp Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 36 46 9s 26 3817 021 nbsp Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 36 48 8s 28 3618 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 36 57 9s 9 3419 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 35 1 Lap 21 3220 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 35 1 Lap 25 3021 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 35 1 Lap 12 2822 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 34 2 Laps 14 2623 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 32 4 Laps 7 2424 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 28 8 Laps 24 22DNF 777 nbsp Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 4 Accident 27DNF 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 1 Accident 18DNF 11 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering 1 Accident 17DNF 39 nbsp Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 1 Accident 22DNS 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race EngineeringRace 2 results edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time retired Grid Points1 1 nbsp Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 36 54 47 9366 1 1002 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 36 0 8s 3 943 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 36 5 6s 4 884 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 7 2s 5 805 14 nbsp Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 36 9 8s 6 746 15 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 36 10 9s 2 687 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 36 12 0s 10 648 111 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 36 12 3s 7 609 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 36 14 1s 20 5610 55 nbsp Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing 36 15 1s 13 5211 16 nbsp Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 36 16 4s 14 4812 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 36 19 1s 11 4613 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 36 19 4s 26 4414 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 36 23 1s 19 4215 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 36 25 9s 22 4016 26 nbsp Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 36 30 0s 16 3817 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 36 35 5s 24 3618 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 41 0s 12 3419 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 36 41 2s 8 3220 021 nbsp Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 35 1 Lap 17 3021 777 nbsp Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 35 1 Lap 25 2822 18 nbsp Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 34 2 Laps 9 2623 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 34 2 Laps 18 2424 11 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering 34 2 Laps 27 2225 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 5 Laps 23 2026 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 30 6 Laps 21 18DNF 39 nbsp Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 28DNF 50 nbsp Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 28 Accident 15DNS 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race EngineeringRace 3 results edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time retired Grid Points1 1 nbsp Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 36 1 00 27 5864 1 1002 6 nbsp Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 36 1 2s 2 923 4 nbsp James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 36 3 9s 3 864 15 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 36 6 7s 6 805 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 36 7 1s 7 746 111 nbsp Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 36 8 7s 8 687 888 nbsp Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 36 8 9s 14 648 17 nbsp Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 36 9 4s 13 609 12 nbsp Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 36 10 9s 15 5610 9 nbsp Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 36 11 3s 26 5211 39 nbsp Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 36 13 0s 27 4812 2 nbsp Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 36 13 8s 23 4613 25 nbsp Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 36 14 8s 12 4414 3 nbsp Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 36 15 1s 9 4215 7 nbsp Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 36 15 6s 19 4016 11 nbsp Shane Price Perkins Engineering 36 18 9s 24 3817 34 nbsp Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 36 19 2s 18 3618 67 nbsp Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 36 22 0s 17 3419 777 nbsp Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 36 30 9s 21 3220 14 nbsp Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 36 35 1s 5 30DNF 021 nbsp Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 33 20DNF 16 nbsp Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 23 Accident 11DNF 18 nbsp Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 9 22DNF 51 nbsp Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 7 25DNF 26 nbsp Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 4 16DNF 55 nbsp Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing 1 Accident 10DNF 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 0 Accident 4DNS 50 nbsp Andrew Thompson Paul Weel RacingDNS 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race EngineeringStandings editAfter round 3 of 14 Pos No Name Team Points1 15 nbsp Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 6722 1 nbsp Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 6263 33 nbsp Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 5804 5 nbsp Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 5725 88 nbsp Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 540Support categories editThe 2008 Hamilton 400 had four support categories Category Round winnerNew Zealand V8s nbsp John McIntyre Ford Falcon BA Toyota Racing Series nbsp Earl Bamber Tatuus TT104ZZ Toyota Porsche GT3 Cup nbsp Craig Baird Porsche 997 GT3 Mini Challenge nbsp Courtney Letica Mini Cooper References editExternal links editOfficial timing and resultsSupercars ChampionshipPrevious race 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship 2008 Supercars Championship Next race 2008 BigPond 400Previous year inaugural Hamilton 400 Next year 2009 Hamilton 400 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Hamilton 400 amp oldid 1187457526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
