The 2008 Midas 400 was the fifth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 June Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. With most states of Australia celebrating a public holiday on the Monday celebrating the Queen's birthday, the meeting took the unusual format of Saturday-Monday instead of Friday-Sunday.
Qualifying was held on Sunday 8 June. Jamie Whincup slammed home pole position in the final moments of qualifying, some four-tenths clear of the field. Mark Winterbottom was second fastest, leading Will Davison and leading Holden, Rick Kelly by only a few hundredths of a second. Fabian Coulthard had a best ever qualifying result to be fifth fastest with Russell Ingall also well up in sixth, 19 grid spots ahead of his teammate. Handling issues slowed the Holden Racing Team, both Garth Tander and Mark Skaife missing the cut for the top ten.
Race 1
Race 1 was held on Sunday 8 June. Steven Richards and Todd Kelly tangled on the opening lap, Greg Murphy spun on the second lap, all three dropping to the tail of the field. Andrew Thompson spun Marcus Marshall around at the top of the straight. Will Davison retired from the race in the early running with an engine problem, spoiling the good work from qualifying. Craig Lowndes damaged his car trying to get past Davison. Rick Kelly had lurid 160 km/h spin in the Esses without hitting the walls or the cars in close company, only losing three spots.
As the race settled Whincup pulled further and further away, only Winterbottom was able to hang on to finish second. Craig Lowndes fought his way into third position. Russell Ingall took his best finish of the season to finish top Holden in fourth ahead of Garth Tander, recovering from a poor grid position. Coulthard finished eighth, capitalising on his qualifying performance. Shane van Gisbergen finished an excellent ninth.
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The 2008 Midas 400 was the fifth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 June Sandown Raceway in Melbourne Victoria With most states of Australia celebrating a public holiday on the Monday celebrating the Queen s birthday the meeting took the unusual format of Saturday Monday instead of Friday Sunday 2008 Midas 400Event InformationRound 5 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship SeriesDate7 9 June 2008LocationMelbourne VictoriaVenueSandown International RacewayWeatherFineResultsRace 1Distance39 laps120 kmPole positionJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1 09 6987WinnerJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering47 18 7876Race 2Distance39 laps120 kmWinnerCraig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering56 19 9593Race 3Distance39 laps120 kmWinnerJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering47 20 7150Round ResultsFirstJamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering286 ptsSecondMark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing252 ptsThirdJames CourtneyStone Brothers Racing234 pts Contents 1 Practice 2 Qualifying 3 Race 1 4 Race 2 5 Race 3 6 Results 6 1 Qualifying 6 2 Race 1 results 6 3 Race 2 results 6 4 Race 3 results 7 Standings 8 Support categories 9 References 10 External linksPractice EditQualifying was held on Saturday 7 June Following on from the Eastern Creek round of the series a rookie practice session was held allowing younger and newer drivers to gain additional testing laps Teams were also allowed to use the session to test their co drivers who will step into the teams for the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000 races later in the season which require two drivers per car Of the enduro co drivers Steve Owen was fastest 1 driving for Jim Beam Racing Paul Radisich HSV Dealer Team was second fastest ahead of Jason Bargwanna Rod Nash Racing Other co drivers to take part in order were John McIntyre Glenfords Racing Warren Luff Jim Beam Racing Dean Canto Ford Performance Racing Craig Baird and Glenn Seton both Holden Racing Team David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Greg Ritter Garry Rogers Motorsport Dale Wood Tasman Motorsport Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Nathan Pretty Jack Daniel s Racing Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Jack Perkins Jack Daniel s Racing Luke Youlden Ford Performance Racing and Grant Denyer Ford Rising Stars Racing Fastest driver of the day was Garth Tander the only driver to lap faster than Owen James Courtney Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup were the only drivers within a tenth of Owen s best lap Qualifying EditQualifying was held on Sunday 8 June Jamie Whincup slammed home pole position in the final moments of qualifying some four tenths clear of the field Mark Winterbottom was second fastest leading Will Davison and leading Holden Rick Kelly by only a few hundredths of a second Fabian Coulthard had a best ever qualifying result to be fifth fastest with Russell Ingall also well up in sixth 19 grid spots ahead of his teammate Handling issues slowed the Holden Racing Team both Garth Tander and Mark Skaife missing the cut for the top ten Race 1 EditRace 1 was held on Sunday 8 June Steven Richards and Todd Kelly tangled on the opening lap Greg Murphy spun on the second lap all three dropping to the tail of the field Andrew Thompson spun Marcus Marshall around at the top of the straight Will Davison retired from the race in the early running with an engine problem spoiling the good work from qualifying Craig Lowndes damaged his car trying to get past Davison Rick Kelly had lurid 160 km h spin in the Esses without hitting the walls or the cars in close company only losing three spots As the race settled Whincup pulled further and further away only Winterbottom was able to hang on to finish second Craig Lowndes fought his way into third position Russell Ingall took his best finish of the season to finish top Holden in fourth ahead of Garth Tander recovering from a poor grid position Coulthard finished eighth capitalising on his qualifying performance Shane van Gisbergen finished an excellent ninth Race 2 EditRace 2 was held on Monday 9 June Race 3 EditRace 3 was held on Monday 9 June Results EditResults as follows 2 Qualifying Edit Pos No Name Car Team Part 3 Part 2 Part 11 88 Jamie Whincup Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 09 69872 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1 10 01843 18 Will Davison Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1 10 03284 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1 10 05885 111 Fabian Coulthard Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1 10 08006 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1 10 13997 6 Steven Richards Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1 10 17508 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1 10 17549 888 Craig Lowndes Ford BF Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1 10 264610 3 Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1 10 518311 4 James Courtney Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1 10 379412 1 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1 10 405013 2 Mark Skaife Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1 10 418714 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 10 438715 16 Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore HSV Dealer Team 1 10 476916 17 Steven Johnson Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1 10 616617 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1 10 673818 50 Andrew Thompson Holden VE Commodore Paul Weel Racing 1 10 757619 51 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1 10 824720 55 Tony D Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 1 10 950821 12 Andrew Jones Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 10 980322 11 Shane Price Holden VE Commodore Perkins Engineering 1 11 006823 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1 11 028724 14 Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1 11 045125 67 Paul Morris Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1 11 071826 26 Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1 11 435127 021 Kayne Scott Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 1 11 650028 25 Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1 11 699029 777 Michael Patrizi Ford BF Falcon Ford Rising Stars Racing 1 12 2580Race 1 results Edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 39 47 18 7876 1 1002 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 39 3 2s 2 923 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 39 11 6s 9 864 39 Russell Ingall Supercheap Auto Racing 39 15 7s 6 805 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 39 17 8s 12 746 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 39 18 2s 11 687 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 39 24 1s 4 648 111 Fabian Coulthard Glenfords Racing 39 24 5s 5 609 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 39 30 0s 17 5610 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 39 31 0s 13 5211 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 31 4s 14 4812 16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 39 31 9s 15 4613 17 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 39 32 2s 16 4414 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 39 32 8s 24 4215 67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 39 38 2s 25 4016 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 39 43 9s 18 3817 7 Todd Kelly Jack Daniel s Racing 39 44 2s 8 3618 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 39 45 1s 10 3419 11 Shane Price Jack Daniel s Racing 39 48 8s 22 3220 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 52 8s 23 3021 021 Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 39 63 8s 27 2822 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 39 64 7s 19 2623 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 39 64 7s 7 2424 50 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 39 96 9s 18 2225 55 Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing 30 9 laps 20 20DNF 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 11 28DNF 777 Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 9 29DNF 18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 7 Engine 3DNF 26 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 6 26Race 2 results Edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 39 56 19 9593 3 1002 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 39 2 4s 9 923 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 39 2 9s 1 864 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 39 4 7s 6 805 17 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 39 4 8s 13 746 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 39 6 1s 2 687 39 Russell Ingall Supercheap Auto Racing 39 8 5s 4 648 7 Todd Kelly Jack Daniel s Racing 39 9 3s 17 609 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 39 10 0s 5 5610 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 39 13 6s 14 5211 18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 39 14 6s 28 4812 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 39 16 0s 7 4613 16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 39 19 8s 12 4414 111 Fabian Coulthard Glenfords Racing 39 21 1s 8 4215 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 39 22 0s 26 4016 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 39 23 1s 23 3817 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 39 23 9s 16 3618 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 39 28 6s 10 3419 11 Shane Price Jack Daniel s Racing 39 29 0s 19 3220 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 39 59 3s 18 3021 67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 39 79 7s 16 2822 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 38 1 lap 11 2623 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 38 1 lap 20 2424 26 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 38 1 lap 29 2225 55 Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing 38 1 lap 25 2026 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 38 1 lap 22 1827 50 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 38 1 lap 24 1628 021 Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 37 2 laps 21 14DSQ 777 Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 27Race 3 results Edit Pos No Name Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 39 47 20 7150 3 1002 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 39 2 1s 6 923 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 39 6 8s 4 864 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 39 18 0s 2 805 7 Todd Kelly Jack Daniel s Racing 39 18 4s 8 746 39 Russell Ingall Supercheap Auto Racing 39 18 9s 7 687 18 Will Davison Jim Beam Racing 39 19 2s 11 648 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 20 5s 22 609 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 39 20 9s 16 5610 17 Steven Johnson Jim Beam Racing 39 31 9s 5 5211 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 39 32 2s 26 4812 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 39 32 7s 9 4613 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 39 41 1s 10 4414 25 Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 39 53 8s 15 4215 12 Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 39 54 9s 17 4016 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 39 55 5s 20 3817 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 39 55 7s 12 3618 11 Shane Price Jack Daniel s Racing 39 56 3s 19 3419 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 39 56 8s 23 3220 50 Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 39 67 5s 27 3021 26 Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 39 73 0s 24 2822 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 39 73 4s 18 2623 021 Kayne Scott Team Kiwi Racing 39 73 4s 28 2424 67 Paul Morris Team Sirromet Wines 38 1 lap 21 2225 55 Tony D Alberto Rod Nash Racing 38 1 lap 25 2026 777 Michael Patrizi Ford Rising Stars Racing 38 1 lap 29 1827 16 Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 36 3 laps 13 16DNF 111 Fabian Coulthard Glenfords Racing 21 14DNS 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 0 Rear Axle 1Standings EditAfter round 5 of 14 Pos No Name Team Points1 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 11242 1 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 10723 88 Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone 10624 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 10285 888 Craig Lowndes Team Vodafone 897Support categories EditThe 2008 Midas 400 had four support categories Category Round winnerFujitsu V8 Supercar Series Steve Owen Holden VZ Commodore Carrera Cup Craig Baird Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Formula Ford Paul Laskazeski Spectrum 011b Ford Mini Challenge Australia Jason Bargwanna Mini Cooper S References Edit Sandown International Motor Raceway 09 06 2008 Sandown 400 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series Round 5 V8 Supercars Practice 1 National Software 7 June 2008 Retrieved 8 June 2008 Sandown International Motor Raceway 09 06 2008 Sandown 400 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series Round 5 National Software 9 June 2008 Archived from the original on 18 June 2008 Retrieved 9 June 2008 External links EditOfficial timing and resultsSupercars ChampionshipPrevious race 2008 BigPond 400 2008 Supercars Championship Next race 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