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2008 L&H 500

2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series

Jamie Whincup Mark Skaife Mark Skaife Jamie Whincup Steven Johnson

The 2008 L&H 500 was the ninth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 12 to 14 September at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria. It was the eighth Phillip Island 500 and the first to be staged since 1977. The L&H 500 saw the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit replace Sandown Raceway as the venue of the annual 500 kilometre two-driver V8 Supercar race. In an innovation for this round, two preliminary 14 lap races were held on Saturday with the two drivers of each car starting one race each. A single pitstop by each car in either race was mandated with the combined results of the two races determining the grid for the main 500 kilometre event.

After a late race error in Sunday's race from Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander swept by to take the win. Co-driver Mark Skaife became the first driver to win the 500 kilometre co-driver endurance race at three different venues, having previously won the 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500 and the Sandown 500 in 1989 and 2003.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

Driver A Race

The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

Driver B Race

The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

500km Race

The 500 km race was held on Sunday 14 September 2008.

Results

Driver A Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team
6	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:33.4117
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:33.7058
25	AUS Jason Bright	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:33.8180
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Ford BF Falcon	Paul Cruickshank Racing	1:33.8525
17	AUS Steve Owen	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:33.9063
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:33.9633
1	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:34.0875
18	AUS Steven Johnson	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:34.0999
3	NZL Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:34.1965
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.2222
5	AUS Dean Canto	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:34.2761
39	AUS Paul Morris	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:34.3733
34	AUS Greg Ritter	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.4073
14	BRA Max Wilson	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:34.4140
12	AUS Cameron McConville	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:34.4651
2	NZL Craig Baird	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:34.4780
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:34.5383
4	AUS David Besnard	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:34.7104
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:34.8484
9	AUS Jonathon Webb	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:34.9262
26	NZL Matt Halliday	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:34.9289
55	AUS Jason Bargwanna	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing	1:34.9338
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing	1:34.9649
11	AUS Nathan Pretty	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:35.0175
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:35.0642
88	GBR Marc Hynes	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:35.3389
51	AUS Dale Wood	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:35.6284
67	GBR Matt Neal	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:35.6508
021	NZL Kayne Scott	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing	No time

Driver B Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team
888	AUS Jamie Whincup	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:33.3175
4	AUS James Courtney	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:33.3345
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:33.3444
18	AUS Will Davison	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:33.3855
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:33.7452
3	NZL Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:33.9237
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:33.9593
15	NZL Paul Radisich	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:33.9705
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:33.9773
5	AUS Luke Youlden	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:34.0108
111	NZL John McIntyre	Ford BF Falcon	Paul Cruickshank Racing	1:34.1632
17	AUS Warren Luff	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:34.2776
33	AUS Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.3295
25	AUS Adam Macrow	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:34.3751
16	AUS David Reynolds	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:34.4218
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:34.4308
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:34.4762
2	AUS Glenn Seton	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:34.5695
7	AUS Shane Price	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:34.6744
34	AUS Steve Ellery	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.7141
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing	1:34.8822
50	AUS Paul Weel	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:34.8873
88	ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:35.0100
777	AUS Grant Denyer	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing	1:35.2565
14	AUS Brad Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:35.2951
51	AUS Mark Noske	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:35.3129
11	AUS Jack Perkins	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:35.3472
67	USA Boris Said	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:35.8140
021	NZL Chris Pither	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing	No time

Driver A Race results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps
15	AUS Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	14	6
17	AUS Steve Owen	Dick Johnson Racing	14	5
25	AUS Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	14	3
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Paul Cruickshank Racing	14	4
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	10
12	AUS Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	14	15
14	BRA Max Wilson	Brad Jones Racing	14	14
55	AUS Jason Bargwanna	Rod Nash Racing	14	22
34	AUS Greg Ritter	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	13
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	14	19
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	14	2
6	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	14	1
4	AUS David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	14	18
39	AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	14	14
1	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	14	7
9	AUS Jonathon Webb	Stone Brothers Racing	14	20
3	NZL Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	14	17
18	AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	14	8
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Perkins Engineering	14	25
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	14	17
11	AUS Nathan Pretty	Perkins Engineering	14	24
26	NZL Matt Halliday	Britek Motorsport	14	21
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	14	23
51	AUS Dale Wood	Tasman Motorsport	14	27
67	GBR Matt Neal	Paul Morris Motorsport	14	28
88	GBR Marc Hynes	Triple Eight Race Engineering	14	26
2	NZL Craig Baird	Holden Racing Team	14	16
5	AUS Dean Canto	Ford Performance Racing	DNF	11
021	NZL Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing

Driver B Race results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps
888	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	14	1
18	AUS Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	14	4
4	AUS James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	14	2
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Paul Morris Motorsport	14	5
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	14	9
3	NZL Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	14	6
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	14	3
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	14	16
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	14	7
2	AUS Glenn Seton	Holden Racing Team	14	18
11	AUS Jack Perkins	Perkins Engineering	14	27
51	AUS Mark Noske	Tasman Motorsport	14	26
777	AUS Grant Denyer	Ford Rising Stars Racing	14	24
88	ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi	Triple Eight Race Engineering	14	23
67	USA Boris Said	Paul Morris Motorsport	14	28
7	AUS Shane Price	Perkins Engineering	14	19
15	NZL Paul Radisich	HSV Dealer Team	14	8
17	AUS Warren Luff	Dick Johnson Racing	14	12
5	AUS Luke Youlden	Ford Performance Racing	14	10
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	14	17
33	AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	13
25	AUS Adam Macrow	Britek Motorsport	14	14
111	NZL John McIntyre	Paul Cruickshank Racing	14	11
34	AUS Steve Ellery	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	20
50	AUS Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	14	22
14	AUS Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	14	25
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	13	21
16	AUS David Reynolds	HSV Dealer Team	13	15
021	NZL Chris Pither	Team Kiwi Racing

500km race results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps
1	AUS Garth Tander
AUS Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	113	10
888	AUS Craig Lowndes
AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	113	1
18	AUS Will Davison
AUS Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	113	4
6	AUS Mark Winterbottom
NZL Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	113	12
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth
AUS Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	113	13
4	AUS James Courtney
AUS David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	113	3
15	AUS Rick Kelly
NZL Paul Radisich	HSV Dealer Team	113	2
11	AUS Nathan Pretty
AUS Jack Perkins	Perkins Engineering	113	18
39	AUS Russell Ingall
AUS Paul Morris	Paul Morris Motorsport	113	6
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen
AUS Jonathon Webb	Stone Brothers Racing	113	7
25	AUS Jason Bright
AUS Adam Macrow	Britek Motorsport	113	8
34	AUS Greg Ritter
AUS Steven Ellery	Garry Rogers Motorsport	113	17
7	AUS Todd Kelly
AUS Shane Price	Perkins Engineering	112	21
2	AUS Glenn Seton
NZL Craig Baird	Holden Racing Team	112	22
14	AUS Brad Jones
BRA Max Wilson	Brad Jones Racing	112	16
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard
NZL John McIntyre	Paul Cruickshank Racing	112	11
88	GBR Marc Hynes
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi		Triple Eight Race Engineering	112	25
777	AUS Michael Patrizi
AUS Grant Denyer	Ford Rising Stars Racing	112	24
67	GBR Matt Neal
USA Boris Said	Paul Morris Motorsport	112	26
51	AUS Dale Wood
AUS Mark Noske	Tasman Motorsport	112	23
26	AUS Marcus Marshall
NZL Matt Halliday	Britek Motorsport	112	15
17	AUS Steve Owen
AUS Warren Luff	Dick Johnson Racing	110	5
50	AUS Andrew Thompson
AUS Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	110	20
5	AUS Dean Canto
AUS Luke Youlden	Ford Performance Racing	109	28
12	AUS Andrew Jones
AUS Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	80	14
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto
AUS Jason Bargwanna	Rod Nash Racing	80	19
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell
AUS David Reynolds	HSV Dealer Team	65	27
3	NZL Jason Richards
NZL Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	12	8
021	NZL Kayne Scott
NZL Chris Pither	Team Kiwi Racing

Round points

Each driver of each car was awarded championship points equal to the total points scored by that car over the three races. However, as with the 2008 Clipsal 500, overall round position was determined by position in the final race of the weekend rather than by total points scored in the round.

Pos.	Drivers	A Race	B Race	500
AUS Mark Skaife	20		200	252
AUS Garth Tander		32
AUS Craig Lowndes	24		184	258
AUS Jamie Whincup		50
AUS Steven Johnson	17		172	235
AUS Will Davison		46
AUS Mark Winterbottom	23		160	211
NZL Steven Richards		28
AUS Lee Holdsworth	37		148	199
AUS Michael Caruso		14
AUS David Besnard	22		136	201
AUS James Courtney		43
AUS Rick Kelly	50		128	196
NZL Paul Radisich		18
AUS Nathan Pretty	14		120	158
AUS Jack Perkins		24
AUS Paul Morris	21		112	173
AUS Russell Ingall		40
AUS Jonathon Webb	19		104	160
NZL Shane van Gisbergen		37
AUS Jason Bright	43		96	152
AUS Adam Macrow		13
AUS Greg Ritter	28		92	131
AUS Steven Ellery		11
AUS Todd Kelly	16		88	123
AUS Shane Price		19
NZL Craig Baird	8		84	118
AUS Glenn Seton		26
BRA Max Wilson	32		80	121
AUS Brad Jones		9
NZL Fabian Coulthard	40		76	128
NZL John McIntyre		12
GBR Marc Hynes	9		72	102
ITA Fabrizio Giovanardi		21
AUS Michael Patrizi	12		68	102
AUS Grant Denyer		22
GBR Matt Neal	10		64	94
USA Boris Said		20
AUS Dale Wood	11		60	94
AUS Mark Noske		23
NZL Matt Halliday	13		56	99
AUS Marcus Marshall		30
AUS Steve Owen	46		52	115
AUS Warren Luff		17
AUS Andrew Thompson	26		48	84
AUS Paul Weel		10
AUS Dean Canto	Ret		44	60
AUS Luke Youlden		16
AUS Cameron McConville	34		Ret	49
AUS Andrew Jones		15
AUS Jason Bargwanna	30		Ret	38
AUS Tony D'Alberto		8
AUS Paul Dumbrell	15		Ret	22
AUS David Reynolds		7
NZL Greg Murphy	18		Ret	52
NZL Jason Richards		34
NZL Kayne Scott	DNQ		DNQ
NZL Chris Pither		DNQ

Standings

After round 9 of 14.

Pos	No	Name	Team
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	2096
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	2043
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Triple Eight Race Engineering	2016
15	AUS Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	1702
18	AUS Will Davison	Dick Johnson Racing	1661

Support categories

The Phillip Island round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series had four support categories.

Category	Round winner
Carrera Cup	Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
Formula Ford	Paul Laskazeski (Spectrum 011b)
Touring Car Masters	John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro)
Australian Mini Challenge	Jason Bargwanna (Mini Cooper S)

References

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