2010 L&H 500
# 2010 L&H 500

The 2010 L&H 500 was the ninth event of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 10 to 12 September at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia. The 2010 event was the tenth running of the Phillip Island 500 and it marked the third time that the Phillip Island circuit had served as the venue for the annual 500 kilometre two-driver V8 Supercar race. The event consisted of two Qualifying sessions, two Qualifying Races and a 500 kilometre race which was Race 17 of the Championship. The two drivers nominated for each car contested separate qualifying sessions and, unique to this event, two preliminary 14 lap Qualifying 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 order for the main 500 kilometre race. Championship points were awarded for each of the three races, however the finishing positions of the "L & H 500" were determined by the finishing positions at the end of Race 17, regardless of the total number of points accumulated by any driver pairing at the event.

The 500 kilometre race was dominated by the Triple Eight Race Engineering team and was won by Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife. Engine trouble struck teammates Jamie Whincup and Steve Owen while leading and saw them finish last of the classified finishers. The win gave Skaife his 40th career round win in the series, increasing his record tally. Late in the race Ford Performance Racing's lead driver, Mark Winterbottom overtook Jason Richards for second place which saw himself and co-driver Luke Youlden finish best of the Ford entries, ahead of Richards and Andrew Jones in the Brad Jones Racing Commodore.

## Results

### Race 1 Qualifying session

| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 1 | Steve Owen | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:32.3273 |
| 2 | 18 | Warren Luff | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:32.5503 |
| 3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:32.8630 |
| 4 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:32.9658 |
| 5 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:32.9768 |
| 6 | 47 | Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:33.0122 |
| 7 | 5 | Luke Youlden | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:33.0242 |
| 8 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:33.0411 |
| 9 | 22 | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:33.0729 |
| 10 | 888 | Mark Skaife | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:33.1895 |
| 11 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:33.2307 |
| 12 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:33.2481 |
| 13 | 55 | Dean Canto | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:33.2546 |
| 14 | 33 | David Besnard | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:33.3065 |
| 15 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:33.3097 |
| 16 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:33.3287 |
| 17 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:33.6898 |
| 18 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:33.6898 |
| 19 | 15 | Owen Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:33.8094 |
| 20 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | 1:33.8457 |
| 21 | 24 | Craig Baird | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:33.9172 |
| 22 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:33.9884 |
| 23 | 14 | Matt Halliday | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:34.0569 |
| 24 | 4 | David Brabham | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:34.0743 |
| 25 | 30 | Mark Noske | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:34.0890 |
| 26 | 39 | Paul Morris | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:34.3146 |
| 27 | 16 | Taz Douglas | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:34.6364 |
| 28 | 27 | Ant Pedersen | Ford BF Falcon | MW Motorsport | 1:34.7346 |
| 29 | 6 | James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | no time |
| DSQ | 44 | Marcus Zukanovic | Holden VE Commodore | Greg Murphy Racing | no time |
| DNP | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | no time |

### Race 2 Qualifying session

| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:32.4448 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:32.4631 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:32.5541 |
| 4 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:32.6858 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:32.7817 |
| 6 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:33.0556 |
| 7 | 17 | Marcus Marshall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:33.0653 |
| 8 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:33.0748 |
| 9 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:33.1203 |
| 10 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:33.2298 |
| 11 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:33.2338 |
| 12 | 9 | John McIntyre | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:33.3018 |
| 13 | 3 | Shane Price | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:33.3023 |
| 14 | 2 | Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:33.3206 |
| 15 | 34 | Greg Ritter | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:33.4380 |
| 16 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:33.4820 |
| 17 | 7 | Dale Wood | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:33.5265 |
| 18 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:33.5359 |
| 19 | 14 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:33.5613 |
| 20 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:33.6267 |
| 21 | 19 | David Russell | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:33.7614 |
| 22 | 12 | Michael Patrizi | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:33.7697 |
| 24 | 10 | Nick Percat | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:34.1781 |
| 25 | 8 | Andrew Jones | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:34.1928 |
| 25 | 30 | Nathan Pretty | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 1:34.1387 |
| 26 | 51 | Tim Blanchard | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:34.4266 |
| 27 | 11 | Glenn Seton | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:34.5601 |
| 28 | 27 | Damian Assaillit | Ford BF Falcon | MW Motorsport | 1:34.6570 |
| 29 | 44 | Geoff Emery | Holden VE Commodore | Greg Murphy Racing | 1:34.7542 |
| 30 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:34.7997 |
| 31 | 21 | David Wall | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:34.8859 |

### Qualifying Race 1

Qualifying Race 1 was won by Steve Owen (Holden VE Commodore) from Jason Bargwanna (Holden VE Commodore) and Shane van Gisbergen (Ford FG Falcon).

### Qualifying Race 2

Qualifying Race 2 was won by Rick Kelly (Holden VE Commodore) from Craig Lowndes (Holden VE Commodore) and James Courtney (Ford FG Falcon).

### L&H 500

| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/retired |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes Mark Skaife | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 113 | 3:11:47.3551 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom Luke Youlden | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 113 | +3.3s |
| 3 | 8 | Jason Richards Andrew Jones | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 113 | +5.0s |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly Owen Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 113 | +5.7s |
| 5 | 47 | Tim Slade Jack Perkins | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 113 | +19.7s |
| 6 | 19 | Jonathon Webb David Russell | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 113 | +28.5s |
| 7 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell Dean Canto | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 113 | +29.9s |
| 8 | 39 | Russell Ingall Paul Morris | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 113 | +30.1s |
| 9 | 2 | Garth Tander Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 113 | +31.5s |
| 10 | 4 | Alex Davison David Brabham | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 113 | +35.7s |
| 11 | 34 | Michael Caruso Greg Ritter | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 113 | +38.2s |
| 12 | 18 | James Courtney Warren Luff | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 113 | +39.1s |
| 13 | 51 | Greg Murphy Tim Blanchard | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 113 | +39.5s |
| 14 | 12 | Dean Fiore Michael Patrizi | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 113 | +40.8s |
| 15 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto Shane Price | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 113 | +41.6s |
| 16 | 17 | Steven Johnson Marcus Marshall | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 113 | +41.9s |
| 17 | 21 | Karl Reindler David Wall | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 113 | +51.1s |
| 18 | 7 | Todd Kelly Dale Wood | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 113 | +53.1s |
| 19 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard Craig Baird | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 113 | +53.7s |
| 20 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna Glenn Seton | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 113 | +1m 25.0s |
| 21 | 6 | Steven Richards James Moffat | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 112 | + 1 lap |
| 22 | 27 | Damian Assaillit Ant Pedersen | Ford BF Falcon | MW Motorsport | 112 | + 1 lap |
| 23 | 44 | Geoff Emery Marcus Zukanovic | Holden VE Commodore | Greg Murphy Racing | 112 | + 1 lap |
| 24 | 30 | Mark Noske Nathan Pretty | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 112 | + 1 lap |
| 25 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello Taz Douglas | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 112 | + 1 lap |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew Thompson Nick Percat | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 111 | + 2 laps |
| 27 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen John McIntyre | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 110 | + 3 laps |
| 28 | 22 | Will Davison David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 109 | + 4 laps |
| 29 | 1 | Jamie Whincup Steve Owen | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 104 | + 9 laps |
| Ret | 33 | Lee Holdsworth David Besnard | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 68 | |
| Ret | 14 | Jason Bright Matt Halliday | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 55 | |
