2009 V8 Supercar Challenge
# 2009 V8 Supercar Challenge

The 2009 V8 Supercar Challenge was the eleventh event of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the October 22 to 25 at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland. After the cancellation of the A1 Grand Prix event the same weekend, the V8 Supercars became the main event on the program for the Nikon SuperGP carnival. The winner of the event was Mark Winterbottom, winning two of the weekend's four races.

## Format change

The V8 Supercar Challenge consists of the 19th and 20th races of the season. After the collapse of A1 Grand Prix's involvement in the Nikon SuperGP, V8 Supercar expanded its involvement in the event. The original program planned for a 44 lap, 200 kilometres (120 mi) race to be held on each of Saturday (Race 19) and Sunday (Race 20). The expanded program saw those two races split into a total of four 34 lap, 150 kilometres (93 mi) races, consisting of Races 19a, 19b, 20a and 20b in the 2009 V8 Supercar series. Winner of Race 19 will be decided via points accumulation between races 19a and 19b, with Race 20 calculated in identical manner. Grid positions for Races 19a and 20a to be decided by separate qualifying sessions, with 19b and 20b to be decided by finishing order of the preceding races.

This format changed for the Gold Coast 600 which became a two-driver endurance with two 300 km races one on saturday and one on sunday starting in 2010.

## Race 19

Races 19a and 19b were held on Saturday October 24.

## Race 20

Races 20a and 20b were held on Sunday October 25.

### Race 20a

Fabian Coulthard and Cameron McConville wrecked against the wall before the first corner. Coulthard's car was heavily damaged and would take no further part in the weekend. Steven Richards spun Greg Murphy around further back. Richards was subsequently issued a black flag for a driving infringement. Up front Lowndes out-launched the front row pair of Jason Bargwanna and Rick Kelly to jump into the race lead before the Safety car appeared to clean up the mess left by the opening lap.

Rick Kelly caught and passed Bargwanna at the restart. Bargwanna quickly lost further positions as the car misfired on seven cylinder. A quick pitstop to fix a plug lead got Bargwanna back up to pace, but well back in the pack, a cruel result after his first pole position in ten years. Will Davison dropped to the tail of the field with damage to the front right corner of the car after clipping a dislodged tyre bundle at one of the many chicanes. The car pitted and the HRT crew began to replace the damaged right side steering arm.

Michael Patrizi stopped at the top of the course, safety car sent out to control the field once more. The Safety car was sent out the lap after pitstops began, vaulting the few cars who pitted early to the top of track position. At the subsequent restart Shane van Gisbergen overtook Jamie Whincup prior to passing the start/finish line, incurring an instruction from race control to let Whincup past again. Whincup had slowed approaching to line as he prevented himself from overtaking a pitbound Will Davison.

Lowndes settled into a lead over Rick Kelly, although Kelly was later given a black flag as his Commodore was venting fuel from the back of the car. Kelly eventually pitted on lap 20. The following lap Michael Caruso had a major engine failure, dumping fluid over Seek Turn Three. Lee Holdsworth and Greg Murphy spun at the Beach Esses on lap 27.

Lowndes raced on to take a two-second lead over Winterbottom, Garth Tander, Russell Ingall and the Dick Johnson Racing pair of James Courtney leading Steven Johnson. The sting was the second to last lap retirement of Jamie Whincup, bouncing off the walls exiting Falken Tyres Turn at the top of the circuit.

## Results

Results as follows:

### Qualifying

Qualifying timesheets:

| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Shootout | Part 2 | Part 1 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:50.9325 | 1:49.2866 | |
| 2 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:51.2265 | 1:49.7201 | |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Ford FG Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:51.4058 | 1:49.4796 | |
| 4 | 25 | Jason Bright | Ford FG Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:51.5550 | 1:49.7725 | |
| 5 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:51.6711 | 1:49.7273 | |
| 6 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:51.7666 | 1:49.7663 | |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford FG Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:51.8405 | 1:49.8324 | |
| 8 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:52.6938 | 1:49.7716 | |
| 9 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 4:17.6760 | 1:49.6538 | |
| 10 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | no time | 1:49.6480 | |
| 11 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | 1:49.9769 | |
| 12 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | | 1:50.0343 | |
| 13 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | 1:50.1165 | |
| 14 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:50.1569 | |
| 15 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | | 1:50.3311 | |
| 16 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:50.3497 | |
| 17 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | | 1:50.3770 | |
| 18 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | 1:50.4474 | |
| 19 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | | 1:50.4558 | |
| 20 | 24 | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | | 1:50.7162 | |
| 21 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | | 1:50.7488 |
| 22 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | | 1:50.7819 |
| 23 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | | | 1:50.8088 |
| 24 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | | 1:50.8323 |
| 25 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | | 1:51.1242 |
| 26 | 67 | Tim Slade | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | | | 1:51.2451 |
| 27 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Ford BF Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | | | 1:51.2679 |
| 28 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Holden VE Commodore | Triple F Racing | | | 1:51.7650 |
| 29 | 16 | Mark McNally | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | | 1:53.2264 |

### Race 19a

Race timesheets:

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | 1:16:43.8908 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 34 | +1.3s | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 34 | +2.4s | 5 | 65 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | +3.1s | 7 | 60 |
| 5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +4.4s | 18 | 56 |
| 6 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +5.3s | 12 | 51 |
| 7 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | +6.1s | 8 | 48 |
| 8 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +7.9s | 6 | 45 |
| 9 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 34 | +8.1s | 10 | 42 |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 34 | +8.6s | 19 | 39 |
| 11 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +9.4s | 15 | 36 |
| 12 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +9.8s | 16 | 35 |
| 13 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | +11.4s | 3 | 33 |
| 14 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Kelly Racing | 34 | +11.6s | 22 | 32 |
| 15 | 24 | David Reynolds | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +13.1s | 20 | 30 |
| 16 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +13.6s | 24 | 29 |
| 17 | 67 | Tim Slade | Paul Morris Motorsport | 34 | +14.3s | 26 | 27 |
| 18 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | 34 | +14.8s | 21 | 26 |
| 19 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +15.0s | 14 | 24 |
| 20 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Rod Nash Racing | 34 | +15.6s | 23 | 23 |
| 21 | 16 | Mark McNally | Kelly Racing | 34 | +22.7s | 29 | 21 |
| 22 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 32 | + 2 laps | 27 | 20 |
| Ret | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 27 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 27 | Accident | 25 | |
| Ret | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 14 | | 17 | |
| Ret | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 13 | Accident | 28 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 5 | | 4 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 0 | Accident | 13 | |

### Race 19b

Race timesheets:

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 34 | 1:04:08.7239 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | +2.3s | 1 | 69 |
| 3 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 34 | +3.2s | 3 | 65 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | +3.5s | 4 | 60 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +10.9s | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | +11.4s | 7 | 51 |
| 7 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +13.6s | 5 | 48 |
| 8 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | +15.5s | 13 | 45 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +16.2s | 12 | 42 |
| 10 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +31.0s | 11 | 39 |
| 11 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 34 | +31.3s | 10 | 36 |
| 12 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 27 | +31.7s | 25 | 35 |
| 13 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 14 | +36.2s | 26 | 33 |
| 14 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 27 | +44.4s | 24 | 32 |
| 15 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Kelly Racing | 34 | +46.1s | 14 | 30 |
| 16 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 31 | +49.6s | 23 | 29 |
| 17 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +52.8s | 16 | 27 |
| 18 | 24 | David Reynolds | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +53.2s | 15 | 26 |
| 19 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | 34 | +53.6s | 18 | 24 |
| 20 | 25 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 34 | +54.7s | 28 | 23 |
| 21 | 67 | Tim Slade | Paul Morris Motorsport | 34 | +56.5s | 17 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +56.9s | 8 | 20 |
| 23 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +63.4s | 19 | 18 |
| 24 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 34 | +76.2s | 29 | 17 |
| 25 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Rod Nash Racing | 34 | +97.2s | 20 | 15 |
| 26 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 33 | + 1 lap | 22 | 14 |
| 27 | 16 | Mark McNally | Kelly Racing | 33 | + 1 lap | 21 | 12 |
| 28 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 32 | + 2 laps | 27 | 11 |
| Ret | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 11 | | 9 | |

### Qualifying

Qualifying timesheets:

| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pole | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:49.9887 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford FG Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:50.0496 |
| 3 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:50.0895 |
| 4 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Ford FG Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:50.0989 |
| 5 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:50.1172 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:50.1410 |
| 7 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:50.2410 |
| 8 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:50.3107 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:50.3158 |
| 10 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:50.3244 |
| 11 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:50.3664 |
| 12 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:50.3902 |
| 13 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:50.4927 |
| 14 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:50.6491 |
| 15 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:50.6617 |
| 16 | 24 | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:50.7091 |
| 17 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 1:50.7187 |
| 18 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:50.7619 |
| 19 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:50.7777 |
| 20 | 25 | Jason Bright | Ford FG Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:50.8041 |
| 21 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:50.8562 |
| 22 | 67 | Tim Slade | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:51.0198 |
| 23 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:51.0580 |
| 24 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:51.0955 |
| 25 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:51.3047 |
| 26 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Ford BF Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 1:51.3635 |
| 27 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Holden VE Commodore | Triple F Racing | 1:51.9868 |
| 28 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:52.1953 |
| 29 | 16 | Mark McNally | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:53.5599 |

### Race 20a

Race timesheets:

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | 1:13:55.2217 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | +2.2s | 6 | 69 |
| 3 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 34 | +3.6s | 12 | 65 |
| 4 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 34 | +6.2s | 7 | 60 |
| 5 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 34 | +11.4s | 13 | 56 |
| 6 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 34 | +15.8s | 19 | 51 |
| 7 | 24 | David Reynolds | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +17.7s | 16 | 48 |
| 8 | 25 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 34 | +20.9s | 20 | 45 |
| 9 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +24.4s | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 34 | +25.3s | 23 | 39 |
| 11 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +26.1s | 8 | 36 |
| 12 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | +26.5s | 14 | 35 |
| 13 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 34 | +27.0s | 21 | 33 |
| 14 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +27.5s | 10 | 32 |
| 15 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 34 | +35.5s | 27 | 30 |
| 16 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +35.9s | 25 | 29 |
| 17 | 67 | Tim Slade | Paul Morris Motorsport | 34 | +40.7s | 22 | 27 |
| 18 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +41.1s | 28 | 26 |
| 19 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 33 | +1 Lap | 8 | 24 |
| 20 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 33 | +1 Lap | 3 | 23 |
| 21 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 31 | +3 Laps | 5 | 21 |
| 22 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 29 | +5 Laps | 18 | 20 |
| Ret | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 32 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 19 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | Mark McNally | Kelly Racing | 13 | Accident | 29 | |
| Ret | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 8 | Accident | 26 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jack Perkins | Kelly Racing | 8 | Accident | 24 | |
| DNS | 14 | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | | | 15 | |
| DNS | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Cruickshank Racing | | | 17 | |

### Race 20b

Race timesheets:

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 34 | 1:16:02.2312 | 2 | 75 |
| 2 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 34 | +2.6s | 3 | 69 |
| 3 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 34 | +5.9s | 5 | 65 |
| 4 | 25 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 34 | +9.6s | 8 | 60 |
| 5 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 34 | +9.8s | 6 | 56 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | +10.2s | 23 | 51 |
| 7 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tasman Motorsport | 34 | +11.3s | 14 | 48 |
| 8 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 34 | +12.6s | 10 | 45 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +12.9s | 20 | 42 |
| 10 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 34 | +14.1s | 21 | 39 |
| 11 | 9 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +15.4s | 19 | 36 |
| 12 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 34 | +15.8s | 22 | 35 |
| 13 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 34 | +22.6s | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 34 | +25.4s | 24 | 32 |
| 15 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 34 | +26.4s | 18 | 30 |
| 16 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 34 | +28.7s | 13 | 29 |
| 17 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 34 | +31.0s | 16 | 27 |
| 18 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Kelly Racing | 34 | +31.3s | 27 | 26 |
| 19 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 34 | +39.9s | 15 | 24 |
| 20 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Walkinshaw Racing | 34 | +40.1s | 11 | 23 |
| 21 | 67 | Tim Slade | Paul Morris Motorsport | 34 | +41.2s | 17 | 21 |
| 22 | 16 | Mark McNally | Kelly Racing | 34 | +59.5s | 25 | 20 |
| Ret | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Tasman Motorsport | 16 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 16 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 24 | David Reynolds | Walkinshaw Racing | 13 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 7 | Accident | 4 | |
| DNS | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Paul Cruickshank Racing | | | 26 | |
| DNS | 14 | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | | | | |
| DNS | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Cruickshank Racing | | | | |

## Standings

* After Race 20 of 26

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2604 |
| 2 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 2572 |
| 3 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 2315 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2174 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1862 |
