The 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship was the second round of the Australian 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 March at Eastern Creek Raceway, in the outer suburbs of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales.

New South Wales 2008 Eastern Creek round of the V8 Supercar Championship
Event Information
Round 2 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date7–9 March 2008
LocationEastern Creek, New South Wales
VenueEastern Creek Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 31 laps 120 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
1:32.1080
Winner Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team
50:19.8503
Race 2
Distance 31 laps 120 km
Winner Will Davison
Dick Johnson Racing
50:13.7164
Race 3
Distance 31 laps 120 km
Winner Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
1:03:42.6526
Round Results
First 260 pts
Second 244 pts
Third 242 pts

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday 8 March. The Holden Racing Team secured the front row, Garth Tander taking the pole from Mark Skaife. It was Tander first pole position for his new team. Rick Kelly made a 1-2-3 for the extended Walkinshaw Performance operation with series leader Jamie Whincup the leading Ford in fourth place.

Race 1

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Race 1 was held on Saturday 8 March. After the race both Paul Dumbrell and Paul Morris were both relegated five finishing positions for driving infringements.

Race 2

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Race 2 was held on Sunday 9 March. Will Davison scores his debut V8 Supercar race win, his first win since the British Formula 3 Championship.

Race 3

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Race 3 was held on Sunday 9 March. With a sixth-place finish in the third race to back up the second and first from the first two race Will Davison scored his debut round victory, the first for the Jim Beam Racing team since the 2001 Queensland 500. The field was bunched together at the finish after a late race safety car period after a tyre failure caused Steven Richards to crash his Falcon into the barriers at 150 km/h. The car was destroyed and the team had to revert to a spare for the next race, the Grand Prix support event at Albert Park.

Results

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Results as follows:[1]

Qualifying

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Pos No Name Car Team Part 3 Part 2 Part 1
1 1   Garth Tander Holden Commodore (VE) Holden Racing Team 1:32.1080
2 2   Mark Skaife Holden Commodore (VE) Holden Racing Team 1:32.2926
3 15   Rick Kelly Holden Commodore (VE) HSV Dealer Team 1:32.4431
4 88   Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon (BF) Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:32.5097
5 14   Cameron McConville Holden Commodore (VE) Brad Jones Racing 1:32.7130
6 18   Will Davison Ford Falcon (BF) Dick Johnson Racing 1:32.7527
7 4   James Courtney Ford Falcon (BF) Stone Brothers Racing 1:32.7706
8 33   Lee Holdsworth Holden Commodore (VE) Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:32.8409
9 16   Paul Dumbrell Holden Commodore (VE) HSV Dealer Team 1:33.4414
10 9   Shane van Gisbergen Ford Falcon (BF) Stone Brothers Racing 1:33.5298
11 888   Craig Lowndes Ford Falcon (BF) Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:32.9004
12 3   Jason Richards Holden Commodore (VE) Tasman Motorsport 1:32.9008
13 51   Greg Murphy Holden Commodore (VE) Tasman Motorsport 1:32.9631
14 111   Fabian Coulthard Ford Falcon (BF) Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:33.1648
15 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Falcon (BF) Ford Performance Racing 1:33.2059
16 17   Steven Johnson Ford Falcon (BF) Dick Johnson Racing 1:33.2060
17 25   Jason Bright Ford Falcon (BF) Britek Motorsport 1:33.2151
18 7   Todd Kelly Holden Commodore (VE) Perkins Engineering 1:33.2217
19 6   Steven Richards Ford Falcon (BF) Ford Performance Racing 1:33.2417
20 11   Shane Price Holden Commodore (VE) Perkins Engineering 1:33.5257
21 12   Andrew Jones Holden Commodore (VE) Brad Jones Racing 1:33.4211
22 39   Russell Ingall Holden Commodore (VE) Paul Morris Motorsport 1:33.4562
23 34   Michael Caruso Holden Commodore (VE) Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:33.5276
24 55   Tony D'Alberto Holden Commodore (VE) Rod Nash Racing 1:33.6992
25 67   Paul Morris Holden Commodore (VE) Paul Morris Motorsport 1:33.7036
26 50   Andrew Thompson Holden Commodore (VE) Paul Weel Racing 1:34.1044
27 021   Chris Pither Ford Falcon (BF) Team Kiwi Racing 1:34.3881
28 26   Marcus Marshall Ford Falcon (BF) Britek Motorsport 1:34.7003

Race 1 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 31 50:19.8503 1 100
2 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 31 +6.4s 6 92
3 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +7.2s 4 86
4 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 31 +9.4s 3 80
5 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 31 +10.9s 7 74
6 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 +14.0s 2 68
7 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +14.6s 11 64
8 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +15.8s 8 60
9 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 +19.3s 13 56
10 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 31 +19.6s 15 52
11 39   Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +37.3s 22 48
12 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 31 +38.6s 12 46
13 7   Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 31 +41.8s 18 44
14 111   Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 31 +44.9s 14 42
15 14   Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 31 +47.2s 5 40
16 16   Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 31 +36.5s 9 38
17 9   Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 31 +47.5s 10 36
18 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +40.2s 25 34
19 11   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 31 +48.5s 20 32
20 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 31 +50.2s 17 30
21 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 31 +50.3s 16 28
22 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 31 +52.8s 21 26
23 55   Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 31 +53.8s 24 24
24 50   Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 31 +72.4s 26 22
25 34   Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +88.7s 23 20
26 26   Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 30 + 1 Lap 28 18
27 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 30 + 1 Lap 19 16
28 021   Chris Pither Team Kiwi Racing 30 + 1 Lap 27 14

Race 2 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 31 50:13.7164 2 100
2 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 31 +2.6s 10 92
3 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +7.8s 7 86
4 39   Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +17.3s 11 80
5 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +17.6s 3 74
6 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 31 +22.2s 4 68
7 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 31 +22.9s 27 64
8 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +25.1s 8 60
9 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 31 +26.2s 1 56
10 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +42.3196s 18 52
11 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 +40.3s 9 48
12 16   Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 31 +41.5s 16 46
13 7   Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 31 +45.0s 13 44
14 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 +46.1s 6 42
15 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 55 +47.9s 5 40
16 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 31 +49.4s 12 38
17 111   Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 31 +50.7s 14 36
18 14   Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 31 +51.8s 15 34
19 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 31 +52.0s 21 32
20 55   Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 31 +59.6s 23 30
21 11   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 31 +60.4s 19 28
22 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 31 +63.4s 20 26
23 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 31 +64.3s 22 24
24 50   Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 31 +66.3s 24 22
25 021   Chris Pither Team Kiwi Racing 31 +83.7s 28 20
26 34   Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +112.0s 25 18
27 9   Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 26 + 5 Laps 17 16
DNF 26   Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 29 26

Race 3 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 31 1:03:42.6526 2 100
2 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 31 +0.8s 6 92
3 1   Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 31 +2.2s 9 86
4 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +2.4s 5 80
5 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 +2.5s 14 74
6 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 31 +3.6s 1 68
7 39   Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 31 +17.3s 4 64
8 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 31 +4.4s 3 60
9 16   Paul Dumbrell HSV Dealer Team 31 +4.8s 12 56
10 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 31 +5.2s 11 52
11 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +5.6s 8 48
12 14   Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 31 +6.0s 18 46
13 50   Andrew Thompson Paul Weel Racing 31 +7.1s 24 44
14 34   Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 31 +7.5s 25 42
15 7   Todd Kelly Perkins Engineering 31 +7.6s 13 40
16 111   Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 31 +8.6s 17 38
17 9   Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 31 +9.1s 27 36
18 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 31 +9.2s 19 34
19 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 31 +9.6s 16 32
20 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 31 +10.1s 22 30
21 11   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 31 +11.1s 21 28
22 26   Marcus Marshall Britek Motorsport 31 +11.7s 28 26
23 021   Chris Pither Team Kiwi Racing 31 +18.6s 25 24
DNF 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 23 Accident 7
DNF 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 6 23
DNF 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 1 Accident 10
DNF 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 1 Accident 15
DNF 55   Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 0 Accident 20

Standings

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After round 2 of 14

Pos No Name Team Points
1 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 540
2 15   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 432
3 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 426
4 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 382
5 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 356

References

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  1. ^ "Eastern Creek International Raceway 09/03/2008 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 2". National Software. 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
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