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2008 Darwin Triple Crown

Field	Value
flag	Northern Territory
title	2008 Skycity Triple Crown
round_no	6
season_no	14
year	2008
series	V8SC
track_map	Hidden Valley Raceway (Australia) track map.svg
date	4–6 July
location	Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
circuit	Hidden Valley Raceway
weather	Fine
race1_laps	42
race1_dist	120
pole1	Mark Winterbottom
pole1_team	Ford Performance Racing
pole1_time	1:09.9646
winner1	Mark Winterbottom
winner1_team	Ford Performance Racing
winner1_time	51:11.6729
race2_laps	42
race2_dist	120
winner2	Garth Tander
winner2_team	Holden Racing Team
winner2_time	52:24.0187
race3_laps	42
race3_dist	120
winner3	Steven Richards
winner3_team	Ford Performance Racing
winner3_time	52:15.1404
first_round	Steven Richards
first_round_team	Ford Performance Racing
first_pts	284
second_round	Mark Winterbottom
second_round_team	Ford Performance Racing
second_pts	278
third_round	Garth Tander
third_round_team	Holden Racing Team
third_pts	272

The 2008 Skycity Triple Crown was the sixth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of July 4 to 6 at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Australia.

Qualifying

Qualifying was on Saturday July 5.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday July 5.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday July 6.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday July 6.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying

Position	Number	Name	Car	Team	Part 3	Part 2
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:09.9646
6	Steven Richards	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:09.9757
88	Jamie Whincup	Ford BF Falcon	Team Vodafone	1:09.9849
1	Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:10.0976
888	Craig Lowndes	Ford BF Falcon	Team Vodafone	1:10.1072
3	Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:10.1596
39	Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Supercheap Auto Racing	1:10.1671
33	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:10.2598
18	Will Davison	Ford BF Falcon	Jim Beam Racing	1:10.2642
2	Mark Skaife	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:10.4850
4	James Courtney	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing		1:10.1797
17	Steven Johnson	Ford BF Falcon	Jim Beam Racing		1:10.2383
15	Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team		1:10.2960
67	Paul Morris	Holden VE Commodore	Supercheap Auto Racing		1:10.3447
111	Fabian Coulthard	Ford BF Falcon	Glenfords Racing		1:10.3595
7	Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Daniel's Racing		1:10.4316
25	Jason Bright	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport		1:10.6487
14	Cameron McConville	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing		1:10.6527
51	Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport		1:10.6826
16	Paul Dumbrell	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team		1:10.7132
12	Andrew Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing			1:10.7152
9	Shane van Gisbergen	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing			1:10.7168
26	Marcus Marshall	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport			1:10.7407
777	Michael Patrizi	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing			1:10.7657
11	Shane Price	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Daniel's Racing			1:10.7658
55	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing			1:10.8161
34	Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport			1:10.9775
50	Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing			1:11.0670
021	Kayne Scott	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing			1:11.4383

Position	Number	Name	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	42	51:11.6729	1	100
88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	39	47:18.7876	1	100
888	Craig Lowndes	Team Vodafone	39	+11.6s	9	86
39	Russell Ingall	Supercheap Auto Racing	39	+15.7s	6	80
1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	39	+17.8s	12	74
4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	39	+18.2s	11	68
15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	39	+24.1s	4	64
111	Fabian Coulthard	Glenfords Racing	39	+24.5s	5	60
9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	39	+30.0s	17	56
2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	39	+31.0s	13	52
33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+31.4s	14	48
16	Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	39	+31.9s	15	46
17	Steven Johnson	Jim Beam Racing	39	+32.2s	16	44
14	Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	39	+32.8s	24	42
67	Paul Morris	Team Sirromet Wines	39	+38.2s	25	40
12	Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	39	+43.9s	18	38
7	Todd Kelly	Jack Daniel's Racing	39	+44.2s	8	36
3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	39	+45.1s	10	34
11	Shane Price	Jack Daniel's Racing	39	+48.8s	22	32
34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+52.8s	23	30
021	Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing	39	+63.8s	27	28
51	Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	39	+64.7s	19	26
6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	39	+64.7s	7	24
50	Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	39	+96.9s	18	22
55	Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	30	+ 9 laps	20	20
25	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	11		28
777	Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	9		29
18	Will Davison	Jim Beam Racing	7	Engine	3
26	Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	6		26

Race 2 results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
888	Craig Lowndes	Team Vodafone	39	56:19.9593	3	100
9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	39	+2.4s	9	92
88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	39	+2.9s	1	86
4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	39	+4.7s	6	80
17	Steven Johnson	Jim Beam Racing	39	+4.8s	13	74
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	39	+6.1s	2	68
39	Russell Ingall	Supercheap Auto Racing	39	+8.5s	4	64
7	Todd Kelly	Jack Daniel's Racing	39	+9.3s	17	60
1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	39	+10.0s	5	56
14	Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	39	+13.6s	14	52
18	Will Davison	Jim Beam Racing	39	+14.6s	28	48
15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	39	+16.0s	7	46
16	Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	39	+19.8s	12	44
111	Fabian Coulthard	Glenfords Racing	39	+21.1s	8	42
25	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	39	+22.0s	26	40
6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	39	+23.1s	23	38
12	Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	39	+23.9s	16	36
2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	39	+28.6s	10	34
11	Shane Price	Jack Daniel's Racing	39	+29.0s	19	32
3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	39	+59.3s	18	30
67	Paul Morris	Team Sirromet Wines	39	+79.7s	16	28
33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	38	+ 1 lap	11	26
34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	38	+ 1 lap	20	24
26	Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	38	+ 1 lap	29	22
55	Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	38	+ 1 lap	25	20
51	Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	38	+ 1 lap	22	18
50	Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	38	+ 1 lap	24	16
021	Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing	37	+ 2 laps	21	14
777	Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing			27

Race 3 results

Position	Number	Name	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	39	47:20.7150	3	100
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	39	+2.1s	6	92
4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	39	+6.8s	4	86
9	Shane van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	39	+18.0s	2	80
7	Todd Kelly	Jack Daniel's Racing	39	+18.4s	8	74
39	Russell Ingall	Supercheap Auto Racing	39	+18.9s	7	68
18	Will Davison	Jim Beam Racing	39	+19.2s	11	64
33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+20.5s	22	60
6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	39	+20.9s	16	56
17	Steven Johnson	Jim Beam Racing	39	+31.9s	5	52
51	Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	39	+32.2s	26	48
1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	39	+32.7s	9	46
14	Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	39	+41.1s	10	44
25	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	39	+53.8s	15	42
12	Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	39	+54.9s	17	40
3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	39	+55.5s	20	38
15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	39	+55.7s	12	36
11	Shane Price	Jack Daniel's Racing	39	+56.3s	19	34
34	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	39	+56.8s	23	32
50	Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	39	+67.5s	27	30
26	Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	39	+73.0s	24	28
2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	39	+73.4s	18	26
021	Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing	39	+73.4s	28	24
67	Paul Morris	Team Sirromet Wines	38	+ 1 lap	21	22
55	Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	38	+ 1 lap	25	20
777	Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	38	+ 1 lap	29	18
16	Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	36	+ 3 laps	13	16
111	Fabian Coulthard	Glenfords Racing	21		14
888	Craig Lowndes	Team Vodafone	0	Rear Axle	1

Standings

After round 6 of 14.

Position	Number	Name	Team
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	1402
1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	1344
88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	1276
15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	1208
6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	1123

Support categories

The 2008 Skycity Triple Crown had four support categories.

Category	Round winner
Formula Ford	Nick Percat (Mygale SJ07A Ford)
V8 Utes	Layton Crambrook (Ford BF Falcon)
Touring Car Masters	John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro)
Improved Production
Commodore Cup
HQ Holden	Adam Uebergang (Mazda RX-7)

References

(July 6, 2008). "Hidden Valley Raceway 06/07/2008 2008 Skycity Triple Crown, V8Supercar Championship Series R6". National Software.

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