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2008 Sandown 400

Field	Value
flag	Victoria
title	2008 Midas 400
round_no	5
season_no	14
year	2008
series	V8SC
track_map	Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
date	7–9 June
location	Melbourne, Victoria
circuit	Sandown International Raceway
weather	Fine
race1_laps	39
race1_dist	120
pole1	Jamie Whincup
pole1_team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
pole1_time	1:09.6987
winner1	Jamie Whincup
winner1_team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
winner1_time	47:18.7876
race2_laps	39
race2_dist	120
winner2	Craig Lowndes
winner2_team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
winner2_time	56:19.9593
race3_laps	39
race3_dist	120
winner3	Jamie Whincup
winner3_team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
winner3_time	47:20.7150
first_round	Jamie Whincup
first_round_team	Triple Eight Race Engineering
first_pts	286
second_round	Mark Winterbottom
second_round_team	Ford Performance Racing
second_pts	252
third_round	James Courtney
third_round_team	Stone Brothers Racing
third_pts	234

The 2008 Midas 400 was the fifth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of 7 to 9 June Sandown Raceway in Melbourne, Victoria. With most states of Australia celebrating a public holiday on the Monday celebrating the Queen's birthday, the meeting took the unusual format of Saturday-Monday instead of Friday-Sunday.

Practice

Qualifying was held on Saturday 7 June. Following on from the Eastern Creek round of the series, a 'rookie' practice session was held, allowing younger and newer drivers to gain additional testing laps. Teams were also allowed to use the session to test their co-drivers who will step into the teams for the Phillip Island 500 and Bathurst 1000 races later in the season which require two drivers per car. Of the enduro co-drivers, Steve Owen was fastest driving for Jim Beam Racing. Paul Radisich (HSV Dealer Team) was second fastest ahead of Jason Bargwanna (Rod Nash Racing). Other co-drivers to take part, in order were John McIntyre (Glenfords Racing), Warren Luff (Jim Beam Racing), Dean Canto (Ford Performance Racing), Craig Baird and Glenn Seton (both Holden Racing Team), David Besnard (Stone Brothers Racing), Greg Ritter (Garry Rogers Motorsport), Dale Wood (Tasman Motorsport), Paul Weel (Paul Weel Racing), Nathan Pretty (Jack Daniel's Racing), Brad Jones (Brad Jones Racing), Jack Perkins (Jack Daniel's Racing), Luke Youlden (Ford Performance Racing) and Grant Denyer (Ford Rising Stars Racing).

Fastest driver of the day was Garth Tander, the only driver to lap faster than Owen. James Courtney, Mark Winterbottom and Jamie Whincup were the only drivers within a tenth of Owen's best lap.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Sunday 8 June. Jamie Whincup slammed home pole position in the final moments of qualifying, some four-tenths clear of the field. Mark Winterbottom was second fastest, leading Will Davison and leading Holden, Rick Kelly by only a few hundredths of a second. Fabian Coulthard had a best ever qualifying result to be fifth fastest with Russell Ingall also well up in sixth, 19 grid spots ahead of his teammate. Handling issues slowed the Holden Racing Team, both Garth Tander and Mark Skaife missing the cut for the top ten.

Race 1

Race 1 was held on Sunday 8 June. Steven Richards and Todd Kelly tangled on the opening lap, Greg Murphy spun on the second lap, all three dropping to the tail of the field. Andrew Thompson spun Marcus Marshall around at the top of the straight. Will Davison retired from the race in the early running with an engine problem, spoiling the good work from qualifying. Craig Lowndes damaged his car trying to get past Davison. Rick Kelly had lurid 160 km/h spin in the Esses without hitting the walls or the cars in close company, only losing three spots.

As the race settled Whincup pulled further and further away, only Winterbottom was able to hang on to finish second. Craig Lowndes fought his way into third position. Russell Ingall took his best finish of the season to finish top Holden in fourth ahead of Garth Tander, recovering from a poor grid position. Coulthard finished eighth, capitalising on his qualifying performance. Shane van Gisbergen finished an excellent ninth.

Race 2

Race 2 was held on Monday 9 June.

Race 3

Race 3 was held on Monday 9 June.

Results

Results as follows:

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Part 3	Part 2
88	AUS Jamie Whincup	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:09.6987
5	AUS Mark Winterbottom	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:10.0184
18	AUS Will Davison	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing	1:10.0328
15	AUS Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:10.0588
111	NZL Fabian Coulthard	Ford BF Falcon	Paul Cruickshank Racing	1:10.0800
39	AUS Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport	1:10.1399
6	NZL Steven Richards	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:10.1750
7	AUS Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering	1:10.1754
888	AUS Craig Lowndes	Ford BF Falcon	Triple Eight Race Engineering	1:10.2646
3	NZL Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:10.5183
4	AUS James Courtney	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing		1:10.3794
1	AUS Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team		1:10.4050
2	AUS Mark Skaife	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team		1:10.4187
33	AUS Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport		1:10.4387
16	AUS Paul Dumbrell	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team		1:10.4769
17	AUS Steven Johnson	Ford BF Falcon	Dick Johnson Racing		1:10.6166
9	NZL Shane van Gisbergen	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing		1:10.6738
50	AUS Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing		1:10.7576
51	NZL Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport		1:10.8247
55	AUS Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing		1:10.9508
12	AUS Andrew Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing			1:10.9803
11	AUS Shane Price	Holden VE Commodore	Perkins Engineering			1:11.0068
34	AUS Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport			1:11.0287
14	AUS Cameron McConville	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing			1:11.0451
67	AUS Paul Morris	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Morris Motorsport			1:11.0718
26	AUS Marcus Marshall	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport			1:11.4351
021	NZL Kayne Scott	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing			1:11.6500
25	AUS Jason Bright	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport			1:11.6990
777	AUS Michael Patrizi	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing			1:12.2580

Race 1 results

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	39	47:18.7876	1	100
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	39	+3.2s	2	92
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

Pos	No	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 5 of 14.

Pos	No	Name	Team
5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	1124
1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	1072
88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	1062
15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	1028
888	Craig Lowndes	Team Vodafone	897

Support categories

The 2008 Midas 400 had four support categories.

Category	Round winner
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series	Steve Owen (Holden VZ Commodore)
Carrera Cup	Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
Formula Ford	Paul Laskazeski (Spectrum 011b Ford)
Mini Challenge Australia	Jason Bargwanna (Mini Cooper S)

References

(7 June 2008). "Sandown International Motor Raceway 09/06/2008 Sandown 400 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Round 5 V8 Supercars – Practice 1". National Software.
(9 June 2008). "Sandown International Motor Raceway 09/06/2008 Sandown 400 – 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, Round 5". National Software.

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