Garth Tander won today's opening event of the 2009 Nikon SuperGP ahead of this morning's race winner Mark Winterbottom and third place getter Will Davison.
JACK DANIEL'S RACING QUOTEBOARD
Rick Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"It was a tough day," said Rick Kelly.
"There were a couple of blokes banging into us in Race One, which hurt us a little bit.
"I'm still a little bit disappointed with qualifying because I made a couple of slip ups yesterday and it's always tough to pass around here.
"I am reasonably satisfied with moving up to ninth today but I was pushing pretty hard in the race and I kept locking brakes, so I need to do a cleaner job.
"If we qualify higher and make the Jack Daniel's Commodore a bit faster and more comfortable to drive we could finish in the top five tomorrow, but the top couple of guys have probably got a bit of an edge on us."
Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
"In the first race our chances were gone on the first lap when someone speared into us," said Todd Kelly.
"In the second race I don't know what was wrong with our Jack Daniel's Commodore. We were sitting well down the order and didn't have the pace to work our way back up.
"So something is wrong and we need to knuckle down and work it out for tomorrow."
KEY FACTS:
- 2006 was a good year for Todd and Rick Kelly on the Gold Coast ...
* Todd Kelly won the V8 Supercar event held at the Surfers Paradise street circuit in 2006, qualifying on pole, winning Race 1 and finishing second in Race 2 and Race 3 to take the overall event win.
* Meanwhile, younger brother Rick Kelly qualified in 10th position, finished Race 1 in sixth place, Race 2 in fourth and winning Race 3, standing on the overall podium with Todd by collecting third place for the event in what was Rick Kelly's championship-winning season.
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Points Standings after Race 19 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 2554
2. Will Davison 2513
3. Garth Tander 2182
4. Craig Lowndes 2067
5. Steven Johnson 1731
6. Mark Winterbottom 1718
7. Lee Holdsworth 1600
8. Rick Kelly 1593
9. Russell Ingall 1526
10. Michael Caruso 1468
17. Todd Kelly 1317
RESULTS: Race 1 (Series Race 19) Part B
1. #2 Garth Tander 34 laps
2. #5 Mark Winterbottom
3. #22 Will Davison
4. #888 Craig Lowndes
5. #51 Greg Murphy
6. #6 Steven Richards
7. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen
8. #1 Jamie Whincup
9. #15 Rick Kelly
10. #3 Jason Bargwanna
23. #7 Todd Kelly
RESULTS: Race 1 (Series Race 19) Part A
1. #5 Mark Winterbottom
2. #2 Garth Tander
3. #22 Will Davison
4. #888 Craig Lowndes
5. #9 Shane van Gisbergen
6. #51 Greg Murphy
7. #6 Steven Richards
8. #10 Paul Dumbrell
9. #39 Russell Ingall
10. #17 Steven Johnson
12. #15 Rick Kelly
19. #7 Todd Kelly
RESULTS: Top 10 Shootout
1. #5 Mark Winterbottom 1:50.9325
2. #2 Garth Tander 1:51.2265
3. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:51.4058
4. #25 Jason Bright 1:51.5550
5. #22 Will Davison 1:51.6711
6. #10 Paul Dumbrell 1:51.7666
7. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:51.8405
8. #6 Steven Richards 1:52.6938
9. #18 James Courtney 4:17.6760
10. #39 Russell Ingall No Time
JACK DANIEL'S RACING DRIVERS AT SURFERS:
Rick Kelly - #15 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
* 2006 Overall Event Third Place
2008 Qualifying: Ninth
2008 Race One: DNF
2008 Race Two: Sixth
2008 Race Three: Fifth
Debut: 2002
Events: Seven
Races: 18
Best Qualifying: Third (2004)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Four
Best Race Finish: First (Race 3 - 2006)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 12
Todd Kelly - #7 Jack Daniel's Racing Holden Commodore:
* 2006 Overall Event Winner
2008 Qualifying: Eighth
2008 Race One: Fourth
2008 Race Two: Seventh
2008 Race Three: Sixth
Debut: 2001
Events: Eight
Races: 21
Best Qualifying: Pole (2003 and 2006)
Top 10 in Qualifying: Six
Best Race Finish: First (Race 1 - 2006)
Top 10 Finish in Race: 11
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Standings
Championship Points - After Race 18 of 26
1. Jamie Whincup 2476
2. Will Davison 2383
3. Garth Tander 2038
4. Craig Lowndes 1947
5. Steven Johnson 1656
6. Mark Winterbottom 1574
7. Lee Holdsworth 1568
8. Rick Kelly 1516
9. Russell Ingall 1484
10. James Courtney 1436
16. Todd Kelly 1275
26. Jack Perkins 779
32. Mark McNally 339
NIKON SUPERGP DETAILS:
Circuit: Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Circuit Length: 4.47 kilometres
Format: x4 34-lap races (two Saturday, two Sunday)
2008 Polesitter: Jamie Whincup
2008 Race 1 Winner: Jamie Whincup
2008 Race 2 Winner: Jamie Whincup
2008 Race 3 Winner: Jamie Whincup
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
All times are local Australian Eastern Standard Time (Qld)
Add 60 minutes for Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time
Friday 23 October 2009
9:00am - 9:35am: Practice 1
11:05am - 11:55am: Practice 2
1:20pm - 2:10pm: Practice 3
4:25pm - 4:45pm: Qualifying Leg 1
4:50pm - 5:05pm: Qualifying Leg 2
Saturday 24 October 2009
9:00am - 9:55am: Top 10 Shootout
11:25am: Race 1 (Series Race 19) - Part A (34 laps)
3:15pm: Race 1 (Series Race 19) - Part B (34 laps)
Sunday 25 October 2009
9:15am - 9:35am: Qualifying (for Race 2)
11:05am: Race 2 (Series Race 20) - Part A (34 laps)
3:05pm: Race 2 (Series Race 20) - Part B (34 laps)
TELEVISION SCHEDULE - SEVEN NETWORK
Times subject to amendment - please check local guides.
Saturday 24 October 2009
12:00pm - 6:00pm AEDST
Sunday 25 October 2009
11:00am - 6:00pm AEDST
