2009 Skycity Triple Crown


The 2009 Skycity Triple Crown was the fifth race meeting of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It contained Races 9 and 10 of the series and was held on the weekend of 19-21 June at Hidden Valley Raceway, in Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Recent changes

With just 103 racing laps all weekend of the 2.9 kilometre venue, the race meeting is significantly shorter than recent V8 Supercar rounds at just 300 kilometres of racing against the 400 kilometre norm. It is also shorter than the 2008 Skycity Triple Crown which raced 360 kilometres over its three races last year.

Race 9

The first race was held on Saturday 20 June. Tander started well from third grid position to move past polesitter Jason Richards and settled to chase leader Whincup. Jack Perkins was an early retirement with bent steering. Lowndes was the first of the front running cars to pit on lap 7. Tander lost ground during the pitstops, falling behind teammate Davison, and when Jason Richards vaulted past after his later stop.
With the stops completed, Whincup held a clear lead over a tight group of Jason Richards, Mark Winterbottom, Will Davison and Garth Tander. Late in the race with car condition falling away Jason Richards speared off the track at the end of the front straight, dropping behind the HRT pair then lost position to Todd Kelly and Craig Lowndes and kept James Courtney out of seventh position by just a single hundredth of a second.

Race 10

Race 2 was held on Sunday 21 June.

Results

Qualifying Race 9

PosNoNameCarTeamTop TenPart 2Part 1
18Jason RichardsHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:09.49081:09.3342
21Jamie WhincupFord FG FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:09.54231:09.7060
32Garth TanderHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:09.55951:09.6419
4888Craig LowndesFord FG FalconTriple Eight Race Engineering1:09.61731:09.4886
57Todd KellyHolden VE CommodoreJack Daniel's Racing1:09.75861:09.3957
65Mark WinterbottomFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:09.76291:09.6319
733Lee HoldsworthHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:09.90141:09.5438
810Paul DumbrellHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:10.00401:09.6568
922Will DavisonHolden VE CommodoreHolden Racing Team1:10.06081:09.6937
1014Cameron McConvilleHolden VE CommodoreBrad Jones Racing1:10.33821:09.7876
1125Jason BrightFord BF FalconStone Brothers Racing1:09.7938
1239Russell IngallHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:09.8067
1318James CourtneyFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:09.8214
14111Fabian CoulthardFord FG FalconPaul Cruickshank Racing1:09.8623
1517Steven JohnsonFord FG FalconDick Johnson Racing1:09.8656
1624David ReynoldsHolden VE CommodoreWalkinshaw Racing1:09.8787
1734Michael CarusoHolden VE CommodoreGarry Rogers Motorsport1:09.8802
1815Rick KellyHolden VE CommodoreJack Daniel's Racing1:09.9567
1951Greg MurphyHolden VE CommodoreTasman Motorsport1:10.0214
203Jason BargwannaHolden VE CommodoreTasman MotorsportEXC
2111Jack PerkinsHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.2578
226Steven RichardsFord FG FalconFord Performance Racing1:10.2648
239Shane van GisbergenFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:10.2691
2467Tim SladeHolden VE CommodorePaul Morris Motorsport1:10.2906
2555Tony D'AlbertoHolden VE CommodoreRod Nash Racing1:10.3115
2677Marcus MarshallFord BF FalconTeam IntaRacing1:10.3972
27333Michael PatriziFord BF FalconPaul Cruickshank Racing1:10.4910
2816Dale WoodHolden VE CommodoreKelly Racing1:10.7397
2912Dean FioreHolden VE CommodoreTriple F Racing1:10.9267
304Alex DavisonFord FG FalconStone Brothers Racing1:11.3752

Race 9

PosNoNameTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering3441:09.77922150
25Mark WinterbottomFord Performance Racing34+14.2s6138
322Will DavisonHolden Racing Team34+15.5s9129
42Garth TanderHolden Racing Team34+16.0s3120
57Todd KellyJack Daniels Racing34+19.6s5111
6888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering34+22.2s4102
78Jason RichardsBrad Jones Racing34+23.0s196
818James CourtneyDick Johnson Racing34+23.0s1390
914Cameron McConvilleBrad Jones Racing34+23.1s1084
1033Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport34+23.8s778
1134Michael CarusoGarry Rogers Motorsport34+32.6s1772
12111Fabian CoulthardPaul Cruickshank Racing34+33.3s1469
1339Russell IngallPaul Morris Motorsport34+36.8s1266
1410Paul DumbrellWalkinshaw Racing34+45.0s863
1515Rick KellyJack Daniels Racing34+49.0s1860
1625Jason BrightStone Brothers Racing34+49.9s1157
1717Steven JohnsonDick Johnson Racing34+56.7s1554
1824David ReynoldsWalkinshaw Racing34+1:00.1s1651
194Alex DavisonStone Brothers Racing34+1:00.7s3048
209Shane van GisbergenStone Brothers Racing34+1:01.1s2345
216Steven RichardsFord Performance Racing34+1:01.6s2242
223Jason BargwannaTasman Motorsport34+1:03.5s2039
2351Greg MurphyTasman Motorsport34+1:06.9s1936
24333Michael PatriziPaul Cruickshank Racing33+ 1 lap2733
2516Dale WoodKelly Racing33+ 1 lap2830
2655Tony D'AlbertoRod Nash Racing33+ 1 lap2527
2767Tim SladePaul Morris Motorsport33+ 1 lap2424
2877Marcus MarshallTeam IntaRacing33+ 1 lap2621
2912Dean FioreTriple F Racing33+ 1 lap2918
DNF11Jack PerkinsKelly Racing1Steering21

Standings

PosNoNameTeamPoints
11Jamie WhincupTriple Eight Race Engineering1272
222Will DavisonHolden Racing Team1128
32Garth TanderHolden Racing Team954
4888Craig LowndesTriple Eight Race Engineering906
533Lee HoldsworthGarry Rogers Motorsport897