2008 L&H 500

Race details
Round 9 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series on the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit at Phillip Island, Victoria.
Date	12–14 September 2008
Location	Phillip Island, Victoria
Course	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 4.45 km
Distance	141 (2x14 & 113) laps, 627 km
Weather	Occasional rain squall on Sunday
Pole
Driver	Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup		Team Vodafone
Time	45:36.2236
Race 1
First	Rick Kelly	22:28.2548	HSV Dealer Team
Second	Steve Owen	22:32.5587	Jim Beam Racing
Third	Jason Bright	22:34.3029	Britek Motorsport
Race 2
First	Jamie Whincup	22:22.8263	Team Vodafone
Second	Will Davison	22:23.0366	Jim Beam Racing
Third	James Courtney	22:34.1829	Stone Brothers Racing
Race 3
First	Garth Tander Mark Skaife	3:22:21.8273	Holden Racing Team
Second	Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes	3:22:23.4773	Team Vodafone
Third	Will Davison Steven Johnson	3:22:29.8452	Jim Beam Racing
Final standings
First	Garth Tander Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team
Second	Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes	Team Vodafone
Third	Will Davison Steven Johnson	Jim Beam Racing

The 2008 L&H 500 was the ninth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 12 to 14 September at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria. The L&H 500 saw the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit replace Sandown Raceway as the venue of the annual 500 kilometre two-driver V8 Supercar race. In an innovation for this round, two preliminary 14 lap races were held on Saturday with the two drivers of each car starting one race each. A single pitstop by each car in either race was mandated with the combined results of the two races determining the grid for the main 500 kilometre event.

After a late race error in Sunday's race from Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander swept by to take the win. Co-driver Mark Skaife became the first driver to win the 500 kilometre co-driver endurance race at three different venues, having previously won the 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500 and the Sandown 500 in 1989 and 2003.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

Driver A Race

The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

Driver B Race

The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

500km Race

The 500 km race was held on Sunday 14 September 2008.

Results

Driver A Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	6	Mark Winterbottom	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:33.4117
2	888	Craig Lowndes	Ford BF Falcon	Team Vodafone	1:33.7058
3	25	Jason Bright	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:33.8180
4	111	Fabian Coulthard	Ford BF Falcon	Glenfords Racing	1:33.8525
5	17	Steve Owen	Ford BF Falcon	Jim Beam Racing	1:33.9063
6	15	Rick Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:33.9633
7	1	Mark Skaife	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:34.0875
8	18	Steven Johnson	Ford BF Falcon	Jim Beam Racing	1:34.0999
9	3	Greg Murphy	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:34.1965
10	33	Lee Holdsworth	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.2222
11	5	Dean Canto	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:34.2761
12	39	Paul Morris	Holden VE Commodore	Supercheap Auto Racing	1:34.3733
13	34	Greg Ritter	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.4073
14	14	Max Wilson	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:34.4140
15	12	Cameron McConville	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:34.4651
16	2	Craig Baird	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:34.4780
17	16	Paul Dumbrell	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:34.5383
18	4	David Besnard	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:34.7104
19	50	Andrew Thompson	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:34.8484
20	9	Jonathon Webb	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:34.9262
21	26	Matt Halliday	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:34.9289
22	55	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing	1:34.9338
23	777	Michael Patrizi	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing	1:34.9649
24	11	Nathan Pretty	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Daniel's Racing	1:35.0175
25	7	Todd Kelly	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Daniel's Racing	1:35.0642
26	88	Marc Hynes	Ford BF Falcon	Team Vodafone	1:35.3389
27	51	Dale Wood	Holden VE Commodore	Sprint Gas Racing	1:35.6284
28	67	Matt Neal	Holden VE Commodore	Supercheap Auto Racing	1:35.6508
DNQ	021	Kayne Scott	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing	No time

Driver B Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	888	Jamie Whincup	Ford BF Falcon	Team Vodafone	1:33.3175
2	4	James Courtney	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:33.3345
3	1	Garth Tander	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:33.3444
4	18	Will Davison	Ford BF Falcon	Jim Beam Racing	1:33.3855
5	39	Russell Ingall	Holden VE Commodore	Supercheap Auto Racing	1:33.7452
6	3	Jason Richards	Holden VE Commodore	Sprint Gas Racing	1:33.9237
7	6	Steven Richards	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:33.9593
8	15	Paul Radisich	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:33.9705
9	9	Shane Van Gisbergen	Ford BF Falcon	Stone Brothers Racing	1:33.9773
10	5	Luke Youlden	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Performance Racing	1:34.0108
11	111	John McIntyre	Ford BF Falcon	Glenfords Racing	1:34.1632
12	17	Warren Luff	Ford BF Falcon	Jim Beam Racing	1:34.2776
13	33	Michael Caruso	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.3295
14	25	Adam Macrow	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:34.3751
15	16	David Reynolds	Holden VE Commodore	HSV Dealer Team	1:34.4218
16	26	Marcus Marshall	Ford BF Falcon	Britek Motorsport	1:34.4308
17	12	Andrew Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:34.4762
18	2	Glenn Seton	Holden VE Commodore	Holden Racing Team	1:34.5695
19	7	Shane Price	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Daniel's Racing	1:34.6744
20	34	Steve Ellery	Holden VE Commodore	Garry Rogers Motorsport	1:34.7141
21	55	Tony D'Alberto	Holden VE Commodore	Rod Nash Racing	1:34.8822
22	50	Paul Weel	Holden VE Commodore	Paul Weel Racing	1:34.8873
23	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Ford BF Falcon	Team Vodafone	1:35.0100
24	777	Grant Denyer	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing	1:35.2565
25	14	Brad Jones	Holden VE Commodore	Brad Jones Racing	1:35.2951
26	51	Mark Noske	Holden VE Commodore	Tasman Motorsport	1:35.3129
27	11	Jack Perkins	Holden VE Commodore	Jack Daniel's Racing	1:35.3472
28	67	Boris Said	Holden VE Commodore	Supercheap Auto Racing	1:35.8140
DNQ	021	Chris Pither	Ford BF Falcon	Team Kiwi Racing	No time

Driver A Race results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid
1	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	14	6
2	17	Steve Owen	Jim Beam Racing	14	5
3	25	Jason Bright	Britek Motorsport	14	3
4	111	Fabian Coulthard	Glenfords Racing	14	4
5	33	Lee Holdsworth	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	10
6	12	Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	14	15
7	14	Max Wilson	Brad Jones Racing	14	14
8	55	Jason Bargwanna	Rod Nash Racing	14	22
9	34	Greg Ritter	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	13
10	50	Andrew Thompson	Paul Weel Racing	14	19
11	888	Craig Lowndes	Team Vodafone	14	2
12	6	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	14	1
13	4	David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	14	18
14	39	Paul Morris	Supercheap Auto Racing	14	14
15	1	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	14	7
16	9	Jonathon Webb	Stone Brothers Racing	14	20
17	3	Greg Murphy	Tasman Motorsport	14	17
18	18	Steven Johnson	Jim Beam Racing	14	8
19	7	Todd Kelly	Jack Daniel's Racing	14	25
20	16	Paul Dumbrell	HSV Dealer Team	14	17
21	11	Nathan Pretty	Jack Daniel's Racing	14	24
22	26	Matt Halliday	Britek Motorsport	14	21
23	777	Michael Patrizi	Ford Rising Stars Racing	14	23
24	51	Dale Wood	Tasman Motorsport	14	27
25	67	Matt Neal	Supercheap Auto Racing	14	28
26	88	Marc Hynes	Team Vodafone	14	26
27	2	Craig Baird	Holden Racing Team	14	16
DNF	5	Dean Canto	Ford Performance Racing	DNF	11
DNQ	021	Kayne Scott	Team Kiwi Racing

Driver B Race results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid
1	888	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	14	1
2	18	Will Davison	Jim Beam Racing	14	4
3	4	James Courtney	Stone Brothers Racing	14	2
4	39	Russell Ingall	Supercheap Auto Racing	14	4
5	9	Shane Van Gisbergen	Stone Brothers Racing	14	9
6	3	Jason Richards	Tasman Motorsport	14	6
7	1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	14	3
8	26	Marcus Marshall	Britek Motorsport	14	16
9	6	Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	14	9
10	2	Glenn Seton	Holden Racing Team	14	18
11	11	Jack Perkins	Jack Daniel's Racing	14	27
12	51	Mark Noske	Tasman Motorsport	14	26
13	777	Grant Denyer	Ford Rising Stars Racing	14	24
14	88	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Vodafone	14	23
15	67	Boris Said	Supercheap Auto Racing	14	28
16	7	Shane Price	Jack Daniel's Racing	14	19
17	15	Paul Radisich	HSV Dealer Team	14	8
18	17	Warren Luff	Jim Beam Racing	14	12
19	5	Luke Youlden	Ford Performance Racing	14	10
20	12	Andrew Jones	Brad Jones Racing	14	17
21	33	Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	13
22	25	Adam Macrow	Britek Motorsport	14	14
23	111	John McIntyre	Glenfords Racing	14	11
24	34	Steve Ellery	Garry Rogers Motorsport	14	20
25	50	Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	14	22
26	14	Brad Jones	Brad Jones Racing	14	25
27	55	Tony D'Alberto	Rod Nash Racing	13	21
28	16	David Reynolds	HSV Dealer Team	13	15
DNQ	021	Chris Pither	Team Kiwi Racing

500km race results

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid
1	1	Garth Tander Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	113	10
2	888	Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	113	1
3	18	Will Davison Steven Johnson	Jim Beam Racing	113	4
4	6	Mark Winterbottom Steven Richards	Ford Performance Racing	113	12
5	33	Lee Holdsworth Michael Caruso	Garry Rogers Motorsport	113	13
6	4	James Courtney David Besnard	Stone Brothers Racing	113	3
7	15	Rick Kelly Paul Radisich	HSV Dealer Team	113	2
8	11	Nathan Pretty Jack Parkins	Jack Daniel's Racing	113	18
9	39	Russell Ingall Paul Morris	Supercheap Auto Racing	113	6
10	9	Shane Van Gisbergen Jonathon Webb	Stone Brothers Racing	113	7
11	25	Jason Bright Adam Macrow	Britek Motorsport	113	8
12	34	Greg Ritter Steven Ellery	Garry Rogers Motorsport	113	17
13	7	Todd Kelly Shane Price	Jack Daniel's Racing	112	21
14	2	Glenn Seton Craig Baird	Holden Racing Team	112	22
15	14	Brad Jones Max Wilson	Brad Jones Racing	112	16
16	111	Fabian Coulthard John McIntyre	Glenfords Racing	112	11
17	88	Marc Hynes Fabrizio Giovanardi	Team Vodafone	112	25
18	777	Michael Patrizi Grant Denyer	Ford Rising Stars Racing	112	24
19	67	Matt Neal Boris Said	Supercheap Auto Racing	112	26
20	51	Dale Wood Mark Noske	Sprint Gas Racing	112	23
21	26	Marcus Marshall Matt Halliday	Britek Motorsport	112	15
22	17	Steve Owen Warren Luff	Jim Beam Racing	110	5
23	50	Andrew Thompson Paul Weel	Paul Weel Racing	110	20
24	5	Dean Canto Luke Youlden	Ford Performance Racing	109	28
DNF	12	Andrew Jones Cameron McConville	Brad Jones Racing	80	14
DNF	55	Tony D'Alberto Jason Bargwanna	Tony D'Alberto Racing	80	19
DNF	16	Paul Dumbrell David Reynolds	HSV Dealer Team	65	27
DNF	3	Jason Richards Greg Murphy	Sprint Gas Racing	12	8
DNQ	021	Kayne Scott Chris Pither	Team Kiwi Racing

Round points

Each driver of each car was awarded championship points equal to the total points scored by that car over the three races. However, as with the 2008 Clipsal 500, overall round position was determined by position in the final race of the weekend rather than by total points scored in the round.

Pos.	Drivers	A Race	B Race	500	Total
1	Mark Skaife	20		200	252
	Garth Tander		32
2	Craig Lowndes	24		184	258
	Jamie Whincup		50
3	Steven Johnson	17		172	235
	Will Davison		46
4	Mark Winterbottom	23		160	211
	Steven Richards		28
5	Lee Holdsworth	37		148	199
	Michael Caruso		14
6	David Besnard	22		136	201
	James Courtney		43
7	Rick Kelly	50		128	196
	Paul Radisich		18
8	Nathan Pretty	14		120	158
	Jack Parkins		24
9	Paul Morris	21		112	173
	Russell Ingall		40
10	Jonathon Webb	19		104	160
	Shane Van Gisbergen		37
11	Jason Bright	43		96	152
	Adam Macrow		13
12	Greg Ritter	28		92	131
	Steven Ellery		11
13	Todd Kelly	16		88	123
	Shane Price		19
14	Craig Baird	8		84	118
	Glenn Seton		26
15	Max Wilson	32		80	121
	Brad Jones		9
16	Fabian Coulthard	40		76	128
	John McIntyre		12
17	Marc Hynes	9		72	102
	Fabrizio Giovanardi		21
18	Michael Patrizi	12		68	102
	Grant Denyer		22
19	Matt Neal	10		64	94
	Boris Said		20
20	Dale Wood	11		60	94
	Mark Noske		23
21	Matt Halliday	13		56	99
	Marcus Marshall		30
22	Steve Owen	46		52	115
	Warren Luff		17
23	Andrew Thompson	26		48	84
	Paul Weel		10
24	Dean Canto	Ret		44	60
	Luke Youlden		16
DNF	Cameron McConville	34		Ret	49
	Andrew Jones		15
DNF	Jason Bargwanna	30		Ret	38
	Tony D'Alberto		8
DNF	Paul Dumbrell	15		Ret	22
	David Reynolds		7
DNF	Greg Murphy	18		Ret	52
	Jason Richards		34
DNQ	Kayne Scott	DNQ		DNQ
	Chris Pither		DNQ

Standings

After round 9 of 14.

Pos	No	Name	Team	Points
1	1	Garth Tander	Holden Racing Team	2096
2	5	Mark Winterbottom	Ford Performance Racing	2043
3	88	Jamie Whincup	Team Vodafone	2016
4	15	Rick Kelly	HSV Dealer Team	1702
5	18	Will Davison	Jim Beam Racing	1661

Support categories

The Phillip Island round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series had four support categories.

Category	Round winner
Carrera Cup	Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup)
Formula Ford	Paul Laskazeski (Spectrum 011b)
Touring Car Masters	John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro)
Australian Mini Challenge	Jason Bargwanna (Mini Cooper S)

External links

• Official timing and results
• 2008 V8 Supercar images including Phillip Island round Retrieved from motorsport.com on 28 October 2008