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Three-peat for Triple Eight The question everyone was asking before the start of this year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was: can anyone stop TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup from claiming their third Great Race victory in a row? After just over six hours of racing the answer to that question was a firm ‘no’, as the pair remain the only men to ever get their hands on the Peter Brock Memorial trophy. Click for more info...

Cocky Lachy''s Panoramic Predictions It’s back, and better than ever: the most comprehensive annual form-guide for Australia’s great race. Click for more info...

Jason Richards hits a century Sprint Gas Racing’s Jason Richards notches up his 100th V8 start at the L&H 500 at Phillip Island this weekend. Click for more info...

Brighter future for Britek Starting a race team from scratch is no easy feat; however, Britek Motorsport is now starting to see the fruits of its labour. Click for more info...

Tander races to V8 Championship lead Great lines, good speed and consistent podium finishes at Winton Raceway last weekend propelled Holden Racing Team's Garth Tander into top position in the V8 Supercars Championship. Click for more info...

Winterbottom names biggest V8 Championship rivals Ford Performance Racing will be hoping to continue its strong form when drivers Mark Winterbottom and Steve Richards take to the race track in round eight of the V8 Supercars Championship this weekend. Click for more info...

Changes afoot for 2009 V8 Supercars Championship Next year's V8 Supercars Championship will be shortened by a month but the same number of rounds will be retained, V8 Supercars chairman Tony Cochrane announced last weekend. Click for more info...

Winterbottom maintains winning ways Mark Winterbottom dominated proceedings on the final day of the City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway, winning both races, taking the overall honours and consolidating his championship lead. Click for more info...

JC wins maiden Supercar race James Courtney staved off a strong challenge from Mark Winterbottom to break through for his first V8 Supercar race victory at the City of Ipswich 400. Click for more info...

Courtney claims pole in Queensland James Courtney grabbed pole position by the barest of margins in today’s qualifying session, edging out Mark Winterbottom by less than a hundredth of a second. Click for more info...

Courtney tops Ford-dominated session James Courtney posted the fastest time in opening practice for the City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway, leading a strong Ford contingent to the top of the charts. Click for more info...

Tander prepares to defend title on resurfaced QR Holden Racing Team driver Garth Tander will have to be at his best if he hopes to defend his title at Queensland Raceway’s City of Ipswich 400 this weekend. Click for more info...

Ford Peformance Racing unbeatable at Hidden Valley Consistent podium finishes by Ford Performance Racing drivers Mark Winterbottom and Steven Richards at Darwin’s Hidden Valley Raceway over the weekend have helped the team into a dominant position as the 2008 Championship’s halfway point approaches. Click for more info...

Frosty warms up at Hidden Valley Mark Winterbottom yesterday posted the quickest time in practice for the SkyCity Triple Crown, nudging Mark Skaife from the top of the time sheets. Click for more info...

Winterbottom in the points at Darwin ? V8 Supercar racing roars to life in Darwin this afternoon as teams and drivers vie for championship points in race one of the Hidden Valley Raceway leg. Click for more info...

Whincup wins Sandown opener Jamie Whincup took full advantage of his second pole position this season, cruising to a “straightforward” victory in the first race of the Midas 400 at Sandown. Click for more info...

Whincup sizzles in Sandown qualifying Jamie Whincup completed a blistering lap this morning to qualify on pole for the Midas 400 at Sandown. Click for more info...

Tander tops practice after tangle Garth Tander recovered from an incident with Michael Patrizi in an earlier session to post the fastest time in practice for the Midas 400 at Sandown Raceway. Click for more info...

Winterbottom clean-sweeps Barbagallo Ford’s Mark Winterbottom has repeated his scintillating Saturday form to win the final two races at the Bigpond 400 in Perth. Click for more info...

Winterbottom wins opening race Mark Winterbottom made the most of the pole position he scored earlier today, leading from start to finish in the first of three races at Barbagallo. Click for more info...

2008 V8SuperCar Series

1 .	Garth Tander	2096
2 .	Mark Winterbottom	2043
3 .	Jamie Whincup	2016
4 .	Rick Kelly	1702
5 .	Will Davison	1661
6 .	Craig Lowndes	1623
7 .	Steven Richards	1594
8 .	James Courtney	1544
9 .	Lee Holdsworth	1399
10 .	Russell Ingall	1362
11 .	Steven Johnson	1267
12 .	Todd Kelly	1239
13 .	Mark Skaife	1224
14 .	Shane Van Gisbergen	1208
15 .	Fabian Coulthard	1177
16 .	Cameron McConville	1018
17 .	Michael Caruso	957
18 .	Jason Richards	902
19 .	Greg Murphy	900
20 .	Paul Morris	882
21 .	Paul Dumbrell	866
22 .	Jason Bright	852
23 .	Andrew Jones	829
24 .	Shane Price	735
25 .	Tony D'Alberto	658

2008 V8Supercar Calendar

1.	Clipsal 500, SA	21-24 Feb
2.	Eastern Creek, NSW	7-9 Mar
NC	Aus. GP, Vic	13-16 Mar
3.	Hamilton, NZ	18-20 Apr
4.	Barbagallo, WA	9-11 May
5.	Sandown, Vic	7-9 Jun
6.	Hidden Valley, NT	4-6 Jul
7.	Ipswich, Qld	18-20 Jul
8.	Winton, Vic	1-3 Aug
9.	Phillip Island, Vic	12-14 Sept
10.	Bathurst, NSW	9-12 Oct
11.	Gold Coast, Qld	23-26 Oct
12.	Bahrain	6-8 Nov
13.	Symmons Plains, Tas	21-23 Nov
14.	Oran Park, NSW	4-7 Dec

2008 Fujitsu Series

1.	Steve Owen	1348
2.	David Reynolds	1080
3.	Dean Canto	1054
4.	Jonathon Webb	1008
5.	Karl Reindler	882
6.	Jack Perkins	880
7.	Dale Wood	843
8.	Michael Trimble	834
9.	Grant Denyer	816
10.	Tim Slade	779
11.	Marcus Zukanovic	730
12.	Sam Walter	670
13.	Jay Verdnik	670
14.	Mark McNally	664
15.	Damian Assaillit	578
16.	Geoff Emery	568
17.	Brett Holdsworth	515
18.	Drew Russell	499
19.	David Sieders	471
20.	James Bergmuller	384

2008 Fujitsu Calendar