2009 Darwin 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.

Northern Territory 2009 Skycity Triple Crown
Event Information
Round 5 of 14 in the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date19–21 June 2009
LocationDarwin, Northern Territory
VenueHidden Valley Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 34 laps 100 km
Pole position Jason Richards
Brad Jones Racing		 1:09.4908
Winner Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 41:09.7792
Race 2
Distance 69 laps 200 km
Pole position Garth Tander
Holden Racing Team		 1:09.7929
Winner Michael Caruso
Garry Rogers Motorsport		 1:25:24.6054

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.[1] 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

[2][3]

Pos No Name Car Team Top Ten Part 2 Part 1
1 8 Jason Richards Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:09.4908 1:09.3342
2 1 Jamie Whincup Ford FG Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:09.5423 1:09.7060
3 2 Garth Tander Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:09.5595 1:09.6419
4 888 Craig Lowndes Ford FG Falcon Triple Eight Race Engineering 1:09.6173 1:09.4886
5 7 Todd Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:09.7586 1:09.3957
6 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:09.7629 1:09.6319
7 33 Lee Holdsworth Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:09.9014 1:09.5438
8 10 Paul Dumbrell Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:10.0040 1:09.6568
9 22 Will Davison Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:10.0608 1:09.6937
10 14 Cameron McConville Holden VE Commodore Brad Jones Racing 1:10.3382 1:09.7876
11 25 Jason Bright Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:09.7938
12 39 Russell Ingall Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:09.8067
13 18 James Courtney Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:09.8214
14 111 Fabian Coulthard Ford FG Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:09.8623
15 17 Steven Johnson Ford FG Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:09.8656
16 24 David Reynolds Holden VE Commodore Walkinshaw Racing 1:09.8787
17 34 Michael Caruso Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:09.8802
18 15 Rick Kelly Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:09.9567
19 51 Greg Murphy Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:10.0214
20 3 Jason Bargwanna Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport EXC
21 11 Jack Perkins Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:10.2578
22 6 Steven Richards Ford FG Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:10.2648
23 9 Shane van Gisbergen Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:10.2691
24 67 Tim Slade Holden VE Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport 1:10.2906
25 55 Tony D'Alberto Holden VE Commodore Rod Nash Racing 1:10.3115
26 77 Marcus Marshall Ford BF Falcon Team IntaRacing 1:10.3972
27 333 Michael Patrizi Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:10.4910
28 16 Dale Wood Holden VE Commodore Kelly Racing 1:10.7397
29 12 Dean Fiore Holden VE Commodore Triple F Racing 1:10.9267
30 4 Alex Davison Ford FG Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:11.3752

Race 9

[4]

Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 34 41:09.7792 2 150
2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 34 +14.2s 6 138
3 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 34 +15.5s 9 129
4 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 34 +16.0s 3 120
5 7 Todd Kelly Jack Daniels Racing 34 +19.6s 5 111
6 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 34 +22.2s 4 102
7 8 Jason Richards Brad Jones Racing 34 +23.0s 1 96
8 18 James Courtney Dick Johnson Racing 34 +23.0s 13 90
9 14 Cameron McConville Brad Jones Racing 34 +23.1s 10 84
10 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 +23.8s 7 78
11 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 34 +32.6s 17 72
12 111 Fabian Coulthard Paul Cruickshank Racing 34 +33.3s 14 69
13 39 Russell Ingall Paul Morris Motorsport 34 +36.8s 12 66
14 10 Paul Dumbrell Walkinshaw Racing 34 +45.0s 8 63
15 15 Rick Kelly Jack Daniels Racing 34 +49.0s 18 60
16 25 Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing 34 +49.9s 11 57
17 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 34 +56.7s 15 54
18 24 David Reynolds Walkinshaw Racing 34 +1:00.1s 16 51
19 4 Alex Davison Stone Brothers Racing 34 +1:00.7s 30 48
20 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 34 +1:01.1s 23 45
21 6 Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 34 +1:01.6s 22 42
22 3 Jason Bargwanna Tasman Motorsport 34 +1:03.5s 20 39
23 51 Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 34 +1:06.9s 19 36
24 333 Michael Patrizi Paul Cruickshank Racing 33 + 1 lap 27 33
25 16 Dale Wood Kelly Racing 33 + 1 lap 28 30
26 55 Tony D'Alberto Rod Nash Racing 33 + 1 lap 25 27
27 67 Tim Slade Paul Morris Motorsport 33 + 1 lap 24 24
28 77 Marcus Marshall Team IntaRacing 33 + 1 lap 26 21
29 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 33 + 1 lap 29 18
DNF 11 Jack Perkins Kelly Racing 1 Steering 21

Standings
  • After round 5 of 14
Pos No Name Team Points
1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 1272
2 22 Will Davison Holden Racing Team 1128
3 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 954
4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 906
5 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 897

References
  1. "Skycity Triple Crown, 19 Jun - 21 Jun 2009: Race Details". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. Archived from the original on 22 August 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  2. "2009 Skycity Triple Crown - V8 Supercar Championship Series Hidden Valley Raceway V8 Supercars - Race 9 Qualifying". natsoft.com.au. 20 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. "2009 Skycity Triple Crown - V8 Supercar Championship Series Hidden Valley Raceway V8 Supercars - Shootout". natsoft.com.au. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. "2009 Skycity Triple Crown - V8 Supercar Championship Series Hidden Valley Raceway V8 Supercars - Race 9". natsoft.com.au. 20 June 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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