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Jamie Whincup Points removed from race 3
Jamie Whincup loses points from third race at Eastern Creek
Release Date: 11/06/2007
Team Vodafone’s Jamie Whincup has been excluded from the third race of round five of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Eastern Creek in Sydney after it was found he was racing with the incorrect brake rotors.
The stewards of the meeting found:
An alleged breach of Rule C10.1.8, Triple Eight Race Engineering Pty Ltd Car #88, failing to have Alcon Brakes. Breach was admitted. Matter was referred to Stewards.
At the Stewards Hearing commencing at 1830hrs for an alleged breach of Rule C10.1.8 (failing to have correct rear brake rotors fitted to Car #88 in Race 3) Triple Eight Race Engineering Pty Ltd admitted the breach of Rules. After hearing submissions on penalty the Stewards imposed the penalty of Exclusion from Race 3 on Car #88.
It means Whincup lost his third place for the event to the Toll HSV Dealer Team’s Rick Kelly. He was also outright third in the Championship but now sits on equal third with Holden Racing Team’s Todd Kelly.
Revised results
Race Three (Top Ten):
1. Todd Kelly, Holden Racing Team
2. Craig Lowndes, Team Vodafone
3. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team
4. Rick Kelly, Toll HSV Dealer Team
5. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team
6. Mark Winterbottom, Ford Performance Racing
7. Steven Richards, Ford Performance Racing
8. James Courtney, Jeld-Wen Motorsport
9. Steve Johnson, Jim Beam Racing
10. Will Davison, Jim Beam Racing
Meeting Points (Top Ten):
1. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team
2. Todd Kelly, Holden Racing Team
3. Rick Kelly, Toll HSV Dealer Team
4. Craig Lowndes, Team Vodafone
5. Jamie Whincup, Team Vodafone
6. Steven Richards, Ford Performance Racing
7. Mark Winterbottom, Ford Performance Racing
8. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team
9. Steven Johnson, Jim Beam Racing
10. Russell Ingall, Caltex Racing
Series Points (Top Ten):
1. Rick Kelly, Toll HSV Dealer Team (276)
2. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team (251)
3. Todd Kelly, Holden Racing Team (205)
4. Jamie Whincup, Team Vodafone (205)
5. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team (169)
6. Craig Lowndes, Team Vodafone (148)
7. Steve Johnson, Jim Beam Racing (130)
8. James Courtney, Jeld-Wen Racing (125)
9. Russell Ingall, Caltex Racing (119)
10. Mark Winterbottom, Ford Performance Racing (116)
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