Round 3 PlaceMakers NZ V8 International - Part 7 Race 2
2/5/2004 12:51 (Mark Jones) -
Jason Bright outdragged Race 1 winner Marcus Ambrose to the first turn and went on the lead every lap to win Race 2 at the PlaceMakers NZ V8 International.
The PWR Performance Products Holden lead driver was challenged late in the race by four time defending champion at Pukekohe Park, Greg Murphy, but held on to take victory by eight tenths of a second.
None of the top five positions changed after the first lap was completed, with Ambrose taking third, some seven seconds behind Murphy, and three seconds ahead of Murphy's Kmart Racing Team team mate, Rick Kelly.
Series leader Castrol Perkins Motorsport lead deriver, Steven Richards finished in fifth position, which was just one position too few to defend that championship lead. Richards now sits on 470 points, two behind Ambrose.
Max Wilson held sixth position early until striking trouble, letting Paul Weel into the position which he held to the flag.
Light rain fell intermitently during the race, leading to a littany of incidents throughout the race, including a brief safety car period on lap 12, but conditions did allow lap times to drop down to within a couple of seconds of practice times.
Mark Skaife was the first three retirements after broken suspension claimed the lead Holden Racing Team Commodore after just nine laps. Orrcon Racing's Jason Bargwanna and Team Dynamiks Dale Brede also failed to greet the chequered flag.
P1 50 Jason Bright PWR Performance Products
P2 51 Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team
P3 1 Marcos Ambrose Pirtek Racing
P4 15 Rick Kelly Kmart Racing Team
P5 11 Steven Richards Castrol Perkins Motorsport
P6 16 Paul Weel PWR Performance Products
P7 9 Russell Ingall Caltex Havoline Race Team
P8 17 Steven Johnson Shell Helix Racing
P9 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport
P10 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team
P11 34 Garth Tander Repco Valvoline Cummins Team
P12 44 Simon Wills Holy Grail Wine/Alphawest
P13 7 Tony Longhurst Castrol Perkins Motorsport
P14 20 Mark Winterbottom Larkham Orrcon Racing
P15 29 Paul Morris Sirromet - Life,Style,Wine
P16 88 Paul Radisich Team Betta Electrical
P17 021 Craig Baird Team Kiwi Racing
P18 33 Cameron McConville Repco Valvoline Cummins Team
P19 75 Anthony Tratt Toll Racing
P20 21 Brad Jones OzEmail Racing Team
P21 5 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing
P22 12 John Bowe OzEmail Racing Team
P23 23 David Besnard Wright Patterson Shakespeare
P24 8 Paul Dumbrell Castrol Perkins Motorsport
P25 14 Mark Porter IMS - Hydralink
P26 31 Steven Ellery Super Cheap Auto Racing
P27 18 Warren Luff Shell Helix Racing
P28 888 Max Wilson Team Betta Electrical
P29 6 Craig Lowndes Ford Performance Racing
DNF 45 Dale Brede Holy Grail Wine/Alphawest
DNF 10 Jason Bargwanna Larkham Orrcon Racing
DNF 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team
Standings after Race 2 of 3 of Round 3 of V8Supercar Championship Series: Marcos Ambrose 472, Steven Richards 470, Greg Murphy 447, Rick Kelly 446, Jason Bright 393, Craig Baird 338, Paul Morris 324, Russell Ingall 298, Paul Weel 293, Steven Johnson 291 etc
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