R4 RACE 2 - The Rat breaks tradition
30/4/2000 18:17 (Press Release) - Just when it looked like the Holden Racing Team were going to take all the glory again, Paul Radisich has rewritten the script, taking his maiden Shell Championship Series race win, and a rare Ford victory in a thrilling race two at Eastern Creek.
The HRT duo of Skaife and Lowndes were relegated to second and third, ahead ff the Castrol Holden of Russell Ingall and Glenn Seton's Tickford Ford in a very tight tussle which saw the top ten placegetters separated by just over three seconds.
Radisich has frequently been the leading Ford driver, but today was the first time he has conquered the Holden's for the ultimate result.
Radisich stormed off the start line in his Shell Helix Falcon to charge from fourth to first by the first corner.
The "Rat" survived mid race scraps with Garth Tander, Lowndes and Skaife, to take the chequered flag in front of a horde of ecstatic Ford fans. The win is only the fourth for a Ford driver in 40 Shell Series starts since the beginning of 1999.
Series leader, Tander, was nudged off the track and suffered a punctured tyre after an aggressive challenge from Lowndes for second place and recorded his first non points scoring finish of the season.
The third and final race of the day will start at 3.30pm.
**TOP 10**
1st PAUL RADISICH (Shell Helix Racing) - AU Falcon
2nd MARK SKAIFE (Mobil-Holden Racing) - VT Commodore
3rd CRAIG LOWNDES (Mobil-Holden Racing) - VT Commodore
4th RUSSELL INGALL (Castrol Perkins Racing) - VT Commodore
5th GLENN SETON (Ford-Tickford Racing) - AU Falcon
6th JOHN BOWE (CAT Racing) - AU Falcon
7th CRAIG BAIRD (Pirtek Racing) - AU Falcon
8th TONY LONGHURST (Caltex Havoline Racing) - AU Falcon
9th NEIL CROMPTON (Ford-Tickford Racing) - AU Falcon
10th STEVEN RICHARDS (K-Mart Racing) - VT Commodore
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