2007 Just Car Insurance 500

The 2007 Just Car Insurance 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars, held on the weekend of the 14 to 16 September at the Sandown International Raceway in Victoria, Australia. The race, which was the 40th Sandown 500, was the ninth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

2007 Just Car Insurance 500
Event Information
Round 9 of 14 in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date14–16 September 2007
LocationMelbourne, Victoria
VenueSandown International Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 500 km
Pole position Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
1:10.6405
Winner Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
3:23:16.5157
Round Results
First
72 pts
Second 60 pts
Third 51 pts

Results

Qualifying

Qualifying and the Top Ten Shootout were held on Saturday, 15 September 2007.

Pos No Drivers Car Team Shootout Part 2 Part 1
1 5 Mark Winterbottom
Matt Halliday
Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:10.6405 1:10.5655
2 4 James Courtney
David Besnard
Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:10.7277 1:10.4430
3 22 Todd Kelly
Nathan Pretty
Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:10.7355 1:10.4918
4 16 Garth Tander
Craig Baird
Holden VE Commodore Toll HSV Dealer Team 1:10.7895 1:10.4559
5 888 Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes
Ford BF Falcon Team Vodafone 1:10.7931 1:10.4711
6 6 Steven Richards
Owen Kelly
Ford BF Falcon Ford Performance Racing 1:10.8739 1:10.6281
7 17 Will Davison
Steven Johnson
Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:10.9616 1:10.5391
8 1 Rick Kelly
Paul Radisich
Holden VE Commodore Toll HSV Dealer Team 1:11.0001 1:10.6704
9 51 Jason Richards
Greg Murphy
Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:11.3440 1:10.7157
10 9 Russell Ingall
Luke Youlden
Ford BF Falcon Stone Brothers Racing 1:19.3508 1:10.6275
11 33 Lee Holdsworth
Dean Canto
Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:10.7554
12 8 Max Wilson
Michael Caruso
Ford BF Falcon WPS Racing 1:10.7601
13 18 Alex Davison
Andrew Thompson
Ford BF Falcon Dick Johnson Racing 1:10.7823
14 88 Richard Lyons
Allan Simonsen
Ford BF Falcon Team Vodafone 1:10.8428
15 55 Steve Owen
Tony D'Alberto
Holden VZ Commodore Autobarn Racing 1:10.9802
16 50 Cameron McConville
David Reynolds
Holden VE Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing 1:10.9869
17 25 Jason Bright
Adam Macrow
Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:11.0281
18 7 Shane Price
Jack Perkins
Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:11.0284
19 34 Greg Ritter
Cameron McLean
Holden VE Commodore Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:11.0609
20 2 Glenn Seton
Tony Longhurst
Holden VE Commodore Holden Racing Team 1:11.2925
21 10 Jason Bargwanna
Grant Denyer
Ford BF Falcon WPS Racing 1:11.3658
22 11 Marcus Marshall
Kayne Scott
Holden VE Commodore Jack Daniel's Racing 1:11.3810
23 021 Shane van Gisbergen
John McIntyre
Ford BF Falcon Team Kiwi Racing 1:11.4615
24 12 Andrew Jones
Simon Wills
Ford BF Falcon Team BOC 1:11.5038
25 20 Paul Dumbrell
Paul Weel
Holden VE Commodore Supercheap Auto Racing 1:11.5118
26 67 Paul Morris
Steve Ellery
Holden VE Commodore Team Sirromet Wines 1:11.5699
27 26 Warren Luff
Alan Gurr
Ford BF Falcon Britek Motorsport 1:11.7990
28 111 Jonathon Webb
John Bowe
Ford BF Falcon Paul Cruickshank Racing 1:11.8028
29 39 Fabian Coulthard
Chris Pither
Holden VZ Commodore Team Sirromet Wines 1:11.8885
30 3 Mark Noske
Jay Verdnik
Holden VE Commodore Tasman Motorsport 1:11.9127
31 14 Damien White
Christian Murchison
Ford BF Falcon Team BOC 1:11.9297

Race

The race was held on Sunday, 16 September 2007.

Pos No Drivers Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 888 Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes
Team Vodafone 161 5 72
2 1 Rick Kelly
Paul Radisich
Toll HSV Dealer Team 161 8 60
3 6 Steven Richards
Owen Kelly
Ford Performance Racing 161 6 51
4 16 Garth Tander
Craig Baird
Toll HSV Dealer Team 161 4 45
5 33 Lee Holdsworth
Dean Canto
Garry Rogers Motorsport 161 11 39
6 20 Paul Dumbrell
Paul Weel
Supercheap Auto Racing 161 25 36
7 9 Russell Ingall
Luke Youlden
Stone Brothers Racing 160 10 33
8 5 Mark Winterbottom
Matt Halliday
Ford Performance Racing 160 1 30
9 22 Todd Kelly
Nathan Pretty
Holden Racing Team 160 3 27
10 88 Richard Lyons
Allan Simonsen
Team Vodafone 160 14 24
11 55 Steve Owen
Tony D'Alberto
Autobarn Racing 160 15 18
12 111 Jonathon Webb
John Bowe
Paul Cruickshank Racing 160 28 15
13 2 Glenn Seton
Tony Longhurst
Holden Racing Team 160 20 12
14 51 Jason Richards
Greg Murphy
Tasman Motorsport 160 9 9
15 67 Paul Morris
Steve Ellery
Team Sirromet Wines 160 26 6
16 4 James Courtney
David Besnard
Stone Brothers Racing 160 2
17 11 Marcus Marshall
Kayne Scott
Jack Daniel's Racing 160 22
18 34 Greg Ritter
Cameron McLean
Garry Rogers Motorsport 159 19
19 39 Fabian Coulthard
Chris Pither
Team Sirromet Wines 159 29
20 021 Shane van Gisbergen
John McIntyre
Team Kiwi Racing 154 23
DNF 18 Alex Davison
Andrew Thompson
Dick Johnson Racing 140 13
DNF 8 Max Wilson
Michael Caruso
WPS Racing 134 12
DNF 10 Jason Bargwanna
Grant Denyer
WPS Racing 127 21
DNF 26 Warren Luff
Alan Gurr
Britek Motorsport 123 27
DNF 50 Cameron McConville
David Reynolds
Supercheap Auto Racing 117 16
DNF 3 Mark Noske
Jay Verdnik
Tasman Motorsport 108 30
DNF 12 Andrew Jones
Simon Wills
Team BOC 92 24
DNF 25 Jason Bright
Adam Macrow
Britek Motorsport 77 17
DNF 14 Damien White
Christian Murchison
Team BOC 66 31
DNF 7 Shane Price
Jack Perkins
Jack Daniel's Racing 35 18
DNF 17 Will Davison
Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing 29 7

Further reading

  • A case for combinations, The Annual - Australian Motorsport, Number 3/2007, pages 40-41
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