21 March 2009 / TOUGH DAY FOR PERKINS AND WOOD IN ADELAIDE
Jack Perkins and Dale Wood have both had a tough day at the office in the second race of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today.
Perkins had a steering failure end his race on the first lap of the day as a result of contact with Marcus Marshall, resulting in the #11 Dodo Racing Holden Commodore making contact with the outside barrier in Turn 8.
Wood was on-track to repeat his effort from Saturday aboard the #16 Hi-Tec Oils Holden Commodore by staying out of trouble and driving to a solid finish.
Wood, who finished 14th in his first Clipsal 500 race on Saturday, endured a sping exiting Turn 11 and made contact with the inside barrier. While the damage to the H-Tec Commodore was not major, it was enough to end the V8 Supercars rookie’s day.
Jamie Whincup won today’s his second-consecutive Clipsal 500 in Adelaide today ahead of team-mates Will Davison and Garth Tander.
The Dodo Commodore and H-Tec Oils Commodore will be back in action next weekend at the Australian F1 Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne for a non-championship event, where both drivers will seek to gain more experience in their new cars as part of the new Kelly Racing.
KELLY RACING QUOTEBOARD:
Jack Perkins - #11 Dodo Racing Holden Commodore
“Unfortunately a couple of the guys were racing fairly hard for the first lap of a 78-lap race,” said Perkins.
“I got a really good start passed a couple of guys purely because I had some good speed.
“By the time I got to the Turn 5-6-7 section I was looking good until one of the guys passed me up the inside and gave me no room.
“Unfortunately (Marcus) Marshall was there as well and I sort of got squeezed into him, which resulted in having a tyre on a guard.
“When I got to Turn 8 at about 50 or 60 percent race pace something in the left front gave way, I think it was either a flat tyre or broken steering and unfortunately I just couldn’t get around the corner and ended up making heavy contact with the wall.
“It’s pretty hard to tell what damage there really is. One of the goals for the weekend was to finish with a clean car.
“It is pretty disappointing for the guys, hopefully there are not too many late nights ahead and we can get the car sorted for the Grand Prix.”
Dale Wood - #16 Hi-Tec Oils Holden Commodore
“I just caught the wall on the exit a bit and over-corrected and then collected the wall on the other side,” said Wood.
“It was a real shame, the car was a handful for the entire race and it was very much a learning experience for me.
“It was my first learning experience for the year and now I look to build on it for the remainder of the year.
“Now we’ve got to use every opportunity now to make the most of what we’ve got – beginning next weekend at the Grand Prix.”
RESULTS: Clipsal 500 – Race Two
Event One in the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
1. #1 Jamie Whincup – 78 laps
2. #22 Will Davison
3. #2 Garth Tander
4. #888 Craig Lowndes
5. #33 Lee Holdsworth
6. #18 Steven Johnson
7. #8 Jason Richards
8. #51 Greg Murphy
9. #6 Steven Johnson
10. #15 Rick Kelly
DNF #16 Dale Wood – 57 laps
DNF #11 Jack Perkins – 0 laps
RESULTS: Clipsal 500 – Race One
1. #1 Jamie Whincup – 78 laps
2. #33 Lee Holdsworth
3. #22 Will Davison
4. #17 Steven Johnson
5. #8 Jason Richard
6. #9 Shane Van Gisbergen
7. #7 Todd Kelly
8. #39 Russell Ingall
9. #14 Cameron McConville
10. #15 Rick Kelly
14. #16 Dale Wood
DNF #11 Jack Perkins – 27 laps
RESULTS: Qualifying
1. #1 Jamie Whincup 1:21.8123
2. #888 Craig Lowndes 1:22.0668
3. #2 Garth Tander 1:22.1887
4. #18 James Courtney 1:22.3369
5. #111 Fabian Coulthard 1:22.3919
6. #10 Paul Dumbrell 1:22.5136
7. #22 Will Davison 1:22.7285
8. #8 Jason Richards 1:25.4188
9. #5 Mark Winterbottom – time disallowed for kerb hopping
10. #33 Lee Holdsworth – time disallowed for kerb hopping
25. #11 Jack Perkins 1:23.0927
DNS #16 Dale Wood no time
2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Driver’s Standings after Event 1 of 14
1. Jamie Whincup 300
2. Will Davison 267
3. Lee Holdsworth 249
4. Steven Johnson 222
5. Jason Richards 207
6. Craig Lowndes 168
7. Shane Van Gisbergen 168
8. Rick Kelly 156
9. Russell Ingall 150
10. Jason Bright 141
24. Dale Wood 63
30. Jack Perkins 0
Team’s Standings after Event 1 of 14
1. Triple Eight Race Engineering 468
2. Holden Racing Team 396
3. Brad Jones Racing 333
4. Garry Rogers Motorsport 306
5. Dick Johnson Racing 300
6. Stone Brothers Racing 258
7. Jack Daniel’s Racing 252
8. Paul Cruickshank Racing 189
9. Ford Performance Racing 174
10. Walkinshaw Racing 174
16. Kelly Racing 63