# 2010 Skycity Triple Crown

The 2010 Skycity Triple Crown was the seventh race meeting of the 2010 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It featured Races 13 and 14 of the series and was held on the weekend of 18–20 June at Hidden Valley Raceway, in Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia.

## Race 13

In provisional qualifying Jason Richards returned to the scene of his 2009 pole position and took fastest away from Jamie Whincup late in the session. Into the shoot out Tim Slade surprised many by briefly topping the session until Mark Winterbottom secured pole position with Jamie Whincup second. Beside Slade in fourth was Garth Tander.
Winterbottom won the start from Whincup, Tander, Slade, Courtney, Dumbrell, Van Gisbergen and Jason Richards while Will Davison limped around the track with his newly finished Commodore stuck in gear. Dumbrell lost ground in the early running dropping to ninth. Reindler dropped out of the race with a broken steering arm after a miserable qualifying session.
Winterbottom and Whincup built a gap on the field. Winterbottom was an early race stopper, followed by teammate Paul Dumbrell. Lowndes also stopped early, while Davison pitted again still with mechanical issues. Courtney, Todd Kelly and Lee Holdsworth followed shortly. Whincup continued out in front for two laps before he stopped with Tander following. After the stops Winterbottom emerged with an enlarged lead over Whincup while the first car in Jason Richards leapt up the order. Tander rejoined just in front of Courtney and Dumbrell with Slade jumping in front of Dumbrell. Van Gisbergen and Todd Kelly were close behind. Greg Murphy.
Steven Richards car failed to restart after a pitstops. Van Gisbergen was a mover in the middle part of the race, picking off Slade and Courtney, while a set-up change allowed Lowndes to start moving up the order after a slow start to the race. Last to pit was Russell Ingall, who led in his final laps prior to his pitstop. Van Gisbergen took Tander on lap 26. Six laps later Van Gisbergen claimed third from Jason Richards. Late in the race there was a couple of minor contact incidents. Dean Fiore was tipped wide over the back of the circuit. Russell Ingall clashed with Rick Kelly and Michael Caruso tipped Jonathon Webb into a spin. Lap 37 saw Tander spear off the track at the first turn, dumping himself from fifth to tenth.
Winterbottom hung on to win from Whincup, Van Gisbergen, Jason Richards and James Courtney. Tim Slade had a career best performance to finish sixth ahead of Lowndes, Dumbrell, Todd Kelly and Tander.

## Race 14

Alex Davison won the start from his first pole position with Todd Kelly, Whincup, Rick Kelly, Courtney, Will Davison, Holdsworth, D'Alberto, Winterbottom and Coulthard with Tander spearing off at the first turn and Dumbrell spinning at the exit of turn 1.
Todd Kelly was the first of the leaders to pit on lap 15, with brother Rick following a lap later, switching from soft to hard tyres. Courtney follow the following lap.
Alex Davison pitted on lap 21 for his first stop with Whincup following a lap later. After a 30 lap battle Courtney passed Todd Kelly for position on lap 31. Lap 37 saw Jamie Whincup complete his hunt down of race leader Alex Davison and the Commodore moved into the lead. Russell Ingall received the 'meatball' flag for a minor but persistent fluid leak at the back of his Commodore.
Lap 48 saw a problem with Craig Lowndes pitstop, the car was dropped with only three tyres on the car but the car was raised back on its jacks prior to Lowndes attempting to resume with the front left tyre missing. A lap later Alex Davison pulled into the pits with an electrical or electronic malady that was robbing the car of power after a career best race performance to that point. Davison was hauled into the bay, the team needing the space to pit teammate Shane van Gisbergen, any chance of a good result was gone.
As the race reached its closing laps, race leader Whincup, on fading hard tyres was being caught rapidly by Mark Winterbottom. On Lap 61 Lowndes took Jason Richards for fifth, lap 64 saw Van Gisbergen relieve Courtney of third.
Whincup hung on to win from a fast closing Winterbottom. Van Gisbergen took third from Courtney with five laps to go. Lowndes took fifth from Jason Richards with eight laps to go. Tim Slade worked his way past the Kelly brothers and Richards in the closing laps to finish sixth in a career best performance. Behind Richards Todd Kelly led home brother Rick with Steven Richards clawing past Will Davison for a long-awaited top ten finish. Down in 18th Murphy crossed the line with a damaged car but did not lose enough time for Garth Tander to pick up a spot after a poor Sunday race.

## Results

Results as follows:

### Qualifying Race 13

Qualifying timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Shootout | Qualifying |
| Pole | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:09.6854 | 1:10.0167 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:09.8333 | 1:09.9460 |
| 3 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:09.8836 | 1:10.1060 |
| 4 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:09.9374 | 1:10.1108 |
| 5 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:10.0184 | 1:10.0381 |
| 6 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:10.2081 | 1:09.9648 |
| 7 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:10.3361 | 1:10.1287 |
| 8 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:10.3565 | 1:10.1700 |
| 9 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:10.4351 | 1:10.0095 |
| 10 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:10.5488 | 1:09.9079 |
| 11 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | 1:10.2032 |
| 12 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | | 1:10.2372 |
| 13 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | | 1:10.2550 |
| 14 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | | 1:10.2899 |
| 15 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | | 1:10.2992 |
| 16 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | | 1:10.3499 |
| 17 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | 1:10.3738 |
| 18 | 14 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | 1:10.3958 |
| 19 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | | 1:10.4230 |
| 20 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | | 1:10.4347 |
| 21 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:10.4616 |
| 22 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | | 1:10.4677 |
| 23 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | | 1:10.4678 |
| 24 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:10.5073 |
| 25 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | 1:10.5780 |
| 26 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | | 1:10.5903 |
| 27 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | | 1:10.6732 |
| 28 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | | 1:10.9525 |
| 29 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | | 1:11.2240 |

### Race 13

Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 42 | 51:17.8454 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 42 | +0.8s | 2 | 138 |
| 3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 42 | +21.7s | 7 | 129 |
| 4 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 42 | +27.3s | 10 | 120 |
| 5 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 42 | +30.2s | 6 | 111 |
| 6 | 47 | Tim Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 42 | +30.7s | 3 | 102 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 42 | +31.9s | 9 | 96 |
| 8 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 42 | +32.7s | 8 | 90 |
| 9 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 42 | +35.0s | 5 | 84 |
| 10 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 42 | +35.8s | 4 | 78 |
| 11 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 42 | +35.9s | 20 | 72 |
| 12 | 14 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 42 | +36.8s | 18 | 69 |
| 13 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 42 | +40.5s | 16 | 66 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 42 | +45.7s | 21 | 63 |
| 15 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 42 | +46.1s | 25 | 60 |
| 16 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Morris Motorsport | 42 | +46.5s | 13 | 57 |
| 17 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 42 | +52.1s | 17 | 54 |
| 18 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 42 | +56.2s | 15 | 51 |
| 19 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Kelly Racing | 42 | +56.8s | 24 | 48 |
| 20 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 42 | +1:00.2s | 14 | 45 |
| 21 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Walkinshaw Racing | 42 | +1:02.7s | 19 | 42 |
| 22 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 42 | +1:05.3s | 11 | 39 |
| 23 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 42 | +1:06.2s | 22 | 36 |
| 24 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 42 | +1:06.4s | 23 | 33 |
| 25 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Kelly Racing | 41 | +1 lap | 28 | 30 |
| 26 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 41 | +1 lap | 29 | 27 |
| Ret | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 29 | | 27 | |
| Ret | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 27 | Electrical | 26 | |
| Ret | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 1 | Gearbox | 12 | |

### Qualifying Race 14

Qualifying timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Qualifying |
| Pole | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:10.0614 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:10.0616 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:10.0715 |
| 4 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:10.1625 |
| 5 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:10.2811 |
| 6 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:10.3177 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:10.3898 |
| 8 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:10.4539 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:10.4778 |
| 10 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:10.4898 |
| 11 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:10.5069 |
| 12 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:10.5106 |
| 13 | 14 | Jason Bright | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:10.5665 |
| 14 | 47 | Tim Slade | Ford FG Falcon | James Rosenberg Racing | 1:10.5784 |
| 15 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Ford FG Falcon | Tekno Autosports | 1:10.5957 |
| 16 | 3 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:10.6069 |
| 17 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:10.6329 |
| 18 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Ford FG Falcon | Rod Nash Racing | 1:10.6346 |
| 19 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Ford FG Falcon | Triple F Racing | 1:10.6393 |
| 20 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:10.6501 |
| 21 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:10.6527 |
| 22 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:10.6908 |
| 23 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:10.6950 |
| 24 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:10.7901 |
| 25 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:10.8265 |
| 26 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:10.8398 |
| 27 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Holden VE Commodore | Britek Motorsport | 1:11.4110 |
| 28 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:11.5766 |
| 29 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Holden VE Commodore | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | No time |

### Race 14

Race timesheets:
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 69 | 1:24:35.011 | 150 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 69 | +4.001s | 138 |
| 3 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 69 | +6.858s | 129 |
| 4 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 69 | +16.893s | 120 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 69 | +22.875s | 111 |
| 6 | 47 | Time Slade | James Rosenberg Racing | 69 | +25.561s | 102 |
| 7 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 69 | +28.203s | 96 |
| 8 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 69 | +34.101s | 90 |
| 9 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 69 | +34.888s | 84 |
| 10 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 69 | +35.904s | 78 |
| 11 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 69 | +38.900s | 72 |
| 12 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 69 | +40.400s | 69 |
| 13 | 19 | Jonathon Webb | Tekno Autosports | 69 | +40.971s | 66 |
| 14 | 24 | Fabian Coulthard | Walkinshaw Racing | 69 | +43.316s | 63 |
| 15 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 69 | +44.200s | 60 |
| 16 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 69 | +49.184s | 57 |
| 17 | 3 | Anthony D'Alberto | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 69 | +53.329s | 54 |
| 18 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Morris Motorsport | 69 | +53.792s | 51 |
| 19 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 69 | +55.914s | 48 |
| 20 | 14 | Jason Bright | Brad Jones Racing | 69 | +59.894s | 45 |
| 21 | 11 | Jason Bargwanna | Kelly Racing | 69 | +1:00.398s | 42 |
| 22 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 69 | +1:10.555 | 39 |
| 23 | 55 | Paul Dumbrell | Rod Nash Racing | 68 | +1 lap | 36 |
| 24 | 10 | Andrew Thompson | Walkinshaw Racing | 68 | +1 lap | 33 |
| 25 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 68 | +1 lap | 30 |
| 26 | 21 | Karl Reindler | Britek Motorsport | 68 | +1 lap | 27 |
| 27 | 16 | Tony Ricciardello | Kelly Racing | 68 | +1 lap | 24 |
| 28 | 30 | Daniel Gaunt | Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport | 67 | +2 laps | 21 |
| DNF | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 47 | Electrical | 0 |

## Standings

After race 14 of 26 race series the driver's with the top 5 points were:
| Pos | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 1698 |
| 2 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1641 |
| 3 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1452 |
| 4 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 1412 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1344 |