# 2001 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round

The 2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round was the third round of the 2001 Shell Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 28 to 29 November at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.

## Race report

Following the Clipsal 500, there was controversy in relation to incidents going unpunished by race officials. For this event, the officials commented that they would be more strict on any offences.
Craig Lowndes initially won race one, with Marcos Ambrose finishing second. This result was overturned, however after Lowndes and Ambrose were penalized for two separate incidents throughout the race. Lowndes was given a time penalty for passing Greg Murphy under safety car conditions, which saw him relegated to 12th. Ambrose was given a time penalty for an illegal overtake on Murphy which saw the rookie bumped back to 13th for race two. After these penalties were enforced, Murphy was declared the winner.
Mark Skaife took a commanding race two win after Murphy was penalized for a jump-start. Whilst serving his penalty (which was a stop-go), Murphy did not come to a complete stop, which prompted some to query whether he should have to serve the penalty again. The stewards deemed him to have served a penalty and so did not request him to serve the penalty again.
Skaife won the round with team-mate Jason Bright taking second and Murphy in third.

## Race results
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:31.3941 |
| 2 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.5774 |
| 3 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.6617 |
| 4 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.8019 |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:31.8051 |
| 6 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.8988 |
| 7 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.0053 |
| 8 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.0215 |
| 9 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.0593 |
| 10 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.1036 |
| 11 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.1060 |
| 12 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.1221 |
| 13 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.1709 |
| 14 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.1796 |
| 15 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.1796 |
| 16 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.2795 |
| 17 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.3122 |
| 18 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.4279 |
| 19 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.4877 |
| 20 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:32.4935 |
| 21 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.5029 |
| 22 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.7706 |
| 23 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.7933 |
| 24 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:32.8395 |
| 25 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:33.1477 |
| 26 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:33.5518 |
| 27 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:33.6450 |
| 28 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:33.8365 |
| 29 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 1:34.0544 |
| 30 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:34.1623 |
| 31 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:34.2954 |
| 32 | 52 | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 1:34.5644 |
| DNQ | 14 | Tomas Mezera | Imrie Motor Sport | Holden Commodore (VX) | Did not qualify |
| DNQ | 021 | Jason Richards | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | Did not qualify |
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### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:30.8955 |
| 2 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.1996 |
| 3 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.4387 |
| 4 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.4998 |
| 5 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:31.5992 |
| 6 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 1:31.6266 |
| 7 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:31.7689 |
| 8 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:31.942 |
| 9 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 1:32.2104 |
| 10 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 2:21.6514 |
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### Race 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | 43min 29.3711sec | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 0.98 s | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 7.64 s | 8 |
| 4 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 8.24 s | 6 |
| 5 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 8.84 s | 15 |
| 6 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 15.10 s | 24 |
| 7 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | + 19.69 s | 20 |
| 8 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 19.98 s | 23 |
| 9 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 20.25 s | 17 |
| 10 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 21.53 s | 31 |
| 11 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 22.55 s | 22 |
| 12 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 25.34 s | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 28.44 s | 1 |
| 14 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 31.71 s | 3 |
| 15 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 34.19 s | 13 |
| 16 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 34.19 s | 7 |
| 17 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 35.35 s | 4 |
| 18 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 38.79 s | 28 |
| 19 | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 38.91 s | 14 |
| 20 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 41.17 s | 18 |
| 21 | 52 | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | + 42.51 s | 32 |
| 22 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 42.74 s | 12 |
| 23 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 42.97 s | 11 |
| 24 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 46.09 s | 21 |
| 25 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 46.53 s | 19 |
| 26 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 57.37 s | 16 |
| 27 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 1:04.84 s | 30 |
| 28 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | + 1:06.85 s | 25 |
| 29 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 25 | + 1 Lap | 29 |
| 30 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 23 | + 3 Laps | 27 |
| Ret | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 4 | Retired | 9 |
| Ret | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 2 | Retired | 26 |
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | 41min 24.0189sec | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 9.46 s | 3 |
| 3 | 18 | Paul Radisich | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 15.24 s | 5 |
| 4 | 600 | John Bowe | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 18.06 s | 4 |
| 5 | 00 | Craig Lowndes | Gibson Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 19.02 s | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | Marcos Ambrose | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 20.59 s | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 22.29 s | 3 |
| 8 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 27.90 s | 16 |
| 9 | 40 | Cameron McLean | Paragon Motorsport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 31.89 s | 9 |
| 10 | 34 | Garth Tander | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 34.23 s | 20 |
| 11 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Kmart Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 35.77 s | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 37.19 s | 23 |
| 13 | 29 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | + 39.47 s | 7 |
| 14 | 21 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 39.82 s | 6 |
| 15 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 40.15 s | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Cameron McConville | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 40.59 s | 25 |
| 17 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 44.52 s | 31 |
| 18 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 50.59 s | 24 |
| 19 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | McDougall Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 52.25 s | 11 |
| 20 | 54 | Tony Longhurst | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 53.74 s | 10 |
| 21 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 56.38 s | 22 |
| 22 | 31 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 56.51 s | 26 |
| 23 | 43 | Paul Weel | Paul Weel Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 1:11.09 s | 8 |
| 24 | 46 | John Faulkner | John Faulkner Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 26 | + 1:12.67 s | 28 |
| 25 | 45 | Dean Canto | RPM International Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 1:13.61 s | 27 |
| 26 | 23 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 26 | + 1:16.36 s | 29 |
| 27 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden Commodore (VX) | 26 | + 1:27.08 s | 30 |
| 28 | 75 | Anthony Tratt | Paul Little Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 26 | + 1:34.07 s | 18 |
| 29 | 52 | Peter Doulman | M3 Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VT) | 25 | + 1 Lap | 21 |
| 30 | 50 | Tyler Mecklem | Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VT) | 25 | + 1 Lap | 32 |
| 31 | 6 | Steven Richards | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 21 | + 5 Laps | 14 |
| Ret | 9 | David Besnard | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon (AU) | 9 | Retired | 19 |
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## Championship Standings

| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Jason Bright | Holden Racing Team | 940 |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | 890 |
| 3 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 716 |
| 4 | 8 | Russell Ingall | Perkins Engineering | 713 |
| 5 | 15 | Todd Kelly | Kmart Racing Team | 633 |