# 2008 Darwin Triple Crown

The 2008 Skycity Triple Crown was the sixth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of July 4 to 6 at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Australia.

## Qualifying

Qualifying was on Saturday July 5.

## Race 1

Race 1 was held on Saturday July 5.

## Race 2

Race 2 was held on Sunday July 6.

## Race 3

Race 3 was held on Sunday July 6.

## Results

Results as follows:

### Qualifying

| Position | Number | Name | Car | Team | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:09.9646 | | |
| 2 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:09.9757 | | |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Ford BF Falcon | Team Vodafone | 1:09.9849 | | |
| 4 | 1 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:10.0976 | | |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford BF Falcon | Team Vodafone | 1:10.1072 | | |
| 6 | 3 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:10.1596 | | |
| 7 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Supercheap Auto Racing | 1:10.1671 | | |
| 8 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:10.2598 | | |
| 9 | 18 | Will Davison | Ford BF Falcon | Jim Beam Racing | 1:10.2642 | | |
| 10 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:10.4850 | | |
| 11 | 4 | James Courtney | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | 1:10.1797 | |
| 12 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford BF Falcon | Jim Beam Racing | | 1:10.2383 | |
| 13 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | | 1:10.2960 | |
| 14 | 67 | Paul Morris | Holden VE Commodore | Supercheap Auto Racing | | 1:10.3447 | |
| 15 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford BF Falcon | Glenfords Racing | | 1:10.3595 | |
| 16 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Jack Daniel's Racing | | 1:10.4316 | |
| 17 | 25 | Jason Bright | Ford BF Falcon | Britek Motorsport | | 1:10.6487 | |
| 18 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | 1:10.6527 | |
| 19 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | | 1:10.6826 | |
| 20 | 16 | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VE Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | | 1:10.7132 | |
| 21 | 12 | Andrew Jones | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | | 1:10.7152 |
| 22 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | | 1:10.7168 |
| 23 | 26 | Marcus Marshall | Ford BF Falcon | Britek Motorsport | | | 1:10.7407 |
| 24 | 777 | Michael Patrizi | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Rising Stars Racing | | | 1:10.7657 |
| 25 | 11 | Shane Price | Holden VE Commodore | Jack Daniel's Racing | | | 1:10.7658 |
| 26 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Rod Nash Racing | | | 1:10.8161 |
| 27 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | | 1:10.9775 |
| 28 | 50 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | | | 1:11.0670 |
| 29 | 021 | Kayne Scott | Ford BF Falcon | Team Kiwi Racing | | | 1:11.4383 |

## Standings

After round 6 of 14.
| Position | Number | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1402 |
| 2 | 1 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 1344 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Team Vodafone | 1276 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | 1208 |
| 5 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 1123 |

## Support categories

The 2008 Skycity Triple Crown had four support categories.
| Category | Round winner |
| Formula Ford | Nick Percat (Mygale SJ07A Ford) |
| V8 Utes | Layton Crambrook (Ford BF Falcon) |
| Touring Car Masters | John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro) |
| Improved Production Commodore Cup HQ Holden | Adam Uebergang (Mazda RX-7) |