TeamVodafone win historic Bathurst race in its 50th anniversary year
7th October, 2012
TeamVodafone's Jamie Whincup and Paul Dumbrell have won the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in emphatic style, leading for
over 70% of the 161 Lap race before taking the chequered flag just three tenths of a second ahead of the FPR pairing of
David Reynolds/Dean Canto and teammates Craig Lowndes and Warren Luff.
After securing a front row start for today's iconic race, Whincup handed the start duties to Dumbrell. The #1 co-driver
drove an impressive opening stint with delaminating tyres and a damaged driver's side window failing to thwart their
charge.
With almost 100 laps to go the duo took control of the race, supported by the team who perfectly strategised the
Holden's fuel consumption down to the last half a litre.
Despite queuing twice which resulted in lost track position, Lowndes stormed home over the closing 30 laps, to record
his eighth Bathurst podium result.
Celebrating his fourth victory at Mount Panorama and Triple Eight Race Engineering's fifth in the past decade, Whincup
yields 300 points from today's event and leads the 2012 V8 Supercar Championship by 161 points ahead of Lowndes who now
sits second on 2611 points.
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