Saturday 26 September 2020

Chris Pither takes the lead in Last-Place Championship with 1 race to go after Last-Place at Tailem Bend

Original by townsvillebulletin, edited by me

 Chris Pither picked up his 9th last-place finish of his career when his #22 Coca-Cola Holden finished under power, on the lead lap in the final race at Tailem Bend. The finish came in Pither's 100th start.


Chris Pither has been a bit in and out of the sport, and is in his 2nd full-time season. He was 5th in the Rookie Practice session and 19th in Practice 1. He slid to 23rd in Practice 2 and rose to 20th in Qualifying.


Once again, Jake Kostecki in the #34 UNIT Holden started the race in the rear, but by the end of lap 1 Chris Pither in the #22 Coca-Cola Holden had fallen to the rear.


Pither held last until pitstops when Jack LeBrocq in the #55 Supercheap Auto Ford pitted and fell to last. Jack Smith in the #4 SCT Logistics Holden pitted and fell to the rear on lap 8, and Pither returned to last when he pitted on lap 11, and held last for the rest of the race.


Rounding out the Bottom Five was Jack Smith in the #4 SCT Logistics Holden, Garry Jacobson in the #35 Yellow Cover Holden, Jake Kostecki in the #34 UNIT Holden and Jack LeBrocq in the #55 Supercheap Auto Ford.


The Bottom Five

Chris Pither

32 Laps

Running

Jack Smith

32 Laps

Running

Garry Jacobson

32 Laps

Running

Jake Kostecki

32 Laps

Running

Jack LeBrocq

32 Laps

Running


Championship

Driver

Car #

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

Chris Pither

#22

3

10

18

Garry Jacobson

#35

3

8

11

Zane Goddard

#34

3

3

9

Jake Kostecki

#34

2

8

10

Alex Davison

#19

2

7

13

Jack Smith

#4

1

12

18

Macauley Jones

#3

1

5

9

Tood Hazelwood

#14

1

2

5

Scott Pye

#20

1

2

4

Nick Percat

#8

1

2

3

David Reynolds

#9

1

2

3

Andre Heimgartner

#7

1

2

2

Lee Holdsworth

#5

1

2

2

Fabian Coulthard

#12

1

1

3

Jack LeBrocq

#55

1

1

3

Cameron Waters

#6

1

1

1

Chaz Mostert

#25

1

1

1

Mark Winterbottom

#18

1

1

1

Anton De Pasquale

#99

0

3

3

Rick Kelly

#15

0

2

3

James Courtney

#19

0

2

2

Shane Van Gisbergen

#97

0

1

2

Bryce Fullwood

#2

0

0

3

Scott McLaughlin

#17

0

0

1


Team’s Championship

Team Name

No. Cars

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

Matt Stone Racing

3

8/3

18/3

230/3

Team 18

2

5/2

5/2

12/2

Brad Jones Racing

4

4/4

20/4

34/4

Team Sydney

2

2/2

16/2

25/2

DJR Team Penske

2

1/2

1/2

4/2

Tickford Racing

4

3/4

4/4

6/4

Erebus Motorsports

2

1/2

4/2

5/2

Kelly Racing

2

1/2

2/2

5/2

Walkinshaw Andretti United

2

1/2

1/2

4/2

Red Bull Holden

2

0

1/2

2/2


Manufacturer’s Championship

Manufacturer Name

No. Card

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

Holden

16

20/16

69/16

114/16

Ford

8

5/8

9/8

15/8




 

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Lap 1 contact leaves Holdsworth last at Tailem Bend

Original by Supercars, edited by me.

Lee Holdsworth picked up his 16th last-place finish of his career when his #5 Truck Assist Ford retired with Suspension damage from a 3-car incident after 2 of the race's 32 laps. The finish came in Holdsworth's 469th start.


Lee Holdsworth is a veteran of the sport, with this being his 15th full-time season. He was 6th in Practice 1, but slid to 13th in Practice 2. He held 13th for Qualifying.


Jake Kostecki in the #34 UNIT Holden started the race in the rear but by Turn 8 Chris Pither in the #22 Coca-Cola Holden had fallen to the rear.


Contact at the last corner send Macauley Jones in the # Cooldrive Distribution Holden off the road and down to last after being pushed off the road along with Garry Jacobson in the #35 Yellow Cover Holden by Lee Holdsworth in the #5 Truck Assist Ford, with Holdsworth suffering Suspension damage as a result, dropping Holdsworth to last. Jacobson would follow Holdsworth into the garage on lap 5.


David Reynolds in the #9 Penrite Oils Holden retired with Transaxle failure and Fabian Coulthard in the #12 Shell V-Power Ford retired with a broken Input Shaft on the same lap triggered the first Safety car of the race.


Rounding out the Bottom Five was Scott Pye in the #20 DeWalt Tools Holden after a late-race flat tire.


The Bottom Five

Lee Holdsworth

2 Laps

Suspension

Garry Jacobson

4 Laps

Suspension

David Reynolds

21 Laps

Transaxle

Fabian Coulthard

21 Laps

Input Shaft

Scott Pye

32 Laps

Running


Championship

Driver

Car #

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

Garry Jacobson

#35

3

7

10

Zane Goddard

#34

3

3

9

Chris Pither

#22

2

9

17

Jake Kostecki

#34

2

8

9

Alex Davison

#19

2

7

13

Jack Smith

#4

1

11

17

Macauley Jones

#3

1

5

9

Tood Hazelwood

#14

1

2

5

Scott Pye

#20

1

2

4

Nick Percat

#8

1

2

3

David Reynolds

#9

1

2

3

Andre Heimgartner

#7

1

2

2

Lee Holdsworth

#5

1

2

2

Fabian Coulthard

#12

1

1

3

Jack LeBrocq

#55

1

1

2

Cameron Waters

#6

1

1

1

Chaz Mostert

#25

1

1

1

Mark Winterbottom

#18

1

1

1

Anton De Pasquale

#99

0

3

3

Rick Kelly

#15

0

2

3

James Courtney

#19

0

2

2

Shane Van Gisbergen

#97

0

1

2

Bryce Fullwood

#2

0

0

3

Scott McLaughlin

#17

0

0

1


Team’s Championship

Team Name

No. Cars

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

Matt Stone Racing

3

8/3

17/3

28/3

Team 18

2

5/2

5/2

12/2

Brad Jones Racing

4

4/4

19/4

33/4

Team Sydney

2

1/2

15/2

24/2

DJR Team Penske

2

1/2

1/2

4/2

Tickford Racing

4

3/4

4/4

6/4

Erebus Motorsports

2

1/2

4/2

5/2

Kelly Racing

2

1/2

2/2

5/2

Walkinshaw Andretti United

2

1/2

1/2

4/2

Red Bull Holden

2

0

1/2

2/2


Manufacturer’s Championship

Manufacturer Name

No. Card

Last

Bottom 3

Bottom 5

Holden

16

19/16

66/16

110/16

Ford

8

5/8

9/8

14/8



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