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Tim Blanchard picked up his 7th last-place finish of his career when his
#21 Cooldrive Distribution Holden finished under power, 10 laps down in the
second race at Auckland. The finish came in Blanchard's 163rd start.
Tim Blanchard has been racing for 9 years, 6 of them full-time. He hasn't
had much results, and he's simply a money ride. Blanchard announced his
retirement last week. Blanchard was 17th in Practice 1 but improved to 12th in
Practice 2. Blanchard collapsed to 20th in Practice 3, but qualified 15th.
Todd Hazelwood in the #35 BigMate/Optus Ford started the race in the rear,
however by turn 4 Jack LeBrocq in the #19 Tekno Performance/Sabtool Holden fell
to the rear.
At turn 8 Anton De Pasquale in the #99 Penrite Oils Holden was spun,
falling to the rear. Shortly afterwards, Mark Winterbottom in the #5 - Ford
pitted, falling to the rear. On lap 2 Anton pitted and returned to last. Anton
would go on to finish 24th.
On lap 4 Tim Blanchard in the #21 Cooldrive Distribution Holden pulled
into the garage with steering damage after contact with Mark Winterbottom in
the #5 The Bottle-O/Castrol /Mercury Cider Ford, losing 10 laps in repairs.
Blanchard would hold last until the end.
Splitting Blanchard and De Pasquale was Todd Hazelwood in the #35 BigMate/Optus
Ford. Rounding out the bottom five was Jack LeBrocq in the #19 - Holden and
Rick Kelly in the #15 Castrol/Sengled Nissan.
The Bottom Five
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Tim Blanchard
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60 Laps
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Running
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Todd Hazelwood
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69 Laps
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Running
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Anton De Pasquale
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69 Laps
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Running
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Jack LeBroq
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69 Laps
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Running
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Rick Kelly
|
69 Laps
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Running
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Driver’s Championship
|
Pos
|
Driver’s Name
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Last
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Bottom 3
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Bottom 5
|
|
1
|
James Courtney
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4
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5
|
6
|
|
2
|
Michael Caruso
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3
|
6
|
8
|
|
3
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Todd Hazelwood
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2
|
8
|
18
|
|
4T
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Richie Stanaway
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2
|
7
|
12
|
|
4T
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Tim Blanchard
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2
|
7
|
12
|
|
5
|
Simona De Silvestro
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2
|
3
|
11
|
|
6
|
Cameron Waters
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2
|
3
|
5
|
|
7
|
Garth Tander
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2
|
3
|
4
|
|
8
|
James Golding
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1
|
9
|
11
|
|
9
|
Kurt Kostecki
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1
|
3
|
4
|
|
10
|
Jack LeBrocq
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1
|
2
|
8
|
|
11
|
Macauley Jones
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1
|
2
|
4
|
|
12T
|
Nick Percat
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1
|
2
|
2
|
|
12T
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Steve Owen
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1
|
2
|
2
|
|
13
|
Rick Kelly
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1
|
1
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4
|
|
14T
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Jamie Whincup
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1
|
1
|
1
|
|
14T
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Chaz Mostert
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1
|
1
|
1
|
|
14T
|
Alex Rullo
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1
|
1
|
1
|
|
14T
|
Jack Perkins
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1
|
1
|
1
|
|
14T
|
Fabian Coulthard
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1
|
1
|
1
|
|
15
|
Lee Holdsworth
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0
|
4
|
10
|
|
16
|
Andre Heimgartner
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0
|
4
|
4
|
|
17
|
Anton De Pasquale
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0
|
4
|
6
|
|
18
|
Will Davison
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0
|
2
|
3
|
|
19
|
Dean Fiore
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0
|
2
|
3
|
|
20
|
Will Brown
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0
|
2
|
2
|
|
21T
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Craig Lowndes
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0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21T
|
Shane Van Gisbergen
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21T
|
David Reynolds
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21T
|
Mark Winterbottom
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21T
|
Tim Slade
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21T
|
Scott Pye
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
21T
|
Richard Muscat
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
22T
|
Jason Bright
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
22T
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Jonathon Webb
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
22T
|
Will Brown
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
22T
|
Garry Jacobson
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Team’s Championship
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Pos
|
Team Name
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# Drivers
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Last
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Bottom 3
|
Bottom 5
|
|
1
|
Walkinshaw Andretti United
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4
|
5/4
|
5/2
|
7/4
|
|
2
|
Matt Stone Racing
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
10
|
|
3
|
Nissan Motorsports
|
8
|
8/8
|
18/8
|
32/8
|
|
4
|
Gary Rodgers Motorsport
|
4
|
3/4
|
13/4
|
15/4
|
|
5
|
Tickford Racing
|
8
|
5/8
|
11/8
|
18/8
|
|
6
|
Kostecki Brothers Racing
|
2
|
1/2
|
3/2
|
4/2
|
|
7
|
Brad Jones Racing
|
8
|
4/8
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10/8
|
16/8
|
|
8
|
Tekno Autosports
|
2
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
8/2
|
|
9
|
Red Bull Holden Racing
|
4
|
1/4
|
2/4
|
2/4
|
|
10
|
DJR Team Penske Racing
|
4
|
¼
|
¼
|
¼
|
|
11
|
Preston Hire Racing
|
2
|
0
|
4/2
|
11/2
|
|
12
|
Erebus Motorsports
|
4
|
0
|
6/4
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8/4
|
|
13
|
23Red Racing
|
2
|
0
|
2/2
|
4/2
|
|
14
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Craig Lowndes Racing
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2
|
0
|
1/2
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½
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Manufacturer’s Championship
|
Manufacturer
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# Drivers
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Last
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Bottom 3
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Bottom 5
|
|
Nissan
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8
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6/8
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15/8
|
29/8
|
|
Ford
|
12ish
|
9/12
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12/12
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21/12
|
|
Holden
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32ish
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16/32
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57/32
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90/32
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