2008 L&H 500

V8 Supercar race report
Date = 12 - 14 September
Year = 2008
Race_No = 9
Season_No = 14
Location = Phillip Island, Victoria
Course_name = Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Course_km = 4.45
Distance_laps = 141 (2x14 & 113)
Distance_km = 627
Weather =
Pole_Driver = Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup
Pole_Team = Team Vodafone
Pole_Time = 45:36.2236
First_Race1 = Rick Kelly
First_Race1_time = 22:28.2548
First_Team_Race1 = HSV Dealer Team
Second_Race1 = Steve Owen
Second_Race1_time = 22:32.5587
Second_Team_Race1 = Jim Beam Racing
Third_Race1 = Jason Bright
Third_Race1_time = 22:34.3029
Third_Team_Race1 = Britek Motorsport
First_Race2 = Jamie Whincup
First_Race2_time = 22:22.8263
First_Team_Race2 = Team Vodafone
Second_Race2 = Will Davison
Second_Race2_time = 22:23.0366
Second_Team_Race2 = Jim Beam Racing
Third_Race2 = James Courtney
Third_Race2_time = 22:34.1829
Third_Team_Race2 = Stone Brothers Racing
First_Race3 = Garth Tander
Mark Skaife
First_Race3_time = 3:22:21.8273
First_Team_Race3 = Holden Racing Team
Second_Race3 = Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes
Second_Race3_time = 3:22:23.4773
Second_Team_Race3 = Team Vodafone
Third_Race3 = Will Davison
Steven Johnson
Third_Race3_time = 3:22:29.8452
Third_Team_Race3 = Jim Beam Racing
First_Driver = Garth Tander
Mark Skaife
First_Team = Holden Racing Team
Second_Driver = Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes
Second_Team = Team Vodafone
Third_Driver = Will Davison
Steven Johnson
Third_Team = Jim Beam Racing|

The 2008 L&H 500 was the ninth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 12 to 14 September at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria. The L&H 500 saw the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit replace Sandown Raceway as the venue of the 500 kilometre two-driver race. In an innovation for the race, two 14 lap races will be held on Saturday. Co-drivers will drive one race each, with a cumpolsory pitstop with the combined results determining the grid for the main 500 kilometre race.

After a late race error from Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander swept by to take the win. Co-driver Mark Skaife became the first driver to win the 500 kilometre co-driver endurance race at three different venues, having previously won the 2000 Queensland 500 and the Sandown 500 in 1989 and 2003.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

Driver A Race

The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

Driver B Race

The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.

500km Race

The 500km race will be held on Sunday 14 September 2008.

Results

Driver A Qualifying

Driver B Race results

upport categories

The 2008 Winton round of the V8 Supercar Championship had four support categories.

References

External links

* [http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?14/09/2008.PHIL Official timing and results]

V8 race report
Name_of_race = L&H 500
Year_of_race = 2008
Previous_race_in_season = 2008 Winton
Next_race_in_season = 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000