Jason Bright kept the move on and was past Mark Skaife for seventh place come lap 21, but a move on Dave Besnard the very next lap saw Bright get loose and Skaife rob the place back. Contact between the two Holdens meant Bright's right front would foul the bodywork and the PWR car left a smoke trail, though Brighty stayed out to see what happened as he chased back to Skaife.

Up front, Craig Lowndes had his mirrors full of an on-a-charge Steven Richards and was unable to make an impression on the 2-3 second gap between him and the Rat's Betta Electrical car. Yet.

Mark Skaife, after being shown how not to pass Besnard's Falcon by Bright, didn't make the same mistake and took the place for himself on lap 25, Bright having had to return to the pits with his smoking tyre problem.

Greg Murphy's bad weekend continued on lap 26 with the Kiwi's Kmart car getting out of shape over the kerbs and half-spinning into the gravel. Murph was down in 26th at the time, so it hadn't been the best of days before that.

Talking of people not having the best days, as the boss of WPS will tell you, his Falcons are fast, but his drivers keep throwing them off the track. Enter, and exit on lap 27 Dave Besnard, who lost it by himself trying to keep up with Skaife.

Whilst this had been happening, Craig Lowndes had found the extra pace relative to Radisich and was closing the Kiwi down, with the Castrol Racing Holden of Steve Johnson dropped from behind him. Lowndes and Radisich were soon right together.

Far behind this, Bright was still charging, with new rubber on the front, and had plenty of fun with Murph on lap 29, the two Holdens running side by side for a number of corners before Bright's extra pace meant he could go around the outside. Murphy must be looking forward to jumping into the PWR Commodore next season.

With the race nearing its end Lowndes had eaten massive chunks into Radisich's lead and was hassling the Kiwi big time. He wasn't as aggressive as he had been with Rick Kelly, but he wasn't far off, as Radisich soaked up the pressure and kept his car perfectly placed for Lowndes to remain behind.

Behind this there was movement going on with Steven Richards taking Steven Johnson, and the move allowing Jason Richards through too in the Tasman car on lap 36. It wasn't long before Steven Richards then made a mistake of his own, and the Tasman car took that place too. Ambrose by this point was a near twenty seconds ahead of all this.

Ambrose took the chequered flag amidst the Richards, Richards, Johnson battle, and with his good friend Greg Murphy just ahead of being lapped for good measure, whilst Radisich stayed ahead of Lowndes for the all-Ford podium.