"While we always want a round win, I knew where we were in the Championship in the final race so I only wanted to make sure that I stayed up the front for the podium win."
Radisich gave Team Kiwi Racing its first podium finish in the four-year history of the team. But he was too exhausted and dehydrated from the grueling hear that he had to leave the podium and could not attend the press conference while he sought medical attention.
"It’s absolutely a thrill for the whole team," team owner David John said.
"We have people in this crew who have been here since day one who never expected that the V8 Supercars would come to China, and now we’ve capped it by finishing third overall.
"And we’ve done it on the biggest stage ever for V8 Supercars here in China. Our All Black Holden has been flying the Kiwi flag to more than 700 million fans on television worldwide and in front of the Chinese who have supported this event in the tens of thousands this weekend."
The wash-up meant that the gap between leader Marcos Ambrose was narrowed slightly when his worst round is dropped under the current rules. Ambrose struggled all weekend but still finished fifth for the event.
"I’m very happy that we have maintained a healthy lead in the championship," Ambrose said.
"We now go to Darwin and Queensland, places where we have had success in the past. All in all we did very well to ensure that I am still leading the Championship."
The next event will be held at the Sky City Challenge in Darwin on July 1-3.
