Outgoing six-time V8 Supercars champion Jamie Whincup continues his renaissance in form after resisting the challenge of Shane Van Gisbergen around the streets of Sydney.
Jamie Whincup does the double for Team Vodafone in race two for the V8 Supercars around Abu Dhabi's spectacular Yas Marina street circuit - leading FPR rival Mark Winterbottom and Stone Brothers' Shane van Gisbergen to the chequered flag
TeamVodafone endurance specialists Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup have wrapped up an intensive on-track testing programme in preparation for next week's L&H 500 at Phillip Island and are quietly confident of continuing their run of successful results.
Reigning V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup added victory in the opening leg of the Hamilton 400 to the three relatively easy wins in the first three races of the 2009 series, ridding himself of the memories of the heavy accident that ruled him out of last year's event in New Zealand
1. Jamie Whincup 888/Vodafone Ford 46 laps 2. Craig Lowndes 888/Vodafone Ford 46 laps 3. Russell Ingall Morris/Supercheap Holden 46 laps 4. Steven Richards FPR/Castrol Ford 46 laps
Jamie Whincup made the perfect start to his quest to secure the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship title by setting the pace during the opening practice sessions of the weekend at Oran Park.
An all-action opening race in the Gulf Air Desert 400 has turned the V8 Supercar Championship title battle into one to lose for Team Vodafone's Jamie Whincup after he secured the opening win of the weekend in Bahrain.
Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup became the first combination in 24 years to score a hat-trick of wins at the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 when they completed a third straight win at Mount Panorama for TeamVodafone.
Team Vodafone driver Craig Lowndes will be looking for his third consecutive round win at Hidden Valley Raceway next weekend as the V8 Supercar Championship heads to the Darwin venue for the latest round of the year.
V8 Supercar points leader Jamie Whincup will see his slim advantage whittled away in Hamilton this weekend, and won't be able to do anything about it after ruling himself out of the three scheduled races by crashing in qualifying.
Jamie Whincup may have missed out on the 2007 V8 Supercars title by a narrow margin, but he showed that he is determined to mount an assault on the new season by setting the pace almost throughout the opening day of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.
TeamVodafone has joined its V8 Supercar Championship Series rivals by taking the wraps off its 2008 livery, presenting a pair of aggressive-looking Ford Falcons in now familiar colours.
By Matthew Agius Defending V8 Supercar Champion, Rick Kelly, has taken the pole position in the final qualifying of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series at the Dunlop Grand Finale, Phillip Island.
1. Jamie Whincup Team Vodafone Ford 50 laps 45m48.4359s 2. Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford 50 laps 3. Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford 50 laps
Team Vodafone pairing Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes were left to run an accident on the opening lap of race one in Bahrain that handed the V8 Supercar Championship title advantage to Toll HSV Dealer Team ace Garth Tander.