2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 Explained

Flag:Victoria
2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500
Round No:9
Season No:13
Year:2003
Series:V8SC
Track Map:Sandown (Australia) track map.svg
Date:12–14 September
Location:Melbourne, Victoria
Circuit:Sandown International Raceway
Weather:Rain
Race1 Laps:141
Race1 Dist:437
Pole1:Marcos Ambrose
Pole1 Team:Stone Brothers Racing
Pole1 Time:1:11.8554
Winner1:Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
Winner1 Team:Holden Racing Team
Winner1 Time:3:26:50.4750
First Round:Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly
First Round Team:Holden Racing Team
First Pts:192
Second Round:Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden
Second Round Team:Steven Ellery Racing
Second Pts:188
Third Round:Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly
Third Round Team:Kmart Racing Team
Third Pts:184

The 2003 Betta Electrical Sandown 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. The event was staged at the Sandown International Raceway near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia on 14 September 2003 as Round 9 of the 2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The programmed race distance was 161 laps of the 3.1 km circuit (499 km) however the race was declared at 141 laps (437 km) due to the effects of the weather and a 19-minute delayed start due to a support category incident. It was the 36th Sandown 500 endurance race.

The race was won by Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly driving a Holden VY Commodore.

Top 10 Shootout

Pos.[1] No.DriverEntrantCarTime
Polealign=center 4 Marcos AmbrosePirtek RacingFord BA Falcon1:11.8554
2align=center 1 Mark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore1:12.2797
3align=center 51 Greg MurphyK-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodore1:12.3744
4align=center 65 Paul RadisichBetta ElectricalFord BA Falcon1:12.6438
5align=center 44 Simon WillsTeam DynamikHolden VY Commodore1:12.6448
6align=center 17 Steven JohnsonShell Helix RacingFord BA Falcon1:12.6711
7align=center 6 Craig LowndesFord Performance RacingFord BA Falcon1:12.6823
8align=center 21 John BoweOzEmail Racing TeamFord BA Falcon1:12.9444
9align=center 31 Steven EllerySuper Cheap Auto racingFord BA Falcon1:20.6263
10align=center 29 Paul MorrisSirromet - Life Style WineHolden VY CommodoreExcluded

Race results

Pos.[2] No.Drivers[3] EntrantCarLapsQual
Pos		Shootout
Pos		Series
Points
1align=center 1 Mark Skaife
Todd Kelly		Holden Racing TeamHolden VY Commodorealign=center 141align=center 2align=center 2align=center 192
2align=center 31 Steven Ellery
Luke Youlden		Super Cheap Auto RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 141align=center 5align=center 9align=center 188
3align=center 51 Greg Murphy
Rick Kelly		K-Mart Racing TeamHolden VY Commodorealign=center 141align=center 4align=center 3align=center 184
4align=center 21 John Bowe
Brad Jones		OzEmail Racing TeamFord BA Falconalign=center 141align=center 8align=center 8align=center 180
5align=center 4 Marcos Ambrose
Russell Ingall		Pirtek RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 140align=center 3align=center 1align=center 176
6align=center 11 Steven Richards
Larry Perkins		Castrol Perkins Racing TeamHolden VY Commodorealign=center 140align=center 21align=center 172
7align=center 65 Paul Radisich
Rickard Rydell		Betta ElectricalFord BA Falconalign=center 140align=center 1align=center 4align=center 168
8align=center 19 David Besnard
Owen Kelly		Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 140align=center 23align=center 164
9align=center 10 Jason Bargwanna
Mark Larkham		Orrcon RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 140align=center 17align=center 160
10align=center 2 Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst		Holden Racing TeamHolden VY Commodorealign=center 140align=center 26align=center 156
11align=center 9 Mark Winterbottom
Mark Noske		Caltex Havoline Race TeamFord BA Falconalign=center 140align=center 14align=center 152
12align=center 15 Andy Priaulx
Cameron McLean		K-Mart Racing TeamHolden VX Commodorealign=center 140align=center 15align=center 148
13align=center 29 Paul Morris
John Faulkner		Sirromet - Life Style WineHolden VY Commodorealign=center 139align=center 9align=center EXCalign=center 144
14align=center 66 Dean Canto
Matthew White		Betta ElectricalFord BA Falconalign=center 139align=center 18align=center 140
15align=center 17 Steven Johnson
Warren Luff		Shell Helix RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 139align=center 7align=center 6align=center 136
16align=center 6 Craig Lowndes
Glenn Seton		Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 139align=center 10align=center 7align=center 132
17align=center 5 Darren Hossack
Adam Macrow		Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 139align=center 22align=center 128
18align=center 34 Garth Tander
Nathan Pretty		Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VY Commodorealign=center 138align=center 11align=center 124
19align=center 18 Max Wilson
David Brabham		Shell Helix RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 138align=center 12align=center 120
20align=center 888 John Cleland
Andrew Jones		OzEmail Racing TeamFord BA Falconalign=center 138align=center 19align=center 116
21align=center 13 Steve Owen
Phillip Scifleet		Robert Smith RacingHolden VX Commodorealign=center 137align=center 30align=center 112
22align=center 16 Greg Ritter
Marcus Marshall		Team BrockHolden VX Commodorealign=center 137align=center 20align=center 108
23align=center 20 Grant Johnson
Kerry Wade		Orrcon RacingFord AU Falconalign=center 137align=center 31align=center 104
24align=center 46 Dale Brede
Tony Ricciardello		Holden Yound LionsHolden VX Commodorealign=center 136align=center 33align=center 100
25align=center 23 Rick Bates
Neal Bates		INXS Team FordFord AU Falconalign=center 136align=center 32align=center 96
26align=center 99 David Thexton
Brett Peters		Thexton Motor RacingFord AU Falconalign=center 133align=center 35align=center 92
27align=center 24 Alan Gurr
Andy McElrea		Romano RacingHolden VX Commodorealign=center 133align=center 34align=center 88
28align=center 45 Nicolas Minassian
Wayne Wakefield		Team DynamikHolden VY Commodorealign=center 132align=center 27align=center 84
29align=center 33 Jamie Whincup
Allan Simonsen		Garry Rogers MotorsportHolden VX Commodorealign=center 130align=center 28align=center 80
30align=center 75 Anthony Tratt
Paul Stokell		Toll RacingFord BA Falconalign=center 128align=center 29align=center 76
31align=center 50 Jason Bright
Paul Weel		Team BrockHolden VX Commodorealign=center 117align=center 13align=center 72
DNFalign=center 44 Simon Wills
Jason Richards		Team DynamikHolden VY Commodorealign=center 139align=center 6align=center 5align=center 68
DNFalign=center 8 Paul Dumbrell
Tomas Mezera		Castrol Perkins Racing TeamHolden VX Commodorealign=center 113align=center 24
DNFalign=center 021 Craig Baird
(Mark Porter) +		Team Kiwi RacingHolden VX Commodorealign=center 54align=center 16
DNFalign=center 3 Cameron McConville
(Tim Leahey) +		Lansvale Smash RepairsHolden VX Commodorealign=center 13align=center 25

+ Mark Porter did not drive car 021 during the race and Tim Leahey did not drive car 3 during the race.

Statistics

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top 10 Shootout, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org . 2004-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040113000846/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/v8data/2003/evnt_149/raceresult.asp?ssn=2003&ind=M&rid=199&eid=149&ts=PS . 2004-01-13 . dead .
  2. Web site: Race results, v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org . 2003-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031002220105/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/v8data/2003/evnt_149/raceresult.asp?ssn=2003&ind=M&rid=274&eid=149&ts=PS . 2003-10-02 . dead .
  3. Web site: Betta Electrical Sandown 500 The One That Got Away, V8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org . 2003-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20031008014758/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/news/latestnews/newsdisplay.asp?gid=8237 . 2003-10-08 . dead .

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