Jamie Whincup finally took his first win of the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship after a race-long battle with Scott McLaughlin at the Watpac Townsville 400.
Whincup and his Red Bull Holden Racing Team pulled a surprise by defeating McLaughlin and Shell V-Power, which had dominated the weekend to date.
The result brings Whincup equal with Craig Lowndes as the all-time most successful in the history of the ATCC/Supercars Championship on 105 wins.
Watpac Townsville 400 Results
SUNDAY, RACE 14
- Session Type: Race
- Date: Sun 09 Jul 2017
- Start: 16:10
- Finish: 17:55
- Laps: 70 laps
| Position / Driver / Team | Started | Laps | Race Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 3 | 70 | 01:28:12.5243 | 150 |
2 | 1 1 | 70 | 01:28:14.1737 | 138 |
3 | 2 1 | 70 | 01:28:19.8436 | 129 |
4 | 5 1 | 70 | 01:28:43.9485 | 120 |
5 | 6 1 | 70 | 01:28:47.1435 | 111 |
6 | 9 3 | 70 | 01:28:47.5402 | 102 |
7 | 16 9 | 70 | 01:28:52.5694 | 96 |
8 | 17 9 | 70 | 01:28:59.2228 | 90 |
9 | 13 4 | 70 | 01:29:01.6504 | 84 |
10 | 21 11 | 70 | 01:29:13.1288 | 78 |
11 | 3 8 | 70 | 01:29:14.4467 | 72 |
12 | 7 5 | 70 | 01:29:18.0802 | 69 |
13 | 11 2 | 70 | 01:29:19.3249 | 66 |
14 | 8 6 | 70 | 01:29:21.4682 | 63 |
15 | 15 0 | 70 | 01:29:21.8861 | 60 |
16 | 20 4 | 70 | 01:29:22.2525 | 57 |
17 | 14 3 | 70 | 01:29:22.6838 | 54 |
18 | 19 1 | 70 | 01:29:25.2866 | 51 |
19 | 10 9 | 69 | 01:28:15.5688 | 48 |
20 | 23 3 | 69 | 01:28:16.0099 | 45 |
21 | 12 9 | 69 | 01:28:21.8656 | 42 |
22 | 22 0 | 69 | 01:28:25.1522 | 39 |
23 | 24 1 | 69 | 01:28:28.9488 | 36 |
24 | 25 1 | 69 | 01:28:48.7997 | 33 |
25 | 26 1 | 68 | 01:28:16.8185 | 30 |
DNF | 18 8 | 25 | 32:03.7461 | 0 |
