2007 Darwin Triple Crown

2007 Supercar Championship event Northern Territory 2007 Skycity Triple Crown 6 14 2007 V8SC Hidden Valley Raceway (Australia) track map.svg 22–24 June Darwin, Northern Territory Hidden Valley Raceway Fine 42 120 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 1:09.4539 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 56:15.2338 42 120 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 56:15.5500 42 120 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 54:26.3310 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 65 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 60 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 50 The 2007 Darwin Triple Crown (known for naming rights reasons as the 2007 SkyCity Triple Crown) was the sixth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It took place on the weekend of 22 to 24 June at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory. Craig Lowndes claimed his first round win of the year after winning two out of the three races throughout the weekend. The first race was won by previous round victor, Mark Skaife. That race plagued by a five-car incident at the start of the race which resulted in Will Davison being excluded from the results.2007-06-24 Lowndes avoids the chaos to win in NT https://www.drive.com.au/news/lowndes-avoids-the-chaos-to-win-in-nt-20070624-141cs/ 2026-09-12 Drive.com.au en-AU Rick Kelly continued his remarkable run of strong, consistent results to further establish his lead in the drivers standings over teammate Garth Tander heading into the next round in Queensland. Background Entry list 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series#Teams and drivers There were 30 drivers entered for this round with no alterations to the entry list from the previous round. Race report Qualifying Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:09.4539 2 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:09.5129 3 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:09.5624 4 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:09.6016 5 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:09.6153 6 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:09.6758 7 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:09.8205 8 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 1:09.8439 9 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 1:09.8936 10 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:09.8966 11 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.0838 12 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.1018 13 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.1481 14 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.2224 15 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.2891 16 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.4101 17 34 AUS Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.4361 18 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:10.5245 19 50 AUS Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:10.5910 20 8 BRA Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.6171 21 55 AUS Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.7239 22 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:10.7395 23 20 AUS Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.7445 24 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 1:10.8961 25 39 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 1:10.9274 26 111 AUS John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.0167 27 11 AUS Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.0176 28 14 NZL Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.0350 29 7 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 1:11.2089 30 26 AUS Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 1:11.4195 Source: Race 1 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 56:15.2338 3 2 1 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 3 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 4 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 5 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 6 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 7 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 8 8 BRA Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 9 34 AUS Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 10 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 11 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 12 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 13 55 AUS Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 14 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 15 111 AUS John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 16 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 17 14 NZL Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 18 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 19 7 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 20 50 AUS Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 21 11 AUS Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 22 39 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 23 26 AUS Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 24 20 AUS Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + Ret 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 8 Retired Ret 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0 Retired Ret 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0 Retired Ret 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 0 Retired Ret 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 0 Retired EXC 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) Disqualified Fastest Lap: Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team) - 1:10.5528 on lap 12 Source: Race 2 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 56:15.2338 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 2 1 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 3 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 4 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 6 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 7 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 8 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 9 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 10 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 11 34 AUS Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 12 55 AUS Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 13 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 14 8 BRA Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 15 111 AUS John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 16 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 17 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 18 26 AUS Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 19 50 AUS Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 20 14 NZL Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 21 20 AUS Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 22 39 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 23 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 24 11 AUS Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 25 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 41 + Ret 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 25 + Ret 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 20 + Ret 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 16 + Ret 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 0 + Ret 7 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 0 + Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team) - 1:10.5091 on lap 8 Source: Race 3 Pos No Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 888 AUS Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 42 54:26.3310 2 1 AUS Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 3 16 AUS Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 4 22 AUS Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 5 2 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VE) 42 6 5 AUS Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 7 18 AUS Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 8 6 NZL Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 9 3 NZL Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 10 33 AUS Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 11 9 AUS Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 12 67 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 13 10 AUS Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 14 51 NZL Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 15 34 AUS Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 16 8 BRA Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 17 20 AUS Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 18 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 19 55 AUS Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 20 50 AUS Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 42 + 21 11 AUS Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 42 + 22 14 NZL Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 23 12 AUS Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 42 + 24 111 AUS John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 41 + 25 39 NZL Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VZ) 41 + 1 lap 26 88 AUS Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon (BF) 37 + 5 laps Ret 26 AUS Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 17 Retired Ret 25 AUS Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon (BF) 0 Retired DNS 4 AUS James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 0 Did not start DNS 7 AUS Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VE) 0 Did not start Fastest Lap: Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) - 1:10.5819 on lap 13 Source: References External links V8 Supercar website Skycity Triple Crown 2007 2007 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round 2007 V8 Supercars Ipswich round 2006 Darwin Triple Crown 2008 Darwin Triple Crown Darwin Category:June 2007 sports events in Australia Category:Sport in Darwin, Northern Territory Category:2000s in the Northern Territory Category:Motorsport in the Northern Territory