2002 V8 Supercars Eastern Creek round

Motor race New South Wales 2002 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round 3 13 2002 V8SC Eastern Creek Circuit.svg 26-28 April Eastern Creek, New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Fine 13 52 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:31.3824 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 20:12.5059 39 156 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 01:01:53.0093 39 156 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 01:01:55.1475 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 240 Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing 170 Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport 139 The 2002 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round was the third round of the 2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of 26 to 28 April at the Eastern Creek Raceway, New South Wales Australia. The round was dominated by Mark Skaife, who took pole position and won every race of the weekend. These results helped further cement his lead in the championship. Marcos Ambrose was second for the round whilst the podium was rounded out by Craig Lowndes. Race results Pre-qualifying In a tense pre-qualifying session, several key drivers failed to qualify for the event. Paul Morris and Steve Owen collided, resulting in a puncture for the former toward the end of the session. He was unable to improve on his time and thus became one of the casualties. It was also said to be the first time Wayne Gardner failed to qualify for a motor race. Despite rule changes introduced the round prior in an attempt to aid those who had to undertake pre-qualifying, the system was still universally unpopular with the teams and drivers. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.0200 2 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.2849 3 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.4170 4 71 AUS Greg Ritter Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.5169 5 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.5503 6 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.5718 7 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.5740 Did not qualify 8 24 AUS Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.6100 9 36 AUS Wayne Gardner Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.7429 10 29 AUS Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.8544 11 75 AUS Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.1156 12 22 AUS Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:35.0030 13 14 AUS Steve Owen Imrie Motor Sport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:35.1333 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/641369542/object_492303.83i/View?10 2002 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - ROUND 3 - EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Pre-qualifying National Software 2022-09-10 Qualifying Friday afternoon's qualifying session provided a few surprises. Brazilian Max Wilson clocked the second-fastest time in just his third weekend in the category. Series veteran John Faulkner stunned the paddock by qualifying in fourth place after years of struggling with budget and equipment. Lowndes qualified outside the top 10 whilst the Dick Johnson Racing Falcon's struggled, with their inexplicable lack of pace leaving them in the mid-pack as they attempted to find a solution. Skaife meanwhile set the benchmark, with a time nearly half a second faster than the rest of the pack, to take provisional pole position. Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.8873 2 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.3208 3 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.3955 4 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.4509 5 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.4681 6 51 NZL Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.4739 7 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.4802 8 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.4995 9 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.6782 10 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.7186 11 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.7706 12 15 AUS Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.8048 13 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.8511 14 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.8647 15 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.8716 16 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.9025 17 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.9815 18 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.0320 19 71 AUS Greg Ritter Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.0703 20 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.1175 21 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.1346 22 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:33.1425 23 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.1488 24 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.1661 25 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.2054 26 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.2267 27 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.2354 28 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.2659 29 600 NZL Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.3197 30 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 1:33.2054 31 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:33.9715 32 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:34.3204 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/641369542/object_492303.83i/View?20 2002 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - ROUND 3 - EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Qualifying National Software 2022-09-10 Top Ten Shootout Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:31.3824 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.0264 3 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.3034 4 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.3773 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.5073 6 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.5614 7 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.6291 8 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.7077 9 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.7970 10 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 1:32.8942 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/641369542/object_492303.83i/Result?21 2002 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - ROUND 3 - EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Top 10 Shootout National Software 2022-09-10 Race 1 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 13 20min 12.5059sec 1 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 2.820 s 2 3 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 13 + 11.393 s 3 4 51 NZL Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 13.565 s 5 5 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 15.528 s 7 6 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 20.147 s 4 7 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 22.668 s 9 8 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 22.898 s 6 9 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 23.314 s 13 10 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 24.168 s 10 11 15 AUS Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 24.664 s 12 12 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 25.322 s 14 13 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 26.194 s 15 14 18 AUS Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 26.949 s 16 15 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 31.418 s 17 16 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 32.198 s 18 17 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 13 + 32.739 s 22 18 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 33.623 s 20 19 71 AUS Greg Ritter Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 35.635 s 19 20 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 36.320 s 26 21 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 37.997 s 8 22 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 38.633 s 23 23 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 38.930 s 24 24 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 39.197 s 28 25 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 39.613 s 27 26 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 13 + 41.036 s 30 27 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 42.390 s 21 28 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 42.868 s 31 29 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 13 + 43.650 s 32 Ret 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 8 Engine 11 Ret 600 NZL Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 8 Retired 29 Ret 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 4 Retired 25 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/641858212/object_492155.83u/View?23 2002 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - ROUND 3 - EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 1 National Software 2022-10-15 Race 2 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 1hr 1min 53.0093sec 1 2 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 2.144 s 2 3 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 27.157s 9 4 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 31.984 s 8 5 15 AUS Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 49.156 s 11 6 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 51.706 s 3 7 51 NZL Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 57.211 s 4 8 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:08.673 s 15 9 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:09.122 s 14 10 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:09.467 s 12 11 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:10.317 s 10 12 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:12.583 s 18 13 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:12.732 s 30 14 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:13.589 s 32 15 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:14.493 s 16 16 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:19.112 s 28 17 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:20.994 s 22 18 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:22.099 s 7 19 600 NZL Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:24.775 s 31 20 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:27.556 s 26 21 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:28.857 s 6 22 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:29.119 s 13 23 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:32.342 s 23 24 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:32.589 s 20 25 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:52.595 s 17 26 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 38 + 1 lap 24 27 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 38 + 1 lap 21 28 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 38 + 1 lap 29 29 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 38 + 1 lap 5 30 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 35 + 4 laps 25 Ret 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 29 Retired 27 Ret 71 AUS Greg Ritter Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 21 Retired 19 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/645297187/object_469083.83m/Result?28 2002 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - ROUND 3 - EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 2 National Software 2022-11-22 Race 3 Pos No Name Team Vehicle Laps Time / Retired Grid 1 1 AUS Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 1hr 1min 55.1475sec 1 2 00 AUS Craig Lowndes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 4.280 s 3 2 34 AUS Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 8.771 s 4 4 4 AUS Marcos Ambrose Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 9.916 s 2 5 51 NZL Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 12.455 s 7 6 15 AUS Todd Kelly Kmart Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 12.652 s 5 7 2 AUS Jason Bright Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 14.340 s 13 8 888 AUS John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 50.713 s 10 9 18 NZL Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 54.055 s 9 10 3 AUS Cameron McConville Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:06.005 s 14 11 71 AUS Greg Ritter Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:08.704 s 32 12 16 NZL Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:09.062 s 11 13 35 AUS Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:09.327 s 26 14 27 AUS Neil Crompton 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:10.149 s 12 15 9 AUS David Besnard Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:11.469 s 18 16 66 AUS Tony Longhurst Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:11.947 s 17 17 21 AUS Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:12.209 s 24 18 021 NZL Jason Richards Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:13.341 s 25 19 65 BRA Max Wilson Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:13.670 s 27 20 11 AUS Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:14.472 s 23 21 600 NZL Simon Wills Briggs Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:21.053 s 19 22 40 AUS Cameron McLean Paragon Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:40.677 s 31 23 10 AUS Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:41.187 s 16 24 17 AUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 39 + 1:46.379 s 8 25 02 AUS Rick Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VX) 39 + 1:55.280 s 22 26 43 AUS Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 38 + 1 lap 30 27 8 AUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VX) 31 + 8 laps 29 28 7 AUS Rodney Forbes 00 Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 30 + 9 laps 28 Ret 46 NZL John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 36 Retired 6 Ret 31 AUS Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 29 Retired 21 Ret 5 AUS Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 5 Retired 15 Ret 54 NZL Craig Baird Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VX) 4 Retired 20 http://racing.natsoft.com.au/648699938/object_40837.81W/Result?32 2002 V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES - ROUND 3 - EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY - V8 SUPERCARS - Race 3 National Software 2022-11-22 References Eastern Creek Raceway 2002 2002 Phillip Island V8 Supercar round 2002 Hidden Valley V8 Supercar round 2001 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round 2003 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round Eastern Creek Category:Motorsport in Sydney