Overview

• Starting 18th, Matt Payne and Garth Tander were promoted to victory after James Golding was penalized five seconds for contact with Cooper Murray, with Dave Reynolds/Lee Holdsworth second and Golding/David Russell third.
• After nearly seven hours, four seconds covered the top three finishers as six of the 27 starters failed to finish and seven safety cars were deployed.
• Drivers described the final laps as near-dark with fog and rivers across the circuit causing aquaplaning and severely limited visibility at speeds approaching 300 km/h.
• Tander claimed his sixth Bathurst crown, his first in a Ford and with a fourth different team, becoming the fifth-oldest winner and drawing level with Mark Skaife and Larry Perkins on the all-time list.
• Payne’s breakthrough consolidates his hold on second in the Supercars standings as the series enters its inaugural three-round finals at the Gold Coast, Sandown and Adelaide, with Broc Feeney leading by 30 points and points resetting between finals rounds.