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Lap by Lap: Race Nine

14 Apr 2013
The final race of the ITM 400 Auckland will determine the winner of the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy.
2 mins by James Pavey
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The final race of the ITM 400 Auckland will determine the winner of the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. 

Cars are on the warm-up lap. 

Cars are off the line and Whincup is a long way ahead. 

Dean Fiore in pitlane. Fastest lap for Whincup.

L2 and it's Whincup, Bright, Tander, Coulthard, Courtney.

L3 Battle between Ingall and Van Gisbergen for p10. 

L4 Premat trying to pass Caruso.

L6 Ingall wide and a whole bunch go through. That's a battle for tenth, which Van Gisbergen grabs. 

L7 Premat right behind Ingall and runs Webb wide. Bad sportsmanship flag for Premat for not giving racing room at Turn Eight. 

L9 Whincup's gap in first has gone. Bright on the back of him. 

L10 Whincup, Bright, Tander, Coulthard, Courtney - same top five. Will Davison is up one spot on his starting position.

L10 and Bright is through for the race lead. 

Skaife said it was a very well-executed pass. 

L12 and it's a great battle between Will and Alex Davison, and third FPR car Winterbottom just ahead of the two in sixth. 

L13 Bright the fastest man on track. 

L15 Tander looks close on the back of Whincup, who's in second. Coulthard behind him, looks like a good battle to come. 

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L17 Reynolds up inside of SVG for tenth. Winterbottom also moving quickly, in sixth. 

L20 Winterbottom slides through past Courtney, great pass into fifth. 

L21 Two Jack Daniel's Nissans on the back of Ingall. Ingall in 14. 

L23 Winterbottom now on the back of Coulthard for third. 

L25 Ten laps to go and Bright, Whincup, Tander, Coulthard, Winterbottom, Courtney, Will Davison, Alex Davison, Lowndes, Reynolds. 

L25 Fiore retired from race. 

L27 Tyre failure left rear for Winterbottom, same one as yesterday. Straight ahead at turn five. 

L29 FPR's taped up Winterbottom's car and he's back out.

L31 Tander up by Whincup, but doesn't get around.  

L32 Bright still ahead, 4.47secs, while Whincup, Tander and Coulthard contine to battle for top three. 

If this continues, BJR will win the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. 

L34 Tander is in second. 

Final Lap and Coulthard is right on the back of Whincup. 

Bright wins it and the team will win the Jason Richards Memorial Trophy. 

From there we have Tander, Whincup, Coultharf, Will Davison, Courtney, Alex Davison, Reynolds, Lowndes, Moffat.

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