BATHURST—Holden drivers Garth Tander and Will Davison have won the Bathurst 1000, overcoming a variety of weather conditions to win Australia's best-known V8 Supercar race.
Tander and Davison led for the majority of the 161-lap, 1,000km race around Mount Panorama.
But they also had a late slice of luck when a safety car period with 20 laps remaining elevated them from third to first as the two leading cars were forced to pit and lose track position.
Tander and Davison led home a Holden 1-2-3.
Jason Richards and Cameron McConville finished second, with Lee Holdsworth and Michael Caruso third.
It is Holden's first win at Bathurst since 2005 and breaks Ford duo Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup's run of three successive victories.
Lowndes and Whincup finished fifth.
It is Tander's second triumph at Mt Panorama.
The 32-year-old also won the race in 2000.
It is 27-year-old Davison's first win at Bathurst.
Bathurst 1000 Race
Results from Race in the Bathurst 1000, the 10th round of the series, at Mount Panorama Circuit (circuit: 6.2km) today:
Race (161 laps)
1. Garth Tander/Will Davison (Holden) 6hrh40mins2.4884sec
2. Jason Richards/Cameron McConville (Holden)6:40:03.2483
3. Lee Holdsworth/Michael Caruso (Holden) 6:40:05.8726
4. Greg Murphy/Mark Skaife (Holden) 6:40:05.8768
5. Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup (Ford) 6:40:07.1466
6. Jason Bargwanna/Mark Noske (Holden) 6:40:08.4374
7. Tim Slade/Leanne Tander (Holden) 6:40:10.5204
8. Todd Kelly/Rick Kelly (Holden) 6:40:12.8296
9. Greg Ritter/David Besnard (Holden) 6:40:12.9586
10. Tony D Alberto/Andrew Thompson (Holden) 6:40:13.2086
Wins by Manufacturer at Bathurst 1000
Holden - 26
Ford - 17
Nissan - 2
Jaguar, Morris, BMW, Volvo - 1 each
Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars Honour Roll
Last 15 Bathurst winners
1995 - Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall (Holden)
1996 - Craig Lowndes/Greg Murphy (Holden)
1997 - Larry Perkins/Russell Ingall (Holden), Geoff Brabham/David Brabham (BMW)*
1998 - Jason Bright/Steven Richards (Ford), Rickard Rydell/Jim Richards (Volvo)*
1999 - Greg Murphy/Steven Richards (Holden)
2000 - Garth Tander/Jason Bargwanna (Holden)
2001 - Mark Skaife/Tony Longhurst (Holden)
2002 - Mark Skaife/Jim Richards (Holden)
2003 - Greg Murphy/Rick Kelly (Holden)
2004 - Greg Murphy/Rick Kelly (Holden)
2005 - Mark Skaife/Todd Kelly (Holden)
2006 - Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup (Ford)
2007 - Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup (Ford)
2008 - Craig Lowndes/Jamie Whincup (Ford)
2009 - Garth Tander/Will Davison (Holden)
(* = In 1997 and 1998 these winners were from a separate SuperTourers race)
