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{{Short description|Motor race in Australia}}
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{{Motorsport season
| title = Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
| link = Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
| year = 2008
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{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report
| flag              = New South Wales
| title             = 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
| round_no          = 10
| season_no         = 14
| year              = 2008
| series            = V8SC
| track_map         = Mount Panorama Circuit Map Overview.PNG
| date              = 9–12 October
| location          = [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]], [[New South Wales]]
| circuit           = Mount Panorama Circuit
| weather           = Fine
| race1_laps        = 161
| race1_dist        = 1000
| pole1             = [[Garth Tander]]
| pole1_team        = [[Holden Racing Team]]
| pole1_time        = 2:07.2963
| winner1           = [[Craig Lowndes]]<br/>[[Jamie Whincup]]
| winner1_team      = [[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
| winner1_time      = 6:26:00.4291
| first_round       = [[Craig Lowndes]]<br/>[[Jamie Whincup]]
| first_round_team  = [[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
| first_pts         = 300
| second_round      = [[Jason Richards]]<br/>[[Greg Murphy]]
| second_round_team = [[Tasman Motorsport]]
| second_pts        = 276
| third_round       = [[James Courtney]]<br/>[[David Besnard]]
| third_round_team  = [[Stone Brothers Racing]]
| third_pts         = 258
}}

The '''2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000''' was the twelfth running of the Australian 1000 race, first held after the organisational split over the [[Bathurst 1000]] that occurred in 1997. It was the 51st race tracing its lineage back to the [[1960 Armstrong 500]] held at [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|Phillip Island]].

The race, which was the tenth round of the [[2008 V8 Supercar season|2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series]], held from 9–12 October at the [[Mount Panorama Circuit]] in [[Bathurst, New South Wales]].

[[Craig Lowndes]] and [[Jamie Whincup]] driving a [[Ford BF Falcon]] for [[Triple Eight Race Engineering|TeamVodafone]], won the race for the third year in succession, the first '[[three-peat]]' of Bathurst 1000 wins since [[1984 James Hardie 1000|1984]] when it was achieved by Lowndes' mentor, [[Peter Brock]] and present day [[Perkins Engineering|Jack Daniel's Racing]] team principal, [[Larry Perkins]] for the [[Holden Dealer Team]].

==Entry List==
Twenty-nine cars were entered into the event – 16 Holden Commodores and 13 Ford Falcons. At the time it was the lowest field size since the race moved to Bathurst in 1963. Seven drivers made their debut in 2008 – [[Chris Pither]], [[Dale Wood (racing driver)|Dale Wood]], [[Boris Said]], [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]], [[Marc Hynes]], [[Michael Patrizi]] and [[Karl Reindler]]. The three non-Antipodean drivers (Said, Giovanardi and Hynes) would be making their only appearances in the race. [[Kayne Scott]], [[Adam Macrow]] and [[Steven Ellery]] made their last starts in 2008, whilst [[Paul Radisich]] and [[Paul Weel]] were entered for the final time but did not make the start of the race.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Drivers
! Team
! Car
! rowspan="18" |
! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
! Drivers
! Team
! Car
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Garth Tander]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Skaife]]
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Racing Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden]], [[Toll Group|Toll]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 021
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kayne Scott]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Pither]]
| {{nowrap|[[Team Kiwi Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Makita]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Baird]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn Seton]]
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Racing Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden]], [[Toll Group|Toll]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 25
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bright]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Macrow]]
| {{nowrap|[[Britek Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Fujitsu]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jason Richards]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Greg Murphy]]
| {{nowrap|[[Tasman Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|(Sprint Gas)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 26
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marcus Marshall]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Matthew Halliday (racing driver)|Matthew Halliday]]
| {{nowrap|[[Britek Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Irwin Tools]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Courtney]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Besnard]]
| {{nowrap|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Jeld-Wen]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
! 33
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lee Holdsworth]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Caruso (racing driver)|Michael Caruso]]
| {{nowrap|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Valvoline]], [[Cummins]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Youlden]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dean Canto]]
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Performance Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Orrcon Steel]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
! 34
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Ritter]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steven Ellery]]
| {{nowrap|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Valvoline]], [[Cummins]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Winterbottom]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steven Richards]]
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Performance Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Castrol]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
! 39
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Russell Ingall]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]]
| {{nowrap|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Supercheap Auto]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Price]]
| {{nowrap|[[Perkins Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Jack Daniel's]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 50
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Thompson (racing driver)|Andrew Thompson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Weel]]
| {{nowrap|[[Paul Weel Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Paul Weel Racing|PWR Performance Products]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jonathon Webb]]
| {{nowrap|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|(SP Tools)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
! 51
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Noske]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dale Wood (racing driver)|Dale Wood]]
| {{nowrap|[[Tasman Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|(Sprint Gas)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Perkins (racing driver)|Jack Perkins]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Pretty]]
| {{nowrap|[[Perkins Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Jack Daniel's]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 55
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony D'Alberto]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bargwanna]]
| {{nowrap|[[Rod Nash Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[The Bottle-O]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron McConville]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Jones (racing driver)|Andrew Jones]]
| {{nowrap|[[Brad Jones Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[BOC (company)|BOC Gas and Gear]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 67
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Matt Neal]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boris Said]]
| {{nowrap|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Supercheap Auto]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Max Wilson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Jones (racing driver)|Brad Jones]]
| {{nowrap|[[Brad Jones Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[WOW Sight & Sound]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 88
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Marc Hynes]]
| {{nowrap|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Vodafone Australia|Vodafone]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rick Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Paul Radisich]]
| {{nowrap|[[HSV Dealer Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Toll Group|Toll]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 111
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Fabian Coulthard]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alex Davison]]
| {{nowrap|[[Paul Cruickshank Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|(Glenfords Tools)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds]]
| {{nowrap|[[HSV Dealer Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Autobarn]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Holden Commodore VE]]}}
! 777
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Patrizi]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Reindler]]
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Rising Stars Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|(Ausdrill)}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Owen (racing driver)|Steve Owen]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Luff]]
| {{nowrap|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Jim Beam]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
! 888
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Whincup]]
| {{nowrap|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Vodafone Australia|Vodafone]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Davison]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steven Johnson (racing driver)|Steven Johnson]]
| {{nowrap|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Jim Beam]])}}
| {{nowrap|[[Ford Falcon BF]]}}
| colspan=4|
|}

===Driver changes===
The following driver changes were made following the [[2008 L&H 500]]:

[[Alex Davison]] joined the [[Paul Cruickshank Racing|Glenfords Racing]] team alongside regular driver [[Fabian Coulthard]], replacing [[John McIntyre (driver)|John McIntyre]] who substituted for Davison at the [[2008 L&H 500|L&H 500]].

[[Karl Reindler]] replaced [[Grant Denyer]] at [[Speed FX Racing|Ford Rising Stars Racing]].<ref name="Reindler">{{cite web| url = http://www.fordrisingstarsracing.com.au/news_20080925.asp| title = Karl Reindler Joins Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Racing Team for Bathurst| publisher = fordrisingstarsracing.com.au| access-date = 2008-09-28| date = 2008-09-25| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090105213427/http://fordrisingstarsracing.com.au/news_20080925.asp| archive-date = 5 January 2009| url-status = dead| df = dmy-all}}</ref> Denyer suffered a spinal injury while competing in the NSW [[Monster truck|Monster Truck]] Championships at the [[Dapto, New South Wales|Dapto]] Groundz Precinct and was sidelined for the rest of the season.<ref name="SMH">{{cite web | url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/denyer-hurt-in-crash/2008/09/17/1221330914453.html | author=Joshua Dowling | title = Grant Denyer hurt in 'monster' crash| work = [[Sydney Morning Herald]]| access-date = 2008-09-18| date = 2008-09-17 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080918194457/http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/denyer-hurt-in-crash/2008/09/17/1221330914453.html| archive-date= 18 September 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

== Practice ==
Free practice began on Thursday 9 October when three sessions were held. The first session, (in which the top 15 placegetters from the [[2007 V8 Supercar season|2007 V8Supercar Championship Series]] are not allowed to take part), was topped by Warren Luff in the second [[Dick Johnson Racing|Jim Beam Racing]] Falcon with a 2:10.7158 ahead of [[Tony D'Alberto]] in the [[Rod Nash Racing]] Commodore and [[Alex Davison]] in the [[Paul Cruickshank Racing|Glenfords Racing]] Falcon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.P5 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Practice Part 1 |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-09 |date=2008-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180011/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.P5 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Garth Tander]] topped the second session, recording a 2:09.3700 in the [[Holden Racing Team]] Commodore ahead of [[Craig Lowndes]] in the [[Triple Eight Race Engineering|Team Vodafone]] Falcon and [[Greg Murphy]] in the [[Tasman Motorsport|Sprint Gas Racing]] Commodore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.P6 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Practice Part 2 |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-09 |date=2008-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180016/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.P6 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jason Bargwanna]] continued D'Alberto's form from the first session to be fourth fastest in a session marred by a crash for [[Jack Perkins (racing driver)|Jack Perkins]] who backed the [[Perkins Engineering|Jack Daniel's Racing]] Commodore into the wall across the top of the Mountain, putting the car out of action for the day.<ref name="Perkins">{{cite web | url = http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/number_11_commodore_out_for_the_day/ | author=Briar Gunther/Allan Edwards | title = Number 11 Commodore out for the day | publisher = Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series | access-date = 2008-10-09| date = 2008-10-09 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081009234742/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/number_11_commodore_out_for_the_day/| archive-date= 9 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

A second red flag emerged in the longest third session, for the [[Tasman Motorsport|Sprint Gas Racing]] Commodore shared by Mark Noske and Dale Wood. After the resumption [[Jamie Whincup]] recorded the fastest time of the day, a 2:07.5975 in the [[Triple Eight Race Engineering|Team Vodafone]] Falcon, to be two hundredths quicker than Greg Murphy (Sprint Gas Racing Commodore). [[Mark Winterbottom]] was third fastest for [[Ford Performance Racing]] ahead of [[Rick Kelly]] ([[HSV Dealer Team]] Commodore), [[Russell Ingall]] ([[Paul Morris Motorsport|Supercheap Auto Racing]]), [[Steve Owen (motorsport)|Steve Owen]] (Jim Beam Racing), [[Paul Dumbrell]] (HSV Dealer Team), [[Lee Holdsworth]] ([[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]), [[Shane van Gisbergen]] ([[Stone Brothers Racing]]) with Garth Tander completing the top ten fastest cars.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.P7 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Practice Part 3 |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-09 |date=2008-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180022/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.P7 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the first practice session on Friday morning a major accident occurred at Sulman Park when Chris Pither struck a stationary [[Paul Weel]]. Weel had to be cut from the wreckage, but neither driver was seriously hurt. Both cars were withdrawn suffering from extensive damage. With both cars belonging to single car teams, [[Paul Weel Racing]] and [[Team Kiwi Racing]] appeared to be eliminated from the meeting.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/drivers_okay_after_accident/ | title = Drivers okay after accident | publisher = Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series | access-date = 2008-10-10| date = 2008-10-10 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081013054009/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/drivers_okay_after_accident/| archive-date= 13 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref> However the Team Kiwi Falcon was repaired and did in fact start in Sunday's race.

Garth Tander topped the morning's practice sessions with a 2:06.9922, with Jamie Whincup recording a 2:07.1371 in the second Friday session. Combined times saw Craig Lowndes third fastest ahead of [[James Courtney]], [[Jason Richards]], Steve Owen, Greg Murphy, Will Davison, Steven Richards all under 2:08 with Mark Winterbottom completing the fastest ten drivers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.P9 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Practice 2 |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-10 |date=2008-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180032/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.P9 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.P10 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Practice 3 |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-10 |date=2008-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015175946/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.P10 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In Saturday morning practice Jason Richards recorded the fastest lap of the weekend, a 2:06.9076. [[Paul Radisich]] had a major accident at McPhillamy Park Corner when a stuck throttle pushed the HSV Dealer Team Commodore into the wall. Radisich broke his right ankle in the accident. The car sustained heavy damage and was subsequently withdrawn.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/big_crash_for_radisich/ | author=Allan Edwards | title = Big crash for Radisich | publisher = Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series | access-date = 2008-10-11| date = 2008-10-11 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081014042219/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/big_crash_for_radisich/| archive-date= 14 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref> Later in the day it was announced that David Reynolds would step out of his drive in the second HSV Dealer Team Commodore in order to allow Rick Kelly to start the race.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/rick_kelly_still_in_great_race/ | author=Briar Gunther | title = Rick Kelly still in Great Race | publisher = Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series | access-date = 2008-10-11| date = 2008-10-11 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052935/http://www.v8supercars.com.au/content/hero_news/october_08/rick_kelly_still_in_great_race/| archive-date= 14 October 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

== Qualifying ==
[[Mark Winterbottom]] took provisional pole position during qualifying on 10 October, snatching it in the final lap of leg two to secure the tenth and final Top 10 Shootout position with a 2:07.1920 lap. [[Jason Richards]] had held top spot for the final ten minutes of the session, finishing second fastest. Jamie Whincup was third fastest ahead of James Courtney. Garth Tander was fifth fastest in the Holden Racing Team Commodore ahead of arms-length teammate Rick Kelly. Will Davison and Paul Dumbrell were next with [[Fabian Coulthard]] climbing into the top ten towards the end of the session in the [[Paul Cruickshank Racing]] Falcon. Tenth fastest and first Shootout position was claimed by Russell Ingall, with [[Max Wilson]] spinning at Murray's Corner on the last lap chasing a top ten position.

A power steering leak took [[Lee Holdsworth]] out of qualifying by pitching him into the wall at the Dipper, leaving him in 14th, while [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]] damaged the second Triple Eight Race Engineering Falcon, bringing out red flags during leg one of qualifying.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.Q5 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Qualifying |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-10 |date=2008-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180057/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.Q5 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

After the withdrawal of the damaged Kelly/Radisich car, the Wilson/Jones entry was promoted into the Top 10 Shootout.

==Top 10 Shootout== 
The Top 10 Shootout was held on Saturday 11 October 2008. Max Wilson and Fabian Coulthard were rapidly consigned to the bottom spots, handicapped by a lack of fresh tyres for the Shootout. Paul Dumbrell was quick jumping into a high 2:07 lap. Will Davison was untidy on his lap. Garth Tander was very quick, recording what become pole position, a 2:07.2963. James Courtney was quick, but half a second behind Tander. Jamie Whincup's car appeared unsettled and Jason Richards had a big moment at Reid Park, losing him two tenths of a second that he never recovered. Mark Winterbottom was ahead of Tander at the second sector split but was slower down the hill, finishing second fastest, 0.12s behind Tander.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.Q6 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Top 10 Shoot Out |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-11 |date=2008-10-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180102/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.Q6 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Race==
[[File:Jamie Whincup.jpg|thumb|[[Jamie Whincup]] (pictured) and [[Craig Lowndes]] won the 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 driving a [[Ford BF Falcon]] for [[TeamVodafone]]]]
From pole position Garth Tander stalled allowing Steven Richards to lead early. Later Tander was also assigned a ten-second penalty for jumping the start as well. The Penalty was served at the car's first pitstop. Into Griffins Bend on the opening lap Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy touched, giving the Holden slight damage which caused Murphy to pit on lap four. James Courtney raced through to dominate the opening stint. Craig Lowndes gave chase with Will Davison settling in to chase with Max Wilson and Russell Ingall leading the Holden charge while Steven Richards and Rick Kelly (starting Paul Dumbrell's Commodore) slid backwards.

Starting with Jack Perkins on lap 15 cars started to appear in the pits with a failed left rear tyre. Delaminations were to strike the entire field throughout the day, with the cars of Will Davison, Todd Kelly and Lee Holdsworth worst affected of the front runners. [[Kayne Scott]] was the first retirement on lap eight, the hastily repaired Team Kiwi Racing Falcon was four-five seconds behind the pace and effectively unraceable. The second retirement was on 40 when [[Andrew Jones (race driver)|Andrew Jones]] spun the Brad Jones Racing Commodore into the wall at Griffin's Bend. Jones limped the car back to the pits without bothering the safety car. By this stage Rick Kelly was out of contention, with the same sticking throttle that caused the #15 car to crash on Saturday starting to blight the #16 car.

A slowly deflating tyre (originally diagnosed as a damaged anti-roll bar) slowed [[David Besnard]]'s stint in James Courtney's car allowing Jamie Whincup to assert dominance over the field in the second stint.
The first safety car occurred on lap 73, after Todd Kelly spun his Jack Daniel's Racing Commodore across the Chase dumped sandtrap debris across the most delicate corner of the circuit. Marshals worked to clean the corner and get the race quickly back under way. The third safety car was called about 15 laps later when [[Michael Patrizi]] spun the Ford Rising Stars Falcon at Murray's Corner. Just after the restart Jonathan Webb put the second Stone Brothers Racing Falcon into the sandtrap at McPhillamy Park after striking the wall exiting the previous corner, becoming the race's third retirement. Lowndes pitted for Whincup's second stint at this point. With a safety car having s recently occurred Whincup was buried, emerging back into the field in 17th position. Will Davison moved into the lead at this point that he would hold until lap 98 when he pitted. Greg Murphy led for a single lap before pitting for Jason Richards, handing the lead to Max Wilson. Wilson lead until the next safety car on lap 106 when he pitted for Brad Jones and Jamie Whincup resumed the lead.

By this stage Mark Skaife had removed the lead Holden Racing Team Commodore from contention, wiping the car's nose across the Forrests Elbow wall. A safety car on lap 128 caused the majority of the field to pit, putting David Besnard back into the lead until his final stop for James Courtney on lap 137. Two rapid safety cars occurred shortly afterwards, first after Lee Holdsworth's Commodore stopped in the Cutting, then at the restart a touch between [[Craig Baird]], who had just been unsettled by another car passing him at Griffin's Bend, and Warren Luff in the second Jim Beam Racing Falcon, put Baird into the wall. Luff was given a drive-through penalty for his part in the incident. Russell Ingall also dropped out at roughly this point with power steering failure.

At the lap 147 restart Lowndes led from Steven Richards and Greg Murphy. Tucked in behind were Max Wilson and James Courtney ahead of Tony D'Alberto, Fabian Coulthard, Warren Luff (about to pit for his penalty), [[Jason Bright]] and Luke Youlden. Courtney, on fresh tyres and cut through the pack and on lap 153 ducked under Max Wilson at Forrests Elbow for fourth place. Murphy, while faster than Richards was unable to get by, allowing Lowndes to build a comfortable buffer. On lap 158 Murphy finally moved into second position at Hell Corner and set off after Lowndes. Two laps later, Richards, fading badly on rear tyres was unable to stop Courtney move into third place. The gaps stabilised over the final laps and Lowndes took a two-second victory, earning himself and Jamie Whincup their third consecutive victory, a feat not managed since [[Peter Brock]] and [[Larry Perkins]] took their third consecutive win in the [[1984 James Hardie 1000]].

Behind Murphy and Courtney, Steven Richards hung onto fourth position ahead of Max Wilson. Tony D'Alberto spun into the Griffins Bend wall on the second last lap, becoming the races final retirement. Will Davison climbed back into sixth position after a late race tyre delamination had removed him lead battle. Luke Youlden completed a good team result for Ford Performance Racing in seventh ahead of Jack Perkins and Jason Bright. Fabian Coulthard dropped to tenth after having to make a pitstop for fuel with two laps to go. Warren Luff was the final car to complete full race distance in eleventh.

Garth Tander limped home in twelfth place ahead of Mark Noske, [[Marcus Marshall]] and [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]]. Two of the hardest hit by tyre delaminations, [[Steve Ellery]] and Todd Kelly finished 16th and 17th and were the last fit cars home. Ingall limped his car home for some championship points ahead of Patrizi, while Rick Kelly and Dumbrell were classified in 20th position after the team rebuilt the throttle linkages, having lost 34 laps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.R12 |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Supercheap Auto 1000 |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-13 |date=2008-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180122/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.R12 |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The race victory vaulted Whincup back into the championship lead he lost after crashing out of the [[2008 Hamilton 400|Hamilton 400]] in April. Tander's twelfth-place finish helped to minimise the points loss but dropped to third place behind Mark Winterbottom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.MOUN.V8S.S |title=Supercheap Auto 1000 - 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Rd10 Mount Panorama - Bathurst V8 Supercars - Supercheap Auto 1000 Series Points Report |publisher=National Software |access-date=2008-10-13 |date=2008-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015180213/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12%2F10%2F2008.MOUN.V8S.S |archive-date=15 October 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Results==

===Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Name
! Car
! Team
! Leg 2
! Leg 1
|-
!1
|6
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Winterbottom]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Steven Richards]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|2:07.1920
|
|-
!2
|3
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jason Richards]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Greg Murphy]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Tasman Motorsport|Sprint Gas Racing]]
|2:07.2333
|
|-
!3
|888
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jamie Whincup]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Craig Lowndes]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering|Team Vodafone]]
|2:07.2699
|
|-
!4
|4
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[James Courtney]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[David Besnard]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing|Jeld-Wen Motorsport]]
|2:07.2972
|
|-
!5
|1
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garth Tander]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Skaife]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|2:07.3645
|
|-
!6
|18
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Will Davison]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steven Johnson (motor racing)|Steven Johnson]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing|Jim Beam Racing]]
|2:07.4599
|
|-
!7
|16
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Rick Kelly]]<br>''{{flagicon|Australia}} [[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds]]''
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[HSV Dealer Team|Autobarn Racing Team]]
|2:07.6094
|
|-
!8
|111
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Fabian Coulthard]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alex Davison]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Paul Cruickshank Racing|Glenfords Racing]]
|2:07.7321
|
|-
!9
|39
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Russell Ingall]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Morris (motorsport)|Paul Morris]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport|Supercheap Auto Racing]]
|2:07.7974
|
|-
!10
|14
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Max Wilson]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Brad Jones (racing driver)|Brad Jones]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing|WOW Racing]]
|2:07.8022
|
|-
!11
|25
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jason Bright]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Adam Macrow]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Britek Motorsport|Fujitsu Racing]]
|2:07.9395
|
|-
!12
|9
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jonathon Webb]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing|SP Tools Racing]]
|2:09.7451
|
|-
!13
|33
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lee Holdsworth]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Caruso (racing driver)|Michael Caruso]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]
|2:07.9968
|
|-
!14
|17
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Owen (motorsport)|Steve Owen]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Warren Luff]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing|Jim Beam Racing]]
|2:08.0369
|
|-
!15
|12
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Cameron McConville]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Andrew Jones (race driver)|Andrew Jones]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing|Team BOC]]
|2:08.1141
|
|-
!16
|5
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Luke Youlden]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dean Canto]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|2:08.1676
|
|-
!17
|7
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Todd Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Price]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Perkins Engineering|Jack Daniel's Racing]]
|2:08.2226
|
|-
!18
|11
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Perkins (racing driver)|Jack Perkins]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Nathan Pretty]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Perkins Engineering|Jack Daniel's Racing]]
|2:08.4667
|
|-
!19
|2
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Craig Baird]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Glenn Seton]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|2:08.5766
|
|-
!20
|777
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Patrizi]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Karl Reindler]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Speed FX Racing|Ausdrill Ford Rising Stars Racing]]
|
|2:09.4965
|-
!21
|26
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Marcus Marshall]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Matthew Halliday (racing driver)|Matt Halliday]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Britek Motorsport|Irwin Racing]]
|
|2:09.6397
|-
!22
|34
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Greg Ritter]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Ellery]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]
|
|2:09.7451
|-
!23
|55
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tony D'Alberto]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jason Bargwanna]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Rod Nash Racing|Bottle O Racing]]
|
|2:09.9264
|-
!24
|88
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]]<br>{{flagicon|UK}} [[Marc Hynes]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering|Team Vodafone]]
|
|2:09.9779
|-
!25
|51
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Noske]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dale Wood (racing driver)|Dale Wood]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Tasman Motorsport|Sprint Gas Racing]]
|
|2:10.2930
|-
!26
|67
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Matt Neal]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boris Said]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport|Supercheap Auto Racing]]
|
|2:11.3259
|-
!27
|021
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Kayne Scott]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chris Pither]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Team Kiwi Racing]]
|
|No time
|-
!Wdn
|15
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Rick Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Paul Radisich]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[HSV Dealer Team]]
|2:07.4401
|
|-
!Wdn
|50
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Andrew Thompson (Australian racing driver)|Andrew Thompson]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Weel]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Weel Racing|PWR Racing]]
|
|
|-
|}

===Top 10 Shootout===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Car
! Team
! Time
|- style="font-weight:bold"
!Pole
|1
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garth Tander]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|2:07.2963
|-
! 2
|6
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Winterbottom]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|2:07.4206
|-
! 3
|4
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[James Courtney]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing|Jeld-Wen Motorsport]]
|2:07.7025
|-
! 4
|16
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[HSV Dealer Team|Autobarn Racing Team]]
|2:07.8022
|-
! 5
|888
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jamie Whincup]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering|Team Vodafone]]
|2:07.9513
|-
! 6
|3
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jason Richards]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Tasman Motorsport|Sprint Gas Racing]]
|2:07.9876
|-
! 7
|18
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Will Davison]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing|Jim Beam Racing]]
|2:08.2511
|-
! 8
|39
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Russell Ingall]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport|Supercheap Auto Racing]]
|2:08.7800
|-
! 9
|111
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Fabian Coulthard]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Paul Cruickshank Racing|Glenfords Racing]]
|2:08.8051
|-
! 10
|14
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Max Wilson]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing|WOW Racing]]
|2:09.1940
|-
|}

===Starting grid===
The following table represents the final starting grid for the race on Sunday:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! colspan="3" width="275px" | {{Tooltip|Inside row|Row closest to the pit wall}}
! rowspan="29" |
! colspan="3" width="275px" | {{Tooltip|Outside row|Row furthest away from pit wall}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 1
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Garth Tander]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Skaife]]}}
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 6
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Winterbottom]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Steven Richards]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 2
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Holden Racing Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Ford Performance Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 3
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[James Courtney]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Besnard]]}}
| align="center" | 4
| align="center" | 16
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rick Kelly]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 4
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[HSV Dealer Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 5
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Lowndes]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Whincup]]}}
| align="center" | 888
| align="center" | 3
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jason Richards]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Greg Murphy]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 6
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Tasman Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 7
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Will Davison]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steven Johnson (racing driver)|Steven Johnson]]}}
| align="center" | 18
| align="center" | 39
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Russell Ingall]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Morris (racing driver)|Paul Morris]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 8
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 9
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Fabian Coulthard]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Alex Davison]]}}
| align="center" | 111
| align="center" | 14
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Max Wilson]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Jones (racing driver)|Brad Jones]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 10
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Paul Cruickshank Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Brad Jones Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 11
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bright]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Macrow]]}}
| align="center" | 25
| align="center" | 9
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jonathon Webb]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 12
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Britek Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 13
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Lee Holdsworth]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Caruso (racing driver)|Michael Caruso]]}}
| align="center" | 33
| align="center" | 17
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steve Owen (racing driver)|Steve Owen]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Luff]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 14
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 15
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Cameron McConville]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Jones (racing driver)|Andrew Jones]]}}
| align="center" | 12
| align="center" | 5
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Youlden]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dean Canto]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 16
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Brad Jones Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Ford Performance Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 17
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Todd Kelly]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Price]]}}
| align="center" | 7
| align="center" | 11
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Perkins (racing driver)|Jack Perkins]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Pretty]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 18
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Perkins Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Perkins Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 19
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Craig Baird]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Glenn Seton]]}}
| align="center" | 2
| align="center" | 777
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Patrizi]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Reindler]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 20
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Holden Racing Team]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Ford Rising Stars Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 21
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Marcus Marshall]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Matthew Halliday (racing driver)|Matthew Halliday]]}}
| align="center" | 26
| align="center" | 34
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Ritter]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Steven Ellery]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 22
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Britek Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 23
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tony D'Alberto]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Bargwanna]]}}
| align="center" | 55
| align="center" | 88
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Marc Hynes]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 24
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Rod Nash Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 25
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Noske]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dale Wood (racing driver)|Dale Wood]]}}
| align="center" | 51
| align="center" | 67
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Matt Neal]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boris Said]]}}
! rowspan="2" | 26
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Tasman Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Holden Commodore VE]])}}
|-
! rowspan="2" | 27
| align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Kayne Scott]]}}<br>{{nowrap|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Pither]]}}
| align="center" | 021
| rowspan="2" colspan="3" | 
|-
| colspan=2 align="center" | {{nowrap|[[Team Kiwi Racing]]}}<br>{{nowrap|([[Ford Falcon BF]])}}
|}

===Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Name
! Car
! Team
! Laps
! Time/Retired
! Grid
! Points
|-
!1
|888
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jamie Whincup]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Craig Lowndes]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
|161
|6:26:00.4291
|5
|300
|-
!2
|3
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jason Richards]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Greg Murphy]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Tasman Motorsport]]
|161
| +2.4978
|6
|276
|-
!3
|4
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[James Courtney]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[David Besnard]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]
|161
| +4.5824
|3
|258
|-
!4
|6
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Winterbottom]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Steven Richards]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|161
| +5.1888
|2
|240
|-
!5
|14
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Max Wilson]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Brad Jones (racing driver)|Brad Jones]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing]]
|161
| +10.3239
|10
|222
|-
!6
|18
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Will Davison]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steven Johnson (racing driver)|Steven Johnson]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]
|161
| +10.9588
|7
|204
|-
!7
|5
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Luke Youlden]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dean Canto]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|161
| +21.6530
|16
|192
|-
!8
|11
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jack Perkins (racing driver)|Jack Perkins]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Nathan Pretty]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Perkins Engineering]]
|161
| +30.8391
|18
|180
|-
!9
|25
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jason Bright]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Adam Macrow]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Britek Motorsport]]
|161
| +32.6680
|11
|168
|-
!10
|111
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Fabian Coulthard]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Alex Davison]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Paul Cruickshank Racing]]
|161
| +54.8277
|9
|156
|-
!11
|17
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Owen (racing driver)|Steve Owen]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Warren Luff]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing]]
|161
| +1:44.3574
|14
|144
|-
!12
|1
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garth Tander]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Skaife]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|160
| +1 lap
|1
|138
|-
!13
|51
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Noske]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Dale Wood (racing driver)|Dale Wood]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Tasman Motorsport]]
|160
| +1 lap
|25
|132
|-
!14
|26
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Marcus Marshall]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Matthew Halliday (racing driver)|Matt Halliday]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Britek Motorsport]]
|160
| +1 lap
|21
|126
|-
!15
|88
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabrizio Giovanardi]]<br>{{flagicon|UK}} [[Marc Hynes]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering]]
|159
| +2 laps
|24
|120
|-
!16
|34
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Greg Ritter]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Ellery]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]
|157
| +4 laps
|22
|114
|-
!17
|7
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Todd Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Price]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Perkins Engineering]]
|157
| +4 laps
|17
|108
|-
!18
|39
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Russell Ingall]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Morris (motorsport)|Paul Morris]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
|156
| +5 laps
|8
|102
|-
!19
|777
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Patrizi]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Karl Reindler]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Speed FX Racing|Ford Rising Stars Racing]]
|156
| +5 laps
|20
|96
|-
!20
|16
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Dumbrell]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Rick Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ''[[David Reynolds (racing driver)|David Reynolds]]''{{ref|1|1}}
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[HSV Dealer Team]]
|127
| +34 laps
|4
|90
|-
!Ret
|55
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Tony D'Alberto]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jason Bargwanna]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Rod Nash Racing]]
|159
|Crash damage
|23
|
|-
!Ret
|2
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Craig Baird]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Glenn Seton]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|146
|Crash
|19
|
|-
!Ret
|67
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Matt Neal]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Boris Said]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Morris Motorsport]]
|140
|Spun Off
|26
|
|-
!Ret
|33
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Lee Holdsworth]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Michael Caruso (racing driver)|Michael Caruso]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Garry Rogers Motorsport]]
|139
|Engine
|13
|
|-
!Ret
|9
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Shane van Gisbergen]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Jonathon Webb]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Stone Brothers Racing]]
|91
|Crash
|12
|
|-
!Ret
|12
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Cameron McConville]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Andrew Jones (racing driver)|Andrew Jones]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Brad Jones Racing]]
|40
|Crash damage
|15
|
|-
!Ret
|021
|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Kayne Scott]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Chris Pither]]
|[[Ford BF Falcon]]
|[[Team Kiwi Racing]]
|8
|Chassis damage
|27
|
|-
!DNS
|15
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Rick Kelly]]<br>{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Paul Radisich]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[HSV Dealer Team]]
|
|Withdrawn
|
|
|-
!DNS
|50
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Andrew Thompson (Australian racing driver)|Andrew Thompson]]<br>{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Paul Weel]]
|[[Holden VE Commodore]]
|[[Paul Weel Racing]]
|
|Withdrawn
|
|
|-
|}

{{note|1|1}} - David Reynolds practiced the #16 HSV Dealer Team, before stepping aside for Rick Kelly after his car was withdrawn after a crash on Saturday.

===Statistics===
Fastest race lap: #4 James Courtney - 2:09.2775

==Championship standings==
After Round 10 of 14, the top five positions in the [[2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series]] were as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! No
! Name
! Team
! Points
|-
!1
|88
|[[Jamie Whincup]]
|[[Triple Eight Race Engineering|Team Vodafone]]
|'''2316'''
|-
!2
|5
|[[Mark Winterbottom]]
|[[Ford Performance Racing]]
|'''2283'''
|-
!3
|1
|[[Garth Tander]]
|[[Holden Racing Team]]
|'''2234'''
|-
!4
|888
|[[Craig Lowndes]]
|Team Vodafone
|'''1923'''
|-
!5
|18
|[[Will Davison]]
|[[Dick Johnson Racing|Jim Beam Racing]]
|'''1865'''
|}

==Support categories==
The 2008 Winton round of the V8 Supercar Championship had four support categories.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Category
! Round winner
|-
| [[Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series]]
| [[John Bowe (racing driver)|John Bowe]] ([[Chevrolet Camaro]])
|-
| [[Australian Carrera Cup Championship|Carrera Cup]]
| [[Craig Baird]] ([[Porsche 911 GT3|Porsche 997 GT3 Cup]])
|-
| [[Australian Formula Ford Championship|Formula Ford]]
| [[Paul Laskazeski]] ([[Borland Racing Developments|Spectrum]] 011b)
|-
| [[Australian MINI Challenge]]
| [[Jason Bargwanna]] ([[Mini (BMW)|Mini Cooper S]])
|}

==Broadcast==
The race was covered by the [[Seven Network]] for the second consecutive season. [[Mark Larkham]] made his first appearance in a commentary role, substituting for [[Grant Denyer]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width=325px| Seven Network
|-
| '''Booth:''' [[Neil Crompton]], [[Matthew White (journalist)|Matthew White]]<br>'''Pit-lane:''' [[Mark Beretta]], [[Daniel Gibson (presenter)|Daniel Gibson]], [[Mark Larkham]], Aaron Noonan
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?12/10/2008.BATH Official timing and results]
*[http://www.motorsport.com/v8supercars/photos/main-gallery/?sz=2&tr=42&y=2008&s=1&p=1 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 race images]

{{V8 race report|
 Name_of_race = Bathurst 1000 |
 Year_of_race = 2008 |
 Previous_race_in_season = [[2008 L&H 500]] |
 Next_race_in_season = [[2008 The Coffee Club V8 Supercar Challenge]] |
 Previous_year's_race = [[2007 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]] |
 Next_year's_race = [[2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000]]
}}

{{Bathurst 1000 races}}
{{ATCC rounds 2000–2009}}

[[Category:2008 in V8 Supercars|Supercheap Auto Bathurst 500]]
[[Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales]]