[2] These three drivers remained untroubled at the front for the majority of the race until the final safety car restart.

Towards the end of the straight, Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Lee Holdsworth pulled out of the slipstream of the top three and made it four-wide into turn one.

Kelly went on to win the race, his second of the season, from Johnson and Lowndes, with Holdsworth slipping back to fourth with damaged steering.

[3] After being the top three for most of the race, Winterbottom, Whincup and Van Gisbergen finished fifteenth, ninth and seventh respectively, with each driver being penalised 25 championship points for their involvement in the incident.

Jason Bright, winner for Brad Jones Racing on Sunday at Winton, experienced a puncture after contact with Tony D'Alberto and was hit by David Reynolds as he attempted to limp back to the pit lane.

Reigning champion James Courtney, Karl Reindler and Rick Kelly went off on Bright's oil.

Van Gisbergen caught and passed Lowndes with two laps remaining and held on to take his second win of the season.