It was the final race of the 2014 International V8 Supercars Championship, and marked the series return of 2003 and 2004 Champion Marcos Ambrose.

Will Davison scored the first pole position for Erebus Motorsport after qualifying for Race 36 was suspended with a minute remaining.

Champion drivers Craig Lowndes and wildcard entry Marcos Ambrose both drove into the wall at the infamous turn 5, causing the red flag.

As the safety car was called out, Tander locked up and went straight ahead at turn 9, handing the lead to Van Gisbergen.

The race win for Van Gisbergen gave him second place in the standings, with Winterbottom sliding down to third in the championship after a disastrous weekend in Sydney.