The 2008 event saw Tander, driving with Mark Skaife, win after Whincup lost the lead due to an error.

[3] In 2009, Tander, this time driving with Will Davison, passed Lowndes, who had a slowly deflating tyre, on the final lap.

Whincup lost a third race from the lead in three years following an engine failure, whilst Lowndes would go on to win, this time with Skaife.

The final running of the event in 2011 saw Lowndes and Skaife win again, leading home a Triple Eight one-two finish ahead of Whincup and Andrew Thompson.

Saturday featured a twenty-minute qualifying session which decided the grid positions for the following 250 kilometre race.