The 2008 L&H 500 was the ninth round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 12 to 14 September at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria. It was the eighth Phillip Island 500 and the first to be staged since 1977. The L&H 500 saw the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit replace Sandown Raceway as the venue of the annual 500 kilometre two-driver V8 Supercar race. In an innovation for this round, two preliminary 14 lap races were held on Saturday with the two drivers of each car starting one race each. A single pitstop by each car in either race was mandated with the combined results of the two races determining the grid for the main 500 kilometre event.
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| Round 9 of 14 in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 12–14 September 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Phillip Island, Victoria | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine, rain during middle of race | |||||||||||||
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After a late race error in Sunday's race from Jamie Whincup, Garth Tander swept by to take the win. Co-driver Mark Skaife became the first driver to win the 500 kilometre co-driver endurance race at three different venues, having previously won the 2000 Ozemail Queensland 500 and the Sandown 500 in 1989 and 2003.
Qualifying edit
Qualifying was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.
Driver A Race edit
The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.
Driver B Race edit
The first race was held on Saturday 13 September 2008.
500km Race edit
The 500 km race was held on Sunday 14 September 2008.
Results edit
Driver A Qualifying edit
Driver B Qualifying edit
Driver A Race results edit
Driver B Race results edit
500km race results edit
Round points edit
Each driver of each car was awarded championship points equal to the total points scored by that car over the three races. However, as with the 2008 Clipsal 500, overall round position was determined by position in the final race of the weekend rather than by total points scored in the round.
Standings edit
After round 9 of 14.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  Garth Tander
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Holden Racing Team | 2096 |
| 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
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Ford Performance Racing | 2043 |
| 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2016 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly
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HSV Dealer Team | 1702 |
| 5 | 18 | Will Davison
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Dick Johnson Racing | 1661 |
Support categories edit
The Phillip Island round of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series had four support categories.
| Category | Round winner |
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| Carrera Cup | Craig Baird (Porsche 997 GT3 Cup) |
| Formula Ford | Paul Laskazeski (Spectrum 011b) |
| Touring Car Masters | John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro) |
| Australian Mini Challenge | Jason Bargwanna (Mini Cooper S) |
References edit
External links edit
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2008 Winton |
2008 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
| Previous year: 1977 Ready Plan Insurance Phillip Island 500K |
Phillip Island 500K | Next year: 2009 L&H 500 |