Autobarn Lowndes Racing Media Release
Saturday 21 July, 2018

Ipswich SuperSprint - Practice, Qualifying & Race 1

Practice 3: Third (Fastest Lap: 1:09.1533)
Qualifying: 10th (Fastest Lap: 1:09.0023)
Race 1: Third

Craig Lowndes (#888) - Holden Commodore ZB

"We got a good start - we tried to follow Shane through, he had a ripper start for a change. We had a good battle at the beginning. The car was actually working really well, but we got caught up in a bit of traffic just before our pit stop. We would have liked to have stayed out a bit longer, but it was a good choice. We went out, changed tyres and from there we just had to manage the car pace and balance and it really worked well. Right at the end we had no rear tyre life, which allowed Fabian (Coulthard) to catch up and Jamie (Whincup) was closing in fast because he obviously had fresher tyres. Thankfully, I was able to get out of turn six with just enough speed to get across the line. It was touch and go whether I was going to get third! It's a fantastic result for the team and I'm looking forward to tomorrow."