Mark Winterbottom took a second V8 Supercars race win of the weekend at Winton, triumphing in today’s longer race after early leader Chaz Mostert crashed out. Starting first and second, the Prodrive Racing Australia pair both opted to start on the hard tyres. That meant they conceded the lead to Craig Lowndes in the first stint, the Triple Eight driver starting on the soft tyre, waiting patiently for the second stint to level things up at the front. By the half-way point, it was Mostert’s race to lose. The pole-sitter had done everything right for the first stint and a half, working his way back past Lowndes once the two were back on the same tyre, with a green set of softs up his...
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