Pukekohe 2005 v8's crash

3rd race of the Pukekohe, New Zealand round of the Australian V8 Supercar championships, 2005.

At the track it begins to rain heavily. Jamie Whincup in the #23 Tasman Commodore runs wide at the final corner coming onto the main straight. His re-entry onto the track pushes Craig Baird in the #48 WPS Falcon across the road. Paul Dumbrell in the #11 Castrol LPR commodore tries to go up the inside of Baird, but chaos ensues.

Baird spins and crashes backwards through a fence (destroying a PA system) also forcing the marshall's to duck for cover. Dumbrell also has heavy front on contact. The ensuing dust cloud leaves the #34 GRM commodore of Garth Tander unsighted, and he is forced to crash to avoid hitting Baird.

Baird and Dumbrell were winded, Tander and the marshalls were un-hurt.

The race was red-flagged, and was not finished until dark. Kiwi Greg Murphy took the win, his 4th in a row in his home country.

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• Pukekohe
• 2005
• v8's
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