title: 2008 V8 Supercars Grand Finale
text: # 2008 V8 Supercars Grand Finale
  
  The 2008 NRMA Motoring + Services Grand Finale was the fourteenth and final race of the 2008 V8 Supercar season. It was held on the weekend of the 4 to 7 December at the Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales.
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  Qualifying was held on Saturday 6 December 2008.
  
  ## Race 1
  
  Race 1 was held on Saturday 6 December 2008.
  
  ## Race 2
  
  Race 2 was held on Sunday 7 December 2008.
  
  ## Race 3
  
  Race 3 was held on Sunday 7 December 2008.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  | Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:09.4562 | | |
  | 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford BF Falcon | Team Vodafone | 1:09.8709 | | |
  | 3 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Ford BF Falcon | Team Vodafone | 1:09.9161 | | |
  | 4 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:09.9620 | | |
  | 5 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Supercheap Auto Racing | 1:10.1421 | | |
  | 6 | 120 | Steven Richards | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:10.1594 | | |
  | 7 | 4 | James Courtney | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:10.2049 | | |
  | 8 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Jack Daniel's Racing | 1:10.3222 | | |
  | 9 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:10.4076 | | |
  | 10 | 18 | Will Davison | Ford BF Falcon | Jim Beam Racing | 1:10.4959 | | |
  | 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | | 1:10.3320 | |
  | 12 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | 1:10.3983 | |
  | 13 | 25 | Jason Bright | Ford BF Falcon | Britek Motorsport | | 1:10.4329 | |
  | 14 | 3 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | | 1:10.4703 | |
  | 15 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford BF Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | | 1:10.5647 | |
  | 16 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | | 1:10.6061 | |
  | 17 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford BF Falcon | Jim Beam Racing | | 1:10.6901 | |
  | 18 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | | 1:10.6941 | |
  | 19 | 50 | Andrew Thompson | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Weel Racing | | 1:10.7593 | |
  | 20 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Rod Nash Racing | | 1:10.8179 | |
  | 21 | 67 | Paul Morris | Holden VE Commodore | Supercheap Auto Racing | | | 1:11.3725 |
  | 22 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Holden VE Commodore | Jack Daniel's Racing | | | 1:11.4414 |
  | 23 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | | | 1:11.4995 |
  | 24 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford BF Falcon | Glenfords Racing | | | 1:11.5220 |
  | 25 | 777 | Michael Patrizi | Ford BF Falcon | Ford Rising Stars Racing | | | 1:11.6063 |
  | 26 | 26 | Marcus Marshall | Ford BF Falcon | Britek Motorsport | | | 1:11.6299 |
  | 27 | 12 | Andrew Jones | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | | | 1:11.7497 |
  | 28 | 021 | Daniel Gaunt | Ford BF Falcon | Team Kiwi Racing | | | 1:12.7317 |
  | 29 | 16 | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VE Commodore | HSV Dealer Team | | | 1:12.8345 |
  
  ## Standings
  
  After round 14 of 14.
  
  | Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | TeamVodafone | 3332 |
  | 2 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 3079 |
  | 3 | 1 | Garth Tander | Toll Holden Racing Team | 3048 |
  | 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | TeamVodafone | 2871 |
  | 5 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | 2495 |
  
  ## Support categories
  
  The 2008 NRMA Motoring + Services Grand Finale had seven support categories.
  
  | Category | Round winner |
  | - | - |
  | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | Jack Perkins (Holden VZ Commodore) |
  | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Daniel Erickson (Spectrum 011b Ford) |
  | V8 Utes Series | Grant Johnson (Holden VE Ute SS) |
  | Aussie Racing Cars | Nick Simmons (Falcon-Yamaha) |
  | Australian Mini Challenge | Jason Bargwanna (Mini Cooper R56) |
  | Touring Car Masters | John Bowe (Chevrolet Camaro) |
  | Group A/C | Paul Stubber (Holden LX Torana A9X) |
  