Motor: Whincup finally on top in the Top End

AAP Sports News (Australia), June, 2009

> AAP Sports News (Australia) 06-20-2009 Motor: Whincup finally on top in the Top End By Ed Jackson DARWIN, June 20 AAP - Success in Darwin was the one glaring omission from V8 Supercar champion Jamie Whincup's dominant CV, but it isn't any longer. The Ford star claimed his first win at Hidden Valley, and his sixth victory from nine championship starts this year, in the first race of the Triple Crown event on Saturday. But while the second-half of his victory was a cruise, it wasn't all easy going at the start for the Triple Eight Racing driver. Whincup jumped pole winner Jason Richards on the start but was nearly forced off the track by Richards and Holden's Garth Tander at turn one and had to overcome early issues. "That was close (on...

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