city of ipswich 400
Courtney: Thank god it has arrived!
JELD-WEN Motorsport's James Courtney has taken his first V8 Supercar race win in style, leading the first race of the City of Ipswich 400 from start to finish after claiming pole position earlier in the day.
Queensland 2008: Courtney takes debut win.
It has been two years for the pinup boy of V8 Supercars to break through for a race win. Today James Courtney realised his enormous calibre with victory in the opening race of the City of Ipswich 400 at Queensland Raceway.
City of Ipswich 400 - Race result (1).
1. James Courtney SBR/Jeld-Wen Ford 38 laps 46mins 30.0751secs 2. Mark Winterbottom FPR/Ford Credit Ford 38 laps 3. Russell Ingall Morris/Supercheap Holden 38 laps 4. Garth Tander Toll/HRT Holden 38 laps