The 2007 Oran Park 400 (commercially titled 2007 Jim Beam 400) was the eighth round of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the 17 to 19 August at Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales.

New South Wales 2007 Jim Beam 400
Event Information
Round 8 of 14 in the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date17–19 August 2007
LocationSydney, New South Wales
VenueOran Park Raceway
WeatherRain
Results
Race 1
Distance 46 laps 120 km
Pole position Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
1:08.4388
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
56:37.0949
Race 2
Distance 46 laps 120 km
Winner Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
1:03:25.7192
Race 3
Distance 25 laps 65 km
Winner Lee Holdsworth
Garry Rogers Motorsport
37:59.1720
Round Results
First 47 pts
Second 38 pts
Third 38 pts

The round was significant for the début of 3-time V8 Supercars champion and 3-time Bathurst 1000 winner Shane van Gisbergen with Team Kiwi Racing, as well as the first race and round win for Lee Holdsworth of Garry Rogers Motorsport.[1][2]

Results

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Car Qualifying times
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 22   Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 1:09.117 1:08.875 1:08.439
2 16   Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE 1:08.966 1:08.633 1:08.529
3 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VE 1:08.753 1:08.725 1:08.544
4 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1:09.134 1:08.917 1:08.606
5 1   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VE 1:08.557 1:08.834 1:08.640
6 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.127 1:08.771 1:08.693
7 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1:09.143 1:08.657 1:08.699
8 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.042 1:09.013 1:08.754
9 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF 1:08.871 1:08.841 1:08.925
10 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF 1:09.258 1:09.006 1:10.309
11 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.367 1:09.015 N/A
12 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1:09.369 1:09.019 N/A
13 34   Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1:09.361 1:09.035 N/A
14 9   Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.202 1:09.125 N/A
15 55   Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 1:09.280 1:09.397 N/A
16 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VE 1:09.529 1:09.502 N/A
17 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.337 1:09.511 N/A
18 20   Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VE 1:09.379 1:09.559 N/A
19 8   Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.532 1:09.947 N/A
20 50   Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VE 1:09.521 no time N/A
21 10   Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.538 N/A N/A
22 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.553 N/A N/A
23 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BF 1:09.554 N/A N/A
24 11   Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE 1:09.633 N/A N/A
25 7   Shane Price Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VE 1:09.711 N/A N/A
26 39   Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 1:09.719 N/A N/A
27 14   Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.724 N/A N/A
28 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:09.759 N/A N/A
29 021   Shane van Gisbergen Team Kiwi Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:10.046 N/A N/A
30 111   John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BF 1:10.121 N/A N/A
31 26   Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BF 1:10.404 N/A N/A

Race 1 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 46 56:37.095 3 24
2 1   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 46 +0.648s 5 20
3 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 46 +1.039s 9 17
4 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 46 +10.332s 6 15
5 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 46 +11.018s 8 13
6 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 46 +18.219s 11 12
7 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 46 +19.230s 23 11
8 22   Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 46 +26.079s 1 10
9 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 46 +28.570s 16 9
10 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 46 +29.045s 4 8
11 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 46 +30.133s 7 6
12 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 46 +31.466s 10 5
13 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 46 +36.750s 17 4
14 39   Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 46 +39.776s 26 3
15 10   Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 46 +40.126s 21 2
16 8   Max Wilson WPS Racing 46 +41.328s 19 0
17 50   Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 46 +41.984s 20 0
18 34   Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 46 +42.570s 13 0
19 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 46 +49.237s 22 0
20 021   Shane van Gisbergen Team Kiwi Racing 46 +53.420s 29 0
21 11   Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering 46 +59.312s 24 0
22 26   Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 46 +1:04.656s 31 0
23 111   John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 45 +1 lap 30 0
24 14   Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing 45 +1 lap 27 0
25 20   Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 41 +4 laps 18 0
DNF 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 13 28 0
DNF 16   Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 3 2 0
DNF 7   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 2 25 0
DNF 55   Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 2 PL 0
DNF 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 1 12 0
DNF 9   Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 1 14 0

Race 2 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 46 1:03:25.719 7 24
2 22   Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 46 +2.991s 8 20
3 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 46 +3.952s 4 17
4 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 46 +4.413s 10 15
5 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 46 +21.347s 11 13
6 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 46 +25.245s 5 12
7 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 46 +26.858s 19 11
8 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 46 +24.279s 6 10
9 9   Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 46 +40.435s 31 9
10 14   Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing 46 +45.405s 24 8
11 8   Max Wilson WPS Racing 46 +46.550s 16 6
12 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 46 +50.593s 13 5
13 021   Shane van Gisbergen Team Kiwi Racing 46 +55.682s 20 4
14 39   Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 46 +1:01.651s 14 3
15 1   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 46 +1:02.223s 2 2
16 25   Jason Bright Britek Motorsport 46 +1:06.507s 12 0
17 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 46 +1:06.881s 26 0
18 7   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 46 +1:06.977s 28 0
19 16   Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 46 +1:07.658s 27 0
20 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 46 +1:08.184s 1 0
21 55   Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 46 +1:12.046s 29 0
22 50   Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 45 +1 lap 17 0
23 34   Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 45 +1 lap 18 0
24 111   John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 45 +1 lap 23 0
25 20   Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 45 +1 lap 25 0
26 11   Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering 45 +1 lap 21 0
27 10   Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 45 +1 lap 15 0
28 26   Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 44 +2 laps 22 0
DNF 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 28 30 0
DNF 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 21 3 0
DNF 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 13 9 0

Race 3 results

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Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33   Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport 46 1:11:03.351 4 24
2 16   Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team 46 +6.341s 19 20
3 9   Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing 46 +8.230s 9 17
4 88   Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 46 +8.459s 30 15
5 6   Steven Richards Ford Performance Racing 46 +8.964s 6 13
6 3   Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport 46 +14.111s 5 12
7 12   Andrew Jones Brad Jones Racing 46 +15.008s 17 11
8 55   Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing 46 +16.230s 21 10
9 8   Max Wilson WPS Racing 46 +16.469s 11 9
10 20   Paul Dumbrell Paul Weel Racing 46 +19.836s 25 8
11 22   Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team 46 +23.633s 2 6
12 17   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 46 +24.258s 12 5
13 10   Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing 45 +1 lap 27 4
14 888   Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 45 +1 lap 1 3
15 1   Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team 45 +1 lap 15 2
16 18   Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing 45 +1 lap 8 0
17 14   Simon Wills Brad Jones Racing 45 +1 lap 10 0
18 11   Jack Perkins Perkins Engineering 45 +1 lap 26 0
19 111   John Bowe Paul Cruickshank Racing 45 +1 lap 24 0
20 7   Shane Price Perkins Engineering 45 +1 lap 18 0
21 67   Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport 45 +1 lap 29 0
22 51   Greg Murphy Tasman Motorsport 45 +1 lap 31 0
23 021   Shane van Gisbergen Team Kiwi Racing 45 +1 lap 13 0
24 5   Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 43 +3 laps 3 0
DNF 50   Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing 43 22 0
DNF 39   Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport 34 14 0
DNF 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 31 20 0
DNF 26   Alan Gurr Britek Motorsport 29 28 0
DNF 34   Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport 27 23 0
DNF 25   Jason Bright Britek Motosport 22 16 0
DNF 4   James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing 17 7 0

References

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  1. ^ "Van Gisbergen's Oran Park 2007 debut". Supercars Championship. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Rookie Holdsworth wins Oran Park round". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 August 2007.
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