 Whincup set the fastest lap of the race on lap 99 with a 1-minute and 12.3001 seconds time as he closed up to Davison.Courtney and Ingall made contact on the lap which forced Courtney into the pit lane to replace a front tyre because Ingall's exhaust cut it.He held the accolade until Webb bettered it on the next lap with a 1-minute and 12.2408 seconds effort.