This was Russell Ingall’s home race, the Clipsal 500 held on the streets of Adelaide.

After a disappointing race one qualifying result of 22nd he moved to 5th overall. Unfortunately, contact while trying to pass fellow Holden driver Fabian Coulthard resulted in a puncture of the front right tyre and Ingall speared off the road at Turn 14, careering heavily into the tyre wall.

The dedicated team at Paul Morris Motorsports worked until 2am Sunday morning to restore car for race two on Sunday. Ingall started 14th on the grid which had been dampened with a light drizzle of rain. The rain soon turned torrential and it was a struggle to race on the tyres in the heavier conditions. 

Several safety cars altered strategies but the team had Ingall up to 12th before a black flag drive-thru penalty for a pit-stop infringement shattered any hopes of a top-10 result. The infringement was for running over a spare wheel nut, which became dislodged from the fuel boom.

The race ended with Ingall in 16th.