PENRITE RACING: SANDOWN 500 WRAP

TEAM QUOTES

Matt Payne – Car #19

“We finished second in the warm-up and Kevin and I started 7th for the race. He did an awesome job and got us up to 3rd after his first two stints. He got out lap 55 and I was not so strong in my first stint; probably lost a little bit of time and the car didn’t quite come together how I wanted it to. The second last stint was really good and the car was much better for me. I made up a lot of time so we were sitting around 5th and then the last stop we lost a bit of time and ended up coming out 6th. I was trying to push to get closer to 5th but the safety car came out. That hampered our progress, and we started with the rear tyres a little bit too cold. There were a couple of lapped cars around as well but we still finished 6th and I am incredibly happy. It is a solid result for us at Sandown and I can’t thank the team enough; they did an awesome job over the weekend. The car performed flawlessly for #19 and we can’t wait for Bathurst!”

Garth Tander – car #19

“For car 26, it started out a good day, we were fastest in the warm-up and the car was really strong early, but unfortunately we had an issue and the wheel came loose about lap 20; it came off and sent me in the fence. It’s a shame for the team because we made up some good spots early in the race. The car speed was really good and we were cruising in the early part of the race. Unfortunately we didn’t get to the end of the first stint or even get Dave in the car which is disappointing but we are keen to get to Bathurst!”