Todd Kelly got the party started for the VE Commodore in 2007. (Photo: LAT)
Holden’s VE Series Commodore has re-written Australian motor racing’s history books by winning its 100th Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship race.
TeamVodafone Holden driver Jamie Whincup claimed the milestone victory in Race 26 of the 2012 season, while completing a clean sweep of the three-race event at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
Whincup’s triumph was also the 27th in his TeamVodafone VE Commodore Series II chassis, which is now the most successful individual car in ATCC/V8SC history.
The win was also Holden’s 16th in the 30-race 2012 series, securing it the V8 Supercar Manufacturers Championship with four races still to run.
VE Series Commodore is the first model in ATCC/V8SC history to record 100 championship race wins, with the VT Commodore second on the all-time most wins list at 63.
The VE Series was introduced to racing in the 2007 V8SC season, the Holden Racing Team’s Todd Kelly claiming a debut victory in Race 1 of Adelaide’s Clipsal 500.
In its first season, it won 25 races, with victory number 50 coming courtesy of HRT’s Garth Tander dominating the Clipsal 500 in 2010.
TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes secured win number 75 at Queensland Raceway last year.
With 35 victories, Tander is VE Series Commodore’s most winning driver, Whincup has 30 wins and Lowndes 13.
Holden Motorsport Manager Simon McNamara has praised Holden’s V8 Supercar teams for delivering such successful results for the VE Commodore.
“At Holden, we are extremely proud of the VE Series Commodore’s on-track success, with 100 championship race wins and four straight Bathurst 1000 victories its achievements are unsurpassed in Australian touring car history,” McNamara said.
“These results would not have been possible without the efforts of key personnel such as (former Holden Motorsport Manager) John Stevenson and Holden Motorsport Technical Manager Peter Harker, along with the meticulous preparation and attention to detail of Holden’s teams and outstanding on-track performances of our drivers.”
Holden VE Series Commodore’s V8 Supercars Championship Race Wins – 1 to 100
1. Todd Kelly, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 1, Clipsal 500 Adelaide Race 1
2. Rick Kelly, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 1, Clipsal 500 Adelaide Race 2
3. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 2, Barbagallo Race 1
4. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 2, Barbagallo Race 2
5. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 2, Barbagallo Race 3
6. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 3, Pukekohe Race 1
7. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 3, Pukekohe Race 2
8. Rick Kelly, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 3, Pukekohe Race 3
9. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 4, Winton Race 2
10. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 4, Winton Race 3
11. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 5, Eastern Creek Race 1
12. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 5, Eastern Creek Race 2
13. Todd Kelly, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 5, Eastern Creek Race 3
14. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 6, Hidden Valley Race 1
15. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 7, Queensland Raceway Race 1
16. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 7, Queensland Raceway Race 2
17. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 7, Queensland Raceway Race 3
18. Mark Skaife, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 8, Oran Park Race 1
19. Lee Holdsworth, Garry Rogers Motorsport – 2007 V8SC Round 8, Oran Park Race 3
20. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 11, Surfers Paradise Race 1
21. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 11, Surfers Paradise Race 2
22. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 13, Symmons Plains Race 1
23. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 14, Phillip Island Race 1
24. Garth Tander, Toll HSV Dealer Team – 2007 V8SC Round 14, Phillip Island Race 2
25. Todd Kelly, Holden Racing Team – 2007 V8SC Round 14, Phillip Island Race 3
26. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 2, Eastern Creek Race 1
27. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 3, Hamilton Race 1
28. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 3, Hamilton Race 2
29. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 3, Hamilton Race 3
30. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 6, Hidden Valley Race 2
31. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 8, Winton Race 3
32. Garth Tander/Mark Skaife, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 9, Phillip Island 500
33. Todd Kelly, Jack Daniel’s Racing – 2008 V8SC Round 13, Symmons Plains Race 1
34. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2008 V8SC Round 14, Oran Park Race 2
35. Rick Kelly, HSV Dealer Team – 2008 V8SC Round 14, Oran Park Race 3
36. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 7, Symmons Plains
37. Michael Caruso, Garry Rogers Motorsport – 2009 V8SC Race 10, Hidden Valley
38. Will Davison, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 13, Sandown
39. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 14, Sandown
40. Will Davison, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 16, Queensland Raceway
41. Garth Tander/Will Davison, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 17, Phillip Island 500
42. Garth Tander/Will Davison, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 18, Bathurst 1000
43. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 19, Surfers Paradise
44. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2009 V8SC Race 25, Homebush
45. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 1, Abu Dhabi
46. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 2, Abu Dhabi
47. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 3, Bahrain
48. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 4, Bahrain
49. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2010 V8SC Race 5, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
50. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2010 V8SC Race 6, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
51. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 7, Hamilton
52. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 8, Hamilton
53. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 14, Hidden Valley
54. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 15, Townsville
55. Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 17, Phillip Island 500
56. Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 18, Bathurst 1000
57. Garth Tander/Cameron McConville, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2010 V8SC R19, Surfers Paradise
58. Jamie Whincup/Steve Owen, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 20, Surfers Paradise
59. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2010 V8SC Race 21, Symmons Plains
60. Lee Holdsworth, Garry Rogers Motorsport – 2010 V8SC Race 26, Homebush
61. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 1, Abu Dhabi
62. James Courtney, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2011 V8SC Race 2, Abu Dhabi
63. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2011 V8SC Race 3, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
64. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 4, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
65. Rick Kelly, Jack Daniel’s Racing – 2011 V8SC Race 5, Hamilton
66. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 7, Barbagallo
67. Jason Bright, Team BOC – 2011 V8SC Race 8, Barbagallo
68. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 9, Barbagallo
69. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 10, Winton
70. Jason Bright, Team BOC – 2011 V8SC Race 11, Winton
71. Rick Kelly, Jack Daniel’s Racing – 2011 V8SC Race 12, Hidden Valley
72. Garth Tander, Toll Holden Racing Team – 2011 V8SC Race 14, Townsville
73. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 15, Townsville
74. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 16, Queensland Raceway
75. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 17, Queensland Raceway
76. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 18, Queensland Raceway
77. Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 19, Phillip Island 500
78. Garth Tander/Nick Percat, Holden Racing Team – 2011 V8SC Race 20, Bathurst 1000
79. Jamie Whincup/Sebastien Bourdais, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 21, Surfers Paradise
80. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 23, Symmons Plains
81. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 24, Symmons Plains
82. Rick Kelly, Jack Daniel’s Racing – 2011 V8SC Race 25, Sandown
83. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 26, Sandown
84. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2011 V8SC Race 27, Homebush
85. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 1, Clipsal 500 Adelaide
86. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 4, Symmons Plains
87. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 12, Hidden Valley
88. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 13, Hidden Valley
89. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 14, Townsville
90. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 15, Townsville
91. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 16, Queensland Raceway
92. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 17, Queensland Raceway
93. Craig Lowndes, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 18, Sydney Motorsport Park
94. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 19, Sydney Motorsport Park
95. Craig Lowndes/Warren Luff, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 20, Sandown 500
96. Jamie Whincup/Paul Dumbrell, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 21, Bathurst 1000
97. Jamie Whincup/Sebastien Bourdais, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 22, Surfers Paradise
98. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 24, Abu Dhabi
99. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 25, Abu Dhabi
100. Jamie Whincup, TeamVodafone – 2012 V8SC Race 26, Abu Dhabi