Mark Skaife has revealed his last ever V8 Supercar appearance will be tinged with some sadness as he bids farewell to the series that has seen him score 40 wins over the course of 214 rounds.
Toll HRT has announced that regular drivers Garth Tander and Mark Skaife will team up together in the #1 Holden Commodore for the V8 Supercar endurance events at Phillip Island and Bathurst.
By Matthew Agius Holden has stacked all of its eggs in one basket for the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, and looks set to conquer the championship with two of the biggest names in Australian motor racing.
By Matthew Agius The Holden Racing Team has exited the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 with no points and damaged pride after both cars retired from the classic race before the first round of pitstops.
Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly missed out on the chance to battle for victory at Bathurst, when a broken alternator cable on the #2 Holden cost them valuable time on track.
The Holden Racing Team will aim to put the disappointment of Sandown in the past this weekend as the V8 Supercars head to Mount Panorama for the biggest race of the season - the Bob Jane T-Marts Bathurst 1000.
1. Mark Skaife Holden Racing Holden VY 54 laps 1hour 05mins 46.1497secs 2. Marcos Ambrose Pirtek Racing Ford BA 54 laps 3. Russell Ingall Caltex Havoline Racing Ford BA 54 laps
1. Mark Skaife Holden Racing Holden VY 42 laps 44mins 01.2266secs 2. Jason Bright PWR Performance Products Holden VY 42 laps 3. Marcos Ambrose Pirtek Racing Ford BA 42 laps
On his 37th birthday, veteran Mark Skaife declared he and Holden were not spent forces in the V8 Supercar Championship Series as he gradually stalks the Ford of Marcos Ambrose at Eastern Creek this weekend.
Mark Skaife has rolled out his latest HRT car with great results today, topping the times on the opening day of practice for the Betta Electrical Sandown 500.