MARSHALL ON THE MARCH IN WA

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IRWIN Racing's Marcus Marshall has finished 18th overall after a consistent and reliable performance at round #4 of the V8 Supercar Championship Series at Perth's Barbagallo Raceway.

Marshall enjoyed his best qualifying performance of the year, starting=20th and in the process making the second segment of qualifying.

Marshall avoided plenty of dramas throughout all three races to finish=22nd in race #1, 17th in race #2 and 19th in the final race of the weekend.

The round was won by fellow Ford driver Mark Winterbottom.

‘It was far from an easy weekend, but to qualifying in the top-20 an= then race consistently was very pleasing,’ said Marshall.

‘I had a car that allowed me to race with guys. In a number of ins=ances our car's strength was the key.

‘We still have a lot to learn, but importantly we are heading in the=right direction.’

IRWIN Racing Lead Engineer Greg Foletta was pleased with the performan=e.

‘Getting up the order in qualifying was very pleasing,’ said Folet=a.

‘It was a goal we had been aiming to achieve.

‘The car was a strong in the races. Marcus drove very well and a s=lid score of points was a great achievement.

‘We got a lot of information from the weekend and will continue to i=prove the package over the coming races.’

The next round of the championship will be held at Sandown in Melbourn= on June 7 -9.

2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Round 4, Barbagallo Raceway, Perth, WA

CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS ˜ After 4 of 14 rounds
1 Garth Tander ˜ 896 points
2 Rick Kelly ˜ 882
3 Mark Winterbottom ˜ 872
4 Jamie Whincup ˜ 776
5 Steve Richards ˜ 721
6 Craig Lowndes ˜ 711
7 Will Davison ˜ 640
8 Lee Holdsworth ˜ 626
9 James Courtney ˜ 577
10 Fabian Coulthard - 569
24 Marcus Marshall - 328

RESULTS: Round Points
1 Mark Winterbottom ˜ 300 points
2 Garth Tander ˜ 270
3 Jamie Whincup ˜ 236
4 Craig Lowndes ˜ 234
5 Rick Kelly ˜ 210
6 Will Davision ˜ 202
7 Steve Richards ˜ 200
8 James Courtney ˜ 154
9 Fabian Coulthard ˜ 138
10 Andrew Jones ˜ 132
18 Marcus Marshall - 94

RESULTS: Race Three
1 Mark Winterbottom ˜ 50 laps
2 Garth Tander
3 Jamie Whincup
4 Craig Lowndes
5 Will Davison
6 Rick Kelly
7 Steve Richards
8 James Courtney
9 Fabian Coulthard
10 Jason Bright
19 Marcus Marshall

RESULTS: Race Two
1 Mark Winterbottom ˜ 50 laps
2 Garth Tander
3 Jamie Whincup
4 Craig Lowndes
5 Rick Kelly
6 Will Davison
7 James Courtney
8 Todd Kelly
9 Steve Richards
10 Shane Van Gisbergen
17 Marcus Marshall

RESULTS: Race One
1 Mark Winterbottom ˜ 50 laps
2 Mark Skaife
3 Garth Tander
4 Steve Richards
5 Craig Lowndes
6 Rick Kelly
7 Jamie Whincup
8 Will Davison
9 Todd Kelly
10 Cameron McConville
22 Marcus Marshall