With all the delays the race finished in semi darkness while Murphy's achievement shone brightly. "The last five years here have been like a dream. I know the plan is to move to another event. If there's a chance that we might come back here I'm sure everyone would enjoy it.'
2005 V8 Supercar Championship
Round 2 of 13
PlaceMakers V8 International, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Round Results
1.Greg Murphy (Holden) 192
2. Russell Ingall (Ford) 186
3. Marcos Ambrose (Ford) 174
4. Mark Skaife (Holden) 174
5. Paul Radisich (Holden) 162
6. Jason Bright (Ford) 148
7. John Bowe (Ford) 138
8. Paul Weel (Holden) 138
9. Steve Ellery (Ford) 132
10. Steven Richards (Holden) 120
11. Paul Morris (Holden) 110
12. Glenn Seton (Ford) 108
13. Garth Tander (Holden) 106
14. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 100
15. Craig Lowndes (Ford) 94
16. Todd Kelly (Holden) 90
17. Jason Richards (Holden) 76
18. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 72
19. Max Wilson (Holden) 72
20. Rick Kelly (Holden) 70
21. Anthony Tratt (Holden) 70
22. Greg Ritter (Ford) 70
23. Andrew Jones (Holden) 64
24. Steven Johnson (Ford) 54
25. Cameron McConnville (Holden) 54
26. Brad Jones (Ford) 48
27. Paul Dumbrell (Holden) 42
28. Craig Baird (Ford) 38
29. Jason Bargwanna (Ford) 38
30. Simon Wills (Holden) 38
31. Matthew White (Ford) 32
32. David Besnard (Ford) 20
Championship Points
After 2 of 13 rounds
1. Marcos Ambrose (Ford) 366
2. Russell Ingall (Ford) 324
3. Paul Weel (Holden) 279
4. Craig Lowndes (Ford) 277
5. Greg Murphy (Holden) 273
6. Mark Skaife (Holden) 264
7. Paul Radisich (Holden) 261
8. Jason Bright (Ford) 256
9. Todd Kelly (Holden) 252
10. Steven Richards (Holden) 225
11. Paul Morris (Holden) 218
12. Glenn Seton (Ford) 204
13. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 202
14. John Bowe (Ford) 201
15. Rick Kelly (Holden) 196
16. Steven Johnson (Ford) 195
17. Garth Tander (Holden) 184
18. Cameron McConville (Holden) 183
19. Paul Dumbrell (Holden) 183