The Grand Finale , also known as the V8 Ultimate and as The Main Event , was the auto race held as the final round of the V8 Supercar Championship Series from 2001 to 2008. In those years, it was held at Sandown Raceway , Eastern Creek Raceway , the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit and Oran Park Raceway .
19-822: (Redirected from The Main Event ) Main Event or The Main Event may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] The Main Event (1927 film) , directed by William K. Howard The Main Event (1938 film) , 1938 American comedy-drama film directed by Danny Dare The Main Event (1979 film) , romantic comedy starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal The Main Event (2020 film) , comedy starring Seth Carr, Tichina Arnold, Ken Marino, and Adam Pally Main Event (TV channel) , Australia's only pay-per-view channel World Wrestling Entertainment television programming , including Saturday Night's Main Event , series airing on NBC (1985–1992, 2006–2008) WWF The Main Event ,
38-413: A sprint round as well as the finale. The event moved to Phillip Island for 2005 and Ambrose again won the event, though Craig Lowndes won the first of the three races on this occasion. Ingall secured his first championship win at the event, having finished runner-up in the championship four times previously. In 2006 , Rick Kelly led the championship by a small points margin over Lowndes. Following
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76-499: A Friday night spin-off (1988–1991) WWE Main Event , a current weekly program series launched in 2012 WCW Main Event , a professional wrestling series airing on TBS (1988–1998) The Main Event (Australian game show) , Australian television game show that aired from 1991 to 1992 on the Seven Network Sky Sports , Main Event , a TV channel Music [ edit ] The Main Event – Live ,
95-522: A U.S. chain of entertainment facilities that features bowling, video games, and billiards "The Main Event", World Series of Poker annual championship tournament "The Main Event", the name of a V8 Supercars event in 2003, later known as the Grand Finale See also [ edit ] Maine Event (born 1990), American rapper Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
114-431: A drive-through penalty for his role in the incident and finishing eighteenth and a protest from Lowndes' team, Kelly was crowned champion. The event decided the championship again in 2007 , with Garth Tander and Jamie Whincup battling for the title. Tander won the event, winning two races, and secured the championship by two points over Whincup. Oran Park Raceway hosted the event in 2008 , having previously hosted
133-529: A nickname of professional wrestler Shawn Michaels "Main Event", streetball nickname of basketball player Waliyy Dixon Other uses [ edit ] Main Event (college basketball) , an NCAA tournament The Main Event (video) , a video, released in 1999, of a tour The Main Event Tour by singers Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham and Anthony Warlow Main Event Entertainment ,
152-408: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Grand Finale (V8 Supercars) The Grand Finale was staged over a weekend in either November or December each year. Free practice took place on Friday; qualifying sessions and the first of three races took place on Saturday; and the final two races took place on Sunday. The driver accumulating the most points over the weekend's races was deemed
171-574: Is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by William K. Howard and starring Vera Reynolds . It was produced by Cecil B. DeMille and released through Pathé Exchange . A print of The Main Event is preserved in the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy and the Museum of Modern Art . This article about a silent romantic drama film
190-525: The "V8 Ultimate". The inaugural 2001 event saw Todd Kelly score his first championship round win. In 2002, Marcos Ambrose gave the Ford AU Falcon a round win in the last event of its largely unsuccessful era. It was what would become the first of four consecutive round wins in the Grand Finale for Ambrose. In both 2001 and 2002, Mark Skaife had already secured the championship title before
209-406: The 1979 disco song by Barbra Streisand Video games [ edit ] The Main Event (video game) , a professional wrestling game released in 1988 WCW: The Main Event , 1994 game featuring characters from World Championship Wrestling Mike Tyson: Main Event , a 2011 iPhone game developed by RockLive featuring boxer, Mike Tyson Nicknames [ edit ] "The Main Event",
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#1732801308183228-495: The final round of the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1971 – 72 , 1980 and from 1985 to 1998 . Having been on the calendar each year since 1971, it was the circuit's final championship event before it was demolished for a housing redevelopment . Garth Tander again won the event but it was Whincup who sealed the championship, over Mark Winterbottom . Rick Kelly won the final race of
247-598: The final round of the series, and as such the V8 Ultimate was a dead rubber on each occasion. In 2003, the Sandown 500 was reinstated on the calendar as Sandown's round of the championship, and the final round moved to Eastern Creek in Sydney . In the 2003 season , the final round was called "The Main Event". It was held at Eastern Creek Raceway and was won by Marcos Ambrose , who secured his first championship win in
266-457: The first two races, in which Lowndes complained of being unfairly held up by Kelly's teammates, Kelly and Lowndes were tied on points. A controversial incident in the third race saw Kelly make contact with the back of Lowndes, sending Lowndes and Kelly's brother Todd into a spin. Lowndes was stranded in the middle of the track and was hit by Will Davison , sustaining steering damage which caused him to finish in thirty-first place. Despite receiving
285-431: The following lap. Skaife walked towards the edge of the circuit, shaking his fist at Ingall, and Ingall responded by swerving towards Skaife. Ingall was disqualified from the event and both drivers were fined. For 2004 , the "Grand Finale" title was used for the first time, and Ambrose won the event for the third time in succession, again securing the championship on the same weekend. In both years, Eastern Creek also hosted
304-473: The process. The 2003 event is perhaps best remembered for an incident between Russell Ingall and Mark Skaife, which has since been dubbed the "race rage" incident or the "shriek at the creek". Ingall and Skaife made contact exiting Turn 9 which resulted in Skaife being spun into the wall. Having parked his damaged car on the other side of the track, Skaife remained next to his car, waiting for Ingall to return on
323-482: The title Main Event . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Event&oldid=1201237808 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Main Event (1927 film) The Main Event
342-413: The weekend for HSV Dealer Team , in what was also the final race for the successful team before they were disbanded. The event was Skaife's last as a full-time driver after having raced in the championship since 1987 . The 2009 championship saw the Grand Finale replaced by the Sydney 500 , held at the newly built Homebush Street Circuit around Sydney Olympic Park . This event itself was replaced by
361-468: The winner of the event. In 1999 and 2000, the Bathurst 1000 took place as the final round of the championship. Following Bathurst's move back to early October in 2001, and the decision to extend the championship calendar beyond the endurance events and into December, the final round of the season moved to Sandown Raceway. For the first time, the final round was given a designated name, and became known as
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