2009 The Island 300
The 2009 Island 300 was the twelfth event of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series. It was held on the weekend of the November 7 and 8 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria. The meeting was a late addition to the calendar, V8 Supercar having already raced at Phillip Island in September at the 2009 L&H 500. The round was organised after the Desert 400, set to be held at the Bahrain International Circuit, was removed from the 2009 calendar and shifted into the 2010 season in order to better link up with the newly announced round to be held at nearby Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
The event was won by Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford driver Jamie Whincup. The pair of race victories moved him significantly closer to retaining the V8 Supercar Championship Series crown he first won in 2008, building his lead over Holden Racing Team driver Will Davison to over 100 points. Rick Kelly of Kelly Racing was second for the event, scoring 267 points from a third in Race 21 and a second in Race 22. Third was Davison's HRT teammate Garth Tander, scoring 249 points.
Results
Qualifying
Qualifying timesheets:| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Shootout | Qualifying |
| Pole | 25 | Jason Bright | Ford FG Falcon | Britek Motorsport | 1:33.6487 | 1:34.0903 |
| 2 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:34.0346 | 1:34.3631 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Ford FG Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:34.1541 | 1:34.1805 |
| 4 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:34.2253 | 1:34.4735 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:34.4099 | 1:34.4699 |
| 6 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:34.4810 | 1:34.4531 |
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Ford FG Falcon | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 1:34.4921 | 1:34.1760 |
| 8 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:34.5078 | 1:34.3459 |
| 9 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 1:34.7177 | 1:34.4982 |
| 10 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:35.1458 | 1:34.4097 |
| 11 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden VE Commodore | Holden Racing Team | 1:34.5076 | |
| 12 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:34.5157 | |
| 13 | 18 | James Courtney | Ford FG Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing | 1:34.5505 | |
| 14 | 8 | Jason Richards | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:34.6892 | |
| 15 | 4 | Alex Davison | Ford FG Falcon | Stone Brothers Racing | 1:34.7535 | |
| 16 | 24 | David Reynolds | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:34.8512 | |
| 17 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:34.8910 | |
| 18 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Holden VE Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 1:34.9231 | |
| 19 | 67 | Tim Slade | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport | 1:34.9446 | |
| 20 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing | 1:35.0608 | |
| 21 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:35.1193 | |
| 22 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Holden VE Commodore | Brad Jones Racing | 1:35.1524 | |
| 23 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Holden VE Commodore | Tasman Motorsport | 1:35.1692 | |
| 24 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Holden VE Commodore | Tony D'Alberto Racing | 1:35.3998 | |
| 25 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:35.4166 | |
| 26 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing | 1:35.4837 | |
| 27 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Holden VE Commodore | Triple F Racing | 1:35.6362 | |
| 28 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Ford BF Falcon | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 1:36.0544 | |
| 29 | 16 | Mark McNally | Holden VE Commodore | Kelly Racing | 1:36.8857 |
Race 21
Race timesheets:| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 22 | 38:06.6490 | 3 | 150 |
| 2 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 22 | 2 | 138 | |
| 3 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 22 | 5 | 129 | |
| 4 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 22 | 11 | 120 | |
| 5 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 22 | 8 | 111 | |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 22 | 10 | 102 | |
| 7 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 22 | 6 | 96 | |
| 8 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 22 | 12 | 90 | |
| 9 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 22 | 13 | 84 | |
| 10 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 22 | 14 | 78 | |
| 11 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 22 | 15 | 72 | |
| 12 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Walkinshaw Racing | 22 | 20 | 69 | |
| 13 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 22 | 17 | 66 | |
| 14 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 22 | 9 | 63 | |
| 15 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tasman Motorsport | 22 | 23 | 60 | |
| 16 | 25 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 22 | 1 | 57 | |
| 17 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 22 | 26 | 54 | |
| 18 | 24 | David Reynolds | Walkinshaw Racing | 22 | 16 | 51 | |
| 19 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Rod Nash Racing | 22 | 24 | 48 | |
| 20 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 22 | 18 | 45 | |
| 21 | 67 | Tim Slade | Paul Morris Motorsport | 22 | 19 | 42 | |
| 22 | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 22 | 27 | 39 | |
| 23 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Tasman Motorsport | 22 | 21 | 36 | |
| 24 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | 22 | 22 | 33 | |
| 25 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Kelly Racing | 22 | 25 | 30 | |
| 26 | 16 | Mark McNally | Kelly Racing | 22 | 29 | 27 | |
| 27 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 22 | 28 | 24 | |
| 28 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 22 | 7 | 21 | |
| 29 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 21 | 4 | 18 |
Race 22
Race timesheets:| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 44 | 1:17:54.0865 | 150 | |
| 2 | 15 | Rick Kelly | Kelly Racing | 44 | 138 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 44 | 129 | ||
| 4 | 18 | James Courtney | Dick Johnson Racing | 44 | 120 | ||
| 5 | 25 | Jason Bright | Britek Motorsport | 44 | 111 | ||
| 6 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 44 | 102 | ||
| 7 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 44 | 96 | ||
| 8 | 10 | Paul Dumbrell | Walkinshaw Racing | 44 | 90 | ||
| 9 | 111 | Fabian Coulthard | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 44 | 84 | ||
| 10 | 34 | Michael Caruso | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 44 | 78 | ||
| 11 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 44 | 72 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Alex Davison | Stone Brothers Racing | 44 | 69 | ||
| 13 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | 44 | 66 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Steven Richards | Ford Performance Racing | 44 | 63 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Jason Richards | Brad Jones Racing | 44 | 60 | ||
| 16 | 67 | Tim Slade | Paul Morris Motorsport | 44 | 57 | ||
| 17 | 55 | Tony D'Alberto | Rod Nash Racing | 44 | 54 | ||
| 18 | 24 | David Reynolds | Walkinshaw Racing | 44 | 51 | ||
| 19 | 3 | Jason Bargwanna | Tasman Motorsport | 44 | 48 | ||
| 20 | 333 | Michael Patrizi | Paul Cruickshank Racing | 44 | 45 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Todd Kelly | Kelly Racing | 44 | 42 | ||
| 22 | 16 | Mark McNally | Kelly Racing | 44 | 39 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Jack Perkins | Kelly Racing | 44 | 36 | ||
| 24 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 44 | 33 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Cameron McConville | Brad Jones Racing | 44 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Tasman Motorsport | 43 | 27 | ||
| 27 | 39 | Russell Ingall | Paul Morris Motorsport | 43 | 24 | ||
| Ret | 12 | Dean Fiore | Triple F Racing | 18 | |||
| Ret | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1 |
Standings
- After Race 22 of 26
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2905 |
| 2 | 22 | Will Davison | Holden Racing Team | 2783 |
| 3 | 2 | Garth Tander | Holden Racing Team | 2565 |
| 4 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 2292 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 1964 |