 Lowndes passed Holdsworth, five seconds behind Whincup, on lap 58 and on the same lap Reindler spun off the track and into the wall at turn eleven.The safety car was deployed, reducing Whincup's lead to nothing.Lowndes overtook Whincup on the restart and Whincup and Holdsworth began to slide down the order on hard tyres with the other drivers on soft tyres.