NASCAR Cup Series

Tander tops the field in Australia

Published Oct. 9, 2011 4:12 a.m. ET

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Garth Tander raced to his third Bathurst 1,000 victory Sunday, holding off Craig Lowndes in Australia's most prestigious touring car race.

The Holden Racing Team driver won by less then three-tenths of a second in the 161-lap race on the 3.8-mile Mount Panorama circuit.

Pole-sitter Greg Murphy was third.

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