Marcos Ambrose's front-running performance in Adelaide has l🌃ed to him securing race one victory after being fastest in all practice and qualifying sessiꦑons, bar the shootout.

The Tasmanian took the lead after mid-race safety car dramas saw his team employ a superior race strategy and road speed to get to the front of t♋he field.

With ten laps remaining, Craig Lowndes was forced to retire his Falcon due to engine failure, while an on-fire Greg Murpඣhy continued to move up the leaderboard, passing Paul Morris to find himself in fourth place, but still eleven seconds behind the third-placed ford of Russell Ingall.

Ambrose had eleven seconds behind him to the next car - ﷽enough time to effectively cruise through the last few laps.

Race Result- Top Ten

1 Marcos Ambrose Pirtek Racing Ford BA
2 Steven Richards Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VY
3 Russell Ingall Caltex Havoline Racing Ford BA
4 Greg Murphy Kmart Racing Holden VY
5 Paul Weel PWR Performance Products Holden VY
6 Paul Morris Sirromet Wines Holden VY
7 Paul Dumbrell Castrol Perkins Racing Holden VY
8 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden VY
9 John Bowe OzeMail Racing Ford BA
10 Glenn Seton Ford Performance Racing Ford BA