Soutar finished second on the road in the shortened 16-lap encounter at Symmons Plains, but was awarded the victory following a five-second penalty for polesitter Josh Buchan.
Buchan had done everything in his capacity to remain in the lead from start-to-finish, perfecting the launch from the unfavourable inside line and then managing the restart brilliantly to cross the finishing line with a lead of over three seconds.
However, a time penalty for weaving behind the safety car came to be his undoing, dropping him to fourth at the flag.
The race was red-flagged for over 20 minutes following a hefty collision between Brad Shiels and Dylan O’Keefe on lap 4, which sent the GRM driver sideways into the pitwall.
With the barriers heavily damaged and O’Keefe’s car stranded on the start/finish straight, the race was halted on lap 7 to allow marshals to clear the track.
A 10-minute dash to the finish followed with Bushan extending his lead out front with a series of quick laps,…
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