The Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series has left an indelible mark on Queensland sporti🗹ng history attracting a record three day and Sunday crowd to the Queensland Raceway for the Big Pond 300.

Today's official crowd figure of 33,223 coupled with Saturday's 12,209 turnout and the 8,280 people that shuffled through the gates on Friday brought a total crowd figure of 53,712 f🤪or the event - an increase of more than 12,000 on last year.

The massive crowd represents the biggest ever for a sporting event i🍃n Ipswich and confirms motor racing has reached unprecedented levels in Queensland.

Queenslan🔴d Raceway Chairman John Tetley was ecstatic at the response, pointing to a number of variables which he believes set up the record breaking achievement.

"In this day and age you have to be able to p💟rovide an affordable entertainment package and that's what we set out to achieve with the discounted price on pre-purchase tickets," Tetley said.

"The fact that Ford is once again able to win races in this highly competitive category has undoubtedly increased the population's i🍸nterest i🐈n V8 Supercar racing.

"Queenslanders and motor racing enthusiasts in genera♔l have voted with their feet to confirm the Queensland Raceway as one of the finest motor racing venues in Australia.

"People were packing in th🌜e place from seven this morning and that trend continued right through untilღ after race time at 1.30pm.

"෴We achieved a rare feat this year in attracting record crowds over all three days of the motor racing feature so that sort of result can never b🎃e understated."

Results on the track proved an even greater advertisement for Queensland motor racing with Caltex Hꦐavoline Racing's Russell Ingall making it back-to-back chequered flag honours for the Gold Coast based Stone Brothers Rac༒ing at Queensland Raceway.

"It has been a long time between VBs, but this makes it all worth it," said I🌼ngall. "This is a greꦐat reward for all the team - they have had to put up with a lot the last few races."

With victory Ingall also claimed the🎐 inaugural Top Pineapple honour at Queenಞsland Raceway.

"Unless you are sitting in the seat of one of these t💛hings (V8 Supercar) it is hard to describe how hard it really is," added Ingall. "I have driven in a lot of categories all over the world and it doesn't get much tougher thaꦯn this."

It was a one-two finish for SBR with Marcos Ambrose unable to make it five straight round wins in the series but most humble in defeat after suffering a dr🔯ive through penalty due to making contact with Steve Ellery coming out of the pits.

"I am disappointed in myself for making the mistake because I had a chance to win five in a row," said Ambrose. "At the same time I am really pleased for Russell and the res𝄹t of the team. What this does is give us plenty for the rest of the year."

In the Carrera Cup category, Jim Richards in his Porsche 911 GT3 led h🧸ome Queenslander Marcu🦋s Marshall in all three races.

Formula Ford honours were split between Tony Pugli♏ese in a Van ꦚDiemen RF01 and Glen Hastings also driving a Van Diemen RF 01.

Jamie Cartwright won both races in the MGF Trophy category while the four races in the Aussie Racing Cars category were won by four different drivers all driving Ford Falcons. New Zealand's Chris Butler won race one♊, Klark Quinn took race two, John Faulkner rꦯace three and James Ward rounding up the chequered flag honours list.

Brad Tilley won all three races in the Historic Touring Cars driving a '69 Ford Mustan🍎g.