Craig Lowndes OAM (born 21 June 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a multi-championship winning Australian racing driver. He is a three-time V8 Supercar champion, a triple Barry Sheene Medalist, and a five-time winner of Australia's most prestigious motor race, the Bathurst 1000. Among all of his other achievements, Lowndes has claimed eight 500 kilometre endurance V8 Supercar/ATCC titles (five Sandown 500 victories, two L&H 500 crowns and one Queensland 500 win). He currently competes for the Brisbane-based Triple Eight Race Engineering team driving Holden Commodores. On Monday 11 June 2012 Craig Lowndes received the Order Of Australia Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his success in motorsport and contribution to the broader Australian community, "particularly through road safety education programs and charitable organizations."
Read more about Craig Lowndes: Racing Career, Rallying, Career Results, Bathurst 1000 Results, Personal Life
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