Holden's Nathan Pretty takes out V8 ute race Action from the V8 ute racing series. POLE-sitter Nathan Pretty finished the weekend the way he started, crossing the finish line first in his Holden in the V8 Ute Racing Series at the Clipsal 500 today. The Holden and Ford ute drivers let it all hang out during the eight-lap final race. Rhett Noonan's Ford Falcon was the first casualty on the first lap, spinning 180 degrees to face the oncoming field in the chicane thanks to a collision with SA driver Noel Edge. He made it back to the pits but took no further part in the race. Another SA driver Troy Dontas crashed his Holden ute on lap two and tried to limp back to the pits but only made it as far the pedestrian overpass near turn 10, where he parked it up against the wall. His brother Craig also was in the spotlight when he copped a drive-through penalty on lap seven for his involvement in a spin of Cam Wilson's Ford at turn nine and he finished in 24th spot, one place ahead of Edge. A few utes kissed the wall at turn eight but none suffered serious damage while Peter Burnitt lost his Ford's front left wheel in the chicane. SA's Gary Baxter started on the second row but finished in sixth, despite a last ditch attempt to gain extra pace by heading into turn 14 at an unusual angle. Ford's Charlie O'Brien also had a drift at turn 14 with the help of David Sieders' Ford. Ryan Hansford brought his Ford ute home in second but was given a five second penalty for a false start, handing second place to Ryal Harris' Ford. The fastest lap of the race of 1:36.5 was set by Sieders on lap four and was 0.4 seconds slower than his own record lap that he set on Saturday. Pretty won the round ahead of Ford's Andrew Fisher and Holden's Rhys McNally.