Casey Stoner cops a spray from a V8 rival after an eventful Dunlop Series race at Ipswich Casey Stoner has an eventful opening Dunlop series race at Queensland raceway. Stoner's weekend started strongly, but he endured a bumpy first race. Picture Campbell Brodie. CASEY Stoner's hero status did not spare him a tongue lashing from a V8s rookie after the former world champion's transition to four wheels continued on its rocky path yesterday. Just days before a testing stint in Japan for his former MotoGP outfit Honda, a frustrated Stoner finished 17th in the V8 Supercars development series race at Ipswich's Queensland Raceway. The dual world champion found himself facing the wrong way on the third lap after a tangle with Geoff Emery spun him out of contention. But he had earlier ended the day, and incurred the wrath, of 23-year-old Kristian Lindbom. In just his second season in the category, Lindbom confronted Stoner after the former two-wheel star speared into his tail in an eventful curtain-raser to the Ipswich 360. He's won two world championships. He's one of my heroes," Lindbom said of Stoner. He was right behind me and then he's drille dme for no reason. Stoner had threatened to post the best finish of his debut V8s season when he qualified in seventh place. And he was one of the fastest drivers in practice on Friday. But the Queenslander could not match the speed or skill of eventual winner Dale Wood. He retired from motorcycle racing after finishing fourth at the end of last season, and signed a one-year deal with Roland Dane's Red Bull Racing team to learn the V8 Supercar ropes in the development series. Stoner's two-day testing cameo comes amid speculation he will make a more permanent return to two wheels.