Craig Lowndes crashes out in Townsville

Red Bull Racing driver Craig Lowndes has sensationally crashed out of race one of the Townsville V8 Supercars meet, ending a long-running finishing streak.

After being turned around on lap one, Lowndes pitted and spent a lengthy spell in the garage.

He re-entered the race 10 laps behind the field but determined to finish to score crucial championship points.

Unfortunately for the former champion, his steering failed on lap 12, missing a turn and ending up in a tyre bank.

Lowndes was unhurt in the crash but loses his incredible streak of avoiding DNF results – which will rest at 81 races.

His team will now attempt to fix the 888 car ahead of race two, which begins at 4:50pm.

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