In the lead-up to Bathurst, a familiar face sat atop the championship points as Mark Winterbottom again proved to be the driver to beat. However after a stellar breakout year, defending winner Chaz Mostert was eager to go back-to-back on The Mountain after shocking the world in 2014 to win his first Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000.
But this was anything but a two horse race - after a lacklustre 2014 David Reynolds had found consistency and was holding onto a breakout podium finish just ahead of perennial performer Craig Lowndes, who was leading the Holden contingent and looking to add a sixth Bathurst 1000 crown to his already impressive trophy cabinet.
A rain interrupted race, the key moment came when Scott Pye's crash brought out the Safety Car on lap 138. With Whincup wanting not to be double-stacked in the pits behind teammate Lowndes, he stayed out, and in the process passed the Safety Car.
The penalty was race-deciding - giving Craig Lowndes his sixth 1000 win, and Steven Richards his fourth. Behind them an enthralling battle for the minors in the final laps, featuring David Reynolds, Garth Tander, Mark Winterbottom, Scott McLaughlin and Fabian Coulthard in classic Supercars combat.
Get set to relive over six hours of action from the 2015 edition of Australia's legendary endurance race, the complete uninterrupted coverage of the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 race.
Duration: Approximately 6 Hours 30 Minutes