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Ford star Mark Winterbottom says a run of three or four consecutive victories could be all it takes to win this years Supercars championship.Nissans Michael Caruso became the 10th different driver to win a race in 2016 with his race-one victory last month at Darwin, an event which left Holden ace Jamie Whincup on top of the championship standings.Volvos Scott McLaughlin as well as Holdens Tim Slade and Shane Van Gisbergen are the only drivers this year to win more than one race.Van Gisbergen, who won race two in Darwin, is the only driver to win on different weekends with McLaughlin and Slade both taking out their races at the same event.Winterbottom and the Supercars field return to Townsville this weekend, the event where the Prodrive Racing Australia driver claimed back-to-back wins in 2015.He then backed that effort up with two more victories at the following event at Queensland Raceway, setting up a championship lead which would prove unassailable.Winterbottom said a similar run from a driver this year would prove decisive.Its just a matter of getting a run - thats whats got to change, he said.Someones got to win and get three or four in a row.Thats what happened last year for us and instantly got a 200-point lead but I dont see that happening this year. Its just not playing out that way.Every rounds like a different story. Its not like youre miles off the pace. You might finish third or fourth.Some tracks and the soft tyre as well, for strategy, really suits some people and you see teams collectively doing well on those days.Already a seven-time race winner at Townsville, Whincup looks to be carrying good pace into this weekend, topping the timesheets in Fridays practice.The Red Bull Racing driver clocked a best lap of one minute and 12.5530 seconds to finish ahead of Winterbottoms teammate Chaz Mostert (1:12.5995) and Holdens Will Davison (1:12.7206).Despite the pace, Whincup was talking down his chances of picking up an eighth Townsville win in Saturdays 200km race.Once again, we arent sitting here fully confident we are going to have a clean weekend but happy to finish on top - its a little win, Whincup said.We have some serious work to do overnight again to ensure we stay competitive ahead of tomorrow.V8 SUPERCARS RACE WINNERS IN 2016:* 2: Scott McLaughlin (Volvo), Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden), Tim Slade (Holden)* 1: Mark Winterbottom (Ford), Jamie Whincup (Holden), Craig Lowndes (Holden), Michael Caruso (Nissan), Will Davison (Holden), Nick Percat (Holden), James Courtney (Holden) Custom Kerry Wood Jersey . 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I am the greatest.Japan won the silver medal, finishing .33 seconds behind.The U.S. finished the race third but endured yet another relay debacle -- disqualified because leadoff runner Mike Rodgers was ruled to have passed the baton to Justin Gatlin outside the exchange zone. That promoted Canada to the bronze medal. The American were protesting the ruling, and as midnight approached in Brazil, there was no word on the outcome.It was the twilight zone. It was a nightmare, said Gatlin, who, along with his teammates, found out about the DQ while parading the U.S. flag around the track. You work so hard with your teammates, guys you compete against almost all year long. All that hard work just crumbles.If the ruling stands, it will mark the ninth time since 1995 the U.S. men have been disqualified or failed to get the baton around at Olympics or world championships. (They blew a 10th medal, the silver at the London Games, after Tyson Gays doping positive.)The disqualification will cause more hand-wringing in the States.In Jamaica, theyll party.Less pressure when you know youre the fastest man out there.Bolts record in Olympic finals improved to nine victories over nine events.Nobodys done that before, and nobodys on the horizon to do it again soon.Along for his final trip down the track were Nickel Ashmeade, training partner Yohan Blake and the Jamaican elder statesman, former world-record holder Asafa Powell.When Bolt received the yellow baton from Ashmeade for his final run down the straightaway, he was even, or maybe a step behind Aska Cambridge of Japan and Trayvon Bromell of the United States.That lasted about four steps.With 70 meters to go, it was over. Bolt lookeed at the clock -- same as he did when he won the 200 the night before.dddddddddddd No world record, but he still has a piece of that one, too -- its 36.84 seconds, set four years ago at the London Games. He also owns the records in the 100 (9.58) and 200 (19.19).I am just relieved. Its happened. I am just happy, proud of myself. Its come true, Bolt said. The pressure is real. I look at it as an accomplishment.Musical selection for Bolts final parade around the track: Bob Marleys Jammin.With most of the other debates over about greatest this, greatest that, a new one might be whether Bolt now surpasses Marley as the most famous person to rock the world from the country known for sea, sun and sprints.Counting all the preliminaries, finals and his approximately nine-second blast down the stretch in Fridays final race, Bolt has spent 325 seconds -- a tad less than 5 1/2 minutes -- running on the track at the Olympics since he made his debut in Beijing eight years ago.Every tick of the clock has been a treasure. And while he may not close things out with 23 golds, the number Michael Phelps left Rio with earlier this week, its hard to argue there is anybody more successful or electric -- or important to his sport, and the Olympics themselves.The anchor sport of the Olympics has been mired for decades, but especially over the past year, in a cesspool of doping, cheating and bad characters.When Bolts on the track, everyone forgets.A great sprinter, said Gay who, once upon a time, was Bolts biggest challenger. Nine gold medals, words cant even describe what hes done for the sport.So much of that is because the show isnt over when hes through running.After crossing the line for his finale, Bolt pumped his fist in the air, slowed down and took off those famous gold spikes. He huddled with his teammates and they prayed. Then, a final, luxurious lap around the track.Ill stay up late tonight, Bolt said when asked how hed celebrate.All week, when asked a hundred different ways if this really is his last Olympics, he kept saying yes.He has also mentioned, more than once, that coach Glen Mills keeps telling him not to rule anything out.Tokyo is four years away, and now the world must ponder: Without Bolt on the track, how will things ever be the same? ' ' '