This was not the way Shane van Gisbergen, Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes wanted to scoop the Supercars pool.
The Holden trio claimed the top three positions in Saturday's race at Symmons Plains which was marred by a 12-car pile-up.
Contact between Cam Waters and Garth Tander appeared to set off a huge crash at the Tasmanian circuit, which suspended the race for almost an hour.
By the time the track was deemed clear enough for racing to resume, only two laps - under safety car conditions - could be completed.
Immediately after the race, sanctioning authority CAMS deemed the race result would stand.
That result would have given van Gisbergen the same 150-point haul from the farcical eight-kilometre race on Saturday as he did from both of his 250-kilometre victories at the Clipsal 500.
However it's understood CAMS, Supercars and team owners will agree not to award points.
'We're not here celebrating," van Gisbergen said.
"I don't really care that I won the race. Maybe I'll look back on it at the end of the year and be glad I got points."
While the points won't stand, the race results will.
That means van Gisbergen's perfect start to the season continues after two wins at the Clipsal 500.
Lowndes said it was the shortest race he'd ever completed.
"To see all the drivers get out of the car and literally walk away ... that's a good sign. Cars can be replaced, bodies can't," he said.
"I feel also for the fans on the hill who came to see a good race.
"It's a shame it ended that way."
Whincup, who saw good friend Will Davison taken from the track in an ambulance with lower back pain, said drivers felt for their colleagues.
"I think he's in a bit of pain at the moment," Whincup said.
"We're not celebrating a one-two-three. Our thoughts are with all the teams and mechanics that have a lot of work to do to get down to Phillip Island."
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