2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series Explained

The Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural running of the V8 Touring Car National Series, a third-tier series for V8 Supercars. The season began on 17 May 2008 at the Mallala Motor Sport Park and finished on 30 November at Sandown Raceway. The season consisted of four rounds, held across three different states.

The series was won by Chris Smerdon who was the only driver to finish all twelve races, but also won eight races. He finished 130 points ahead of Steve Ingwersen who was the only other driver to attend all four rounds.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series.

TeamNoDriverCar
Peter McNiven13 Peter McNivenHolden Commodore (VT)
Steve Ingwersen Painting15 Steve IngwersenHolden Commodore (VS)
Image Racing18 Leigh MoranFord Falcon (EL)
50 Mark SheppardFord Falcon (AU)
JCV Automotive Katoomba26 John VergotisFord Falcon (AU)
Challenge Motorsport39 Chris SmerdonFord Falcon (AU)
Warrin Mining62 Adam WallisHolden Commodore (VX)
Power Plus 9898 Darren FormosaHolden Commodore (VX)

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
117–18 May Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South Australia Adam Wallis
212–13 July Eastern Creek RacewaySydney, New South Wales Chris Smerdon
39–10 August Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, Victoria Chris Smerdon
429–30 November Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria Chris Smerdon

Results and standings

The season consisted of four rounds held across three different states. Each round consisted of three races.

Drivers championship

PosDriverMAL[1] EAS[2] PHI[3] SAN[4] Pts
1Chris Smerdon231121115111571
2Steve Ingwersen444332Ret24434441
3John Vergotis32321Ret323349
4Adam Wallis1122Ret2240
5Leigh Moran543Ret45187
6Mark Sheppard332127
7Peter McNiven4DNS189
8Darren Formosa2DNSDNS45

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mallala Motorsport Park 18/05/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships - Round 3 . National Software . 18 May 2008 . 15 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080618181938/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?18%2F05%2F2008.MALL . 18 June 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: Eastern Creek International Raceway 13/07/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5 . National Software . 13 July 2008 . 15 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307222210/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?13%2F07%2F2008.ARDC . 7 March 2009 . dead .
  3. Web site: Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/08/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Round 6 . National Software . 10 August 2008 . 15 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090307222200/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?10%2F08%2F2008.PHIL . 7 March 2009 . dead .
  4. Web site: Oran Park - Sydney 18/06/2000 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series - Round 3 . National Software . 18 June 2000 . 10 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080527050058/http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?18%2F06%2F2000.ORAN . 27 May 2008 . dead .