2009 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series Explained

The 2009 Yokohama V8 Ute Racing Series was a motor racing series for Ford Falcon and Holden Utility Trucks built and conforming to V8 Utes series regulations and those holding valid licence to compete as issued by series organisers Spherix and Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty. Ltd. The series formed the ninth running of a national series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 19 March 2009 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 6 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 24 races, although one was declared a 'no-race'.

Former Rugby League footballer Jack Elsegood, driving a Ford Falcon XR8 Ute prepared by Wilson Brothers Racing, won his first national series.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2009 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series. The series comprised fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in three states.[1]

TeamCarNoDriver
Crambrook RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute1Layton Crambrook
Howard RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute2Stephen Robinson
Sage Automation RacingHolden VE Ute SS3Gary Baxter
Big Gun RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute4Peter Burnitt
14Brad Patton
16Rohan Barry
Madashell MotorsportFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute5Justin van Twest
Steve McFadden
Miedecke MotorsportFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute7George Miedecke
SEW – Eurodrive RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute8Noel Edge
Jesus. All about life RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute9Andrew Fisher
Wilson Brothers RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute11Jack Elsegood
Holden VE Ute SS32Kurt Wimmer
85Ray Sidebottom
Cameron Wilson
Allan Letcher
West Coast RacingHolden VE Ute SS12Glen McNally
Wollongong Performance RacingHolden VE Ute SS13Gary Carson
Scott Jennings MotorsportHolden VE Ute SS16Brendon Tucker
Michael Kavich
David Turner
Martin Miller
18Scott Jennings
B.V.C. RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute17Robert Jarvis
Nandi Kiss RacingHolden VE Ute SS24Nandi Kiss
Brock Race EngineeringHolden VE Ute SS25Paul Williams
Workhorse RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute26Ben Kavich
Kim Jane RacingHolden VE Ute SS27Kim Jane
Denis Cribbin RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute33Denis Cribbin
Iseek RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute37Jason Gomersall
Kim Jane RacingHolden VE Ute SS41Yanis Derums
Gary MacDonald
ISRI Truck Seats RacingHolden VE Ute SS43Steve Hodges
Grove Juice RacingFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute44Greg Willis
Holden VE Ute SS47Grant Johnson
Vittoria Coffee RacingHolden VE Ute SS55George Elliott
Marshall Brewer
CAMCO Group RacingHolden VE Ute SS58Ryal Harris
Michael Hannan
Wake-Up RacingHolden VE Ute SS65Matthew Holt
88Warren Millett
RED RacingHolden VE Ute SS69Charlie Kovacs
Dunn MotorsportFord BF Falcon XR8 Ute98Colin Dunn
99Ben Dunn
Colin Dunn

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2009 V8 Utes Series consisted of eight rounds, all of which were held on the support programme of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinner
1 Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia19–22 MarchGary Baxter
2 Winton Motor RacewayWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria2–3 MayJack Elsegood
3 Falken Tasmania ChallengeSymmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, Tasmania30–31 MayLayton Crambrook
4 Skycity Triple CrownHidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern Territory20–21 JuneLayton Crambrook
5 Dunlop Townsville 400Townsville Street CircuitTownsville, Queensland11–12 JulyLayton Crambrook
6 Norton 360 Sandown ChallengeSandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria1–2 AugustKim Jane
7 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales9–11 OctoberGary MacDonald
8 Sydney 500Homebush Street CircuitSydney, New South Wales4–6 DecemberGeorge Miedecke

Drivers' points

The V8 Utes series is rare, in that qualifying carries as many points as each of the three races that occur for each round.[2]

PosDriverADE[3] WIN[4] SYM[5] HID[6] TOW[7] SAN[8] BAT[9] HOM[10] Pts
QR1R2R3QR1R2R3QR1R2R3QR1R2R3QR1R2R3QR1R2R3QR1R2R3QR1R2R3
15th3rd9th4th1st1st7th1st4th2nd23rd6th8th6th5th5th1st5th7th2nd5th5th23rd3rd3rd26th9th4th4th16th5th837
22nd2ndRetDNS6th5th10th3rd7th6th6th4th1st1st6th3rd6th3rd8th4th2nd14th24th2nd1st6thRet5th7th5th2nd808
33rd4th8th5th2nd3rd17th7th6th5th22nd10th4th4th13th8th2nd1stRetDNS3rd2ndRet1st2nd5th5th1st1st10th1st805
49th7th2nd3rd11th11th8th5th8th8thRet12th11th7th7th15th5th6th26th8th9th7th1st8th8th1st2nd6th5th6th11th791
57thRetRet10th5th6th2nd2nd1st1st9th1st5th8th1st2nd4th2nd9th1st1st3rd15thDSQRetDSQDSQ2nd2nd9th25th732
66th6th10th11th3rd4thRetDNS5th4th3rd2nd9th11thRet13th11th14thRet12th7th29th8th6th5th8th6th3rd3rd11th3rd694
7Glen McNally13th14th4th12th18th15th1st8th10th9th24th11th6th5th2nd12th8th7th5th6th6th4thDNS10th10th7th7th18thRet20th22nd685
8Craig Dontas8th5th12th6th13thRet21st15th3rd7th25th7th13th13th14th9th10th13th4th16th8th15th4th4th6th9th3rd9th9th4thRet685
9Charlie Kovacs14th9th6th7th24th16th3rd9th20th14th2ndRet3rd3rd8th4th23rd15th12th9th13th9thRet12th11th17thRet17th15th2nd4th648
10Kurt Wimmer4thRet11th8th25thDNSDNSDNS13th10th1st5th15th10th9th6th12th9th2nd7th10th6th2nd11th9th4thRet11thRet24th7th620
11Ryal Harris10th10th1st1st8th7th6th22nd28th19th7th13th13th8th1st5th14th8th3rd14th14th3rd4th25thRet21stRet589
12Stephen Robinson19th12th5th9th10th9th12th10th2nd3rd8th3rd12th12th10th7th9th11th6th10th11th12thDNSDSQ20th28thDNS555
13Brad Patton27thRet17th17th14th14th11th11th9th28th13th19th19th18th15th28th7th10th21st11th12th11th5th15th13th12th20th8th8th29thDNS524
14Steve Hodges16th11th16th24th27th22nd19th24th25th21st14th18th16th14th12th11th21st18th13thRet21st17th11th18th16th14th11th20th16th1st9th514
15Robert Jarvis12th26th27th23rd16th13th4th18th12th15th5th9th25thRet17th20th17th21st14th13th15th24th13th20th18th18th16th14th12th7thRet503
16Scott Jennings22ndRet28th27th21st20th23rd14th23rd22nd11thRet7th9thRet10th14th12th11th23rd20th22nd10th19th15th10th12th16th13th12th10th479
17Ben Kavich15th21st20th19th19th19th18th17th14th11thRet15th17th15th11th14th29th23rdDNS14th18th16th6th9thRetDNSDNS13th11thRet12th461
18Gary Baxter1st1st7th2nd4th2nd9th4th16thRet27th16th2nd2nd4th1st3rd4th10th3rd4th1stRet5th4th11th8th10thRet23rd6th454
19Nandi Kiss11th8thRet28th17th18th16th20th24th17th12th21st10thRet22nd29th16th19th24thRet16th10th7th30th24thRet21st19th14th3rd8th436
20Paul Williams17th18th15th14th20th17th14th13th19thRet18th20th20th19th25th18th18th16thRet15th22nd28th16th26th19th16th13th24thRet25th13th415
21Gary Carson26th22nd23rd20th9th12th15th12th18th20th10th17th27th23rd20th19th23rdRetDNSDNS24th13th17th21st25th19th18th15thRet26th15th390
22Yanis Derums23rd19th22nd18th12th10th5th6th22nd16thRet24th14th16th3rd17th20th17th15th24th17th18th9th389
23Justin van Twest18th13th14th29th15thRet22nd19th11th12th19th14th23rd17th16th16th15thRetDNSDNS23rd19th14th16th17th27thRet345
24Ben Dunn7th8th13th21st15th13th4th8th19th22nd18thRet17th12th15th15th12th10th30thRet338
25Greg Willis21st16th13th15th26th24th25th23rd30th23rd17th22nd26th27thRetDNS28th24th17th21st26th27th19th25th22nd22nd19th28th21st18th18th322
26Peter Burnitt31st23rd24th21st30th25th27th25th31st26th21st27th29th25th28th26th31st25th16thRet30th23rd20th27th23rd25th17th23rd18th14th20th268
27Jason Gomersall29thDSQ26th26th28th26thRetDNS17th27th20th25thDNQ28th24th25th24th27th25th19th19thDNSDNS22nd28th23rdRet21st17th13th23rd240
28Warren Millett24th17th19th25th28th24th21st22nd26thRet19th18th27th25th21st24th27th21st14th29th23rd28th21st232
29George Elliott25th20th18th16th29th23rdRetDNS27th25th16th23rd18th22nd26thRet27th20th22nd22nd25th21st18th226
30Gary MacDonald7th7th2nd1st7th6th8thRet204
31Colin Dunn20th15th3rd13th24th26th19th21stDNQRet22nd22nd20th17th19th193
32Noel Edge28th24th21stDNS29thRet26th26th31stRet23rd27th30thRet23rd20th29th26thRet29th26th24th23rd31st24th22nd17th176
33Matthew Holt22nd21st20th16th21stDNS15thRet27th19th15th16th150
34Marshall Brewer23rd21st13th10th65
35Denis Cribbin25th26th20th17th32nd26th27thRet62
36Allan Letcher28th20th12th13thRetDNSDNS61
37Ray Sidebottom23rdRet24thRet30th21st27th23rd54
38Steve McFadden26th22nd19th14th51
39David Turner21stRet18th24th39
40Rohan Barry28th29th20th22nd33
41Brendon Tucker30th25th25th22nd30
42Michael Hannan22nd20thRetRet26
43Michael Kavich31st27th26th26th22
Martin Miller30th25th31st24th22
45Cameron Wilson26th24thDNSDNS16

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Title Unknown . https://www.webcitation.org/5hg3geHUj?url=http://www.thenationals.com.au/rounds/2009/R2/SN_R0209_EntryList.xls . 20 June 2009 . dead . 27 April 2009 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Series Standings 2009 . V8 Ute Racing Series . 7 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Adelaide Parklands Circuit 22/03/2009 2009 Clipsal 500 Adelaide . National Software . 22 March 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  4. Web site: Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6 . National Software . 3 May 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  5. Web site: Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8 . National Software . 31 May 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  6. Web site: Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series . National Software . 21 June 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  7. Web site: Townsville Street Circuit 12/07/2009 Dunlop Townsville 400 – V8 Supercars Races 11 & 12 . National Software . 12 July 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  8. Web site: Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14 . National Software . 2 August 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  9. Web site: Mount Panorama – Bathurst 11/10/2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000–2009 V8 Supercars – Race 18 . National Software . 11 October 2009 . 8 February 2010 .
  10. Web site: Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit 06/12/2009 Sydney Telstra 500 – 2009 V8 Supercars – Race 25 & 26 . National Software . 6 December 2009 . 8 February 2010 .

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