2015 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series Explained

The 2015 Kumho Tyres Australian V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for de-registered V8 Supercars.^[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series, with Tri State Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.^[1] The series was the eighth in a sequence of annual Australian V8 Touring Car Series and the fifth to carry sponsorship from Kumho Tyres.

The series was won by Liam McAdam.

Entries

Manufacturer	Model	Team	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Ford	BA Falcon	Steve Briffa Racing	9	Scott Loadsman	P	3
		JCV Automotive	12	John Vergotis	P	All
		Vectra Group	39	Chris Smerdon	P	All
		Image Racing	16	Leigh Morgan	P	2, 4
	BF Falcon		49	Michael Hector	P	1-2, 4
		JCH Electrical	5	Jason Heck	P	All
		501 Performance	6	Tony Evangelou	P	2, 4-5
		Century 21 Hazelbrook	21	Chris Delfsma	P	1-3
		STR Truck Bodies	48	Matthew Palmer	P	All
		Kostecki Brothers Racing		Jake Kostecki	P	1-4
		Performance West	62	Alex Rullo	P	All
		Douglas Barry Specialists		Steven Devjak	P	All
Holden	VZ Commodore	Pollicina Motorsports	7	Jim Pollicina	P	All
		Poco Racing	8	Steve Briffa	P	All
		Enviropress	15	Darrin Renouf	P	5
		Eggleston Motorsport	38	Liam McAdam	P	All
			54	Jack Perkins	P	1
		SA Racing Logistics	45	Jason Leoncini	P	1
		DG Engineering	57	Lyle Kearns	P	3-4
		Strong Excavations	75	Brendan Strong	P	1-3, 5

Symbol	Class
P	Pro
P	Privater

Series schedule

The series was contested over five rounds.^[1]

Round	Circuit	Date	Format^[2]	Round winner^[3]	Car
1	Sandown Raceway	27–29 March	Three races	Jack Perkins	Holden VZ Commodore
2	Winton Motor Raceway	12–14 June	Three races	Alex Rullo	Ford BF Falcon
3	Queensland Raceway	7–9 August	Three races	Alex Rullo	Ford BF Falcon
4	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	18–20 September	Three races	Liam McAdam	Holden VZ Commodore
5	Sydney Motorsport Park	13–15 November	Three races	Liam McAdam	Holden VZ Commodore

Classes

Drivers competed in two classes:^[4]

• Pro - for drivers of cars entered by professional race teams and car preparers^[4]
• Privateer - for drivers who prepared and operated their own car(s)^[4]

Points system

Series points were awarded on the following basis at each round:^[1]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th to last
Qualifying	3
Races 1 & 2	40	35	31	27	23	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Races 3	60	53	47	41	35	30	26	23	20	17	15	14	12	11	9	8	6	5	3	2

Series standings

Position	Driver	No.	Car	Competitor / Team	San	Win	Que	Phi	Syd	Penalty	Total
1	Liam McAdam	38	Holden VZ Commodore	Eggleston Motorsport	119	83	90	143	140	0	575
2	Alex Rullo	62	Ford BF Falcon	Performance West	15	130	143	95	122	0	505
3	Steve Briffa	8	Holden VZ Commodore	Poco.com.au	50	109	76	73	71	0	379
4	Jim Pollicina	7	Holden VZ Commodore	Poll Performance / Mocomm	103	60	81	55	73	0	372
5	Steven Devjak	88	Ford BF Falcon	Douglas Barry Specials	49	67	62	81	65	0	324
6	Matthew Palmer	48	Ford BF Falcon	STR Truck Bodies	81	40	73	39	81	0	314
7	Chris Smerdon	39	Ford BA Falcon	Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx	79	68	60	34	64	0	305
8	Tony Evangelou	6	Ford BF Falcon	501 Performance	0	76	0	113	54	0	243
9	Jake Kostecki	56	Ford BF Falcon	Arcoplate/Penrite Oils	47	54	54	55	0	0	210
10	Jason Heck	5	Ford BF Falcon	JCH Electrical	35	35	40	34	61	0	205
11	Michael Hector	49	Ford BF Falcon	Image Racing	59	49	0	80	0	0	188
12	John Vergotis	12	Ford BA Falcon	JCV Automotive	36	45	21	40	33	0	175
13	Jack Perkins	54	Holden VZ Commodore	Eggleston Motorsport	143	0	0	0	0	0	143
14	Brendan Strong	75	Holden VZ Commodore	Strong Excavations / Kirra Automotive	37	28	45	0	27	0	137
15	Chris Delfsma	21	Ford BF Falcon	Century 21 Hazelbrook	42	48	30	0	0	0	120
16	Leigh Moran	16	Ford BA Falcon	Image Racing / Lubrimaxx	0	26	0	31	0	0	57
17	Lyle Kearns	57	Holden VZ Commodore	DG Engineering / Precise Precut	0	0	15	40	0	0	55
18	Scott Loadsman	9	Ford BA Falcon	Steve Briffa Racing	0	0	39	0	0	0	39
19	Jason Leoncini	45	Holden VZ Commodore	SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments	37	0	0	0	0	0	37
20	Darrin Renouf	15	Holden VS Commodore	Enviropress	0	0	0	0	21	0	21
	Pro
Position^[5]	Driver	No.	Car	Competitor / Team	San	Win	Que	Phi	Syd	Penalty	Total
1	Liam McAdam	38	Holden VZ Commodore	Eggleston Motorsport	123	80	117	143	140	0	603
2	Alex Rullo	62	Ford BF Falcon	Performance West	35	130	141	108	123	0	537
3	Chris Smerdon	39	Ford BA Falcon	Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx	101	105	115	50	99	0	470
4	Tony Evangelou	6	Ford BF Falcon	501 Performance	0	87	0	113	78	0	278
5	Michael Hector	49	Ford BF Falcon	Image Racing	95	91	0	58	0	0	244
6	Leigh Moran	16	Ford BA Falcon	Image Racing / Lubrimaxx	0	78	0	84	0	0	162
7	Jack Perkins	54	Holden VZ Commodore	Eggleston Motorsport	140	0	0	0	0	0	140
8	Jason Leoncini	45	Holden VZ Commodore	SA Racing Logistics / THR Developments	84	0	0	0	0	0	84
	Privateer
Position^[6]	Driver	No.	Car	Competitor / Team	San	Win	Que	Phi	Syd	Penalty	Total
1	Jim Pollicina	7	Holden VZ Commodore	Poll Performance / Mocomm	135	95	101	103	107	0	541
2	Steve Briffa	8	Holden VZ Commodore	Poco.com.au	66	140	95	113	101	0	515
3	Steven Devjak	88	Ford BF Falcon	Douglas Barry Specials	81	95	80	120	89	0	465
4	Matthew Palmer	48	Ford BF Falcon	STR Truck Bodies	116	67	87	67	57	0	394
5	Jason Heck	5	Ford BF Falcon	JCH Electrical	58	58	54	64	81	0	315
6	Jake Kostecki	56	Ford BF Falcon	Arcoplate/Penrite Oils	81	70	70	84	0	0	305
7	John Vergotis	12	Ford BA Falcon	JCV Automotive	66	76	32	74	55	0	303
8	Brendan Strong	75	Holden VZ Commodore	Strong Excavations / Kirra Automotive	64	53	63	0	35	0	215
9	Chris Delfsma	21	Ford BF Falcon	Century 21 Hazelbrook	77	78	41	0	0	0	196
10	Lyle Kearns	57	Holden VZ Commodore	DG Engineering / Precise Precut	0	0	20	74	0	0	94
11	Scott Loadsman	9	Ford BA Falcon	Steve Briffa Racing	0	0	52	0	0	0	52
12	Darrin Renouf	15	Holden VS Commodore	Enviropress	0	0	0	0	35	0	35
13	Peter Rullo	26	Ford BF Falcon	Performance West	0	23	0	0	0	0	23

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121050008/http://docs.cams.com.au/Manual/SportingRegulations/2015/2015%20Australian%20V8%20Touring%20Car%20Series%20Sporting%20and%20Technical%20Regulations%20-%20Version%201.pdf 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
2. http://racing.natsoft.com.au/results/ racing.natsoft.com.au
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120220041/http://v8touringcars.com.au/uploads/2015%20V8%20Touring%20Car%20Series%20Championship%20Points%20Round%205%20.pdf 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Series Results, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20160121221211/http://v8touringcars.com.au/news/141/15/ENTRY-INCENTIVE-AND-TV-DEAL-CONFIRMED-FOR-2015-KUMHO-SERIES/ Entry Incentive And TV Deal Confirmed For 2015 Kumho Series, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120215055/http://v8touringcars.com.au/uploads/2015%20V8%20Touring%20Car%20Series%20Round%205%20PRO%20Points.pdf 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Pro Point Score, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20160120215626/http://v8touringcars.com.au/uploads/2015%20V8%20Touring%20Car%20Series%20Round%205%20PRIV%20Points.pdf 2015 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Privateer Point Score, v8touringcars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org