Australian Late Model Championship Explained

The Australian Late Model Championship is a Dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian Late model national champion. The championship is held over a single meeting (usually on consecutive nights) and has run annually since the 2001/02 season and is awarded to a different state of Australia each year.

The first championship was run at the Quit Motorplex (later renamed Perth Motorplex) in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia and was won by veteran Queensland driver Allan Butcher.[1]

Western Australia's Brad Blake holds the record having won 5 of the 14 championships run until 2015. Blake also finished second in the championship on 3 occasions

The 2014/15 Australian championship was held at the Lucas Oil Kingaroy Speedway in Kingaroy, Queensland. Queensland driver and former Australian Super Sedan Champion Darren Kane won his first national Late Model championship.[2]

The 2015/16 championship was scheduled to be held at the Perth Motorplex on 15–16 January 2016.[3]

Winners since 2002

YearVenueCity/Statewidth=210px Winnerwidth=210px Runner-upwidth=210px 3rd place
2001/02Quit MotorplexKwinana Beach, WAAllan Butcher (Qld)Brad Blake (WA)Brad Ludlow (WA)
2002/03Quit MotorplexKwinana Beach, WARyan Halliday (WA)Brad Blake (WA)Brad Ludlow (WA)
2003/04Quit MotorplexKwinana Beach, WABrad Blake (WA)Marc Giancola (WA)Jaron Crane (WA)
2004/05Quit MotorplexKwinana Beach, WABruce Trenaman (WA)Michael Hebditch (ACT)Brad Ludlow (WA)
2005/06Perth MotorplexKwinana Beach, WABrad Blake (WA)Ryan Halliday (WA)Brad Ludlow (WA)
2006/07Perth MotorplexKwinana Beach, WABrad Blake (WA)Warren Oldfield (WA)Brad Ludlow (WA)
2007/08Perth MotorplexKwinana Beach, WABrad Ludlow (WA)Ben Ludlow (WA)Ron Miller ()
2008/09Perth MotorplexKwinana Beach, WAMarc Giancola (WA)Brad Blake (WA)Ben Ludlow (WA)
YearVenueCity/Statewidth=210px Winnerwidth=210px Runner-upwidth=210px 3rd place
2009/10Manjimup SpeedwayManjimup, WAMarc Giancola (WA)Bert Vosbergen (WA)Jac Dolmans Jr. (WA)
2010/11Timmis SpeedwayMildura, VicBrad Blake (WA)Blair Grainger (Qld)Mat Crimmins (SA)
2011/12Sydney SpeedwaySydney, NSWSteve Francis ()Jamie Oldfield (WA)Michael Holmes (WA)
2012/13Bunbury SpeedwayBunbury, WASteve Francis ()Craig Vosbergen (WA)Warren Oldfield (WA)
2013/14Borderline SpeedwayMount Gambier, SABrad Blake (WA)Daryl Grimon (SA)David Robertson (NSW)
2014/15Kingaroy SpeedwayKingaroy, QldDarren Kane (Qld)Jamie Oldfield (WA)Ben Nicastri (NSW)
2015/16Perth MotorplexKwinana Beach, WAKodee Brown (WA)Ryan Halliday (WA)Kye Blight (WA)
2016/17Premier SpeedwayWarrnambool, VicCallum Harper (Tas)David Doherty (NSW)Paul Stubber (WA)
2017/18River View SpeedwayMurray Bridge, SADarren Kane (Qld)Craig Vosbergen (WA)Ryan Alexander (SA)
2018/19Parramatta RacewaySydney, NSWPaul Stubber (WA)Cameron Pearson (Vic)Jay Cardy (WA)
2019/20Perth MotorplexKwinana Beach, WAKye Blight (WA)Craig Vosbergen (WA)Warren Oldfield (WA)
2020/21Premier SpeedwayWarrnambool, Vic

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/dirt-late-model.html Australian Late Model Championship honour roll
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lMTkoF8r9E 2014/15 Australian Late Model Championship
  3. http://www.motorplex.com.au/speedway/ Perth Motorplex Speedway