2009 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

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]

Team	Car	No	Driver
Crambrook Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	1	Layton Crambrook
Howard Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	2	Stephen Robinson
Sage Automation Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	3	Gary Baxter
Big Gun Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	4	Peter Burnitt
		14	Brad Patton
		16	Rohan Barry
Madashell Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	5	Justin van Twest Steve McFadden
Miedecke Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	7	George Miedecke
SEW – Eurodrive Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	8	Noel Edge
Jesus. All about life Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	9	Andrew Fisher
Wilson Brothers Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	11	Jack Elsegood
	Holden VE Ute SS	32	Kurt Wimmer
	Holden VE Ute SS	85	Ray Sidebottom Cameron Wilson Allan Letcher
West Coast Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	12	Glen McNally
Wollongong Performance Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	13	Gary Carson
Scott Jennings Motorsport	Holden VE Ute SS	16	Brendon Tucker Michael Kavich David Turner Martin Miller
Scott Jennings Motorsport	Holden VE Ute SS	18	Scott Jennings
B.V.C. Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	17	Robert Jarvis
Nandi Kiss Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	24	Nandi Kiss
Brock Race Engineering	Holden VE Ute SS	25	Paul Williams
Workhorse Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	26	Ben Kavich
Kim Jane Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	27	Kim Jane
Denis Cribbin Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	33	Denis Cribbin
Iseek Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	37	Jason Gomersall
Kim Jane Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	41	Yanis Derums Gary MacDonald
ISRI Truck Seats Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	43	Steve Hodges
Grove Juice Racing	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	44	Greg Willis
Grove Juice Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	47	Grant Johnson
Vittoria Coffee Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	55	George Elliott Marshall Brewer
CAMCO Group Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	58	Ryal Harris Michael Hannan
Wake-Up Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	65	Matthew Holt
Wake-Up Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	88	Warren Millett
RED Racing	Holden VE Ute SS	69	Charlie Kovacs
Dunn Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	98	Colin Dunn
Dunn Motorsport	Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute	99	Ben 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 title	Circuit	City / state	Date	Winner
1	Clipsal 500	Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	19–22 March	Gary Baxter
2	Winton Motor Raceway	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	2–3 May	Jack Elsegood
3	Falken Tasmania Challenge	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	30–31 May	Layton Crambrook
4	Skycity Triple Crown	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	20–21 June	Layton Crambrook
5	Dunlop Townsville 400	Townsville Street Circuit	Townsville, Queensland	11–12 July	Layton Crambrook
6	Norton 360 Sandown Challenge	Sandown Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	1–2 August	Kim Jane
7	Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	9–11 October	Gary MacDonald
8	Sydney 500	Homebush Street Circuit	Sydney, New South Wales	4–6 December	George 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]

Pos	Driver	ADE[3]				WIN[4]				SYM[5]				HID[6]				TOW[7]				SAN[8]				BAT[9]				HOM[10]				Pts
Pos	Driver	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Q	R1	R2	R3	Pts
1	Jack Elsegood	5th	3rd	9th	4th	1st	1st	7th	1st	4th	2nd	23rd	6th	8th	6th	5th	5th	1st	5th	7th	2nd	5th	5th		23rd	3rd	3rd	26th	9th	4th	4th	16th	5th	837
2	Grant Johnson	2nd	2nd	Ret	DNS	6th	5th	10th	3rd	7th	6th	6th	4th	1st	1st	6th	3rd	6th	3rd	8th	4th	2nd	14th		24th	2nd	1st	6th	Ret	5th	7th	5th	2nd	808
3	George Miedecke	3rd	4th	8th	5th	2nd	3rd	17th	7th	6th	5th	22nd	10th	4th	4th	13th	8th	2nd	1st	Ret	DNS	3rd	2nd		Ret	1st	2nd	5th	5th	1st	1st	10th	1st	805
4	Kim Jane	9th	7th	2nd	3rd	11th	11th	8th	5th	8th	8th	Ret	12th	11th	7th	7th	15th	5th	6th	26th	8th	9th	7th		1st	8th	8th	1st	2nd	6th	5th	6th	11th	791
5	Layton Crambrook	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	5th	6th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	9th	1st	5th	8th	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	9th	1st	1st	3rd		15th	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	2nd	2nd	9th	25th	732
6	Andrew Fisher	6th	6th	10th	11th	3rd	4th	Ret	DNS	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	9th	11th	Ret	13th	11th	14th	Ret	12th	7th	29th		8th	6th	5th	8th	6th	3rd	3rd	11th	3rd	694
7	Glen McNally	13th	14th	4th	12th	18th	15th	1st	8th	10th	9th	24th	11th	6th	5th	2nd	12th	8th	7th	5th	6th	6th	4th		DNS	10th	10th	7th	7th	18th	Ret	20th	22nd	685
8	Craig Dontas	8th	5th	12th	6th	13th	Ret	21st	15th	3rd	7th	25th	7th	13th	13th	14th	9th	10th	13th	4th	16th	8th	15th		4th	4th	6th	9th	3rd	9th	9th	4th	Ret	685
9	Charlie Kovacs	14th	9th	6th	7th	24th	16th	3rd	9th	20th	14th	2nd	Ret	3rd	3rd	8th	4th	23rd	15th	12th	9th	13th	9th		Ret	12th	11th	17th	Ret	17th	15th	2nd	4th	648
10	Kurt Wimmer	4th	Ret	11th	8th	25th	DNS	DNS	DNS	13th	10th	1st	5th	15th	10th	9th	6th	12th	9th	2nd	7th	10th	6th		2nd	11th	9th	4th	Ret	11th	Ret	24th	7th	620
11	Ryal Harris	10th	10th	1st	1st	8th	7th	6th	22nd	28th	19th	7th	13th					13th	8th	1st	5th	14th	8th		3rd	14th	14th	3rd	4th	25th	Ret	21st	Ret	589
12	Stephen Robinson	19th	12th	5th	9th	10th	9th	12th	10th	2nd	3rd	8th	3rd	12th	12th	10th	7th	9th	11th	6th	10th	11th	12th		DNS	DSQ	20th	28th	DNS					555
13	Brad Patton	27th	Ret	17th	17th	14th	14th	11th	11th	9th	28th	13th	19th	19th	18th	15th	28th	7th	10th	21st	11th	12th	11th		5th	15th	13th	12th	20th	8th	8th	29th	DNS	524
14	Steve Hodges	16th	11th	16th	24th	27th	22nd	19th	24th	25th	21st	14th	18th	16th	14th	12th	11th	21st	18th	13th	Ret	21st	17th		11th	18th	16th	14th	11th	20th	16th	1st	9th	514
15	Robert Jarvis	12th	26th	27th	23rd	16th	13th	4th	18th	12th	15th	5th	9th	25th	Ret	17th	20th	17th	21st	14th	13th	15th	24th		13th	20th	18th	18th	16th	14th	12th	7th	Ret	503
16	Scott Jennings	22nd	Ret	28th	27th	21st	20th	23rd	14th	23rd	22nd	11th	Ret	7th	9th	Ret	10th	14th	12th	11th	23rd	20th	22nd		10th	19th	15th	10th	12th	16th	13th	12th	10th	479
17	Ben Kavich	15th	21st	20th	19th	19th	19th	18th	17th	14th	11th	Ret	15th	17th	15th	11th	14th	29th	23rd	DNS	14th	18th	16th		6th	9th	Ret	DNS	DNS	13th	11th	Ret	12th	461
18	Gary Baxter	1st	1st	7th	2nd	4th	2nd	9th	4th	16th	Ret	27th	16th	2nd	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	4th	10th	3rd	4th	1st		Ret	5th	4th	11th	8th	10th	Ret	23rd	6th	454
19	Nandi Kiss	11th	8th	Ret	28th	17th	18th	16th	20th	24th	17th	12th	21st	10th	Ret	22nd	29th	16th	19th	24th	Ret	16th	10th		7th	30th	24th	Ret	21st	19th	14th	3rd	8th	436
20	Paul Williams	17th	18th	15th	14th	20th	17th	14th	13th	19th	Ret	18th	20th	20th	19th	25th	18th	18th	16th	Ret	15th	22nd	28th		16th	26th	19th	16th	13th	24th	Ret	25th	13th	415
21	Gary Carson	26th	22nd	23rd	20th	9th	12th	15th	12th	18th	20th	10th	17th	27th	23rd	20th	19th	23rd	Ret	DNS	DNS	24th	13th		17th	21st	25th	19th	18th	15th	Ret	26th	15th	390
22	Yanis Derums	23rd	19th	22nd	18th	12th	10th	5th	6th	22nd	16th	Ret	24th	14th	16th	3rd	17th	20th	17th	15th	24th	17th	18th		9th									389
23	Justin van Twest	18th	13th	14th	29th	15th	Ret	22nd	19th	11th	12th	19th	14th	23rd	17th	16th	16th	15th	Ret	DNS	DNS	23rd	19th		14th	16th	17th	27th	Ret					345
24	Ben Dunn					7th	8th	13th	21st	15th	13th	4th	8th					19th	22nd	18th	Ret					17th	12th	15th	15th	12th	10th	30th	Ret	338
25	Greg Willis	21st	16th	13th	15th	26th	24th	25th	23rd	30th	23rd	17th	22nd	26th	27th	Ret	DNS	28th	24th	17th	21st	26th	27th		19th	25th	22nd	22nd	19th	28th	21st	18th	18th	322
26	Peter Burnitt	31st	23rd	24th	21st	30th	25th	27th	25th	31st	26th	21st	27th	29th	25th	28th	26th	31st	25th	16th	Ret	30th	23rd		20th	27th	23rd	25th	17th	23rd	18th	14th	20th	268
27	Jason Gomersall	29th	DSQ	26th	26th	28th	26th	Ret	DNS	17th	27th	20th	25th	DNQ	28th	24th	25th	24th	27th	25th	19th	19th	DNS		DNS	22nd	28th	23rd	Ret	21st	17th	13th	23rd	240
28	Warren Millett	24th	17th	19th	25th									28th	24th	21st	22nd	26th	Ret	19th	18th	27th	25th		21st	24th	27th	21st	14th	29th	23rd	28th	21st	232
29	George Elliott	25th	20th	18th	16th	29th	23rd	Ret	DNS	27th	25th	16th	23rd	18th	22nd	26th	Ret	27th	20th	22nd	22nd	25th	21st		18th									226
30	Gary MacDonald																									7th	7th	2nd	1st	7th	6th	8th	Ret	204
31	Colin Dunn	20th	15th	3rd	13th									24th	26th	19th	21st					DNQ	Ret		22nd					22nd	20th	17th	19th	193
32	Noel Edge	28th	24th	21st	DNS					29th	Ret	26th	26th	31st	Ret	23rd	27th	30th	Ret	23rd	20th	29th	26th		Ret	29th	26th	24th	23rd	31st	24th	22nd	17th	176
33	Matthew Holt					22nd	21st	20th	16th	21st	DNS	15th	Ret																	27th	19th	15th	16th	150
34	Marshall Brewer																									23rd	21st	13th	10th					65
35	Denis Cribbin																	25th	26th	20th	17th									32nd	26th	27th	Ret	62
36	Allan Letcher																					28th	20th		12th	13th	Ret	DNS	DNS					61
37	Ray Sidebottom					23rd	Ret	24th	Ret					30th	21st	27th	23rd																	54
38	Steve McFadden																													26th	22nd	19th	14th	51
39	David Turner													21st	Ret	18th	24th																	39
40	Rohan Barry																									28th	29th	20th	22nd					33
41	Brendon Tucker	30th	25th	25th	22nd																													30
42	Michael Hannan													22nd	20th	Ret	Ret																	26
43	Michael Kavich					31st	27th	26th	26th																									22
43	Martin Miller																													30th	25th	31st	24th	22
45	Cameron Wilson									26th	24th	DNS	DNS																					16

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

"Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
"Series Standings 2009". V8 Ute Racing Series. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
"Adelaide Parklands Circuit 22/03/2009 2009 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6". National Software. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8". National Software. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series". National Software. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Townsville Street Circuit 12/07/2009 Dunlop Townsville 400 – V8 Supercars Races 11 & 12". National Software. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14". National Software. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Mount Panorama – Bathurst 11/10/2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000–2009 V8 Supercars – Race 18". National Software. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
"Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit 06/12/2009 Sydney Telstra 500 – 2009 V8 Supercars – Race 25 & 26". National Software. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

External links

Official series website
2009 Racing Results Archive Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2009.

[2] "Series Standings 2009". V8 Ute Racing Series. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[3] "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 22/03/2009 2009 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[4] "Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6". National Software. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[5] "Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8". National Software. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[6] "Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series". National Software. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[7] "Townsville Street Circuit 12/07/2009 Dunlop Townsville 400 – V8 Supercars Races 11 & 12". National Software. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[8] "Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14". National Software. 2 August 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[9] "Mount Panorama – Bathurst 11/10/2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000–2009 V8 Supercars – Race 18". National Software. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[10] "Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit 06/12/2009 Sydney Telstra 500 – 2009 V8 Supercars – Race 25 & 26". National Software. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2010.