2013 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

The 2013 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series was an Australian motor racing competition for modified V8 engined production utilities.[1] It was sanctioned by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) as a National Series with Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty Ltd appointed as the Category Manager.[1] Promoted as the 2013 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series protected by Armor All, it was the 13th annual Australian V8 Ute Racing Series.[1]

The series was won by Ryal Harris[2] driving a Ford FG Falcon Ute.

Calendar

The series was contested over eight rounds.[1]

Round[1] Circuit[1] Date[1] Format[1][3]
1 Adelaide Parklands Circuit 28 February - 3 March Three races
2 Barbagallo Raceway 3 – 5 May Three races
3 Hidden Valley Raceway 14 – 16 June Four races
4 Townsville Street Circuit 5 – 7 July Three races
5 Sandown International Motor Raceway 13 – 15 September Three races
6 Mount Panorama Circuit 10–13 October Three races
7 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit 25–27 October Three races
8 Sydney Olympic Park Street Circuit 6 – 8 December Three races

Points system

Series points were awarded on the following basis for each qualifying session and each race in the series.[1]

Position[1] 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd
Points[1] 35 33 31 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

The results for each round were determined by the number of points scored by each driver at that round.[1]

The driver gaining the highest points total over all rounds was declared the winner of the Series.[1]

Series standings

Position[4] Driver[4] No.[4] Car[3][1] Team[4] Points[4]
1 Ryal Harris 1 Ford FG Falcon Ute Tapout Energy Racing 893
2 Nathan Pretty 56 Holden VE Ute Milwaukee Racing 862
3 David Sieders 8 Ford FG Falcon Ute Mine Site Fencing Australia 836
4 Rhys McNally 26 Holden VE Ute Stratco Racing 816
5 Kris Walton 68 Ford FG Falcon Ute Rentco Transport Equipment Rentals 815
6 Gary Baxter 3 Holden VE Ute Sage Automation / Roof Seal 768
7 Kim Jane 27 Holden VE Ute Bob Jane T-Marts 739
8 Ryan Hansford 6 Ford FG Falcon Ute Hawkins Transport - HT Racing 730
9 Craig Dontas 22 Holden VE Ute Thirsty Camel Racing 719
10 Andrew Fisher 9 Ford FG Falcon Ute Jesus Racing Team 686
11 Elliot Barbour 7 Ford FG Falcon Ute Sieders Racing Team / Guide Dogs Victoria 656
12 Stephen White 19 Holden VE Ute Dunlop Super Dealer 581
13 Wayne Wakefield 13 Ford FG Falcon Ute Bacardi Oakheart 513
14 Jesse Dixon 88 Holden VE Ute Hayman Reese Racing 506
15 Gerard McLeod 50 Holden VE Ute Macmahon Mining 496
16 Adam Marjoram 5 Holden VE Ute Auto One Racing 493
17 Jeremy Gray 67 Ford FG Falcon Ute JMG Racing 457
18 Tony Longhurst 25 Holden VE Ute The Boat Works 375
19 Cam Wilson 24 Ford FG Falcon Ute Go Karting Gold Coast 372
20 Phonsy Mullan 20 Holden VE Ute Hi-Tech Oils / Ramjet Cold Air Inducition / Ripshift / GM Motorsport 343
21 Ben Dunn 99 Ford FG Falcon Ute RedAss Mexican Food / BNP Securities 328
22 Todd Zani 28 Holden VE Ute Ezetax Racing Team 287
23 Matthew Nolan 21 Holden VE Ute CIGWELD 269
24 Peter Burnitt 4 Ford FG Falcon Ute Forgiven Racing 234
25 Jack Elsegood 11 Ford FG Falcon Ute Fuchs / Hustler Mowers 228
26 Fanny Buzadzic 72 Ford FG Falcon Ute Western General Body Works 216
27 Noel Edge 2 Ford FG Falcon Ute Australian Conveyor Racing 210
28 Gary MacDonald 10 Ford FG Falcon Ute Interior Logistics 193
29 John Wood 41 Holden VE Ute Battery World / VISA Logistics / Race Fuels 154
30 Chris Pither 25 Holden VE Ute Insane Racing 144
31 Glenn McNally 10 Ford FG Falcon Ute JSW Australia 143
32 Mike Almond 25 Holden VE Ute Williams Race Tech 135
33 Benn Wilson 11 Ford FG Falcon Ute P.I. Technical Services 130
34 Richard Bloomfield 57 Holden VE Ute Octane Events 107
35 Ben Dowley 43 Holden VE Ute Williams Race Tech 107
36 Peter Major 41 Holden VE Ute Williams Race Tech 88
37 Charlie O'Brien 10 Ford FG Falcon Ute Sieders Racing 86
38 Rhett Noonan 99 Ford FG Falcon Ute Accuweigh / Jaypack Cartons 85
39 Warren Millett 18 Holden VE Ute Wake-Up Backpackers Racing 75
40 Grant Bromley 29 Ford FG Falcon Ute HTA / Isuzu Utes / Iseek 74
41 Graham Edwards 99 Ford FG Falcon Ute Sieders Racing 68
42 Yanis Derums 41 Ford FG Falcon Ute Mango credit 60
43 Dylan Thomas 11 Ford FG Falcon Ute CXC Global Racing 54
44 George Miedecke 25 Holden VE Ute The Boat Works 52
45 Troy Wilson 29 Ford FG Falcon Ute HE PARTS 47
46 Rohan Barry 11 Ford FG Falcon Ute Hutchinson Build / Shake It Up 42
47 Jack Le Brocq 18 Holden VE Ute Wake-Up Backpackers Racing 40
48 Allan Letcher 43 Holden VE Ute Revolution Roofing 38
49 Charlie Kovacs (Jnr) 43 Holden VE Ute Red Express Deliveries / Air Road Freight 37
50 Stephen Wilson 20 Holden VE Ute Wil-Tow / Hino 22
51 Troy Dontas 44 Holden VE Ute Brecknock Insurance Brokers 19
52 Layton Barker 43 Holden VE Ute Bartech Switchboards Racing 17
53 Denis Cribbin 41 Holden VE Ute Williams Race Tech 4

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 2013 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  2. ^ Harris Happy with two in a row, v8utes.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org
  3. ^ a b Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 7 June 2016
  4. ^ a b c d e Results - After completion of 2013 Sydney 500 - Race3, v8utes.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org