2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series

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The Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural running of the V8 Touring Car National Series, a third-tier series for V8 Supercars. The season began on 17 May 2008 at the Mallala Motor Sport Park and finished on 30 November at Sandown Raceway. The season consisted of four rounds, held across three different states.

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The series was won by Chris Smerdon who was the only driver to finish all twelve races, but also won eight races. He finished 130 points ahead of Steve Ingwersen who was the only other driver to attend all four rounds.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series.

TeamNoDriverCar
Peter McNiven13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNiven Holden Commodore (VT)
Steve Ingwersen Painting15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Ingwersen Holden Commodore (VS)
Image Racing18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Moran Ford Falcon (EL)
50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Sheppard Ford Falcon (AU)
JCV Automotive Katoomba26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Vergotis Ford Falcon (AU)
Challenge Motorsport39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon Ford Falcon (AU)
Warrin Mining62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis Holden Commodore (VX)
Power Plus 9898 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Formosa Holden Commodore (VX)

Race calendar

RoundDateCircuitLocationWinning driver
117–18 May Flag of South Australia.svg Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Wallis
212–13 July Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon
39–10 August Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon
429–30 November Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Smerdon

Results and standings

The season consisted of four rounds held across three different states. Each round consisted of three races.

Position1st2nd3rd4th5thFast Lap
Points50454138351

Drivers championship

PosDriver MAL [1] EAS [2] PHI [3] SAN [4] Pts
1 Chris Smerdon 231121115111571
2 Steve Ingwersen 444332Ret24434441
3 John Vergotis 32321Ret323349
4 Adam Wallis 1122Ret2240
5 Leigh Moran 543Ret45187
6 Mark Sheppard 332127
7 Peter McNiven 4DNS189
8 Darren Formosa 2DNSDNS45
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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