2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

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The 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor sport competition which began on 25 April 2009 at Wakefield Park and ended on 22 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit [1] after five rounds and fifteen races. The series was open to Group 3D Sports Sedans, Tran-Am automobles and New Zealand TraNZam automobiles. [2] It marked the 19th running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia.

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Chevrolet Corvette driver Des Wall won the series after a fierce contest between the top three competitors. Winners of the previous two series, Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo Alfetta) and Darren Hossack (Audi A4), competed initially for the race wins, but mechanical unreliability and on-track confrontations, usually with each other, allowed Wall to close the gap. Wall only won three races (compared to Ricciardello's six and Hossack's five) but was only out of the top five race positions once all season with an eighth-placed finish at Oran Park. Ricciardello and Hossack each failed to finish two races during the series. Wall, who has been a Sports Sedan front runner since 1989, claimed his first series win with a twelve-point victory over Ricciardello. Hossack was third, nine points behind Ricciardello.

The only other driver to score a race win was Opel Calibra driver Chris Jackson at Oran Park and he finished fifth in the points chase behind series veteran Kerry Baily (Nissan 300ZX).

Teams and drivers

2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner, Des Wall (Chevrolet Corvette) Wall-corvette.jpg
2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series winner, Des Wall (Chevrolet Corvette)

The following drivers competed in the 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. The series consisted of fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in three states. [3]

EntrantCarNoDriver
Audi Spares Audi A4 1 Darren Hossack
Independent Motorsports Toyota Corolla 3Nicholas Cambridge
B&M Ricciardello Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 5 Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird 6Jeff Barnes
Robin O'Hare Holden LX Torana 7Robin O'Hare
Wayne Purdon Holden LH Torana 7Wayne Purdon
Pfitzner Performance Cars Ford EF Falcon 8Ian Wilson
Domain Prestige Homes Holden Calibra 9Daniel Tamasi
Centreline Suspension Ford Escort MkI 10Ken House
Fuel 2 Race/Steve's Toy Shop Holden Calibra 11Chris Jackson
repcoservice.com Mazda RX-7 11Laurie Williams
Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore 12Chas Talbot
Alvee Products Saab 9-3 Aero 14Mark Nelson
Steven's Security Group Mazda RX-7 15Garry Stevens
Rocklea Contracting Holden Calibra 16Graham Smith
Coxys Motorsport Spares Ford XA Falcon 17Paddy Matchet
P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 18Graeme Gilliland
Decoglaze Ford XD Falcon 18Kerry Millar
Harrop/Kings Fibreglass Holden LJ Torana 19Damian Johnson
Tony Long Fibreglass/VG Auto Paint Fiat 124 Coupe 19Joe Said
P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7 21Graeme Gilliland
Lifetime Financial Ford Mustang 21Phil Crompton
Glenn Pro Ford Escort RS2000 21Glenn Pro
Swimart Baulkham Hills Ford Escort 22Darren Steeden
Norm Stokes Transport Mazda RX-7 24Norm Stokes
Jocaro Motors Holden Calibra 25Neil Bryson
Brandster Serv Motorsport Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 25Dave Loftus
Steve's Toy Shop/Menai Blinds Chevrolet Camaro 26Scott Butler
Airey Industrial Nissan 300ZX 28Kerry Baily
NMR Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro 30Terry Wyhoon
Michael Graham Holden VS Commodore 31Michael Graham
Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro 32Michael Robinson
RMCP Holden VK Commodore 35Simon Copping
Shannons/Mount Aqua Chevrolet Corvette GTS 38Des Wall
RK&T Young Plumbing Mazda RX-7 41Trent Young
Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon 43Chris Donnelly
MR Automotive Rover Vitesse 44Colin Smith
Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR 45Daniel Jameson
Coaststeer Auto Services Holden Calibra 46David McGinniss
Pallet Handling Systems Alfa Romeo GTV6 47Mark Papadopoulos
Executive Heating & Cooling Mazda RX-7 48Luke Chambers
Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore 51Bob McLoughlin
Jamison & Craig Consultants Holden Gemini 51Stephen Craig
Panorama Smash Holden VK Commodore 53Steve Kilic
BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 56Bruce Banks
Sullivan Motorsport Nissan Bluebird 57Sean Sullivan
Quality Concreting Mazda RX-7 59Lester Ervin
Quality Concreting Mazda RX-7 59Bobby Ervin
Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS 66Dean Camm
GTA Motorsport Alfa Romeo GTV6 67Andrew Leithhead
Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro 68Shane Bradford
Ramsdale Wreckers/Blush Photography Holden LC Torana 73Garry Roberts
Dance Expression Fiat 131 76Nick Smith
Steven Shipway Toyota Crown 77Steven Shipway
R&L Uhlhorn Mazda RX-7 83Lee Uhlhorn
Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore 88Ian Rice
Hornet Press Ford Mustang 89Graham Bell
Kerrick Saab 9-3 Aero 93Dean Randle
Bohler Uddeholm Australia Nissan 300ZX 97Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon 98Jeff Brown

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2009 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series consisted of five rounds, three of which were held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships meetings and two at other meetings. [4]

Rd.Race titleCircuitLocation / stateDateWinner
1 Flag of New South Wales.svg Shannons Nationals R2 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 25–26 Apr Tony Ricciardello
2 Flag of South Australia.svg Clem Smith Cup Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia 6–7 JunDes Wall
3 Flag of New South Wales.svg Shannons Nationals R8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 29–30 Aug Darren Hossack
4 Flag of New South Wales.svg Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 31 Oct – 1 NovKerry Baily
5 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg 50k Plate Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21–22 Nov Tony Ricciardello

Note: The Clem Smith Cup was awarded to the winner of Race 2 at the Mallala round.

Drivers' points

Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top sixteen race positions in each race. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole position is indicated in bold text.

PosDriverRound 1 – Wak [5] Round 2 – Mal [6] Round 3 – Or1 [7] Round 4 – Or2 [8] Round 5 – Phi [9] Pts
Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3Race 1Race 2Race 3
1Des Wall3rd3rd5th1st3rd1st3rd3rd5th8th3rd1st2nd2nd5th231
2 Tony Ricciardello 2nd1st1st2nd1st9thRet5th2nd1st4thRet3rd1st1st219
3 Darren Hossack 1st2nd7th10th2nd2nd1st1st1st2ndRetDNS1stRet2nd210
4Kerry Baily4th4th2nd2nd2nd3rd3rd2nd2nd141
5Chris Jackson7th6th4th14th4th4th5th1st4th109
6Scott Butler6th5th3rd7thRet8th6th5th11th15th10th4th108
7David McGinniss10thRet6th8thRetDNS12thRet7th9th5th8th71
8Bob McLoughlin4th6th4th13th8th11th11th12thDNS70
9Bruce Banks7th7th5th15th10th11th16th14th12th13thDNSRet60
10Daniel Tamasi5thRetRet9th6thRet4th4thRet57
11Dean CammRet8th9th7thRet3rd6th18thRet53
12Trent Young5th7thDNS6th12th7th48
13Graeme Gilliland9th9th7th17thRet14th18th7th14th42
14Jeff Barnes3rd4thRet4thRetRet41
15Shane Bradford10thRet12th8th16th3rd37
16Damien Jameson14th9thRet13th8th5th36
17Damien JohnsonRet8thRet18th11th15th19th10th7th33
18Michael Robinson6th5th8th32
19Phil Crompton9th6th6th30
Anthony Macready8thDNSDNSRetDNSDNS4th9thRet30
21Mark Nelson5thRet3rd27
22Dean Randle7th3rdRet25
23Colin Smith16th13thRet14th10th8th24
24Ian Rice12th6th10th23
25Ian Wilson8thRet6th20
26Dave Loftus15th11th6th19
27Laurie Williams14th8th11th18
28Lester Ervin9th8thDNS17
Graham SmithRetDNSDNS10th7thRet17
30Neil BrysonRetRetDNS19thRetDNS11th9thRet14
31Chris Donnelly11thRetRet10thRetRet13
32Lee Uhlhorn20th15th6th18
33Nick SmithRetRet13thRet16th10th12
Jeff Brown17th13th9th12
Terry Wyhoon5thDNSDNS12
Ken House25th13th9th12
37Luke Chambers16th12th12th11
38Garry Stevens18th15th13th22ndRetDSQ6
39Nicholas Cambridge24th17th13th4
40Darren Steeden21st17th14th3
Chas Talbot17th14thRet3
42Andrew Leithhead20thRet15th2
43Norman StokesDNSDNSDNS26th19th16th1
Glenn ProDNSRet17th
Kerry Millar25th20th18th
Sean Sullivan22nd18th21st
Simon Copping19thDNS20th
Steve Kilic29th22nd19th
Mark Papadopoulos23rd21stRet
Michael Graham21stDNSDNS
Steve Shipway28th23rdRet
Wayne Purdon23rdDNSDNS
Paddy MatchettRet24thRet
Joe Said24thRetRet
Graham Bell26thDNSDNS
Robin O'Hare27thDNSDNS
Garry RobertsRetDNSDNS
Bobby ErvinDSQRetDNS
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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