The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series was the 17th running of the Commodore Cup. It began on 7 March 2010, at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October 2010, at Sandown Raceway. The series was won by Adam Beechey, winning two rounds during the season, sharing one with Dean Crosswell in the Winton round. No other driver won more than one round, as the other four rounds were split between championship runner-up Tony Bates, third-placed Nick Parker, Brett Holdsworth and Marcus Zukanovic.
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2010 Commodore Cup National Series. [1] [2] [3]
Team | Car model | No | Driver | Winton Co-driver [4] [5] [6] |
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TTM Group | VS Commodore | 1 | Brett Holdsworth | Lee Holdsworth |
www.bertiest.com | VS Commodore | 6 | Phil Brock | Neil Crowe |
San Marco Restaurant | VS Commodore | 6 | Matthew Hayes | |
Renaissance Homes | VS Commodore | 7 | Matt Chick | Shane Price |
Aerial Motors Racing | VH Commodore | 8 | David Stevenson Glen Holdsworth | |
VS Commodore | 88 | Chris Stevenson | Kane Millier | |
Axent Racing | VS Commodore | 9 | Geoff Fontaine | |
90 | Garth Duffy | |||
Greenbird Technologies | VS Commodore VH Commodore | 10 | Geoff Cowie | Alan Langworthy |
Octane Alley Race Engines | VS Commodore | 12 | Josh Hughes | Paul Morris* Tim Blanchard** |
Aussie NASCAR Tours | VH Commodore | 14 | David Ling | Michael Fitzgerald |
32 | Steven Ling | Richard Whyte | ||
LBC Motorsport | VS Commodore | 23 | Brian Bancroft | |
Alternative Freight Services | VS Commodore | 24 | Tony Bates | Geoff Emery |
Worksense Workwear | VS Commodore | 25 | Allan Hill | |
Nichiyu Forklifts | VH Commodore | 34 | Mathew Hayes | Ryan Millier |
Steve Yates | VS Commodore | 34 | Glenn Mackenzie | |
Kilpa Motors | VS Commodore | 39 | Nick Parker | Darren Hossack |
Tancredi Concreting | VH Commodore | 41 | Anthony Tancredi | Mark Grima |
Luna Fringe | VS Commodore | 44 | Scott Andrews | Tim Shaw |
National Directory Distribution | VS Commodore | 48 | Geoff Emery | |
Western General Bodyworks | VS Commodore | 66 | Danny Buzadzic | Sam Walter |
Action Racing | VS Commodore | 71 | Gerrard McLeod | Marcus Zukanovic |
Adams Auto Electrics | VS Commodore | 77 | Adam Lloyd | Ryan McLeod |
Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers | VS Commodore | 78 | Daniel Orr | Dean Orr |
Donut King | VS Commodore | 81 | Adam Beechey | Dean Crosswell |
Hurricane Automotive Products | VS Commodore | 85 | Jason Domaschenz | |
Southern Star Windows P/L | VS Commodore | 99 | Ross McGregor | Steve Owen |
* - driver competed in practice only.
** - driver competed in qualifying and race only.
The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series consisted of six rounds. [7]
Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner |
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1 | Wakefield Park | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 6–7 March | Adam Beechey |
2 | Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 1–2 May | Nick Parker |
3 | Mallala | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 29–30 May | Tony Bates |
4 | Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 26–27 June | Adam Beechey Dean Crosswell |
5 | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 11–12 September | Brett Holdsworth |
6 | Sandown | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 23–24 October | Marcus Zukanovic |
Pos | 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 | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
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3 race weekend | 50 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 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 |
2 race weekend | 75 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
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