2012 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

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2012 V8 Ute Racing Series
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The 2012 V8 Ute Racing Series was a motor racing series for Ford Falcon and Holden utilities (or "utes") built and conforming to V8 Utes series regulations and those holding valid licences to compete as issued by series organisers Spherix and Australian V8 Ute Racing Pty. Ltd. It was the twelfth running of a national series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 1 March 2012 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 4 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 8 rounds. [1] It was won by Ryal Harris, driving a Ford FG Falcon XR8 Ute.

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Teams and drivers

The following drivers contested the 2012 V8 Utes Series. [2]

TeamCarNoDriver
Ice Break Racing Holden VE SS Ute 1 Chris Pither
42 Jesse Dixon
Tom Williamson
Andrew Waite
SEW-Eurodrive Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 2 Noel Edge
Sage Racing Holden VE SS Ute 3 Gary Baxter
Big Gun Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 4 Peter Burnitt
7 Adam Beechey
14 Brad Patton
Big Gun Racing Ford FG Falcon XR8 [3] 58 Ryal Harris
Truckline Racing Ford FG Falcon XR8 6 Ryan Hansford [4]
68 Kris Walton [4]
Tinkler Motorsport Ford FG Falcon XR8 7 Jeremy Gray
Sieders Racing Team Ford FG Falcon XR8 8 David Sieders [4]
Jesus Racing Team Ford FG Falcon XR8 9 Andrew Fisher [5]
All-Trans Truck & Spares Ford BF Falcon XR8 10 Joshua Burdon
Samios Plumbing Supplies Glenn McNally
Hi-Tech Motorsport Ford FG Falcon XR8 11 Jack Elsegood
Wilson Brothers Racing Benn Wilson
Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs Ford FG Falcon XR8 11 Daniel Kennedy
23 Ben Kavich
Go Karting Gold Coast Ford BF Falcon XR8 14 Sam Walter
GM Motorsport Holden VE SS Ute 20 Phonsy Mullan
Craig Dontas Racing Holden VE SS Ute 22 Craig Dontas
Onsite Rental Group Ford FG Falcon XR8 25 Paul Williams
Stratco Racing Holden VE SS Ute 26 Rhys McNally
Bob Jane T-Marts Holden VE SS Ute 27 Kim Jane [4]
TZ Motorsport Holden VE SS Ute 28 Todd Zani
Williams Race Tech Holden VE SS Ute 29 Colin Bradley
43 Hayley Swanson
96 Charlie Kovacs, Jr.
iSeek Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 37 Grant Bromley
Wanda Paints Holden VE SS Ute 41 Travis Sharpe
Stellar Homes Ford BF Falcon XR8 44 Troy Dontas
Rick Gill Motorcycles Rick Gill
Giddyup Horsey Production Racing Holden VE SS Ute 48 Tim Boyle [4]
Macmahon Racing Holden VE SS Ute 50 Gerard McLeod [6]
Monster Energy Holden VE SS Ute 56 Nathan Pretty [4]
Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE SS Ute 61 Cameron McConville [7]
Western General Body Works Holden VE SS Ute 72 Danny Buzadic [4]
West Coast Racing Holden VE SS Ute 92 Jake McNally
Dunn Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 99 Ben Dunn
Auto One Wildcard [4] Holden VE SS Ute 100 Warren Luff
Greg Crick
Adam Marjoram

Race calendar

The 2012 V8 Utes Series was contested over eight rounds, all of which were held on the support programmes of V8 Supercars Championship events.

Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinner
1 Flag of South Australia.svg Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 1–4 March Kris Walton
2 Flag of Tasmania.svg Falken Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 30 Mar – 1 Apr Nathan Pretty
3 Flag of Western Australia.svg Trading Post Perth Challenge Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo, Western Australia 4–6 May Kim Jane
4 Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 15–17 June Ryal Harris
5 Flag of New South Wales.svg Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 4–7 October Ryal Harris
6 Flag of Queensland.svg Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 19–21 October David Sieders
7 Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 16–18 Nov Cameron McConville
8 Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 30 Nov – 2 Dec Cameron McConville

Series results

Position [8] Driver [8] No. [8] Team [8] Points [8]
1Ryal Harris58Rexel Electrical Supplies948
2David Sieders8Sieders Racing936
3 Nathan Pretty 56Monster Energy916
4Andrew Fisher9Jesus Racing866
5 Cameron McConville 61Bundaberg Racing817
6Rhys McNally26Stratco Racing782
7Kris Walton68Rentco781
8Ryan Hansford6Truckline Racing758
9Craig Dontas22Thirsty Camel Racing757
10Kim Jane27Bob Jane T-Marts724
11Gary Baxter3Sage Automation / Roof Seal628
12Ben Dunn99Redass Mexican Food / BP Katoomba574
13Jake McNally92West Coast Racing474
14Ben Kavich23Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs441
15Danny Buzadzic72Western General Body Works377
16Gerard McLeod50Macmahon Mining & Construction365
17 Jack Elsegood 11 Trend Micro 341
18Warren Millett88Wake-Up Backpackers Racing327
19Phonsy Mullan20Ramjet Cold Air Inducition/ Ripshift/ GM Motorsport303
20Sean Carter82Williams Race Tech299
21Jeremy Gray7Teng Tools/ JMG Maintenance270
22Peter Burnitt4Rexel Electrical Supplies231
23Noel Edge2SEW – Eurodrive Racing191
24 Jesse Dixon 1Ice Break Racing189
25Hayley Swanson43Williams Race Tech179
26Travis Sharpe41Wanda Paints175
27 Chris Pither 1Ice Break Racing174
28Grant Johnson47Hi Tech Motorsport171
29Todd Zani28Ezeatm Racing Team166
30Benn Wilson51Southcott Hydraulics / Gates165
31Jason Gomersall77iseek Racing163
32Tom Williamson1Ice Break Racing161
33Rick Gill51Rick Gill Motorcycles141
34Andrew Waite1Ice Break Racing127
35 Jason Bargwanna 100Auto One Wildcard120
36George Miedecke100Auto One Wildcard114
37Gary MacDonald10Interior Logistics109
38Daniel Kennedy11Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs107
39Joshua Burdon10All -Trans Truck & Spares103
40Adam Beechey7Big Gun Racing101
41 Warren Luff 100Auto One Wildcard100
42Yanis Derums10Mango Media93
43Glenn McNally10Samios Plumbing Supplies89
44Wayne Wakefield51Big Gun Racing78
45Allan Letcher21Revolution Roofing76
46Cameron Wilson4Big Gun Racing75
47 Tony Longhurst 100Auto One Wildcard72
48 Tim Blanchard 100Auto One Wildcard71
49Charlie O’Brien10Sieders Racing67
50Greg Crick100Auto One Wildcard66
51Steve Charman77Pizza Hut Racing61
52 Jack Le Brocq 1Ice Break Racing59
53 Matt Chahda 29PGC Security / MRP Smash Repairs57
54 Chris Atkinson 100Auto One Wildcard57
55Paul Williams25Onsite Rental Company55
56Brad Patton14Mammoth / WIcked Energy/ Teng Tools54
57Sam Walter14Go Karting Gold Coast54
58Rohan Barry10Sieders Racing46
59Grant Bromley37iseek Racing41
60 Adam Marjoram 100Auto One Wildcard31
61Colin Bradley29Williams Race Tech31
62Michael Hector29Williams Race Tech31
63Josh Hunt14V8 Nights Racing26
64Amber Anderson14V8 Nights Racing26
65Layton Barker29Williams Race Tech21
66Troy Dontas44Stellar Homes18
67Charlie Kovacs Junior96Action Line Marking / City Holden12

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