2021 Boost Mobile Super Trucks Series

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Paul Morris, the 2021 champion

The 2021 Boost Mobile Super Trucks Series was the second season for the Boost Mobile Super Trucks, an Australian off-road racing series that serves as a counterpart to the Stadium Super Trucks in the United States. Held over three race weekends, the season began at Symmons Plains Raceway on 17–18 April. The series supported Supercars Championship race weekends.

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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in multiple rounds being cancelled. Paul Morris and Shae Davies were tied for the most points accumulated across the three remaining weekends, though Morris won four races to Davies' two for the tiebreaker.

After the season, the trucks were returned to America after the series failed to renew its partnership with Supercars, who were under new ownership. [1] However, new Supercars CEO Shane Howard expressed his interest in bringing them back for 2023. [2]

Drivers

No.DriverRaces
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Whyte 4–9
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Richardson All
39 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 4–6
50 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel All
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Foster 7–9
67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris All
70 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Milburn 4–9
87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price 7–9
88 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies All
94 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nash Morris 1, 4–6
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 2–3
121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Casey All
410 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Gartner 4–6
Sources: [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]

Schedule

Much of the 2020 season's schedule was lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to only the season-opening Adelaide 500 being run. [8]

The first confirmed race of 2021 was the Darwin Triple Crown, which was announced in November 2020, in the trucks' first race there since 2017. [9] [8] In March 2021, Speedcafe spoke with series manager Nathan Cayzer, who confirmed a seven-round schedule supporting the Supercars Championship. [10] A Boost Mobile Super Trucks weekend consists of three races, with the first on one day while the other two take place the following day. [11]

Restrictions in response to the pandemic resulted in the Perth SuperNight (originally scheduled for 11–12 September), Auckland SuperSprint (6–7 November), and Gold Coast 500 (4–5 December) being cancelled. [12] [13] The Sydney SuperNight was initially postponed from 21–22 August to 19–21 November before being changed to a four-weekend stretch for the Supercars. [12] [14] Although Supercars CEO Sean Seamer indicated his hope for the trucks to support a round at Sydney, no races took place. [15] [16] [17]

RoundTrackLocationDateSupporting
1 Symmons Plains Raceway Flag of Tasmania.svg Launceston, Tasmania 17–18 April Tasmania SuperSprint
2 Hidden Valley Raceway Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Darwin, Northern Territory 19–20 June Darwin Triple Crown
3 Reid Park Street Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville, Queensland 10–11 July Townsville 500

Races cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

TrackLocationSupporting
Wanneroo Raceway Flag of Western Australia.svg Neerabup, Western Australia Perth SuperNight
Pukekohe Park Raceway Flag of New Zealand.svg Pukekohe, Auckland Region Auckland SuperSprint
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Flag of Queensland.svg Surfers Paradise, Queensland Gold Coast 500
Sydney Motorsport Park Flag of New South Wales.svg Eastern Creek, New South Wales Sydney SuperNight

Season summary

The season-opening weekend at Symmons Plains Raceway supported the Tasmania SuperSprint; the weekend was initially planned for 10–11 April before being postponed by a week due to COVID-related travel restrictions. [18] The six drivers for the weekend included two newcomers in Nash Morris, the son of Paul Morris, and Dave Casey, who tested a truck in 2020; [3] [19] however, the younger Morris missed the first race due to back pain and was relieved by Russell Ingall for the rest of the weekend. [6] Paul Morris won two of the first three races while Shae Davies won the third. [20]

The second weekend at the Darwin Triple Crown saw the returns of Greg Gartner (raced in 2020), Travis Milburn (last raced in 2018), and Rob Whyte (last start in 2016). [4] Paul Weel flipped in the first race after contact with Casey resulted in a poor ramp entry, leading to a one-lap run to the finish as Paul Morris passed Gartner for the win; Morris also won the second race. [21] A healthy Nash Morris, making his debut in a truck originally arranged for Craig Dontas, [7] dominated the third before Davies overtook him in the final chicane as the two approached the finish. [22]

Toby Price began the Reid Park Street Circuit weekend by winning his first career race in his season debut. [23] [24] Weel won the rest of the weekend's races for his maiden victories. [25]

The cancellation of the Gold Coast 500 and exclusion from the Supercars' Sydney tripleheader quietly ended the Boost Mobile Super Trucks season. [17] No season-long standings were properly tracked by the series (though weekend points were kept), though Morris and Davies were mathematically tied for the lead with 93 points apiece; Morris claimed the tiebreaker as he had four wins to Davies' two. [26]

Results and standings

Race results

RoundRaceEventFastest qualifierPole positionWinning driverRef
11 Tasmania Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris [27]
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris [28]
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Casey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies [29]
24 Darwin Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Casey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris [30]
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris [31]
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Casey Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies [32]
37 Townsville Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price [33]
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Whyte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel [34]
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Whyte Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel [35]

Drivers' championship

RankDriver Flag of Tasmania.svg
SYM
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
HID
Flag of Queensland.svg
TOW
Points
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris 11211646293
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shae Davies 52132127393
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Weel 33495351184
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaun Richardson 24373863 [lower-alpha 3] 675
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Casey 4658101085754
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Milburn 46434 [lower-alpha 4] 553
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nash Morris DNSRplRpl58239
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Whyte 67979436
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Toby Price 12927
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Gartner 24726
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Ingall 56109515
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Foster 98814
RankDriver Flag of Tasmania.svg
SYM
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
HID
Flag of Queensland.svg
TOW
Points
Sources: [36] [37] [38]
Legend
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th–5th place (Top 5)
Light Blue6th–10th place (Top 10)
Dark BlueFinished (Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish (DNF)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BrownWithdrew (Wth)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Race cancelled or abandoned (C)
BlankDid not participate (DNP)
Driver replacement (Rpl)
Race not held (NH)
Not competing
In-Line Notation
Bold Pole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
miscellaneous notation
Position
Points1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
121110987654321
Bonuses
Fastest qualifier1

Driver replacements

KeyNo.Original driverReplacement driverRaceRef
94 Nash Morris Russell Ingall Tasmania [6]
All points scored by the replacement went to the original driver.

Notes

  1. Entry lists:
    • Tasmania (Races 1–3) [3]
    • Darwin (Races 4–6) [4]
    • Townsville (Races 7–9) [5]
  2. Changes from the entry lists:
    • Tasmania: Russell Ingall replaced Nash Morris in the No. 94 for Races 2 and 3 [6]
    • Darwin: Nash Morris and the No. 94 replaced Craig Dontas and the No. 45 [7]
  3. Richardson was promoted to the third position from fourth after Milburn was penalised a spot for losing his hood.
  4. Milburn finished third in Townsville Race 3, but was penalised a spot for losing his hood and Richardson was promoted to the position from fourth.

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