The 2023 Australian National Trans Am Series (commercially titled 2023 Turtle Wax National Trans Am Series) is the fourth season of the Australian National Trans-Am Series. [1] The series ran as part of SpeedSeries.
Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 24–26 February |
2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 12–14 May |
3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Winton, Victoria | 9–11 June |
4 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 11–13 August |
5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 8–10 September |
6 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | 3–5 November |
7 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 10–12 November |
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Position | 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 |
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Races 1+2 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Race 3 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
Pos. | Driver | LAU | PHI | WIN | IPS | SAN | ECK | BAT | Pen. | Points | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | James Moffat | 1 | 2 | 1 | 929 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Lachlan Dalton | 5 | 4 | 2 | 890 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Elliot Barbour | Ret | 10 | 11 | 791 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Thomas Hayman | 6 | Ret | DNS | 30 | 783 | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Joshua Webster | 11 | 14 | 8 | 770 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Brett Holdsworth | 8 | 7 | 5 | 766 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Craig Scutella | 14 | 15 | 9 | 742 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Cody Gillis | Ret | 9 | 13 | 30 | 706 | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | John Holinger | 15 | 17 | 10 | 602 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Benjamin Grice | 2 | 1 | DNS | 30 | 593 | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Nash Morris | 591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Elliott Cleary | 550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Edan Thornburrow | 12 | 6 | 12 | 513 | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Owen Kelly | 3 | 3 | 7 | 474 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Nick Lange | 452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Chris Pappas | 441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Mark Crutcher | Ret | 16 | Ret | 306 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Jaylyn Robotham | 4 | 5 | 3 | 247 | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Tyler Everingham | 9 | 8 | Ret | 234 | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Jackson Rice | 228 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Joshua Thomas | 166 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Tim Brook | 163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Elly Morrow | 149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Jett Johnson | 16 | 13 | 6 | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | James Simpson | 10 | 12 | DNS | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Shaun Richardson | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Lee Stibbs | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Adam Garwood | 7 | 11 | Ret | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Tim Slade | 13 | Ret | DNS | 42 |
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