2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series

The Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural running of the V8 Touring Car National Series, a third-tier series for V8 Supercars. The season began on 17 May 2008 at the Mallala Motor Sport Park and finished on 30 November at Sandown Raceway. The season consisted of four rounds, held across three different states.

The series was won by Chris Smerdon who was the only driver to finish all twelve races, but also won eight races. He finished 130 points ahead of Steve Ingwersen who was the only other driver to attend all four rounds.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series.

Team No Driver Car
Peter McNiven 13 Australia Peter McNiven Holden Commodore (VT)
Steve Ingwersen Painting 15 Australia Steve Ingwersen Holden Commodore (VS)
Image Racing 18 Australia Leigh Moran Ford Falcon (EL)
50 Australia Mark Sheppard Ford Falcon (AU)
JCV Automotive Katoomba 26 Australia John Vergotis Ford Falcon (AU)
Challenge Motorsport 39 Australia Chris Smerdon Ford Falcon (AU)
Warrin Mining 62 Australia Adam Wallis Holden Commodore (VX)
Power Plus 98 98 Australia Darren Formosa Holden Commodore (VX)

Race calendar
Round Date Circuit Location Winning driver
1 17–18 May South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Australia Adam Wallis
2 12–13 July New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Australia Chris Smerdon
3 9–10 August Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Australia Chris Smerdon
4 29–30 November Victoria (state) Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Australia Chris Smerdon

Results and standings

The season consisted of four rounds held across three different states. Each round consisted of three races.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Fast Lap
Points 50 45 41 38 35 1

Drivers championship
Pos Driver MAL[1] EAS[2] PHI[3] SAN[4] Pts
1 Chris Smerdon 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 571
2 Steve Ingwersen 4 4 4 3 3 2 Ret 2 4 4 3 4 441
3 John Vergotis 3 2 3 2 1 Ret 3 2 3 349
4 Adam Wallis 1 1 2 2 Ret 2 240
5 Leigh Moran 5 4 3 Ret 4 5 187
6 Mark Sheppard 3 3 2 127
7 Peter McNiven 4 DNS 1 89
8 Darren Formosa 2 DNS DNS 45
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)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References
  1. "Mallala Motorsport Park 18/05/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships - Round 3". National Software. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  2. "Eastern Creek International Raceway 13/07/2008 Shannons National Motor Racing Championship - Rnd 5". National Software. 13 July 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  3. "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/08/2008 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships 2008 - Round 6". National Software. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
  4. "Oran Park - Sydney 18/06/2000 2000 Konica V8 Lites Series - Round 3". National Software. 18 June 2000. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

See also
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