2010 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

The 2010 Auto One V8 Ute Racing Series was a motor racing series for Ford Falcon and Holden utilities (commonly known as "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. The series formed the tenth running of a national series for V8 Utes in Australia. The series began on 17 March 2010 at the Adelaide Street Circuit and ended on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit after 8 rounds.

The series was won by Grant Johnson, driving a Holden VE SS Ute.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2010 V8 Utes series

Team Car No. Driver Rounds Endurance Driver
Hi-Tech Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 1 Jack Elsegood 1–2 Andrew Miedecke
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 47 Grant Johnson 1–2 Tony Longhurst
SEW Eurodrive Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 2 Noel Edge 1 Stephen Robinson
Sage Automation Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 3 Gary Baxter 1–2 Cameron McConville
Kanga Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 4 Peter Burnitt 1 Chris Pither
Madashell Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 5 Steve McFadden Charlie O'Brien
Denco/One Construction Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 6 Rohan Barry N/A
JMG Maintenance Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 7 Jeremy Gray 1 George Miedecke
Sieders Racing Team Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 8 David Sieders 1 Rod Barrett
9 Andrew Fisher 1–2 Rick Bates
Variety Group Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 10 Brendon Tucker N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 16 Grant Ludbey 1 Brendon Tucker
Brock Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 11 James Brock N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 31 Lauren Gray N/A
SG Changi Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 12 Ryo Orime N/A
Wollongong Performance Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 13 Gary Carson 1 Marcus Zukanovic
Chill Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 14 Brad Patton 1 Robbie Maddison
Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 32 Kurt Wimmer
Charlie O'Brien Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 15 Charlie O'Brien N/A
Brunswick Valley Coaches Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 17 Robert Jarvis 1 Tim Leahey
Samboy Chips Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 18 Scott Jennings 1 Paul Morris
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 19 Tim Blanchard N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 56 Nathan Pretty N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 67 Paul Morris N/A
Holden Heaven Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 20 Andrew Schultz N/A
Revolution Roofing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 21 Allan Letcher N/A
Thirsty Camel Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 22 Craig Dontas 1 Leanne Tander
Workhorse Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 23 Ben Kavich 1 Anthony Kavich
Eagle Pro Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 24 Nandi Kiss 1 Rod Wilson
GBF Underground Mining Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 25 Paul Williams 1 James Brock
West Coast Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 26 Rhys McNally 1 Tim Shaw
Bob Jane T-Marts Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 27 Kim Jane 1 Steve Owen
Wilson Brothers Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 30 Graham Edwards N/A
Cribbin Blencowe Estate Agents Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 33 Dennis Cribbin Chris Smerdon
Pedigree Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 34 Adam Bressington
iseek Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 37 Jason Gomersall 1 Steven Bradbury
Williams Race Tech Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 41 Gary MacDonald 1 Luke Youlden
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 71 Layton Crambrook 1 Mal Rose
Ice Break Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 42 Chris Pither N/A
Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 72 Pedro Marusic 1 Anthony Alford
ISRI Truck Seats Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 43 Steve Hodges 1 Matt Lockwood
Grove Fruit Juice Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 44 Greg Willis 1 Grant Bromley
Rick Gill Motorcycles Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 51 Rick Gill N/A
Vittoria Coffee Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 55 George Elliott 1 Marshall Brewer
Harris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 58 Ryal Harris 1 Andrew Schultz
Red Ass Mexican Ford BF Falcon XR8 66 Yanis Derums N/A
Mangomedia Holden VE Commodore SS Ute
Wilson Security Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 69 Charlie Kovacs 1 Charlie Kovacs Jr.
Wake Up Backpackers Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 88 Warren Millett 1 Matt Holt
Sydney/Complete Soda Blasting Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 89 Martin Miller N/A
Dunn Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 98 Colin Dunn N/A
Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 99 Ben Dunn 1 Colin Dunn

Race calendar

The 2010 V8 Utes Series consisted of eight rounds, all of which were held on the support programme of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Rd. Race title Circuit City / state Date Winner
1 Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 11–14 March David Sieders
2 Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 14–16 May Grant Johnson
3 Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 18–20 June Grant Johnson
4 Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 9–11 July Jack Elsegood
5 L & H 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 10–12 September Grant Johnson
6 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–10 October
7 Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 22–24 October Chris Pither
8 Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 3–5 December Charlie O’Brien

Series Points

References
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