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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Welcome/Contents
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TASMANIA 400 MARCH 28 - MARCH 30, 2014
IN EVERY ISSUE! EDITOR: Gordon Lomas ART DIRECTOR: Steven Neumann DESIGN: Kirstie Fuentes SALES/MARKETING: Leisa Emberson PARTNERS: Armor All Castrol Edge Coates Hire Crimsafe Dunlop Porsche Beko Tata Motors Jobstop Pirtek Proton
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WELCOME/CONTENTS CIRCUIT DETAILS ENTRY LIST AND ODDS DID YOU KNOW? PREVIOUS WINNERS RED BULL RACING AUSTRALIA #1 RED BULL RACING AUSTRALIA #888 HOLDEN RACING TEAM #2 HOLDEN RACING TEAM #22 LUCAS DUMBRELL #23 WALKINSHAW RACING #22 EREBUS MOTORSPORT #4 EREBUS MOTORSPORT #9
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WALKINSHAW RACING #47 FORD PERFORMANCE RACING #5 FORD PERFORMANCE RACING #6 ROD NASH RACING #55 CHARLIE SCHWERKOLT RACING #18 NISSAN MOTORSPORT #7 NISSAN MOTORSPORT #15
DICK JOHNSON RACING #17 TEKNO AUTOSPORTS #97 GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORT #33 GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORT #34 PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
NISSAN MOTORSPORT #36 NISSAN MOTORSPORT #360 BRAD JONES RACING #8 BRAD JONES RACING #14 BRAD JONES RACING #21 DICK JOHNSON RACING #16
BETTING STORY
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JAMIE WHINCUP FAVOURITE TO CLAIM VICTORY IN RACE 4 Early markets for Race four of the V8 Supercars Championship...
COVER STORY
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VOLVOLUTION Can Volvo and McLaughlin contend for 2014 title?
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olvo has become a brand of envy since aligning itself to Garry Rogers Motorsport. In every sense, the Volvo S60 spearheaded by young Scott McLaughlin has started life in V8 Supercars as a serious contender. The #33 claimed victory in only its seventh race in the category at the fourth and final nonchampionship heat at the Melbourne Grand Prix. Ever since McLaughlin’s ‘F$#k yeah’ moment in the second race of the year in Adelaide when he claimed second place, the Garry Rogers operation has looked like serious contenders. The prospects for GRM have not looked as bright since they took Bathurst and finished second in the championship in 2000. In the years since, there have been flashes of performance here and there but never enough to warrant being considered a race-to-race threat. Times have changed with the S60 producing enough engine performance and downforce to cut it
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against the best in the business. And all this has been achieved without any proper pre-season running in the car with the Yamahasourced B8444S engine under the bonnet. Based on performances so far both in qualifying and race pace, it would be folly to suggest Volvo Polestar Racing will not continue its stunning V8 Supercars form at Symmons Plains this weekend.
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Jamie Whincup favourite to claim victory in Race 4 E
arly markets for Race four of the V8 Supercars Championship have Red Bull champion Jamie Whincup a clear-cut favorite. Although Whincup claimed victory in the opening championship race of the year in Adelaide, he has endured a tenuous start to his campaign including the nonchampionship races at the Melbourne Grand Prix. Despite this Whincup is rated at $3.75 to take victory in the opening race at the tight Symmons Plains circuit near Launceston. His Red Bull team-mate Craig Lowndes, who won the second race on the streets of Adelaide when he kept Volvo’s Scott McLaughlin at bay, is on the second line at $5. Following on from his devastating form at the non-championship Melbourne GP meeting where he took three wins from the four races, Shane van Gisbergen is at $6. Perhaps the best value bet for the 42-lap opener in Tassie is McLaughlin, whose Volvo Polestar Racing squad under chief Garry Rogers has been a revelation in the early months of the V8 debut of the S60s.
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McLaughlin is a $7 chance at a track where the S60s strengths of raw straightline speed developed from its Yamaha-sourced V8 engine and its superior aero grip will come to the fore.
Other decent value runners appear to be the 2013 Symmons Plains double race winner Fabian Coulthard at $10 while the Sunday Clipsal winner, James Courtney is at the remarkably liberal odds of $15.
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Volvolution
Can Volvo and McLaughlin contend for 2014 title? ts taken just two races for Scott McLaughlin to record Volvo’s first V8 Supercar podium in a stunning debut performance on the streets of Adelaide. After making such an impact on the sport with a second place at Clipsal, many are wondering what the duo can achieve this season. To challenge for the championship is a tall order for a driver competing in only his second full season and a manufacturer in its rookie year down under. However, the signs so far suggest McLaughlin and Volvo cannot be written off. Garry Rogers Motorsport in conjunction with Volvo’s performance arm Polestar have clearly produced a rapid car in the S60. The Volvo’s straightline speed has already sparked parity debates amongst V8 Supercars’ existing manufacturers, Holden,
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Ford, Nissan and Erebus. The parity debate is understandable when you consider it took Nissan, aided by the E70 fuel, 25 races to score its first podium, while Erebus are yet to stand on the rostrum after some 39 races.
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Races required for new manufacturers to achieve V8 Supercar Podium Volvo
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Volvo has passed V8 Supercars’ aero testing requirements, so on paper the car is not only legal in the eyes of the championship, but also quick. This was evident at the nonchampionship meeting at Albert Park two
weeks ago when McLaughlin gave Volvo its first V8 Supercar victory. The result provoked further questions regarding parity which were firmly answered by McLaughlin. “There is always going to be haters but bring it on,” McLaughlin said. “I am driving the thing as hard as I can and that’s what happens; we are going good. There’s always going to be doubters. “In regards to parity everyone has stepped up a lot over the off-season and I don’t think some of the other teams have. That’s what I reckon but I’m just a driver.” Following Volvo Polestar Racing’s historic first V8 Supercars victory, drivers McLaughlin and Robert Dahlgren flew direct to one of Volvo’s winter testing bases in Sweden to drive a number of Polestarengineered road cars on frozen lakes. Although the all new Polestar S60 has
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Cover Story
which is a crucial part in winning titles. He has already put this into practice to earn his place on the V8 Supercar grid, after claiming the 2012 Dunlop Series crown. Although its extremely early days in terms of a championship tilt, McLaughlin has a simple but seemingly effective outlook on his season so far. “A lot of people didn’t count our win last year but this one counts. For us as a team its morale building and something you never forget,” he said. “I am only the guy between the steering
shown itself to be a force on the track particularly in the hands of McLaughlin, reliability issues cost the team valuable points at Adelaide. Rectifying these teething issues quickly will be imperative to any championship charge, an aspect Polestar boss Christian Dahl has already earmarked as the team’s next objective. While the car seems to have the potential to guide McLaughlin to the title, does the 20-year-old Kiwi posses the mettle required for a championship assault? Last season he burst onto the V8 Supercars scene quickly becoming the youngest race winner in the championship history, with a memorable win in front of his home crowd at Pukekohe. He followed that up with victory at Queensland Raceway which helped him secure 10th spot in the championship standings. But piecing together a championship is a vastly different prospect from scooping race wins. While McLaughlin is fresh faced and has plenty to learn in the sport, there is a maturity that belies his years underneath his happy go lucky persona. On the track, he rarely makes mistakes
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wheel and the seat. I am just driving the car that they give me and its making me look good. I am trying to drive it, slide it and give it some jandal. So far it’s working pretty good.” After such jubilant scenes at Clipsal it will be interesting to see how Scott will attack this weekend’s races at Symmons Plains. He may be remembered for his display of raw emotion during that infamous “Jandal” post race interview at Adelaide, but behind the humour, Scott McLaughlin and Volvo could well be the story of 2014.
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Circuit Details
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SYMMONS PLAINS RACEWAY Circuit Overview Location: Symmons Plains, Launceston, TAS Length: 2.4-kilometres Direction: Anti-clockwise Average speed: 170km/h Maximum speed: 270km/h Top Speed: 270km/h Fastest Point: Back Straight Slowest Point: Turn 4 Hairpin Corners: 7 (4 Left 3 Right) Most Race Wins: Jamie Whincup 8 Most Pole Positions: Peter Brock 8 Qualifying Lap Record: 51.0408s (Craig Lowndes Holden Commodore VEII 2012) Race Lap Record: 51.4713s (Rick Kelly Holden Commodore VE 2009)
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Circuit Description The shortest on the V8 Supercars calendar, the Symmons Plains circuit provides two strong passing opportunities (Turn 4 and Turn 6), in addition to a complex opening sequence of corners (Turns 1-2) that often sees even Australia’s best drivers come unstuck. The
surface is relatively smooth and high-grip, while strong braking and power-down characteristics are rewarded. This year marks the 42nd occasion in which the Australian Touring Car Championship/ V8 Supercars Championship visits Symmons Plains Raceway. The track hosted the championship for 30 consecutive years prior to a four year absence beginning in 2000. 2013 Highlights: Brad Jones Racing dominated the 2013 meeting with Fabian Coulthard and Jason Bright enjoying trips to the top step of the podium. Event Format: Friday: Two practice sessions of 60 mins each. Saturday: Qualifying; 15 mins for Race 4. Qualifying ;15 mins for Race 5. Race 4; 100km, 42 laps or 1 lap after 15.21. Race 5; 100km, 42 laps or 1 lap after 17.21 Sunday: Qualifying 20 mins. Race 6; 200km, 84 laps, 1 lap after 17.18. Tyres 24 sets of soft compound
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Entry list and Odds
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V8 Supercars Tasmania 400 2014 Entry List No
Team
Driver
Car
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Red Bull Racing Australia
Jamie Whincup
Holden Commodore VF
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Holden Racing Team
Garth Tander
Holden Commodore VF
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Erebus Motorsport V8
Lee Holdsworth
Mercedes E63 AMG W212
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Ford Pepsi Max Crew
Mark Winterbottom
Ford Falcon FG
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Ford Pepsi Max Crew
Chaz Mostert
Ford Falcon FG
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Jack Daniel’s Racing
Todd Kelly
Nissan ALTIMA L33
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Team BOC
Jason Bright
Holden Commodore VF
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Erebus Motorsport V8
Will Davison
Mercedes E63 AMG W212
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Lockwood Racing
Fabian Coulthard
Holden Commodore VF
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Jack Daniel’s Racing
Rick Kelly
Nissan ALTIMA L33
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Wilson Security Racing
Scott Pye
Ford Falcon FG
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Wilson Security Racing
David Wall
Ford Falcon FG
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Team JELD-WEN
Jack Perkins
Ford Falcon FG
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Advam Racing
Dale Wood
Holden Commodore VF
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Holden Racing Team
James Courtney
Holden Commodore VF
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Repair Management Australia Racing
Russell Ingall
Holden Commodore VF
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Valvoline Racing GRM
Scott McLaughlin
Volvo S60
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Valvoline Racing GRM
Robert Dahlgren
Volvo S60
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Norton Hornets
Michael Caruso
Nissan ALTIMA L33
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Supercheap Auto Racing
Tim Slade
Holden Commodore VF
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The Bottle-O Racing Team
David Reynolds
Ford Falcon FG
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Team Tekno V.I.P. Petfoods
Shane van Gisbergen
Holden Commodore VF
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Walkinshaw Racing
Nick Percat
Holden Commodore VF
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Norton Hornets
James Moffat
Nissan ALTIMA L33
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Red Bull Racing Australia
Craig Lowndes
Holden Commodore VF
Ladbrokes.com.au odds for Race 4 Car #1 Jamie Whincup [Holden] Car #888 Craig Lowndes [Holden Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen [Holden] Car #33 Scott McLaughlin [Volvo] Car #14 Fabian Coulthard [Holden] Car #5 Mark Winterbottom [Ford] Car #22 James Courtney [Holden] Car #8 Jason Bright [Holden] Car #2 Garth Tander [Holden] Car #6 Chaz Mostert [Ford] Car #36 Michael Caruso [Nissan] Car #55 David Reynolds [Ford] Car #360 James Moffatt [Nissan] Car #15 Rick Kelly [Nissan] ytiruceS enO-nI-llA Car #47 Tim Slade [Holden] Car #7 Todd Kelly [Nissan] Car #222 Nick Percat [Holden] Car #9 Will Davison [Mercedes] Car #4 Lee Holdsworth [Mercedes] Car #23 Russell Ingall [Holden] Car #34 Robert Dahlgren [Volvo] Car #16 Scott Pye [Ford] Car #21 Dale Wood [Ford] Car #17 David Wall [Ford] Car #18 Jack Perkins [Ford]
$3.75 $4.75 $5.50 $7.00 $11.00 $14.00 $15.00 $15.00 $19.00 $26.00 $31.00 $41.00 $51.00 $51.00 $51.00 $51.00 $71.00 $101.00 $151.00 $201.00 $251.00 $251.00 $501.00 $501.00 $501.00
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Did You Know
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Volvo claimed its first V8 Supercar race win with Kiwi Scott McLaughlin in the recent non-championship event at Albert Park and history is also on its side for the trip to Tasmania.
Volvo claimed victory at Symmons Plains in both the 1985 and 1986 rounds of the Australian Touring Car Championship via McLaughlin’s countryman Robbie Francevic in his 240 Turbo. In 1985 he led home Dick Johnson’s Mustang and Jim Richards’ BMW 635, while in 1986 he led home George Fury’s Nissan Skyline and John Harvey’s Commodore. Last year McLaughlin finished eighth in all three races at Symmons Plains in a Commodore.
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DID YOU KNOW
This year is the 45th anniversary of the first Australian Touring Car Championship event held at Symmons Plains in 1969.
The final round of five in that year’s championship, it was won by Hall of Famer Norm Beechey’s Monaro GTS 327 by just 0.3s over the Porsche 911S of Alan Hamilton, thereby denying the latter the championship which was won by the late Ian Geoghegan for the fifth time. This year is the 42nd time an ATCC/V8SC event has been held at Symmons Plains (there was no event between 2000 and 2003) with only Sandown (44) having hosted more.
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Traditionally a strong starter, reigning V8 Supercars Champion Jamie Whincup arrives at Symmons Plains following his worst start to a championship assault in nine years.
Whincup sits seventh in the pointscore, 108 points behind leader and teammate Craig Lowndes. The Red Bull driver has sat in the top two in the championship after the opening event for seven of the last nine seasons (2006-2014).
The Holden Racing Team’s Garth Tander will make his 212th Australian Touring Car Championship/V8 Supercars Championship event start at Symmons Plains.
That ties him with the late Peter Brock for fifth on the all-time list and sits Tander behind only Russell Ingall, John Bowe, Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife on the list of most starts. The winner of seven V8 Supercar races at Symmons Plains, Tander will celebrate his 37th birthday on Monday March 31, the day after the Tyrepower Tasmania 400.
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Pepsi Max Ford pilot Mark Winterbottom has a remarkably consistent record of performance at Symmons Plains in his eight years with Ford Performance Racing.
He may have only won one race (Sunday 2010) from 2006 onwards, but he’s finished an incredible 18 of those 20 races in the top five. Winterbottom has finished each and every one of the 26 V8 Supercar races he’s started at Symmons Plains since his debut in 2004. His qualifying form has been strong in Tasmania, claiming three pole positions with an average qualifying position of 3.6 in that period - better than any other driver in the field.
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Lockwood Racing’s Fabian Coulthard has happy memories of Symmons Plains given he claimed his first V8 Supercars Championship race win there last year.
The Kiwi qualified his #14 Commodore second for all three races and claimed victory in Race 1 and Race 3 with a third place podium finish in between in Race 2. The #14’s Tasmanian success must have been an omen for the state’s AFL partners, the Hawthorn Football Club, given Tasmanian-born and raised Grant Birchall wore #14 in the team’s premiership success later in the year! Coulthard sits second in the 2014 V8 Supercars Championship after the opening event in Adelaide.
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Norton Hornets driver Michael Caruso claimed both he and Nissan’s first V8 Supercars ARMOR ALL pole
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Three drivers - Robert Dahlgren, Nick Percat and Chaz Mostert - are making their first V8 Supercars Championship starts at Symmons Plains.
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Percat won the Australian Formula Ford Championship round at the circuit in both 2008 and 2009 (his title-winning season) while Mostert won it in 2010 on the weekend he sealed the championship.
Jack Daniel’s Racing’s Rick Kelly sits fourth in the V8 Supercars Championship after the Clipsal 500 - the highest a Nissan driver has been in the ATCC/V8SC since Mark Skaife won the crown in a GT-R back in 1992.
Symmons Plains, however, has become something of a bogey track for Kelly in recent times given he has not finished in the top 10 in a race there since 2008 - a streak of 11 races.
Repair Management Australia Racing’s Russell Ingall is the most experienced V8 Supercar driver at Symmons Plains in the current field, making his 15th appearance there this year.
The overall round winner in 2004 (with finishes of 7th, 5th and 5th in the races that year!), Ingall has never actually won a V8 Supercar race at the Tasmanian circuit but finished second in the Saturday race in 2009.
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Previous Winners
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PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS Year
Driver
Team
Car
2013
Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing
Holden Commodore VF
Jason Bright
Brad Jones Racing
Holden Commodore VF
Fabian Coulthard
Brad Jones Racing
Holden Commodore VF
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Holden Commodore VE
Will Davison
Ford Performance Racing
Ford Falcon FG
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Holden Commodore VE
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Holden Commodore VE
Mark Winterbottom
Orrcon Steel FPR
Ford Falcon FG
Craig Lowndes
TeamVodafone
Holden Commodore VE
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Ford Falcon FG
Garth Tander
Toll Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VE
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodadone
Ford Falcon BF
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Ford Falcon BF
Todd Kelly
Jack Daniel's Racing
Holden Commodore VE
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Ford Falcon BF
Jamie Whincup
TeamVodafone
Ford Falcon BF
Garth Tander
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VE
Garth Tander
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
Garth Tander
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
Jason Bright
Ford Performance Racing
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
David Besnard
WPS Racing
Ford Falcon BA
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
Rick Kelly
K-Mart Racing
Holden Commodore VY
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VT
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VT
Greg Murphy
Wynns Racing
Holden Commodore VT
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EL
Greg Murphy
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
Greg Murphy
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
Peter Brock
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS
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2005
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1997
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WIN: $3.75 LAST RACE: 5TH SYMMONS 2013: 5TH
TEAM: RED BULL RACING AUSTRALIA CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: ROLAND DANE ENGINEER: DAVID CAUCHI
Jamie Whincup Date of Birth: February 6, 1983 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Gold Coast, QLD V8SC Debut: 2002 QLD Raceway Best Championship Finish: 1st (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 1st Career Highlights: 5-time V8 Supercar Champion, 4-time Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2007/2008 Barry Sheene Medalist
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500): Q: 1st, 3rd, 2nd F: 1st, 3rd, 15th 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 1st, 3rd, 3rd F: 2nd, 4th, 5th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 308 V8SC Race Wins: 76 First Race Win: 2006 Adelaide
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Last Win: 2014 Cipsal 500 Poles: 52 First Pole: 2007 QLD Raceway Last Pole: 2014 Clipsal Podiums: 117 First Podium: 2005 Sandown Last Podium: 2014 Clipsal
2014 SEASON
Current Championship Position: 7th Race Starts: 3 Race Results:(1, 3, 15) Best Finish: 1st (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 6.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (1, 3, 2) Best Race Qualifying: 1st (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 2.0
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013: Q: 1st, 3rd, 3rd F: 2nd, 4th, 5th 2012: Q: 4th, 5th F: 3rd, 1st 2011, Q: 1st, 3rd F: 1st, 1st 2010, Q: 11th, 10th F: 6th, 15th 2009, Q: 8th, 1st F: 8th, 1st 2008, Q: 2nd F: 2nd, 1st, 1st 2007, Q: 3rd F: 2nd, 1st, 1st 2006, Q: 10th F: DNF, DNS, DNS 2005, Q: 22nd F: 18th, DNF, 30th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2005 Starts: 21 Finishes: 19 Best Race Finish: 1st (x 8) Best Qualifying: 1st (x2) Average Race Finish: 5.4 Average Race Qualifying: 5.8
BAGMAN COMMENT “Jamie is regarded as the bookies favourite for this weekend and his eight victories since 2005 at Symmons Plains serves strong evidence for this tag. He will have a point to prove in the championship after a finishing only 15th in the final race at Clipsal.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 1st, 3rd, 2nd F: 1st, 3rd, 15th
WIN: $5.00 LAST RACE: 2ND SYMMONS 2013: 11TH
TEAM: RED BULL RACING AUSTRALIA CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: ROLAND DANE ENGINEER: JEROMY MOORE
Craig Lowndes Date of Birth: June 21, 1974 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Kilcoy, QLD V8SC Debut: 1996 Eastern Creek Best Championship Finish: 1st (1996, 1998, 1999) 2013 Championship Finish: 2nd Career Highlights: 3-time V8 Supercar Champion, 5-time Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 winner FAST FACTS Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 2nd, 1st, 7th F: 2nd, 1st, 2nd 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 8th, 5th, 11th F: 26th, 10th, 11th V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 510 Race Wins: 95 First Race Win: 1996 Eastern Creek Last Race Win: 2014 Clipsal 500 Poles: 33 First Pole: 1996 Symmons Plains
Last Pole: 2014 Clipsal 500 Podiums: 123 First Podium: 1996 Eastern Creek Last Podium: 2014 Clipsal 500 2014 SEASON Championship Position: 2nd Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (2,1,2) Best Finish: 1st (Clipsal 500) Average Race Finish: 1.7 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (2,1,7) Best Race Qualifying: 1st (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 3.3 LAST ROUND –CLIPSAL 500 2014) Q: 2nd, 1st, 7th F: 2nd, 1st, 2nd SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD 2013, Q: 8th, 5th, 11th F: 26th, 10th, 11th 2012, Q: 5th, 1st F: 5th, DNF 2011, Q: 6th, 15th F: 2nd, 5th
2010, Q: 2nd, 3rd F: 1st, DNF 2009, Q: 10th, 16th F: 7th, 10th 2008: Q: 9th F: 6th, 2nd, 2nd 2007, Q: 5th F: 5th, 6th, 5th 2006, Q: 11th F: 27th, 9th, 7th 2005: Q: 9th F: 5th, 3rd, 3rd 2004: Q: 7th F: 6th, 6th, 13th 1999, Did not compete 1998, Q: 4th F: 3rd, 1st, 1st 1997, Did not compete CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 1998 Starts: 33 Finishes: 31 Best Race Finish: 1st x 3 Best Qualifying: 1st (2012 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 6.9 (2 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 7.5
BAGMAN COMMENT “The current championship leader has made arguably his strongest ever start to a season and will be in no mood for his hot streak to end. However, Symmons Plains hasn’t been too kind to the people’s favourite over the years.”
#2
WIN: $21.00 LAST RACE: 13TH SYMMONS 2013:10TH
TEAM: HOLDEN RACING TEAM CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: RYAN WALKINSHAW ENGINEER: BLAKE SMITH/JASON BUSH
Garth Tander Date of Birth: March 31, 1977 Born: Perth, WA Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 1998 Phillip Island Best Championship Finish: 1st (2007) 2013 Championship Finish: 8th Career Highlights: 2007 V8 Supercar Champion, 3-time Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2008/2009 Phillip Island 500 Winner
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500): Q: 15, 18, 3 F: 11, 7, 13 2013 Symmons Plains: Q: 4th, 4th, 13th F: 5th, 2nd, 10th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 479 V8SC Race Wins: 51 First Race Win: 1999 Calder Last Win: 2013 Phillip Island Poles: 29 First Pole: 2000 Adelaide
#22
Last Pole: 2012 Sydney Podiums: 78 First Podium: 1999 QLD Raceway Last Podium: 2013 Phillip Island
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 9th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (11, 7, 13) Best Finish: 7th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 10.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (15,18, 3) Best Race Qualifying: 3rd (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 12.0
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 2014 (ROUND 1)
2010, Q: 1st, 13th F: 2nd, 6th 2009, Q: 1st, 10th F: 1st, 12th 2008, Q: 1st F: 20th, 8th, 5th 2007, Q: 1st F: 1st, 10th, DNF 2006, Q: 2nd F: 4th, 1st, 1st 2005, Q: 2nd F: 1st, 1st, 1st 2004, Q: 6th F: 5th, 28th, DNF 1999, Q: 9th F: 8th, 4th, DNF
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 1999 Starts: 29 Finishes: 26 Best Race Finish: 1st x6 Best Qualifying: 1st (2010, 2009, 2008, 2007) Average Race Finish: 6.7 (3 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 5.7
BAGMAN COMMENT “A six-time winner at Symmons Plains, Garth is one of the best performers at the Tasmania circuit. In 2005, he completed a clean sweep winning all three races. Tander boasts an average finish of 6.7 at the venue. ”
Q: 15, 18, 3 F: 11, 7, 13
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 4th, 4th, 13th F: 5th, 2nd, 10th 2012, Q: 6th, 7th F: 7th, 22nd 2011, Q: 10th, 7th F: 3rd, 6th
WIN: $15.00 LAST RACE: 1ST SYMMONS 2013: 3RD
TEAM: HOLDEN RACING TEAM CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: RYAN WALKINSHAW ENGINEER: ROB STARR/ALISTAIR MCVEAN
James Courtney Date of Birth: June 29, 1980 Born: Penrith, NSW Lives: Gold Coast, QLD V8SC Debut: 2005 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 1st (2010) 2013 Championship Finish: 11th Career Highlights: 2010 V8 Supercar Champion, 2001 British Formula Ford Champion, 2003 Japanese F3 Champion
Poles: 5 First Pole: 2007 Adelaide Last Pole: 2013 Winton Podiums: 35 First Podium: 2006 Oran Park Last Podium: 2014 Clispal 500
2014 SEASON
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 4th, 8th,15th, F: 9th, 18th, 1st 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 13th, 9th, 4th F: 9th, 7th, 3rd
Championship Position: 5th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (9, 18, 1) Best Finish: 1st (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 9.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (4, 8,15) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 9.0
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
LAST ROUND CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
V8SC Race Starts: 254 Race Wins: 11 First Race Win: 2008 QLD Raceway Last Race Win: 2014 Clipsal 500
Q: 4th, 8th,15th, F: 9th,18th, 1st
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 13th, 9th, 4th F: 9th, 7th, 3rd 2012, Q: 15th,12th F: 18th, 8th 2011, Q: 14th, 14th F: 10th, 11th 2010, Q: 12th, 21st F: 11th, 12th 2009, Q: 5th, 8th F: 30th, DNF 2008, Q: 6th F: DNF, 17th, 10th 2007, Q: 26th F: 28th, 8th, 6th 2006, Q: 4th F: 5th, 13th, DNF
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2006 Starts: 19 Finishes: 17 Best Race Finish: 3rd (2013) Best Qualifying: 4th (2006) Average Race Finish: 12.1 (2 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 11.6
BAGMAN COMMENT “Fresh from his Clipsal triumph, Courtney has emerged as a title contender. James has struggled at Symmons with his best result a third last year, which is his only podium at the venue.”
#23
WIN: $201.00 LAST RACE: 17TH SYMMONS 2013:26TH
TEAM: LUCAS DUMBRELL CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: LUCAS DUMBRELL ENGINEER: BRENDON HOGAN
Russell Ingall Date of Birth: February 24, 1964 Born: London, England Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC Debut: 1996 Eastern Creek Best Championship Finish: 1st (2005) 2012 Championship Finish: 13th Career Highlights: 2005 V8 Supercar Champion, 1995/1997 Bathurst 1000 Winner, 1998 Sandown 500 Winner
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal), Q: 18th, 24th, 24th F: 12th, 13th, 17th 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 17th, 22nd, 20th F: 15th, 18th, 26th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 544 V8SC Race Wins: 27 First Race Win: 1996 Calder Last Win: 2005 Oran Park Poles: 1 First Pole: 2001 Winton
#222
Last Pole: 2001 Winton Podiums: 39 First Podium: 1996 Calder Last Podium: 2013 Gold Coast
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 13th Race Starts: 3 Race Results:(12, 13, 17) Best Finish: 12th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 14.0 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (18, 24, 24) Best Race Qualifying: 18th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 22.0
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL (ROUND 1)
Q: 18th, 24th, 24th F: 12th, 13th, 17th
2011, Q: 20th, 24th F: DNF, 17th 2010, Q: 9th, 5th F: 7th, 4th 2009, Q: 4th, 12th F: 2nd, 6th 2008, Q: 14th F: 13th, 25th, 16th 2007, Q: 23rd F: 16th, 30th, 13th 2006, Q: 17th F: 14th, 10th, 10th 2005, Q: 10th F: 8th, 9th, 10th 2004, Q: 11th F: 7th, 5th, 5th 1999, Q: 10th F: 7th, 5th, 2nd 1998, Q: 6th F: 4th, 3rd, 7th 1997, Q: 8th F: 8th, 6th, 6th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
BAGMAN COMMENT “With 35 V8 Supercar Symmons Plains starts under his belt, Russell knows every inch of the venue but he has never won at the circuit. Expect Ingall and the LDM entry to be in the thick of the midfield action”
Debut: 1997 Starts: 35 Finishes: 34 Best Race Finish: 2nd (1999 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 4th (2009 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 11.3 (1 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 14.5
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 17th, 22nd, 20th F: 15th, 18th, 26th 2012, Q: 19th, 24th F: 24th, 25th
WIN: $81.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: DNC
TEAM: WALKINSHAW RACING CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: RYAN WALKINSHAW ENGINEER: ALEX SOMERSET
Nick Percat Date of Birth: September 14, 1988 Born: Adelaide, SA Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2010 Phillip Island Best Championship Finish: N/A 2013 Championship Finish: 36th Career Highlights: 2011 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2009 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 4th, 2010/2012 Dunlop Series FAST FACTS Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 25th, 13th, 13th F: 22nd, 15th, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains: Did Not Compete V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 12 V8SC Race Wins: 1 First Race Win: 2011 Bathurst
Last Win: 2011 Bathurst Best Qualifying: 2nd (2011 Phillip Island) Podiums: 1 First Podium: 2011 Bathurst Last Podium: 2011 Bathurst
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1) Q: 25th, 13th, 13th F: 22nd, 15th, DNF
2014 SEASON Current Championship Position: 25th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (22, 15, DNF) Best Finish: 15th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 18.5 Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (25, 13, 13) Best Race Qualifying: 13th x 2 (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 17.0
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2014 Starts: 0 Finishes: 0 Best Race Finish: N/A Best Qualifying: N/A Average Race Finish: N/A Average Race Qualifying: N/A
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD Debut in 2014.
BAGMAN COMMENT “Nick made a relatively solid start in his full debut at Clipsal, but he will be keen to further prove his place in the team.”
#4
WIN: $151.00 LAST RACE: 16TH SYMMONS 2013:13TH
TEAM: EREBUS MOTORSPORT CAR: EREBUS E63 AMG
Lee Holdsworth Date of Birth: February 2, 1983 Born: Brisbane, Queensland Lives: Gold Coast, Queensland V8SC Debut: 2004 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 7th (2010) 2013 Championship Finish: 20th Career Highlights: 1st 2007 V8SC Oran Park; 1st 2010 Sydney 500, 3rd Bathurst 1000 (2009),
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 16th, 6th, 9th F: 17th, 17th, 16th, 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 21st , 13th, 15th F: 23rd, 17th, 13th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 266 V8SC Race Wins: 2 First Race Win: 2007 Oran Park Last Win: 2010 Sydney Olympic Park Poles: 4
#9
OWNER: BETTY KLIMENKO
First Pole: 2009 Townsville Last Pole: 2010 Sydney Olympic Park Podiums: 12 First Podium: 2007 Oran Park Last Podium: 2012 Winton
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 18th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (17, 17, 16) Best Finish: 16th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 16.7 Retirement Rate: 0 DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (16, 6, 9) Best Race Qualifying: 6th (Gold Coast) Average Qualifying: 10.3
ENGINEER: BRAD WISCHUSEN
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 21st , 13th, 15th F: 23rd, 17th, 13th 2012, Q: 12th, 8th F: 9th, 6th 2011, Q: 13th, 8th F: 16th, 13th 2010, Q: 5th, 20th F: 10th, 10th 2009, Q: 13th, 13th F: 10th, 5th 2008, Q: 4th F: 10th, 7th, 9th 2007, Q 4th F: DNF, 13th, 12th 2006, Q: 24th F: 22nd, 24th, 22nd
CAREER CLIPSAL 500 STATS
Debut: 2006 Starts: 20 Finishes: 19 Best Race Finish: 5th (2009 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 4th (2007, 2008) Average Race Finish: 13.2 Average Race Qualifying: 12.4
BAGMAN COMMENT “Lee’s Erebus Mercedes has clearly improved over the off-season. The car showed flashes of raw speed at Clipsal with Lee managing to secure a spot in the Top 10 Shootout. Don’t be too surprised to see Lee featuring around the fringes of the Top 10.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 16th, 6th, 9th F: 17th, 17th, 16th
WIN: $151.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: 6TH
TEAM: EREBUS MOTORSPORT CAR: EREBUS E63 AMG OWNER: BETTY KLIMENKO ENGINEER: LUKE MASON
Will Davison Date of Birth: August 30, 1982 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2004 Winton Best Championship Finish: 2nd (2009) 2013 Championship Finish: 3rd Career Highlights: 2009 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2009 Barry Sheene Medalist, 2012 Clipsal 500 Winner
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 24th ,20th,17th, F: 13th, 10th, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 6th, 8th, 6th F: 6th, 5th, 6th,
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 263 V8SC Race Wins: 16 First Race Win: 2008 Eastern Creek
Last Win: 2013 Townsville Poles: 16 First Pole: 2009 Sandown Last Pole: 2013 Sandown Podiums: 45 First Podium: 2007 Bathurst Last Podium: 2013 Sandown
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 19th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (13, 10, DNF) Best Finish: 10th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 11.5 (1 DNF) Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (24,20,17) Best Race Qualifying: 17th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 20.3
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 24th ,20th,17th, F: 13th, 10th, DNF
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 6th, 8th, 6th F: 6th, 5th, 6th 2012, Q: 2nd, 2nd F: 1st, 3rd 2011, Q: 7th, 5th F: 5th, 2nd 2010, Q: 18th, 8th F: 22nd, DNF 2009, Q: 14th, 4th F: 4th, 2nd 2008, Q: 18th F: 4th, 5th, 6th 2007, Q: 11th F: 9th, 11th,14th 2006, Q: 16th F: 9th, 6th, 12th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2006 Starts: 20 Finishes: 19 Best Race Finish: 1st (2012 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 2nd x2 (2012) Average Race Finish: 6.9 (1 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 8.9
BAGMAN COMMENT “Will has made rapid progress so far this season as he adapts to a new team and car. Davison has stood on the top step at Symmons Plains in the past, but it is unlikely he will be able to repeat the feat this weekend.”
#47
WIN: $151.00 LAST RACE: 6TH SYMMONS 2013:18TH
TEAM: WALKINSHAW RACING
CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: RYAN WALKINSHAW
Tim Slade Date of Birth: August 3, 1985 Born: Hornsby, NSW Lives: Gold Coast, QLD V8SC Debut: 2009 Adelaide Best Championship Finish: 5th (2012) 2013 Championship Finish: 22nd Career Highlights: 2008 V8 Supercar Privateers Cup, 2nd 2006 Australian Formula Ford Championship
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 9th, 12th, 6th F: 15th, 14th, 6th, 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 23rd, 23rd, 16th F: 22nd, 22nd, 18th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 148 Best Race Finish: 2nd x 3 Poles: 1 Last Pole: 2012 Sydney
#5
Podiums: 6 First Podium: 2011 QLD Raceway Last Podium: 2012 Sydney
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 8th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (15, 14, 6) Best Finish: 6th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 11.7 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (9,12,6) Best Race Qualifying: 6th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 9.0
ENGINEER: BRYCE SEALES/TERRY KERR
2012, Q: 13th, 9th F: 8th, 4th 2011, Q: 16th, 21st F: 12th, 27th 2010, Q: 26th, 25th F: 19th, 18th 2009, Q: 21st, 28th F: 24th, 14th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2009 Starts: 11 Finishes: 11 Best Race Finish: 4th (2012 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 9th (2012 Sunday) Average Race Finish: 17.1 Average Race Qualifying: 20.1
BAGMAN COMMENT “A promising Walkinshaw Racing debut in Clipsal sees Slade head to Symmons eighth in the championship standings. Armed with a solid car underneath him, he should be able to challenge the top 10.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 9th, 12th, 6th F: 15th, 14th, 6th
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013: Q: 23rd, 23rd, 16th F: 22nd, 22nd, 18th
WIN: $13.00 LAST RACE: 12TH SYMMONS 2013: 2ND
TEAM: FORD PERFORMANCE RACING CAR: FORD FALCON FG OWNER: ROD NASH/RUSTY FRENCH ENGINEER: GRANT MCPHERSON
Mark Winterbottom Date of Birth: May 20, 1981 Born: Sydney, NSW Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2003 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 2nd (2008) 2013 Championship Finish: 4th Career Highlights: 2006 Sandown 500 Winner, 2003 Dunlop Series Champion, 2003 V8 Supercar Rookie of the Year
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 3rd, 5th, 5th F: 4th, 4th, 12th 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 3rd, 7th, 1st, F: 3rd, 6th, 2nd
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 313 V8SC Race Wins: 23 First Race Win: 2006 Sandown
Last Win: 2013 Bathurst Poles: 30 First Pole: 2007 Pukekohe Last Pole: 2013 Phillip Island Podiums: 77 First Podium: 2006 Pukekohe Last Podium: 2013 Phillip Island
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 6th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (4, 4, 12) Best Finish: 4th x 2 (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 6.7 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (3, 5, 5) Best Race Qualifying: 3rd (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 4.3
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 3rd, 5th, 5th F: 4th, 4th, 12th
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013: Q: 3rd, 7th, 1st, F: 3rd, 6th, 2nd 2012, Q: 1st, 3rd F: 2nd, 5th 2011, Q: 2nd, 2nd F: 4th, 3rd 2010, Q: 3rd, 1st F: 5th, 1st 2009, Q: 12th, 5th F: 16th, 4th 2008, Q: 3rd F: 3rd, 4th, 4th 2007, Q: 2nd F: 3rd, 3rd, 7th 2006, Q: 5th F: 2nd, 2nd, 3rd 2005, Q: 23rd, F: 21st, 22nd, 25th 2004, Q: 17th F: 19th, 17th, 11th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2004 Starts: 26 Finishes: 26 Best Race Finish: 1st (2010 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 1st x 3 (2013, 2012, 2010) Average Race Finish: 7.6 Average Race Qualifying: 5.6
BAGMAN COMMENT “Pace at Symmons Plains has never been a problem for Frosty who has finished the last nine races at the venue no lower than sixth. If his Falcon is on song, you can bet Winterbottom will be challenging for race wins and podiums.”
#6
WIN: $26.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: DNC
TEAM: FORD PERFORMANCE RACING CAR: FORD FALCON FG OWNER: ROD NASH/RUSTY FRENCH ENGINEER: ADAM DE BORRE
Chaz Mostert Date of Birth: April 10, 1992 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2013 Barbagallo Best Championship Finish: 17th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 17th Career Highlights: 2013 QLD Raceway V8 Supercar Race Winner, 2010 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 3rd 2012 Dunlop Series, 4th 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Cipsal 500), Q: 11, 10, 11 F: DNF, 6, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains: Did Not Compete
#55
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 30 V8SC Race Wins: 1 First Race Win: 2013 QLD Raceway Best Qualifying: 2nd (2013 QLD Raceway) Podiums: 2 First Podium: 2013 QLD Raceway Last Podium: 2013 Winton
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 23rd Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (DNF, 6, DNF) Best Finish: 6th (Clipsal 500) Average Race Finish: 6.0 (2 DNF) Retirement Rate: 66.7% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 2 Race Qualifying: (11,10,11) Best Race Qualifying: 10th (Clipsal 500) Average Qualifying: 10.7
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1) Q: 11, 10, 11 F: DNF, 6, DNF
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD Debut in 2014
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2014 Starts: 0 Finishes: 0 Best Race Finish: N/A Best Qualifying: N/A Average Race Finish: N/A Average Race Qualifying: N/A
BAGMAN COMMENT “Its been a tough start for FPR’s new recruit after two DNFs from the three races at Clipsal. Chaz will make his V8 Supercar debut at the track so he could be set for a challenging weekend, as he adapts to the fast and technical circuit.”
WIN: $26.00 LAST RACE: 7TH SYMMONS 2013:24TH
TEAM: ROD NASH RACING CAR: FORD FALCON FG OWNER: ROD NASH ENGINEER: NATHANIAL OSBORNE
David Reynolds Date of Birth: July 3, 1985 Born: Albury, NSW Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2007 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 9th (2012, 2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 9th Career Highlights: 2007 Porsche Carrera Cup Champion, 2004 Australian Formula Ford Champion, 2nd 2012 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, 1st 2013 Gold Coast 600
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 22, 19, 22 F: DNF, 19, 7 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 11th, 21st, 10th F: 14th, DNF, 24th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 130 Race Wins: 1
First Win: 2013 Gold Coast Poles: 4 First Pole: 2012 Townsville Last Pole: 2013 Gold Coast Podiums: 3 First Podium: 2012 Bathurst Last Podium: 2013 Gold Coast
2014 SEASON
Current Championship Position: 14th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (DNF, 19, 7) Best Finish: 7th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 13.0 (1 DNF) Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (22, 19, 22) Best Race Qualifying: 19th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 21.0
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 2014 (ROUND 1) Q: 22, 19, 22 F: DNF, 19, 7
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 11th, 21st, 10th F: 14th, DNF, 24th 2012, Q: 7th, 6th F: 6th, 26th 2011, Q: 22nd, 12th F: 22nd, 22nd 2010, Did not compete 2009, Q: 26th, 24th F: 20th, 26th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2009 Starts: 9 Finishes: 8 Best Race Finish: 6th (2012 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 6th (2012 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 20.0 (1 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 15.4
BAGMAN COMMENT “David also suffered from a lack of speed at Clipsal so he will be eager to get his championship off and running with a string of solid results. But Symmons hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for him.”
#18
WIN: $501.00 LAST RACE: 11TH SYMMONS 2013: N/A
TEAM: CS RACING CAR: FORD FALCON FG OWNER: CHARLIE SCHWERKOLT ENGINEER: DAVID PATTERSON
Jack Perkins Date of Birth: August 22, 1986 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2006 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 26th (2009) 2012 Championship Finish: N/A Career Highlights: 2nd 2011 Dunlop Series, 5th 2008 Dunlop Series
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 23, 22, 23, F: 19, 22,11 2013 Symmons Plains: N/A
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 86 Best Race Finish: 5th (2010 Phillip Island) Best Qualifying: 8th (2007 Winton) Podiums: 0
#7
2014 SEASON
Current Championship Position: 16th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (19, 22,11) Best Finish: 11th (Clipsal 500) Average Race Finish: 17.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (23, 22, 23) Best Race Qualifying: 22nd (Clipsal 500) Average Qualifying: 22.7
2010, Did not compete 2009, Q: 20th, F: 21st, 21st 2008, Did not compete 2007, Did not compete
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2009 Starts: 2 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 21st (2009) Best Qualifying: 20th (2009) Average Race Finish: 21 Average Race Qualifying: 20
BAGMAN COMMENT “The FPR squad appeared to be lacking pace at Clipsal which hampered Jack’s return to the championship. If the team can eradicate the issues suffered at Adelaide, expect him to be fighting in the midfield.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1) Q: 23, 22, 23, F: 19, 22,11
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD 2013, Did not compete 2012, Did not compete 2011, Did not compete
WIN: $51.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: DNF
TEAM: NISSAN MOTORSPORT CAR: NISSAN ALTIMA OWNER: RICK & TODD KELLY ENGINEER: PERRY KAPPER
Todd Kelly Date of Birth: October 9, 1979 Born: Mildura, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 1999 Eastern Creek Best Championship Finish: 4th (2005) 2013 Championship Finish: 25th Career Highlights: 2005 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2003 Sandown 500 Winner, 1998 Formula Holden Runner-Up
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 7th, 11th, 14th F: 16th, 9th, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 20th, 16th, 21st F: DNF, 16th DNF
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 416 V8SC Race Wins: 19 First Race Win: 2000 Canberra Last Win: 2008 Symmons Plains Poles: 6 First Pole: 2003 Gold Coast
Last Pole: 2007 Oran Park Podiums: 28 First Podium: 2001 QLD Raceway Last Podium: 2011 Sandown
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 20th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (16, 9, DNF) Best Finish: 9th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 12.5 (1 DNF) Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (7, 11, 14) Best Race Qualifying: 7th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 10.7
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 7th, 11th, 14th F: 16th, 9th, DNF
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 20th, 16th, 21st F: DNF, 16th DNF 2012, Q: 16th, 19th F: 10th, 10th
2011, Q: 11th, 9th F: 11th, 8th 2010, Q: 20th, 7th F: 15th, 7th 2009, Q: 11th, 2nd F: 5th, DNF 2008, Q: 10th F: 1st, 3rd, 3rd 2007, Q: 17th F: 12th, 20th, DNF 2006, Q: 7th F: 7th, 4th, 5th 2005, Q: 5th F: 15th, 11th, 7th 2004, Q: 2nd F: 3rd, 3rd, DNF
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2004 Starts: 26 Finishes: 21 Best Race Finish: 1st (2008 Saturday) Best Qualifying: 2nd (2004) Average Race Finish: 8.4 (4 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 12.1
BAGMAN COMMENT “On a circuit which requires strong straightline speed, Nissan could struggle at Symmons Plains this weekend. Todd has shown to be handy at the circuit in the past so a Top 10 result could be on the cards.”
#15
WIN: $41.00 LAST RACE: 5TH SYMMONS 2013:16TH
TEAM: NISSAN MOTORSPORT CAR: NISSAN ALTIMA OWNER: RICK & TODD KELLY ENGINEER: ERIK PENDER
Rick Kelly Date of Birth: January 17, 1983 Born: Mildura, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2001 QLD Raceway Best Championship Finish: 1st (2006) 2013 Championship Finish: 14th Career Highlights: 2003/2004 Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2006 V8 Supercar Champion, 2001 Australian Drivers Champion
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 14th, 17th, 4th F: 6th, 11th, 5th 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 26th, 25th, 25th F: 20th, 23rd, 16th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 366 V8SC Race Wins: 12 First Race Win: 2003 Bathurst Last Win: 2011 Sandown Poles: 7 First Pole: 2004 Sandown
#36
Last Pole: 2011 Sandown Podiums: 31 First Podium: 2003 Sandown Last Podium: 2011 Sandown
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 4th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (6, 11, 5) Best Finish: 5th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 7.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (14, 17, 4) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 11.7
2011, Q: 18th, 6th F: 14th, 12th 2010, Q: 17th, 6th F: 14th, 25th 2009, Q: 6th, 14th F: 11th, 27th 2008, Q: 7th F: 19th, 9th, 8th 2007, Q: 7th F: 6th, 5th, DNF 2006, Q: 6th F: 3rd, 5th, 4th 2005, Q: 4th F: 3rd, 4th, 2nd 2004, Q: 5th F: 1st, 2nd, DNF
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2004 Starts: 26 Finishes: 24 Best Race Finish: 1st (2004 Saturday) Best Qualifying: 4th (2005 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 11.2 (2 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 12.6
BAGMAN COMMENT “Rick has proven to be the strongest driver in the Altima since its launch last season but he could face a battle to repeat the pace shown at Clipsal. He will be amongst the fight for Top 10 positions.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 14th, 17th, 4th F: 6th, 11th, 5th
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q 26th, 25th, 25th F: 20th, 23rd, 16th 2012, Q: 14th, 15th F: 19th, 16th
WIN: $36.00 LAST RACE: 14TH SYMMONS 2013:17TH
TEAM: NISSAN MOTORSPORT CAR: NISSAN ALTIMA OWNER: TODD & RICK KELLY ENGINEER: STEVE TODKILL
Michael Caruso Date of Birth: May 25, 1983 Born: Sydney, NSW Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2006 Bathurst Best Championship Finish: 11th (2009/2010) 2013 Championship Finish: 23rd Career Highlights: 2003 Australian Formula 3 Champion, 2nd 2007 Dunlop Series, 3rd 2009 Bathurst 1000
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 12th, 7th, 19th F: 18th, 8th, 14th 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 24th, 19th, 23rd F: 16th, 19th, 17th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 189 Race Wins: 1 Last Race Win: 2009 Hidden Valley
Best Qualifying: 2nd (2013 Winton) Podiums: 5 First Podium: 2009 Hidden Valley Last Podium: 2013 Winton
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 11th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (18, 8, 14) Best Finish: 8th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 13.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (12, 7, 19) Best Race Qualifying: 7th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 12.7
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 12th, 7th, 19th F: 18th, 8th, 14th
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 24th, 19th, 23rd F: 16th, 19th, 17th 2012, Q: 20th, 22nd F: 15th, 7th 2011, Q: 12th, 19th F: 9th, 15th 2010, Q: 7th, 29th F: 9th, 20th 2009, Q: 16th, 21st F: 12th, 16th 2008, Q: 19th F: 17th, 16th, 18th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2008 Starts: 14 Finishes: 14 Best Race Finish: 7th (2012 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 7th (2010 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 14.7 Average Race Qualifying: 19.3
BAGMAN COMMENT “Although he scored an impressive pole position at Albert Park, Caruso is in fine form. However, Nissan are likely to struggle in terms of straightline speed so he could be in for a challenging weekend.”
#360
WIN: $41.00 LAST RACE: 9TH SYMMONS 2013:15TH
TEAM: NISSAN MOTORSPORT CAR: NISSAN ALTIMA OWNER: TODD & RICK KELLY ENGINEER: NATHAN MCCOLL
James Moffat Date of Birth: June 18, 1984 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2010 Phillip Island Best Championship Finish: 21st (2012) 2013 Championship Finish: 18th Career Highlights: 2013 Winton V8 Race Win, 2nd 2009 Dunlop Series, Rookie of The Year in V8 Utes, Carrera Cup and V8 Supercars
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 17th, 14th, 12th F: 20th, 12th, 9th 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 22nd, 24th, 22nd F: 19th, 20th, 15th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 99 Race Wins: 1
#8
Last Race Win: 2013 Winton Best Qualifying: 2nd (2013 Gold Coast) Podiums: 1 Last Podium: 2013 Winton
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2014 SEASON
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Current Championship Position: 10th Race Starts: 3 Race Results:(20, 12, 9) Best Finish: 9th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 13.7 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (17, 14, 12) Best Race Qualifying: 12th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 14.3
2013, Q: 22nd, 24th, 22nd F: 19th, 20th, 15th 2012, Q: 11th, 18th F:14th, 19th 2011, Q: 24th, 20th F: 20th, 18th Debut: 2011 Starts: 7 Finishes: 7 Best Race Finish: 14th (2012 Saturday) Best Qualifying: 11th (2012 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 17.9 Average Race Qualifying: 20.1
BAGMAN COMMENT “James has never finished in the Top 10 at Symmons Plains but like his Nissan team mates, his car could be found wanting in the straightline speed department.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 17th, 14th, 12th F: 20th, 12th, 9th
WIN: $15.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013:4TH
TEAM: BRAD JONES RACING CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: BRAD & KIM JONES ENGINEER: ANDREW EDWARDS
Jason Bright Date of Birth: March 7, 1973 Born: Moe, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 1997 Symmons Plains Best Championship Finish: 3rd (2001/2004) 2013 Championship Finish: 7th Career Highlights: 1998 Bathurst 1000 Winner, 2006 Sandown 500 Winner, 1995 Australian Formula Ford Champion
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500) , Q: 13th, 4th, 8th F: 8th, 21st, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 5th, 1st, 8th F: 4th, 1st, 4th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 448 V8SC Race Wins: 19 First Race Win: 1999 Hidden Valley Last Win: 2013 Pukekohe
Poles: 14 First Pole: 1998 Hidden Valley Last Pole: 2013 Winton Podiums: 45 First Podium: 1998 Calder Last Podium: 2013 Winton
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 21st Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (8, 21, DNF) Best Finish: 8th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 14.5 (1 DNF) Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (13, 4, 8) Best Race Qualifying: 4th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 8.3
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 13th, 4th, 8th F: 8th, 21st, DNF
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 5th, 1st, 8th F: 4th, 1st, 4th
2012, Q: 22nd, 25th F: 25th, 14th 2011, Q: 23rd, 27th F: 25th, DNS 2010, Q: 8th, 2nd F: 12th, 3rd 2009, Q: 18th, 18th F: 26th, 7th 2008, Q: 12th F: 7th, 11th, DNF 2007, Q: 24th F: 17th, 18th, 9th 2006, Q: 3rd F: 1st, 3rd, 2nd 2005, Q: 8th F: 7th, 17th, 16th 2004, Q: 10th F: 10th, 24th, 2nd 1999, Q: 5th F: 5th, DNF, 14th 1998, Q: 3rd F: 7th, 5th, 4th 1997, Q: 10th F: 9th, 9th, DNF
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 1997 Starts: 34 Finishes: 31 Best Race Finish: 1st (2013 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 1st (2013 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 10.3 (3 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 12.2
BAGMAN COMMENT “Brighty had a season opener to forget which ended with his car being written off in a huge crash. A race winner at Symmons last year, Jason could produce a stunning comeback for the BOC car.”
#14
WIN: $10.00 LAST RACE: 4TH SYMMONS 2013: 1ST
TEAM: BRAD JONES RACING CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: BRAD & KIM JONES ENGINEER: PHIL KEED
Fabian Coulthard Date of Birth: July 28, 1982 Born: Burnley, England Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2004 Oran Park Best Championship Finish: 6th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 6th Career Highlights: 2005 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Champion, 2004 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Rookie of the Year
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500 ), Q: 10, 16, 16 F: 5, 5, 4 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 2nd, 2nd, 2nd F: 1st, 3rd, 1st
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 225 V8SC Race Wins: 3 First Race Win: 2013 Symmons Plains
#21
Last Win: 2013 Texas Poles: 3 First Pole: 2013 Pukekohe Last Pole: 2013 Phillip Island Podiums: 13 First Podium: 2009 Symmons Plains Last Podium: 2013 Phillip Island
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 2nd Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (5, 5, 4) Best Finish: 1st x 3 (Symmons Plains x 2, Texas) Average Race Finish: 4.7 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (10,16,16) Best Race Qualifying: 10th (Clipsal 500) Average Qualifying: 14.0
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1) Q: 10, 16, 16 F: 5, 5, 4
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 2nd, 2nd, 2nd F: 1st, 3rd, 1st 2012, Q: 17th, 17th F: 16th, 11th 2011, Q: 9th, 11th F: 8th, 10th 2010, Q: 13th, 14th F: 27th, 8th 2009, Q: 15th, 7th F: 14th, 3rd 2008, Q: 26th F: 9th, 10th, 11th
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2008 Starts: 14 Finishes: 14 Best Race Finish: 1st x2 (2013 Sunday) Best Qualifying: 2nd (2013 Saturday and Sunday) Average Race Finish: 9.4 Average Race Qualifying: 11.3
BAGMAN COMMENT “The Kiwi won two of the three races at Symmons Plains last season so he knows what it takes to conquer the Tasmanian circuit. The BJR car has started the season well and there is a strong possibility he could repeat last year’s impressive showing.”
WIN: $501.00 LAST RACE: 10TH SYMMONS 2013: DNC
TEAM: BRAD JONES RACING CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: BRAD & KIM JONES ENGINEER: JULIAN STANNARD
Dale Wood Date of Birth: June 9, 1983 Born: Melbourne, Vic Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2008 Phillip Island Best Championship Finish: 29th (2009) 2013 Championship Finish: 43rd Career Highlights: 2013 Dunlop Series Leader, 9th 2011 Bathurst 1000
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 19, 23, 21 F: 23, 24, 10 2013 Symmons Plains: Did Not Compete
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 29 Best Race Finish: 9th (2011 Bathurst)
Best Qualifying: 5th (2013 Sandown) Podiums: 0
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 17th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (23,24,10) Best Finish: 10th (Clipsal 500) Average Race Finish: 19 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (19, 23, 21) Best Race Qualifying: 19th (Clipsal 500) Average Qualifying: 21.0
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1) Q: 19, 23, 21 F: 23, 24, 10
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2009: Q:19th, 17th F: 28th, DNF
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2009 Starts: 2 Finishes: 1 Best Race Finish: 28th Best Qualifying: 17th Average Race Finish: 28.0 Average Race Qualifying: 18.0
BAGMAN COMMENT “The 2013 Dunlop Series champion has endured a rough start on his return to the champion and will be glad to just stay out of trouble and accumulate points.”
#16
WIN: $151.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: DNF
TEAM: DICK JOHNSON RACING CAR: FORD FALCON FG OWNER: DICK JOHNSON ENGINEER: MARK FENNING
Scott Pye Date of Birth: January 8, 1990 Born: Adelaide, SA Lives: Brisbane, QLD V8SC Debut: 2012 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 27th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 27th (2013) Career Highlights: 2010 British Formula Ford Champion, 2nd 2012 Dunlop Series, 2012 Mike Kable Young Gun Award winner
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 8th, 9th, 20th, F: 10th, 20th, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains: Q: 18th, 17th, 17th F: 18th, 14th, DNF
Best Qualifying: 7th (2013 Phillip Island) Podiums: 0
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2014 SEASON
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Championship Position: 22nd Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (10, 20, DNF) Best Finish: 10th (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 15.0 (1 DNF Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (8, 9, 20) Best Race Qualifying: 8th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 12.3
2013, Q: 18th, 17th, 17th F: 18th, 14th, DNF Debut: 2013 Starts: 3 Finishes: 2 Best Race Finish: 14th (Sunday 2013) Best Qualifying: 17th x 2(Saturday 2013) Average Race Finish: 16 Average Race Qualifying: 17.3
BAGMAN COMMENT “Scott seems to have settled in well at DJR after netting a 10th place finish at Clipsal. He suffered a huge accident at the venue last year which he will be inclined not to repeat.”
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 8th, 9th, 20th, F: 10th, 20th, DNF
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
V8SC Race Starts: 37 Best Race Finish: 6th (2013 Bathurst)
#17
WIN: $501.00 LAST RACE: 8TH SYMMONS 2013:19TH
TEAM: DICK JOHNSON RACING CAR: FORD FALCON FG OWNER: DICK JOHNSON ENGINEER: CHRIS STUCKEY
David Wall Date of Birth: January 19, 1983 Born: Sydney, NSW Lives: Sydney, NSW V8SC Debut: 2009 Phillip Island Best Championship Finish: 21st (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 21st Career Highlights: 2-time Australian GT Champion, 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Rookie of the Year
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500 2013), Q: 20, 21,18 F: 14, DNF, 8 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 14th, 18th, 19th F: 11th, DNF, 19th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 75
Best Race Finish: 7th (2013 Gold Coast) Best Qualifying: 4th (2013 Texas) Podiums: 0
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2014 SEASON
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Championship Position: 12th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (14, DNF, 8) Best Finish: 8th (Clipsal 500) Average Race Finish: 11.0 Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: DNF Accident: 1 Race Qualifying: (20, 21,18) Best Race Qualifying: 18th (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 19.7
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1) Q: 20, 21,18 F: 14, DNF, 8
2013, Q: 14th, 18th, 19th F: 11th, DNF, 19th 2012, Q: 28th, 28th F: DNF, 23rd Debut: 2012 Starts: 5 Finishes: 3 Best Race Finish: 11th (2013 Saturday) Best Qualifying: 14th (2013 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 17.7 Average Race Qualifying: 21.4
BAGMAN COMMENT “David spent the majority of 2013 fighting in the midfield and he is likely to remain there this season. Has shown flashes of speed but will need to be more consistent to threaten the top 10.”
#97
WIN: $6.00 LAST RACE: 3RD SYMMONS 2013: 9TH
TEAM: TEKNO AUTOSPORTS CAR: HOLDEN COMMODORE VF OWNER: STEVE WEBB ENGINEER: GEOFF SLATER
Shane van Gisbergen Date of Birth: May 9, 1989 Born: Auckland, NZ Lives: Gold Coast, QLD V8SC Debut: 2007 Oran Park Best Championship Finish: 4th (2011) 2013 Championship Finish: 5th Career Highlights: 2013 Clipsal 500 Winner, 4th, 2011 V8 Supercars Championship
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 6th, 15th, 1st, F: 3rd,16th, 3rd 2013 Symmons Plains, Q: 7th, 14th, 9th, 1st F: 7th, 12th, 9th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS
Last Race Win: 2013 Syndey 500 Poles: 5 First Pole: 2012 Sandown Last Pole: 2013 Townsville Podiums: 27 First Podium: 2010 Abu Dhabi Last Podium: 2014 Clipsal
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 3rd Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (3,16, 3) Best Finish: 3rd x2 (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 7.3 Retirement Rate: 0% DNF Mechanical: 0 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (6, 15, 1) Best Race Qualifying: 1st (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 7.3
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
Q: 6th, 15th, 1st, F: 3rd,16th, 3rd
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013,Q: 7th, 14th, 9th, F: 7th, 12th, 9th 2012, Q: 3rd, 4th F: 4th, 2nd 2011, Q: 4th, 4th F: 7th, 7th 2010, Q: 14th, 19th F: 13th, 11th 2009, Q: 7th, 11th F: 6th, 20th 2008, Q: 16th F: 5th, DNF, EXC
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Debut: 2008 Starts: 14 Finishes: 12 Best Race Finish: 2nd (2012) Best Qualifying: 3rd (2012 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 8.6 (1 DNF) Average Race Qualifying: 9.0
BAGMAN COMMENT “There are no doubts surrounding SVG’s speed this year and only a Safety Car restart infringement denied him the chance from challenging for a Clipsal victory. The flying Kiwi will be among the contenders for podiums this weekend.”
V8SC Race Starts: 203 Race Wins: 3 First Race Win: 2011 Hamilton
#33
WIN: $7.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: 8TH
TEAM: GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORT CAR: VOLVO S60 V8 SUPERCAR OWNER: GARRY ROGERS ENGINEER: RICHARD HOLLWAY
Scott McLaughlin Date of Birth: June 10, 1993 Born: Christchurch, NZ Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2012 Sandown Best Championship Finish: 10th (2013) 2013 Championship Finish: 10th Career Highlights: 2012 Dunlop Series Champion, 2012 New Zealand V8 SuperTourer Champion
FAST FACTS
Last Round (Clipsal 500), Q: 5th, 2nd, 10th F: 7th, 2nd, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains: Q: 9th, 6th, 5th F: 8th, 8th, 8th
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 41 Race Wins: 2
First Race Win: 2013 Pukekohe Last Race Win: 2013 QLD Raceway Best Qualifying: 2nd x 3 Podiums: 4 First Podium: 2013 Pukekohe Last Podium: 2014 Clipsal
LAST ROUND – CLIPSAL 500 (ROUND 1)
2014 SEASON
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS
Championship Position: 15th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (7, 2, DNF) Best Finish: 2nd (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 4.5 (1 DNF) Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 1 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (5, 2, 10) Best Race Qualifying: 2nd (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 5.7
Q: 5th, 2nd, 10th F: 7th, 2nd, DNF
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD
2013, Q: 9th, 6th, 5th F: 8th, 8th, 8th Debut: 2013 Starts: 3 Finishes: 3 Best Race Finish: 8th x 3 (2013 Saturday) Best Qualifying: 5th (2013 Saturday) Average Race Finish: 8.0 Average Race Qualifying: 6.7
BAGMAN COMMENT “Scott McLaughlin has come flying out of the blocks this season with real intent. His Volvo is clearly a weapon, which has already guided him to a Clipsal podium and a race win at Albert Park in the non championship meeting. He will be a contender for outright victories this weekend. ”
#34
WIN: $376.00 LAST RACE: DNF SYMMONS 2013: N/A
TEAM: GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORT CAR: VOLVO S60 V8 SUPERCAR OWNER: GARRY ROGERS ENGINEER: MANUEL SANCHEZ
Robert Dahlgren Date of Birth: December 1, 1979 Born: Skelleftea, Sweden Lives: Melbourne, Vic V8SC Debut: 2014 Clipsal Best Championship Finish: N/A 2013 Championship Finish: N/A Career Highlights: British Formula Ford Champion 2001, Scandinavian Touring car Cup 2010,
FAST FACTS
Last Round: (Clipsal 500), Q: 21st, 25th, 25th F: 21st, 23rd, DNF 2013 Symmons Plains: N/A
V8 SUPERCAR CAREER STATS V8SC Race Starts: 3 Race Wins: 0 First Race Win: N/A Last Race Win: N/A
Best Qualifying: 21st (Clipsal) Podiums: 0 First Podium: N/A Last Podium: N/A
2014 SEASON
Championship Position: 24th Race Starts: 3 Race Results: (21, 23, DNF) Best Finish: 21st (Clipsal) Average Race Finish: 22.0 Retirement Rate: 33% DNF Mechanical: 1 DNF Accident: 0 Race Qualifying: (21, 25, 25) Best Race Qualifying: 21st (Clipsal) Average Qualifying: 23.7
SYMMONS PLAINS RECORD Debut in 2014
CAREER SYMMONS PLAINS STATS Debut: 2014
Starts: 0 Finishes: 0 Best Race Finish: N/A Best Qualifying: N/A Average Race Finish: N/A Average Race Qualifying: N/A
BAGMAN COMMENT “The Swede is still adapting to the challenges of V8 Supercars and as a result a top 10 finish would be a great result for him. He clearly has a quick car but he will need to learn how to tame Symmons Plains before he can make an impression in the races.”
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Previous Champions
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ATCC/V8SC CHAMPIONS Year
Driver
Team
Car
1980
Peter Brock
Marlboro Holden Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VB
1981
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon XD
1982
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon XD
1983
Allan Moffat
Peter Stuyvesant Racing
Mazda RX-7
1984
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford XE Falcon
1985
Jim Richards
JPS Team BMW
BMW 635CSi
1986
Robbie Francevic
Volvo Dealer Team
Volvo 240T
1987
Jim Richards
JPS Team BMW
BMW M3 E30
1988
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Sierra RS500
1989
Dick Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Sierra RS500
1990
Jim Richards
Gibson Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline HR31 GTS-R, R32 GT-R
1991
Jim Richards
Gibson Motor Sport
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1992
Mark Skaife
Winfield Team Nissan
Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R
1993
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EB
1994
Mark Skaife
Gibson Motor Sport
Holden Commodore VP
1995
John Bowe
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon EF
1996
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VR
1997
Glenn Seton
Glenn Seton Racing
Ford Falcon EL
1998
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS/VT
1999
Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VS/VT
2000
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VT
2001
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VX
2002
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden Commodore VX
2003
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2004
Marcos Ambrose
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2005
Russell Ingall
Stone Brothers Racing
Ford Falcon BA
2006
Rick Kelly
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VZ
2007
Garth Tander
Toll HSV Dealer Team
Holden Commodore VE
2008
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Ford Falcon BF
2009
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Ford Falcon FG
2010
James Courtney
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford Falcon FG
2011
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VE
2012
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VE
2013
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Holden Commodore VF
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Championship Standings
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS Drivers Championship
Teams Championship
Pos
Driver
Total
Pos
Team
Total
1
Craig Lowndes
282
1
Red Bull Racing Australia
481
2
Fabian Coulthard
230
2
Holden Racing Team
367
3
Shane Van Gisbergen
221
3
Team BOC and Lockwood Racing
296
4
Rick Kelly
198
4
Norton Hornets
273
5
James Courtney
192
5
Jack Daniel's Racing
268
6
Mark Winterbottom
189
6
Ford Pepsi Max Crew
240
7
Jamie Whincup
174
7
Tekno Autosports
221
8
Tim Slade
163
8
Erebus Motorsport V8
183
9
Garth Tander
150
9
Wilson Security Racing
182
10
James Moffat
140
10
Supercheap Auto Racing
163
11
Michael Caruso
133
11
Valvoline Racing GRM
156
12
Russell Ingall
121
12
Repair Management Australia Racing
13
David Wall
121
13
The Bottle-O FPR Ford
120
14
David Reynolds
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Scott McLaughlin
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Jack Perkins
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Dale Wood
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Lee Holdsworth
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Will Davison
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Todd Kelly
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Jason Bright
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Scott Pye
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Chaz Mostert
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Robert Dahlgren
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Nick Percat
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Races 4/5/6 - Tasmania 400 I Schedule of Events
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Schedule of Events Friday March 28 Start 9.20am 10am 10.40am
Category HQ Holden Aussie Racing Cars V8 Supercars
Midday 12.50pm 1.30pm 2.15pm
Sports GT HQ Holden Aussie Racing Cars V8 Supercars
3.30pm 4.10pm
Sports GT V8 Supercars
Duration Practice 1 Practice 1 Practice Part 1 Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 2 Practice Part 2 Practice 2 Meeting Rides
Sunday March 30 Session 30 Minutes 30 Minutes 60 Minutes 30 Minutes 30 Minutes 30 Minutes 60 Minutes 30 Minutes 30 Minutes
Category HQ Holden Course Car Rides Sports GT HQ Holden V8 Supercars
11.55am
V8 Supercars
12.20pm 1pm 1.30pm 2.35pm 3.40pm 4.35pm
Aussie Racing Cars Sports GT HQ Holden V8 Supercars Aussie Racing Cars V8 Supercars
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Duration Qualifying Qualifying Race 1 Qualifying Race 4 Qualifying Race 5 Qualifying Race 1 Race 2 Race 4 Race 1 Race 5
Category Sports GT Aussie Racing Cars HQ Holden V8 Supercars Aussie Racing Cars Sports GT Course Car Rides Aussie Racing Cars HQ Holden Sports GT V8 Supercars
Duration Race 2 Race 2 Race 3 Qualifying Race 3 Race 3 Race 4 Race 4 Race 4 Race 6
Session 20 Minutes 12 Laps 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 12 Laps 20 Minutes 25 Minutes 12 Laps 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 84 Laps
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Saturday March 29 Start 9am 9.40am 10.20am 11am 11.30am
Start 9.45am 10.15am 10.50am 11.20am 11.55am 12.35pm 1.05pm 1.40pm 2.20pm 2.50pm 3.25pm
Session 30 Minutes 25 Minutes 30 Minutes 20 Minutes 15 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 20 Minutes 20 Minutes 42 laps 12 Laps 42 laps
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