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 Australia Jack Elsegood 1–2 Australia Andrew Miedecke
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 47 Australia Grant Johnson 1–2 Australia Tony Longhurst
SEW Eurodrive Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 2 Australia Noel Edge 1 Australia Stephen Robinson
Sage Automation Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 3 Australia Gary Baxter 1–2 Australia Cameron McConville
Kanga Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 4 Australia Peter Burnitt 1 New Zealand Chris Pither
Madashell Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 5 Australia Steve McFadden New Zealand Charlie O'Brien
Denco/One Construction Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 6 Australia Rohan Barry N/A
JMG Maintenance Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 7 Australia Jeremy Gray 1 Australia George Miedecke
Sieders Racing Team Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 8 Australia David Sieders 1 Australia Rod Barrett
9 Australia Andrew Fisher 1–2 Australia Rick Bates
Variety Group Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 10 Australia Brendon Tucker N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 16 Australia Grant Ludbey 1 Australia Brendon Tucker
Brock Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 11 Australia James Brock N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 31 Australia Lauren Gray N/A
SG Changi Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 12 Japan Ryo Orime N/A
Wollongong Performance Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 13 Australia Gary Carson 1 Australia Marcus Zukanovic
Chill Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 14 Australia Brad Patton 1 Australia Robbie Maddison
Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 32 Australia Kurt Wimmer Australia
Charlie O'Brien Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 15 New Zealand Charlie O'Brien N/A
Brunswick Valley Coaches Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 17 Australia Robert Jarvis 1 Australia Tim Leahey
Samboy Chips Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 18 Australia Scott Jennings 1 Australia Paul Morris
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 19 Australia Tim Blanchard N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 56 Australia Nathan Pretty N/A
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 67 Australia Paul Morris N/A
Holden Heaven Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 20 Australia Andrew Schultz N/A
Revolution Roofing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 21 Australia Allan Letcher N/A
Thirsty Camel Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 22 Australia Craig Dontas 1 Australia Leanne Tander
Workhorse Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 23 Australia Ben Kavich 1 Australia Anthony Kavich
Eagle Pro Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 24 Australia Nandi Kiss 1 Australia Rod Wilson
GBF Underground Mining Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 25 Australia Paul Williams 1 Australia James Brock
West Coast Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 26 Australia Rhys McNally 1 Australia Tim Shaw
Bob Jane T-Marts Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 27 Australia Kim Jane 1 Australia Steve Owen
Wilson Brothers Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 30 Australia Graham Edwards N/A
Cribbin Blencowe Estate Agents Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 33 Australia Dennis Cribbin Australia Chris Smerdon
Pedigree Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 34 Australia Adam Bressington Australia
iseek Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 37 Australia Jason Gomersall 1 Australia Steven Bradbury
Williams Race Tech Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 41 Australia Gary MacDonald 1 Australia Luke Youlden
Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 71 Australia Layton Crambrook 1 Australia Mal Rose
Ice Break Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 42 New Zealand Chris Pither N/A
Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 72 Australia Pedro Marusic 1 Australia Anthony Alford
ISRI Truck Seats Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 43 Australia Steve Hodges 1 Australia Matt Lockwood
Grove Fruit Juice Racing Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 44 Australia Greg Willis 1 Australia Grant Bromley
Rick Gill Motorcycles Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 51 Australia Rick Gill N/A
Vittoria Coffee Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 55 Australia George Elliott 1 Australia Marshall Brewer
Harris Motorsport Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 58 Australia Ryal Harris 1 Australia Andrew Schultz
Red Ass Mexican Ford BF Falcon XR8 66 Australia Yanis Derums N/A
Mangomedia Holden VE Commodore SS Ute
Wilson Security Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 69 Australia Charlie Kovacs 1 Australia Charlie Kovacs Jr.
Wake Up Backpackers Racing Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 88 Australia Warren Millett 1 Australia Matt Holt
Sydney/Complete Soda Blasting Holden VE Commodore SS Ute 89 Australia Martin Miller N/A
Dunn Motorsport Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 98 Australia Colin Dunn N/A
Ford BF Falcon XR8 Ute 99 Australia Ben Dunn 1 Australia 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 South Australia Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia 11–14 March David Sieders
2 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria 14–16 May Grant Johnson
3 Northern Territory Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory 18–20 June Grant Johnson
4 Queensland Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland 9–11 July Jack Elsegood
5 Victoria (state) L & H 500 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 10–12 September Grant Johnson
6 New South Wales Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales 7–10 October
7 Queensland Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland 22–24 October Chris Pither
8 New South Wales Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales 3–5 December Charlie O’Brien

Series Points

References

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