The 2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing competition for de-registered Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon V8 Supercars.[1] It was the 11th running of the series. It commenced at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 20 April and concluded at The Bend Motorsport Park on 25 August.

The series was won by Tyler Everingham[2] driving a Ford Falcon FG.[3] Defending series winner Jack Smith ran a part-time schedule, essentially surrendering his title defense.[3]

Teams and drivers

Tyler Everingham won the series driving a Ford Falcon FG
Zak Best placed second in the series driving a Ford Falcon FG
Andy Cantrell placed 15th in the series driving a Ford Falcon EL and won the Heritage class

The following teams and drivers contested the series. The initial field consisted of 22 entries.[4]

Entrant Vehicle No. Driver Class Rounds
Page Bros, Jayco Holden Commodore (VE) 2 Australia Steven Page[4] K All
Auddino Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 4 Australia Tony Auddino[4] K 1
Mocomm Motorsports Communications Holden Commodore (VE) 7 Australia Jim Pollicina[4] K All
Image Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 8 New Zealand Mathew Radisich[4] C 1
15 Australia Jacob Bell[4] C 1–2
49 Australia Jordan Boys C 2
51 Australia Maxim Erickson[5] C 4–5
99 Australia Harley Haber[5] C 4–5
Matt Stone Racing Ford Falcon (FG) 9 Australia Bradley Neill[4] K All
39 Australia Chris Smerdon[4] K 1–2, 4–5
Mr HDT Race Cars & Engines Holden Commodore (VX) 10 Australia Sean Fardell H 2, 4
Australia Blake Fardell H 5
Kenwood Homes Ford Falcon (FG) 11 Australia Michael Anderson[4] C All
Jason Foley Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 17 Australia Jason Foley K 2–3
Twin City Roller Doors Ford Falcon (BA) 19 Australia Mark Tracey K 5
Brad Jones Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 21 Australia Jack Smith[4] C 1–2, 5
Australia Harry Hayek C 4
HF Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 23 Australia Francois Habib K 2, 5
Nandi Kiss Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 24 Australia Nandi Kiss K 2–4
MW Motorsport Ford Falcon (FG) 27 Australia Tyler Everingham[4] C All
78 Australia Zak Best[4] C All
McDonald Motorsport Holden Commodore (VP) 33 Australia Jamie McDonald H 3
Warrin Mining Holden Commodore (VE) 33 Australia Adam Wallis K 5
Dial Before You Dig Racing Ford Falcon (BF) 41 Australia Mark Primmer[4] C 1, 3, 5
69 Australia Jon McCorkindale[4] C All
Brendon Strong Electrical Holden Commodore (VE) 75 Australia Brendon Strong[4] K 1–4
Garry Hills Racing Holden Commodore (VE) 76 Australia Garry Hills[4] K All
Protrack Automotive Performance Holden Commodore (VE) 77 Australia Gary Collins[4] K 1–2
Wake Up! Racing Holden Commodore (VZ) 88 Australia Warren Millett[4] K 1–3
Aussie Driver Search Ford Falcon (FG) 96 Australia Ryal Harris[4] C 1
Custom Garage Ford Falcon (EL) 111 Australia Andy Cantrell[4] H All
Geoff Emery Motorsport Holden Commodore (VE) 888 Australia Geoff Emery[4] K 1

Calendar and results

The calendar expanded upon its support status at Supercars Championship events, with a five-round calendar announced at the end of 2017. The series started at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on April 20 and concluded at The Bend Motorsport Park on August 25.[6] A non-points round at the Gold Coast 600 was added after the Stadium Super Truck series was dropped from the program.

Rnd Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Kumho winner Heritage winner
1 R1 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
(Phillip Island, Victoria)		 April 20–22 Australia Jack Smith Australia Jack Smith Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
R2 Australia Jack Smith Australia Zak Best MW Motorsport Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
R3 Australia Jack Smith Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Australia Chris Smerdon Australia Andy Cantrell
2 R1 Victoria (state) Winton Motor Raceway
(Benalla, Victoria)		 May 18–20 Australia Jordan Boys Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Australia Garry Hills no finishers
R2 Australia Jordan Boys Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Garry Hills Australia Andy Cantrell
R3 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
3 R1 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park
(Sydney, New South Wales)		 June 8–10 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
R2 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
R3 Australia Zak Best Australia Jon McCorkindale Dial Before You Dig Racing Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
4 R1 Queensland Queensland Raceway
(Ipswich, Queensland)		 July 20–22 Australia Zak Best Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
R2 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
R3 Australia Zak Best Australia Zak Best MW Motorsport Australia Jim Pollicina Australia Andy Cantrell
5 R1 South Australia The Bend Motorsport Park
(Tailem Bend, South Australia)		 August 24–26 Australia Zak Best Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Harley Haber Australia Andy Cantrell
R2 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Harley Haber Australia Blake Fardell
R3 Australia Zak Best Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Harley Haber Australia Blake Fardell
NC R1 Queensland Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
(Gold Coast, Queensland)		 October 20–21 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Jack Smith Australia Tyler Everingham MW Motorsport Australia Chris Smerdon no finishers
R2 Australia Tyler Everingham Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Australia Chris Smerdon Australia Blake Fardell
R3 Australia Jack Smith Australia Jack Smith Brad Jones Racing Australia Shane Hunt Australia Blake Fardell

References

  1. ↑ "2018 V8 Touring Car Series Sporting and Technical Regulations, docs.cams.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  2. ↑ "2018 Australian V8 Touring Car Series - Series Results, v8touringcars.com.au as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  3. 1 2 "SUPPORTS: Everingham clinches V8TC title". Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Kumho V8s to open season with 22-car field". Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Image locks in Haber, Erickson for The Bend V8TC". Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kumho V8s increases Supercars presence in 2018". Retrieved September 12, 2018.
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