2009 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2009 Kerrick Australian Sports Sedan series was the 19th running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia. It began on 25 April 2009 at Wakefield Park and ended on 22 November at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after fifteen races.

Chevrolet Corvette driver Des Wall was crowned champion after a fiercely contested series between the top three competitors. Winners of the previous two championships Tony Ricciardello (Alfa Romeo Alfetta) and Darren Hossack (Audi A4) competed initially for the race wins, but mechanical unreliability and on-track confrontations, usually with each other, allowed Wall to close the gap. Wall only won three races (compared to Ricciardello's six and Hossack's five) but was only out of the top five race positions once all season; an eighth-placed finish at Oran Park. Ricciardello and Hossack each failed to finish two races during the season. Wall, who has been a Sports Sedan front runner since 1989, claimed his first championship with a twelve-point victory over Ricciardello. Hossack was third, nine points behind Ricciardello.

The only other driver to score a race win was Opel Calibra driver Chris Jackson at Oran Park and he finished fifth in the points chase behind series veteran Kerry Baily (Nissan 300ZX).

Contents

Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Sports Sedan Series. The series will consist of fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in three states.[1]

Team Car Engine No Driver
Audi Spares Audi A4 Chevrolet 6.0 V8 1 Darren Hossack
Independent Motorsports Toyota Corolla Nissan 2.0 I4 3 Nicholas Cambridge
B&M Ricciardello Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Chevrolet 6.0 V8 5 Tony Ricciardello
Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird Chevrolet 6.0 V8 6 Jeff Barnes
R. O'Hare Holden LX Torana Holden 5.0 V8 7 Robin O'Hare
Holden LH Torana Holden 5.0 V8 7 Wayne Purdon
Pfitzner Performance Cars Ford EF Falcon 8 Ian Wilson
Domain Prestige Homes Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 9 Daniel Tamasi
Centreline Suspension Ford Escort Mk.I Mazda 13B turbo 10 Ken House
Fuel 2 Race
Steve's Toy Shop		 Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 11 Chris Jackson
repcoservice.com Mazda RX-7 Mazda 20B 11 Laurie Williams
Pakenham Tyrepower Holden VN Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 12 Chas Talbot
Alvee Products Saab 9-3 Chrysler 6.0 V8 14 Mark Nelson
Steven's Security Pty Ltd Mazda RX-7 Chevrolet 6.0 V8 15 Garry Stevens
Rocklea Contracting Opel Calibra Ford 2.0 V6 Turbo 16 Graham Smith
Coxys Motorsport Spares Ford XA Falcon Ford 5.0 V8 17 Paddy Matchett
P&L Mechanical
G&G Engineering		 Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 18
21		 Graeme Gilliland
Decoglaze Ford XD Falcon Ford 6.0 V8 18 Kerry Millar
Kings Fibreglass
Harrop Engine Components		 Holden LJ Torana Holden 3.3 I6 19 Damian Johnson
Tony Long Fibreglass
VG Auto Paint		 Fiat 124 Coupé Mazda 20B 19 Joe Said
Lifetime Financial Ford Mustang Ford 6.0 V8 21 Phil Crompton
G. Pro Ford Escort Mk.II Chevrolet 6.0 V8 21 Glenn Pro
Swimart Baulkham Hills Ford Escort Mk.I Chevrolet 6.0 V8 22 Darren Steeden
Norm Stokes Transport Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B turbo 24 Norman Stokes
Jocaro Motors Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 25 Neil Bryson
Brandster Serv Motorsport Nissan Skyline GT-R Nissan 2.6 I6 turbo 25 Dave Loftus
Menai Blinds
Steves Toy Shop		 Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 26 Scott Butler
Airey Industrial Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet 6.0 V8 28 Kerry Baily
NMR Motorsport Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 30 Terry Wyhoon
Holden VS Commodore Holden 4.2 V8 31 Michael Graham
Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 32 Bob McLoughlin
RMCP Holden VK Commodore Holden 5.0 V8 35 Simon Copping
Mt Aqua Spring Water Chevrolet Corvette GTS Chevrolet 6.0 V8 38 Des Wall
RK & T Young Plumbing Mazda RX-7 Mazda 20B Turbo 41 Trent Young
Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon Ford 6.0 V8 43 Chris Donnelly
Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet 6.0 V8 68 Shane Bradford
MR Automotive Rover Vitesse Chevrolet 6.0 V8 44 Colin Smith
Cambelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR Chevrolet 6.0 V8 45 Damien Jameson
Coaststeer Auto Services Opel Calibra Chevrolet 6.0 V8 46 Dave McGinniss
Pallet Handling Systems Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 Toyota 2.5 I6 turbo 47 Mark Papadopoulos
Executive Heating & Cooling Mazda RX-7 Mazda 20B 48 Luke Chambers
Marinellis Mechanical & Performance Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 51 Bob McLoughlin
Panorama Smash Holden VK Commodore Holden 3.8 V6 53 Steve Kilic
B J Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7 Mazda 13B 56 Bruce Banks
Sullivan Motorsport Nissan Bluebird Chevrolet 6.0 V8 57 Sean Sullivan
Quality Concreting Mazda RX-7 Nissan 2.0 I4 Turbo 59 Bobby Irvin
Lester Irvin
Fivestar Fencing Chevrolet Corvette GTS Chevrolet 6.0 V8 66 Dean Camm
GTA Motorsport Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 Alfa Romeo 3.3 V6 67 Andrew Leithhead
Ramsdale Wreckers
Blush Photography		 Holden LC Torana Buick 4.0 V6 73 Garry Roberts
Dance Expression Fiat 131 Lancia 2.0 F4 turbo 76 Nick Smith
S. Shipway Toyota Crown Toyota 2.5 I6 turbo 77 Steven Shipway
R & L Uhlhorn P/L Mazda RX-7 Nissan 2.0 I4 83 Lee Uhlhorn
Esjay Commercial Plastering Holden VS Commodore Chevrolet 6.0 V8 88 Ian Rice
Hornet Press Ford Mustang Ford 5.0 V8 89 Graham Bell
Kerrick Saab 9-3 Chevrolet 6.0 V8 93 Dean Randle
Bohler Uddeholm Australia Nissan 300ZX Chevrolet 6.0 V8 97 Anthony Macready
Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon Chevrolet 6.0 V8 98 Jeff Brown

Season Review

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 2009 Australian Sports Sedan Series consisted of five rounds. Three of which will be held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championship rounds, with two others being held at[2]

Rd. Race Title Circuit City / State Date Winner
1 Shannons Nationals R2 Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 25 – 26 Apr Tony Ricciardello
2 Clem Smith Trophy Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 6 – 7 Jun Des Wall
3 Shannons Nationals R8 Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 29 – 30 Aug Darren Hossack
4 Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 31 Oct – 1 Nov Kerry Baily
5 50k Plate Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 21 – 22 Nov Tony Ricciardello

Drivers Points

Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 based on the top sixteen race positions in each race. There were two bonus points allocated for pole position. Pole Position is indicated in bold text.

Pos Driver Round 1 – WAK[3] Round 2 – MAL[4] Round 3 – OR1[5] Round 4 – OR2[6] Round 5 – PHI[7] Pts
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
1 Des Wall 3rd 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 5th 8th 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 5th 231
2 Tony Ricciardello 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 9th Ret 5th 2nd 1st 4th Ret 3rd 1st 1st 219
3 Darren Hossack 1st 2nd 7th 10th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd Ret DNS 1st Ret 2nd 210
4 Kerry Baily 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 141
5 Chris Jackson 7th 6th 4th 14th 4th 4th 5th 1st 4th 109
6 Scott Butler 6th 5th 3rd 7th Ret 8th 6th 5th 11th 15th 10th 4th 108
7 David McGinniss 10th Ret 6th 8th Ret DNS 12th Ret 7th 9th 5th 8th 71
8 Bob McLoughlin 4th 6th 4th 13th 8th 11th 11th 12th DNS 70
9 Bruce Banks 7th 7th 5th 15th 10th 11th 16th 14th 12th 13th DNS Ret 60
10 Daniel Tamasi 5th Ret Ret 9th 6th Ret 4th 4th Ret 57
11 Dean Camm Ret 8th 9th 7th Ret 3rd 6th 18th Ret 53
12 Trent Young 5th 7th DNS 6th 12th 7th 48
13 Graeme Gilliland 9th 9th 7th 17th Ret 14th 18th 7th 14th 42
14 Jeff Barnes 3rd 4th Ret 4th Ret Ret 41
15 Shane Bradford 10th Ret 12th 8th 16th 3rd 37
16 Damien Jameson 14th 9th Ret 13th 8th 5th 36
17 Damien Johnson Ret 8th Ret 18th 11th 15th 19th 10th 7th 33
18 Michael Robinson 6th 5th 8th 32
19 Phil Crompton 9th 6th 6th 30
Anthony Macready 8th DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 4th 9th Ret 30
21 Mark Nelson 5th Ret 3rd 27
22 Dean Randle 7th 3rd Ret 25
23 Colin Smith 16th 13th Ret 14th 10th 8th 24
24 Ian Rice 12th 6th 10th 23
25 Ian Wilson 8th Ret 6th 20
26 Dave Loftus 15th 11th 6th 19
27 Laurie Williams 14th 8th 11th 18
28 Lester Ervin 9th 8th DNS 17
Graham Smith Ret DNS DNS 10th 7th Ret 17
30 Neil Bryson Ret Ret DNS 19th Ret DNS 11th 9th Ret 14
31 Chris Donnelly 11th Ret Ret 10th Ret Ret 13
32 Lee Uhlhorn 20th 15th 6th 18
33 Nick Smith Ret Ret 13th Ret 16th 10th 12
Jeff Brown 17th 13th 9th 12
Terry Wyhoon 5th DNS DNS 12
Ken House 25th 13th 9th 12
37 Luke Chambers 16th 12th 12th 11
38 Garry Stevens 18th 15th 13th 22nd Ret DSQ 6
39 Nicholas Cambridge 24th 17th 13th 4
40 Darren Steeden 21st 17th 14th 3
Chas Talbot 17th 14th Ret 3
42 Andrew Leithhead 20th Ret 15th 2
43 Norman Stokes DNS DNS DNS 26th 19th 16th 1
Glenn Pro DNS Ret 17th
Kerry Millar 25th 20th 18th
Sean Sullivan 22nd 18th 21st
Simon Copping 19th DNS 20th
Steve Kilic 29th 22nd 19th
Mark Papadopoulos 23rd 21st Ret
Michael Graham 21st DNS DNS
Steve Shipway 28th 23rd Ret
Wayne Purdon 23rd DNS DNS
Paddy Matchett Ret 24th Ret
Joe Said 24th Ret Ret
Graham Bell 26th DNS DNS
Robin O'Hare 27th DNS DNS
Garry Roberts Ret DNS DNS
Bobby Ervin DSQ Ret DNS
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. http://www.thenationals.com.au/rounds/2009/R2/SN_R0209_EntryList.xls. Retrieved 2009-04-27. 
  2. ^ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 2009-06-20. http://www.sportssedans.com.au/events/events.html. Retrieved 2009-04-16. 
  3. ^ "Wakefield Park Raceway 26/04/2009 2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships Round 2". National Software. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?26/04/2009.WAKE. Retrieved 2009-03-22. 
  4. ^ "Mallala Motorsport Park 07/06/2009 Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships – Round 4". National Software. 7 June 2009. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?07/06/2009.MALL. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 
  5. ^ "Oran Park Raceway 30/08/2009 Shannons Nationals 2009 – Round 8". National Software. 30 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?30/08/2009.ORAN. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  6. ^ "Oran Park Grand Prix Circuit 01/11/2009 Rnd 6, 2009 NSW Motor Race Championship – The Final Round". National Software. 1 November 2009. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?01/11/2009.ORGP. Retrieved 2009-11-02. 
  7. ^ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 22/11/2009 Island Magic 2009". National Software. 22 November 2009. http://www.natsoft.com.au/cgi-bin/results.cgi?22/11/2009.PHIL. Retrieved 2009-11-30. 

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