Australian Late Model Championship
The Australian Late Model Championship is a Dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian Late model national champion. The championship is held over a single meeting (usually on consecutive nights) and has run annually since the 2001/02 season and is awarded to a different state of Australia each year.
The first championship was run at the Quit Motorplex (later re-named Perth Motorplex) in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia and was won by veteran Queensland driver Allan Butcher.[1]
Western Australia's Brad Blake holds the record having won 5 of the 14 championships run until 2015. Blake also finished second in the championship on 3 occasions
The 2014/15 Australian championship was held at the Lucas Oil Kingaroy Speedway in Kingaroy, Queensland. Queensland driver and former Australian Super Sedan Champion Darren Kane won his first national Late Model championship.[2]
The 2015/16 championship is scheduled to be held at the Perth Motorplex on 15-16 January 2016.[3]
Winners since 2002
| Year | Venue | City/State | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001/02 | Quit Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Allan Butcher (Qld) | Brad Blake (WA) | Brad Ludlow (WA) |
| 2002/03 | Quit Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Ryan Halliday (WA) | Brad Blake (WA) | Brad Ludlow (WA) |
| 2003/04 | Quit Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Brad Blake (WA) | Marc Giancola (WA) | Jaron Crane (WA) |
| 2004/05 | Quit Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Bruce Trenaman (WA) | Michael Hebditch (ACT) | Brad Ludlow (WA) |
| 2005/06 | Perth Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Brad Blake (WA) | Ryan Halliday (WA) | Brad Ludlow (WA) |
| 2006/07 | Perth Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Brad Blake (WA) | Warren Oldfield (WA) | Brad Ludlow (WA) |
| 2007/08 | Perth Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Brad Ludlow (WA) | Ben Ludlow (WA) | Ron Miller ( ) |
| 2008/09 | Perth Motorplex | Kwinana Beach, WA | Marc Giancola (WA) | Brad Blake (WA) | Ben Ludlow (WA) |
| Year | Venue | City/State | Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| 2009/10 | Manjimup Speedway | Manjimup, WA | Marc Giancola (WA) | Bert Vosbergen (WA) | Jac Dolmans Jr. (WA) |
| 2010/11 | Timmis Speedway | Mildura, Vic | Brad Blake (WA) | Blair Grainger (Qld) | Mat Crimmins (SA) |
| 2011/12 | Sydney Speedway | Sydney, NSW | Steve Francis () |
Jamie Oldfield (WA) | Michael Holmes (WA) |
| 2012/13 | Bunbury Speedway | Bunbury, WA | Steve Francis () |
Craig Vosbergen (WA) | Warren Oldfield (WA) |
| 2013/14 | Borderline Speedway | Mount Gambier, SA | Brad Blake (WA) | Daryl Grimon (SA) | Craig Vosbergen (WA) |
| 2014/15 | Kingaroy Speedway | Kingaroy, Qld | Darren Kane (Qld) | Jamie Oldfield (WA) | Ben Nicastri (NSW) |
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