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2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

V8 Supercars The 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the ninth running of the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, the second-tier V8 Supercar series. It began on 21 February at the Clipsal 500 and ended on 7 December at Oran Park Raceway in New South Wales after seven rounds.

Race calendar

The series comprised six rounds in support of the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series and one stand-alone round.

Rd.EventCircuitLocationDateWinner1234567
Australia Clipsal 500Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South Australia21-24 FebSteve Owen
Australia Wakefield ParkWakefield ParkGoulburn, New South Wales4-6 AprTim Slade
Australia Midas 400Sandown RacewayMelbourne, Victoria7-9 JunSteve Owen
Australia City of Ipswich 300Queensland RacewayIpswich, Queensland18-20 JulDean Canto
Australia WintonWinton Motor RacewayBenalla, Victoria1-3 AugSteve Owen
Australia Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South Wales9-12 OctDean Canto
Australia Oran ParkOran Park RacewaySydney, New South Wales4-7 DecJack Perkins

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. This was the last season the Ford AU Falcon was eligible.

TeamVehicleNoDriverRounds
Sieders Racing TeamFord AU Falcon13Australia Colin Sieders1-2
Ford BA Falcon3, 6-7
19Australia David SiedersAll
Slade SpeedHolden VZ Commodore23Australia Tim SladeAll
Howard RacingFord BA Falcon27Australia Karl ReindlerAll
37Australia Dean CantoAll
MW MotorsportFord BA Falcon28Australia Matthew White1, 6
New Zealand Andy Knight4
Australia Brad Lowe7
29Australia Grant Denyer1-5
Australia Damian Assaillit6-7
Jay MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore28Australia Nandi Kiss5
42Australia Jay Verdnik1-6
Australia Shane Price7
Racer IndustriesFord BA Falcon30New Zealand Craig Baird4
A.N.T. RacingFord BA Falcon30Australia Tony Evangelou3, 6
Peters MotorsportFord BA Falcon32Australia Luke Youlden6-7
96Australia Joel Spychala1-5
TAG MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore35Australia Tony Bates2-7
36Australia Geoff EmeryAll
Eggleston MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore38Australia Ben EgglestonAll
54Australia Taz Douglas4-5
New Zealand Simon Wills6
Greg Murphy RacingHolden VZ Commodore44Australia James BergmullerAll
46Australia Dale WoodAll
47Australia Sam WalterAll
O’Brien MotorsportFord BA Falcon45Australia Shannon O'Brien4-6
Image RacingFord BA Falcon48Australia Dean Neville6
Ford AU Falcon49Australia Taz Douglas1-3
Ford BA FalconAustralia Terry Wyhoon5-6
Loadsman Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore54Australia Steve Owen2
621, 3-7
Novocastrian MotorsportHolden VZ Commodore58Australia Drew RussellAll
Race Image MotorsportsFord BA Falcon60Australia Damian Assaillit1-5
Australia Jose Fernandez6
New Zealand Gene Rollinson7
61New Zealand Gene Rollinson1, 4-5
Australia Clayton Pyne2
Australia Ryan Brown6
Independent Race Cars AustraliaHolden VZ Commodore64Australia Michael TrimbleAll
500Australia Jack PerkinsAll
Shane Beikoff RacingFord AU Falcon68Australia Shane Beikoff2, 6-7
Australia Jonathan Beikoff3-4
Capital FinanceHolden VZ Commodore70Australia Ashley Cooper1
Action RacingHolden VZ Commodore73Australia Marcus ZukanovicAll
West Coast RacingHolden VZ Commodore74Australia Mark McNallyAll
McGill MotorsportFord AU Falcon75Australia Aaron McGill1-2
Holden VY Commodore3-5
Ford BA Falcon6-7
Wollongong Performance RacingHolden VZ Commodore85Australia Andrew Fisher6-7
Stone Brothers RacingFord BA Falcon94Australia Jonathon WebbAll
Sydney Star RacingHolden VZ Commodore95Australia Brett HoldsworthAll
98Australia Brett Hobson1–3, 6–7
Tony D'Alberto RacingHolden VZ Commodore99Australia David ReynoldsAll

Points system

Points were awarded for each race to any driver that had completed 75% of race distance and was running on the completion of the final lap.

PosRounds 1, 6 & 7Rounds 2 - 5
1st2nd3rd
150138129
1009286

Driver standings

PosDriverADEWAKSANQLDWINBATORAPts1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647
Steve Owen111214110123221143517**1762**
Dean CantoRet10227121121211472113**1621**
Jonathon Webb91935763431346841236**1527**
David Reynolds17953454346653354115**1494**
Jack Perkins22414526Ret116RetRet3223621**1399**
Dale Wood43Ret10Ret3519583Ret956513Ret**1122**
Tim Slade3Ret71211201424242076627Ret42**1061**
Karl Reindler8782011475197995928129Ret**1056**
Michael Trimble74136372111711104RetRet89Ret20**1053**
Mark McNally151164Ret1488Ret161613148112267**973**
Marcus Zukanovic13817717867951219Ret16Ret14244**946**
Damian Assaillit18121415161612918Ret18121612971212**896**
Sam Walter1121109121213127971020RetRetDNS88**850**
Jay Verdnik12149166996Ret1228111214108**838**
Grant Denyer55Ret119101251015Ret1311**816**
Drew Russell2623128815Ret1715Ret2217101520151610**739**
Geoff Emery19132018Ret191718111413872015Ret2018**724**
David Sieders252218131025192013151714Ret21Ret1979**699**
Brett Holdsworth231615171317252220232116111030231423**665**
James Bergmuller24182326Ret20232321222420151823201816**573**
Brett Hobson10611RetRet131413DNS1810Ret**487**
Tony Bates24231921151625201923Ret22172425Ret**433**
Aaron McGill22242625Ret24Ret2722Ret272419192116Ret21**417**
Ben EgglestonDNSDNS1621151818RetRetRet262118Ret18Ret1722nd**398**
Gene Rollinson14Ret12101115Ret132119**383**
Joel Spychala20152520Ret231615Ret19292221Ret**355**
Matthew White625710**306**
Colin Sieders21202112Ret22Ret2629RetRet15**283**
Luke Youlden19111513**246**
Shannon O'Brien14211518221722Ret**245**
Craig Baird848**200**
Taz DouglasRet17RetDNSDNSRet22RetRet18232617Ret**192**
Tony EvangelouRet21211213**191**
Shane Price1911**120**
Andy Knight161714**116**
Shane Beikoff2224RetRet2622Ret**114**
Terry Wyhoon25RetRet2617**101**
Brad Lowe2314**99**
Clayton Pyne192218**92**
Andrew Fisher16Ret26Ret**84**
Dean Neville2421**75**
José Fernández13Ret**66**
Jonathan Beikoff272424232525**64**
Simon Wills14Ret**63**
Ryan Brown2525**60**
Ashley Cooper16Ret**57**
Nandi Kiss27RetRet**16**

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References

References

  1. "2008 V8 Supercars calendar". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
  2. (August 2019). "2008 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series points". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series.
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