2010 Australian V8 Ute Racing Series

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.

2010 V8 Ute Racing Series

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2011

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

Series Points