2018 Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series

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.

2018 V8 Touring Car National Series

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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	Steven Page[4]	K	All
Auddino Racing	Ford Falcon (BF)	4	Tony Auddino[4]	K	1
Mocomm Motorsports Communications	Holden Commodore (VE)	7	Jim Pollicina[4]	K	All
Image Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	8	Mathew Radisich[4]	C	1
		15	Jacob Bell[4]	C	1–2
		49	Jordan Boys	C	2
		51	Maxim Erickson[5]	C	4–5
		99	Harley Haber[5]	C	4–5
Matt Stone Racing	Ford Falcon (FG)	9	Bradley Neill[4]	K	All
		39	Chris Smerdon[4]	K	1–2, 4–5
Mr HDT Race Cars & Engines	Holden Commodore (VX)	10	Sean Fardell	H	2, 4
			Blake Fardell	H	5
Kenwood Homes	Ford Falcon (FG)	11	Michael Anderson[4]	C	All
Jason Foley Racing	Ford Falcon (BF)	17	Jason Foley	K	2–3
Twin City Roller Doors	Ford Falcon (BA)	19	Mark Tracey	K	5
Brad Jones Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	21	Jack Smith[4]	C	1–2, 5
			Harry Hayek	C	4
HF Racing	Holden Commodore (VZ)	23	Francois Habib	K	2, 5
Nandi Kiss Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	24	Nandi Kiss	K	2–4
MW Motorsport	Ford Falcon (FG)	27	Tyler Everingham[4]	C	All
		78	Zak Best[4]	C	All
McDonald Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VP)	33	Jamie McDonald	H	3
Warrin Mining	Holden Commodore (VE)	33	Adam Wallis	K	5
Dial Before You Dig Racing	Ford Falcon (BF)	41	Mark Primmer[4]	C	1, 3, 5
		69	Jon McCorkindale[4]	C	All
Brendon Strong Electrical	Holden Commodore (VE)	75	Brendon Strong[4]	K	1–4
Garry Hills Racing	Holden Commodore (VE)	76	Garry Hills[4]	K	All
Protrack Automotive Performance	Holden Commodore (VE)	77	Gary Collins[4]	K	1–2
Wake Up! Racing	Holden Commodore (VZ)	88	Warren Millett[4]	K	1–3
Aussie Driver Search	Ford Falcon (FG)	96	Ryal Harris[4]	C	1
Custom Garage	Ford Falcon (EL)	111	Andy Cantrell[4]	H	All
Geoff Emery Motorsport	Holden Commodore (VE)	888	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	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Phillip Island, Victoria)	April 20–22	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
	R2				Jack Smith	Zak Best	MW Motorsport	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
	R3				Jack Smith	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	Chris Smerdon	Andy Cantrell
2	R1	Winton Motor Raceway (Benalla, Victoria)	May 18–20	Jordan Boys	Tyler Everingham	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	Garry Hills	no finishers
	R2				Jordan Boys	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Garry Hills	Andy Cantrell
	R3				Tyler Everingham	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
3	R1	Sydney Motorsport Park (Sydney, New South Wales)	June 8–10	Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
	R2				Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
	R3				Zak Best	Jon McCorkindale	Dial Before You Dig Racing	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
4	R1	Queensland Raceway (Ipswich, Queensland)	July 20–22	Zak Best	Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
	R2				Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
	R3				Zak Best	Zak Best	MW Motorsport	Jim Pollicina	Andy Cantrell
5	R1	The Bend Motorsport Park (Tailem Bend, South Australia)	August 24–26	Zak Best	Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Harley Haber	Andy Cantrell
	R2				Tyler Everingham	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Harley Haber	Blake Fardell
	R3				Zak Best	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Harley Haber	Blake Fardell
NC	R1	Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (Gold Coast, Queensland)	October 20–21	Tyler Everingham	Jack Smith	Tyler Everingham	MW Motorsport	Chris Smerdon	no finishers
	R2				Tyler Everingham	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	Chris Smerdon	Blake Fardell
	R3				Jack Smith	Jack Smith	Brad Jones Racing	Shane Hunt	Blake Fardell