2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series

April 2021 2008 Super3 Series none 2009 The Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series was an Australian touring car series held for V8 Supercars. It was the inaugural running of the V8 Touring Car National Series, a third-tier series for V8 Supercars. The season began on 17 May 2008 at the Mallala Motor Sport Park and finished on 30 November at Sandown Raceway. The season consisted of four rounds, held across three different states. The series was won by Chris Smerdon who was the only driver to finish all twelve races, but also won eight races. He finished 130 points ahead of Steve Ingwersen who was the only other driver to attend all four rounds. Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2008 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series. Manufacturer Car Team No Driver Rounds Ford Falcon (EL) Image Racing 18 Australia Leigh Moran 3–4 Falcon (AU) 50 Australia Mark Sheppard 3 JCV Automotive Katoomba 26 Australia John Vergotis 1–2, 4 Challenge Motorsport 39 Australia Chris Smerdon All Holden Commodore (VT) Peter McNiven 13 Australia Peter McNiven 3 Commodore (VS) Steve Ingwersen Painting 15 Australia Steve Ingwersen All Commodore (VX) Warrin Mining 62 Australia Adam Wallis 1, 4 Power Plus 98 98 Australia Darren Formosa 3 Race calendar Round Date Circuit Location Winning driver 1 17–18 May South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia Australia Adam Wallis 2 12–13 July New South Wales Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales Australia Chris Smerdon 3 9–10 August Victoria Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria Australia Chris Smerdon 4 29–30 November Victoria Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria Australia Chris Smerdon Results and standings The season consisted of four rounds held across three different states. Each round consisted of three races. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Fast Lap Points 50 45 41 38 35 1 Drivers championship Pos Driver South AustraliaMAL NSWEAS VICPHI VICSAN Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 AUS Chris Smerdon 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 571 2 AUS Steve Ingwersen 4 4 4 3 3 2 Ret 2 4 4 3 4 441 3 AUS John Vergotis 3 2 3 2 1 Ret 3 2 3 349 4 AUS Adam Wallis 1 1 2 2 Ret 2 240 5 AUS Leigh Moran 5 4 3 Ret 4 5 187 6 AUS Mark Sheppard 3 3 2 127 7 AUS Peter McNiven 4 DNS 1 89 8 AUS Darren Formosa 2 DNS DNS 45 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts South AustraliaMAL NSWEAS VICPHI VICSAN References See also 2008 V8 Supercar season Shannons Category:V8 Touring Car Series