2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series
# 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series

The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars. Although the series utilised cars built for V8 Supercar racing, it was not an official V8 Supercar series.

It was the fourth running of the V8 Touring Car National Series. The series took place on the program of Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships events. It began at Wakefield Park on 1 April and finished at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 6 November after five meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

Terry Wyhoon, driving a Ford Falcon, won the series by 72 points, having won ten of the fifteen races and two of the five rounds. Scott Loadsman finished second, 117 points ahead of Chris Smerdon who led the series after four rounds but was disqualified from Sandown for eligibility problems. Justin Garioch finished fourth despite missing a round, 31 points behind Smerdon and 13 points ahead of Jim Pollicina in fifth.

## Calendar

The 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series was contested over five rounds held across three states.

| Rd. | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 1–3 April | Scott Loadsman |
| 2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 13–15 May | Chris Smerdon |
| 3 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 15–17 July | Terry Wyhoon |
| 4 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 9–11 September | Scott Loadsman |
| 5 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 4–6 November | Terry Wyhoon |

## Points System

The following points system was used for 2011:

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Qualifying | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Time Attack | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Races | 40 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

The only change from 2010 was that "Time Attack" was formalised for the ten fastest qualifying cars only, with the pointscore beginning at ten points for fastest.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2011 Kumho V8 Touring Car Series.

| Team | No | Driver | Car |
| - | - | - | - |
| ANT Racing | 1 | Tony Evangelou | Ford BA Falcon |
| Heinrich Performance | 2 | Bruce Heinrich | Ford AU Falcon |
| Australian Custom Moulders | 5 | Matthew Hansen | Holden VY Commodore |
| Valley Longwall International | 6 | Nathan Garioch | Ford BA Falcon |
| Valley Longwall International | 23 | Justin Garioch | Ford BA Falcon |
| Poll Performance | 7 | Jim Pollicina | Holden VY Commodore |
| Steve Ingwersen Painting | 8 | Steve Ingwersen | Holden VX Commodore |
| MrHDT Race Cars/Engines | 11 | Sean Fardell | Holden VX Commodore |
| Image Racing | 12 | Stuart Inwood | Ford AU Falcon |
| Image Racing | 25 | Michael Hector | Ford BA Falcon |
| Image Racing | 49 | Terry Wyhoon | Ford BA Falcon |
| Image Racing | 50 | Mark Shepherd | Ford BA Falcon |
| Morphett Vale Garage | 15 | Shawn Jamieson | Holden VY Commodore |
| Century 21 Hazelbrook | 21 | Chris Delfsma | Ford AU Falcon |
| SA Tractor | 22 | Isi Ambrosio | Holden VY Commodore |
| JCV Automotive | 26 | John Vergotis | Ford AU Falcon |
| Graham Body Works | 27 | Shaun Fennell | Holden VX Commodore |
| Derrick Hocking | 31 34 | Derrick Hocking | Ford BA Falcon Holden VY Commodore |
| Voight Contracting | 33 | Steven Voight Aaron Tebb | Holden VY Commodore |
| Smerdon Racing | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Ford BA Falcon |
| Premium Showers and Robes | 46 | Paul Pennisi | Holden VY Commodore |
| Loadsman Racing Team | 62 | Scott Loadsman | Holden VY Commodore |
| Cavalier Homes Barossa | 81 | Michael Bartsch | Ford AU Falcon Ford BA Falcon |
| MacArthur Truckserve | 98 | Aaron Tebb | Holden VY Commodore |

## Driver standings

| Pos | Driver | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | Round 5 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | Q | TA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Q | TA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Q | TA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Q | TA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Q | TA | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pts |
| 1 | Terry Wyhoon | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 8th | DNS | | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 6th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 544 |
| 2 | Scott Loadsman | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 14th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Ret | 472 |
| 3 | Chris Smerdon | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | DSQ | 10th | 7th | Ret | 7th | 4th | 355 |
| 4 | Justin Garioch | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 4th | 10th | 5th | 10th | Ret | 1st | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | | | | | | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 324 |
| 5 | Jim Pollicina | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 9th | 17th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 13th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 12th | | 9th | 5th | 6th | 311 |
| 6 | Michael Bartsch | 14th | | 11th | 11th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 9th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 8th | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 10th | 253 |
| 7 | Matthew Hansen | 11th | | 9th | 13th | 5th | | | | | | 7th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 4th | Ret | 246 |
| 8 | Stephen Voight | 9th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 9th | 8th | | | | | | 9th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | Ret | | | | | | 170 |
| 8 | Mark Shepherd | 7th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 15th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 10th | Ret | EX | 7th | 10th | | 5th | 12th | 6th | | | | | | 170 |
| 10 | Aaron Tebb | 10th | DNS | 19th | 8th | Ret | 9th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 12th | | 8th | 12th | Ret | 7th | DNS | 11th | 5th | 4th | 14th | | 8th† | DNS | DNS | 161 |
| 10 | John Vergotis | 8th | 9th | 7th | 6th | Ret | | | | | | 11th | | 7th | 7th | 10th | DNS | | 9th | 10th | 8th | 15th | | 11th | 9th | 8th | 161 |
| 12 | Nathan Garioch | 13th | | 8th | 14th | 6th | 8th | 5th | 8th | 6th | Ret | 8th | 9th | 6th | 4th | 5th | | | | | | 5th | 6th | Ret | DNS | DNS | 160 |
| 13 | Michael Hector | 17th | | 18th | 17th | 16th | DNS | | 14th | 12th | 11th | DNS | | 10th | 10th | 12th | 11th | | 10th | 11th | 10th | 11th | | 14th | 8th | 3rd | 155 |
| 14 | Bruce Heinrich | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 5th | 12th | 5th | 145 |
| 15 | Shaun Fennell | DNS | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 11th | | 11th | 11th | 12th | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 9th | Ret | 9th | 10th | 15th | 10th | 7th | 125 |
| 16 | Chris Delfsma | 12th | | 13th | 15th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 13th | 14th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 13th | 8th | Ret | | | | | | 13th | | 7th | Ret | DNS | 101 |
| 17 | Tony Evangelou | 5th | 3rd | 17th | 2nd | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 87 |
| 18 | Steve Ingwersen | 16th | | 14th | 16th | 13th | | | | | | 13th | | 12th | 11th | 11th | | | | | | 16th | | 12th | 11th | 9th | 81 |
| 19 | Paul Pennisi | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | 11th | Ret | Ret | 4th | 6th | Ret | 8th | 9th | 18th | | 10th | DNS | DNS | 54 |
| 20 | Stuart Inwood | 19th | | 12th | 10th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 21 | Isi Ambrosio | | | | | | DNS | | 12th | 13th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 22 | Derrick Hocking | 18th | | 15th | 19th | 12th | | | | | | 15th | | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | 17th | | Ret | DNS | DNS | 17 |
| 23 | Sean Fardell | 15th | | 16th | 18th | 14th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 24 | Shawn Jamieson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 5th | 13th | Ret | DNS | 14 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

Notes:

† – During Race 1 of Round 5 at Phillip Island, Aaron Tebb's Holden Commodore made heavy contact with the wall with two laps to go, leading to the race being red flagged and the results backdated.

