2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series
# 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

The 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing series which was recognised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as a National Series. It was the seventeenth running of a national series for Sports Sedans in Australia. It began on 22 April 2007 at Oran Park Raceway and ended on 9 December at Sandown Raceway after fifteen races.

The series was won by Tony Ricciardello driving an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV.

## Teams and drivers

The following drivers competed in the 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

| Entrant | Car | No | Driver |
| - | - | - | - |
| Kerrick | Saab 9-3 Aero | 1 | Dean Randle |
| Hercules Engineering Mack Tucks | Nissan 300ZX | 2 | Stephen Voight |
| Audi Spares | Audi A4 | 4 | Darren Hossack |
| B&M Ricciardello | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 5 | Tony Ricciardello |
| Roddy Jag Service | Jaguar XJS | 6 | Mike Roddy |
| B&V Auto Techniques | Ford Escort MkII | 7 | Mick Monterosso |
| Domain Prestige Homes | Holden Calibra | 9 | Daniel Tamasi |
| P&L Mechanical Services | Mazda RX-7 | 9 | Graeme Gilliland |
| Roddy Jag Service | Jaguar XJS | 12 | Jordan Roddy |
| Interleasing | Saab 9-3 Aero | 14 | Mark Nelson |
| QLD Commercial Constructions | Honda Prelude | 15 | Charlie Senese |
| Speedy Fasteners | Opel Calibra | 16 | Graham Smith |
| Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance | Ford Anglia 105E | 17 | Luke Marinelli |
| Kings Fibreglass/Harrop Engineering | Holden LJ Torana | 19 | Damian Johnson |
| RDS-Wall Racing | Chevrolet Corvette C6 | 20 | Des Wall |
| Datafin | Ford Mustang | 21 | Phil Crompton |
| Airey Industrial | Nissan 300ZX | 28 | Kerry Baily |
| National Metal Recyclers | Chevrolet Camaro | 30 | Geoff Munday |
| RK&T Young Plumbing | Mazda RX-7 | 41 | Trent Young |
| Aston Air Conditioning | Ford EB Falcon | 43 | Shane Bradford |
| MR Automotive | Rover Vitesse | 44 | Colin Smith |
| Campbelltown Frames & Trusses | Jaguar XKR | 45 | Daniel Jameson |
| Coaststeer Auto Services | Holden Calibra | 46 | David McGinniss |
| Executive Heating & Cooling | Mazda RX-7 | 48 | Luke Chambers |
| CSJ Engineering/Steves Toy Shop | Holden Calibra | 50 | Chris Jackson |
| Marinelli's Mechanical & Performance | Holden VS Commodore | 51 | Bob McLoughlin |
| Fivestar Fencing | Honda Prelude | 56 | Dean Camm |
| Quality Concreting | Mazda RX-7 | 59 | Bobby Irvin |
| Austrack Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | 80 | Fred Axisa |
| AGM Engineering | Rover Vitesse | 91 | Anthony Macready |
| Whiteline Transport | Chevrolet Camaro | 95 | Chris Templar |

## Race calendar

The 2007 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds. The series comprised fifteen races, at five race meetings, held in four different states.

| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Date | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Oran Park Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 20–22 Apr | Tony Ricciardello |
| 2 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 25–27 May | Tony Ricciardello |
| 3 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 13–15 Jul | Tony Ricciardello |
| 4 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 12–14 Oct | Tony Ricciardello |
| 5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 7–9 Dec | Tony Ricciardello |

## Points system

Points were awarded 20-17-15-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2 based on the top fifteen race positions in each race. All other classified finishers will be awarded one point. Two points were awarded for first place in Qualifying.

## Series standings

| Pos | Driver | Round 1 - Ora | Round 1 - Ora | Round 1 - Ora | Round 2 - Que | Round 2 - Que | Round 2 - Que | Round 3 - Eas | Round 3 - Eas | Round 3 - Eas | Round 4 - Mal | Round 4 - Mal | Round 4 - Mal | Round 5 - San | Round 5 - San | Round 5 - San | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Driver | Race 1* | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3** | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Pts |
| 1 | Tony Ricciardello | | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 259 |
| 2 | Stephen Voight | | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | | 11th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 9th | 6th | 170 |
| 3 | Kerry Baily | | Ret | Ret | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | Ret | | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 158 |
| 4 | Dean Randle | | 2nd | 2nd | 11th | 3rd | Ret | 4th | 2nd | | 6th | 3rd | 4th | Ret | DNS | DNS | 124 |
| 5 | Bobby Ervin | | | | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | | 13th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 4th | Ret | 112 |
| 6 | Charlie Senese | | 8th | 6th | 6th | 7th | Ret | 9th | 8th | | 18th | Ret | DNS | 12th | 8th | 7th | 82 |
| 7 | Phil Crompton | | | | DNS | Ret | 7th | 10th | Ret | | 3rd | 6th | Ret | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 80 |
| 8 | Fred Axisa | | 6th | 5th | 8th | Ret | 7th | 8th | Ret | | 12th | Ret | DNS | Ret | DNS | 6th | 67 |
| 9 | Daniel Jameson | | Ret | 4th | | | | Ret | Ret | | 4th | 4th | Ret | 6th | Ret | 4th | 63 |
| 10 | Trent Young | | | | Ret | Ret | 6th | 6th | Ret | | Ret | 5th | 5th | | | | 46 |
| 11 | Colin Smith | | 5th | Ret | 10th | 9th | Ret | 10th | 7th | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 12 | Daniel Tamasi | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 1st | 1st | Ret | 40 |
| 13 | Chris Templar | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 9th | Ret | 4th | 6th | DNS | 40 |
| 14 | Mike Roddy | | | | | | | 13th | 5th | | | | | Ret | 7th | 9th | 34 |
| 15 | Dean Camm | | | | | | | Ret | 6th | | 10th | 10th | Ret | 9th | Ret | Ret | 33 |
| 16 | David McGinniss | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 15th | 12th | 9th | 10th | Ret | 8th | 31 |
| 17 | Graham Smith | | 9th | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | 7th | 16th | 8th | DNS | DNS | DNS | 28 |
| 18 | Shane Bradford | | | | 7th | 8th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 19 | Darren Hossack | | | | | | | | | | 8th | Ret | 3rd | | | | 24 |
| 20 | Bob McLoughlin | | DNS | DNS | 9th | 10th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 21 | Mark Nelson | | DNS | Ret | | | | 5th | Ret | | 14th | 11th | 10th | DNS | DNS | DNS | 21 |
| 22 | Anthony Macready | | 7th | Ret | | | | 10th | DNS | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 23 | Chris Jackson | | 4th | Ret | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 24 | Mick Monterosso | | | | | | | | | | 5th | Ret | DNS | | | | 12 |
| 25 | Damian Johnson | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 14th | 11th | | | | 9 |
| 26 | Graeme Gilliland | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 15th | 12th | | | | 8 |
| 27 | Jordan Roddy | | DNS | DNS | Ret | 11th | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Geoff Munday | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | Ret | DNS | 6 |
| 29 | Luke Chambers | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 13th | Ret | | | | 4 |
| | Luke Marinelli | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Des Wall | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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) |

* No points were scored after the race was declared with insufficient laps completed after a crash by Jordan Roddy caused the race to be red flagged. ** Race was cancelled after race schedule overran.
