# 2013 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series

The 2013 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Touring Cars, which are de-registered and superseded former V8 Supercars.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 sixth 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 Sydney Motorsport Park on 22 March and finished at Sandown Raceway on 17 November after six meetings held in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.
Shae Davies was the eventual series winner, holding off at late charge from Ryan Simpson. Simpson now holds the record for the most race wins in one V8 Touring Car Season, as well as the most round wins in a row.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2013 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
| Team | No | Driver | Car |
| Falcon Spares & Repairs | 00 | Matt Chahda | Ford AU Falcon |
| Falcon Spares & Repairs | 00 | Matt Chahda | Ford BF Falcon |
| Parramatta Smash Repairs | 2 | Ryan Simpson | Ford BF Falcon |
| Fernandez Motorsport | 3 | Shae Davies | Ford BF Falcon |
| Dan Day Racing | 4 | Dan Day | Ford BF Falcon |
| ACM Motorsport | 5 | Matt Hansen | Holden VZ Commodore |
| 501 Performance | 6 | Tony Evangelou | Ford BA Falcon |
| Poll Performance | 7 | Jim Pollicina | Holden VZ Commodore |
| Poll Performance | 77 | Sam Walter | Holden VZ Commodore |
| Ozzy Tyres | 8 | Steve Briffa | Holden VY Commodore |
| Finance EZI Racing | 10 | Maurice Pickering | Ford BA Falcon |
| JCV Automotive | 12 | John Vergotis | Ford BA Falcon |
| Eurostar Diesels Racing | 14 | Simon Tabinor | Ford BF Falcon |
| Essendon Tyrepower | 20 | Russell Pilven | Ford BA Falcon |
| Century 21 Hazelbrook | 21 | Chris Delfsma | Ford BA Falcon |
| Westco Equipment | 22 | Isidoro Ambrosio | Holden VZ Commodore |
| Westco Equipment | 22 | Dean Kovacevich | Holden VZ Commodore |
| Garioch Racing | 23 | Justin Garioch | Ford BA Falcon |
| Voight Contracting | 25 | Stephen Voight | Ford BA Falcon |
| Bartsch Homes | 25 | Michael Bartsch | Ford BA Falcon |
| MW Motorsport | 28 | Morgan Haber | Ford BF Falcon |
| MW Motorsport | 28 | Matthew White | Ford BF Falcon |
| MW Motorsport | 62 | Peter Rullo | Ford BF Falcon |
| MW Motorsport | 62 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford BF Falcon |
| Haymans Electrical | 31 | Ramon Connell | Ford AU Falcon |
| Image Racing | 25 | Dean Neville | Ford BA Falcon |
| Image Racing | 35 | Michael Hector | Ford BA Falcon |
| Image Racing | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Ford BA Falcon |
| Image Racing | 49 | Terry Wyhoon | Ford BF Falcon |
| The Edge Glass | 46 | Paul Pennisi | Holden VY Commodore |
| STR Truck Bodies | 48 | Matt Palmer | Ford BF Falcon |
| THR Developments | 45 | Josh Kean | Holden VZ Commodore |
| THR Developments | 45 | Jordan Skinner | Holden VZ Commodore |
| THR Developments | 45 | Gerard McLeod | Holden VZ Commodore |
| THR Developments | 51 | Ian Yeing | Holden VZ Commodore |
| ADG Engineering | 57 | Lyle Kearns | Holden VZ Commodore |
| USQ Engineering | 72 | Nathan Assaillit | Ford BF Falcon |

## Calendar

The series was contested over six rounds.
| Rd. | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
| 1 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Sydney, New South Wales | 22–24 March | Shae Davies |
| 2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 19–21 April | Terry Wyhoon |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 21–23 June | Tony Evangelou |
| 4 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2–4 August | Ryan Simpson |
| 5 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 20–22 September | Ryan Simpson |
| 6 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 15–17 November | Ryan Simpson |

## Points system

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Qualifying | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Races 1 & 2 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Races 3 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 41 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |

## Series results

| Position | Driver | Car | Total points |
| 1 | Shae Davies | Ford BF Falcon | 601 |
| 2 | Ryan Simpson | Ford BF Falcon | 530 |
| 3 | Terry Wyhoon | Ford BF Falcon | 505 |
| 4 | Tony Evangelou | Ford BA Falcon | 501 |
| 5 | Matthew Hansen | Holden VZ Commodore | 412 |
| 6 | Steve Briffa | Holden VY Commodore | 338 |
| 7 | Nathan Assaillit | Ford BF Falcon | 279 |
| 8 | Matthew White | Ford BF Falcon | 272 |
| 9 | Morgan Haber | Ford BF Falcon | 231 |
| 10 | Chris Smerdon | Ford BA Falcon | 171 |
| 11 | Dan Day | Ford BF Falcon | 168 |
| 12 | Matt Chahda | Ford AU Falcon | 161 |
| 13 | Ian Yeing | Holden VZ Commodore | 157 |
| 14 | Jim Policina | Holden VZ Commodore | 156 |
| 15 | John Vergotis | Ford BA Falcon | 135 |
| 16 | Chris Delfsma | Ford BA Falcon | 110 |
| 17 | Isidoro Ambrosio | Holden VZ Commodore | 104 |
| 18 | Matthew Palmer | Ford BF Falcon | 103 |
| 19 | Maurice Pickering | Ford BA Falcon | 100 |
| 20 | Justin Garioch | Ford BA Falcon | 87 |
| 21 | Jack Le Brocq | Ford BF Falcon | 85 |
| 22 | Josh Kean | Holden VZ Commodore | 83 |
| 23 | Peter Rullo | Ford BF Falcon | 81 |
| 24 | Paul Pennisi | Holden VY Commodore | 80 |
| 25 | Sam Walter | Holden VZ Commodore | 54 |
| 26 | Dean Koacevich | Holden VZ Commodore | 49 |
| 27 | Jordan Skinner | Holden VZ Commodore | 45 |
| 28 | Michael Bartsch | Ford BA Falcon | 43 |
| 29 | Lyle Kearns | Holden VZ Commodore | 34 |
| 30 | Stephen Voight | Ford BA Falcon | 25 |
| 31 | Simon Tabinor | Ford BF Falcon | 20 |
| 32 | Gerard McLeod | Holden VZ Commodore | 19 |
| 33 | Michael Hector | Ford BA Falcon | 18 |
| 34 | Russell Pilven | Ford BA Falcon | 9 |
| 35 | Ramon Connell | Ford AU Falcon | 9 |
| 36 | Dean Neville | Ford BA Falcon | 8 |
| 37 | Shawn Jamieson | | 0 |