# HSV Dealer Team

The HSV Dealer Team, previously known as Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia and John Kelly Racing, was an Australian V8 Supercar team. The team ceased operations at the end of 2008, with Walkinshaw Racing and Kelly Racing being formed by owners and staff of the former team. The team is best known for winning the Bathurst 1000 in 2003 and 2004 and the V8 Supercars Drivers & Teams Championships in 2006 and 2007.

## History
### Tom Walkinshaw Racing Australia and John Kelly Racing

The team was formed in 2001 (commercially known as K-Mart Racing Team) when Tom Walkinshaw Racing expanded its Holden Racing Team operation to four cars. Because a team could only race three cars under a Racing Entitlement Contract (REC) at the time, Romano Racing's REC was leased for the two K-Mart cars with the Romano car entered as a third Holden Racing Team car under the Holden Young Lions banner.
Todd Kelly who had driven a third HRT entry under the Holden Young Lions banner in 2000 drove one car, with the second driven by Greg Murphy who moved with the K-Mart sponsorship from Gibson Motorsport. The team achieved its first success in winning the final two rounds of the 2001 season. Murphy won his home event, the V8 International at Pukekohe Park Raceway, which was followed by Kelly winning the V8 Ultimate at Sandown Raceway, his first championship round win. Murphy would go on to win the Pukekohe event again for the team in 2002 and 2003.
For 2003 the cars were entered under a REC leased from John Faulkner Racing with Rick Kelly replacing brother Todd. Following the February 2003 collapse of Tom Walkinshaw Racing, the team was purchased by Holden before being quickly on-sold to John and Margaret Kelly, the parents of Rick and Todd, as manufacturers were barred from owning teams. In July 2003 the leased John Faulkner REC was returned (and subsequently sold to Paul Weel Racing), after one was purchased from 00 Motorsport.

#### Bathurst success

The team won both the 2003 and 2004 Bathurst 1000 with Murphy and Rick Kelly as co-drivers. This included being a part of one of the most famous moments in Bathurst history in 2003, with Murphy setting what became known as the 'Lap of the Gods' in the Top 10 Shootout. The lap was the fastest in circuit history at the time. In winning the 2003 race, Rick Kelly became the youngest winner in the race's history.

### HSV Dealer Team

In 2005 Murphy was replaced by Garth Tander. At this point K-Mart concluded their sponsorship and the team became the HSV Dealer Team. Rick Kelly's entry was, however, rebranded as Team Buick for the V8 Supercars China Round. The team struggled through the early stages of 2005 before a late upturn in form. In 2006, Toll Group joined HSV as a title sponsor with the team becoming known as Toll HSV Dealer Team. The team then quickly became the dominant force of the championship with Rick Kelly winning the 2006 championship title and Tander doing likewise in 2007.
In 2008 Tander transferred, with the Toll sponsorship, to the Holden Racing Team and was replaced by Paul Dumbrell. As well as continuing HSV sponsorship, the team ran Autobarn colours for Dumbrell and Opes Prime colours for Kelly, Toll Group then rejoined the team midway through the season, following the collapse of Opes Prime. Rick Kelly won the team's final race at Oran Park Raceway in December 2008, which was also the final championship race held at the now-demolished circuit.

#### 2006 co-driver swap

For the endurance races in 2006, the HSV Dealer Team and the Holden Racing Team swapped drivers, primarily to split Tander and Kelly who were both in contention for the championship (being 1st and 2nd at that point). Tander joined Mark Skaife at HRT while Todd Kelly rejoined the team. A loophole in the regulations allowed the drivers to terminate their contracts with their respective teams. However while Kelly would finish second at both Sandown and Bathurst, Tander only managed twenty-seventh at Sandown and did not finish at Bathurst. The loophole was later closed.

### Demise and legacy

At the end of 2008 John Kelly announced he would end his association with Walkinshaw Performance and establish Kelly Racing, with preparation handled by Perkins Engineering. The new team expanded to four cars and featured both Kelly brothers driving in the same team for the first time. The team continues to this day, and partnered with Nissan for their return to the category in 2013.
Walkinshaw Performance decided to continue to race four cars, forming Walkinshaw Racing in 2009 to complement the HRT entries. Dumbrell remained with the Walkinshaw operation for 2009, joined by former HSV Dealer Team endurance co-driver David Reynolds. Walkinshaw Racing folded after the 2015 season as the operation downsized to two cars.

## Supercars results
### Car No. 15 results

| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Position | Pts |
| 2001 | Todd Kelly | 15 | Holden | PHI R1 8 | PHI R2 7 | ADE R3 15 | ADE R4 5 | EAS R5 16 | EAS R6 8 | HDV R7 18 | HDV R8 8 | HDV R9 20 | CAN R10 Ret | CAN R11 18 | CAN R12 16 | BAR R13 7 | BAR R14 7 | BAR R15 6 | CAL R16 29 | CAL R17 Ret | CAL R18 21 | ORA R19 4 | ORA R20 8 | QLD R21 3 | WIN R22 11 | WIN R23 25 | BAT R24 3 | PUK R25 8 | PUK R26 18 | PUK R27 5 | SAN R28 3 | SAN R29 1 | SAN R30 3 | | | | | | | | | 6th | 2479 |
| 2002 | Todd Kelly | 15 | Holden | ADE R1 9 | ADE R2 12 | PHI R3 3 | PHI R4 2 | EAS R5 11 | EAS R6 5 | EAS R7 6 | HDV R8 5 | HDV R9 3 | HDV R10 6 | CAN R11 3 | CAN R12 10 | CAN R13 2 | BAR R14 4 | BAR R15 Ret | BAR R16 5 | ORA R17 Ret | ORA R18 Ret | WIN R19 3 | WIN R20 2 | QLD R21 10 | BAT R22 13 | SUR R23 7 | SUR R24 3 | PUK R25 5 | PUK R26 4 | PUK R27 1 | SAN R28 4 | SAN R29 Ret | | | | | | | | | | 5th | 1345 |
| 2003 | Rick Kelly | 15 | Holden | ADE R1 9 | ADE R1 24 | PHI R3 11 | EAS R4 9 | WIN R5 11 | BAR R6 10 | BAR R7 9 | BAR R8 4 | HDV R9 14 | HDV R10 7 | HDV R11 18 | QLD R12 9 | ORA R13 24 | SAN R14 3 | BAT R15 1 | SUR R16 5 | SUR R17 7 | PUK R18 8 | PUK R19 13 | PUK R20 5 | EAS R21 25 | EAS R22 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | 1675 |
| 2004 | Rick Kelly | 15 | Holden | ADE R1 12 | ADE R2 6 | EAS R3 1 | PUK R4 7 | PUK R5 4 | PUK R6 5 | HDV R7 6 | HDV R8 1 | HDV R9 21 | BAR R10 4 | BAR R11 2 | BAR R12 4 | QLD R13 15 | WIN R14 2 | ORA R15 30 | ORA R16 9 | SAN R17 5 | BAT R18 1 | SUR R19 21 | SUR R20 25 | SYM R21 1 | SYM R22 2 | SYM R23 Ret | EAS R24 5 | EAS R25 Ret | EAS R26 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 1793 |
| 2005 | Rick Kelly | 15 | Holden | ADE R1 15 | ADE R2 9 | PUK R3 16 | PUK R4 Ret | PUK R5 15 | BAR R6 14 | BAR R7 16 | BAR R8 15 | EAS R9 31 | EAS R10 14 | SHA R11 Ret | SHA R12 16 | SHA R13 Ret | HDV R14 9 | HDV R15 5 | HDV R16 3 | QLD R17 15 | ORA R18 5 | ORA R19 6 | SAN R20 4 | BAT R21 16 | SUR R22 9 | SUR R23 5 | SUR R24 6 | SYM R25 3 | SYM R26 4 | SYM R27 2 | PHI R28 4 | PHI R29 4 | PHI R30 3 | | | | | | | | | 8th | 1630 |
| 2006 | Rick Kelly | 15 | Holden | ADE R1 2 | ADE R2 3 | PUK R3 12 | PUK R4 10 | PUK R5 7 | BAR R6 7 | BAR R7 11 | BAR R8 14 | WIN R9 10 | WIN R10 4 | WIN R11 4 | HDV R12 2 | HDV R13 10 | HDV R14 5 | QLD R15 7 | QLD R16 4 | QLD R17 2 | ORA R18 3 | ORA R19 13 | ORA R20 2 | SAN R21 2 | BAT R22 2 | SUR R23 6 | SUR R24 4 | SUR R25 1 | SYM R26 3 | SYM R27 5 | SYM R28 4 | BHR R29 4 | BHR R30 28 | BHR R31 5 | PHI R32 5 | PHI R33 4 | PHI R34 18 | | | | | 1st | 3308 |
| 2007 | Rick Kelly | 1 | Holden | ADE R1 4 | ADE R2 1 | BAR R3 2 | BAR R4 2 | BAR R5 3 | PUK R6 3 | PUK R7 3 | PUK R8 1 | WIN R9 3 | WIN R10 3 | WIN R11 3 | EAS R12 3 | EAS R13 2 | EAS R14 4 | HDV R15 2 | HDV R16 2 | HDV R17 2 | QLD R18 7 | QLD R19 16 | QLD R20 6 | ORA R21 2 | ORA R22 15 | ORA R23 15 | SAN R24 2 | BAT R25 Ret | SUR R26 7 | SUR R27 16 | SUR R28 6 | BHR R29 4 | BHR R30 12 | BHR R31 8 | SYM R32 6 | SYM R33 5 | SYM R34 Ret | PHI R35 5 | PHI R36 8 | PHI R37 10 | | 4th | 552 |
| 2008 | Rick Kelly | 15 | Holden | ADE R1 8 | ADE R2 6 | EAS R3 4 | EAS R4 6 | EAS R5 2 | HAM R6 2 | HAM R7 6 | HAM R8 4 | BAR R29 6 | BAR R10 6 | BAR R11 5 | SAN R12 7 | SAN R13 12 | SAN R14 17 | HDV R15 9 | HDV R16 9 | HDV R17 6 | QLD R18 8 | QLD R19 Ret | QLD R20 13 | WIN R21 10 | WIN R22 6 | WIN R23 5 | PHI QR 1 | PHI R24 7 | BAT R25 20 | SUR R26 Ret | SUR R27 6 | SUR R28 5 | BHR R29 9 | BHR R30 22 | BHR R31 20 | SYM R32 19 | SYM R33 9 | SYM R34 8 | ORA R35 9 | ORA R36 4 | ORA R37 1 | 7th | 2430 |

### Car No. 16 results

| Year | Driver | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | Position | Pts |
| 2001 | Greg Murphy | 51 | Holden | PHI R1 5 | PHI R2 3 | ADE R3 Ret | ADE R4 10 | EAS R5 1 | EAS R6 11 | HID R7 4 | HID R8 1 | HID R9 12 | CAN R10 12 | CAN R11 Ret | CAN R12 Ret | BAR R13 5 | BAR R14 4 | BAR R15 3 | CAL R16 17 | CAL R17 14 | CAL R18 8 | ORA R19 Ret | ORA R20 11 | QLD R21 3 | WIN R22 1 | WIN R23 6 | BAT R24 3 | PUK R25 1 | PUK R26 1 | PUK R27 1 | SAN R28 8 | SAN R29 2 | SAN R30 Ret | | | | | | | | | 4th | 2724 |
| 2002 | Greg Murphy | 51 | Holden | ADE R1 2 | ADE R2 2 | PHI R3 DSQ | PHI R4 17 | EAS R5 4 | EAS R6 7 | EAS R7 5 | HID R8 4 | HID R9 4 | HID R10 3 | CAN R11 Ret | CAN R12 Ret | CAN R13 4 | BAR R14 3 | BAR R15 1 | BAR R16 3 | ORA R17 Ret | ORA R18 23 | WIN R19 5 | WIN R20 3 | QLD R21 10 | BAT R22 13 | SUR R23 1 | SUR R24 18 | PUK R25 2 | PUK R26 1 | PUK R27 4 | SAN R28 2 | SAN R29 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 1569 |
| 2003 | Greg Murphy | 51 | Holden | ADE R1 10 | ADE R2 11 | PHI R3 3 | EAS R4 5 | WIN R5 14 | BAR R6 1 | BAR R7 4 | BAR R8 3 | HID R9 6 | HID R10 5 | HID R11 2 | QLD R12 8 | ORA R13 11 | SAN R14 3 | BAT R15 1 | SUR R16 2 | SUR R17 2 | PUK R18 1 | PUK R19 1 | PUK R20 3 | EAS R21 23 | EAS R22 Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 1983 |
| 2004 | Greg Murphy | 51 | Holden | ADE R1 4 | ADE R2 9 | EAS R3 5 | PUK R4 4 | PUK R5 2 | PUK R6 2 | HID R7 13 | HID R8 4 | HID R9 4 | BAR R10 7 | BAR R11 3 | BAR R12 16 | QLD R13 Ret | WIN R14 5 | ORA R15 11 | ORA R16 12 | SAN R17 5 | BAT R18 1 | SUR R19 2 | SUR R20 1 | SYM R21 11 | SYM R22 4 | SYM R23 4 | EAS R24 13 | EAS R25 24 | EAS R26 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 1913 |
| 2005 | Garth Tander | 16 | Holden | ADE R1 7 | ADE R2 Ret | PUK R3 17 | PUK R4 20 | PUK R5 9 | BAR R6 29 | BAR R7 14 | BAR R8 13 | EAS R9 9 | EAS R10 10 | SHA R11 12 | SHA R12 21 | SHA R13 22 | HDV R14 5 | HDV R15 3 | HDV R16 1 | QLD R17 3 | ORA R18 26 | ORA R19 5 | SAN R20 4 | BAT R21 16 | SUR R22 10 | SUR R23 4 | SUR R24 4 | SYM R25 1 | SYM R26 1 | SYM R27 1 | PHI R28 2 | PHI R29 2 | PHI R30 4 | | | | | | | | | 6th | 1734 |
| 2006 | Garth Tander | 16 | Holden | ADE R1 8 | ADE R2 4 | PUK R3 20 | PUK R4 1 | PUK R5 4 | BAR R6 4 | BAR R7 10 | BAR R8 5 | WIN R9 6 | WIN R10 10 | WIN R11 5 | HDV R12 5 | HDV R13 8 | HDV R14 3 | QLD R15 1 | QLD R16 2 | QLD R17 1 | ORA R18 Ret | ORA R19 21 | ORA R20 5 | SAN R21 26 | BAT R22 Ret | SUR R23 2 | SUR R24 1 | SUR R25 19 | SYM R26 4 | SYM R27 1 | SYM R28 1 | BHR R29 2 | BHR R30 1 | BHR R31 8 | PHI R32 2 | PHI R33 18 | PHI R34 2 | | | | | 4th | 2965 |
| 2007 | Garth Tander | 16 | Holden | ADE R1 6 | ADE R2 10 | BAR R3 1 | BAR R4 1 | BAR R5 1 | PUK R6 1 | PUK R7 1 | PUK R8 8 | WIN R9 4 | WIN R10 1 | WIN R11 1 | EAS R12 5 | EAS R13 15 | EAS R14 5 | HDV R15 6 | HDV R16 3 | HDV R17 3 | QLD R18 1 | QLD R19 1 | QLD R20 1 | ORA R21 Ret | ORA R22 19 | ORA R23 2 | SAN R24 4 | BAT R25 Ret | SUR R26 1 | SUR R27 1 | SUR R28 | BHR R29 2 | BHR R30 14 | BHR R31 4 | SYM R32 1 | SYM R33 10 | SYM R34 Ret | PHI R35 1 | PHI R36 1 | PHI R37 4 | | 1st | 625 |
| 2008 | Paul Dumbrell | 16 | Holden | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | EAS R3 | EAS R4 | EAS R5 | HAM R6 | HAM R7 | HAM R8 | BAR R9 | BAR R10 | BAR R11 | SAN R12 | SAN R13 | SAN R14 | HDV R15 | HDV R16 | HDV R17 | QLD R18 | QLD R19 | QLD R20 | WIN R21 | WIN R22 | WIN R23 | PHI Q | PHI R24 | BAT R25 | SUR R26 | SUR R27 | SUR R28 | BHR R29 | BHR R30 | BHR R31 | SYM R32 | SYM R33 | SYM R34 | ORA R35 | ORA R36 | ORA R37 | 21st | 1398 |

## V8 Supercar drivers

The following is a list of drivers who have driven for the team in V8 Supercars, in order of their first appearance. Drivers who only drove for the team on a part-time basis are listed in italics.
* Greg Murphy (2001–04)
* Todd Kelly (2001–02, 2006)
* Rick Kelly (2001, 2003–08)
* Nathan Pretty (2001)
* Yvan Muller (2002)
* Andy Priaulx (2002–03)
* Cameron McLean (2003)
* Tim Leahey (2004–05)
* Steve Owen (2004)
* Garth Tander (2005–07)
* Mark Noske (2005)
* Anthony Tratt (2006)
* Tony D'Alberto (2006)
* Craig Baird (2007)
* Paul Radisich (2007–08)
* Paul Dumbrell (2008)
* David Reynolds (2008)