# 2014 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series

The 2014 Dunlop Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the fifteenth running of the V8 Supercar Development Series, a support series to the International V8 Supercars Championship. The 2014 season featured a new format for the Dunlop Series weekends. Each round of the series – with the exception of Bathurst – featured two forty-minute races, rather than a range of two-race and three-race weekends. The Bathurst round was a single-race event, held over an endurance distance of 250 kilometres (160 miles), and allowing for optional driver changes.
2002 series winner Paul Dumbrell became the third driver to clinch a second title, after winning six races (and three rounds) during the season; this included four consecutive wins at Queensland Raceway, the Bathurst endurance race and the first race at Sydney Olympic Park. Despite missing the second Barbagallo race due to business commitments, Eggleston Motorsport's Dumbrell won the series by 247 points ahead of Ford Performance Racing driver Cam Waters. Waters won two races at Winton and the second Sydney Olympic Park race, where he also took the round win to move ahead of Ashley Walsh, who had held the runner-up spot for Matt Stone Racing prior to the event. Walsh won three races and two rounds in the early part of the series, but faded towards the end of the season. The series top five was rounded out by New Zealand's Chris Pither (Brad Jones Racing) and Andre Heimgartner (MW Motorsport), who won races at Townsville and Barbagallo respectively. Pither also won the round at Townsville, his first in the series.

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2014 series.
| Season entries | Season entries | Season entries | Season entries | Season entries | Season entries | Endurance entries |
| Manufacturer | Model | Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | Co-driver |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Image Racing | 10 | Taz Douglas | 1–2, 7 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Image Racing | 10 | Jack Le Brocq | 3–5 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Image Racing | 49 | Jack Le Brocq | 1–2, 6 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 26 | Andre Heimgartner | All | Steve Owen |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 27 | Ryan Simpson | 1 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 27 | Steve Owen | 2 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 27 | Dean Fiore | 3–4 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 27 | Tim Blanchard | 5 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 27 | Peter Rullo | 6 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 28 | Morgan Haber | 1–6 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | MW Motorsport | 28 | Kurt Kostecki | 7 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Matt Stone Racing | 35 | Todd Hazelwood | All | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Matt Stone Racing | 60 | Michael Hector | 1–6 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Matt Stone Racing | 60 | Shae Davies | 7 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Matt Stone Racing | 87 | Ashley Walsh | All | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Matt Stone Racing | 158 | Ryal Harris | 6 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Matt Stone Racing | 170 | Steven Johnson | 4–5 | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | GMJ Motorsport | 51 | Jim Pollicina | All | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Ford Performance Racing | 56 | Cam Waters | All | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Novocastrian Motorsport | 58 | Aaren Russell | All | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Paul Morris Motorsport | 67 | Paul Morris | All | |
| Ford | Falcon FG | Action Racing | 71 | Marcus Zukanovic | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Team Kean Racing | 3 | Josh Kean | 2–7 | Tony D'Alberto |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Team Kean Racing | 32 | Josh Kean | 1 | Tony D'Alberto |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 11 | Joshua Hunter | 1 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 11 | Garth Walden | 2 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 11 | Ben Porter | 3 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 11 | Paul McKinnon | 4, 7 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 11 | Phil Woodbury | 5 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 44 | Fredrik Lestrup | 1–4 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 44 | Brett Hobson | 5–7 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 77 | Tim Macrow | 6–7 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | RSport Engineering | 98 | Aaron Tebb | 1–2, 4–6 | Fredrik Lestrup |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Brad Jones Racing | 12 | Macauley Jones | 4–7 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Brad Jones Racing | 20 | Andrew Jones | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Brad Jones Racing | 42 | Chris Pither | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Dragon Motor Racing | 13 | Kristian Lindbom | 5 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Dragon Motor Racing | 13 | James Golding | 7 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Dragon Motor Racing | 24 | Tim Macrow | 2, 4 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Dragon Motor Racing | 24 | Ben Schoots | 5 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Dan Day Racing | 25 | Dan Day | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Eggleston Motorsport | 38 | Ant Pedersen | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Eggleston Motorsport | 54 | Garry Jacobson | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Eggleston Motorsport | 88 | Paul Dumbrell | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | THR Developments | 45 | Jay Verdnik | 1 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | THR Developments | 45 | Shane Price | 2 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | THR Developments | 46 | Jordan Ormsby | 1–2 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | GMJ Motorsport | 48 | Geoff Emery | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | GMJ Motorsport | 50 | Matt Hansen | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Warrin Mining Racing | 62 | Adam Wallis | 1, 3–4 | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | Formula Tech Racing | 73 | Brett Stewart | All | |
| Holden | Commodore VE | McGill Motorsport | 75 | Aaron McGill | All | |

## Calendar

The series comprised thirteen races at seven venues, with each race being a support race at an International V8 Supercars Championship event.
| Series schedule | Series schedule | Series schedule | Series schedule | Series schedule | Series schedule | Results summary | Results summary |
| Rnd | Rce | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Winning driver | Round winner |
| 1 | 1 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 28 February | Ashley Walsh | Paul Dumbrell |
| 1 | 2 | Clipsal 500 Adelaide | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 1 March | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell |
| 2 | 3 | Winton 400 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 5 April | Cam Waters | Ashley Walsh |
| 2 | 4 | Winton 400 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 6 April | Ashley Walsh | Ashley Walsh |
| 3 | 5 | Perth 400 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 16 May | Paul Dumbrell | Ashley Walsh |
| 3 | 6 | Perth 400 | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 17 May | Andre Heimgartner | Ashley Walsh |
| 4 | 7 | Castrol Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 4 July | Chris Pither | Chris Pither |
| 4 | 8 | Castrol Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 5 July | Ashley Walsh | Chris Pither |
| 5 | 9 | Coates Hire Ipswich 400 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 2 August | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell |
| 5 | 10 | Coates Hire Ipswich 400 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 3 August | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell |
| 6 | 11 | Bathurst 250 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 11 October | Paul Dumbrell | Paul Dumbrell |
| 7 | 12 | Sydney NRMA 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 6 December | Paul Dumbrell | Cam Waters |
| 7 | 13 | Sydney NRMA 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 7 December | Cam Waters | Cam Waters |

## Points system

Points were awarded for each race at each two-race round on the following basis.
Position :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
| 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
Note: Double points were awarded for the single race at Mount Panorama.

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | WIN | WIN | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | BAT | SYD | SYD | Pen. | Pts. |
| 1 | Paul Dumbrell | 88 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | DNS | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | | 1686 |
| 2 | Cam Waters | 56 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 21 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 1439 |
| 3 | Ashley Walsh | 87 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 25 | 1373 |
| 4 | Chris Pither | 42 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 1361 |
| 5 | Andre Heimgartner | 26 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | 1314 |
| 6 | Andrew Jones | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 1226 |
| 7 | Aaren Russell | 58 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 1220 |
| 8 | Todd Hazelwood | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 20 | 4 | | 1131 |
| 9 | Paul Morris | 67 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 5 | | 1080 |
| 10 | Ant Pedersen | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 10 | Ret | | 1053 |
| 11 | Garry Jacobson | 54 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 50 | 886 |
| 12 | Matt Hansen | 50 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | | 798 |
| 13 | Jack Le Brocq | 49 10 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | | | | 750 |
| 14 | Geoff Emery | 48 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 50 | 715 |
| 15 | Morgan Haber | 28 | 15 | 12 | 7 | Ret | 24 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | | | 25 | 713 |
| 16 | Marcus Zukanovic | 71 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 25 | Ret | 15 | 7 | | 666 |
| 17 | Brett Stewart | 73 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 18 | 18 | | 603 |
| 18 | Michael Hector | 60 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 16 | | | | 537 |
| 19 | Jim Pollicina | 51 | Ret | 21 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 524 |
| 20 | Dan Day | 25 | 21 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | | 516 |
| 21 | Dean Fiore | 27 | | | | | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 462 |
| 22 | Macauley Jones | 12 | | | | | | | 10 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 9 | Ret | | 444 |
| 23 | Josh Kean | 32 3 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 15 | 25 | 440 |
| 24 | Taz Douglas | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 27 | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 25 | 431 |
| 25 | Steve Owen | 27 26 | | | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | 7 | | | | 420 |
| 26 | Aaron McGill | 75 | 25 | 15 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 25 | 395 |
| 27 | Fredrik Lestrup | 44/98 | 14 | Ret | 27 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | | | Ret | | | | 393 |
| 28 | Brett Hobson | 44 | | | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | 14 | | 258 |
| 29 | Steven Johnson | 170 | | | | | | | 5 | 17 | Ret | 14 | | | | | 228 |
| 30 | Tim Macrow | 24 77 | | | Ret | 22 | | | Ret | DNS | | | 15 | Ret | 12 | | 228 |
| 31 | Aaron Tebb | 98 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 19 | | | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | Ret | | | | 228 |
| 32 | Jordan Ormsby | 46 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 207 |
| 33 | Adam Wallis | 62 | 18 | Ret | | | DSQ | 23 | 19 | 20 | | | | | | | 180 |
| 34 | Ryal Harris | 158 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 168 |
| 35 | Shae Davies | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | 156 |
| 36 | Tony D'Alberto | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 138 |
| 37 | Tim Blanchard | 27 | | | | | | | | | 21 | 9 | | | | | 126 |
| 38 | Jay Verdnik | 45 | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 108 |
| 39 | Phil Woodbury | 11 | | | | | | | | | 15 | 19 | | | | | 108 |
| 40 | Ryan Simpson | 27 | 17 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 90 |
| 41 | Garth Walden | 11 | | | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 75 |
| 42 | Shane Price | 45 | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 63 |
| 43 | James Golding | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | | 54 |
| 44 | Paul McKinnon | 11 | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | | | | DNS | DNS | | 51 |
| 45 | Ben Porter | 11 | | | | | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | | | 48 |
| 46 | Kurt Kostecki | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 19 | | 48 |
| 47 | Joshua Hunter | 11 | Ret | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33 |
| | Kristian Lindbom | 13 | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Ben Schoots | 24 | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Peter Rullo | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | No. | ADE | ADE | WIN | WIN | BAR | BAR | TOW | TOW | QLD | QLD | BAT | SYD | SYD | Pen. | Pts. |
| 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) |