# Steve Owen (racing driver)

Steve Owen (born 18 December 1974) is an Australian racing driver. He has competed in many forms of motorsport, including Karts, Formula Ford, Formula Holden, Sprint cars and Supercars. He is one of three dual winners of the Dunlop Super2 Series, alongside Dean Canto and Paul Dumbrell.

## Career

Owen is a two-time winner of the V8 Supercar Development series, having won it in 2008 for Scott Loadsman Racing and 2010 for Greg Murphy Racing. Owen also has many years experience racing in Australia's leading motor racing series, the Supercars Championship.
Owen's most significant achievements in the Supercars Championship have been winning the 2015 Wilson Security Sandown 500 driving with Mark Winterbottom and a race win at the 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600 as a co-driver for Jamie Whincup. He has also scored several podiums, most notably second at the 2010 and 2015 editions of the Bathurst 1000, and third at the 2013 Wilson Security Sandown 500.

## Career results

| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
| 1998 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 9th | Spectrum 06B - Ford | Team Arrow |
| 1999 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 2nd | Spectrum 07 - Ford | Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins |
| 1999 | Shell Championship Series | 42nd | Holden VT Commodore | Garry Rogers Motorsport |
| 2000 | Australian Drivers' Championship | 10th | Reynard 97D Holden | Hocking Motorsport |
| 2000 | Formula Holden Tasman Cup | 5th | Reynard 97D Holden | Hocking Motorsport |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 70th | Holden VT Commodore | Imrie Motor Sport |
| 2002 | Konica V8 Supercar Series | 4th | Holden VT Commodore | Imrie Motor Sport |
| 2002 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 47th | Ford AU Falcon | Briggs Motor Sport |
| 2003 | Konica V8 Supercar Series | 26th | Holden VX Commodore | Imrie Motor Sport |
| 2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 60th | Holden VX Commodore | Robert Smith Racing |
| 2004 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | 3rd | Spectrum 010 - Ford | Bosch Batteries |
| 2004 | Konica Minolta V8 Supercar Series | 38th | Holden VX Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2004 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 49th | Holden VY Commodore | K-Mart Racing |
| 2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 32nd | Ford BA Falcon | Britek Motorsport |
| 2006 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 22nd | Holden VZ Commodore | Rod Nash Racing |
| 2007 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 19th | Holden VZ Commodore | Rod Nash Racing |
| 2008 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 1st | Holden VZ Commodore | Scott Loadsman Racing |
| 2008 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 32nd | Ford BF Falcon | Dick Johnson Racing Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2009 | V8 Touring Car National Series | 7th | Holden VX Commodore | Power Plus 98 |
| 2009 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 39th | Holden VE Commodore | Walkinshaw Racing |
| 2010 | Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series | 1st | Holden VE Commodore | Greg Murphy Racing |
| 2010 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 31st | Holden VE Commodore | Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| 2011 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 17th | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 2012 | V8SuperTourer Championship | 34th | Holden VE Commodore | MPC Motorsport |
| 2012 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 20th | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 2013 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 5th | Ford FG Falcon | MW Motorsport |
| 2013 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 32nd | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing |
| 2014 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 29th | Ford FG Falcon | Ford Performance Racing |
| 2014 | Australian GT Championship | 15th | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Supabarn Supermarkets |
| 2014 | Dunlop V8 Supercar Series | 25th | Ford FG Falcon | MW Motorsport |
| 2015 | Australian GT Championship (Trophy Div.) | 6th | Porsche 911 GT3-S Ford GT GT3 | Supabarn Supermarkets Supaloc Racing |
| 2015 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 29th | Ford FG X Falcon | Prodrive Racing Australia |
| 2016 | International V8 Supercars Championship | 32nd | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing |
| 2016 | Supercars Dunlop Series | 25th | Ford FG Falcon | Image Racing |
| 2017 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | 25th | Ford FG X Falcon | Rod Nash Racing |
| 2018 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | 51st | Ford FG X Falcon | Tickford Racing |
| 2020 | Virgin Australia Supercars Championship | 41st | Holden ZB Commodore | Team Sydney by Tekno |

### Bathurst 1000 results

| Year | Car# | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
| 1999 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VT | Greg Ritter | 9th | 160 |
| 2000 | 76 | MW Motorsport | Holden Commodore VS | Matthew White | 24th | 143 |
| 2001 | 14 | Imrie Motorsport | Holden Commodore VX | James Brock | DNF | 12 |
| 2002 | 600 | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford Falcon AU | Dale Brede | 17th | 158 |
| 2003 | 13 | Robert Smith Racing | Holden Commodore VX | Phillip Scifleet | 21st | 141 |
| 2004 | 51 | John Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VY | Tim Leahey | 8th | 160 |
| 2005 | 25 | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | Matthew White | DNF | 136 |
| 2006 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | Tony Longhurst | 7th | 161 |
| 2007 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | Tony D'Alberto | 6th | 161 |
| 2008 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Warren Luff | 11th | 161 |
| 2009 | 10 | Walkinshaw Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Shane Price | 16th | 160 |
| 2010 | 1 | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Holden Commodore VE | Jamie Whincup | 2nd | 161 |
| 2011 | 49 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VE | Paul Morris | 11th | 161 |
| 2012 | 49 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Ford Falcon FG | Paul Morris | DNF | 53 |
| 2013 | 6 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Will Davison | 7th | 161 |
| 2014 | 5 | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon FG | Mark Winterbottom | 6th | 161 |
| 2015 | 5 | Prodrive Racing Australia | Ford Falcon FG X | Mark Winterbottom | 2nd | 161 |
| 2016 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | Chaz Mostert | 19th | 147 |
| 2017 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | Chaz Mostert | 10th | 161 |
| 2018 | 56 | Tickford Racing | Ford Falcon FG X | Richie Stanaway | 22nd | 152 |
| 2020 | 22 | Tekno Autosports | Holden Commodore ZB | Chris Pither | 16th | 159 |