# 2009–10 New Zealand V8 season

The 2009–10 New Zealand V8 season was the eleventh season of the series, under the NZV8 guise. The season began at Pukekohe on 8 November 2009 and finished at the Hamilton Street Circuit on 18 April 2010 after six championship meetings, and a season-ending non-championship event.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams must adhere to the series' car specification rules. All Holdens must be based upon the body shells of its VT, VX or VY Commodores, with upgrades available to replicate it to a VZ or VE. Similarly for Ford, their cars must be based upon the AU Falcon, with options to replicate the BA.
| Team | Car | # | Driver | Rounds |
| Mark Petch Motorsport | BA Falcon | 1 | Kayne Scott | All |
| Pedersen Sheehan Racing | BA Falcon | 3 | Craig Baird | All |
| Ballistic Motorsport Team | BA Falcon | 4 | Simon Richards | All |
| Dave Stewart Racing | VZ Commodore | 5 | Dave Stewart | 1–2, 6 |
| Angus Fogg Racing | BA Falcon | 6 | Angus Fogg | All |
| Concept Motorsport | VZ Commodore | 007 | Nick Ross | All |
| Concept Motorsport | VZ Commodore | 55 | Christina Orr | All |
| Kevin Williams | BA Falcon | 8 | Kevin Williams | 6 |
| Tulloch Motorsport | BA Falcon | 12 | Darryn Henderson | All |
| Paul Manuell Racing | VZ Commodore | 15 | Paul Manuell | 1–5 |
| Paul Manuell Racing | BA Falcon | 15 | Paul Manuell | 6 |
| Albany Toyota NZV8 | BA Falcon | 20 | Haydn Mackenzie | All |
| Ezybuy Racing | BA Falcon | 21 | Alan McCarrison | 1, 5 |
| Ezybuy Racing | BA Falcon | 21 | Michael Bristow | 6 |
| Penny Homes Racing | VZ Commodore | 22 | John Penny | All |
| Penny Homes Racing | VY Commodore | 33 | David Hopper | All |
| AV8 Motorsport | VE Commodore | 23 | Andy Booth | All |
| Dale Williams Racing | BA Falcon | 25 | Dale Williams | All |
| Edgell Performance Racing | BA Falcon | 26 | Tim Edgell | All |
| Matt Lockwood Motorsports | BA Falcon | 36 | Matt Lockwood | 1, 5–6 |
| Versatile Buildings | BA Falcon | 41 | Adam Brook | 2 |
| John McIntyre Racing | BA Falcon | 47 | John McIntyre | All |
| SCG Racing | BA Falcon | 48 | David Besnard | 1–2 |
| SCG Racing | BA Falcon | 48 | Ant Pedersen | 6 |
| Shannon Coker | VZ Commodore | 50 | Shannon Coker | 5–6 |
| John Hepburn Racing | VZ Commodore | 52 | John Hepburn | All |
| Metalman NZ V8 Race Team | BA Falcon | 57 | Clark Proctor | All |
| Eddie Bell Racing | BA Falcon | 69 | Eddie Bell | All |
| ITM Racing | VE Commodore | 70 | Andrew Anderson | All |
| Chris Pither Racing | BA Falcon | 77 | Chris Pither | 4–5 |
| Whelan Motorsport | BA Falcon | 89 | John Whelan | All |
| Knight Motorsport | BA Falcon | 97 | Andy Knight | All |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | 8 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 1 | R2 | 8 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Eddie Bell | Eddie Bell Racing |
| 1 | R3 | 8 November | Pukekohe Park Raceway | Pukekohe | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 2 | R1 | 29 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park | Christchurch | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 2 | R2 | 29 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park | Christchurch | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 2 | R3 | 29 November | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park | Christchurch | Paul Manuell | Paul Manuell Racing |
| 3 | R1 | 17 January | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 3 | R2 | 17 January | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 3 | R3 | 17 January | Teretonga Park | Invercargill | Paul Manuell | Paul Manuell Racing |
| 4 | R1 | 24 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Craig Baird | Pedersen Sheehan Racing |
| 4 | R2 | 24 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Craig Baird | Pedersen Sheehan Racing |
| 4 | R3 | 24 January | Timaru International Motor Raceway | Timaru | Clark Proctor | Metalman NZ V8 Race Team |
| 5 | R1 | 14 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Tim Edgell | Edgell Performance Racing |
| 5 | R2 | 14 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Craig Baird | Pedersen Sheehan Racing |
| 5 | R3 | 14 February | Manfeild Autocourse | Feilding | Angus Fogg | Angus Fogg Racing |
| 6 | R1 | 21 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 6 | R2 | 21 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| 6 | R3 | 21 March | Taupo Motorsport Park | Taupō | Craig Baird | Pedersen Sheehan Racing |
| non-championship race |||||||
| R1 | R1 | 18 April | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| R2 | R2 | 18 April | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
| R3 | R3 | 18 April | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing |
* The non-championship round was a support race to V8 Supercars at the Hamilton 400.

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Make | # | PUK | PUK | PUK | RUA | RUA | RUA | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | Points |
| 1 | Craig Baird | | 3 | 54 | 7 | 60 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 67 | 67 | 39 | 75 | 75 | 36 | 60 | 75 | 49 | 60 | 54 | 75 | 1041 |
| 2 | John McIntyre | | 47 | 75 | 36 | 67 | 75 | 75 | 39 | 75 | 75 | 36 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 54 | 60 | 54 | 75 | 75 | 45 | 916 |
| 3 | Kayne Scott | | 1 | 45 | 54 | 28 | 39 | 60 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 60 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 54 | 864 |
| 4 | Tim Edgell | | 26 | 49 | 60 | 20 | 54 | 49 | 22 | 60 | 54 | Ret | 67 | 67 | 22 | 75 | 67 | 39 | 54 | 60 | 36 | 855 |
| 5 | Andy Booth | | 23 | 60 | 67 | 33 | 49 | 54 | Ret | 39 | 36 | 45 | 22 | 33 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 774 |
| 6 | Eddie Bell | | 69 | 67 | 75 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 45 | 49 | Ret | 60 | 60 | 42 | 39 | Ret | 67 | 20 | 33 | Ret | 714 |
| 7 | Andy Knight | | 97 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 60 | 45 | 18 | 49 | 45 | 24 | 42 | 20 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 14 | 710 |
| 8 | Angus Fogg | | 6 | 33 | 49 | 75 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 54 | 60 | 42 | 24 | 39 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 75 | 24 | Ret | 49 | 602 |
| 9 | John Penny | | 22 | 9 | 8 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 67 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 45 | 22 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 39 | 45 | 33 | 581 |
| 10 | Andrew Anderson | | 70 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 36 | 33 | 42 | 36 | 39 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 67 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 36 | Ret | 20 | 540 |
| 11 | Clark Proctor | | 57 | 39 | 39 | 10 | 45 | 39 | 45 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 75 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 30 | DNS | 539 |
| 12 | Paul Manuell | | 15 | Ret | 9 | 54 | Ret | 26 | 75 | 16 | 20 | 75 | 12 | 45 | Ret | 22 | 28 | 20 | | | | 519 |
| 12 | Paul Manuell | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | 36 | 39 | 519 |
| 13 | Haydn Mackenzie | | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 36 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 26 | Ret | 28 | 506 |
| 14 | Simon Richards | | 4 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 14 | Ret | 28 | 22 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 478 |
| 15 | Dale Williams | | 25 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 54 | 54 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 9 | DNS | 14 | 30 | 410 |
| 15 | Darryn Henderson | | 12 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 39 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 14 | NC | Ret | 410 |
| 17 | Nick Ross | | 007 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 8 | DNS | Ret | 20 | 22 | 67 | 30 | 42 | 26 | 30 | 30 | DNS | 16 | 28 | Ret | 405 |
| 18 | John Hepburn | | 52 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 49 | 49 | Ret | 18 | 26 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 348 |
| 19 | John Whelan | | 89 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 28 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 26 | 33 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 33 | 24 | Ret | 299 |
| 20 | David Hopper | | 33 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 264 |
| 21 | Matt Lockwood | | 36 | Ret | 18 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 18 | 60 | 7 | Ret | 67 | 233 |
| 22 | Christina Orr | | 55 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 20 | 22 | 219 |
| 23 | Chris Pither | | 77 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 24 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 26 | | | | 162 |
| 24 | David Besnard | | 48 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 137 |
| 25 | Ant Pedersen | | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 42 | 42 | 112 |
| 26 | Shannon Coker | | 50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 88 |
| 27 | Dave Stewart | | 5 | Ret | 14 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | Ret | 79 |
| 28 | Kevin Williams | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 26 | 24 | 70 |
| 29 | Alan McCarrison | | 21 | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | 16 | | | | 48 |
| 30 | Adam Brook | | 41 | | | | 18 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| | Michael Bristow | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Make | # | PUK | PUK | PUK | RUA | RUA | RUA | TER | TER | TER | TIM | TIM | TIM | MAN | MAN | MAN | TAU | TAU | TAU | Points |
| 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) |