# 2010 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series

The 2010 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series was the third running of the V8 Touring Car National Series. The series took place on the program of Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships events. The Series began at Symmons Plains Raceway on 10 April and finished at Sandown Raceway on 24 October. Entries were hit hard in 2010 with just seven cars appearing across the opening two rounds and only three appearing at both of the first two events. Entries picked up after that, peaking at 14 cars at Winton.
Experienced V8 Supercar racer Tony Evangelou clinched the series a round early at Eastern Creek Raceway. Evengelou won eight of the 15 races and all five rounds. Evangelou dominated the point score, over 200 points ahead of Terry Wyhoon, who moved into second place passing Chris Smerdon at the final round. Wyhoon won four of the races that Evangelou did not win, with the other three won by Dean Neville, Scott Loadsman and Sam Walter.

## Calendar

The 2010 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series comprised five rounds held across four states:
| Rd. | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
| 1 | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | 10–11 April | Terry Wyhoon |
| 2 | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 29–30 May | Tony Evangelou |
| 3 | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 26–27 June | Tony Evangelou |
| 4 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 11–12 September | Tony Evangelou |
| 5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 23–24 October | Tony Evangelou |

## Points structure

Points were awarded for Time Attack dependent on number of cars that took part in qualifying, with the winner scoring two points for each car to compete with gaps of two descending from that point.
| Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Qualifying | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Time Attack | varies | varies | varies | varies | varies | varies | varies | varies | varies | varies |
| Races 1, 2 & 3 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 |

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2010 Shannons V8 Touring Car National Series.
| Team | No | Driver | Car |
| Hansen Pty Ltd | 5 | Matthew Hansen | Ford AU Falcon |
| ANT Racing | 6 | Tony Evangelou | Ford BA Falcon |
| Steve Ingwersen Painting | 15 | Steve Ingwersen | Holden VS Commodore |
| Image Racing | 18 | Leigh Moran | Ford EL Falcon |
| Image Racing | 41 | Terry Wyhoon | Ford AU Falcon Ford BA Falcon |
| Image Racing | 49 | Mark Sheppard | Ford AU Falcon |
| Century 21 Hazelbrook | 21 | Chris Delfsma | Ford AU Falcon |
| SA Tractor Retro Blast | 22 | Dean Kovacevich Isidoro Ambrosio | Holden VY Commodore |
| JCV Automotive | 26 | John Vergotis | Ford AU Falcon |
| Power Plus Fuels | 27 | Shaun Fennell | Holden VX Commodore |
| Sydney Star Racing | 33 95 | Stephen Voight | Holden VY Commodore |
| Sydney Star Racing | 98 | Aaron Tebb | Holden VY Commodore |
| Eggleston Motorsport | 38 | Ben Eggleston | Holden VX Commodore |
| Harmony | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Ford AU Falcon Ford BA Falcon |
| Greg Murphy Racing | 47 | Sam Walter | Holden VY Commodore |
| Loadsman Racing Team | 62 | Scott Loadsman | Holden VY Commodore |
| Kitome | 69 | Dean Neville | Ford BA Falcon |
| Bartsch Builders | 81 | Michael Bartsch | Ford AU Falcon |

## Driver standings

| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Pts |
| 1 | Tony Evangelou | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 648 |
| 2 | Terry Wyhoon | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | Ret | 4th | Ret | | | | | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 414 |
| 3 | Chris Smerdon | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | | | | | 1st | Ret | DNS | DNS | 335 |
| 4 | Mark Shephard | 4th | Ret | 3rd | Ret | | | | | 13th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 261 |
| 5 | John Vergotis | | | | | | | | | 7th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | Ret | 5th | 8th | 226 |
| 6 | Matthew Hansen | | | | | 4th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 10th | 9th | | | 10th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 214 |
| 7 | Stephen Voight | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 3rd | Ret | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | Ret | 3rd | 152 |
| 8 | Dean Neville | | | | | | | | | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | | | | | | | | | 132 |
| 9 | Chris Delfsma | | | | | | | | | 9th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | | | | | 129 |
| 10 | Aaron Tebb | | | | | | | | | 12th | Ret | Ret | 9th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 7th | Ret | 6th | 5th | 125 |
| 11 | Michael Bartsch | | | | | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6th | Ret | 7th | Ret | | | | | | | | | 124 |
| 12 | Isidoro Ambrosio | | | | | | | | | 8th | 7th | 8th | 6th | | | | | 9th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 121 |
| 13 | Scott Loadsman | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 10th | | | | | 106 |
| 14 | Dean Kovacevich | | | | | | 5th | 5th | 5th | | | | | 7th | Ret | 9th | 8th | | | | | 105 |
| 15 | Ben Eggleston | | | | | | | | | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 4th | | | | | | | | | 97 |
| 16 | Sam Walter | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | Ret | 1st | 6th | | | | | 70 |
| 17 | Shaun Fennell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 6th | 3rd | Ret | 51 |
| 18 | Steve Ingwersen | | | | | | | | | 11th | 10th | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| | Leigh Moran | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 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) |