# 2010 Commodore Cup National Series

The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series was the 17th running of the Commodore Cup. It began on 7 March 2010, at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October 2010, at Sandown Raceway. The series was won by Adam Beechey, winning two rounds during the season, sharing one with Dean Crosswell in the Winton round. No other driver won more than one round, as the other four rounds were split between championship runner-up Tony Bates, third-placed Nick Parker, Brett Holdsworth and Marcus Zukanovic.

## Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2010 Commodore Cup National Series.
| Team | Car model | No | Driver | Winton Co-driver |
| TTM Group | VS Commodore | 1 | Brett Holdsworth | Lee Holdsworth |
| www.bertiest.com | VS Commodore | 6 | Phil Brock | Neil Crowe |
| San Marco Restaurant | VS Commodore | 6 | Matthew Hayes | |
| Renaissance Homes | VS Commodore | 7 | Matt Chick | Shane Price |
| Aerial Motors Racing | VH Commodore | 8 | | David Stevenson Glen Holdsworth |
| Aerial Motors Racing | VS Commodore | 88 | Chris Stevenson | Kane Millier |
| Axent Racing | VS Commodore | 9 | Geoff Fontaine | |
| Axent Racing | VS Commodore | 90 | Garth Duffy | |
| Greenbird Technologies | VS Commodore VH Commodore | 10 | Geoff Cowie | Alan Langworthy |
| Octane Alley Race Engines | VS Commodore | 12 | Josh Hughes | Paul Morris* Tim Blanchard** |
| Aussie NASCAR Tours | VH Commodore | 14 | David Ling | Michael Fitzgerald |
| Aussie NASCAR Tours | VH Commodore | 32 | Steven Ling | Richard Whyte |
| LBC Motorsport | VS Commodore | 23 | Brian Bancroft | |
| Alternative Freight Services | VS Commodore | 24 | Tony Bates | Geoff Emery |
| Worksense Workwear | VS Commodore | 25 | Allan Hill | |
| Nichiyu Forklifts | VH Commodore | 34 | Mathew Hayes | Ryan Millier |
| Steve Yates | VS Commodore | 34 | Glenn Mackenzie | |
| Kilpa Motors | VS Commodore | 39 | Nick Parker | Darren Hossack |
| Tancredi Concreting | VH Commodore | 41 | Anthony Tancredi | Mark Grima |
| Luna Fringe | VS Commodore | 44 | Scott Andrews | Tim Shaw |
| National Directory Distribution | VS Commodore | 48 | Geoff Emery | |
| Western General Bodyworks | VS Commodore | 66 | Danny Buzadzic | Sam Walter |
| Action Racing | VS Commodore | 71 | Gerrard McLeod | Marcus Zukanovic |
| Adams Auto Electrics | VS Commodore | 77 | Adam Lloyd | Ryan McLeod |
| Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers | VS Commodore | 78 | Daniel Orr | Dean Orr |
| Donut King | VS Commodore | 81 | Adam Beechey | Dean Crosswell |
| Hurricane Automotive Products | VS Commodore | 85 | Jason Domaschenz | |
| Southern Star Windows P/L | VS Commodore | 99 | Ross McGregor | Steve Owen |
* - driver competed in practice only. ** - driver competed in qualifying and race only.

## Calendar

The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series consisted of six rounds.
| Rd. | Race title | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner |
| 1 | Wakefield Park | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | 6–7 March | Adam Beechey |
| 2 | Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | 1–2 May | Nick Parker |
| 3 | Mallala | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | 29–30 May | Tony Bates |
| 4 | Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 26–27 June | Adam Beechey Dean Crosswell |
| 5 | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | 11–12 September | Brett Holdsworth |
| 6 | Sandown | Sandown International Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 23–24 October | Marcus Zukanovic |

## Points system

| Pos | 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 | 31st | 32nd | 33rd | 34th | 35th | 36th | 37th | 38th | 39th | 40th |
| 3 race weekend | 50 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 race weekend | 75 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
* 1 bonus point is awarded for qualifying on pole position.
* Each non-finisher will be awarded a points total that is 10 less than the points they would have been awarded if they had finished the race in the same position.

## Series standings

| Pos. | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Pts |
| 1 | Adam Beechey | 127 | 118 | 136 | 137 | 117 | 135 | 770 |
| 2 | Tony Bates | 119 | 87 | 150 | 93 | 133 | 94 | 676 |
| 3 | Nick Parker | 106 | 141 | 88 | 99 | 100 | 108 | 642 |
| 4 | Scott Andrews | 125 | 137 | 120 | 87 | 70 | 93 | 632 |
| 5 | Ross McGregor | 101 | 101 | 85 | 113 | 101 | 118 | 619 |
| 6 | Matt Chick | 116 | 98 | 99 | 47 | 99 | 115 | 574 |
| 7 | Josh Hughes | 92 | 108 | 116 | 74 | 113 | 52 | 555 |
| 8 | Mathew Hayes | | 92 | 104 | 115 | 72 | 88 | 471 |
| 9 | Adam Lloyd | 88 | 112 | | 119 | 112 | | 431 |
| 10 | Chris Stevenson | 82 | 80 | 88 | 69 | | | 319 |
| 11 | Brett Holdsworth | | | | 126 | 140 | | 266 |
| 12 | Daniel Orr | 48 | 45 | | 82 | | 75 | 250 |
| 13 | Marcus Zukanovic | | | | 107 | | 138 | 245 |
| 14 | Jason Domaschenz | 109 | 92 | 34 | | | | 235 |
| 15 | Gerrard McLeod | | | 101 | 107 | | | 208 |
| 16 | Anthony Tancredi | 63 | 53 | | 87 | | | 203 |
| 17 | Garth Duffy | 96 | 81 | | | | | 177 |
| 18 | Steven Ling | | | 92 | 82 | | | 174 |
| 19 | David Ling | | | 94 | 70 | | | 164 |
| 20 | Geoff Fontaine | 68 | 95 | | | | | 163 |
| 20 | Geoff Emery | | | | 93 | | 70 | 163 |
| 20 | Brian Bancroft | 77 | 86 | | | | | 163 |
| 23 | Danny Buzadzic | | | | 75 | | 87 | 162 |
| 24 | Geoff Cowie | | | 77 | 79 | | | 156 |
| 25 | Dean Crosswell | | | | 137 | | | 137 |
| 26 | Lee Holdsworth | | | | 126 | | | 126 |
| 27 | Ryan McLeod | | | | 119 | | | 119 |
| 28 | Allan Hill | 64 | 54 | | | | | 118 |
| 29 | Ryan Millier | | | | 115 | | | 115 |
| 30 | Steve Owen | | | | 113 | | | 113 |
| 31 | Darren Hossack | | | | 99 | | | 99 |
| 32 | Tim Shaw | | | | 87 | | | 87 |
| 32 | Mark Grima | | | | 87 | | | 87 |
| 34 | Glenn Mackenzie | | | | | | 86 | 86 |
| 35 | David Stevenson | | | | 83 | | | 83 |
| 35 | Glen Holdsworth | | | | 83 | | | 83 |
| 37 | Richard Whyte | | | | 82 | | | 82 |
| 37 | Dean Orr | | | | 82 | | | 82 |
| 39 | Alan Langworthy | | | | 79 | | | 79 |
| 40 | Sam Walter | | | | 75 | | | 75 |
| 41 | Tim Blanchard | | | | 74 | | | 74 |
| 42 | Michael Fitzgerald | | | | 70 | | | 70 |
| 43 | Kane Millier | | | | 69 | | | 69 |
| 44 | Shane Price | | | | 47 | | | 47 |
| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | 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) |
* Bold indicates that the driver scored one bonus point for qualifying on pole.