# 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

The 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series was the tenth running of the V8 Supercar Development series. It supported the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series, beginning on 19 March at the Clipsal 500 and ending on 6 December at the Sydney 500 after seven rounds.
With one race to spare, Jonathon Webb secured the series, in doing so becoming the first driver from MW Motorsport to win the title after having competed in the very first series for second-tier V8 Supercars. James Moffat took second place from David Russell at the final race of the series. Ford drivers filled the top seven places with Grant Denyer, Daniel Gaunt, Brad Lowe and Damian Assaillit filling those positions. The first Holden driver was Sam Walter, over 900 points behind Webb.
Webb did not win a race until the fifth round of the series at Queensland Raceway, but from there won every race bar one, where he was second, an irresistible charge for the series that neither Moffat nor Russell had any answer to after the three drivers had been close for the first half of the series.

## Calendar

The 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series on consisted of seven rounds:
| Rd. | Event | Circuit | Location | Date | Winner |
| 1 | Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 19–22 Mar | David Russell |
| 2 | Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 1–3 May | Jonathon Webb |
| 3 | Dunlop Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 10–12 Jul | James Moffat |
| 4 | Norton 360 Sandown Challenge | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | 31 Jul – 2 Aug | David Russell |
| 5 | Queensland House & Land 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 21–23 Aug | Jonathon Webb |
| 6 | Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 8–11 Oct | Jonathon Webb |
| 7 | Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 4–6 Dec | Jonathon Webb |

## Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
| Team | Vehicle | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon | 19 | David Sieders | 1–2, 4 |
| Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon | 19 | Colin Sieders | 5–6 |
| Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon | 19 | Hayden Pullen | 7 |
| Sieders Racing Team | Ford BF Falcon | 49 | David Sieders | 7 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Ford BF Falcon | 20 | Bryce Washington | 1–2 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Ford BF Falcon | 20 | Rodney Jane | 3–7 |
| Sonic Motor Racing Services | Ford BF Falcon | 999 | James Moffat | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 26 | Jonathon Webb | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 28 | Brad Lowe | All |
| MW Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 29 | Damian Assaillit | All |
| Howard Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 27 | David Russell | All |
| Howard Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 35 | Mark Howard | 5 |
| TAG Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 35 | Tony Bates | 2, 4, 6 |
| TAG Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 36 | Geoff Emery | All |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 38 | Ben Eggleston | 1-2 |
| Eggleston Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 38 | Ben Eggleston | 6-7 |
| Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 42 | Shane Price | 1–5 |
| Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 42 | Jay Verdnik | 6 |
| Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 42 | James Winslow | 7 |
| Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 43 | Chris Alajajian | 1 |
| Jay Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 43 | Garth Walden | 7 |
| McGill Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 43 | Aaron McGill | 6 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 47 | Sam Walter | 1–5, 7 |
| Greg Murphy Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 47 | Andrew Anderson | 6 |
| Image Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 49 | Ben McCashney | 2–6 |
| McElrea Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 50 | Daniel Gaunt | 1–6 |
| McElrea Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 444 | Karl Reindler | 4–5 |
| Novocastrian Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 53 | Drew Russell | 6–7 |
| Race Image Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 60 | Drew Russell | 1–2 |
| Race Image Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 60 | Gene Rollinson | 5–6 |
| Race Image Motorsport | Ford BF Falcon | 60 | Marcus Marshall | 7 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 72 | Colin Corkery | 1 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 72 | Colin Corkery | 5, 7 |
| Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | 72 | Paul Morris | 3 |
| West Coast Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 74 | Mark McNally | 1–2 |
| Fastaz Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 92 | Taz Douglas | All |
| Sydney Star Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 96 | Brett Hobson | 1 |
| Sydney Star Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 96 | Todd Wanless | 3 |
| Sydney Star Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 96 | Ryan Hansford | 7 |
| Sydney Star Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 98 | Aaron McGill | 7 |
| TanderSport | Ford BF Falcon | 222 | Leanne Tander | 2, 4–5 |
| Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BF Falcon | 777 | Grant Denyer | All |

## Points system

Points are awarded to any driver that completes 75% of race distance and is running on the completion of the final lap. These are the points awarded for each race.
| Pos | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th |
| Rounds 1, 6 & 7 | 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Rounds 2 – 5 | 100 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 |

## Driver standings

| Pos | Driver | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 7 | Pts |
| 1 | Jonathon Webb | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 12th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1874 |
| 2 | James Moffat | 1st | 3rd | Ret | 8th | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | 8th | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1623 |
| 3 | David Russell | 2nd | 1st | 9th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 12th | 3rd | 9th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | Ret | 5th | 1618 |
| 4 | Grant Denyer | 11th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 1st | 7th | 1st | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 5th | Ret | 3rd | 3rd | 1431 |
| 5 | Daniel Gaunt | 7th | 4th | 17th | 12th | Ret | 4th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 10th | 8th | 3rd | 4th | | | 1179 |
| 6 | Brad Lowe | Ret | 8th | 3rd | 9th | 4th | 5th | 10th | Ret | 3rd | 13th | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 7th | 3rd | Ret | Ret | 1077 |
| 7 | Damian Assaillit | 8th | Ret | 1st | 17th | 5th | 9th | Ret | 10th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 12th | Ret | 11th | 4th | 6th | Ret | 10th | 1018 |
| 8 | Sam Walter | 3rd | 11th | 2nd | 13th | 17th | 14th | 5th | Ret | 11th | 15th | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 4th | | | Ret | 11th | 943 |
| 9 | Taz Douglas | 9th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 11th | 6th | 8th | 5th | 8th | Ret | 11th | 16th | 13th | 12th | DNS | 15th | Ret | 9th | 926 |
| 10 | Geoff Emery | 10th | 12th | 16th | 10th | 8th | 11th | Ret | 7th | Ret | 6th | 10th | 13th | 9th | 19th | 16th | Ret | 6th | 6th | 922 |
| 11 | Shane Price | 6th | 5th | 8th | 2nd | 9th | 8th | 4th | Ret | 2nd | Ret | 8th | 4th | 6th | 10th | | | | | 913 |
| 12 | Rodney Jane | | | | | | 12th | 7th | 8th | 13th | 9th | 12th | 9th | 16th | 9th | 15th | 11th | 8th | 12th | 757 |
| 13 | Drew Russell | 5th | Ret | 7th | 5th | 12th | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 10th | 7th | 7th | 619 |
| 14 | David Sieders | 12th | DNS | 11th | 15th | 14th | | | | 7th | 3rd | 13th | | | | | | 5th | 8th | 594 |
| 15 | Ben McCashney | | | 13th | Ret | 15th | 13th | 6th | Ret | 14th | 7th | Ret | 14th | 12th | 17th | 12th | Ret | | | 495 |
| 16 | Ben Eggleston | 13th | 10th | Ret | 11th | 13th | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 7th | Ret | 13th | 470 |
| 17 | Tony Bates | | | 12th | 16th | 18th | | | | Ret | 11th | 14th | | | | 13th | 13th | | | 340 |
| 18 | Gene Rollinson | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | 11th | 14th | 8th | 8th | | | 310 |
| 19 | Karl Reindler | | | | | | | | | 12th | 10th | Ret | 8th | 4th | 7th | | | | | 302 |
| 19 | Leanne Tander | | | 15th | 18th | 16th | | | | Ret | 8th | Ret | 11th | 14th | 15th | | | | | 302 |
| 21 | Colin Corkery | DNS | 9th | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 18th | 13th | | | 10th | 14th | 257 |
| 22 | Marcus Marshall | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4th | 4th | 240 |
| 23 | Colin Sieders | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 17th | 18th | 14th | 14th | | | 234 |
| 24 | Bryce Washington | Ret | DNS | 10th | 4th | 6th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200 |
| 25 | Jay Verdnik | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | 7th | | | 186 |
| 26 | Mark McNally | Ret | DNS | 14th | 7th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 158 |
| 27 | Andrew Anderson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 12th | | | 147 |
| 28 | Todd Wanless | | | | | | 15th | 11th | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | 144 |
| 29 | Ryan Hansford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 15th | 126 |
| 30 | Hayden Pullen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 17th | 123 |
| 30 | Garth Walden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 18th | 123 |
| 32 | Mark Howard | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th | 15th | 16th | | | | | 112 |
| 33 | James Winslow | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | Ret | 84 |
| 34 | Aaron McGill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | Ret | 16th | 57 |
| 35 | Paul Morris | | | | | | 10th | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 52 |
| | Brett Hobson | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Alajajian | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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) |