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DJR could return to Fords fold next year Dick Johnson Racing could return as an ‘official’ Ford outfit next year, if the iconic team is successful in its current bid to lure financial support from the blue oval. Click for more info...

PCRs REC on the market Paul Cruickshank Racing has notified V8 Supercars Australia of its intention to sell its Racing Entitlements Contract. Click for more info...

Barbagallo - $5 Million Upgrade Grant Barbagallo Raceway has been granted $5 million from the Western Australian state government. Click for more info...

Kelly Racing Scores First Podium Nine months have passed since Kelly Racing held its official opening at its Braeside base in Victoria, and now, it has some trophies to justify the team’s hard work. Click for more info...

Bright Scores Pole at the Island Jason Bright has taken pole position in his Fujitsu Ford Falcon FG – his first pole position in the category since 2006 at Oran Park with Ford Performance Racing. Click for more info...

Couthard to Walkinshaw Racing Fabian Coulthard will join Walkinshaw Racing’s 2010 V8 Supercar driver line-up, the team announced today The English-born New Zealander has signed a two-year deal with the factory Holden squad, which will see Coulthard move from Wilson Security Racing to the same stable as Bathurst champions, Holden Racing Team. Click for more info...

Future Car Now A growing list of sceptics have dispelled any chance of the Car Of The Future running ahead of schedule. Click for more info...

Island Fight Back TeamVodafone’s Jamie Whincup says it’s all or nothing this weekend at the Island 300. Click for more info...

Team BOC Gets Early Homebush Hotlaps Jason Richards will have a slight advantage on the V8 Supercar pack when it arrives at the Homebush street circuit for December’s Sydney Telstra 500. Click for more info...

Bayliss 2010? Motorcycle superstar Troy Bayliss remains in the frame for a full-time drive in V8 Supercars. Click for more info...

V8 seating will match number of tickets sold Fans will decide how much grandstand seating will be built in Hamilton for next year''''s V8 Supercars event in the city. Click for more info...

Whincup''''s series lead cut to 41 points Jamie Whincup''''s V8 Supercar Championship hangs in the balance after a tumultuous race on the Gold Coast. Click for more info...

Solid Offers Lodged for Sprintgas Racing RECs Two solid bids have been placed on both of Tasman Motorsport’s V8 Supercar Racing Entitlement Contracts. Click for more info...

Kelly Racing Tests 15yr Old Kiwi Star Holden V8 Supercar team Kelly Racing gave seat time in one of its Commodore VE race cars to 15-year-old New Zealander Mitch Evans at Winton Motor Raceway in rural Victoria yesterday (Monday). Click for more info...

Rogers Considers Fujitsu Series Team Garry Rogers Motorsport is considering a Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series entry in 2010. Click for more info...

The Island 300 - Preview For those that haven''t realised or read the news a couple of months back, there will be a second round at Phillip Island in the 2009 V8 Supercar season. Click for more info...

New Boss For Sprint Gas Sprint Gas Racing has announced that its Sporting Director, Jeff Grech, has left the team and that Mike Henry will take over the role. Click for more info...

Race 18: Bathurst 1000 2009 Preview There is a lot of anticipation for this weekends Bathurst 1000; Race 18 of the 2009 V8 Supercar Championship. Click for more info...

Three-peat for Triple Eight The question everyone was asking before the start of this year’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 was: can anyone stop TeamVodafone’s Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup from claiming their third Great Race victory in a row? After just over six hours of racing the answer to that question was a firm ‘no’, as the pair remain the only men to ever get their hands on the Peter Brock Memorial trophy. Click for more info...

Cocky Lachy''s Panoramic Predictions It’s back, and better than ever: the most comprehensive annual form-guide for Australia’s great race. Click for more info...

2008 V8SuperCar Series

1 .	Garth Tander	2096
2 .	Mark Winterbottom	2043
3 .	Jamie Whincup	2016
4 .	Rick Kelly	1702
5 .	Will Davison	1661
6 .	Craig Lowndes	1623
7 .	Steven Richards	1594
8 .	James Courtney	1544
9 .	Lee Holdsworth	1399
10 .	Russell Ingall	1362
11 .	Steven Johnson	1267
12 .	Todd Kelly	1239
13 .	Mark Skaife	1224
14 .	Shane Van Gisbergen	1208
15 .	Fabian Coulthard	1177
16 .	Cameron McConville	1018
17 .	Michael Caruso	957
18 .	Jason Richards	902
19 .	Greg Murphy	900
20 .	Paul Morris	882
21 .	Paul Dumbrell	866
22 .	Jason Bright	852
23 .	Andrew Jones	829
24 .	Shane Price	735
25 .	Tony D'Alberto	658

2009 V8Supercar Calendar

1.	Clipsal 500, SA	19-22 Mar
NC	Aus. GP, Vic	26-29 Mar
2.	Hamilton, NZ	17-19 Apr
3.	Winton, Vic	1-3 Apr
4.	Symmons Plains, Tas	29-31 May
5.	Darwin, NT	19-21 Jun
6.	Townsville, Qld	10-12 Jul
7.	Sandown, Vic	31 Jul - 2 Aug
8.	Ipswich, Qld	21-23 Aug
9.	Phillip Island, Vic	11-13 Sept
10.	Bathurst, NSW	8-11 Oct
11.	Gold Coast, Qld	22-25 Oct
12.	Bahrain	5-7 Nov
13.	Perth, WA	20-22 Nov
14.	Homebush, NSW	4-6 Dec

2008 Fujitsu Series

1.	Steve Owen	1348
2.	David Reynolds	1080
3.	Dean Canto	1054
4.	Jonathon Webb	1008
5.	Karl Reindler	882
6.	Jack Perkins	880
7.	Dale Wood	843
8.	Michael Trimble	834
9.	Grant Denyer	816
10.	Tim Slade	779
11.	Marcus Zukanovic	730
12.	Sam Walter	670
13.	Jay Verdnik	670
14.	Mark McNally	664
15.	Damian Assaillit	578
16.	Geoff Emery	568
17.	Brett Holdsworth	515
18.	Drew Russell	499
19.	David Sieders	471
20.	James Bergmuller	384

2008 Fujitsu Calendar