Ryal Harris is the new Auto One V8 Utes Series champion after a typically bruising final round at Sydney Olympic Park this weekend.
Harris’ day was fairly routine, taking fourth place in Race 3, but it was enough to clinch the title from David Sieders and Nathan Pretty on a weekend in which Cameron McConville won both completed races.
Sieders was denied the opportunity to claw more points back from Harris when Race 2 was declared a non-race due to a first lap melee. Sieders was still a chance to win the series if results went his way in this afternoon’s finale.
However, Sieders’ hopes were extinguished when the MangoCredit Falcon slowed with a gearbox issue on the final lap, allowing the car #58 past with five corners remaining.
Harris had nevertheless already done enough, after running two positions behind the third-placed Sieders for the first eight laps of the shortened Race 3.
McConville, who had been wiped out in a multi-car incident at the start of Race 2, was back on the front row this afternoon by virtue of his Race 1 victory. The former V8 Supercars driver repeated the win with another dominant victory and a maximum haul of the points.
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Pretty was second again, to cement his third placing in the series, ahead of Craig Dontas, Harris, Kris Walton, Kim Jane, Sieders, Andrew Fisher, and Charlie O’Brien.
Final V8 Utes Series results
| Pos | Name | Car | Team | Points |
| 1 | Ryal Harris | 58 | Rexel Electrical Supplies | 948 |
| 2 | David Sieders | 8 | Sieders Racing | 936 |
| 3 | Nathan Pretty | 56 | Monster Energy | 916 |
| 4 | Andrew Fisher | 9 | Jesus Racing | 866 |
| 5 | Cameron McConville | 61 | Bundaberg Racing | 817 |
| 6 | Rhys McNally | 26 | Stratco Racing | 782 |
| 7 | Kris Walton | 68 | Rentco | 781 |
| 8 | Ryan Hansford | 6 | Truckline Racing | 758 |
| 9 | Craig Dontas | 22 | Thirsty Camel Racing | 757 |
| 10 | Kim Jane | 27 | Bob Jane T-Marts | 724 |
| 11 | Gary Baxter | 3 | Sage Automation/ Roof Seal | 628 |
| 12 | Ben Dunn | 99 | Redass Mexican food/bp Katoomba | 574 |
| 13 | Jake McNally | 92 | West Coast Racing | 474 |
| 14 | Ben Kavich | 23 | Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs | 441 |
| 15 | Danny Buzadzic | 72 | Western General Body Works | 377 |
| 16 | Gerard McLeod | 50 | Macmahon Mining & Construction | 365 |
| 17 | Jack Elsegood | 11 | Trend Micro | 341 |
| 18 | Warren Millett | 88 | Wake-Up Backpackers Racing | 327 |
| 19 | Phonsy Mullan | 20 | Ramjet Cold Air Inducition/ Ripshift/ GM Motorsport | 303 |
| 20 | Sean Carter | 82 | Williams Race Tech | 299 |
| 21 | Jeremy Gray | 7 | Teng Tools/ JMG Maintenance | 270 |
| 22 | Peter Burnitt | 4 | Rexel Electrical Supplies | 231 |
| 23 | Noel Edge | 2 | SEW – Eurodrive Racing | 191 |
| 24 | Jesse Dixon | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 189 |
| 25 | Hayley Swanson | 43 | Williams Race Tech | 179 |
| 26 | Travis Sharpe | 41 | Wanda Paints | 175 |
| 27 | Chris Pither | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 174 |
| 28 | Grant Johnson | 47 | Hi Tech Motorsport | 171 |
| 29 | Todd Zani | 28 | Ezeatm Racing Team | 166 |
| 30 | Benn Wilson | 51 | Southcott Hydraulics / Gates | 165 |
| 31 | Jason Gomersall | 77 | iseek Racing | 163 |
| 32 | Tom Williamson | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 161 |
| 33 | Rick Gill | 51 | Rick Gill Motorcycles | 141 |
| 34 | Andrew Waite | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 127 |
| 35 | Jason Bargwanna | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 120 |
| 36 | George Miedecke | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 114 |
| 37 | Gary MacDonald | 10 | Interior Logistics | 109 |
| 38 | Daniel Kennedy | 11 | Workhorse Truck Collision Repairs | 107 |
| 39 | Joshua Burdon | 10 | All -Trans Truck & Spares | 103 |
| 40 | Adam Beechey | 7 | Big Gun Racing | 101 |
| 41 | Warren Luff | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 100 |
| 42 | Yanis Derums | 10 | Mango Media | 93 |
| 43 | Glenn McNally | 10 | Samios Plumbing Supplies | 89 |
| 44 | Wayne Wakefield | 51 | Big Gun Racing | 78 |
| 45 | Allan Letcher | 21 | Revolution Roofing | 76 |
| 46 | Cameron Wilson | 4 | Big Gun Racing | 75 |
| 47 | Tony Longhurst | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 72 |
| 48 | Tim Blanchard | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 71 |
| 49 | Charlie O’Brien | 10 | Sieders Racing | 67 |
| 50 | Greg Crick | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 66 |
| 51 | Steve Charman | 77 | Pizza Hut Racing | 61 |
| 52 | Jack Le Brocq | 1 | Ice Break Racing | 59 |
| 53 | Matthew Chahda | 29 | PGC Security / MRP Smash Repairs | 57 |
| 54 | Chris Atkinson | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 57 |
| 55 | Paul Williams | 25 | Onsite Rental Company | 55 |
| 56 | Brad Patton | 14 | Mammoth/ WIcked Energy/ Teng Tools | 54 |
| 57 | Sam Walter | 14 | Go Karting Gold Coast | 54 |
| 58 | Rohan Barry | 10 | Sieders Racing | 46 |
| 59 | Grant Bromley | 37 | iseek Racing | 41 |
| 60 | Adam Marjoram | 100 | Auto One Wildcard | 31 |
| 61 | Colin Bradley | 29 | Williams Race Tech | 31 |
| 62 | Michael Hector | 29 | Williams Race Tech | 31 |
| 63 | Josh Hunt | 14 | V8 Nights Racing | 26 |
| 64 | Amber Anderson | 14 | V8 Nights Racing | 26 |
| 65 | Layton Barker | 29 | Williams Race Tech | 21 |
| 66 | Troy Dontas | 44 | Stellar Homes | 18 |
| 67 | Charlie Kovacs (Jnr) | 96 | Action Line Marking/City Holden | 12 |
