With V8 Supercars Australia considering elevating four events to ‘grand slam’ type status in the future, its interesting to note that the four events that would make up the special award were not swept by any driver in 2009.
So in 2009 at least, Speedcafe.com.au’s special week of statistical know-how can report that the insurance company would have been safe and the $2million payout would have been unnecessary.
Toll Holden Racing Team’s Will Davison scored the most points at the four events mooted for a future V8 grand slam, the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama, Nikon SuperGP on the Gold Coast and the season-ending Sydney Telstra 500.
All four events featured 500 kilometres or more of racing, given that the Surfers Paradise event was extended at late notice to four 150-kilometre journeys.
The big mover in this tally in Garry Rogers Motorsport driver Lee Holdsworth, who obviously likes to perform on the big stage and rises to fourth in the standings at the grand slam events.
Check back tomorrow for the next instalment of STATS WEEK – only on Speedcafe.com.au … the place to get your racing stats fix!
2009 Proposed V8 Grand Slam
Seven Races
Actual 2009 Championship position in brackets
1. (2) Will Davison 907
2. (3) Garth Tander 857
3. (1) Jamie Whincup 825
4. (10) Lee Holdsworth 714
5. (4) Craig Lowndes 666
6. (14) Jason Richards 653
7. (5) Mark Winterbottom 645
8. (12) Shane van Gisbergen 644
9. (11) Michael Caruso 622
10. (21) Greg Murphy 613
11. (8) Rick Kelly 562
12. (9) Russell Ingall 549
13. (6) Steven Johnson 548
14. (19) Jason Bright 542
15. (7) James Courtney 498
16. (17) Alex Davison 463
17. (25) Jason Bargwanna 462
18. (20) Cameron McConville 452
19. (18) Todd Kelly 437
20. (22) David Reynolds 431
21. (15) Paul Dumbrell 382
22. (13) Steven Richards 368
23. (24) Tony D’Alberto 364
24. (16) Fabian Coulthard 351
25. (23) Tim Slade 345
26. (26) Jack Perkins 214
27. (28) Dean Fiore 173
28. (27) Michael Patrizi 151
