Repco Australia Superlastcar Championship

Saturday, 5 March 2022

Low Oil Pressure leaves Jacobson last at Sydney Motorsport Park

Original by Supercars

Garry Jacobson picked up the 11th last-place finish of his career when his #76 Subway Holden retired with low Oil Pressure after 29 of the race's 77 laps. The finish came in Jacobson's 97th start.

Garry Jacobson is in his 4th full-time season in the sport but has struggled. He was 22nd in Practice 1 but jumped to 16th in Practice 2. He slipped to 17th in Qualifying.

Nick Percat in the #2 NTI/Mobil 1 Holden started the race in the rear, however, Tim Slade in the #3 Cooldrive Auto Parts Holden was relegated to last after driving out with wet tires on the car.

Turn 5 saw David Reynolds in the #26 Penrite Holden and Macauley Jones in the #96 Automotive Supersport/Tools.com Holden collided, damaging both driver's tires and dropping Jones to last.

Pitstops started on Lap 8, but Jones pitted early and stayed anchored to last.

Garry Jacobson in the #76 Subway Holden stopped on track on lap 32 with low Oil Pressure, dropping to last. Combined with Jake Kostecki in the #56 Tradie Mustang spinning, then stalling with a Starter Motor issue, led to the first Safety Car of the race. Kostecki would lose 3 laps in repairs. Kostecki would pull back into the Garage on Lap 64, dropping 6 further laps. Kostecki would finish 24^th.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was Nick Percat in the #2 NTL/Mobil 1 Holden, after contact with Scott Pye in the #20 Seiko/Nulon Holden collided at Turn 7 on lap 47, sending Percat into the gravel, triggering the second Safety Car of the race. Percat would pull into the garage on Lap 50 with Steering damage, losing an additional 4 laps in repairs, Jack LeBrocq in the #34 Truck Assist Holden went off at Turn 3 on Lap 70, triggering the third Safety Car of the race, and Macauley Jones in the #96 Automotive Superstore/tools.com Holden.

Garry Jacobson	29 Laps	Oil Pressure
Jake Kostecki	68 Laps	Running
Nick Percat	69 Laps	Running
Jack LeBrocq	74 Laps	Running
Macauley Jones	75 Laps	Running

Driver’s Championship

Pos	Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
1	Scott Pye	1	1	1
2T	Garry Jacobson	1	1	1
2T	Jake Kostecki	0	1	1
2T	Nick Percat	0	1	1
2T	David Reynolds	0	1	1
2T	Chris Pither	0	1	1
7	Macauley Jones	0	0	2
8T	Lee Holdsworth	0	0	1
8T	Jack LeBrocq	0	0	1

Team’s Championship

Pos	Team	No.	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
1	Premair Racing	2	½	2/2	2/2
2	Team 18	2	½	½	½
3T	Grove Racing	2	0	½	½
3T	Walkinshaw Andretti United	2	0	1/2	1/2
5	Tickford Racing	4	0	1/4	3/4
6	Brad Jones Racing	4	0	0	¼

Manufacturer’s Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	No	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
1	Holden	16	2/16	5/16	7/16
2	Ford	9	0	1/9	3/9

Power Steering Dramas leaves Scott Pye last at Sydney Motorsport Park

Original by Supercars

Scott Pye picked up the 14th last-place finish of his career when his #20 Seiko/Nulon Holden retired with Power Steering dramas after 33 of the race's 77 laps. The finish came in Pye's 279th start.

Scott Pye is a veteran of the sport but had a rough start to his career when several big crashes. He was 5th in Practice 1 and rose to 4th in Practice 2. He plunged to 12th in Qualifying.

Jake Kostecki in the #56 Tradie Ford started the race in the rear, but immediately Chris Pither in the #22 Coca-Cola Holden fell to the rear after a slow start.
He battled with Macauley Jones in the #96 Tech.com Holden, passing him at the end of Lap 1. Jones kept on Pither's tail during the early laps. Pither would drop back to last on lap 7.

Scott Pye in the #20 Seiko Holden had a Power Steering failure and dropped to last as he pulled into the garage, losing 23 laps in Repairs. and would retire on lap 55.

David Reynolds in the #26 Penrite Holden pulled into the garage on Lap 40 with a Gearbox drama, losing 12 laps in repairs.

Rounding out the Bottom Five was Chris Pither in the #22 Coca-Cola Holden, Macauley Jones in the #96 Tech.com Holden and Lee Holdsworth in the #10 Penrite Oils Ford.

The Bottom Five

Driver	Laps	Status
Scott Pye	33 Laps	Power Steering
David Reynolds	64 Laps	Running
Chris Pither	76 Laps	Running
Macauley Jones	76 Laps	Running
Lee Holdsworth	76 Laps	Running

Driver’s Championship

Pos	Driver	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
1	Scott Pye	1	1	1
2T	David Reynolds	0	1	1
2T	Chris Pither	0	1	1
4T	Macauley Jones	0	0	1
4T	Lee Holdsworth	0	0	1

Team’s Championship

Pos	Team	No.	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
1	Team 18	2	½	½	½
2T	Grove Racing	2	0	½	½
2T	Premair Racing	2	0	½	½
4T	Brad Jones Racing	4	0	0	¼
4T	Tickford Racing	4	0	0	¼

Manufacturer’s Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	No	Last	Bottom 3	Bottom 5
1	Holden	16	1/16	3/16	4/16
2	Ford	9	0	0	1/9

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

2022 Entry List

No.	Driver	Sponsor	Team	Manufacturer
#2	Nick Percat	NTI/Mobil 1	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden
#3	Tim Slade	Cooldrive Auto Parts/Redarc	Tim Blanchard Racing	Ford
#4	Jack Smith	SCT Logistics	Brad Jones Racing	Holden
#5	James Courtney	Snowy River Caravans	Tickford Racing	Ford
#6	Cameron Waters	Monster Energy	Tickford Racing	Ford
#8	Andre Heimgartner	R&J Batteries/Club Cadet	Brad Jones Racing	Holden
#9	Will Brown	Boost Mobile	Erebus Motorsports	Holden*
#10	Lee Holdsworth	Penrite Oils	Grove Racing	Ford
#11	Anton De Pasquale	Shell V-Power	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford
#14	Bryce Fullwood	Middy's Electrical	Brad Jones Racing	Holden
#17	Will Davison	Shell V-Power	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford
#18	Mark Winterbottom	Irwin Tools/Fuchs	Team 18	Holden
#20	Scott Pye	Toyota Forklifts	Team 18	Holden
#22	Chris Pither	Coca Cola	Premair Racing	Holden
#25	Chaz Mostert	Optus/Mobil 1	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden
#26	David Reynolds	Penrite	Grove Racing	Ford
#27	Jayden Ojeda	Mobil 1/ECL	Walkinshaw Andretti United	Holden
#31	James Golding	Subway	Premair Racing	Holden
#34	Jack LeBrocq	Truck Assist/Bicaunz	Matt Stone Racing	Holden
#35	Todd Hazelwood	Truck Assist/Bicaunz	Matt Stone Racing	Holden
#49	Jordan Boys	Dynamic Supplies/Joss	Erebus Racing	Holden*
#55	Thomas Randle	Castrol	Tickford Racing	Ford
#56	Jake Kostecki	Tradie	Tickford	Ford
#88	Broc Feeney	Red Bull/Ampol	Red Bull Racing	Holden
#96	Macauley Jones	TRG Transport	Brad Jones Racing	Holden
#1	Shane Van Gisbergen	Red Bull/Ampol	Red Bull Racing	Holden
#99	Brodie Kostecki	Boost Mobile	Erebus Motorsport	Holden*

*Technically. Their badges show the Erebus symbol.

Jayden Ojeda will race as a Wildcard at Winton and Darwin

Jordan Boys will race as a Wildcard at Winton and The Bend.

Zak Best will race as a Wildcard at Darwin and Tailem Bend

Saturday, 4 December 2021

Steering dramas leaves Pye and Golding last at Bathurst

Original by Supercars, edited by me.

Scott Pye picked up the 12th last-place finish of his career, while James Golding picked up the 2nd last-place finish of his career when their #20 DeWalt Holden retired with power steering dramas after 6 of the race's 161 laps. The finish came in Pye's 278th start and Golding's 75th start.

Scott Pye is in his 9th full-time season in the main game, while Golding spent 2 full-time seasons, but has three part-time seasons in addition. They were 16th in Practice 1 and stayed 16th in Practice 2. They rose slightly to 15th in Practice 3 and stayed 15th in Practice 4. They skyrocketed to 2nd in Practice 5, then plunged to 17th in Practice 6. They then rose to 13th in Qualifying.

Garry Jacobson and Dylan O'Keefe in the #22 Muscle Car Warehouse/PremAir Hire Holden started the race in the rear, but immediately David Wall, co-driver of Jack Smith, in the #4 SCT Logistics Holden fell to last.

End of Lap 2 saw James Golding, co-drive to Scott Pye, in the #20 De Walt/Nulon Holden went off at the chase, then pitted and fell to last with a Power Steering issue, dropping to last, losing 22 laps in repairs, but continued in and out of the garage, retiring on Lap 32.

Jack Perkins, co-driver to Will Brown in the #9 Shaw and Partners/WD-40 Holden blew their Power Steering on lap 29, dropping 14 laps in repairs. Next out was Jaden Ojeda, teammate to Zane Goddard in the #35 Yellow Cover Holden, after crashing at Skyline on lap 113, triggering the third safety car of the race.

Following Ojeda out was Anton De Pasquale in the #11 Shell V-Power Ford, stalling on the track with a Transmission failure, triggering the fifth Safety Car of the race.

Following Anton out was Broc Feeney in the #39 Supercheap Auto Holden crashed hard at Reed Park on lap 143, triggering the sixth Safety Car of the race. The final retirement of the race was Andre Heimgartner and Matt Campbell in the #7 NED Ford, who ran out of fuel on the final lap.

The Bottom Five

Scott Pye/James Golding	6 Laps	Steering
Zane Goddard/Jaden Ojeda	112 Laps	Crash
Anton De Pasquale/Tony D/Alberto	139 Laps	Transmission
Broc Feeney/Russel Ingall	142 Laps	Crash
Andre Heimgartner/Matt Campbell	159 Laps	Out of Fuel

How Juniorgeneric defines a Last-Place finisher

Australian V8 LASTCAR'S Official Definition of a "Last-Place Finisher" (LPF)

For the purposes of the Australian V8 LASTCAR championship rankings and statistics, a "Last-Place Finisher" (LPF) is a driver(s) who, after qualifying for a V8 Supercars Championship Points-Paying race, the result must be confirmed from official sources, or unofficial sources failing that. Only one driver (or two in a endurance race) can be classified as the LPF for that race.

Meeting those requirements, the LPF can be any driver classified as such for any reason, including, but not limited to.
1) A "did not start" although it should be noted that there is a difference between my definition of "did not start" and Brock Beard's definition of "Did not Start".
For example, in Bathurst 2015 Chazz Mostert and Cameron Waters' #6 Pepsi Max Ford had a huge accident during practice that injured Mostert and all but wrote off the car. Car #6 was withdrawn, and therefore I don't count Mostert and Waters as finishing last. Under Brock Beard's definition, however, Mostert and Waters would have finished last instead of David Wall and Chris Pither.
2) An entrant who encounters an event once the race has started which prevents the driver(s) from finishing ahead of any other qualified entrants, including both DNFs and drivers who finish under power but laps down*

*Only when all the cars in the race are running ahead of the LPF

3) A decision to “start and park” the driver’s entry (Extremely rare in V8 Supercars)
(4) a disqualification handed down by V8 Supercars and/or track officials that subsequently classifies the driver(s) in the final position behind the unofficial LPF.

Australian V8 LASTCAR shall not consider the LPF as anything else, including but not limited too
1) Any DNQ's
2) Any driver's who's car withdrew before the race start.
3)The lowest-ranked driver who finishes the race under power (unless all cars finished under power, actually quite common in V8 Supercars)
4) A driver(s) who finished last initially, however post-race disqualifications usurped the spot.
5) A driver(s) who may be catagorised as finishing last for exhibition events (I may bring these back at some point in the near future, I need more accurate numbers for the events before I start them up again)
6) Anything in non-V8 Supercar Main game (again, insufficent historical data)
7) A driver who was running last when the checkered flag fell, however because they greeted the checkered flag but a drive who was in front of them at the end of the race, however was not running at the end of the race. In that instance the driver who doesn't finish the race will fall behind the driver whom is still running at the end of the race.

In the rare event where official results or a preponderance of unofficial results are later updated with more accurate information about who was the LPF for that event, Australian V8 LASTCAR rankings and statistics shall be updated to reflect that change.