The 2008 Pickup Truck Racing season was the 12th Pickup Truck Racing season. Gavin Seager took the Rockingham Championship on September 28 and then sealed the overall championship at Pembrey with a double race win, taking his tally for the season to 13 victories with two races remaining. Gavin became the first driver to win the overall championship three times.
Race Calendar
RoundCircuit Date Winning driver 1 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit March 23Gavin Seager 2Gavin Seager 3 Rockingham Motor Speedway April 20Gavin Seager 4Gavin Seager 5 Rockingham Motor Speedway May 26Steve Dance 6Gavin Seager 7 Mondello Park June 8Gavin Seager 8Gavin Seager 9 Rockingham Motor Speedway July 12/13Gavin Seager 10Gavin Seager 11Gavin Seager 12 Donington Park July 27Chris Dawkins 13Simon Carr 14 Thruxton August 3Gavin Seager 15Gavin Seager 16 Brands Hatch August 31Steve Dance 17Gavin Seager 18 Rockingham Motor Speedway September 28Gavin Seager 19Gavin Seager 20 Pembrey Circuit October 12Gavin Seager 21Gavin Seager 22 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit November 2Gavin Seager 23Gavin Seager
Additional Race
Following the rain-shortened race at Rockingham on 26 May (for which half points were awarded) an additional race was run on 12 July, making a three race weekend
Championship Standings Pos No. Driver BRA ROC ROC MON ROC DON THR BRA ROC PEM BRA Pts 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 54 Gavin Seager 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4410 2 15 Simon Carr 2 8 5 8 12 4 5 3 7 4 7 4 1 5 6 10 5 2 4 14 6 10 11 3908 3 4 Pete Stevens 10 3 14 9 7 12 10 4 5 5 2 6 5 6 4 4 3 6 7 6 5 16 2 3888 4 16 Steve Dance 3 Ret 6 6 1 15 4 6 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 Ret 2 3 3885 5 63 Phil White 9 4 4 5 2 8 7 5 6 Ret 5 5 6 4 7 15 9 9 8 10 3 7 5 3723 6 2 Dave Briggs 11 6 8 3 8 7 9 10 10 12 14 14 8 9 3 6 Ret 10 11 5 4 8 Ret 3360 7 9 Pete Wilkinson 13 2 9 10 10 9 3 Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 2 2 10 2 6 8 5 9 2 9 6 3350 8 93 Michael Smith 5 7 10 12 9 11 14 Ret Ret 9 11 7 Ret 8 8 3 7 4 6 11 9 11 16 3165 9 10 Chris Dawkins 7 11 11 11 6 DNS 13 6 9 1 7 7 9 13 2 Ret DNS 8 13 6 7 2965 10 98 Antony Hawkins 12 13 7 7 11 10 11 Ret 12 13 8 8 Ret 11 13 7 12 4 8 14 4 2913 11 24 Richard Novell 14 16 12 14 14 13 Ret 9 11 11 12 Ret 14 14 14 Ret 16 12 9 13 10 15 13 2780 12 3 Julian Arnold 16 17 15 16 13 17 17 12 15 15 15 15 Ret 13 15 16 14 11 10 DNS 12 17 12 2740 13 22 Nic Grindrod 17 Ret 2 2 3 3 2 8 4 3 4 12 12 5 3 5 Ret 2418 14 26 Paul Saunders 4 9 Ret 2 12 9 11 5 7 8 7 11 4 15 2270 15 37 Neil Tressler 16 17 16 14 14 14 13 11 12 12 13 18 15 14 14 Ret Ret 18 14 2213 16 14 Damien Carr 8 14 16 Ret Ret 16 15 12 8 10 17 16 3 7 3 8 2170 17 8 Andy Pyke 15 10 15 7 9 10 10 11 17 Ret 12 Ret 12 19 1795 18 28 Richard Grindrod 6 5 3 4 3 3 8 8 1345 19 6 Rob Butterfield 17 15 8 Ret 10 10 13 13 Ret 1055 20 7 Tony Mumford Ret 15 DNS DNS 15 16 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 13 INJ DNS 968 21 21 Kelly-Jayne Wells 18 Ret 5 6 5 11 723 22 69 Lee Rogers Ret 12 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 10 355 23 5 John Mickel 17 15 Ret 8 6 600 24 74 Paul Poulter 17 5 3 7 Ret 470 25 46 Miguel Gomes 16 15 255 26 18 John Stant 9 Ret Ret 180 Pos No. Driver 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Pts BRA ROC ROC MON ROC DON THR BRA ROC PEM BRA