The 2008–09 New Zealand V8 season (known for commercial reasons as the 2008–09 BNT NZV8s Championship) was a motor racing series for New Zealand V8 touring cars. It was the thirteenth iteration of the championship. The series began at Taupo Motorsport Park on October 3 in 2008 and concluded at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on April 19 in 2009. There was also a non-championship round held on the Hamilton Street Circuit as part of the support package for the Hamilton 400.

Kayne Scott overturned a 38-point deficit heading into the final round at Pukekohe Park Raceway, to finish as champion; winning the title by nine points ahead of John McIntyre.

Race calendar Rnd Circuit Date Map 2008 1 Taupo Motorsport Park(Taupō, Waikato) 3–5 October 2 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 7–9 November 3 Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park(Christchurch, Canterbury Region) 28–30 November 2009 4 Timaru International Motor Raceway(Timaru, Canterbury Region) 9–11 January 5 Teretonga Park(Invercargill, Southland Region) 16–18 February 6 Manfeild Autocourse(Feilding, Manawatū District) 27 February–1 March 7 Pukekohe Park Raceway(Pukekohe, Auckland Region) 13–15 March NC Hamilton Street Circuit(Hamilton, Waikato) 17–19 April

Teams and drivers The following teams and drivers are competing in the current series. Manufacturer Vehicle Team No. Driver Rounds Ford Ford Falcon (BF) John McIntyre Racing 1 John McIntyre All Richards Team Motorsport 4 Simon Richards All 82 Michael Bristow All Autotek 9 Andy Knight All Luke Youlden 4, 6–7 Tulloch Motorsport 12 Inky Tulloch All Ezybuy Racing 21 Alan McCarrison 1–4, 6 Edgell Performance Racing 26 Tim Edgell 1, 3–7 Pedersen Sheehan Racing 27 Craig Baird All Porter Brothers Racing 69 Eddie Bell All 111 Andrew Porter 1–3, 5–7 Boyd Norwood 88 Boyd Norwood 1–3 International Motorsport 96 Paul Pedersen 1–6 Mark Petch Motorsport 99 Kayne Scott All HPM Racing 777 Paul Radisich 1 Steve Owen 2–3 Ford Falcon (BA) Angus Fogg Racing 2 Angus Fogg All SCG Racing 22 Dale Williams All 48 David Besnard 1 Mack Peach 4–5 Versatile Buildings 41 Adam Brook All Holden Holden Commodore (VZ) Dave Stewart Racing 5 Dave Stewart 3, 6 Concept Motorsport 007 Nick Ross All Hardy Racing 8 Cam Hardy 1–2 Paul Manuell Racing 15 Paul Manuell All AV8 Motorsport 23 Andy Booth All Penny Homes Racing 49 John Penny All Huzliff Motors 50 Julia Huzliff 1 Adams Motorsport 51 Chris Adams 1–3, 5 John Hepburn Racing 52 John Hepburn All ITM Racing 70 Andrew Anderson All Holden Commodore (VY) PW Racing 90 Shaun Turton 1

Results and standings Points structure Each championship round consists of three races, one on Saturday afternoon, one on Sunday morning and a final reverse grid race on Sunday afternoon. Points for the 2008/2009 championship are allocated as follows:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th Points 75 67 60 54 49 45 42 39 36 33 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Championship standings Pos Driver TAU PUK1 RUA TIM TER MAN PUK2 HAM Pts R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 1 Kayne Scott 1 5 4 12 6 1 2 2 2 1 1 9 13 11 4 5 2 8 3 3 1 1 1 1 1179 2 John McIntyre 5 2 6 2 1 7 5 1 3 3 3 8 DSQ 7 2 1 1 1 5 4 6 13 3 4 1170 3 Craig Baird 7 4 Ret Ret 11 2 3 12 1 4 4 4 2 1 12 3 3 6 1 1 7 Ret 7 Ret 1048 4 Andy Booth 3 3 7 19 12 16 4 3 5 7 5 14 1 2 10 2 4 Ret 2 2 15 Ret 16 7 983 5 Paul Manuell 21 15 13 1 2 8 21 14 4 14 13 3 3 6 8 4 5 4 9 8 Ret Ret 9 9 816 6 Angus Fogg 23 8 1 Ret Ret 19 1 4 8 2 2 15 Ret 10 1 18 Ret 2 15 6 2 2 12 2 791 7 Eddie Bell 10 Ret 3 7 7 21 7 8 9 8 7 12 8 18 15 8 10 11 8 7 16 709 8 Andrew Anderson 4 9 Ret 4 4 12 15 24 14 6 9 10 Ret 15 3 Ret 13 5 7 5 9 6 6 5 694 9 Adam Brook 18 11 20 13 10 16 10 7 11 10 10 13 5 14 11 6 17 3 12 18 11 9 Ret 11 647 10 Tim Edgell Ret 19 11 Ret Ret Wth 8 5 10 5 6 5 15 5 9 21 9 9 4 19 4 5 2 3 631 11 Michael Bristow 9 7 9 11 9 9 22 15 13 11 8 16 Ret 9 5 7 12 10 19 10 Ret 7 Ret 8 607 12 Paul Pederson 25 12 2 6 5 11 9 6 18 23 21 2 4 4 13 14 20 Ret 590 13 John Penny 12 13 12 23 16 5 16 11 15 13 14 11 10 12 7 10 16 21 16 14 12 17 10 12 561 14 Dale Williams 13 6 21 8 8 15 11 9 6 9 11 Ret Ret 16 14 15 Ret 7 14 12 Ret 528 15 Andrew Porter 6 10 22 Ret 13 3 Ret 10 17 Ret Ret DNS 6 19 20 9 8 13 17 15 3 3 4 14 505 16 Nick Ross Ret Ret 10 15 20 20 20 16 7 20 15 6 9 17 6 13 Ret 15 11 Ret 8 8 17 Ret 461 17 Inky Tulloch 24 14 15 16 15 Ret 23 19 16 15 DNS 7 7 3 16 17 21 12 18 17 14 11 Ret 15 449 18 Simon Richards 11 20 16 14 14 13 12 13 25 21 17 Ret 17 13 19 16 14 18 Ret 16 10 14 8 Ret 405 19 Andy Knight Ret 21 23 9 17 Wth 6 Ret 12 12 12 Ret DNS 20 18 Ret 13 5 12 11 16 358 20 John Hepburn 15 Ret DNS 18 18 10 13 17 19 18 16 19 16 Ret Ret 20 18 17 13 Ret 13 10 15 10 323 21 Luke Youlden 17 22 1 12 7 14 10 9 18 291 22 Alan McCarrison 14 23 14 17 Ret 17 14 23 22 19 18 20 22 19 Ret 197 22 Chris Adams 20 17 18 22 19 DSQ 18 21 23 Ret Wth Wth 11 8 17 197 24 Paul Radisich 2 1 8 181 25 Steve Owen 5 Ret 4 19 21 20 144 26 Boyd Norwood 16 18 17 21 21 18 DNS 22 24 114 27 Dave Stewart 20 DSQ Wth 17 18 21 19 15 16 104 28 David Besnard 8 Ret 5 88 29 Mack Peach 16 20 17 14 Ret Ret 74 30 David Hopper 22 19 18 12 DNS Ret 67 31 Cam Hardy 22 22 Ret 10 Ret Wth 15 13 Ret 54 32 Julia Huzziff 19 16 19 48 33 Shaun Turton 17 Ret Ret DNS Wth Wth 18 Drivers ineligible for championship points - Dean Perkins 3 3 14 11 6 20 6 11 17 4 5 6 0 - Shannon Coker 16 14 13 0 Pos Driver R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 R1 R2 R3 Pts TAU PUK1 RUA TIM TER MAN PUK2 HAM Source(s):

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