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2007 Pickup Truck Racing

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Grindrod's excursion in the final race ensured Steve Dance would take the championship

The 2007 Pickup Truck Racing season was the 11th Pickup Truck Racing season. It was won by Steve Dance with 3 race wins and 12 podiums. Going into the final race, Nic Grindrod was twenty points behind Steve Dance but with a second place for Dance and Grindrod finishing outside of the top ten, Dance secured the championship by 65 points. The Rookie trophy was won by Neil Tressler.

Race Calendar

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Round Circuit Date Winning Driver
1 Rockingham Motor Speedway April 29 Paul Poulter
2 Paul Poulter
3 Croft Circuit May 20 Gavin Seager
4 Gavin Seager
5 Mondello Park June 10 Peter Stevens
6 Dave Briggs
7 Rockingham Motor Speedway June 24 Paul Poulter
8 Paul Poulter
9 Rockingham Motor Speedway July 22 Paul Poulter
10 Paul Poulter
11 Rockingham Motor Speedway August 19 Gavin Seager
12 Race not run
13 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit September 2 Simon Carr
14 Nic Grindrod
15 Rockingham Motor Speedway September 16 Kelly-Jane Wells
16 Steve Dance
17 Pembrey Circuit October 21 Nic Grindrod
18 Steve Dance
19 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit November 4 Steve Dance
20 Gavin Seager

August 19 second race did not run due to unscheduled track activity extending beyond track curfew.

Final Championship Standings

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Pos No. Driver ROC CRO MON ROC ROC ROC BRA ROC PEM BRA Pts
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 16 Steve Dance 6 2 2 2 6 3 5 5 3 2 4 4 3 Ret 1 3 1 1 2 3575
2 22 Nic Grindrod 2 3 20 8 9 6 4 2 4 4 3 2 1 4 2 1 14 4 11 3510
3 54 Gavin Seager 3 4 1 1 4 5 2 11 2 5 1 5 16 2 4 Ret 8 2 1 3465
4 9 Pete Wilkinson 9 6 5 21 8 4 10 10 5 3 16 9 4 5 16 17 4 12 3 3210
5 4 Pete Stevens 13 11 7 4 1 7 14 Ret 16 16 6 12 2 12 10 4 7 5 4 3095
6 21 Kelly-Jayne Wells 8 5 11 3 Ret 11 7 Ret 10 6 15 11 10 1 3 9 6 11 5 2995
7 66 Martin Heath 18 7 6 13 3 8 11 6 9 12 12 Ret 12 7 15 10 12 7 Ret 2815
8 63 Phil White Ret 16 13 7 11 13 18 8 14 9 Ret 13 7 3 5 6 3 18 6 2805
9 28 Richard Grindrod Ret Ret 9 10 Ret 6 3 4 8 7 5 10 11 Ret 9 2 2 3 16 2740
10 15 Simon Carr 8 5 5 10 9 13 6 Ret 8 1 Ret 6 7 8 5 6 8 2720
11 65 Mark Willis 4 Ret 3 6 2 2 6 3 7 8 13 7 5 10 6 2625
12 93 Michael Smith 10 8 14 16 10 16 16 9 15 13 10 8 6 17 Ret 8 10 2510
13 2 Dave Briggs 14 Ret 4 9 7 1 13 7 Ret DNS 9 3 Ret 8 23 7 Ret 16 15 2380
14 37 Neil Tressler 17 14 17 20 16 15 21 16 18 19 Ret 20 15 20 20 12 16 19 13 2310
15 39 Karl Turner 7 10 19 15 15 12 8 12 12 11 7 18 Ret 19 12 2145
16 74 Paul Poulter 1 1 12 DNS 1 1 1 1 2 6 Ret Ret 21 Ret 17 2115
17 98 Antony Hawkins 11 9 10 11 12 Ret 17 15 11 17 14 11 8 Ret Ret 9 Ret 2080
18 26 Paul Saunders 18 19 13 14 19 17 Ret 14 9 15 19 11 15 Ret 9 1875
19 8 Andy Pyke 12 12 18 18 13 14 16 8 DNQ DNQ 14 10 15 18 1620
20 69 Lee Rogers NC 12 15 18 Ret DNS Ret DNS 15 Ret 18 18 5 9 14 7 1435
21 3 Julian Arnold 15 DNS 20 15 Ret 20 Ret DNS 17 Ret 17 13 13 17 14 1425
22 55 Tony Mumford 16 15 Ret 14 14 17 20 21 Ret DNQ DNQ 14 13 Ret DNS 20 Ret 1420
23 29 Steve Pearce 12 13 Ret 14 Ret 18 14 21 18 16 22 1275
24 18 John Stant Ret Ret 17 Ret 11 10 Ret 9 11 925
25 14 Damien Carr 19 13 15 11 13 12 815
26 24 Richard Novell 5 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 13 14 16 Ret Ret DNS 650
27 73 Steve Dobbs Ret Ret 16 17 17 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 545
28 88 Graham France 15 17 Ret Ret 270
29 10 Chris Dawkins 10 Ret 165
30 44 Mike Doble Ret Ret 20
31 6 Rob Butterfield DNS Ret 10
Pos No. Driver 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Pts
ROC CRO MON ROC ROC ROC BRA ROC PEM BRA
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished
Blue Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

Rockingham Oval Championship

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Pickup Truck Racing also includes a sub-championship for races held on the Rockingham oval circuit. The championship completed on 16 September as follows:

Position Number Driver Points
1 22 Nic Grindrod 1855
2 54 Gavin Seager 1825
3 16 Steve Dance 1660
4 74 Paul Poulter 1655
5 9 Pete Wilkinson 1595
6 21 Kelly-Jane Wells 1525
7 65 Mark Willis 1515
8 66 Martin Heath 1510
9 39 Karl Turner 1505
10 98 Antony Hawkins 1330
11 4 Pete Stevens 1310
12 93 Michael Smith 1310
13 63 Phil White 1240
14 15 Simon Carr 1230
15 28 Richard Grindrod 1230
16 37 Neil Tressler 1075
17 29 Steve Pearce 1060
18 2 Dave Briggs 1030
19 18 John Stant 925
20 55 Tony Mumford 895
21 3 Julian Arnold 770
22 26 Paul Saunders 630
23 24 Richard Novell 495
24 69 Lee Rogers 395
25 88 Graham France 360
26 8 Andy Pyke 275
27 73 Steve Dobbs 170
28 6 Rob Butterfield 10