2007 Pickup Truck Racing season

2007 Pickup Truck Racing season
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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 trophey was won by Neil Tressler.

Race Calendar

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

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

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