Australian Late Model Championship

The Australian Late Model Championship is a Dirt track racing championship held each year to determine the Australian Late model national champion. The championship is held over a single meeting (usually on consecutive nights) and has run annually since the 2001/02 season and is awarded to a different state of Australia each year.

The first championship was run at the Quit Motorplex (later re-named Perth Motorplex) in Kwinana Beach, Western Australia and was won by veteran Queensland driver Allan Butcher.[1]

Western Australia's Brad Blake holds the record having won 5 of the 14 championships run until 2015. Blake also finished second in the championship on 3 occasions

The 2014/15 Australian championship was held at the Lucas Oil Kingaroy Speedway in Kingaroy, Queensland. Queensland driver and former Australian Super Sedan Champion Darren Kane won his first national Late Model championship.[2]

The 2015/16 championship is scheduled to be held at the Perth Motorplex on 15-16 January 2016.[3]

Winners since 2002

Year Venue City/State Winner Runner-up 3rd place
2001/02 Quit Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Allan Butcher (Qld) Brad Blake (WA) Brad Ludlow (WA)
2002/03 Quit Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Ryan Halliday (WA) Brad Blake (WA) Brad Ludlow (WA)
2003/04 Quit Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Brad Blake (WA) Marc Giancola (WA) Jaron Crane (WA)
2004/05 Quit Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Bruce Trenaman (WA) Michael Hebditch (ACT) Brad Ludlow (WA)
2005/06 Perth Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Brad Blake (WA) Ryan Halliday (WA) Brad Ludlow (WA)
2006/07 Perth Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Brad Blake (WA) Warren Oldfield (WA) Brad Ludlow (WA)
2007/08 Perth Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Brad Ludlow (WA) Ben Ludlow (WA) Ron Miller (United States)
2008/09 Perth Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA Marc Giancola (WA) Brad Blake (WA) Ben Ludlow (WA)
Year Venue City/State Winner Runner-up 3rd place
2009/10 Manjimup Speedway Manjimup, WA Marc Giancola (WA) Bert Vosbergen (WA) Jac Dolmans Jr. (WA)
2010/11 Timmis Speedway Mildura, Vic Brad Blake (WA) Blair Grainger (Qld) Mat Crimmins (SA)
2011/12 Sydney Speedway Sydney, NSW Steve Francis (United States) Jamie Oldfield (WA) Michael Holmes (WA)
2012/13 Bunbury Speedway Bunbury, WA Steve Francis (United States) Craig Vosbergen (WA) Warren Oldfield (WA)
2013/14 Borderline Speedway Mount Gambier, SA Brad Blake (WA) Daryl Grimon (SA) Craig Vosbergen (WA)
2014/15 Kingaroy Speedway Kingaroy, Qld Darren Kane (Qld) Jamie Oldfield (WA) Ben Nicastri (NSW)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Late Model Championship honour roll
  2. ↑ 2014/15 Australian Late Model Championship
  3. ↑ Perth Motorplex Speedway

External links

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