V8 Supercars News

James Courtney finished leg one of the Clipsal 500 on Saturday in tenth place after an incident with Jason Richards ruined his chances of his first V8 Supercar race victory.

V8 Supercar Development Series driver Ashley Cooper has been critically injured following an accident during the Clipsal 500 meeting in Adelaide.

Jamie Whincup may have missed out on the 2007 V8 Supercars title by a narrow margin, but he showed that he is determined to mount an assault on the new season by setting the pace almost throughout the opening day of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.

HSV Dealer team pairing Rick Kelly and Paul Dumbrell will aim to start the season in competitive fashion as the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship season kicks off this weekend with the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide.

Todd Kelly admits he can't wait for the new V8 Supercar Championship season to start as he prepares for his first year with the Jack Daniels Racing team.

WOW Sight & Sound are to remain in V8 Supercars following an eleventh-hour deal to join Holden team Brad Jones Racing.

Team owner Craig Gore has announced that the WPS/WOW Racing team has withdrawn from the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship season.

Tasman Motorsport will be known as Sprint Gas Racing for the next three years, after one of Australia's largest suppliers and exporters of automotive LPG/CNG conversion equipment committed to a multi-million dollar deal.

Sydney driver Len Cave was lucky to escape injury after a horrifying high-speed accident during the WPS Bathurst 12 Hour race at Mount Panorama.

The future for Australia's longest-established V8 Supercar team, Dick Johnson Racing, has been secured. Melbourne-based businessman Charlie Schwerkolt has bought into the iconic-Queensland team, establishing a new business structure with founder & former racer Dick Johnson.

Jim Beam Racing launched its assault on the 2008 V8 Supercar season with some dynamic and stylish changes unveiled by drivers Steve Johnson and Will Davison at Dick Johnson Racing headquarters.

As expected, V8 Supercar regular sponsor Autobarn has joined forces with the HSV Dealer Team for 2008, with Paul Dumbrell signed to drive the #16 car vacated by new champion Garth Tander.

TeamVodafone has joined its V8 Supercar Championship Series rivals by taking the wraps off its 2008 livery, presenting a pair of aggressive-looking Ford Falcons in now familiar colours.

Supercheap Auto will again be the naming rights sponsor of a V8 Supercar team in 2008, this time with Paul Morris Motorsports - the only Queensland-based Holden operation in the series.

The HSV Dealer Team has launched its lead car for the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series, in doing so revealing the identity of new major sponsor Opes Prime.

The BF Ford Falcons of Jason Bright and Marcus Marshall have been unveiled at the team's Dandenong base today, with two new-look Fujitsu and Irwin liveries on show.

By Matthew Agius After seven years driving Fords in the V8 Supercar Championship Series, Team BOC today confirmed its switch to Holden at the official launch of its 2008 campaign.

Stone Brothers Racing has been the first to launch their 2008 V8 Supercar Championship campaign with first pictures of the new-look Jeld-Wen Motorsport BF Falcon being released today.

Dean Canto will not drive full time in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series after his contract with Garry Rogers Motorsport was terminated ahead of the season-opening Clipsal 500 Adelaide.

Fresh from part one of our comprehensive racing review of the 2007 V8 Supercar Championship, Crash.net's Matthew Agius evaluates the performances of the drivers in the series.

Walden Motorsport will not participate in the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series after owner Brian Walden confirmed that key factors for the Sydney team to compete in the category had fallen through.

Damien Assaillit, an up-and-coming driver in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, has today been announced as the benefactor of new support from the series sponsor and Britek Motorsport. At eighteen years of age, Assaillit was the youngest driver in the 2007 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.

Now-retired V8 Supercar driver John Bowe will make an early return to Mount Panorama next February for his second start in the WPS Bathurst 12-Hour.

TeamVodafone has announced that their successful partnership with Jamie Whincup will continue beyond 2008. Under a revised agreement the Barry Sheene Medalist will remain in the #88 TeamVodafone Ford Falcon at least until the end of 2009.