The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series was the 17th running of the Commodore Cup

Commodore Cup

The Commodore Cup is an Australian motor racing series. The series, a one-make series originally devised by Victorian racers Maurie Platt and David Gittus, is named for the car all competitors must use in competition, the Holden Commodore. Eligibility is limited to specific Commodore models....

. It began on 7 March 2010, at Wakefield Park and ended on 24 October 2010, at Sandown Raceway. The series was won by Adam Beechey, winning two rounds during the season, sharing one with Dean Crosswell in the Winton round. No other driver won more than one round, as the other four rounds were split between championship runner-up Tony Bates, third-placed Nick Parker, Brett Holdsworth and Marcus Zukanovic.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 2010 Commodore Cup National Series.

Team	Car model	No	Driver	Winton Co-driver
TTM Group	VS Commodore Holden VS Commodore The Holden VS Commodore, released in 1995, was the ninth model of the Holden Commodore, a large car built by Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors. The VS Commodore served as a mechanical update of the second generation architecture, destined to assist sales before the all-new VT model...	1	Brett Holdsworth	Lee Holdsworth Lee Holdsworth Lee Holdsworth was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 2 February 1983. Holdsworth is currently an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver. Holdsworth drives the #33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore.-History:...
www.bertiest.com	VS Commodore	6	Phil Brock	Neil Crowe
San Marco Restaurant	VS Commodore	6	Matthew Hayes
Renaissance Homes	VS Commodore	7	Matt Chick	Shane Price Shane Price Shane Price, second generation racer Shane Price was born with petrol in his blood, being the son of multiple Kart champion Drew Price and nephew to female racer Melinda Price...
Aerial Motors Racing	VH Commodore Holden VH Commodore The Holden VH Commodore, an evolution of the previous Holden Commodore VC model, was released in October 1981. The frontal appearance was mildly facelifted with a new horizontal-slat grille and new lighting components designed to give a lower, wider look, and for interest of aerodynamics...	8		David Stevenson   Glen Holdsworth
	VS Commodore	88	Chris Stevenson	Kane Millier
Axent Racing	VS Commodore	9	Geoff Fontaine
		90	Garth Duffy
Greenbird Technologies	VS Commodore VH Commodore	10	Geoff Cowie	Alan Langworthy
Octane Alley Race Engines	VS Commodore	12	Josh Hughes	Paul Morris*   Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard is an Australian championship-winning motor racing driver. Blanchard has been a race winning driver in several motor racing series, including racing in Europe, as well as winning the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship.Blanchard presently races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar... **
Aussie Nascar Tours	VH Commodore	14	David Ling	Michael Fitzgerald
		32	Steven Ling	Richard Whyte
LBC Motorsport	VS Commodore	23	Brian Bancroft
Alternative Freight Services	VS Commodore	24	Tony Bates Tony Bates Tony Bates is President of the Skype Division at Microsoft. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s direction, strategy and overall mission to become a global communications platform that will eventually reach billions of users....	Geoff Emery
Worksense Workwear	VS Commodore	25	Allan Hill
Nichiyu Forklifts	VH Commodore	34	Mathew Hayes	Ryan Millier
Steve Yates	VS Commodore	34	Glenn Mackenzie
Kilpa Motors	VS Commodore	39	Nick Parker	Darren Hossack Darren Hossack Darren Hossack, , is a multiple-championship winning Australian race car driver. Hossack currently competes in Sports Sedans and Superkarts.-Early career:...
Tancredi Concreting	VH Commodore	41	Anthony Tancredi	Mark Grima
Luna Fringe	VS Commodore	44	Scott Andrews	Tim Shaw
National Directory Distribution	VS Commodore	48	Geoff Emery
Western General Bodyworks	VS Commodore	66	Danny Buzadzic	Sam Walter
Action Racing	VS Commodore	71	Gerrard McLeod	Marcus Zukanovic
Adams Auto Electrics	VS Commodore	77	Adam Lloyd	Ryan McLeod
Alan Wilson Insurance Brokers	VS Commodore	78	Daniel Orr	Dean Orr
Donut King	VS Commodore	81	Adam Beechey	Dean Crosswell
Hurricane Automotive Products	VS Commodore	85	Jason Domaschenz
Southern Star Windows P/L	VS Commodore	99	Ross McGregor	Steve Owen

* - driver competed in practice only.

** - driver competed in qualifying and race only.

Calendar

The 2010 Commodore Cup National Series consisted of six rounds.

Rd.	Race title	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	Wakefield Park	Wakefield Park Wakefield Park Wakefield Park is a motor racing circuit located near Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after Charles Cheers Wakefield, the founder of Castrol Oil...	Goulburn Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people... , New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...	6–7 March	Adam Beechey
2	Phillip Island	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit The Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is a motor racing racing circuit on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. The circuit was opened in 1956.-Road circuit:...	Phillip Island, Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....	1–2 May	Nick Parker
3	Mallala	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Mallala Mallala, South Australia Mallala is a small town about 58 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia. The name Mallala is thought to be derived from the local Aboriginal word 'madlola' which supposedly meant 'place of the ground frog'. At the 2006 census, Mallala had a population of 737.In 1939 the Royal Australian... , South Australia South Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...	29–30 May	Tony Bates Tony Bates Tony Bates is President of the Skype Division at Microsoft. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s direction, strategy and overall mission to become a global communications platform that will eventually reach billions of users....
4	Winton	Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway Winton Motor Raceway is a Motor Racing track in Winton, near Benalla, Victoria, Australia.-History:The Benalla Auto Club began planning for a permanent racing track around 1958. In 1960 it was decided to build the track at Winton Recreation Reserve and was completed in twelve months...	Benalla Benalla, Victoria Benalla is a city of just over 9,000 people located just off the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about southwest of Wangaratta. Its Local Government Area is the Rural City of Benalla.- Overview :... , Victoria	26–27 June	Adam Beechey Dean Crosswell
5	Eastern Creek	Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek Raceway Eastern Creek International Raceway is a motorsports circuit located on Brabham Drive, Eastern Creek , New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Western Sydney International Dragway. It was built and is owned by the New South Wales Government and is operated by the...	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , New South Wales	11–12 September	Brett Holdsworth
6	Sandown	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Victoria	23–24 October	Marcus Zukanovic

Points system

Pos	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	31st	32nd	33rd	34th	35th	36th	37th	38th	39th	40th
3 race weekend	50	45	41	38	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
2 race weekend	75	68	62	57	54	53	51	50	48	47	45	44	42	41	39	38	36	35	33	32	30	29	27	26	24	23	21	20	18	17	15	14	12	11	9	8	6	5	3	2

• 1 bonus point is awarded for qualifying on pole position.
• Each non-finisher will be awarded a points total that is 10 less than the points they would have been awarded if they had finished the race in the same position.

Series standings

EWLINE Pos. Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Pts 1 Adam Beechey 127 118 136 137 117 135 770 2 Tony Bates Tony Bates Tony Bates is President of the Skype Division at Microsoft. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s direction, strategy and overall mission to become a global communications platform that will eventually reach billions of users.... 119 87 150 93 133 94 676 3 Nick Parker 106 141 88 99 100 108 642 4 Scott Andrews 125 137 120 87 70 93 632 5 Ross McGregor 101 101 85 113 101 118 619 6 Matt Chick 116 98 99 47 99 115 574 7 Josh Hughes 92 108 116 74 113 52 555 8 Mathew Hayes 92 104 115 72 88 471 9 Adam Lloyd 88 112 119 112 431 10 Chris Stevenson 82 80 88 69 319 11 Brett Holdsworth 126 140 266 12 Daniel Orr 48 45 82 75 250 13 Marcus Zukanovic 107 138 245 14 Jason Domaschenz 109 92 34 235 15 Gerrard McLeod 101 107 208 16 Anthony Tancredi 63 53 87 203 17 Garth Duffy 96 81 177 18 Steven Ling 92 82 174 19 David Ling 94 70 164 20 Geoff Fontaine 68 95 163 Geoff Emery 93 70 163 Brian Bancroft 77 86 163 23 Danny Buzadzic 75 87 162 24 Geoff Cowie 77 79 156 25 Dean Crosswell 137 137 26 Lee Holdsworth Lee Holdsworth Lee Holdsworth was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 2 February 1983. Holdsworth is currently an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver. Holdsworth drives the #33 Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore.-History:... 126 126 27 Ryan McLeod 119 119 28 Allan Hill 64 54 118 29 Ryan Millier 115 115 30 Steve Owen 113 113 31 Darren Hossack Darren Hossack Darren Hossack, , is a multiple-championship winning Australian race car driver. Hossack currently competes in Sports Sedans and Superkarts.-Early career:... 99 99 32 Tim Shaw 87 87 Mark Grima 87 87 34 Glenn Mackenzie 86 86 35 David Stevenson 83 83 Glen Holdsworth 83 83 37 Richard Whyte 82 82 Dean Orr 82 82 39 Alan Langworthy 79 79 40 Sam Walter 75 75 41 Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard Tim Blanchard is an Australian championship-winning motor racing driver. Blanchard has been a race winning driver in several motor racing series, including racing in Europe, as well as winning the 2007 Australian Formula Ford Championship.Blanchard presently races in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar... 74 74 42 Michael Fitzgerald 70 70 43 Kane Millier 69 69 44 Shane Price Shane Price Shane Price, second generation racer Shane Price was born with petrol in his blood, being the son of multiple Kart champion Drew Price and nephew to female racer Melinda Price... 47 47 Pos Driver Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Pts

• Bold indicates that the driver scored one bonus point for qualifying on pole.