2008 Pickup Truck Racing

The 2008 Pickup Truck Racing season was the 12th Pickup Truck Racing season. Gavin Seager took the Rockingham Championship on September 28 and then sealed the overall championship at Pembrey with a double race win, taking his tally for the season to 13 victories with two races remaining. Gavin became the first driver to win the overall championship three times.

Race Calendar

Round Circuit Date Winning Driver
1 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit March 23 Gavin Seager
2 Gavin Seager
3 Rockingham Motor Speedway April 20 Gavin Seager
4 Gavin Seager
5 Rockingham Motor Speedway May 26 Steve Dance
6 Gavin Seager
7 Mondello Park June 8 Gavin Seager
8 Gavin Seager
9 Rockingham Motor Speedway July 12/13 Gavin Seager
10 Gavin Seager
11 Gavin Seager
12 Donington Park July 27 Chris Dawkins
13 Simon Carr
14 Thruxton August 3 Gavin Seager
15 Gavin Seager
16 Brands Hatch August 31 Steve Dance
17 Gavin Seager
18 Rockingham Motor Speedway September 28 Gavin Seager
19 Gavin Seager
20 Pembrey Circuit October 12 Gavin Seager
21 Gavin Seager
22 Brands Hatch Indy Circuit November 2 Gavin Seager
23 Gavin Seager

Additional Race

Following the rain-shortened race at Rockingham on 26 May (for which half points were awarded) an additional race was run on 12 July, making a three race weekend

Championship Standings

Pos No. Driver BRA ROC ROC MON ROC DON THR BRA ROC PEM BRA Pts
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
1 54 Gavin Seager 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4410
2 15 Simon Carr 2 8 5 8 12 4 5 3 7 4 7 4 1 5 6 10 5 2 4 14 6 10 11 3908
3 4 Pete Stevens 10 3 14 9 7 12 10 4 5 5 2 6 5 6 4 4 3 6 7 6 5 16 2 3888
4 16 Steve Dance 3 Ret 6 6 1 15 4 6 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 Ret 2 3 3885
5 63 Phil White 9 4 4 5 2 8 7 5 6 Ret 5 5 6 4 7 15 9 9 8 10 3 7 5 3723
6 2 Dave Briggs 11 6 8 3 8 7 9 10 10 12 14 14 8 9 3 6 Ret 10 11 5 4 8 Ret 3360
7 9 Pete Wilkinson 13 2 9 10 10 9 3 Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 2 2 10 2 6 8 5 9 2 9 6 3350
8 93 Michael Smith 5 7 10 12 9 11 14 Ret Ret 9 11 7 Ret 8 8 3 7 4 6 11 9 11 16 3165
9 10 Chris Dawkins 7 11 11 11 6 DNS 13 6 9 1 7 7 9 13 2 Ret DNS 8 13 6 7 2965
10 98 Antony Hawkins 12 13 7 7 11 10 11 Ret 12 13 8 8 Ret 11 13 7 12 4 8 14 4 2913
11 24 Richard Novell 14 16 12 14 14 13 Ret 9 11 11 12 Ret 14 14 14 Ret 16 12 9 13 10 15 13 2780
12 3 Julian Arnold 16 17 15 16 13 17 17 12 15 15 15 15 Ret 13 15 16 14 11 10 DNS 12 17 12 2740
13 22 Nic Grindrod 17 Ret 2 2 3 3 2 8 4 3 4 12 12 5 3 5 Ret 2418
14 26 Paul Saunders 4 9 Ret 2 12 9 11 5 7 8 7 11 4 15 2270
15 37 Neil Tressler 16 17 16 14 14 14 13 11 12 12 13 18 15 14 14 Ret Ret 18 14 2213
16 14 Damien Carr 8 14 16 Ret Ret 16 15 12 8 10 17 16 3 7 3 8 2170
17 8 Andy Pyke 15 10 15 7 9 10 10 11 17 Ret 12 Ret 12 19 1795
18 28 Richard Grindrod 6 5 3 4 3 3 8 8 1345
19 6 Rob Butterfield 17 15 8 Ret 10 10 13 13 Ret 1055
20 7 Tony Mumford Ret 15 DNS DNS 15 16 Ret 11 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 13 INJ DNS 968
21 21 Kelly-Jayne Wells 18 Ret 5 6 5 11 723
22 69 Lee Rogers Ret 12 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret DNS 13 10 355
23 5 John Mickel 17 15 Ret 8 6 600
24 74 Paul Poulter 17 5 3 7 Ret 470
25 46 Miguel Gomes 16 15 255
26 18 John Stant 9 Ret Ret 180
Pos No. Driver 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Pts
BRA ROC ROC MON ROC DON THR 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)
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