Gary Baxter claimed overall victory in round 4 of the V8 Utes Championship at Hidden Valley Raceway to go third in points standings.
The Holden SS Commodore VE driver recovered from a dismal round at Symmonds Plains to climb two places in the rankings, finishing second in race 1, fourth and race 2 and first in the weekend’s third and final encounter.
His race 3 win saw him fighting with Grant Johnson, who finished second for the round after winning the opening race, the two trading places throughout the race.
Layton Crambrook, who claimed a race 2 win on Sunday, finished third in race 3 and for the round and secured second place in the standings. Championship leaders Jack Elsegood held onto his lead, despite only finishing seventh for the round.
Charlie Kovacs finished fourth overall ahead of West Coast Racing’s Glenn McNally in fifth and George Miedecke in sixth.
V8 Utes Championship results – Round 4, Hidden Valley Raceway
Overall result
1 Sage Automation Racing, Gary Baxter, Holden SS Commodore VE, 39pts
2 Maxibon Racing, Layton Crambrook, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 35
3 Grove Juice Racing, Grant Johnson, Holden SS Commodore VE, 31
4 RED Racing, Charlie Kovacs, Holden SS Commodore VE, 29
5 Coopers Pale Ale Racing, Jack Elsegood, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 28
6 Wilson Brothers Racing, Kurt Wimmer, Holden SS Commodore VE, 27
7 Howard Racing, Stephen Robinson, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 26
8 Miedecke Motorsport, George Miedecke, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 25
9 Thirsty Camel Racing, Craig Dontas, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 24
10 Hi Tech Motorsport, Scott Jennings, Holden SS Commodore VE, 23
11 ISRI Truck Seats Racing, Steve Hodges, Holden SS Commodore VE, 22
12 West Coast Racing, Glenn McNally, Holden SS Commodore VE, 21
13 Jesus. All about life Racing, Andrew Fisher, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 20
14 Workhorse Racing, Ben Kavich, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 19
15 Kim Jane Motorsport, Kim Jane, Holden SS Commodore VE, 18
16 Madashell Motorsport, Justin Van Twest, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 17
17 Caveat Loans Racing, Yanis Derums, Holden SS Commodore VE, 16
18 Brock Race Engineering, Paul Williams, Holden SS Commodore VE, 15
19 WPR Racing, Gary Carson, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 14
20 B.V.C Racing, Robert Jarvis, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 13
21 Dunn Motorsport, Colin Dunn, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 12
22 Wake-Up Racing, Warren Millett, Holden SS Commodore VE, 11
23 GP Racing, Ray Sidebottom, Holden SS Commodore VE, 10
24 Hi Tech Motorsport, David Turner, Holden SS Commodore VE, 9
25 iseek Racing, Jason Gomersall, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 8
26 Big Gun Racing, Peter Burnitt, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 7
27 SEW - Eurodrive Racing, Noel Edge, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 6
28 Big Gun Racing, Brad Patton, Ford BF Falcon XR8, 5
29 Nandi Kiss Racing, Nandi Kiss, Holden SS Commodore VE, 4
DNF Global Trading School Racing, Michael Hannan, VE Holden SS
DNF Vittoria Coffee Racing, George Elliot, Holden SS Commodore VE
DNS Grove Juice Racing, Greg Willis, Ford BF Falcon XR8
Championship Standings (after 4 rounds)
1 Jack Elsegood – 446pts
2 Layton Crambrook – 435
3 Gary Baxter – 424
4 Grant Johnson – 414
5 George Miedecke – 404
6 Stephen Robinson – 388
7 Kim Jane – 377
8 Glenn McNally – 376
9 Charlie Kovacs – 360
10 Andrew Fisher – 347
Next round: Townsville 400, 11/12 July
Watch V8 Utes highlights from Hidden Valley Raceway on Motors TV (Sky Channel 413, Virgin media 545) on Friday 17 July at 10.15om (BST).
Andy Wilkinson
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