About the Track: The Adelaide Parklands, Clipsal 500 track is 3.22km.

The track runs in a clockwise direction

The average speed of a V8 Ute around the track is: 117kph.

Between turn 8 and 9 V8 Utes are likely to get up to and over 170kph.

Over the past 12 years the V8 Utes have completed 229 laps around Adelaide Parklands and a total of 737.38km. 

1) This is the 13th year the V8 Utes have competed at the Adelaide Parklands track. The first in 2001 was the V8 Utes Inaugural year. In 2010 the Series celebrated its 10th appearance at the Clipsal 500 and held a Ten Years of Legends feature race.  The race consisted of a two driver format with each round driver partnering with a legend; drivers included Cameron McConville, Paul Morris, Steve Owen, Tony Longhurst, world record setting stunt riding extraordinaire Robbie Madison and Steven BradburyAustralias first ever Winter Olympic Gold Medallist. Sunny Cowgirls played in the V8 Ute Paddock.

2) Gary Chucky Baxter will celebrate his 300th Race at the Clipsal 500 this year when he takes to the track for Race 1. The Series celebrated its 300th Race start in 2012, a significant milestone at their inaugural track.

3) Damien Ice Man White claimed the first lap record in a V8 Ute in 2001 with a time of 1:46.25; The current record is held by Kris Walton with a time of 1:36.361. Walton was the second driver to step on podium at the Clipsal 500 on debut in the Series.

4) Three legends from the Ten Years of Legends race will be driving at the Clipsal 500 this year, they include: Grant Bromley, Tony Longhurst and Charlie OBrien. Bromley and Longhurst are the fourth and fifth drivers from the event to pick up a full-time drives in the Series. Other drivers include, OBrien, Chris Pither and Cameron McConville.

5) David Sideways Sieders was the first driver to claim the Armor All Pole Award at the Clipsal 500 three times in a row (2010, 2011 and 2012) and will be back to try and take it out again. Sieders won at the event on his debut in 2010, and backed up to take out the round again the following year. Last year, Rookie Kris Walton won the round.

6) Damien White has been on podium the most amount of times - five out of the six years he raced the V8 Utes.  White drove both a Ford and a Holden at Clipsal but only made it on the podium with a Ford. However, Ford has only won five times at Clipsal compared to Holden who have won seven.

7) Thirteen out of the 32 driver line-up have former V8 Supercar experience including:  Nathan Pretty, Gary Baxter, Andrew Fisher, Ryan Hansford, Jesse Dixon, David Sieders, Elliot Barbour, Wayne Wakefield, Stephen White, Charlie OBrien, David Siders, Tony Longhurst, and Kim Jane.

8) South Australian locals include Thirsty Camel Racings Craig Dontas and Twin Brother Troy, Stunt driver Gary Baxter, Ford driver, Noel Sledge Edge, and Charlie Kovacs Jr, son of veteran V8 Ute competitor Handlebars Kovacs.

9) 2013 will see the largest field of Rookies with seven drivers entered including; 2012 Shannons Supercar Showdown winner Jesse Dixon, former V8 Supercar Development Series driver Elliot Barbour, former world professional jet skier Matthew Nolan, Gold Coast based Cam Wilson, Grant Bromley, former Formula Ford driver Rhett Noonan and Auto One driver Adam Marjoram.

All drivers are eligible having raced no more than two V8 Ute Rounds previously; are all less than 45 years of age, and without professional (paid) racing experience.

Also debuting in the Series full-time this year is former Holden Young Lion Stephen White, and former V8 Supercar driver Wayne Wakefield. Although they are both under 45, they dont meet the rookie eligibility requirements with their vast racing experience. White has had significant international open wheeler experience, while Wakefield drove for Stone Brothers Racing as a co-driver to Marcos Ambrose in 2001, Ambrose putting the Falcon on pole position for the Great Race.

West Aussie Richard Bloomfield and twice Bathurst winner Tony Longhurst will also come on board full-time this year, competing for the Masters Award against V8 Ute veterans, Gary Baxter, Peter Burnitt, local Noel Edge and Charlie OBrien. Bloomfield will steer Jake McNallys Holden VE and Longhurst, the former Bundaberg Holden driven by Cameron McConville over the past two seasons.

10) 23 out of the 32 strong V8 Ute field have raced a V8 Ute at Clipsal before. Including; Ryal Harris, Noel Edge, Gary Baxter, Peter Burnitt, Ryan Hansford, Jeremy Gray, David Sieders, Andrew Fisher, Charlie OBrien, Jack Elsegood, Stephen White, Phonsy Mullan, Craig Dontas, Tony Longhurst, Rhys McNally, Kim Jane, Grant Bromley, Troy Dontas, Gerard McLeod, Nathan Pretty, Kris Walton, Danny Buzadzic, Charlie Kovacs Jnr

Richard Bloomfield, Todd Zani, Elliot Barbour, Jesse Dixon, Rhett Noonan, Wayne Wakefield, Adam Marjoram, Cameron Wilson and Matthew Nolan are all new to the Adelaide Parklands track.

Please find below the full Round 1 V8 Ute schedule: Thursday, 28th February    Practice 1    11:55amThursday, 28th February    Practice 2      3:35pmFriday, 1st     March             Qualifying      8:30amFriday, 1st     March             Race 1           4:55pmSaturday, 2nd March           Race 2        10:25amSunday, 3rd    March           Race 3        11:40am

POINTS SYSTEM: First place in each race will receive 35 points, second place 33 points, third place 31 points and fourth place 29 points; it then reduces one point for every position to 32nd place.

Race 1 grid is determined by Qualifying. Race 2 grid is determined by a random ballot drawn by the Race 1 winner. The number that is drawn is the number of Utes that will be reversed on the grid for that race. The Grid for Race 3 will not include the points achieved in Qualifying but will be determined by the combined points earned in Race 1 and Race 2 only.

The round winner is determined by the aggregate points earned from Qualifying, and all Races.

2013 V8 Ute Entry List - click here to download2013 V8 Ute Clipsal 500 driver statistics - click here to download

Past winners of the Clipsal 500 V8 Ute Events 2012 Kris Killa Walton (Ford FG) 2011 David Sideways Sieders (Ford BF) 2010 David Sideways Sieders (Ford BF) 2009  Gary Chucky Baxter (Holden VE) 2008   Grant Grunta Johnson (Holden VE) 2007  Jack The Hustler Elsegood  (Ford BF) 2006 Grant Grunta Johnson (Holden VY) 2005 Marcus Mayhem Zukanovic (Ford AU) 2004 Charlie Handlebars Kovacs  (Holden VY) 2003 Gary Chucky Baxter  (Holden VU) 2002 Warren Rockdog Luff (Holden VU) 2001 Gary Macca MacDonald  (Holden VU)

 Podium Finishes: 20121. Kris Killa Walton2. Ryal The Kid Harris3. Andrew Fishtail Fisher2011  1. David Sideways Siders 2. Ryal The Kid Harris 3. Chris Gypsy Pither2010 Ten Years of Legends Event    1. Jeremy Shades of Gray & NASCAR legend George Slick Miedecke    2. Andrew Fishtail Fisher & Rally Legend Rick The Disciple Bates    3. David Sideways Sieders & FPV Legend Rod Rocket Barrett2010   1. David Sideways Sieders 2. Andrew Fishtail Fisher 3. Jack The Hustler Elsegood 2009  1. Gary Chucky Baxter   2. Ryal The Kid Harris   3. Kim The Assassin Jane2008 1. Grant Grunta Johnson 2. Layton Leadfoot Crambrook3. George Slick Miedecke2007  1. Jack The Hustler Elsegood 2. Grant Grunta Johnson 3. Darren Chicken Palmer2006   1. Grant Grunta Johnson 2. Damien "Ice" White 3. Kerry "Sand Gropper" Wade 2005  1. Marcus "Mayhem" Zukanovic 2. Damien "Ice" White3. Kerry "Sand Gropper" Wade2004  1. Charlie "Handlebars" Kovacs 2. David "Schmacko" Griffin 3. Gary "Chucky Baxter2003   1. Gary "Chucky" Baxter 2. Damien "Ice" White 3. Charlie "Handlebars" Kovacs2002  1. Warren "Rock Dog" Luff 2. Mick "The Don" Donaher 3. Damien "Ice" White2001   1. Gary "Macca" MacDonald 2. Gary "Growler" Young 3. Damien "Ice" White

Armor All Pole Award Winners2012David Sideways Sieders2011 -  David Sideways Sieders2010David Sideways Sieders2009Gary Chucky Baxter2008Grant Grunta Johnson2007Ryal The Kid Harris2006Grant Grunta Johnson2005Gary Chucky Baxter2004Glen Bad Boy Barnes2003Warren Rockdog Luff2002Warren Rockdog Luff2001N/A