Kayne Scott stripped of NZV8 points

NZV8 title contender Kayne Scott has been completely stripped of his championship points due to a technical infringement.

The Hamilton-based driver has been excluded from the results of Rounds 1 to 6 of the BNT V8s Championship after an infringement regarding the engine cylinder heads on his Ford Falcon.

Scott’s team has advised officials that it intends to protest the decision.

The penalty drops Fujitsu-backed Scott from second to last place. He was just seven points adrift of championship points leader Angus Fogg ahead of the season finale at the Hamilton street track in two weeks time.

Fogg now goes into the final round with a 32 point lead ahead of Queensland-based Kiwi driver Craig Baird with Nelson’s John McIntyre just a further 12 points behind.

The change also sees Australian-based drivers Scott McLaughlin and Jason Bargwanna move up to eighth and ninth respectively.

The final round of the championship will take place at Hamilton’s ITM 400 V8 Supercar (April 15-17).

Revised Championship points after Round 6:

Pos	Car No.	Name	Car	Hometown	Total
1	6	Angus Fogg	Falcon	Auckland	975
2	1	Craig Baird	Falcon	Gold Coast	943
3	47	John McIntyre	Falcon	Nelson	931
4	23	Andy Booth	Commodore	Auckland	815
5	5/205	Andy Knight	Falcon	Christchurch	802
6	26	Tim Edgell	Falcon	Auckland	731
7	15	Paul Manuell	Commodore	Pukekohe	702
8	400	Scott McLaughlin	Commodore	Gold Coast	623
9	12	Jason Bargwanna	Falcon	Victoria	601
10	11	Martin Short	Falcon	Hamilton	541
11	4	Simon Richards	Falcon	Hamilton	511
12	007	Nick Ross	Commodore	Cambridge	510
13	70	Andrew Anderson	Commodore	Auckland	497
14	22	John Penny	Commodore/Falcon	Taupo	496
15	69	Eddie Bell	Falcon	Christchurch	493
16	9	William Bamber	Falcon	Wanganui	317
17	33	David Hopper	Commodore	Auckland	310
18	28	Wade Henshaw	Falcon	Christchurch	251
19	52	John Hepburn	Commodore	Timaru	241
20	55	Christina Orr-West	Commodore	Whakatane	204
21	20	Haydn Mackenzie	Falcon	Auckland	200
22	3	Matt Lockwood	Commodore	Palmerston Nth	130
23	75	Dean Perkins	Falcon	Pukekohe	96
24	99	Kayne Scott	Falcon	Hamilton	0