Ex-Johnson/Bowe Falcon joins Kumho V8 grid

A Ford EL Falcon once raced by Dick Johnson and John Bowe will join an expanded 18 car grid for the second round of the Kumho V8 Touring Cars at Winton next week.

The Falcon, piloted by the former Australian touring car champions at the 1997 Primus 1000 at Mount Panorama, will return to competitive action at the rural Victorian circuit with Troy Stapleton at the wheel.

The Victorian racer is a new addition to the grid as the series joins the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship support bill for the first time this season.

Also set to make his Kumho V8 debut is Victorian saloon car racer David Wright, who will campaign an ex-Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing BF Falcon.

A competitive field is set to tackle the Woodstock Winton Super Sprint headed by series leader Taz Douglas, who will split his duties in the Dunlop Series this year.

Douglas leads the standings with a 32 point margin over Bryce Fullwood, courtesy of his round win at Sandown last month.

Fullwood is not scheduled to compete in the category next week.

Tyler Greenbury will head to Winton third in the standings after his strong start to the new season for Image Racing.

Meanwhile, Dunlop Series regular Matt Chahda will make his first Kumho appearance this year in a ex-Britek BA Falcon driven by Jack Sipp at the opening round.

As a result, Sipp will drive a Matt Stone Racing VE Commodore at Winton.

The Kumho V8 Touring Cars will tackle two, 20-minute practice sessions on Friday May 20.

Qualifying and the opening race will take place on Saturday May 21, followed by two further races on Sunday May 22.

Kumho V8 Touring Cars Winton Super Sprint Entry List

Car #	Class	SPONSOR	COMPETITOR	DRIVER	State	VEHICLE	CC
5	Priv	Haymans Virginia/JCH Electrical	Jason Heck	Jason Heck	QLD	Ford Falcon BF	5000
6	Pro	501 Performance	501 Performance	David Wright	VIC	Ford Falcon BF	5000
7	Priv	MoComm Msports Communications	Jim Pollicina	Jim Pollicina	NSW	Commodore VE	5000
8	Priv	Poco/Simons Earthworks	Steve Briffa	Steve Briffa	NSW	Commodore VZ	5000
11	Priv	Kenwood Homes	Michael Anderson	Michael Anderson	NSW	Ford Falcon BF	5000
13	Pro	Image Racing/Lubrimaxx	Image Racing	Tyler Greenbury	QLD	Ford Falcon BF	5000
14	Pro	Brad Jones Racing	Brad Jones Racing	Joshua Smith	QLD	Commodore VE ll	5000
15	Pro	Penrite/Car Advice	Rsport Race Engineering	Emily Duggan	NSW	Commodore VE	5000
16	Pro	Image Racing/Lubrimaxx	Leigh Moran	Leigh Moran	VIC	Ford Falcon BA	5000
17	Priv	Newton Motorsport/Petewell Engineering	Troy Stapleton	Troy Stapleton	VIC	Ford Falcon EL	5000
18	Priv	Cavalier Homes	Amin Chahda	Matt Chahda	VIC	Ford Falcon BA	5000
25	Priv	Savs Auto Electric/Westco Equip	Dean Kovacevich	Dean Kovacevich	WA	Commodore VE	5000
37	Priv	Tempest Solutions Air & Mechanical	Jim Pollicina	Anthony Loscialpo	NSW	Commodore VE	5000
39	Pro	Vectra Corp/Lubrimaxx	Matt Stone Racing	Chris Smerdon	SA	Ford Falcon FG	5000
45	Pro	SA Racing Logist/THR Developments	THR Developments	Taz Douglas	VIC	Commodore VE	5000
66	Pro	Unichip Dynomotive	Matt Stone Racing	Jack Sipp	QLD	Commodore VE	5000
75	Priv	BSTRONG ELECTRICAL/Kirra Auto	Brendan Strong	Brendan Strong	NSW	Commodore VZ	5000
88	Priv	Simon’s Earthworks/WARLORD	Steve Briffa	Simon Emerzidis	NSW	Commodore VZ	5000