Kumho V8 title race to open up at SMP

The chasing pack has a golden opportunity to overhaul Jack Smith with the series leader absent from this weekend’s V8 Touring Cars round at Sydney Motorsport Park.

Smith currently holds a 23-point lead in the standings but will sit out Round 3 of the season as planned in his part-time campaign this year in the unofficial third tier of Supercars.

Best-placed to overtake the Brad Jones Racing driver are MW Motorsport team-mates Tyler Everingham and Zak Best, who are split by two points in second and third position respectively.

Each has a race win so far this season while Smith has taken out the other four races held across Phillip Island and Winton.

The Kumho Tyre Australian V8 Touring Car Series will again have three races this weekend as one of the key attractions on the Muscle Car Masters program.

Qualifying and a 10-lap opening race are scheduled for Saturday (June 9), and two 12-lap races on Sunday.

Also on the program are Group A/Group C Heritage Touring Cars, Group N Historic Touring Cars, National Sports Sedans, Group S Historic Sports Cars, and the Performax TA2 Muscle Car Series.

Smith, who also competes in the Super2 Series with BJR, is expected to return to the field for the following rounds at Queensland Raceway and The Bend.

Entry list: Round 3, Sydney Motorsport Park

Num	Team/Sponsor	Driver	Car	Class
2	Page Bros, Jayco	Steven Page	Commodore	Kumho Cup
7	Mocomm Motorsports Communications	Jim Pollicina	Commodore	Kumho Cup
9	Neill Motorsport	Bradley Neill	Ford Falcon	Kumho Cup
10	Mr HDT Race Cars & Engines	Sean Fardell	Commodore	Heritage
11	Kenwood Homes	Michael Anderson	Ford Falcon	Championship
17	TF Maintenance	Jason Foley	Ford Falcon	Kumho Cup
24	Nandi Kiss Racing	Nandi Kiss	Commodore	Kumho Cup
27	MW Motorsport	Tyler Everingham	Ford Falcon	Championship
33	McDonald Motorsport	Jamie McDonald	Commodore	Heritage
41	Dial Before You Dig Racing	Mark Primmer	Ford Falcon	Kumho Cup
69	Dial Before You Dig/Mac Motorsport	Jon McCorkindale	Ford Falcon	Championship
75	B Strong Electrical	Brendan Strong	Commodore	Kumho Cup
76	Brownes Chill	Garry Hills	Commodore	Kumho Cup
78	MW Motorsport	Zak Best	Ford Falcon	Championship
88	WakeUp! Side Bar	Warren Millett	Commodore	Kumho Cup
111	Custom Garage	Andy Cantrell	Ford Falcon	Heritage