2014–15 World Series Sprintcars season

The 2014–15 World Series Sprintcars (known as the Enzed World Series Sprintcars due to sponsorship) was the 28th running of the World Series Sprintcars in Australia. It ran over 13 rounds from 26 December 2014 until 21 February 2015.[1]

Mount Gambier driver Steven Lines was the defending champion from 2013–14, and looked to defend his title from the likes of multiple Australian champions Max Dumesny, Brooke Tatnell and James McFadden, as well as a host of Australia's top drivers, along with drivers (especially during the start of the season) from the World of Outlaws in the United States, which are in the winter off-season. However, it was Tatnell who won his 9th championship title, after Dave Murcott – who had led Tatnell by 80 points going into the final race at Perth Motorplex – crashed out of the race with 5 laps remaining. Tatnell finished the race in 3rd place, and as a result, claimed the championship by 27 points.

It was the last major sprintcar title for Shane Krikke, the Western Australia-based car owner for Tatnell; Krikke died in June 2016 of cancer.[2]

Schedule
Round Track City/State Track Length Date
1 Speedway City Virginia, SA 430 m 26 December 2014
2 Murray Bridge Speedway Murray Bridge, SA 360 m 27 December 2014
3 Borderline Speedway Mount Gambier, SA 372 m 28 December 2014
4 Avalon Raceway Lara, Vic 390 m 30 December 2014
5 Premier Speedway Warrnambool, Vic 410 m 1 January 2015
6 Brisbane International Speedway Brisbane, Qld 400 m 4 January 2015
7 Brisbane International Speedway Brisbane, Qld 400 m 9 & 10 January 2015
8 Murray Bridge Speedway Murray Bridge, SA 360 m 30 January 2015
9 Atwell Park Speedway Albany, WA 450 m 6 February 2015
10 Perth Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA 500 m 7 February 2015
11 Bunbury Speedway Bunbury, WA 530 m 11 February 2015
12 Perth Motorplex Kwinana Beach, WA 500 m 21 February 2015

Races
Round Time Trials Car No. Fast Time C-Main Car No. B-Main Car No. A-Main Car No. Report
1 Luke Dillon S81 12.605 Daryl Clayden W45 Brooke Tatnell W2 David Murcott A1
2 Steven Caruso S10 11.538 Colin Brooks S62 David Murcott A1 Matt Egel W53
3 Bradley Keller S19 11.128 Taylor Milling W25 Steven Lines W3 Brooke Tatnell W2
4 James McFadden NQ25 11.949 Daryl Clayden W45 Jye O'Keeffe V42 David Murcott A1
5 Luke Dillon S81 10.901 Luke Nash V84 Danny Holtgraver Q36 Jamie Veal V35
6 Donny Schatz US15 11.828 Not Held Matt Egel W53 Donny Schatz US15
7 Donny Schatz US15 11.956 Tim Kaeding N99 Brooke Tatnell W2 Donny Schatz US15
8 Ryan Jones S63 11.701 Dylan Jenkin S51 Chad Ely S22 Steven Lines W3
9 Ryan Farrell W26 12.335 Not Held Andrew Wright N78 Steven Lines W3
10 Jamie Veal V35 13.842 Not Held Ian Madsen T10 Dave Murcott A1
11 Jamie Veal V35 13.100 Not Held Brent Aprile NQ42 James McFadden NQ25
12 Kyle Hirst W17 13.830 Not Held Ryan Farrell W26 Kerry Madsen N29

Note: In Australia, car numbers are preceded by State of Origin identification.

See also

References
  1. "WSS 2014-2015 calendar released". World Series Sprintcars. Speedway Australia. 5 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. "Vale Shane Krikke". Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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