SRD AJI drivers win Rookie of the Season awards in Lites and TrucksA fantastic début season for the SRD AJI merged team concluded with the seasonal V8 Thunder awards presentation, where two of the teams drivers received awards.
Lites Rookie of the Season Winter 09 - #4 David BischoffWith a record of 3 wins, 11 top 5's, 20 top 10's and 4 poles, David Bischoff drove the #4 TrackIR Chevrolet to a 7th place finish in the championship, establishing himself as a contender for the championship in future seasons. A limited schedule worked against Bish, but he easily won Rookie of the Season honours for back-to-back Lites honours for AJI.
Trucks Rookie of the Season Winter 09 - #77 Andrew JonesWith 5 top 10 finishes offsetting the 5 DNF's he suffered, Andrew Jones drove the #77 The Work Bench Chevrolet to a 14th place finish in the championship, beating off the competition of the rookie class to win his second rookie of the season title in successive seasons. Running all the races for the first time in any of V8 Thunder's series, Jones had a best finish of 8th at Mallory Park.
First ever race winner for SRD AJI - #45 Stephen JonesStephen made history when he drove the #45 Lego Chevrolet to victory lane in SRD AJI's first ever race at Texas World Speedway. He backed this up with a record of 2 wins and 3 poles from his 16 races in Lites, the schedule not being kind to the Aussie as he had to start and park several times and missed other races in order to fulfil educational commitments. Should he ever run all the races to the finish, the young Victorian's clean and fast driving style would surely have him right up at the top of the standings
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Andrew Jones - #77, shifts permitting.