Steve Owen (racing driver)
| Steve Owen | |
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 Steve Owen in 2012 |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 18 December 1974 Melbourne, Victoria |
| 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship | |
| Debut season | 1999 |
| Current team | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| Car no. | 49 |
| Former teams | Garry Rogers Motorsport Imrie Motor Sport Briggs Motor Sport Robert Smith Racing K-Mart Racing Britek Motorsport Rod Nash Racing Walkinshaw Racing Triple Eight Race Engineering |
| Starts | 83 |
| Best finish | 17th in 2011 International V8 Supercars Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1998-99,2004 2000 2002-04, 2008,2010 2009 |
Australian Formula Ford Australian Drivers' Champ. Development V8 Supercar V8 Touring Car National Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2010 |
Development V8 Supercar Development V8 Supercar |
Steve Owen is an Australian racing driver. Owen has an extensive driving CV, from Karts, to Formula Ford, Formula Holden, Sprintcars, V8 Supercar and is a dual champion of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. Owen was introduced to Karting when he commenced working at the Carroll & Richardson International Go-Kart Entertainment Centre on a casual basis in Nunawading, Victoria, in the early 1990s. Owen worked initially as a Track Marshal and then as a Mechanic.
Owen is a two-time winner of the second-tier V8 Supercar series, having won it in 2008 for Scott Loadsman Racing and 2010 for Greg Murphy Racing. Owen has drifted in and out of Australia's leading motor racing series, the International V8 Supercars Championship. Owen has won a single race, as co-driver for Jamie Whincup at the 2010 Armor All Gold Coast 600, and has twice finished second at a V8 Supercar event.
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Career results [edit]
Bathurst 1000 Results [edit]
| Year | Number | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
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| 1999 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VT Commodore | Greg Ritter | 9th | 160 |
| 2000 | 76 | Matthew White Racing | Holden VS Commodore | Matthew White | 24th | 143 |
| 2001 | 14 | Imrie Motorsport | Holden VX Commodore | James Brock | DNF | 12 |
| 2002 | 600 | Briggs Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon | Dale Brede | 17th | 158 |
| 2003 | 13 | Robert Smith Racing | Holden VX Commodore | Phillip Scifleet | 21st | 141 |
| 2004 | 51 | K-mart Racing Team | Holden VY Commodore | Tim Leahey | 8th | 160 |
| 2005 | 25 | Britek Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | Matthew White | DNF | 136 |
| 2006 | 55 | Autobarn Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | Tony Longhurst | 7th | 161 |
| 2007 | 55 | Autobarn Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | Tony D'Alberto | 6th | 161 |
| 2008 | 17 | Jim Beam Racing | Ford BF Falcon | Warren Luff | 11th | 161 |
| 2009 | 10 | Team Autobarn | Holden VE Commodore | Shane Price | 16th | 160 |
| 2010 | 1 | Team Vodafone | Holden VE Commodore | Jamie Whincup | 2nd | 161 |
| 2011 | 49 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VE Commodore | Paul Morris | 11th | 161 |
| 2012 | 49 | VIP Petfoods Racing/DJR | Ford FG Falcon | Paul Morris | DNF | 53 |
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| Preceded by Tony D'Alberto |
Winner of the V8 Supercar Development Series 2008 |
Succeeded by Jonathon Webb |
| Preceded by Jonathon Webb |
Winner of the V8 Supercar Development Series 2010 |
Succeeded by Andrew Thompson |
References [edit]
- ^ Formula Holden: Tasman Cup Retrieved on 6 April 2012
External links [edit]
- Official web page [3]
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