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Holden, along with Ford, is one of the two competitors on the V8 Supercars Australia circuit. Holden's history with the series dates back to when it was the Australian Touring Car Championship, where Peter Brock won three championships in Holdens.
In the modern V8 Touring Cars/V8 Supercars Australia series, the Holden Commodore has accumulated 8 of 14 championships.
Championships Won in Holdens
Correspondence
Year Series Driver Model 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship Norm Beechey Monaro 350GTS 1974 Australian Touring Car Championship Peter Brock Torana XU1/SLR5000 1975 Australian Touring Car Championship Colin Bond Torana L34 1978 Australian Touring Car Championship Peter Brock Torana A9X 1979 Australian Touring Car Championship Bob Morris Torana A9X 1980 Australian Touring Car Championship Peter Brock Commodore VB 1994 V8 Touring Cars Mark Skaife Commodore VP 1996 V8 Touring Cars Craig Lowndes Commodore VR 1998 V8 Touring Cars Craig Lowndes Commodore VS/VT 1999 V8 Touring Cars Craig Lowndes Commodore VS/VT 2000 V8 Touring Cars Mark Skaife Commodore VT 2001 V8 Touring Cars Mark Skaife Commodore VX 2002 V8 Touring Cars Mark Skaife Commodore VX 2006 V8 Supercars Australia Rick Kelly Commodore VZ
Date Article Author/Source 17 January 2014 Bootleg Bandits 
Geoff Maxted, DriveWrite Automotive
Date Sender & Recipient Subject File December 18, 1970 John D. Redell, USGAO
Edward F. Tennant, USAIDU.S. Agency for International Development's purchase of Holden cars PDF - 182KB - 3 pages