Kingshott reigns supreme

Dayne Kingshott and Krikke Motorsport have been crowned 2023/24 Maddington Toyota Sprintcar Series champions after Saturday night’s finale at Perth.

The 2023/24 season finished in style at the Perth Motorplex with the finale being taken out by Kaiden Manders, who controlled the final 13 laps to take the $3000 winner’s prize ahead of Kingshott.

Rounding out the podium was James Inglis who flew from 13th to third to claim the Hard Charger award.

Callum Williamson shaped up to be a contender starting on the front row but his feature race was over barely after it began when an aggressive move for the lead at turn 4 went badly wrong and he crashed out heavily.

This left Manders and Kingshott to tussle for the lead until the chequered flag.

In the end Manders snatched the lead from Kingshott, but a runner-up result was more than enough to secure the crown.

After finishing second, third and fourth in the last three seasons, it was a case of fourth time lucky and Kingshott was thrilled to finally break through.

“The goal at the beginning of the season was to contend for the Maddington Toyota Series, so to come away with a total of four round wins during the season on our way to taking out the series crown was a wonderful feeling,” expressed Kingshott.

“Since teaming up four seasons ago, we have been in contention for the Maddington Toyota Series, but we had for one reason or another fallen short.

“However, for this season, we improved our consistency during the season out on the track, where we picked up more wins and we were able to salvage something from our challenging nights, and that was one of the keys to this season’s Maddington Toyota Series crown. 

“Another highlight to come out of this season’s campaign was being able to deliver the Krikke Motorsport team their very first Maddington Toyota Series win.

“Up until four seasons ago, the Krikke Motorsport had never contested a full season in Western Australia, so it’s a massive honour to be able to give them a Maddington Toyota Series crown to add to their long list of achievements over the years, such as World Series Championships, Australian Championships and a Grand Annual Classic.”

As one would expect, Krikke Motorsport team manager Ryan Krikke was thrilled to have Kingshott capture their Maddington Toyota Series point standings after a pleasing season.

“I’m very proud of what the Krikke Motorsport team achieved throughout the season and naturally the highlight was being able to come away with the Maddington Toyota Series crown,” he said.

“It’s been a big season for the whole team and Dayne has really matured as a driver this season, and this has been evident with the success we have been able to enjoy together during the season.

“None of this would have been possible without the outstanding work  from the whole team, as they have gone above and beyond this season and it’s fantastic that they have been rewarded for all their efforts with capping the season by winning the Maddington Toyota Series.”

Final Maddington Toyota Series Point Standings

1 Dayne Kingshott – 2820 points

2 James Inglis – 2754

3 Brad Maiolo – 2650

4 Jamie Maiolo – 2584

5 Kaiden Manders – 2574

Image: Richard Hathaway Photography

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