Here are results from the 2001 and 2002 V8 Stock Cars seasons.

The series is remembered for being under the Power Tour though all of the involved series retained their unique identities.

There can be some confusion as a drive.com.au article states there were six rounds and eighteen races and Autosport reports five rounds, but it was six rounds however Round 1 was an exhibition round so Autosport is also correct if as they didn’t count the exhibition round.

The old Power Tour website was discovered to have been partially archived, this allowed us to verify details of the 2002 season.

All information was sourced from Natsoft, the Power Tour website, Motorsport.com and Motorsport News and it is highly unlikely that Natsoft’s timing is wrong on any race so there is great confidence in the below information.

2001 Season

Round 1 – Mallala (exhibition) – George Elliot won Race 1, Andrew Miedecke won two and three? (article says Middleton), the 2001 highlights video has Race 3 and Tz17’s Motorsport Videos has Race 2.

Round 2 – Oran Park – all three races were won by Andrew Miedecke

Round 3 – Queensland Raceway – Miedecke won Race 1 & 2, Tony Southwell won Race 3

Round 4 – Oran Park – won by Dick Howe (Race 1) and Miedecke (Race 2 & 3)

This one is disputed as broadcast shows Dick Howe winning yet the article says Andrew Miedecke.

Round 5 – Winton – Qualifying and Round 5 2001 – won by Miedecke, French and Miedecke.

Round 6 – Calder Park – Qualifying, Race One, Race Two, Race Three – wins by Miedecke, Howe and Southwell.

Miedecke championship report by drive.com.au

The report on drive.com.au is slightly inaccurate as based on all the articles, Andrew Miedecke is known to have won twelve of the eighteen races not fourteen out of eighteen, this was confirmed in 2023.

2002 Season

Oran Park – Qualifying, Round 1 2002 (All won by Andrew Miedecke)

Mallala – Qualifying and Round 2 2002 – Miedecke won Races 1 & 3, Templer won Race 2

One of the race wins is claimed by Tony Southwell however Motorsport News and The Power Tour website both claim that it was Miedecke and Templer who won the three races that weekend.

Queensland Raceway – Race 1 & Race 2 won by Rusty French and Andrew Miedecke won Race 3

The Power Tour officially ended on July 29th, 2002, the statement below is from the archived website

“As of Monday 29th of July 2002 the Motorsport Promoters Group will no longer actively participate in Australian Motorsport.  An announcement has been released to all tracks and category managers stating that the 2002 Power Tour has now concluded owing to a wide range of factors which include low numbers in certain categories, a contracted sponsorship market and non payment of fees to the MPG by certain parties which include a NSW track and several categories from the Power Tour.  Rising fees and a lack of forward direction in the sport in general has left the MPG with no other path to follow at this time except to close the door on this chapter of it’s history.“

Had the Power Tour not collapsed the season would of looked like this after Queensland Raceway

Calder Park July 19-21
Barbagello August 23-25
Wakefield Park September 27-29
Winton October 25-27
Oran Park November 23-24

Victoria Trophy for Super Trucks (race listed as V8 Stock Cars)

This race was held on the same weekend that the Power Tour was planning on going to Winton before it was closed down.

Five cars turned up for the racing with four taking the green flag, Bob Middleton won Race 1 and Chris Templer won Race 2 and 3.

Winners in a season

2001 season
Andrew Miedecke
Tony Southwell
Rusty French
Dick Howe
George Elliot

2002 Season
Chris Templer
Andrew Miedecke
Rusty French
Bob Middleton (if counting Winton 2002)

All time Driver wins in V8 Stock Cars

Andrew Miedecke – 18 wins
Rusty French – 3 wins
Tony Southwell  – 2 wins
Dick Howe – 2 wins
Chris Templer – 1 win (three if counting Winton 2002 x2)
George Elliot – 1 win
Bob Middleton – 1 win if counting Winton 2002

Pole Positions in 2001
Mallala: Tony Southwell
Oran Park: Andrew Miedecke and Andrew Miedecke
Queensland Raceway: Tony Southwell
Oran Park: Andrew Miedecke and Andrew Miedecke
Winton: Andrew Miedecke and Andrew Miedecke
Calder Park Raceway: Tony Southwell and Andrew Miedecke

Pole Positions in 2002
Oran Park: Andrew Miedecke
Mallala: Andrew Miedecke
Queensland Raceway: Not listed

Last Manufacturer winner 
Ford: Dick Howe at Calder Park Raceway 2001
Chevrolet: Andrew Miedecke (Queensland Raceway) or Chris Templer (Winton)