Western Australian driver Tony Ricciardello won the Clem Smith Cup for Sports Sedans in Round Four of the Shannons Nationals at Mallala Motor Sport Park in South Australia.

Ricciardello took his six litre Chev powered Alfa Romeo to victory in the marquee race of the Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, the Clem Smith Cup.

The win gave Ricciardello his second Clem Smith Cup, after he won the inaugural Cup in 2007.

“We had some problems with the car early on, but after we got that sorted it was perfect, it didn’t miss a beat,” Ricciardello said.

“Winning the Clem Smith Cup again is an honour, big thanks go to Clem for his support of the race and Sports Sedans.”

Ricciardello and reigning champion Melbourne’s Darren Hossack in an Audi A4/Chev continued their fierce rivalry, which spilt over as the pair clashed in Race One and Race Three.

NSW driver Des Wall in a Trans-Am Corvette avoided the trouble to win the two races and the round; Ricciardello claimed a second and a ninth in the other two races, Hossack an 11th and a fifth.

Queensland driver Bob McLoughlin in Commodore had a consistent weekend and was rewarded with an outright fourth place for the weekend. Tasmanian Bruce Banks in a Mazda RX7 was next just in front of Victoria’s Michael Robinson in his Monaro (Pontiac GTO).

It was a disappointing turn-out for the big Sports Sedans with only 13 cars fronting the starter for the first race on Sunday.

Local drivers finished first and second in Round Two of the Shannons V8 Touring Car Series.

Adam Wallis took his VX Commodore to three wins from three races and the round victory, ahead of 2008 title winner Chris Smerdon (AU Falcon) and Terry Wyhoon (AU Falcon).

Wallis extends his points lead, while Smerdon moves into second place.

“It’s been a good weekend,” Wallis said.

“With the rain around each afternoon, we did a lot of tyre changes in the pits before making a final decision for the races.

“The wets were always on standby and we ended up needing them for Race Three.

“Leaving the event with three from three and a bigger championship lead is the perfect result.”

While Matt Kingsley took the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge round win to extend his buffer at the top of the table, Adelaide’s Mark Krashos was the weekend’s hard luck story.

Krashos won the opening two, dry races in convincing fashion, but a decision to use slick tyres in the wet Race Three was costly, dropping to finish 11th.

Rain-master Kingsley cashed in to take the race and round win, from Jeff Bobik and Paul Bolinowsky.

This weekend’s race meeting was Kingsley’s first in South Australia since he was injured in a massive V8 Ute crash at the 2008 Clipsal 500.

“It’s hard to explain how I’m feeling and the emotions involved, coming back to Adelaide and having such a successful weekend” Kingsley said.

“My family has been behind me 100%, their support has helped me get back into racing.

“The round win is a great result and sets us up well for the rest of the season.”

Even with a switch from Ford to Holden for reigning champ Steve Kwiatkowski, the battle between Kwiatkowski and Shawn Jamieson raged all weekend.

Jamieson won all three races in his Commodore, extending his points lead, with Kwiatkowski second and Sam Milton (Falcon) third.

Round Five of the Shannons Nationals will be held at Winton Motor Raceway in Victoria on 27-28 June.