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34 Facts About Todd Hazelwood

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Todd Hazelwood managed to win the 2024 Trico Trans Am Series in his debut season with TFH Racing, adding to an incredible 2024 racing season.

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Todd Hazelwood previously competed in the Dunlop Super2 Series, and won the series with Matt Stone Racing in a Holden VF Commodore in 2017.

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Todd Hazelwood won the prestigious Mike Kable Young Gun Award in 2014.

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Todd Hazelwood started his racing career at the age of seven with his first event at the Adelaide Dirt Kart Club.

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Todd Hazelwood managed to progress quickly as a rookie in 2003 and instantly moved into the Juniors division at the age of 8.

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Todd Hazelwood went on to claim 2nd in his first ever Australian Title and went on to win 3x State Titles before making the switch to Bitumen Karts.

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In 2008, Todd Hazelwood won his first race meeting on Bitumen and went on to achieve at the highest level around Australia.

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Todd Hazelwood managed to win plenty of major karting events including the City of Melbourne and City of Adelaide Titles.

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In 2013, Todd Hazelwood made his debut in the Australian Formula 3 National Championship with R-Tek Motorsport in a Dallara F304.

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Todd Hazelwood raced the full season with the team and finished 2nd in the Championship standings in his rookie season.

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Todd Hazelwood started his Development Series career by winning the Shannons Supercar Showdown in 2013 with Supercars team Prodrive Racing Australia.

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Todd Hazelwood came back in 2014 with Matt Stone Racing driving the iSeek backed Ford FG Falcon.

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Todd Hazelwood finished 8th overall, and was the highest placed rookie with four top 5 finishes and being awarded the V8 Supercars Mike Kable Young Gun Award.

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In 2015, Todd Hazelwood returned in the same car with Matt Stone Racing.

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Todd Hazelwood achieved his very first overall podium at the Sydney 500 and finished 4th overall in the series standings.

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For 2016, Todd Hazelwood had a few changes over the offseason including changing to a Holden VF Commodore, with a Car of the Future specification chassis.

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Todd Hazelwood finished in the top 3 four times throughout the season.

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In 2017, Todd Hazelwood again drove a VF Holden Commodore from Matt Stone Racing supported by Bigmate.

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Todd Hazelwood made his Supercars Championship debut with Matt Stone Racing as a wildcard entry at the 2017 Ipswich SuperSprint, finishing 22nd and 18th.

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Todd Hazelwood made his Enduro Cup debut driving with Tim Blanchard at the 2017 Sandown 500, though the car did not start the race after Hazelwood was involved in a major accident during the first qualifying race.

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Todd Hazelwood continued with Matt Stone Racing in 2019, with the team acquiring an ex-Jamie Whincup Holden ZB Commodore and a technical alliance with Triple Eight Race Engineering.

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Results immediately improved, with Todd Hazelwood making his first Top 10 Shootout and achieving his first top 10 finish during the second race at the Adelaide 500.

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Todd Hazelwood achieved a career best finish during the 2019 season, a 5th placing during the Pukekohe round.

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Todd Hazelwood finished his final race with MSR on a high in a very strong 10th at the Newcastle 500.

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Todd Hazelwood famously returned to MSR in 2022 after a two-year absence with Brad Jones Racing.

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Todd Hazelwood confirmed his move from Matt Stone Racing to Brad Jones Racing in November 2019, replacing Tim Slade who left to join Scott McLaughlin and DJR Team Penske in a co-driver role.

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The year did come with some battles as Todd Hazelwood suffered from a number of setbacks hurting the overall Championship finish ending 17th in the points.

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Todd Hazelwood managed to achieve 12x Top Ten Race results along with 4x Top Five results, finishing the season in 13th.

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Todd Hazelwood has a solid start to the year and was 8th in the Championship after round four.

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Todd finished the season strong featuring in the Top Ten Shootout at Sandown 500 and Adelaide 500, but ultimately was a disappointing year for Hazelwood finishing 21st in the Championship.

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For 2024, Todd Hazelwood signed with Erebus Motorsport as a co-driver for the first time since 2017, stepping down from racing full time in the Supercars Championship.

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Todd Hazelwood will join the most historic team in Australian Motorsport driving a Shell V-Power Ford Mustang as a co-driver for Brode Kostecki.

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Todd Hazelwood made his debut in the Trico Trans Am Series for 2024 with newly founded team, TFH Racing.

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Todd Hazelwood managed to claim 7x Race wins over seven rounds, 2x Pole Positions and won the Trans Am Series on debut, wrapping up the win on the streets for the Adelaide 500.