Philips Cup Series (Season 5)

The fifth season for the Philips Cup Series is hosted by Robbert Pieete on his YouTube channel, Tasmandutch. It began with the KLM Shootout exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway on February 20, 2013. The first points race was the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, held on February 25, 2013, and the final race was the Famous Last Words 600, held at Charlotte Motor Speedway on July 9, 2013.

---

Driver List

Car #	Manufacturer	Driver	Sponsor
1	Hyundai	Jocelyn van der Aart*	Viessmann
		Judith Pieete*
2	Dodge	Austin Ogo #	Miller Lite
3	Chevrolet	Anne Batson* %	GM Goodwrench
5	Chevrolet	Evan Gattuso	Kellogg's
6	Ford	Jacob Winston #	AAA
8	Chevrolet	Jake Smith #	U.S. Army
		Emily Michaels*
9	Ford	Ryan Anderson	Stanley
01	Hyundai	Inge Lamboliana	One Direction
04	Lincoln	Joshua Michaels	Chaos Motorsports / GameStop / YGOTAS
	Chevrolet		Taylor Swift / Chaos Motorsports
07	Chevrolet	Hayden Kline	Jack Daniel's
09	Chevrolet	Jaime Pintor	LA Dodgers
10	Dodge	Tessa Sato-Jackson	Valvoline
11	Toyota	Dillon Young	FedEx
12	Dodge	Billy Bishop	Alltel
17	Ford	Zack Austin #	DeWalt
18	Toyota	Anna Gregg	M&M's
19	Dodge	Sam Young	Best Buy
20	Toyota	Devin Smith #	Home Depot
22	Toyota	Aiden Spencer	Caterpillar
24	Chevrolet	Dom Caps	DuPont
27	Chevrolet	Hannah Hauschield* %	Monster Energy
		Steven Brind'Amour &
28	Ford	Theo Stegall*	Dish Network
29	Chevrolet	Nick Caps*	Shell/Pennzoil
30	Ford	Keith Batson	Harley Davidson
31	Chevrolet	Dustin Caps*	AT&T
33	Chevrolet	John Cittadino	Castrol
36	Chevrolet	Jeremy Dube*	Whelen Modified Series
38	Ford	Shawn Howell	A Day to Remember
40	Dodge	Molly Black*	Fastenal
41	Dodge	Keith Black*	Target
42	Camaro	Renesmee Brown	Nespresso
43	Dodge	Trey Spencer*	Cheerios
44	Toyota	Tyler Everest #	UPS
	Ford	Blake Hauschield* %	Monster Energy
45	Dodge	Catie Spencer*	Wells Fargo
48	Chevrolet	Max Power	Lowe's
59	Volvo	Danique Ekklisia*	Starbucks
60	Audi	Eveline Lotterer	Spartaan/Radobank
61	Chevrolet	Beth Senese	Top Notch Designs
62	Chevrolet	Joseph Onesto	Top Notch Designs
71	Lincoln	Thijs van der Voet	Axe
72	Lincoln	Larissa van der Voet	Groenendaal / Philips
82	Buick	Eline Suijten	Green Day
83	Toyota	Jackson Phillips	Red Bull
84	Toyota	John Andrews	Red Bull
88	Chevrolet	Jarrett Stymest #	MTN Dew
89	Dodge	Sam Brady	Racing for Jesus
92	Mercedes	Charlene Sixx	Green Day
99	Ford	Zachary Brown #	Office Depot

Driver Changes

• Jocelyn van der Aart, Judith Pieete, Austin Ogo, Anne Batson, Jacob Winston, Jake Smith, Emily Michaels, Zack Austin, Devin Smith, Hannnah Hauschild, Steven Brind'Amour, Theo Stegall, Nick Caps, Dustin Caps, Jeremy Dube, Milly Black, Keith Black, Trey Spencer, Tyler Everest, Blake Hauschild, Catie Spencer, Danique Ekklisia, and Thijs van der Voet enter the series as rookies.
• Avi Saks, Dillon White, Connor Breton, Chris Akin, Aaron Mason, Aaron Williams, Logan Smith, David Rochester, Mason Wood, Trevor Holt, Beth Black, Tyler Brown, Johnathan Thomen, Rob Bob, Dillon Delgado, Cameron Yetz, Paul Winters, Marshall Ritch, Gregory Coleman, Johanna Darcy, and Pichu London did not return for season 5 competition.
• Former competitors Dilllon Young, Sam Young, and Jaime Pintor return to competition.
• All other drivers swapped rides, with the exception of Ryan Anderson, Inge Lamboliana, Joshua Michaels, Hayden Kline, Dom Caps, Keith Batson, John Cittadino, Shawn Howell, Max Power, Beth Senese, Larissa van der Voet, Eline Suijten, John Andrews, Sam Brady, and Charlene Sixx.
• Charlene van Pelt was now known as Charlene Sixx.

Manufacturer Changes

• Hyundai entered the series, fielding entries for Jocelyn van der Aart, Judith Pieete, and Inge Lamboliana.
• Volvo entered the series, fielding a car for Danique Ekklisia.
• Audi entered the series, fielding a car for Eveline Lotterer
• Mercedes entered the series, fielding a car for Charlene Sixx.
• Chevy ran both the Monte Carlo and Camaro.
• The Taurus was retired from series competition.
• Toyota and Lincoln expand their programs

Race Schedule

The race schedule consisted of 20 races. South Boston replaces Bristol's race date. Bristol moves to race eighteen, during the Chase. Watkins Glen returns, replacing Road America. Utica-Rome, Zandvoort, Hockenhiemring, and Syracuse are added to the schedule. Silverstone, Calder Park, Pukekohe, and Mallala are dropped from the schedule. Dover and Zen Joltis swap race dates. Phoenix and Atlanta swap race dates. Richmond moves its date before Coca-Cola.

Race #	Track	Venue	Pole Sitter	Race Winner
1	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona 500	Aiden Spencer	John Cittadino
2	South Boston Speedway	America Today 320	Inge Lamboliana	Aiden Spencer
3	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	MCR Brickyard 400	Nick Caps	Joshua Michaels
4	Watkins Glen	Campari 350	Zachary Brown	Zachary Brown
5	Utica Rome Speedway	Lucas Oil 300	John Andrews	Keith Black
6	Michigan Int'l Speedway	Soundcloud 400	John Cittadino	Eveline Lotterer
7	Zen Joltis	Xxtreme 500	Jaime Pintor	Sam Brady
8	Dover	Dancemasters 400	Nick Caps	Shawn Howell
9	Zandvoort	Formido Challenge	Jaime Pintor	Jaime Pintor
10	California Speedway	Trust 500	Shawn Howell	Evan Gattuso
11	Phoenix Int'l Raceway	Diecastcarsnow 400	John Cittadino	Joshua Michaels
12	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Oracle 500	Joseph Onesto	Sam Brady
13	Hockenheimring	Days of Thunder 300	Jaime Pintor	Blake Hauschield
14	Richmond Int'l Speedway	Kenwood 400	Anna Gregg	Hannah Hauschield
15	Coca-Cola Superspeedway	TND 500	Eveline Lotterer	Dom Caps
Chase for the Philips Cup Series Championship
16	Texas Motor Speedway	Dookie 500	Larissa van der Voet	Joshua Michaels
17	Syracuse	Menards 350	Igne Lamboliana	Keith Batson
18	Bristol	Jason Leffler 500	Larissa van der Voet	Aiden Spencer
19	Talledega	Bacardi 499	Catie Spencer	John Andrews
20	Charlotte	Famous Last Words 600	Catie Spencer	Max Power

Trivia

• Joshua Michaels won the most races during the season, with three victories.
• Jaime Pintor got the most pole positions, with three.
• Three rookies won races this season.
• Blake Hauschield became the first Canadian to win a Philips Cup Series race.
• Max Power became the first Australian to win a Philips Cup Series race.