Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, much of the season's races were cancelled following the opening race at theAdelaide 500. Three of the eight rounds were to be combination races held alongside the Stadium Super Trucks. As a result, the series did not track standings for the season.Shae Davies was the lone Boost Mobile Super Truck driver to win a race.
During the 2019Gold Coast 600 in October, the series' first race in Australia sinceMotorsport Australia lifted its year-long ban, the 2020 Australian schedule was announced under the Boost Mobile Super Trucks name.[2][3] The full schedule was revealed on 21 November 2019, with the series being divided into the American Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks and the Australian Boost Mobile Super Trucks; both championships intended to run three companion rounds.[4]
The Boost Mobile Super Trucks' inaugural race weekend came as an "Australia v USA Series" with the Speed Energy Stadium Super Trucks at theAdelaide Street Circuit.[5] Excluding defending SST champion and Australian-AmericanMatthew Brabham, eight drivers represented Australia at Adelaide.[1] Among the Australian drivers were Supercars veteranPaul Weel in his return to racing for the first time since 2008,[6]2017 Stadium Super Trucks championPaul Morris and his driving academy driverLuke van Herwaade under the Team Norwell banner,[7]Super2 Series driverShae Davies,[5]Shaun Richardson in his first SST race since 2017,[1] SST veteransToby Price andGreg Gartner,[8] andMatt Mingay racing for the first time since suffering serious injuries in a 2016 SST race.[9]Robby Gordon won the season opener after holding off a last-lap charge by Price.[10] The second race saw Mingay and Morris lead before Gordon and Brabham passed them in the second half, with Brabham edging out Gordon for the victory by .0361 seconds.[11] In the third and final round, Gartner led early while Davies climbed through the field after avoiding wrecks. Davies eventually took the lead after the competition caution and pulled away while the field battled among themselves for position.[12]
Although the series had hoped to follow theSupercars Championship to postponed races once new races were finalised,[16] the trucks ultimately did not join the Supercars at their revised dates.[17]
Matt Mingay
Shaun Richardson
Adelaide,South Australia
Robby Gordon