The series came into existence as an acknowledgement that there are many old V8 Supercars no longer eligible or competitive in the second-tier
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series and, other than as overweight and uncompetitive
Sports Sedans, had nowhere else to race. The series has also attracted competitors from the now defunct
Australian Touring Car Challenge which had run on the now collapsed
Australian Motor Racing Championships program. The inaugural series was held in
2008 as a completely new category, running on the
Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships schedule. The series struggled to find a grid in its opening year, with the low point coming in the second round at
Eastern Creek where just three cars were entered. The series has since swollen with the deregistration of the
Ford AU Falcon and
Holden VX Commodore from the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, with a number of fresh cars and teams stepping straight out of the second-tier series. Chris Smerdon, a former V8 Supercar driver, was the inaugural series champion, dominating the 2008 series in an ex-Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon. The
2009 series saw former Fujitsu Series drivers Adam Wallis and Terry Wyhoon battle with Smerdon for the crown, with Wallis coming out on top over Wyhoon and Smerdon. Another former Fujitsu Series driver, Tony Evangelou, won the
2010 series, being the only driver to compete in all five rounds. Wyhoon won the series in
2011 after a close battle with Smerdon and Scott Loadsman. In 2019, the series was rebranded to Super3. In 2020, only two rounds of the series were completed - therefore no champion was awarded. In 2021 the Super3 Series sat to join alongside the
Dunlop Super2 Series for the first time as a class. In 2023, Car of the Future also known later as New Generation V8 Supercar built cars were set to become eligible in the Super3 Series class of the Dunlop Super2 & Super3 Series alongside Project Blueprint built specification cars purchased from teams in the Super2 Series Class of the Dunlop Super2 & Super3 Series. In the same year of 2023 the V8 Touring Car Series would be revived to create a standalone unofficial fourth tier V8 Supercars category for Pre-Car of The Future Specification built cars to be eligible. However it would only last for that years season in 2023. In November 2024, Supercars announced the Super3 Series would cease to exist as a stand alone series due to low grid numbers with only as many as two or three cars appearing in the Super3 Series class at rounds in the 2024 Dunlop Super2 & Super3 Series season. Cars built under Car of the Future (Also known as New Generation V8 Supercar) regulations are set to be re-eligible to compete in the Super2 Series in the 2025 year season. ==Format==