The championship is held over a single meeting (usually on consecutive nights) and has run annually since the 1989/90 season and is awarded to a different state of Australia each year by the national controlling body, the Australian Saloon Car Federation (ASCF).
The championship is generally run at country tracks and only twice (1992 and 2012) has it been held in a state capital city, that being the Northline Speedway in Darwin.
The first championship was run at the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool, Victoria and was won by Waikerie based South Australian driver Neil Hoffman.
South Australia's Anthony Beare won his 2nd national championship leading home former three time national champion Brad McClure of Victoria with another Victorian Mick Dann finishing third.
The 2015/16 championship will be held at the Redline Speedway in Ballarat, Victoria on 12–13 March 2006.