1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round

The 1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round was the first round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was held from 26 to 28 March at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.

New South Wales 1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 1999 Shell Championship Series
Date26–28 March 1999
LocationEastern Creek, New South Wales
VenueEastern Creek Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 13 laps 50 km
Pole position Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
1:30.6556
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
20:08.3796
Race 2
Distance 13 laps 50 km
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
20:10.9749
Race 3
Distance 9 laps 30 km
Winner Craig Lowndes
Holden Racing Team
13:53.5105
Round Results
First 146 pts
Second 140 pts
Third 128 pts

Race results edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Name Team Vehicle Time
1 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 1:30.6556
2 1   Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden VT Commodore 1:31.0781
3 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.2666
4 4   Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.2904
5 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:31.4553
6 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore 1:31.4683
7 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:31.4787
8 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore 1:31.7573
9 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:31.8193
10 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:31.8237
11 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.0274
12 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford EL Falcon 1:32.0283
13 600   John Bowe PAE Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 1:32.0295
14 6   Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Racing Ford EL Falcon 1:32.1645
15 7   Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:32.1853
16 12   Greg Murphy Gibson Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:32.3531
17 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford AU Falcon 1:32.5782
18 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:32.7169
19 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore 1:32.7260
20 99   Mark Noske Holden Young Lions Holden VS Commodore 1:32.7369
21 30   Greg Crick Greg Crick Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 1:33.0975
22 28   Rodney Forbes Bob Forbes Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:33.2135
23 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden VS Commodore 1:33.3729
24 15   Todd Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden VS Commodore 1:33.5292
25 32   Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden VT Commodore 1:33.6144
26 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:33.7467
27 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 1:33.8565
28 50   Mick Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:34.1022
29 55   Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:34.3099
30 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford EL Falcon 1:34.3414
31 54   Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing Ford EL Falcon 1:34.5784
32 72   David Parsons Robert Smith Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:34.7508
33 22   Danny Osborne Colourscan Motorsport Ford EL Falcon 1:35.1501
34 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden VS Commodore 1:35.4810
35 79   Mike Conway Cadillac Productions Ford EL Falcon 1:35.5506
36 26   John Cotter Doulman Automotive Holden VS Commodore 1:35.7770
37 40   Cameron McLean Greenfield Mowers Racing Ford EL Falcon 1:36.2352
38 80   Bob Thorn Briggs Motor Sport Ford AU Falcon 1:36.6523
39 37   Bill Attard Alan Taylor Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:36.9707
40 52   Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing Holden VS Commodore 1:37.3086
Did not qualify: Circuit capacity (40 cars)
41 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing Holden VR Commodore unknown
- 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford AU Falcon no time
- 51   Charles Ryman Charles Ryman Racing Ford EL Falcon no time
- 96   Paul Dumbrell John Faulkner Racing Holden VT Commodore no time
Sources:[1]

Privateers Race edit

Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 28   Rodney Forbes Lansvale Racing Team 8 12min 40.2488sec 1
2 40   Cameron McLean Greenfield Mowers Racing 8 + 0.533 s 15
3 50   Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing 8 + 8.647 s 4
4 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team 8 + 11.791 s 2
5 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 8 + 22.265 s 8
6 26   John Cotter M3 Motorsport 8 + 28.261 s 10
7 52   Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing 8 + 35.094 s 14
8 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing 8 + 36.030 s 11
9 80   Bob Thorn Briggs Motor Sport 8 + 36.377 s 12
10 55   Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing 8 + 38.134 s 5
11 37   Bill Attard Scotty Taylor Racing 8 + 39.868 s 13
12 79   Mike Conway Cadillac Productions 8 + 48.774 s 9
13 54   Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing 8 + 1:02.554 s 6
14 72   David Parsons Robert Smith Racing 7 + 1 lap 7
Ret 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing 6 Retired 3
Fastest Lap: Cameron McLean (Greenfield Mowers Racing), 1:33.0613
Sources:[2]

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 13 20min 08.3796sec 1
2 4   Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing 13 + 0.521 s 4
3 1   Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 13 + 3.678 s 2
4 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 + 5.154 s 5
5 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 13 + 5.259 s 3
6 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 13 + 13.686 s 6
7 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 13 + 14.852 s 9
8 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 + 15.385 s 7
9 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 13 + 15.650 s 8
10 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 13 + 16.184 s 12
11 7   Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport 13 + 16.459 s 15
12 600   John Bowe PAE Motorsport 13 + 17.642 s 13
13 12   Greg Murphy Gibson Motorsport 13 + 17.739 s 16
14 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 13 + 19.675 s 10
15 99   Mark Noske Holden Young Lions 13 + 21.095 s 20
16 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 13 + 24.139 s 17
17 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing 13 + 33.996 s 26
18 32   Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport 13 + 43.418 s 25
19 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team 13 + 48.637 s 23
20 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport 13 + 51.064 s 27
21 50   Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing 13 + 51.321 s 28
22 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing 13 + 52.714 s 18
23 72   David Parsons Robert Smith Racing 13 + 53.708 s 32
24 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 13 + 54.833 s 34
25 30   Greg Crick Greg Crick Motorsport 13 + 58.593 s 21
26 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 13 + 1:07.295 s 30
27 55   Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing 13 + 1:07.671 s 29
28 80   Bob Thorn Briggs Motor Sport 13 + 1:07.962 s 38
29 54   Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing 13 + 1:08.707 s 31
30 79   Mike Conway Cadillac Productions 13 + 1:14.861 s 35
31 37   Bill Attard Scotty Taylor Racing 13 + 1:19.488 s 39
32 26   John Cotter M3 Motorsport 12 + 1 lap 36
33 52   Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing 12 + 1 lap 40
34 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing 10 + 3 laps 19
Ret 6   Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Racing 10 Retired 14
Ret 28   Rodney Forbes Lansvale Racing Team 8 Collision 22
Ret 40   Cameron McLean Greenfield Mowers Racing 8 Collision 41
Ret 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 8 Overheating 11
Ret 22   Danny Osbourne Colourscan Motorsport 4 Retired 33
Ret 15   Todd Kelly Holden Young Lions 3 Accident 24
DNS 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Did not start
DNS 51   Charles Ryman Charles Ryman Racing Did not start
DNS 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing Did not start
DNS 96   Paul Dumbrell John Faulkner Racing Did not start
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 1:31.8943
Sources:[3]

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 13 20min 10.9749sec 1
2 1   Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 13 + 3.424 s 3
3 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 13 + 5.457 s 6
4 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 + 5.755 s 4
5 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 13 + 6.338 s 8
6 4   Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing 13 + 6.920 s 2
7 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 13 + 7.095 s 5
8 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 13 + 11.978 s 9
9 12   Greg Murphy Gibson Motorsport 13 + 13.371 s 13
10 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 13 + 15.390 s 7
11 99   Mark Noske Holden Young Lions 13 + 15.545 s 15
12 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing 13 + 25.209 s 34
13 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport 13 + 26.684 s 20
14 32   Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport 13 + 28.750 s 18
15 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 13 + 28.933 s 38
16 28   Rodney Forbes Lansvale Racing Team 13 + 29.862 s 36
17 40   Cameron McLean Greenfield Mowers Racing 13 + 29.952 s 37
18 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing 13 + 30.791 s 22
19 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team 13 + 30.988 s 19
20 30   Greg Crick Greg Crick Motorsport 13 + 31.444 s 25
21 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 13 + 32.209 s 10
22 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing 13 + 37.787 s 17
23 50   Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing 13 + 38.193 s 21
24 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 13 + 44.600 s 16
25 72   David Parsons Robert Smith Racing 13 + 46.427 s 23
26 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 13 + 1:02.064 s 14
27 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 13 + 1:03.592 s 26
28 79   Mike Conway Cadillac Productions 13 + 1:06.111 s 30
29 80   Bob Thorn Briggs Motor Sport 13 + 1:07.239 s 28
30 37   Bill Attard Scotty Taylor Racing 13 + 1:26.805 s 31
31 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing 13 + 1:32.066 s 39
32 52   Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing 12 + 1 lap 33
NC 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 4 Not Classified 24
Ret 6   Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Racing 8 Spun Off 35
Ret 54   Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing 7 Spun Off 24
Ret 26   John Cotter M3 Motorsport 3 Retired 32
Ret 600   John Bowe PAE Motorsport 1 Water Pump 12
Ret 7   Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport 0 Retired 11
Ret 55   Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing 0 Accident 27
DNS 15   Todd Kelly Holden Young Lions Did not start
DNS 22   Danny Osbourne Colourscan Motorsport Did not start
DNS 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Did not start
DNS 51   Charles Ryman Charles Ryman Racing Did not start
DNS 96   Paul Dumbrell John Faulkner Racing Did not start
Fastest Lap: Glenn Seton (Glenn Seton Racing), 1:32.0343
Sources:[4]

Race 3 edit

Pos. No. Name Team Laps Time Grid
1 1   Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 9 13min 53.5105sec 2
2 2   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 9 + 1.718 s 1
3 34   Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 9 + 6.868 s 4
4 5   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing 9 + 9.714 s 7
5 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 9 + 10.555 s 8
6 12   Greg Murphy Gibson Motorsport 9 + 11.249 s 9
7 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 9 + 11.492 s 10
8 99   Mark Noske Holden Young Lions 9 + 13.167 s 11
9 31   Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing 9 + 18.497 s 21
10 40   Cameron McLean Greenfield Mowers Racing 9 + 19.724 s 17
11 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing 9 + 20.096 s 12
12 30   Greg Crick Greg Crick Motorsport 9 + 20.747 s 20
13 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 9 + 21.814 s 26
14 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 9 + 22.811 s 24
15 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport 9 + 23.774 s 5
16 6   Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Racing 9 + 25.797 s 34
17 18   Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 9 + 32.130 s 15
18 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing 9 + 34.229 s 22
19 50   Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing 9 + 36.134 s 23
20 7   Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport 9 + 39.134 s 38
21 28   Rodney Forbes Lansvale Racing Team 9 + 42.110 s 16
22 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team 9 + 42.273 s 19
23 75   Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing 9 + 50.152 s 27
24 79   Mike Conway Cadillac Productions 9 + 53.922 s 28
25 26   John Cotter M3 Motorsport 9 + 53.938 s 36
26 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing 9 + 55.176 s 31
27 52   Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing 9 + 55.299 s 32
28 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing 9 + 58.442 s 18
29 54   Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing 9 + 1:00.401 s 35
30 4   Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing 9 + 1:01.582 s 6
Ret 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 8 Collision 3
Ret 80   Bob Thorn Briggs Motor Sport 0 Retired 29
Ret 37   Bill Attard Scotty Taylor Racing 0 Retired 30
Ret 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 0 Retired 33
DNS 15   Todd Kelly Holden Young Lions Did not start
DNS 16   Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Did not start
DNS 22   Danny Osbourne Colourscan Motorsport Did not start
DNS 32   Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Did not start
DNS 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Did not start
DNS 51   Charles Ryman Charles Ryman Racing Did not start
DNS 55   Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing Did not start
DNS 72   David Parsons Robert Smith Racing Did not start
DNS 96   Paul Dumbrell John Faulkner Racing Did not start
DNS 600   John Bowe PAE Motorsport Did not start
Fastest Lap: Mark Skaife (Holden Racing Team), 1:31.7301
Sources:[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "1999 Eastern Creek #1". Racing-Reference.info. 9 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - V8 Supercars Privateers Race". National Software. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2016-11-18.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - Shell Championship Series, Round 1, Race 1". National Software. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2016-11-18.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - Shell Championship Series, Round 1, Race 2". National Software. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2016-11-18.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - Shell Championship Series, Round 1, Race 3". National Software. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2016-11-18.[permanent dead link]

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