1999 FAI 1000

This article is about the V8Supercar race. For the Super Touring car race, see 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts 500.

1999 FAI 1000

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The 1999 FAI 1000 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars. The event was held on 14 November 1999 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia and was the thirteenth and final round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was the first year that the traditional spring endurance race at Bathurst was part of the Australian Touring Car Championship.

1999 FAI 1000

Event Information
Round 13 of 13 in the 1999 Shell Championship Series
Date	11–14 November 1999
Location	Bathurst, New South Wales
Venue	Mount Panorama Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 161 laps 1000 km Pole position Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 2:09.5146 Winner Greg Murphy Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport 6:51:48.8354
Round Results First Greg Murphy Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport 300 pts Second Craig Lowndes Cameron McConville Holden Racing Team 276 pts Third Mark Skaife Paul Morris Holden Racing Team 264 pts

The race was the third running of the "Australia 1000", first held after the organisational split over the Bathurst 1000 that occurred in 1997. 1999 was the 37th consecutive year in which a touring car endurance race was held at the Mount Panorama Circuit and the event was the 42nd race that traces its lineage back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 held at Phillip Island.

Entry list

57 cars entered the race, the first full field (55 cars or more) since 1990. Alongside the outright contenders, the "Privateers Cup" was contested by 28 Level 2 and 3 licence holders who competed in the sprint rounds of the 1999 season. 20 Ford Falcons (12 AUs and 8 ELs) and 37 Holden Commodores (15 VTs, 21 VSs and 1 VP) were entered in the event. Owen Parkinson Racing, one of the 57 entries, withdrew their Commodore VS prior to the event.

Paul Dumbrell made history as the youngest race starter (since surpassed by Cameron Waters in 2011) at 17 years, 2 months and 14 days; surpassing Bryan Sala's record (set in 1991) by a single day. Of the 114 drivers, only John Cleland came from outside Australia and New Zealand. Three-time 'Great Race' winner Dick Johnson made both his 26th and final Bathurst start.

No. Class Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Class Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car 1 O Craig Lowndes Cameron McConville Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1) Holden Commodore VT 39 P Charlie Cox Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport (Vittoria Coffee, I.T. Services) Holden Commodore VS 2 O Mark Skaife Paul Morris Holden Racing Team (Holden, Mobil 1) Holden Commodore VT 40 P Cameron McLean John Cleland Greenfield Mowers Racing (Greenfield Mowers) Ford Falcon EL 3 P Trevor Ashby Steve Reed Lansvale Smash Repairs (Optus, PPG) Holden Commodore VS 41 P Garry Holt Bill Sieders Emerzidis Motorsport (Eastern Creek Karting) Ford Falcon EL 4 O Jason Bright Craig Baird Stone Brothers Racing (Pirtek) Ford Falcon AU 42 P Scott Flemming Mark Williams Colourscan Racing (OzEmail) Ford Falcon EL 5 O Glenn Seton Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Racing (Ford, Ford Credit) Ford Falcon AU 43 O Paul Weel Greg Crick Paul Weel Racing (K&J Thermal Products) Ford Falcon AU 6 O Geoff Brabham Neal Bates Glenn Seton Racing (Ford, Ford Credit) Ford Falcon AU 46 O John Faulkner Simon Wills John Faulkner Racing (Wynn's) Holden Commodore VT 7 O Greg Murphy Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport (Wynn's) Holden Commodore VT 47 O John Trimbole Kevin Heffernan Daily Planet Racing (Daily Planet) Holden Commodore VS 10 O Mark Larkham Brad Jones Larkham Motor Sport (Mitre 10) Ford Falcon AU 48 P D'Arcy Russell Grant Johnson Rod Smith Racing (Playboy, Company Solutions) Holden Commodore VS 11 O Larry Perkins Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering (Castrol) Holden Commodore VT 49 P Layton Crambrook Dean Crosswell Crambrook Racing (Hidden Valley, SolaHart) Holden Commodore VS 14 P Mike Imrie Rodney Crick Imrie Motorsport (STP, Narellan Town Centre) Holden Commodore VS 50 P Dean Lindstrom Melinda Price Clive Wiseman Racing (Ultra Tune) Holden Commodore VS 15 O Todd Kelly Mark Noske Holden Young Lions (MyCar Automotive Store) Holden Commodore VT 54 P Simon Emerzidis Garry Willmington Emerzidis Motorsport (Simon's Earthworks & Waste) Ford Falcon EL 16 O Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke McDougall Motorsport (Aloe Quench) Holden Commodore VT 55 P Rod Nash Dean Wanless Rod Nash Racing (AutoPro) Holden Commodore VT 17 O Dick Johnson Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing (Shell Helix) Ford Falcon AU 60 P Nathan Pretty Andrew Fawcett Pretty Motorsport (Lewington's Transport) Holden Commodore VS 18 O Paul Radisich Steve Ellery Dick Johnson Racing (Shell Helix) Ford Falcon AU 66 O Mark Poole Tony Scott James Rosenberg Racing (John Deere) Holden Commodore VT 19 O Wayne Gardner David Brabham Wayne Gardner Racing (Coca-Cola, McDonald's) Holden Commodore VT 70 O John Briggs Tim Leahey Briggs Motor Sport (Supercheap Auto) Ford Falcon AU 22 O Danny Osborne Brett Peters Colourscan Racing (Colourscan Printing) Ford Falcon AU 73 O David Parsons David Parsons Gibson Motorsport (Challenge Recruitment) Holden Commodore VT 24 O Paul Romano Darren Hossack Romano Racing (Siemens Mobile) Holden Commodore VS 75 O Anthony Tratt Alan Jones Paul Little Racing (Toll) Ford Falcon AU 25 O Tony Longhurst Adam Macrow Longhurst Racing (Castrol) Ford Falcon AU 77 P Richard Mork Christian D’Agostin V8 Racing (v8racing.com, Lamattina & Sons) Holden Commodore VS 26 P Peter Doulman John Cotter Doulman Automotive (Gatorade) Holden Commodore VT 79 P Mike Conway Ric Shaw Cadillac Productions (SMS Consulting) Ford Falcon EL 27 P Terry Finnigan Darren Pate Finnigan Racing (carsales.com.au, DWS) Holden Commodore VS 80 P Bob Thorn Todd Wanless Briggs Motor Sport (Supercheap Auto) Ford Falcon EL 28 P Rodney Forbes Geoff Full Bob Forbes Racing (DietShake, Harlequin) Holden Commodore VS 81 P Tim Rowse Ron Barnacle Rowse Motorsport (Rowse Motors) Holden Commodore VP 30 P Craig Harris Tim Shaw Harris Racing (Brisbane City Auto Group) Ford Falcon EL 84 P Daniel Miller Geoff Kendrick Miller Racing (92.9 PMFM) Holden Commodore VS 32 O Tomas Mezera Tony Ricciardello Tomas Mezera Motorsport (Densitron) Holden Commodore VT 87 P Damien White Rod Salmon Rod Salmon Racing (OneWorld Hotel) Holden Commodore VS 33 P Phil Ward Allan McCarthy Phil Ward Racing (Pro-Duct Air Conditioning) Holden Commodore VS 96 O Matthew White Paul Dumbrell John Faulkner Racing (Wynn's) Holden Commodore VS 34 O Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline) Holden Commodore VT 97 P Wayne Wakefield Dean Canto Graphic Skills Racing (Graphic Skills) Holden Commodore VS 35 O Greg Ritter Steve Owen Garry Rogers Motorsport (Valvoline) Holden Commodore VT 98 P Barry Cassidy Neil Crowe Owen Parkinson Racing (unknown) Holden Commodore VS 36 P Neil Schembri Gary Quartly Schembri Motorsport (GearBox) Holden Commodore VS 134 P Alan Heath Mick Donaher Power Racing (West Terrace 4x4) Ford Falcon EL 37 P Alan Taylor Bill Attard Alan Taylor Racing (The Xerox Shop) Holden Commodore VS 600 O John Bowe Jim Richards PAE Motorsport (Caterpillar) Ford Falcon AU 38 P Peter Field Shane Howison South Pacific Motor Racing (Motul, Robbo's Spare Parts) Holden Commodore VS

Icon Class O Outright P Privateers

Report

For the first time the Bathurst 1000 was a round of the Australian Touring Car Championship and drivers had to now focus not only on winning the biggest race of the year, but also had to take into consideration their championship standings. Pushing too hard for a win and ending in the wall could prove detrimental for the championship, especially with Bathurst being the last race. Craig Lowndes entered the race with a 54-point lead over Russell Ingall, 172 on Garth Tander, 226 on Glenn Seton and 250 on team-mate Mark Skaife, with 300 points on offer for the race winner. With Ingall and Larry Perkins not quite on pace and a rare mistake when Larry missed the call from his crew to pit in under an early safety car, along with a tyre puncture, Lowndes' 2nd place with Cameron McConville was more than enough to secure him his 3rd and final title, the Holden Racing Team staging a 2-3 formation finish.

In 1998 Jason Bright crashed the #4 car in practice, and with great strategy and good driving won the race – but begun the 1999 edition in the same fashion as Bright once again crashed, this time at McPhillamy Park. However early in the race in the packed pitlane caused chaos under an early safety car, with Craig Baird dragging the pit boom for the #4 car down pitlane after a mistake from the team. Further technical problems during the race on ended any chance of them repeating their 1998 success.

A record entry in the V8 Supercars era of 57 cars (one unlikely to be broken) had to be whittled down to the track maximum of 55 for the race, yet in the first half of the race the attrition from driver mistakes was still as prevalent as ever and the safety car received a lot of running. FAI Insurance had a $100,000 prize if the winner could break the 1991 race record, however thanks to a then-record 10 safety cars they got nowhere near it – FAI did give Mark Larkham a consolation $25,000 for getting pole position.

Larkham broke not just the V8 track record but Neil Allen's 1970 pre-Chase record in qualifying that he set in a Formula 5000 car. In the race their engine let go before half distance. Garth Tander was another frontrunner, but crashed into Tomas Mezera when he suffered an oil leak-induced spin. Simon Wills was leading in John Faulkner's car mid-race but spun going into the Cutting and found the wall. John Bowe got the underdog PAE Motorsport Falcon as high as 5th before engine failure put he and six-time winner Jim Richards out of the race. David Brabham had a rear tyre explode entering the Chase which saw the Wayne Gardner Racing car lift up into the air then spin around, luckily not collecting any of the cars around him as he flew back over the track and ended up half parked in the sandtrap.

Paul Radisich and Steve Ellery dominated most of the race in the #18 car, with Radisich on course for victory but with 20 laps to go clipped a slower car and received a puncture, damaging the front bodywork as he went over the kerbs entering pitlane. The bodywork damage would later block the radiator and put the Dick Johnson Racing Falcon out with overheating issues, Radisich parking the AU on Mountain Straight. Greg Murphy and Steven Richards both won their 2nd Bathurst 1000, Richards becoming the first driver to win Bathurst in both a Ford and a Holden. They started the race in 12th but quickly floated towards the front of the field, and were the closest challengers to Radisich and Ellery all race.

It would be the last of 26 starts for 3-time winner Dick Johnson, who also made his 21st Top 10 shootout – a record having taken part in all shootouts (excluding 1998) since 1978. His co-driver and son Steven had been racing for a podium against Paul Morris with about 50 laps to go before spinning at the Chase, but was able to keep going and Dick finished his Bathurst career in 4th place. Long-time privateer Alan “Scotty” Taylor made his last of 18 starts, with his 7-year-old Commodore retiring very early on with engine failure.

The race would see the debuts of both 2012 winner Paul Dumbrell (breaking the record for youngest starter in the 1000 at the time) and runner-up Dean Canto, however both were out of the race inside 50 laps having been involved in (separate) crashes. Paul Morris received the "Rookie of the Year" award despite having made multiple starts in the race previously.

Geoff Full and Rodney Forbes won the Privateer's Cup, and even led a few laps during the race on an alternate strategy before being spun out by John Bowe. Cameron McLean and John Cleland were on track to win the class but a crash heading to Reid Park ended their day prematurely, unceremoniously caught in the background of the telecast.

Results

Pre-qualifying

A 1-hour pre-qualifying session was held on Thursday morning to reduce the field to 55 cars. All cars outside the top 30 in the championship were required to take part or risk failing to qualify.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap
1	66	Mark Poole Tony Scott	James Rosenberg Racing	Holden Commodore VT	2:14.5444
2	19	Wayne Gardner David Brabham	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden Commodore VT	2:14.6019	+0.0575
3	54	Simon Emerzidis Garry Willmington	Emerzidis Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	2:15.9811	+1.4367
4	39	Charlie Cox Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:16.3813	+1.8369
5	97	Wayne Wakefield Dean Canto	Graphic Skills Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:16.4543	+1.9099
6	87	Damien White Rod Salmon	Rod Salmon Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:17.3911	+2.8467
7	33	Phil Ward Allan McCarthy	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:17.5052	+2.9608
8	134	Alan Heath Mick Donaher	Power Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:17.5194	+2.9750
9	36	Neil Schembri Gary Quartly	Schembri Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:17.8491	+3.3047
10	60	Nathan Pretty Andrew Fawcet	Pretty Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:18.1827	+3.6383
11	30	Craig Harris Tim Shaw	Harris Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:18.5995	+4.0551
12	27	Terry Finnigan Darren Pate	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VS	2:18.9758	+4.4314
13	70	John Briggs Tim Leahey	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon AU	2:19.2682	+4.7238
14	14	Mike Imrie Rodney Crick	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:19.8917	+5.3473
15	22	Danny Osborne Brett Peters	Colourscan Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:20.1865	+5.6421
16	47	John Trimbole Kevin Heffernan	Daily Planet Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:20.4361	+5.8917
17	41	Garry Holt Bill Sieders	Emerzidis Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	2:20.5586	+6.0142
18	79	Mike Conway Ric Shaw	Cadillac Productions	Ford Falcon EL	2:20.7140	+6.1696
19	84	Daniel Miller Geoff Kendrick	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:21.0275	+6.4831
20	37	Alan Taylor Bill Attard	Alan Taylor Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:21.3502	+6.8058
21	38	Peter Field Shane Howison	South Pacific Motor Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:22.3578	+7.8134
22	77	Richard Mork Christian D'Agostin	V8 Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:23.7267	+9.1823
23	80	Bob Thorn Todd Wanless	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon EL	2:24.4622	+9.9178
24	42	Scott Fleming Mark Williams	Colourscan Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:24.7293	+10.1849
25	48	D'Arcy Russell Grant Johnson	Rod Smith Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:29.0731	+14.5287
DNPQ	81	Tim Rowse Ron Barnacle	Rowse Motorsport	Holden Commodore VP	2:45.0959	+30.5515
WD	98	Barry Cassidy Neil Crowe	Owen Parkinson Racing	Holden Commodore VS	No time
Source:

• ^1 – Car #33 was withdrawn from the event prior to qualifying, allowing Car #81 to return to the field.

Practice

Session	Day	Fastest lap
		No.	Drivers	Team	Car	Time	Ref.
Practice 1	Thursday	5	Glenn Seton Neil Crompton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:12.3018
Practice 2		18	Paul Radisich Steve Ellery	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:11.2267
Practice 3	Friday	2	Mark Skaife Paul Morris	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.0667
Practice 4	Saturday	5	Glenn Seton Neil Crompton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:12.6777
Warm-Up	Sunday	18	Paul Radisich Steve Ellery	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:13.1882

Qualifying

The Ford Falcon EL in which Bob Thorn and Todd Wanless contested the race. It is pictured in 2018 in its 1999 colours.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Car	Time	Gap	Grid
1	5	Glenn Seton Neil Crompton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.2560		Top 10
2	18	Paul Radisich Steve Ellery	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.4088	+0.1528	Top 10
3	600	John Bowe Jim Richards	PAE Motorsport	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.4368	+0.1808	Top 10
4	10	Mark Larkham Brad Jones	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.5931	+0.3371	Top 10
5	2	Mark Skaife Paul Morris	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	2:10.6544	+0.3984	Top 10
6	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	2:10.9809	+0.7249	Top 10
7	11	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VT	2:10.9889	+0.7329	Top 10
8	1	Craig Lowndes Cameron McConville	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.1934	+0.9372	Top 10
9	4	Jason Bright Craig Baird	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:11.2173	+0.9613	Top 10
10	17	Dick Johnson Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:11.2316	+0.9756	Top 10
11	46	John Faulkner Simon Wills	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.2497	+0.9937	11
12	7	Greg Murphy Steven Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.4005	+1.1445	12
13	32	Tomas Mezera Tony Ricciardello	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.4793	+1.2233	13
14	25	Tony Longhurst Adam Macrow	Longhurst Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:11.4940	+1.2380	14
15	40	Cameron McLean John Cleland	Greenfield Mowers Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:11.6708	+1.4148	15
16	66	Mark Poole Tony Scott	James Rosenberg Racing	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.7586	+1.5026	16
17	19	Wayne Gardner David Brabham	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden Commodore VT	2:12.2775	+2.0215	17
18	43	Paul Weel Greg Crick	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:12.3802	+2.1242	18
19	15	Todd Kelly Mark Noske	Holden Young Lions	Holden Commodore VT	2:12.4370	+2.1810	19
20	6	Geoff Brabham Neal Bates	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:12.6669	+2.4109	20
21	24	Paul Romano Darren Hossack	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:13.1752	+2.9192	21
22	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:13.5645	+3.3085	22
23	3	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Holden Commodore VS	2:13.6995	+3.4435	23
24	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	2:13.8774	+3.6214	24
25	26	Peter Doulman John Cotter	Doulman Automotive	Holden Commodore VT	2:14.1123	+3.8563	25
26	27	Terry Finnigan Darren Pate	Terry Finnigan	Holden Commodore VS	2:14.5386	+4.2826	26
27	54	Simon Emerzidis Garry Willmington	Emerzidis Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	2:14.6472	+4.3912	27
28	28	Rodney Forbes Geoff Full	Bob Forbes Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:14.7409	+4.4849	28
29	35	Greg Ritter Steve Owen	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	2:14.7595	+4.5035	29
30	134	Alan Heath Mick Donaher	Power Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:14.8458	+4.5898	30
31	39	Chris Smerdon Charlie Cox	Challenge Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:15.0589	+4.8029	31
32	30	Craig Harris Tim Shaw	Harris Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:15.2347	+4.9787	32
33	97	Wayne Wakefield Dean Canto	Graphic Skills Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:15.3284	+5.0724	33
34	96	Matthew White Paul Dumbrell	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:16.1421	+5.8861	34
35	87	Damien White Rod Salmon	Rod Salmon Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:16.2008	+5.9448	35
36	80	Bob Thorn Todd Wanless	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon EL	2:16.8581	+6.6021	36
37	14	Mike Imrie Rodney Crick	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:16.9780	+6.7220	37
38	47	John Trimbole Kevin Heffernan	Daily Planet Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:17.0056	+6.7496	38
39	70	John Briggs Tim Leahey	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon AU	2:17.2675	+7.0115	39
40	41	Bill Sieders Garry Holt	Emerzidis Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	2:17.2896	+7.0336	40
41	22	Danny Osborne Brett Peters	Colourscan Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:17.4485	+7.1925	41
42	55	Rod Nash Dean Wanless	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore VT	2:17.4698	+7.2138	42
43	48	D'Arcy Russell Grant Johnson	Rod Smith Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:17.5601	+7.3041	43
44	79	Mike Conway Ric Shaw	Cadillac Productions	Ford Falcon EL	2:18.1570	+7.9010	44
45	36	Neil Schembri Gary Quartly	Schembri Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:18.1884	+7.9324	45
46	84	Daniel Miller Geoff Kendrick	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:20.0793	+9.8233	46
47	42	Mark Williams Scott Fleming	Colourscan Racing	Ford Falcon EL	2:21.5128	+11.2568	47
48	50	Dean Lindstrom Melinda Price	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:21.6840	+11.4280	48
49	37	Alan Taylor Bill Attard	Alan Taylor Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:23.6365	+13.3805	49
50	81	Tim Rowse Ron Barnacle	Rowse Motorsport	Holden Commodore VP	2:24.4066	+14.1506	50
51	77	Richard Mork Christian D'Agostin	V8 Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:25.2048	+14.9488	51
52	38	Peter Field Shane Howison	South Pacific Motor Racing	Holden Commodore VS	2:35.8070	+25.5510	52
53	60	Nathan Pretty Andrew Fawcet	Pretty Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	2:44.9172	+34.6612	53
54	73	David Parsons David Parsons	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	No time		54
55	49	Layton Crambrook Dean Crosswell	Crambrook Racing	Holden Commodore VS	No time		55
WD	33	Phil Ward Allan McCarthy	Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	No time		DNQ
WD	98	Barry Cassidy Neil Crowe	Owen Parkinson Racing	Holden Commodore VS	No time		DNPQ
Source:

Top ten shootout

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Car	Time
1	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon AU	2:09.5146
2	2	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	2:09.5792
3	1	Craig Lowndes	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	2:09.9063
4	18	Paul Radisich	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.0001
5	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VT	2:10.3407
6	4	Jason Bright	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.4267
7	5	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:10.7096
8	600	John Bowe	PAE Motorsport	Ford Falcon AU	2:11.6960
9	34	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	2:11.7665
10	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	2:11.8516
Source:

Starting grid

Inside row							Outside row
1	Mark Larkham Brad Jones	10					2	Mark Skaife Paul Morris				2
	Larkham Motor Sport (Ford Falcon AU)						Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore VT)
3				Craig Lowndes Cameron McConville	1					18	Paul Radisich Steve Ellery	4
				Holden Racing Team (Holden Commodore VT)						Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
5	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	11					4	Jason Bright Craig Baird				6
	Perkins Engineering (Holden Commodore VT)						Stone Brothers Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
7				Glenn Seton Neil Crompton	5					600	John Bowe Jim Richards	8
				Glenn Seton Racing (Ford Falcon AU)						PAE Motorsport (Ford Falcon AU)
9	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	34					17	Dick Johnson Steven Johnson				10
	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore VT)						Dick Johnson Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
11				John Faulkner Simon Wills	46					7	Greg Murphy Steven Richards	12
				John Faulkner Racing (Holden Commodore VT)						Gibson Motorsport (Holden Commodore VT)
13	Tomas Mezera Tony Ricciardello	32					25	Tony Longhurst Adam Macrow				14
	Tomas Mezera Motorsport (Holden Commodore VT)						Longhurst Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
15				Cameron McLean John Cleland	40					66	Mark Poole Tony Scott	16
				Greenfield Mowers Racing (Ford Falcon EL)						James Rosenberg Racing (Holden Commodore VT)
17	Wayne Gardner David Brabham	19					43	Paul Weel Greg Crick				18
	Wayne Gardner Racing (Holden Commodore VT)						Paul Weel Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
19				Todd Kelly Mark Noske	15					6	Geoff Brabham Neal Bates	20
				Holden Young Lions (Holden Commodore VT)						Glenn Seton Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
21	Paul Romano Darren Hossack	24					75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones				22
	Romano Racing (Holden Commodore VS)						Paul Little Racing (Ford Falcon AU)
23				Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	3					16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	24
				Lansvale Smash Repairs (Holden Commodore VS)						McDougall Motorsport (Holden Commodore VT)
25	Peter Doulman John Cotter	26					27	Terry Finnigan Darren Pate				26
	Doulman Automotive (Holden Commodore VT)						Terry Finnigan (Holden Commodore VS)
27				Simon Emerzidis Garry Willmington	54					28	Rodney Forbes Geoff Full	28
				Emerzidis Motorsport (Ford Falcon EL)						Bob Forbes Racing (Holden Commodore VS)
29	Greg Ritter Steve Owen	35					134	Alan Heath Mick Donaher				30
	Garry Rogers Motorsport (Holden Commodore VT)						Power Racing (Ford Falcon EL)
31				Charlie Cox Chris Smerdon	39					30	Craig Harris Tim Shaw	32
				Challenge Motorsport (Holden Commodore VS)						Harris Racing (Ford Falcon EL)
33	Wayne Wakefield Dean Canto	97					96	Matthew White Paul Dumbrell				34
	Graphic Skills Racing (Holden Commodore VS)						John Faulkner Racing (Holden Commodore VS)
35				Damien White Rod Salmon	87					80	Bob Thorn Todd Wanless	36
				Rod Salmon Racing (Holden Commodore VS)						Briggs Motor Sport (Ford Falcon EL)
37	Mike Imrie Rodney Crick	14					47	John Trimbole Kevin Heffernan				38
	Imrie Motorsport (Holden Commodore VS)						Daily Planet Racing (Holden Commodore VS)
39				John Briggs Tim Leahey	70					41	Garry Holt Bill Sieders	40
				Briggs Motor Sport (Ford Falcon AU)						Emerzidis Motorsport (Ford Falcon EL)
41	Danny Osborne Brett Peters	22					55	Rod Nash Dean Wanless				42
	Colourscan Racing (Ford Falcon AU)						Rod Nash Racing (Holden Commodore VT)
43				D'Arcy Russell Grant Johnson	48					79	Mike Conway Ric Shaw	44
				Rod Smith Racing (Holden Commodore VS)						Cadillac Productions (Ford Falcon EL)
45	Neil Schembri Gary Quartly	36					84	Daniel Miller Geoff Kendrick				46
	Schembri Motorsport (Holden Commodore VS)						Miller Racing (Holden Commodore VS)
47				Scott Fleming Mark Williams	42					50	Dean Lindstrom Melinda Price	48
				Colourscan Racing (Ford Falcon EL)						Clive Wiseman Racing (Holden Commodore VS)
49	Alan Taylor Bill Attard	37					81	Tim Rowse Ron Barnacle				50
	Alan Taylor Racing (Holden Commodore VS)						Rowse Motorsport (Holden Commodore VP)
51				Richard Mork Christian D'Agostin	77					38	Peter Field Shane Howison	52
				V8 Racing (Holden Commodore VS)						South Pacific Motor Racing (Holden Commodore VS)
53	Nathan Pretty Andrew Fawcet	60					73	David Parsons David Parsons				54
	Pretty Motorsport (Holden Commodore VS)						Gibson Motorsport (Holden Commodore VT)
55				Layton Crambrook Dean Crosswell	49
				Crambrook Racing (Holden Commodore VS)

Race

Pos	No	Drivers	Team	Car	Class	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Steven Richards Greg Murphy	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	O	161	6:51:48.8354	12	300
2	1	Craig Lowndes Cameron McConville	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	O	161	+25.3211	3	276
3	2	Mark Skaife Paul Morris	Holden Racing Team	Holden Commodore VT	O	161	+25.6529	2	264
4	17	Dick Johnson Steven Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	161	+1:00.4060	10	252
5	5	Glenn Seton Neil Crompton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	161	+1:03.7613	7	240
6	15	Todd Kelly Mark Noske	Holden Young Lions	Holden Commodore VT	O	161	+1:34.9745	19	228
7	11	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Perkins Engineering	Holden Commodore VT	O	161	+1:50.9554	5	216
8	43	Paul Weel Greg Crick	Paul Weel Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	160	+1 lap	18	204
9	35	Greg Ritter Steve Owen	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	O	160	+1 lap	29	192
10	6	Geoff Brabham Neal Bates	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	159	+2 laps	20	180
11	73	David Parsons David Parsons	Gibson Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	O	159	+2 laps	54	168
12	28	Rodney Forbes Geoff Full	Bob Forbes Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	158	+3 laps	28	156
13	24	Paul Romano Darren Hossack	Romano Racing	Holden Commodore VS	O	158	+3 laps	21	144
14	19	Wayne Gardner David Brabham	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden Commodore VT	O	157	+4 laps	17	132
15	66	Mark Poole Tony Scott	James Rosenberg Racing	Holden Commodore VT	O	157	+4 laps	16	120
16	3	Steve Reed Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Smash Repairs	Holden Commodore VS	P	152	+9 laps	23	108
17	50	Dean Lindstrom Melinda Price	Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	151	+10 laps	47	96
18	36	Neil Schembri Gary Quartly	Schembri Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	P	146	+15 laps	44	84
19	48	D'Arcy Russell Grant Johnson	Rod Smith Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	146	+15 laps	42	72
20	16	Dugal McDougall Andrew Miedecke	McDougall Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	O	141	+20 laps	24	60
21	60	Nathan Pretty Andrew Fawcett	Pretty Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	P	134	+27 laps	53	48
22	38	Peter Field Shane Howison	South Pacific Motor Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	134	+27 laps	52	36
DNF	25	Tony Longhurst Adam Macrow	Longhurst Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	150	Driveline	14
DNF	18	Paul Radisich Steve Ellery	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	147	Engine	4
DNF	75	Anthony Tratt Alan Jones	Paul Little Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	147	Alternator	22
DNF	4	Jason Bright Craig Baird	Stone Brothers Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	145	Axle	6
DNF	40	Cameron McLean John Cleland	Greenfield Mowers Racing	Ford Falcon EL	P	138	Crash	15
DNF	39	Chris Smerdon Charlie Cox	Challenge Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	P	122	Engine	31
DNF	49	Layton Crambrook Dean Crosswell	Crambrook Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	119	Mechanical	55
DNF	70	John Briggs Tim Leahey	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon AU	O	116	Watts Linkage	39
DNF	77	Richard Mork Christian D'Agostin	V8 Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	115	Engine	51
DNF	30	Craig Harris Tim Shaw	Harris Racing	Ford Falcon EL	P	108	Gearbox	32
DNF	134	Alan Heath Mick Donaher	Power Racing	Ford Falcon EL	P	101	Overheating	30
DNF	47	John Trimbole Kevin Heffernan	Daily Planet Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	90	Wheel Bearing	38
DNF	87	Damien White Rod Salmon	Rod Salmon Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	83	Gearbox	35
DNF	600	John Bowe Jim Richards	PAE Motorsport	Ford Falcon AU	O	82	Engine	8
DNF	42	Mark Williams Scott Fleming	Colourscan Racing	Ford Falcon EL	P	78	Steering	46
DNF	22	Danny Osborne Brett Peters	Colourscan Racing	Ford Falcon AU	O	70	Engine	40
DNF	46	John Faulkner Simon Wills	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore VT	O	65	Crash	11
DNF	10	Mark Larkham Brad Jones	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford Falcon AU	O	62	Clutch	1
DNF	55	Rod Nash Dean Wanless	Rod Nash Racing	Holden Commodore VT	P	61	Crash	41
DNF	14	Mike Imrie Rodney Crick	Imrie Motorsport	Holden Commodore VS	P	53	Electrical	37
DNF	97	Wayne Wakefield Dean Canto	Graphic Skills Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	46	Crash	33
DNF	27	Terry Finnigan Darren Pate	Finnigan Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	46	Crash damage	26
DNF	32	Tomas Mezera Tony Ricciardello	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	O	41	Crash	13
DNF	34	Garth Tander Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden Commodore VT	O	41	Crash	9
DNF	79	Mike Conway Ric Shaw	Cadillac Productions	Ford Falcon EL	P	33	Engine	43
DNF	84	Daniel Miller Geoff Kendrick	Miller Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	27	Crash	PL
DNF	80	Bob Thorn Todd Wanless	Briggs Motor Sport	Ford Falcon EL	P	19	Crash	36
DNF	81	Tim Rowse Ron Barnacle	Rowse Motorsport	Holden Commodore VP	P	14	Overheating	50
DNF	41	Bill Sieders Garry Holt	Emerzidis Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	P	11	Engine	48
DNF	96	Paul Dumbrell Matthew White	John Faulkner Racing	Holden Commodore VS	O	11	Crash	34
DNF	54	Simon Emerzidis Garry Willmington	Emerzidis Motorsport	Ford Falcon EL	P	8	Accident damage	27
DNF	37	Alan Taylor Bill Attard	Alan Taylor Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P	6	Engine	49
DNF	26	Peter Doulman John Cotter	Doulman Automotive	Holden Commodore VT	P	4	Overheating	25
DNS	33	Phil Ward Allan McCarthy	Phil Ward Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P		Crash in pre-qualifying
WD	98	Barry Cassidy Neil Crowe	Owen Parkinson Racing	Holden Commodore VS	P
Sources:

Statistics

• Provisional Position – #5 Glenn Seton – 2:10.2560
• Pole Position – #10 Mark Larkham – 2:09.5146
• Fastest Lap – #18 Paul Radisich – 2:12.5624
• Average Speed – 145 km/h

External links

• Official V8 Supercar website
• CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles
• Race results
• Race images