# 1999 FAI 1000

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.
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.
The event's naming rights sponsor was FAI Insurance.

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* ^1 – Car #33 was withdrawn from the event prior to qualifying, allowing Car #81 to return to the field.

### Practice

| Session | Day | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap | Fastest lap |
| Session | Day | 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 | Thursday | 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

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

### 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 | | | | |
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