# 1999 Sensational Adelaide 500

The 1999 Sensational Adelaide 500 was the first running of the Adelaide 500 race, the first motor racing meeting held on the Adelaide Street Circuit since the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. Despite racing at the Mount Panorama Circuit notwithstanding, it was the first domestic racing meeting held on public roads since the closure of the Longford Circuit in Tasmania in the 1960s.

## Format

Racing was held from Friday 9 April until Sunday 11 April 1999. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was Round 2 of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, consisted of two 250 km races.
The original format called for the two races to form a single race, separated by an overnight rest at half distance, however with several significant competitors retiring from the first leg a change to the regulations was announced on the Saturday evening, allowing retired cars to be repaired and restarted for Sunday's Leg 2.

## Official results
### Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Time |
| Pole | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Jason Bright | Ford AU Falcon | 1:25.2366 |
| 2 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VT Commodore | 1:25.6572 |
| 3 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes | Holden VT Commodore | 1:25.6821 |
| 4 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden VS Commodore | 1:26.0117 |
| 5 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Paul Radisich | Ford AU Falcon | 1:26.0615 |
| 6 | 6 | Glenn Seton Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford EL Falcon | 1:26.4795 |
| 7 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Russell Ingall | Holden VT Commodore | 1:26.5728 |
| 8 | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 1:26.6091 |
| 9 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 1:26.7478 |
| 10 | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner | Holden VT Commodore | 1:26.7741 |

### Leg 1

Results sourced from:
| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes | Holden VT Commodore | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden VS Commodore | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Greg Murphy | Holden VT Commodore | 16 | |
| 5 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Russell Ingall | Holden VT Commodore | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | 40 | Greenfield Mowers Racing | Cameron McLean | Ford EL Falcon | 20 | |
| 7 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 8 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Jason Bright | Ford AU Falcon | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford AU Falcon | 11 | |
| 10 | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VT Commodore | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Trevor Ashby | Holden VS Commodore | 22 | |
| 12 | 50 | Clive Wiseman Racing | Michael Donaher | Holden VS Commodore | 24 | |
| 13 | 16 | McDougall Motorsport | Dugal McDougall | Holden VS Commodore | 23 | |
| 14 | 99 | Holden Young Lions | Mark Noske | Holden VS Commodore | 19 | |
| 15 | 600 | PAE Motorsport | John Bowe | Ford EL Falcon | 11 | |
| 16 | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Steven Richards | Holden VT Commodore | 21 | |
| 17 | 72 | Robert Smith Racing | David Parsons | Holden VS Commodore | 31 | |
| 18 | 26 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman | Holden VS Commodore | 27 | |
| 19 | 32 | Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Tomas Mezera | Holden VT Commodore | 18 | |
| 20 | 79 | Cadillac Productions | Mike Conway | Ford EL Falcon | 35 | |
| 21 | 48 | Rod Smith Racing | D'arcy Russell | Holden VS Commodore | 30 | |
| 22 | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Mike Imrie | Holden VS Commodore | 34 | |
| 23 | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner | Holden VT Commodore | 7 | 10 |
| 24 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford AU Falcon | 17 | |
| 25 | 6 | Glenn Seton Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford EL Falcon | 3 | 6 |
| 26 | 98 | Owen Parkinson Racing | Kerryn Brewer | Holden VS Commodore | 32 | |
| 27 | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Paul Radisich | Ford AU Falcon | 9 | 5 |
| 28 | 134 | Power Racing | Alan Heath | Ford EL Falcon | 38 | |
| 29 | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Rod Nash | Holden VS Commodore | 33 | |
| 30 | 54 | Simon Emerzidis | Simon Emerzidis | Ford EL Falcon | 29 | |
| 31 | 52 | Barry Morcom | Barry Morcom | Holden VS Commodore | 36 | |
| 32 | 39 | Challenge Motorsport | Chris Smerdon | Holden VS Commodore | 26 | |
| 33 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VT Commodore | 15 | |
| 34 | 28 | Bob Forbes Racing | Rodney Forbes | Holden VS Commodore | 28 | |
| 35 | 22 | Colourscan Racing | Danny Osborne | Ford EL Falcon | 30 | |
| 36 | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano | Holden VS Commodore | DNQ | |
| 37 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Larry Perkins | Holden VT Commodore | 14 | |
| 38 | 70 | Briggs Motor Sport | John Briggs | Ford EL Falcon | 25 | |
| 39 | 19 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Wayne Gardner | Holden VT Commodore | 13 | |
| DNS | 84 | Miller Racing | Daniel Miller | Holden VS Commodore | 39 | |

### Leg 2

Results sourced from:
| Pos | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos | Leg 1 |
| 1 | 1 | Holden Racing Team | Craig Lowndes | Holden VT Commodore | 156 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Gibson Motorsport | Greg Murphy | Holden VT Commodore | 156 | 16 | | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | Stone Brothers Racing | Jason Bright | Ford AU Falcon | 156 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Perkins Engineering | Russell Ingall | Holden VT Commodore | 156 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 7 | Gibson Motorsport | Steven Richards | Holden VT Commodore | 155 | 21 | | 16 |
| 6 | 99 | Holden Young Lions | Mark Noske | Holden VS Commodore | 156 | 19 | | 14 |
| 7 | 11 | Perkins Engineering | Larry Perkins | Holden VT Commodore | 155 | 14 | | 37 |
| 8 | 35 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Jason Bargwanna | Holden VT Commodore | 155 | 15 | | 33 |
| 9 | 5 | Glenn Seton Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford AU Falcon | 155 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford AU Falcon | 155 | 17 | | 24 |
| 11 | 600 | PAE Motorsport | John Bowe | Ford EL Falcon | 155 | 11 | | 15 |
| 12 | 40 | Greenfeld Mowers Racing | Cameron McLean | Ford EL Falcon | 154 | 20 | | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | Ford Tickford Racing | Neil Crompton | Ford EL Falcon | 154 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| 14 | 19 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Wayne Gardner | Holden VT Commodore | 154 | 13 | | 39 |
| 15 | 50 | Clive Wiseman Racing | Michael Donaher | Holden VS Commodore | 153 | 24 | | 12 |
| 16 | 28 | Bob Forbes Racing | Rodney Forbes | Holden VS Commodore | 153 | 28 | | 34 |
| 17 | 39 | Challenge Motorsport | Chris Smerdon | Holden VS Commodore | 153 | 26 | | 32 |
| 18 | 72 | Robert Smith Racing | David Parsons | Holden VS Commodore | 153 | 31 | | 17 |
| 19 | 26 | M3 Motorsport | Peter Doulman | Holden VT Commodore | 152 | 27 | | 18 |
| 20 | 32 | Tomas Mezera Motorsport | Tomas Mezera | Holden VT Commodore | 152 | 18 | | 19 |
| 21 | 54 | Simon Emerzidis | Simon Emerzidis | Ford EL Falcon | 150 | 29 | | 30 |
| 22 | 48 | Rod Smith Racing | D'arcy Russell | Holden VS Commodore | 149 | 30 | | 21 |
| 23 | 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Trevor Ashby | Holden VS Commodore | 149 | 22 | | 11 |
| 24 | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Garth Tander | Holden VS Commodore | 148 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | 134 | Power Racing | Alan Heath | Ford EL Falcon | 146 | 38 | | 28 |
| 26 | 79 | Cadillac Productions | Mike Conway | Ford EL Falcon | 131 | 35 | | 20 |
| DNF | 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Paul Radisich | Ford AU Falcon | 137 | 9 | 5 | 27 |
| DNF | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham | Ford AU Falcon | 135 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| DNF | 2 | Holden Racing Team | Mark Skaife | Holden VT Commodore | 130 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| DNF | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford AU Falcon | 128 | 11 | | 9 |
| DNF | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner | Holden VT Commodore | 120 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| DNF | 55 | Rod Nash Racing | Rod Nash | Holden VS Commodore | 115 | 33 | | 29 |
| DNF | 16 | McDougall Motorsport | Dugal McDougall | Holden VS Commodore | 104 | 23 | | 13 |
| DNF | 14 | Imrie Motor Sport | Mike Imrie | Holden VS Commodore | 104 | 34 | | 22 |
| DNF | 98 | Owen Parkinson Racing | Kerryn Brewer | Holden VS Commodore | 98 | 32 | | 26 |
| DNF | 24 | Romano Racing | Paul Romano | Holden VS Commodore | 78 | DNQ | | 36 |
| DNF | 52 | Barry Morcom | Barry Morcom | Holden VS Commodore | 47 | 36 | | 31 |
| DNF | 22 | Colourscan Racing | Danny Osborne | Ford EL Falcon | 26 | 30 | | 35 |
| DNF | 70 | Briggs Motor Sport | John Briggs | Ford EL Falcon | 3 | 25 | | 38 |
| DNS | 84 | Miller Racing | Daniel Miller | Holden VS Commodore | | 39 | | DNS |

### Round results

| Pos | No | Driver | Leg 1 Points | Leg 2 Points | Total Points |
| 1 | 1 | Craig Lowndes | 100 | 200 | 300 |
| 2 | 12 | Greg Murphy | 84 | 184 | 268 |
| 3 | 8 | Russell Ingall | 80 | 168 | 248 |
| 4 | 4 | Jason Bright | 68 | 176 | 244 |
| 5 | 5 | Glenn Seton | 92 | 128 | 210 |
| 6 | 7 | Steven Richards | 36 | 160 | 196 |
| 7 | 99 | Mark Noske | 44 | 152 | 196 |
| 8 | 40 | Cameron McLean | 76 | 104 | 180 |
| 9 | 600 | John Bowe | 40 | 112 | 152 |
| 10 | 11 | Larry Perkins | | 144 | 144 |
| 11 | 35 | Jason Bargwanna | | 136 | 136 |
| 12 | 50 | Michael Donaher | 52 | 80 | 132 |
| 13 | 17 | Dick Johnson | 4 | 120 | 124 |
| 14 | 6 | Neil Crompton | 2 | 96 | 98 |
| 15 | 34 | Garth Tander | 88 | 8 | 96 |
| 16 | 19 | Wayne Gardner | | 88 | 88 |
| 17 | 72 | David Parsons | 32 | 56 | 88 |
| 18 | 26 | Peter Doulman | 28 | 48 | 76 |
| 19 | 28 | Rodney Forbes | | 72 | 72 |
| 20 | 3 | Trevor Ashby | 56 | 16 | 72 |
| 21 | 10 | Mark Larkham | 72 | | 72 |
| 22 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | | 64 | 64 |
| 23 | 32 | Tomas Mezera | 24 | 40 | 64 |
| 24 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | 64 | | 64 |
| 25 | 2 | Mark Skaife | 60 | | 60 |
| 26 | 16 | Dugal McDougall | 48 | | 48 |
| 27 | 48 | D'arcy Russell | 16 | 24 | 40 |
| 28 | 54 | Simon Emerzidis | | 32 | 32 |
| 29 | 79 | Mike Conway | 20 | | 20 |
| 30 | 14 | Mike Imrie | 12 | | 12 |
| 31 | 46 | John Faulkner | 8 | | 8 |
| 32 | 134 | Alan Heath | | 4 | 4 |
| DNF | 18 | Paul Radisich | | | |
| DNF | 55 | Rod Nash | | | |
| DNF | 98 | Kerryn Brewer | | | |
| DNF | 52 | Barry Morcom | | | |
| DNF | 24 | Paul Romano | | | |
| DNF | 22 | Danny Osborne | | | |
| DNF | 70 | John Briggs | | | |
| DNS | 84 | Daniel Miller | | | |