# 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.

## Race results
### Qualifying

| 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 |
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### Privateers Race

| 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 |||||||
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### Race 1

| 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 |||||||
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### Race 2

| 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 |||||||
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### Race 3

| 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 |||||||
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