1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round

**1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round**
Event Information
Round 1 of 13 in the 1999 Shell Championship Series
Date	26–28 March 1999
Location	Eastern Creek, New South Wales
Venue	Eastern Creek Raceway
Weather	Fine
Results
Distance
Race 1
Distance	13 laps
Pole position	Mark Skaife; Holden Racing Team
Winner	Mark Skaife; Holden Racing Team
Distance
Race 2
Distance	13 laps
Winner	Mark Skaife; Holden Racing Team
Distance
Race 3
Distance	9 laps
Winner	Craig Lowndes; Holden Racing Team
First
Round Results
First	Mark Skaife; Holden Racing Team;
Second	Craig Lowndes; Holden Racing Team;
Third	Garth Tander; Garry Rogers Motorsport;

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
Sources:^[1]

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
Sources:^[2]

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
Sources:^[3]

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
Sources:^[4]

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
Sources:^[5]

References

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

External links

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Previous year: 1998 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round	Eastern Creek Raceway	Next year: 2000 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round

[1] "1999 Eastern Creek #1". Racing-Reference.info. 9 January 2021.

[2] "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - V8 Supercars Privateers Race". National Software. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2016-11-18.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - Shell Championship Series, Round 1, Race 1". National Software. 1999-03-27. Retrieved 2016-11-18.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - Shell Championship Series, Round 1, Race 2". National Software. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2016-11-18.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Shell Championship For V8 Supercars - Round One - ARDC Eastern Creek International Raceway - Shell Championship Series, Round 1, Race 3". National Software. 1999-03-28. Retrieved 2016-11-18.^{[permanent dead link]}

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