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 Commodore (VT) 1:30.6556 2 1 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore (VT) 1:31.0781 3 5 Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.2666 4 4 Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.2904 5 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:31.4553 6 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VT) 1:31.4683 7 35 Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:31.4787 8 8 Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore (VT) 1:31.7573 9 25 Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.8193 10 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:31.8237 11 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.0274 12 31 Steven Ellery Steven Ellery Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 1:32.0283 13 600 John Bowe PAE Motorsport Ford Falcon (EL) 1:32.0295 14 6 Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 1:32.1645 15 7 Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.1853 16 12 Greg Murphy Gibson Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.3531 17 17 Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon (AU) 1:32.5782 18 24 Paul Romano Romano Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:32.7169 19 46 John Faulkner John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) 1:32.7260 20 99 Mark Noske Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VS) 1:32.7369 21 30 Greg Crick Greg Crick Motorsport Ford Falcon (EL) 1:33.0975 22 28 Rodney Forbes Bob Forbes Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:33.2135 23 3 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Holden Commodore (VS) 1:33.3729 24 15 Todd Kelly Holden Young Lions Holden Commodore (VS) 1:33.5292 25 32 Tomas Mezera Tomas Mezera Motorsport Holden Commodore (VT) 1:33.6144 26 27 Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:33.7467 27 16 Dugal McDougall McDougall Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) 1:33.8565 28 50 Mick Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:34.1022 29 55 Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:34.3099 30 75 Anthony Tratt Paul Little Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 1:34.3414 31 54 Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 1:34.5784 32 72 David Parsons Robert Smith Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:34.7508 33 22 Danny Osborne Colourscan Motorsport Ford Falcon (EL) 1:35.1501 34 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport Holden Commodore (VS) 1:35.4810 35 79 Mike Conway Cadillac Productions Ford Falcon (EL) 1:35.5506 36 26 John Cotter Doulman Automotive Holden Commodore (VS) 1:35.7770 37 40 Cameron McLean Greenfield Mowers Racing Ford Falcon (EL) 1:36.2352 38 80 Bob Thorn Briggs Motorsport Ford Falcon (AU) 1:36.6523 39 37 Bill Attard Alan Taylor Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:36.9707 40 52 Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing Holden Commodore (VS) 1:37.3086 Did not qualify: Circuit capacity (40 cars) 41 77 Richard Mork V8 Racing Holden Commodore (VR) unknown - 43 Paul Weel Paul Weel Racing Ford Falcon (AU) no time - 51 Charles Ryman Charles Ryman Racing Ford Falcon (EL) no time - 96 Paul Dumbrell John Faulkner Racing Holden Commodore (VT) no time Sources:

Privateers Race 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 15 3 50 Michael Donaher Clive Wiseman Racing 8 + 8.647 4 4 3 Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team 8 + 11.791 2 5 39 Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport 8 + 22.265 8 6 26 John Cotter M3 Motorsport 8 + 28.261 10 7 52 Barry Morcom Barry Morcom Racing 8 + 35.094 14 8 77 Richard Mork V8 Racing 8 + 36.030 11 9 80 Bob Thorn Briggs Motorsport 8 + 36.377 12 10 55 Rod Nash Rod Nash Racing 8 + 38.134 5 11 37 Bill Attard Scotty Taylor Racing 8 + 39.868 13 12 79 Mike Conway Cadillac Productions 8 + 48.774 9 13 54 Simon Emerzidis Simon Emerzidis Racing 8 + 1:02.554 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:

Race 1

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:

Race 2

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:

Race 3

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:

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