1999 Shell Championship Series

1999 V8 Supercar
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The 1999 Shell Championship Series was a motor racing series for V8 Supercars which began on 28 March 1999 at Eastern Creek Raceway and ended on 14 November at the Mount Panorama Circuit after 13 rounds. Australia’s national title series for V8 Supercar drivers, the Australian Touring Car Championship, was renamed for 1999 in what was essentially a marketing decision, however the winner of the newly named series was also awarded the 1999 Australian Touring Car Championship title by CAMS.^[1] 1999 was the first season since 1977 in which the longer distance, endurance race events were included in the championship.

This series was won by Holden Racing Team driver Craig Lowndes.

Teams and drivers

The following drivers and teams competed in the 1999 V8 Supercar Championship Series. The series consisted of 11 rounds of sprint racing and two rounds (the Queensland 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with each car shared by two drivers.

Team	Car	Car #	Drivers	Endurance Event Drivers
Holden Racing Team	Holden VT Commodore	1	Craig Lowndes	Paul Morris
	Holden VT Commodore	2	Mark Skaife
	Holden VS Commodore	15	Cameron McConville
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	3	Trevor Ashby Steve Reed
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	28	Rodney Forbes	Geoff Full
Stone Brothers Racing	Ford AU Falcon	4	Jason Bright	Craig Baird
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford AU Falcon	5	Glenn Seton	Geoff Brabham Neal Bates
Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon	6	Neil Crompton	Geoff Brabham Neal Bates
Gibson Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	7	Steven Richards
		12	Greg Murphy
		73		David Parsons David Parsons
Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	8	Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	11	Larry Perkins
Larkham Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	10	Mark Larkham	Brad Jones
Imrie Motor Sport	Holden VS Commodore	14	Mike Imrie	Rodney Crick
Holden Young Lions	Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore	15	Todd Kelly
Holden Young Lions	Holden VS Commodore	99	Mark Noske
McDougall Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore	16	Dugal McDougall	Andrew Miedecke
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	17	Dick Johnson Steven Johnson	Steven Ellery
Dick Johnson Racing	Ford AU Falcon	18	Paul Radisich	Steven Ellery
Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	19	Wayne Gardner	David Brabham
Colourscan Motorsport	Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon	22	Danny Osborne Brett Peters
Colourscan Motorsport	Ford EL Falcon	42		Mark Williams Scott Fleming
Romano Racing	Holden VS Commodore	24	Paul Romano	Tomas Mezera* Darren Hossack**
Longhurst Racing	Ford AU Falcon	25	Tony Longhurst	Adam Macrow
M3 Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore	26	Peter Doulman John Cotter
Terry Finnigan	Holden VS Commodore	27	Terry Finnigan Darren Pate
Greg Crick Motorsport	Ford EL Falcon	30	Greg Crick
Harris Racing	Ford EL Falcon	30	Craig Harris	Tim Shaw
Steven Ellery Racing	Ford EL Falcon	31	Steven Ellery
Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	32	Tomas Mezera	Tony Ricciardello
Pro-Duct Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	33	Allan McCarthy Phil Ward
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore	34	Garth Tander	Greg Ritter Matthew Coleman* Steve Owen**
Garry Rogers Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	35	Jason Bargwanna	Greg Ritter Matthew Coleman* Steve Owen**
Schembri Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	36		Neil Schembri Gary Quartly
Scotty Taylor Racing	Holden VS Commodore	37	Bill Attard	Alan Taylor
South Pacific Motor Sport	Holden VS Commodore	38		Peter Field Shane Howison
Challenge Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	39	Chris Smerdon	Mal Rose* Charlie Cox**
Greenfield Mowers Racing	Ford EL Falcon	40	Cameron McLean	Wayne Park* John Cleland**
Simon Emerzidis	Holden VS Commodore Ford EL Falcon	41	Garry Willmington	Garry Holt Bill Sieders
Simon Emerzidis	Ford EL Falcon	54	Simon Emerzidis	Garry Holt Bill Sieders
Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	43	Paul Weel	Greg Crick
John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	46	John Faulkner	Simon Wills
John Faulkner Racing	Holden VS Commodore	96	Cameron McConville Paul Dumbrell Matthew White
Daily Planet Racing	Holden VS Commodore	47	John Trimbole	Kevin Heffernan
Rod Smith Racing	Holden VS Commodore	48	D'arcy Russell	Grant Johnson
Layton Crambrook	Holden VS Commodore	49	Layton Crambrook	Dean Crosswell
Clive Wiseman Racing	Holden VS Commodore	50	Michael Donaher	Dean Lindstrom Melinda Price
Charles Ryman	Ford EL Falcon	51	Wayne Wakefield
Barry Morcom	Holden VS Commodore	52	Barry Morcom
Rod Nash Racing	Holden VS Commodore Holden VT Commodore	55	Rod Nash	Dean Wanless
Pretty Motorsport	Holden VS Commodore	60	Nathan Pretty Nicole Pretty	Andrew Fawcett
James Rosenberg Racing	Holden VT Commodore	66	Mark Poole	Tony Scott
Briggs Motor Sport	Ford AU Falcon	70	John Briggs	Tim Leahey
Briggs Motor Sport	Ford EL Falcon	80	Bob Thorn	Todd Wanless
Robert Smith Racing	Holden VS Commodore	72	David Parsons
Challenge Recruitment	Holden VS Commodore	73	David Parsons
Challenge Recruitment	Holden VS Commodore	98	David Parsons
Paul Little Racing	Ford AU Falcon	75	Anthony Tratt	Alan Jones
V8 Racing	Holden VS Commodore	77	Richard Mork	Christian D'Agostin
Cadillac Productions	Ford EL Falcon	79	Mike Conway Bob Jones	Ric Shaw
Rowse Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	81		Tim Rowse Ron Barnacle
Miller Racing	Holden VS Commodore	84	Daniel Miller	Tony Ricciardello* Geoff Kendrick**
Rod Salmon	Holden VS Commodore	87	Damien White	Rod Salmon
Geoff Kendrick	Holden VS Commodore	92	Geoff Kendrick
Graphic Skills Racing	Holden VS Commodore	97		Wayne Wakefield Dean Canto
Owen Parkinson Racing	Holden VS Commodore	98	Gary Baxter Kerryn Brewer Wayne Wakefield Kim Jane Dean Canto
Power Racing	Ford EL Falcon	134	Alan Heath	Warren Luff* Michael Donaher**
PAE Motorsport	Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon	600	John Bowe	Jim Richards

* = Drove in Queensland 500 only

** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 1999 Shell Championship Series consisted of 13 rounds which included eleven sprint rounds of two or three races and two endurance races (Queensland 500 and FAI 1000). It was the first time since 1977 that endurance races had been included in the championship.

Rd.	Race Title Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner	Team	Report
1	Eastern Creek Raceway	Eastern Creek, New South Wales	26–28 March	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Report
2	Sensational Adelaide 500 Adelaide Street Circuit	Adelaide, South Australia	8–11 April	Craig Lowndes	Holden Racing Team	Report
3	Barbagallo Raceway	Perth, Western Australia	30 April – 2 May	Craig Lowndes	Holden Racing Team
4	Phillip Island	Phillip Island, Victoria	14–16 May	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team
5	Hidden Valley Raceway	Darwin, Northern Territory	4–6 June	Jason Bright	Stone Brothers Racing
6	Sandown International Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	25–27 June	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Report
7	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	9–11 July	Garth Tander	Garry Rogers Motorsport
8	Calder Park Raceway	Melbourne, Victoria	23–25 July	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team
9	Symmons Plains Raceway	Launceston, Tasmania	6–8 August	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Report
10	Winton Motor Raceway	Benalla, Victoria	20–22 August	Jason Bargwanna	Garry Rogers Motorsport
11	Oran Park Raceway	Sydney, New South Wales	3–5 September	Mark Skaife	Holden Racing Team	Report
12	Queensland 500 Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	17–19 September	Russell Ingall Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Report
13	FAI 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit	Bathurst, New South Wales	11–14 November	Steven Richards Greg Murphy	Gibson Motorsport	Report

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	Penalty	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Rd 12	Rd 13	Pts
1	Craig Lowndes	0	140	300	150	142	88	142	134	50		94	138	264	276	1918
2	Russell Ingall	0	106	248	72	122	122	80	96	88	122	132	100	300	216	1804
3	Mark Skaife	0	146	60	96	146	112	146	112	142	146	100	150	36	264	1656
4	Glenn Seton	0	118	220	136	130	96	114	48	114	110	Ret	78	252	240	1656
5	Garth Tander	0	128	96	66	66	124	122	136	132	76	124	124	276	Ret	1470
6	Greg Murphy	0	94	268	24	48	62	90	86	44	116	44	24	228	300	1428
7	Steven Richards	0	38	196	104	112	16	46	48	34	62	74	52	228	300	1310
8	Jason Bright	0	84	244	124	78	138	118	118	44	62	134	132	Ret	Ret	1276
9	Larry Perkins	0	82	144	82	DNS	90	84	Ret	76	88	0	70	300	216	1232
10	Dick Johnson	0	42	124	54	88	80	92	22		50	88	52	216	252	1160
11	Jason Bargwanna	0	94	136	52	Ret	110	46	70	50	132	150	32	276	Ret	1148
12	Neil Crompton	0	18	98	80	8	40	32	112	38	88	55	46	252	240	1107
13	John Bowe	0	26	152	56	108	114	62	114	124	90	60	88	84	Ret	1078
14	Tony Longhurst	0	102	64	72	84	84	76	74	90	70	62	52	Ret	Ret	830
15	John Faulkner	0	54	8	62	82	36	62	74	92	38	100	24	192	Ret	824
16	Paul Radisich	0	36	Ret	110	64	60	128	118	62	Ret	124	110	Ret	Ret	812
17	Cameron McConville	0						54	Ret	102	74			264	276	770
18	Cameron McLean	0	46	180	78	24	14	70	21	68	56	54	110	Ret	Ret	721
19	Mark Noske	0	82	196	38	54	68	22	Ret					Ret	228	688
20	David Parsons	0	5	88		26	28	7	20	24	58	Ret	6	240	168	670
21	Mark Larkham	0	46	72	62	20	54	62	84	44	44	13	8	108	Ret	617
22	Steve Reed	0			52	56	68			37	28	42		204	108	595
23	Steven Johnson	0								108				216	252	576
24	Paul Weel	0				42	32	20	Ret	18	56	12	20	132	204	536
25	Trevor Ashby	0	30	72				20	16				64	204	108	514
26	Paul Romano	0	20	Ret	76	82			Ret	20	46	76	34	Ret	144	498
27	Dugal McDougall	0	34	48	28	18		28	Ret	16	4	7	40	168	60	451
28	David 'Skippy' Parsons	0									30	8		240	168	446
29	Rodney Forbes	0	26	72	26	28	9	24	11	24	46	0	1	Ret	156	423
30	Greg Crick	0	37											132	204	373
31	Geoff Brabham	0												180	180	360
31	Neal Bates	0												180	180	360
33	Mick Donaher	0	24	132	26	36	46	1	14			54	22		Ret	355
34	Greg Ritter	0												156	192	348
35	Steve Ellery	0	70			32	52		44			28	116	Ret	Ret	342
36	Todd Kelly	0	Ret					12	64					Ret	228	304
37	Paul Morris	0												36	264	300
38	Layton Crambrook	0								42	40	20	DNQ	144	Ret	246
39	Andrew Miedecke	0												168	60	228
40	Wayne Gardner	0		88											132	220
41	Rod Nash	0	Ret	Ret	26	10	16	DNS	Ret	Ret		20	15	120	Ret	207
42	Simon Wills	0												192	Ret	192
42	Steve Owen	0													192	192
44	Peter Doulman	0	1	76		18				11		DNQ	3	72	Ret	181
45	Tomas Mezera	0	36	64		Ret		48	26					Ret	Ret	174
46	Anthony Tratt	0	4			12	10	1		9	31	0		96	Ret	163
47	Mark Poole	0								40	2	Ret		Ret	120	162
48	Matthew Coleman	0												156		156
	Dean Lindstrom	0												60	96
	Melinda Price	0												60	96
	Geoff Full	0												Ret	156
52	Dean Crosswell	0												144	Ret	144
52	Darren Hossack	0													144	144
54	David Brabham	0													132	132
55	D'arcy Russell	0		40	6	3	2			DNQ				Ret	72	123
56	John Briggs	0		DNS		28	Ret	0	62			20	10	Ret	Ret	120
	Dean Wanless	0												120	Ret
	Tony Scott	0												Ret	120
59	Nathan Pretty	0			30							40			48	118
60	Brad Jones	0												108	Ret	108
61	Chris Smerdon	0	2	64				0	4	4		8	18	Ret	Ret	100
62	Darren Pate	0								36		42	18		Ret	96
62	Alan Jones	0												96	Ret	96
64	Simon Emerzidis	0	0	32		28			8				10	12	Ret	90
65	Jim Richards	0												84	Ret	84
	Neil Schembri	0													84
	Gary Quartly	0													84
68	John Cotter	0						0	6					72	Ret	78
69	Grant Johnson	0												Ret	72	72
70	Mike Conway	0	2	20				0	Ret			DNQ	DNQ	48	Ret	70
71	Craig Harris	0							1			24	42		Ret	67
72	Wayne Wakefield	0					30	0	22					6	Ret	58
73	Ric Shaw	0												48	Ret	48
73	Andrew Fawcett	0													48	48
75	Danny Osborne	0	Ret	Ret				Ret	16			0		24	Ret	40
76	Terry Finnigan	0	36												Ret	36
	Peter Field	0													36
	Shane Howison	0													36
79	Mike Imrie	0		12		1	10	0		4	1	DNQ		Ret	Ret	28
80	Brett Peters	0			Ret									24	Ret	24
81	Phil Ward	0							20						DNS	20
82	Geoff Kendrick	0			8		9								Ret	17
83	Alan Heath	0		4	8		DNS		4	DNQ				Ret	Ret	16
84	Bob Thorn	0	Ret			6	Ret	DNS	4	2			DNQ	Ret	Ret	12
84	Garry Willmington	0				0								12	Ret	12
86	Gary Baxter	0				9										9
87	Dean Canto	0											DNQ	6	Ret	6
88	Daniel Miller	0		DNS	4		DNS							Ret	Ret	4
Pos	Driver	Penalty	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Rd 12	Rd 13	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Note:^[2]

All rounds except Rounds 2, 12 & 13 were contested over three races.

Points were awarded on a 50–46–44–42–40–38–36–34–32–30–28–26–24–22–20–18–16–14–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race.

Round 2 was contested over two races.

Points were awarded on a 150–138–132–126–120–114–108–102–96–90–84–78–72–66–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6–3 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race.

Rounds 12 & 13 were each contested over a single race with two drivers per car.

Points were awarded on a 300–276–264–252–240–228–216–204–192–180–168–156–144–132–120–108–96–84–72–60–48–36–24–12–6 basis to the first 25 finishers in each race with both drivers scoring the full points for the position filled by their car.

References

↑ Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 December 2008. Archived 14 May 2009.
↑ V8 Supercars 1999 Review magazine, pages 102–105

External links

Official V8 Supercar site
1999 Racing Results Archive
Images from the 1999 Shell Championship Series Retrieved from www.autopics.com.au on 3 December 2008
Images from the Bathurst round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series Retrieved from www.flickr.com on 3 December 2008

Australian Touring Car Racing

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