1999 Shell Championship Series

1999 V8 Supercar season
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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
		2	Mark Skaife
	Holden VS Commodore	15	Cameron McConville
Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VS Commodore	3	Trevor Ashby Steve Reed
		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
	Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon	6	Neil Crompton
Gibson Motorsport	Holden VT Commodore	7	Steven Richards
		12	Greg Murphy
		73		David Parsons David Parsons
Perkins Engineering	Holden VT Commodore	8	Russell Ingall
		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 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
		18	Paul Radisich
Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	19	Wayne Gardner	David Brabham
Colourscan Motorsport	Ford EL Falcon Ford AU Falcon	22	Danny Osborne Brett Peters
	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**
	Holden VT Commodore	35	Jason Bargwanna
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**
	Ford EL Falcon	54	Simon Emerzidis
Paul Weel Racing	Ford AU Falcon	43	Paul Weel	Greg Crick
John Faulkner Racing	Holden VT Commodore	46	John Faulkner	Simon Wills
	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
	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
		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
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
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
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
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 Neal Bates 0 180 180 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 Steve Owen 0 192 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 Darren Hossack 0 144 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 Alan Jones 0 96 Ret 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 Andrew Fawcett 0 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 Garry Willmington 0 0 12 Ret 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 Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) 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.

See also

1999 Australian Touring Car season

References

1. Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 3 December 2008. Archived 14 May 2009.
2. 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