1999 Queensland 500

The 1999 Queensland 500 was an endurance race for V8 Supercars, held at Queensland Raceway, near Ipswich, in Queensland, Australia on 19 September 1999. The race, which was the inaugural Queensland 500, was Round 12 of the 1999 Shell Championship Series.

1999 Queensland 500
Event Information
Round 12 of 13 in the 1999 Shell Championship Series
Date17–19 September 1999
LocationIpswich, Queensland
VenueQueensland Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 161 laps 500 km
Pole position Jason Bright
Stone Brothers Racing
1:10.2952
Winner Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering
3:29:44.6365
Round Results
First 300 pts
Second 276 pts
Third 264 pts

The race was won by Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving a Holden VT Commodore.

Results

Qualifying

Qualifying results:[1]

Pos No. Driver Team Time
1 4 Jason Bright
Craig Baird
Stone Brothers Racing 1:09.8946
2 1 Craig Lowndes
Cameron McConville
Holden Racing Team 1:09.9013
3 18 Paul Radisich
Steven Ellery
Dick Johnson Racing 1:10.3066
4 2 Mark Skaife
Paul Morris
Holden Racing Team 1:10.3117
5 34 Garth Tander
Jason Bargwanna
Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:10.4587
6 11 Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall
Perkins Engineering 1:10.6035
7 10 Mark Larkham
Brad Jones
Larkham Motor Sport 1:10.6218
8 73 David 'Truckie' Parsons
David 'Skippy' Parsons
Challenge Recruitment Racing 1:10.6985
9 7 Steven Richards
Greg Murphy
Gibson Motorsport 1:10.7468
10 25 Tony Longhurst
Adam Macrow
Longhurst Racing 1:10.8671
11 600 John Bowe
Jim Richards
Briggs Motor Sport 1:10.8857
12 5 Glenn Seton
Neil Crompton
Glenn Seton Racing 1:10.9039
13 17 Dick Johnson
Steven Johnson
Dick Johnson Racing 1:10.9922
14 70 John Briggs
Tim Leahey
Briggs Motor Sport 1:11.1680
15 24 Paul Romano
Tomas Mezera
Romano Racing 1:11.2484
16 16 Dugal McDougall
Andrew Miedecke
Perkins Engineering 1:11.2659
17 6 Geoff Brabham
Neal Bates
Glenn Seton Racing 1:11.3275
18 46 John Faulkner
Simon Wills
John Faulkner Racing 1:11.3659
19 40 Cameron McLean
Wayne Park
Greenfields Mowers Racing 1:11.5287
20 28 Rodney Forbes
Geoff Full
Rodney Forbes Racing 1:11.5977
21 35 Matthew Coleman
Greg Ritter
Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:11.6303
22 15 Todd Kelly
Mark Noske
Holden Young Lions 1:11.7372
23 3 Trevor Ashby
Steve Reed
Lansvale Racing Team 1:11.7968
24 43 Paul Weel
Greg Crick
Paul Weel Racing 1:11.8447
25 26 John Cotter
Peter Doulman
M3 Motorsport 1:12.0861
26 66 Mark Poole
Tony Scott
James Rosenberg Racing 1:12.1456
27 80 Bob Thorn
Todd Wanless
Briggs Motor Sport 1:12.3286
28 22 Danny Osborne
Brett Peters
Colourscan Motorsport 1:12.3773
29 97 Wayne Wakefield
Dean Canto
Graphic Skills Racing 1:12.4254
30 96 Paul Dumbrell
Matthew White
John Faulkner Racing 1:12.6061
31 49 Layton Crambrook
Dean Crosswell
Crambrook Racing 1:12.7478
32 75 Anthony Tratt
Alan Jones
Paul Little Racing 1:12.8091
33 55 Rod Nash
Dean Wanless
Rod Nash Racing 1:12.8109
34 134 Alan Heath
Warren Luff
Team South Australia 1:12.9223
35 54 Simon Emerzidis
Gary Willmington
Simon's Earthworks 1:13.2246
36 14 Mike Irmie
Rodney Crick
Saabwreck Motorsport 1:13.5804
37 47 John Trimbole
Kevin Heffernan
Metropolis City Promotions 1:13.5850
38 50 Melinda Price
Dean Lindstrom
Ultra Tune Racing 1:13.6370
39 48 D'arcy Russell
Grany Johnson
Rod Smith Racing 1:14.1084
40 79 Mike Conway
Ric Shaw
Cadillac Productions 1:14.2031
41 84 Daniel Miller
Tony Ricciardello
Miller Racing 1:14.4924
42 39 Chris Smerdon
Mal Rose
Smerdon Racing 1:16.6660

Top 10 Qualifying

Top 10 Qualifying results:[1]

Pos No. Driver Team Time
1 4 Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing 1:10.2952
2 34 Garth Tander Garry Rogers Motorsport 1:10.7549
3 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:10.8215
4 18 Paul Radisich Dick Johnson Racing 1:10.8350
5 1 Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 1:11.0101
6 11 Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering 1:11.1080
7 7 Steven Richards Gibson Motorsport 1:11.2981
8 73 David Parsons Challenge Recruitment Racing 1:11.4687
9 10 Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport 1:11.4863
10 25 Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing 1:11.7786

Race

Level 1 teams raced in Class A. Level 2 teams, usually referred to as privateers, raced in Class B.

Race results:[1]

Pos No Class Team Drivers Car Laps Qual
Pos
Top 10 Qual
Pos
Series
Points
1 11 A Perkins Engineering Larry Perkins
Russell Ingall
Holden VT Commodore 161 6 6 300
2 34 A Garry Rogers Motorsport Garth Tander
Jason Bargwanna
Holden VT Commodore 161 5 2 276
3 1 A Holden Racing Team Craig Lowndes
Cameron McConville
Holden VT Commodore 161 2 5 264
4 5 A Glenn Seton Racing Glenn Seton
Neil Crompton
Ford AU Falcon 161 12 252
5 73 B Challenge Recruitment Racing David 'Truckie' Parsons
David 'Skippy' Parsons
Holden VT Commodore 161 8 8 240
6 7 A Gibson Motorsport Steven Richards
Greg Murphy
Holden VT Commodore 161 9 7 228
7 17 A Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson
Steven Johnson
Ford AU Falcon 160 13 216
8 3 B Lansvale Racing Team Steve Reed
Trevor Ashby
Holden VS Commodore 160 23 204
9 46 A John Faulkner Racing John Faulkner
Simon Wills
Holden VT Commodore 159 18 192
10 6 A Glenn Seton Racing Geoff Brabham
Neal Bates
Ford AU Falcon 159 17 180
11 16 A McDougall Motorsport Dugal McDougall
Andrew Miedecke
Holden VS Commodore 158 16 168
12 35 A Garry Rogers Motorsport Greg Ritter
Matthew Coleman
Holden VT Commodore 158 21 156
13 49 B Layton Crambrook Layton Crambrook
Dean Crosswell
Holden VS Commodore 158 31 144
14 43 A Paul Weel Racing Paul Weel
Greg Crick
Ford AU Falcon 158 24 132
15 55 B Rod Nash Racing Rod Nash
Dean Wanless
Holden VS Commodore 157 33 120
16 10 A Larkham Motor Sport Mark Larkham
Brad Jones
Ford AU Falcon 157 7 9 108
17 75 A Paul Little Racing Anthony Tratt
Alan Jones
Ford AU Falcon 157 32 96
18 600 A Briggs Motor Sport John Bowe
Jim Richards
Ford AU Falcon 156 11 84
19 26 B M3 Motorsport Peter Doulman
John Cotter
Holden VT Commodore 155 25 72
20 50 B Clive Wiseman Racing Dean Lindstrom
Melinda Price
Holden VS Commodore 153 38 60
21 79 B Cadillac Productions Mike Conway
Ric Shaw
Ford EL Falcon 153 40 48
22 2 A Holden Racing Team Mark Skaife
Paul Morris
Holden VT Commodore 150 4 3 36
23 22 A Colourscan Racing Danny Osborne
Brett Peters
Ford EL Falcon 147 28 24
24 54 B Simon's Earthworks Simon Emerzidis
Garry Willmington
Ford EL Falcon 143 35 12
25 97 B Graphic Skills Racing Wayne Wakefield
Dean Canto
Holden VS Commodore 133 29 6
26 47 B Daily Planet Racing John Trimbole
Kevin Heffernan
Holden VS Commodore 126 37
DNF 15 A Holden Young Lions Todd Kelly
Mark Noske
Holden VS Commodore 155 22
DNF 66 A James Rosenberg Racing Mark Poole
Tony Scott
Holden VT Commodore 150 26
DNF 28 B Rodney Forbes Racing Rodney Forbes
Geoff Full
Holden VS Commodore 132 20
DNF 24 A Romano Racing Paul Romano
Tomas Mezera
Holden VS Commodore 127 15
DNF 96 A John Faulkner Racing Paul Dumbrell
Matthew White
Holden VS Commodore 125 30
DNF 70 A Briggs Motor Sport John Briggs
Tim Leahey
Ford AU Falcon 118 14
DNF 4 A Stone Brothers Racing Jason Bright
Craig Baird
Ford AU Falcon 111 1 1
DNF 80 B Briggs Motor Sport Bob Thorn
Todd Wanless
Ford EL Falcon 111 27
DNF 40 B Greenfield Mowers Racing Cameron McLean
Wayne Park
Ford EL Falcon 97 19
DNF 134 B Power Racing Alan Heath
Warren Luff
Ford EL Falcon 97 34
DNF 48 B Rod Smith Racing D'arcy Russell
Grant Johnson
Holden VS Commodore 75 39
DNF 14 B Imrie Motor Sport Mike Imrie
Rodney Crick
Holden VS Commodore 69 36
DNF 25 A Longhurst Racing Tony Longhurst
Adam Macrow
Ford AU Falcon 58 10 10
DNF 18 A Dick Johnson Racing Paul Radisich
Steve Ellery
Ford AU Falcon 56 3 4
DNF 84 B Miller Racing Daniel Miller
Tony Ricciardello
Holden VS Commodore 4 41
DNF 39 B Challenge Motorsport Chris Smerdon
Mal Rose
Holden VS Commodore 3 42

Statistics

  • Provisional Pole Position - #4 Jason Bright - 1:09.8946
  • Pole Position - #4 Jason Bright - 1:10.2952
  • Fastest Lap - #5 Glenn Seton - 1:11.8804
  • Average Speed - 143.70 km/h

References

Supercars Championship
Previous race:
1999 Oran Park V8 Supercar Round
1999 Supercars Championship Next race:
1999 FAI 1000
Previous year:
inaugural event
Queensland 500 Next year:
2000 Ozemail Queensland 500
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