1994 Tooheys 1000


The 1994 Tooheys 1000 was a motor race held on 2 October 1994 at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was the 35th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. The race was open to cars complying with CAMS Group 3A Touring Car regulations, later known as V8 Supercars and those complying with FIA Class II Touring Car regulations, later known as Super Touring cars. In the lead up to the 2003 event, Wheels Magazine voted the 1994 Bathurst 1000 to be the greatest of all time.
The race was won by Dick Johnson and John Bowe in their Dick Johnson Racing entered Ford EB Falcon, with the latter driver holding off a late-race challenge from then-rookie Craig Lowndes in a Holden Racing Team entered VP Commodore he shared with Brad Jones, which eventually finished second. Larry Perkins and Gregg Hansford were third in their Holden VP Commodore entered by Perkins Engineering.

Class A

For 5.0 litre cars, later to become known as V8 Supercars, it consisted of V8 engined Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores.

Class B

For 2.0 litre cars, later to become known as Super Touring cars, it consisted of BMW 318i, Hyundai Lantra, Peugeot 405, Toyota Carina, Toyota Corolla, a modified DTM Mercedes-Benz 190E and older modified Group A BMW M3s and Ford Sierras.

Tooheys Top Ten

The Toohey Top Ten was restricted to the top ten cars from Qualifying. The results of this runoff determined the first ten places on the grid for the race. Additional prize money was paid to all entries in the Tooheys Top Ten.
PosNoTeamDriverCarTT10Qual
Pole1Peter Jackson Racing Glenn SetonFord EB Falcon2:12.14642:12.03
205Holden Racing Team Peter BrockHolden VP Commodore2:12.36392:12.99
32Winfield Racing Mark SkaifeHolden VP Commodore2:12.36462:12.36
425Benson & Hedges Racing Tony LonghurstHolden VP Commodore2:12.75492:13.90
54Coca-Cola Racing Wayne GardnerHolden VP Commodore2:12.96702:13.46
630Peter Jackson Racing Alan JonesFord EB Falcon2:13.12762:13.44
718Shell-FAI Racing Allan GriceFord EB Falcon2:13.19592:12.71
811Castrol Perkins Racing Larry PerkinsHolden VP Commodore2:13.23382:12.90
9015Holden Racing Team Brad JonesHolden VP Commodore2:13.51262:13.15
1017Shell-FAI Racing Dick JohnsonFord EB Falcon2:13.61642:12.43

PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
Pos
Shootout
Pos
1A17Shell-FAI Racing Dick Johnson
John Bowe
Ford EB Falcon161310
2A015Holden Racing Team Brad Jones
Craig Lowndes
Holden VP Commodore16179
3A11Castrol Perkins Racing Larry Perkins
Gregg Hansford
Holden VP Commodore16158
4A25Benson & Hedges Racing Tony Longhurst
Charlie O'Brien
Holden VP Commodore161104
5A7Coca-Cola Racing Win Percy
Russell Ingall
Holden VP Commodore16111
6A6Winfield Racing Colin Bond
Anders Olofsson
Holden VP Commodore16112
7A18Shell-FAI Racing Allan Grice
Steven Johnson
Ford EB Falcon16047
8A9Allan Moffat Enterprises Andrew Miedecke
Jeff Allam
Ford EB Falcon15716
9A47Daily Planet Racing John Trimbole
Garry Waldon
Holden VP Commodore15619
10B46Diet Coke Racing Paul Morris
Altfrid Heger
BMW 318i15531
11B45Diet Coke Racing Craig Baird
Brett Riley
BMW 318i15235
12B48Benson & Hedges Racing Warwick Rooklyn
John Blanchard
BMW 318i15232
13A39Challenge Motorsport Chris Smerdon
Cameron McConville
Holden VP Commodore15121
14A20Palmer Promotions Ian Palmer
Brett Peters
Holden VP Commodore15125
15A36Schembri Motorsport Neil Schembri
Rodney Crick
Holden VP Commodore14923
16A12Ampol Max 3 Racing Bob Jones
Troy Dunstan
Holden VP Commodore14817
17A54Ed Lamont Ed Lamont
Graham Gulson
Holden VP Commodore14622
18A37Scotty Taylor Racing Alan Taylor
Roger Hurd
Stephen Bell
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV14536
19B52M3 Motorsport Peter Doulman
John Cotter
BMW M3 2.0L14438
20A38Brian Callaghan Barry Graham
Brian Callaghan Jr
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV14329
21A35Steven McLaine Motorsport Richard Wilson
Troy Nicholson
Ric Shaw
Holden VP Commodore14327
22A14Stuart McColl Stuart McColl
Peter Gazzard
Holden VP Commodore14224
23B56Bruce Miles Greg Murphy
James Kaye
Toyota Carina13633
24A3Lansvale Smash Repairs Steve Reed
Trevor Ashby
Holden VP Commodore13415
25B16Phil Ward Racing Peter McKay
Jamie Miller
Mercedes-Benz 190E12643
26A44Group Motorsport Mike Conway
George Ayoub
Kevin Heffernan
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV12337
DNFA24Pinnacle Motorsport Tony Scott
Greg Crick
Holden VP Commodore15814
DNFA05Holden Racing Team Peter Brock
Tomas Mezera
Holden VP Commodore13862
NCA41Garry Willmington Performance Garry Willmington
Jeff Barnes
Ford EB Falcon10928
NCA10Phil Ward Racing Phil Ward
Steven Ellery
Holden VP Commodore10013
DNFA4Coca-Cola Racing Wayne Gardner
Neil Crompton
Holden VP Commodore9995
NCA42Glenn Mason Greg Fahey
Dennis Cribbin
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV9742
DNFA27Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan
Steve Williams
Holden VP Commodore9518
DNFA60Peter McLeod Ryan McLeod
Peter McLeod
Kevin Burton
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV8326
DNFA1Peter Jackson Racing Glenn Seton
Paul Radisich
Ford EB Falcon8211
DNFA62Novacastrian Motorsport Wayne Russell
Bernie Gillon
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV7134
DNFB57Darrel Dixon Bill Sieders
Allan Letcher
Peugeot 405 Mi166341
DNFA30Peter Jackson Racing Alan Jones
David Parsons
Ford EB Falcon5286
DNFA2Winfield Racing Mark Skaife
Jim Richards
Holden VP Commodore3923
DNFB98Knight Racing Peter Hills
Dennis Rogers
Ford Sierra3444
DNFB8Hyundai Automotive Steve Hardman
Geoff Full
Hyundai Lantra2645
DNFA49Malcolm Stenniken Brett Youlden
Malcolm Stenniken
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV2430
DNFA28Playscape Racing Kevin Waldock
Mike Preston
Ford EB Falcon1920
DNFB89Phoenix Motorsport Ken Mathews
Matthew Martin
Peugeot 405 Mi161739
DNFB51Inspired Racing Andrew Reid
Melinda Price
Garry Jones
Toyota Corolla Seca1640
DNSA26Don Watson Don Watson
Ian Love
Holden VP Commodore
DNSA50Easton Motorsport Gregg Easton
Kevin Heffernan
Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV

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