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