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1997 AMP Bathurst 1000: Results

21 October 1997


Results from Australia's AMP Bathurst 1000 touring car race. 

Primus 1000 Classic
Mt Panorama  
Bathurst, Australia

    
Event R6           
Laps               161 
Start              Sun Oct 19, 10:04
Elapsed Time       06:21:55

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Pos Car Driver                  Entrant                    Vehicle      CL Laps  Race Time    Fastest Lap
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 1  11  L.PERKINS/R.INGALL      CASTROL PERKINS RACING     COMMODORE VS L1 161 06:21:55.5483   6 2:12.3398R
 2  34  J.RICHARDS/S.RICHARDS   VALVOLINE/CUMMINS TEAM     COMMODORE VS L1 161 06:22:06.6478  24 2:13.2244
 3  10  M.LARKHAM/A.MIEDECKE    MITRE 10 RACING            FALCON EL	L1 161 06:23:57.2891 133 2:13.7447
 4  18  D.JOHNSON/S.JOHNSON/				   			
        C.BAIRD                 SHELL HELIX RACING         FALCON EL	L1 158 06:23:25.3146   7 2:13.0088
 5  46  J.FAULKNER/W.PERCY      FISHER & PAYKEL/BETTA ELEC COMMODORE VS L1 154 06:22:05.5996  24 2:13.4080
 6  45  D.HOSSACK/S.ELLERY      WYNN'S AUSTRALIA           COMMODORE VS L1 154 06:23:00.9309   6 2:14.7149
 7  14  M.STENNIKEN/P.GAZZARD   SCOTT'S TRANSPORT          COMMODORE VS L2 154 06:23:53.4460  46 2:18.8104
 8   3  T.ASHBY/S.REED          LANSVALE SMASH REPAIRS     COMMODORE VS S1 153 06:22:04.4224  14 2:16.1507
 9  36  N.SCHEMBRI/I.LUFF       GEARBOX MOTORSPORT         COMMODORE VS L2 153 06:22:19.5559  64 2:19.5417
10  27  T.FINNIGAN/T.SHIEL      SONY AUTOSOUND             COMMODORE VS S1 153 06:22:33.3179  21 2:15.1997
11   9  A.JONES/S.PRUETT/				   			
        J.BRIGHT                ALAN JONES RACING          FALCON EL	L1 153 06:23:01.3053   7 2:12.7286
12  16  M.PRICE/K.BREWER        CASTROL COUGARS            COMMODORE VS L2 152 06:24:23.6246  21 2:19.7808
13  44  M.ROSE/K.BURTON         FAIRFAX NEWSPAPERS         COMMODORE VS L2 150 06:23:34.7495   7 2:19.0993
14  49  G.CRICK/P.FITZGERALD/				   			
        G.WALDON                ERICSSON - ALCAIR          COMMODORE VS S1 150 06:23:51.4313  20 2:14.5601
15  20  I.PALMER/J.ENGLISH      PALMER PROMOTIONS          COMMODORE VS L2 146 06:22:41.7308  11 2:21.1893
16  21  B.WALDEN/S.WILLIAMS     BRIAN WALDEN               COMMODORE VP L2 144 06:23:19.2690  19 2:23.3848
17  39  C.SMERDON/C.COX         CHRIS SMERDON              COMMODORE VS L2 143 06:22:42.9695  22 2:17.7393
18  26  J.COTTER/P.DOULMAN      M3 MOTORSPORT              COMMODORE VP L2 139 06:22:53.1518  22 2:17.5282
19  74  K.HEFFERNAN/D.OSBOURNE  PRICE ATTACK RACING P/L    COMMODORE VS L2 135 06:22:52.9123  23 2:17.7370
NC  40  M.HART/P.LAWRENCE       SMC PNEUMATICS (AUST) P/L  COMMODORE VR L2 119 06:23:34.0144  48 2:24.6769
NC  37  S.TAYLOR/B.ATTARD/				   			
        S.BELL                  THE XEROX SHOP             COMMODORE VP L2 110 06:23:55.8784  73 2:23.9702
DNF 62  W.RUSSELL/R.SHAW        UNION STEEL                COMMODORE VS L2 126 05:57:42.5478  29 2:24.6452
DNF  1  G.SETON/D.PARSONS       FORD CREDIT RACING         FALCON EL	L1 121 04:53:44.4320   7 2:12.7282
DNF 25  T.LONGHURST/C.O'BRIEN   CASTROL LONGHURST FORD     FALCON EL	L1 110 04:25:55.5317   7 2:12.8238
DNF 58  P.O'BRIEN/B.CALLAGHAN/				   			
        R.BARNACLE              EVERLAST AUTOMOTIVE        COMMODORE VR L2 109 04:44:27.2748  10 2:20.2020
DNF 13  R.McLEOD/D.PATE         OAMPS INSURANCE GROUP LTD  COMMODORE VR L2 101 04:51:03.2533  89 2:16.9889
DNF 28  K.WALDOCK/J.SMITH       CBS MINING RACE TEAM       FALCON EF	L2  92 04:07:59.7683  68 2:16.9262
DNF  7  W.GARDNER/N.CROMPTON    WAYNE GARDNER RACING       COMMODORE VS L1  89 03:28:50.4187  76 2:12.9063
DNF 79  M.CONWAY/G.MONAGHAN     CADILLAC PRODUCTIONS       FALCON EBTT	L2  84 03:29:06.4894   5 2:18.5523
DNF 38  M.POOLE/T.SCOTT         GAWLER SA                  COMMODORE VS S1  74 02:58:23.4021  16 2:14.8763
DNF 24  P.ROMANO/A.GRICE        ROMANO RACING              COMMODORE VS S1  69 02:47:25.6651  16 2:14.9521
DNF 23  R.HISLOP/T.BRIGGS       RAY HISLOP                 FALCON EF	L2  62 02:31:09.7438  46 2:17.8666
DNF 41  G.WILLMINGTON/B.SEIDERS SIMON'S EARTHWORKS P/L     COMMODORE VR L2  61 03:26:07.3611   5 2:22.3492
DNF 05  P.BROCK/M.SKAIFE        HOLDEN RACING TEAM         COMMODORE VS L1  52 01:57:29.6951   3 2:12.4926r
DNF 12  B.WILLIAMS/P.GOVER      BRUCE WILLIAMS             COMMODORE VS L2  46 02:26:37.8113  11 2:19.8108
DNF 33  B.PEARSON/A.McCARTHY/				   			
        B.STEWART               PRO-DUCT MOTORSPORT P/L    COMMODORE VS L2  43 01:42:13.7893   4 2:16.6107
DNF 15  G.MURPHY/C.LOWNDES      HOLDEN RACING TEAM         COMMODORE VS L1  38 01:25:36.4525   6 2:12.6650
DNF 47  J.TRIMBOLE/T.MEZERA     CDB BOTTLE MAGIC           COMMODORE VS S1  25    56:54.9849   8 2:15.3909
DNF 17  D.JOHNSON/J.BOWE/				   			
        S.JOHNSON               SHELL HELIX RACING         FALCON EL	L1  17    39:52.1543   6 2:12.7784
DNF 54  P.BRADBURY/P.STOKELL/				   			
        A.TRATT                 WAYNE GARDNER RACING       COMMODORE VS L1  16    36:23.5441   6 2:14.7628
DNS 97  J.BARGWANNA/M.NOSKE     HOLDEN RACING TEAM         COMMODORE VS L1
DNS SC  SAFETY CAR                                                      L2
DNS SC  Safety Car              safety car                              L1

Fastest Lap Av.Speed Is 169kph
Current Lap Record Is 2:12.6104 Set On 25/02/1996 By Glenn Seton In A Ford Falcon

R=under lap record by greatest margin
r=under lap record 
*=fastest lap time
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Issue# 1 - Printed Sun Oct 19 17:05:12 1997   
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