1989 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 7 - Winton, VIC (4/6/1989)
Circuit Length: 2.03 km
Race Duration: 1 hour (51 laps)
Weather: Rain clearing to overcast
Winton saw the return to the ATCC of Allan Grice, making his first start since the end of 1987 aboard his Roadways Commodore from the previous year's Bathurst. The big surprise in qualifying was that the Shell Sierras were off the pace. George Fury was back, his car fully repaired after the misadventure at Mallala. The Shell cars couldn't quite get a handle on the circuit, with Bowe in 6th and Johnson - unable to set a quicker time before red flags and rain intervened - down in 9th. On the front row were Brock and Bond, with Seton, Longhurst and Richards filling the first few rows. The aforementioned red flags were brought out after a big accident that badly damaged Bob Holden's Corolla on the exit of the Esses. Larry Perkins came up behind the Corolla on a qualifying lap and accidentally spun the little car into the barriers, coming to rest in the middle of the road. Also missing the race was Neville Crichton, hitting the wall hard enough in the wet conditions to put the car away for the rest of the weekend.
Many have said this was one of the best ATCC races of all time. Luckily someone's just uploaded it to YouTube, which makes me especially happy because I haven't seen this race for about 20 years, after my copy of the race was accidentally taped over...
Position | Number | Entrant | Driver | Car | Class | Race Time/Laps | Retirement Cause | Fastest Time | Qualifying Time | Grid Position |
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1 | 3 | Nissan Motor Sport | George Fury | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 1h00m42.71s | | 1m04.52s | 1m02.01s | 10 |
2 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h00m43.79s | | 1m06.20s | 1m00.82s | 1 |
3 | 12 | Nissan Motor Sport | Mark Skaife | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 1h01m18.77s | | 1m05.05s | 1m01.85s | 7 |
4 | 15 | ICL Racing Pty Ltd | Allan Grice | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 1h01m28.72s | | 1m09.85s | 1m02.13s | 12 |
5 | 105 | Mobil 1 Racing | Brad Jones | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m44.43s | | 1m05.66s | 1m01.88s | 8 |
6 | 6 | Miedecke Motorsport | Andrew Miedecke | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m46.24s | | 1m05.14s | 1m02.07s | 11 |
7 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing Team | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 1h01m50.19s | | 1m07.01s | 1m01.99s | 9 |
8 | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing Team | John Bowe | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 50 laps | | 1m06.48s | 1m01.82s | 6 |
9 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 50 laps | | 1m07.41s | 1m01.81s | 4 |
10 | 68 | Garry Willmington | Garry Willmington | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 49 laps | | 1m11.28s | 1m04.84s | 18 |
11 | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Gregg Hansford | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 49 laps | | 1m07.51s | 1m02.46s | 13 |
12 | 32 | Toyota Team Australia | John Faulkner | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch | C | 49 laps | | 1m12.21s | 1m06.88s | 24 |
13 | 33 | Toyota Team Australia | Neal Bates | Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch | C | 48 laps | | 1m13.34s | 1m07.68s | 26 |
14 | 39 | David Sala | David Sala | Nissan Gazelle | C | 48 laps | | 1m13.43s | 1m17.87s | 31 |
15 | 27 | Mark Petch Motorsport | Robbie Francevic | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 47 laps | | 1m11.85s | 1m03.79s | 14 |
16 | 24 | Jagparts Racing | Gerald Kay | Holden Commodore VK | A | 47 laps | | 1m11.71s | 1m05.78s | 21 |
17 | 51 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 47 laps | | 1m12.98s | 1m10.61s | 29 |
18 | 28 | Sommariva Concrete | Joe Sommariva | BMW 635CSi | A | 47 laps | | 1m14.99s | 1m07.51s | 25 |
19 | 42 | Matt Wacker | Matt Wacker | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 46 laps | | 1m14.97s | 1m06.68s | 23 |
20 | 43 | Clive J. Smith | Clive Smith | Nissan Skyline DR-30 | A | 46 laps | | 1m14.78s | 1m21.75s | 33 |
21 | 78 | Team Madison | Michael Adcock | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | 46 laps | | 1m17.32s | 1m09.61s | 28 |
DNF | 29 | Capri Components | Laurie Nelson | Ford Mustang | A | 47 laps | | 1m13.78s | 1m19.74s | 32 |
DNF | 23 | Beaurepaires Motor Sport | Chris Lambden | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 44 laps | engine | 1m08.22s | 1m05.12s | 20 |
DNF | 14 | Riethmuller Pentecost Racing | Llynden Riethmuller | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 39 laps | crashed | 1m09.72s | 1m04.88s | 19 |
DNF | 11 | Perkins Motorsport | Larry Perkins | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 32 laps | spun off | 1m10.32s | 1m04.00s | 16 |
DNF | 22 | Lusty Engineering | Graham Lusty | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 25 laps | | 1m12.50s | 1m06.12s | 22 |
DNF | 41 | ICL Racing Pty Ltd | Garry Rogers | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | 23 laps | | 1m12.70s | 1m04.06s | 17 |
DNF | 2 | Nissan Motor Sport | Jim Richards | Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31 | A | 4 laps | accident damage | 1m12.68s | 1m01.82s | 5 |
DNF | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 2 laps | accident damage | 1m12.59s | 1m01.71s | 3 |
DNF | 4 | Caltex CXT Racing Team | Colin Bond | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | 0 laps | gearbox | | 1m01.69s | 2 |
DNS | 13 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden | Toyota Corolla AE86 Liftback | C | | practice accident | | 1m09.21s | 27 |
DNS | 20 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Neville Crichton | Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 | A | | practice accident | | 1m03.93s | 15 |
DNS | 86 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick | Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | A | | | | | |