[William Dale Jr]

1988 Shell Ultra Australian Touring Car Championship
Round 6 - Lakeside, QLD (22/5/1988)

Circuit Length: 2.41 km
Race Distance: 60 laps
Weather: Sunny

Seton gets the ill-handling new Nissan this weekend, as the ATCC makes it's only stop in Queensland.

Johnson takes a comfortable pole from Miedecke, but a long hold on the start line results in a grabbing clutch, causing him to creep at the start. Miedecke goes with him, and both cop one minute penalties. Miedecke then makes contact with Bowe and spins off at the Carousel, losing even more time. Bowe leads until half distance, when broken rear suspension puts him out and puts Longhurst into the lead. Johnson's pace took him back within range of the podium, but he couldn't shake Longhurst. A quick spin from the Freeport car dropped 10 seconds, but didn't stop Longhurst taking a comfortable win from Johnson, while Moffat finishes on the podium of an ATCC round for the first time since 1984.

Position	Number	Entrant	Driver	Car	Class	Race Time/Laps	Retirement Cause	Fastest Time	Qualifying Time	Grid Position
1	3	Freeport Motorsport	Tony Longhurst	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	0h56m51.23s		0m55.90s	0m54.82s	4
2*	17	Shell Ultra Hi Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	0h57m35.23s		0m55.57s	0m54.07s	1
3	9	Allan Moffat Racing	Allan Moffat	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	59 laps		0m56.65s	0m56.18s	11
4	11	Holden Special Vehicles	Larry Perkins	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	A	59 laps		0m56.65s	0m55.08s	6
5	05	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Peter Brock	BMW M3	B	59 laps		0m55.83s	0m55.50s	7
6*	6	Miedecke Motorsport	Andrew Miedecke	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	59 laps		0m55.84s	0m54.73s	2
7	1	Mobil 1 Racing Team	Jim Richards	BMW M3	B	58 laps		0m57.07s	0m55.52s	8
8	39	Lansvale Smash Repairs P/L	Steve Reed	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	A	58 laps		0m58.10s	0m57.37s	13
9	8	Miedecke Motorsport	Andrew Bagnall	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	58 laps		0m57.78s	0m56.20s	12
10	34	Reithmuller/Ward International Motorsport	Phil Ward	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16	B	58 laps		0m58.37s	0m58.77s	16
11	48	Wayne Park	Wayne Park	Holden Commodore VK	A	57 laps		0m58.98s	0m58.02s	14
12	36	Everlast Automotive	Bill O'Brien	Holden Commodore VL (HDT)	A	56 laps		0m59.30s	0m58.38s	15
13	21	Craig Kinmonth	Craig Kinmonth	Holden Commodore VK	A	56 laps		0m59.52s	0m59.00s	17
14	35	Lester Smerdon	Lester Smerdon	Holden Commodore VK	A	56 laps		0m59.87s	0m59.50s	18
15	38	Wayne Clift	Wayne Clift	Holden Commodore VK	A	55 laps		1m00.38s	1m01.22s	22
16	32	Toyota Team Australia	John Smith	Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch	C	55 laps		1m01.07s	1m05.82s	25
17	29	Toyota Team Australia	John Faulkner	Toyota Corolla AE86 Coupe	C	55 laps		1m00.62s	1m00.57s	20
DNF	50	Steve Williams	Steve Williams	Holden Commodore VK	A	40 laps		0m57.75s	1m01.17s	21
DNF	4	Caltex CXT Racing	Colin Bond	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	31 laps	misfire	0m56.82s	0m55.72s	9
DNF	18	Shell Ultra Hi Racing	John Bowe	Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500	A	30 laps	suspension	0m55.92s	0m54.80s	3
DNF	24	Jagparts Racing	Gerald Kay	Holden Commodore VK	A	29 laps		1m00.00s	1m00.43s	19
DNF	35	Reithmuller/Ward International Motorsport	Llynden Reithmuller	Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16	B	26 laps		0m59.17s	1m02.17s	24
DNF	31	Toyota Team Australia	Drew Price	Toyota Corolla AE82 Hatch	C	25 laps	engine	1m01.65s	1m01.55s	23
DNF	16	Ralliart Australia	Gary Scott	Mitsubishi Starion	A	21 laps	headgasket	0m57.50s	0m55.90s	10
DNF	30	Peter Jackson Nissan	Glenn Seton	Nissan Skyline GTS-R HR-31	A	4 laps	engine	0m57.53s	0m55.03s	5
DNQ	26	Kalari Transport	Tony Noske	Holden Commodore VK	A		engine

*denotes a one minute penalty was incurred for a jumped start