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1998 Sandown #1 Previous race results Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Australian Touring Car Championship race number 1 of 29 Sunday, February 1, 1998 at Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria 16 laps on a 3.104 kilometer road course (49.664 kilometers) Time of race: 0:19:45.43 Average speed: 150.823 kph Pole time: 71.9559 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: .61 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1998 Australian Touring Car Championship results   /   1998 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led Pts 1 1 18   John Bowe Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford 16 running 16   2 3 15   Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 16 running 0   3 5 1   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Ford Credit / Ford Ford 16 running 0   4 12 34   Steven Richards Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins Holden 16 running 0   5 14 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Castrol Holden 16 running 0   6 7 35   Jason Bargwanna Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins Holden 16 running 0   7 2 50   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 16 running 0   8 10 25   Tony Longhurst Longhurst Racing Castrol Ford 16 running 0   9 9 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing – Holden – running 0   10 6 4   Jason Bright Stone Brothers Pirtek Ford – running 0   11 13 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Fisher & Paykel / Betta Electrical Holden – running 0   12 15 2   Steven Ellery Gibson Motor Sport Konica / Holden Young Lions Holden – running 0   13 16 38   Mark Poole James Rosenberg Gawler, SA / John Deere Holden – running 0   14 4 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Castrol Holden – running 0   15 8 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford – running 0   16 11 10   Mark Larkham Larkham Motor Sport / SBR Mitre 10 Ford – running 0   17 21 49   Greg Crick Greg Crick Ericsson / Trust Bank Holden – running 0   18 19 31   Darren Pate Gibson Motor Sport Wynn's Australia Holden – running 0   19 18 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden – running 0   20 24 43   Paul Weel Paul Weel Tradelink / Castrol Ford – running 0   21 23 23   Ray Hislop Ray Hislop – Ford – running 0   22 26 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport I.T. Services Group Holden – running 0   23 17 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Sony Autosound Holden – running 0   24 27 44   Mal Rose Mal Rose Fairfax Community Newspapers Holden – running 0   25 22 70   John Briggs Briggs Motor Sport Supercheap Auto Ford – running 0   26 25 22   Danny Osborne Colourscan Motorsport – Ford – running 0   27 30 16   Melinda Price Perkins Engineering Castrol Cougars Holden – running 0   28 28 41   Garry Willmington Simon Emerzidis Simon's Earthworks Holden – running 0   29 29 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing – Holden – dnf 0   30 20 7   Darren Hossack Gibson Motor Sport Wynn's Australia Holden – dnf 0

Fastest Lap: Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 31 Mick Donaher 80 Clive Wiseman Holden 32 Mike Conway 79 Cadillac Productions Ford 33 Don Pulver 88 Don Pulver Holden Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   John Bowe 1 16 16