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1998 FAI 1000 Classic     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, November 15, 1998 at Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales 161 laps on a 6.213 kilometer street course (1000.293 kilometers) Time of race: 6:42:23.90 Average speed: 149.151 kph Pole time: 129.8945 seconds Cautions: 3 for 17 laps Margin of victory: 10.316 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 8 Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 6 1 1   Craig Lowndes   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 159 running 104 34 18 2   Skippy Parsons   Simon Wills Gibson Motorsport Wynn's Australia Holden 57 crash 0 23 23 3   Steve Reed   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden 131 engine 0 1 15 4   Jason Bright   Steven Richards Stone Brothers Pirtek Ford 161 running 48 5 3 5   Glenn Seton   Neil Crompton Glenn Seton Ford Credit Ford 160 running 5 7 20 7   Darren Hossack   Darren Pate Gibson Motorsport Wynn's Australia Holden 158 running 0 33 11 9   Alan Jones   Adam Macrow Longhurst Racing Komatsu / Castrol Ford 58 crash 0 4 4 10   Mark Larkham   Brad Jones Mark Larkham / SBR Mitre 10 Ford 161 running 0 2 9 11   Larry Perkins   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Castrol Holden 161 running 4 20 29 14   Mike Imrie   Rodney Crick Imrie Motor Sport Armor All Holden 122 running 0 11 33 16   Melinda Price   Kerryn Brewer Perkins Engineering Castrol Cougars Holden 151 running 0 31 12 17   Dick Johnson   Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford 60 crash 0 30 6 18   John Bowe   Cameron McConville Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford 80 engine 0 24 38 20   Ian Palmer   Domenic Beninca Palmer Promotions Hippies Holden 121 crash 0 25 31 22   Danny Osborne   Brett Peters Colourscan Motorsport Colourscan / PDL Ford 115 mechanical 0 14 36 23   Ray Hislop   Tim Briggs Ray Hislop NHP Electrical Engineering Ford 147 running 0 12 17 24   Paul Romano   Steven Ellery Romano Racing Siemen's Mobile Holden 151 running 0 8 2 25   Tony Longhurst   Geoff Brabham Longhurst Racing Castrol Ford 157 running 0 18 24 26   Peter Doulman   John Cotter M3 Motorsport Gatorade Holden 141 running 0 21 14 27   Terry Finnigan   Peter Gazzard Terry Finnigan Sony / Tyrepower Holden 136 dnf 0 40 35 28   Mark McLaughlin   Ashley Stichbury Playscape Racing CBS Mining Ford 40 mechanical 0 43 19 32   Tomas Mezera   Alain Menu Tomas Mezera Plaspak / Densitron Holden 0 clutch 0 37 13 34   Garth Tander   Cameron McLean Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins Holden 49 suspension 0 3 8 35   Jason Bargwanna   Jim Richards Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins Holden 161 running 0 27 40 36   Neil Schembri   Gary Quartly Schembri Motorsport Gearbox Motorsport Holden 100 mechanical 0 15 42 37   Scotty Taylor   Bill Attard   Stephen Bell Scotty Taylor The Xerox Shop Holden 146 running 0 41 21 38   Mark Poole   Tony Scott James Rosenberg Oz Civil Holden 34 dnf 0 32 30 39   Chris Smerdon   Charlie Cox Challenge Motorsport Vittoria Coffee Holden 60 dnf 0 9 22 43   Paul Weel   Neal Bates Paul Weel K&J Thermal Products / Castrol Ford 155 running 0 10 27 44   Mal Rose   Allan McCarthy Mal Rose Ming / Seal Stopper Holden 154 running 0 19 43 45   Shane Beikoff   Shane Cruikshank   Andy Lloyd – Union Steel Holden 134 running 0 22 5 46   John Faulkner   Todd Kelly John Faulkner Fisher & Paykel / Betta Electrical Holden 136 dnf 0 16 41 48   D'Arcy Russell   Rod Wilson Rod Smith Naughton Transport / Playboy Holden 144 running 0 45 17 49   Greg Crick   Dean Croswell Greg Crick Ericsson / Trust Bank Holden 151 excluded 0 28 10 50   Greg Murphy   Mark Noske Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 86 spun off 0 26 26 54   Simon Emerzidis   Garry Willmington Simon Emerzidis Simon's Earthworks Ford 101 dnf 0 42 45 55   Rod Nash   Darren Edwards Rod Nash Auto Pro / Budweiser Holden 9 mechanical 0 29 39 60   Nathan Pretty   Nicole Pretty   Grant Johnson Pretty Motorsport Dewalt Holden 85 dnf 0 35 28 72   Robert Smith   Truckie Parsons Robert Smith Smith's Trucks Sales Holden 56 crash 0 39 25 75   Anthony Tratt   Bob Jones   Garry Waldon Paul Little Toll Transport Ford 47 dnf 0 38 44 77   Richard Mork   Bill Sieders V8 Racing Richmond Smash Repairs Holden 48 engine 0 17 32 79   Mike Conway   Chris Hones Cadillac Productions Oamps Insurance Ford 144 running 0 13 7 96   Wayne Gardner   Paul Stokell Wayne Gardner Coca Cola / Donut King Holden 149 running 0 44 37 99   Mick Donaher   Dean Lindstrom Clive Wiseman Ultra Tune Holden 0 did not start 0 36 34 134   Alan Heath   Ken Douglas Power Racing West Terrace 4x4 Ford 54 crash 0

Fastest Lap: 132.777 seconds by Craig Lowndes Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Gary Baxter 95 Holden WD Steve Cramp 95 Holden WD Todd Wanless 95 Holden Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 55 55     56 58 3   #34 stopped Conrod Straight   59 60 2     61 71 11   #49,134,9,2,17,46,25,72 accident 17/18   72 139 68     140 143 4   #20 accident turn 18   144 161 18       Percent of race run under caution: 11.2%             Average green flag run: 35.8 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   #1 1 56 56   #5 57 61 5   #4 62 62 1   #1 63 97 35   #4 98 98 1   #1 99 112 14   #4 113 130 18   #11 131 133 3   #4 134 161 28