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1997 Oran Park #2 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Australian Touring Car Championship race number 29 of 30 Sunday, August 3, 1997 at Oran Park Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales 18 laps* on a 2.620 kilometer road course (47.160 kilometers) Time of race: 0:18:48.19 Average speed: 133.765 kph Pole time: no time trials Cautions: none Margin of victory: 3.61 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1997 Australian Touring Car Championship results   /   1997 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led Pts 3 2 15   Greg Murphy Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 16 running 12   1 3 9   Alan Jones Alan Jones Komatsu Ford 16 running 4   2 1 05   Peter Brock Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 16 running 0   4 5 25   Tony Longhurst Tony Longhurst Castrol Ford 16 running 0   5 4 30   Glenn Seton Glenn Seton Ford / Ford Credit Ford 16 running 0   6 6 7   Wayne Gardner Wayne Gardner Coca Cola / Donut King Holden 16 running 0   7 9 34   Steven Richards Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins Holden 16 running 0   8 12 11   Larry Perkins Perkins Engineering Castrol Holden 16 running 0   9 8 46   John Faulkner John Faulkner Fisher & Paykel / Betta Electrical Holden 16 running 0   10 11 97   Stephen White Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 16 running 0   11 15 27   Terry Finnigan Terry Finnigan Sony Autosound Holden – running 0   12 17 45   Darren Hossack Gary Dumbrell Wynns Australia Holden – running 0   13 18 39   Chris Smerdon Challenge Motorsport – Holden – running 0   14 20 70   John Briggs Briggs Motor Sport – Ford – running 0   15 19 16   Melinda Price Perkins Engineering Castrol Cougars Holden – running 0   16 13 10   Mark Larkham Mark Larkham Mitre 10 Ford – running 0   17 27 22   Danny Osborne Colourscan Motorsport – Ford – running 0   18 22 26   John Cotter M3 Motorsport – Holden – running 0   19 21 36   Neil Schembri Gearbox Motorsport – Holden – running 0   20 29 62   Wayne Russell Novocastrian Motorsport – Holden – running 0   21 24 77   Richard Mork V8 Racing Australian Racing Drivers Club Holden – running 0   22 26 41   Garry Willmington Garry Willmington – Ford – running 0   23 25 79   Mike Conway Cadillac Productions – Ford – running 0   24 23 35   Claude Giorgi West Coast Racing – Ford – dnf 0   25 16 3   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden – dnf 0   26 10 17   Dick Johnson Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford – dnf 0   27 7 18   John Bowe Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford – misfire 0   28 14 24   Paul Romano Romano Racing – Holden 0 dnf 0   29 28 8   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Castrol Holden 0 crash 0   * Race shortened to 16 laps due to red flag.

Fastest Lap: 60.094 seconds by Alan Jones Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car WD Russell Ingall 8 Castrol Perkins Engineering Holden WD John Trimbole 47 CBD-Bottlemagic Daily Planet Racing Holden Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Greg Murphy 1 12 12   Alan Jones 13 16 4