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1997 Primus 1000 Classic     Post Exhibition or unclassified race Sunday, October 19, 1997 at Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, New South Wales 161 laps on a 6.213 kilometer street course (1000.293 kilometers) Time of race: 6:21:55.55 Average speed: 157.146 kph Pole time: 130.3097 seconds Cautions: 3 for 8 laps Margin of victory: 11.100 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 13 Glossary    Other Exhibition / Unclassified Races

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 1 4 11   Larry Perkins   Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering Castrol Holden 161 running 80 2 11 34   Steven Richards   Jim Richards Garry Rogers Valvoline / Cummins Holden 161 running 6 3 12 10   Mark Larkham   Andrew Miedecke Larkham Motor Sport Mitre 10 Ford 161 running 1 4 9 18   Steven Johnson   Craig Baird Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford 158 running 0 5 8 46   John Faulkner   Win Percy John Faulkner Fisher & Paykel / Betta Electrical Holden 154 running 0 6 15 45   Darren Hossack   Steven Ellery Gibson Motorsport Wynn's Australia Holden 154 running 0 7 33 14   Malcolm Stenniken   Peter Gazzard Malcolm Stenniken Scott's Transport Holden 154 running 0 8 18 3   Steve Reed   Trevor Ashby Lansvale Racing Team Lansvale Smash Repairs Holden 153 running 0 9 30 36   Neil Schembri   Ian Luff Schembri Motorsport Gearbox / Hooters Holden 153 running 0 10 17 27   Terry Finnigan   Terry Shiel Terry Finnigan Sony Autosound Holden 153 running 0 11 6 9   Alan Jones   Scott Pruett   Jason Bright Alan Jones Komatsu / Conrad Jupiters Ford 153 running 0 12 41 16   Melinda Price   Kerryn Brewer Perkins Engineering Castrol Cougars Holden 152 running 0 13 27 44   Mal Rose   Kevin Burton Mal Rose Fairfax Newspapers Holden 150 running 0 14 14 49   Greg Crick   Peter Fitzgerald Greg Crick Ericsson / Alcair Airconditioning Holden 150 running 0 15 36 20   Ian Palmer   John English Palmer Promotions Contrabart Trade Exchange Holden 146 running 0 16 37 21   Brian Walden   Steve Williams Walden Racing – Holden 144 running 0 17 25 39   Chris Smerdon   Charlie Cox Challenge Motorsport Vittorio Coffee Holden 143 running 0 18 21 26   Peter Doulman   John Cotter M3 Motorsport Allen's Holden 139 running 0 19 24 74   Kevin Heffernan   Danny Osborne PACE Racing Price Attack Holden 135 running 0 20 40 40   Michael Hart   Peter Lawrence Michael Hart SMC Pneumatics Holden 119 running 0 21 38 37   Scotty Taylor   Bill Attard   Stephen Bell Scotty Taylor The Xerox Shop Holden 110 running 0 22 34 62   Wayne Russell   Ric Shaw Novacastrian Motorsport Union Steel Holden 126 crash 0 23 2 1   Glenn Seton   Skippy Parsons Glenn Seton Ford Credit Ford 121 tailshaft 0 24 39 25   Tony Longhurst   Charlie O'Brien Longhurst Racing Castrol Ford 110 thottle 3 25 35 58   Peter O'Brien   Brian Callaghan, Jr.   Ron Barnacle Bill O'Brien Everlast Automotive Holden 109 dnf 0 26 22 13   Ryan McLeod   Darren Pate John Faulkner Oamps Insurance / BankWest Holden 101 differential 0 27 29 28   Kevin Waldock   John Smith Playscape Racing CBS Mining Ford 92 dnf 0 28 10 7   Wayne Gardner   Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Coca Cola / Donut King Holden 89 engine 21 29 28 79   Mike Conway   Gavin Monaghan Cadillac Productions Cadillac Productions / Dunlop Ford 84 dnf 0 30 19 38   Mark Poole   Tony Scott James Rosenberg City of Gawler Holden 74 dnf 0 31 20 24   Paul Romano   Allan Grice Romano Racing – Holden 69 crash 0 32 26 23   Ray Hislop   Tim Briggs Ray Hislop – Ford 62 crash 0 33 32 41   Garry Willmington   Bill Sieders Garry Willmington Simon's Earthworks Holden 61 dnf 0 34 1 05   Peter Brock   Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 52 engine 50 35 31 12   Bruce Williams   Paul Gover Rod Smith Simoco Pacific Holden 46 dnf 0 36 23 33   Bob Pearson   Allan McCarthy Pro-Duct Motorsport Pro-Duct Air Conditioning Holden 43 dnf 0 37 3 15   Craig Lowndes   Greg Murphy Holden Racing Team Mobil Holden 38 crash 0 38 13 47   John Trimbole   Tomas Mezera Daily Planet Racing CDB Bottle Magic Holden 25 crash 0 39 7 17   Dick Johnson   John Bowe Dick Johnson Shell Helix Ford 17 crash 0 40 16 54   Peter Bradbury   Paul Stokell   Anthony Tratt Wayne Gardner Toll / Coca Cola Holden 16 mechanical 0 41 5 97   Jason Bargwanna   Mark Noske Holden Racing Team Holden Young Lions Holden 0 did not start 0

Fastest Lap: 132.340 seconds by Larry Perkins Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 56 56     57 58 2   #10,26 accident turn 23   59 70 12     71 72 2   #23 accident turn 2   73 90 18     91 94 4   #7,10,44 accident turn 18   95 161 67       Percent of race run under caution: 5.0%             Average green flag run: 38.3 laps Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   #05 1 32 32   #7 33 33 1   #05 34 51 18   #11 52 62 11   #7 63 67 5   #25 68 69 2   #34 70 74 5   #7 75 89 15   #11 90 91 2   #25 92 92 1   #11 93 125 33   #34 126 126 1   #10 127 127 1   #11 128 161 34