1995 Tooheys 1000

Motor race in Australia August 2017 August 2017 1995 Tooheys 1000 1994 1996 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit The 1995 Tooheys 1000 was the 36th running of the Bathurst 1000 touring car race. It was held on 1 October 1995, at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. The race was held for cars eligible under CAMS Group 3A 5.0 Litre Touring Car regulations, that later became known as V8 Supercars. This was the first Bathurst 1000 to be contested by single class. Overview With only 32 cars on the starting grid it was the smallest field so far in the race's history. This was attributed to the fact that the race was run only for the outright class 5.0 Litre Touring Cars with no small car categories running for the first time in the history of the race going back to the 1960 Armstrong 500 at Phillip Island in Victoria. Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving the #11 Castrol Commodore won the 1995 Tooheys 1000 in what was almost a last to first effort. Perkins clashed with the slow starting HRT Commodore of pole sitter Craig Lowndes before the first turn which pulled the valve out of a tyre forcing him to fall from third to second last on the first lap before pitting to replace the tyre. (The car credited by the official lap score with being in last place on the first lap was Russell/Shaw Commodore, which had pitted after the parade lap having broken the rear suspension. The car was repaired and they eventually came from last to finish 15th). The duo started to climb back up into contention, helped by cars ailing to go the race distance and Safety car periods including once after having just un-lapped themselves and were back in the top 5 with 20 laps to go. Following the last Safety car, Perkins set about hauling in the leaders. He passed Brad Jones's Coke Commodore and the Peter Jackson Falcon of Alan Jones to move into second place about 7 seconds behind the Falcon of Jones' team leader Glenn Seton. Then going across the top of the mountain on lap 151, Seton's engine, built by the teams chief engine builder and Glenn's dad Barry Seton dropped a valve. Going into Murray's Corner Perkins had caught up to Seton and passed him for the lead. Perkins went on to win a famous victory while Seton's race ended less than half a lap later, the Falcon coming to a stop on the climb to the Cutting. In a show of courage, an obviously gutted Seton conducted an interview on Racecam with Channel 7 showing graciousness in defeat while the race continued with cameras in the pits showing his father Bo, head in hands not wanting to believe the race was lost after they were so close to winning. Entry list No. Car number Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car No. Car number Drivers Team (Sponsor) Car 1 AUS Mark SkaifeNZL Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport(Winfield) Holden Commodore VR 25 AUS Tony LonghurstAUS Wayne Park Longhurst Racing(Castrol) Ford Falcon EF 2 NZL Steven RichardsSWE Anders Olofsson Gibson Motorsport(Winfield) Holden Commodore VR 27 AUS Terry FinniganAUS Peter Gazzard Terry Finnigan Racing Team(Sony Autosound) Holden Commodore VP 3 AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Lansvale Smash Repairs(Dulux ICI Autocolor) Holden Commodore VP 28 AUS Kevin WaldockAUS Mark McLaughlin Playscape Racing(Komatsu) Ford Falcon EF 4 AUS Brad JonesGBR Win Percy Wayne Gardner Racing(Coca-Cola) Holden Commodore VR 30 AUS Glenn SetonAUS David Parsons Glenn Seton Racing(Peter Jackson) Ford Falcon EF 05 AUS Peter BrockAUS Tomas Mezera Holden Racing Team(Holden, Mobil 1) Holden Commodore VR 33 AUS Bob PearsonAUS Bruce Stewart Pro-Duct Motorsport(Pro-Duct Air Conditioning) Holden Commodore VP 7 AUS Wayne GardnerAUS Neil Crompton Wayne Gardner Racing(Coca-Cola) Holden Commodore VR 35 AUS Alan JonesAUS Allan Grice Glenn Seton Racing(Peter Jackson) Ford Falcon EF 9 AUS Andrew MiedeckeAUS Mark Noske Allan Moffat Racing(Cenovis) Ford Falcon EB 36 AUS Neil SchembriAUS Graham Moore Merlin Motorsport(Awesome OZ Promotions)https://autopics.com.au/95802-neil-schembri-graham-moore-commodore-vr-tooheys-1000-bathurst-1995-photographer-marshall-cass/#gallery 95802 - NEIL SCHEMBRI / GRAHAM MOORE - COMMODORE VR - Tooheys 1000 - Bathurst 1995 - Photographer Marshall Cass Autopics 1 October 1995 Holden Commodore VR 10 AUS Mark LarkhamAUS Warwick Rooklyn Larkham Motorsport(Mitre 10) Ford Falcon EF 37 AUS Alan TaylorAUS Roger HurdAUS Stephen Bell Alan Taylor Racing(The Xerox Shop) Holden Commodore VP 11 AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering(Castrol) Holden Commodore VR 38 AUS Mark PooleAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Bernie Stack James Rosenberg Racing(Gawler Farm Machinery) Holden Commodore VP 12 AUS Peter DoulmanAUS John Cotter Doulman Automotive(Australian College of Driving) Holden Commodore VP 39 AUS Bill O'BrienAUS Brian Callaghan, Jr.AUS Ron Barnacle O'Brien Automotive(Everlast Automotive) Holden Commodore VL 015 AUS Craig LowndesNZL Greg Murphy Holden Racing Team(Holden, Mobil 1) Holden Commodore VR 49 AUS Greg CrickAUS David Attard Greg Crick Racing(Alcair Air Conditioning) Holden Commodore VP 17 AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Dick Johnson Racing(Shell, FAI Insurance) Ford Falcon EF 54 NZL Ed LamontAUS Graham Gulson Ed Lamont Racing(ACDelco) Holden Commodore VP 18 AUS Charlie O'BrienAUS Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing(Shell, FAI Insurance) Ford Falcon EF 55 AUS David ParsonsAUS Rodney Crick Parsons Transport(Parsons Transport) Holden Commodore VR 20 AUS Ian PalmerAUS Brett Peters Palmer Promotions(Hungry Jack's) Holden Commodore VR 60 AUS Peter McLeodAUS Ryan McLeod McLeod Racing(Enzed Hoses and Fittings) Holden Commodore VR 21 GBR John ClelandAUS Tony Scott Pinnacle Motorsport(Pinnacle Motorsport) Holden Commodore VR 62 AUS Wayne RussellAUS Ric Shaw Novocastrian Motorsport(Roadchill Express, Union Steel) Holden Commodore VP 24 AUS Paul RomanoAUS Troy Dunstan Romano Racing(Beaumont Tiles) Holden Commodore VP 74 AUS Kevin HeffernanAUS Stephen Voight PACE Racing(Price Attack) Holden Commodore VP Source:Noonan Aaron 25 November 2021 Bathurst Every Car, the Photographic History 1990-1999 AN1 Media 114–125 9780648786344 Results Top 10 shootout Pos No Team Driver Car TT10 Qual Pole 015 Holden Racing Team AUS Craig Lowndes Holden VR Commodore 2:11.5540 2:12.32 2 1 Winfield Racing AUS Mark Skaife Holden VR Commodore 2:11.9504 2:12.10 3 11 Castrol Perkins Racing AUS Larry Perkins Holden VR Commodore 2:12.4759 2:11.58 4 7 Coca-Cola Racing AUS Wayne Gardner Holden VR Commodore 2:12.5422 2:12.36 5 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn Seton Ford EF Falcon 2:12.5438 2:11.60 6 35 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Alan Jones Ford EF Falcon 2:12.7075 2:12.79 7 18 Shell FAI Racing AUS Steven Johnson Ford EF Falcon 2:13.1149 2:12.46 8 17 Shell FAI Racing AUS Dick Johnson Ford EF Falcon 2:13.1854 2:11.90 9 25 Castrol Longhurst Ford AUS Tony Longhurst Ford EF Falcon 2:13.8883 2:13.11 10 05 Holden Racing Team AUS Peter Brock Holden VR Commodore DNF 2:12.03 * 1995 saw the first time a father and son both qualified for the shootout. Dick Johnson, competing in his 18th straight shootout, and his son Steven Johnson, in his first, qualified their Shell FAI Racing Ford EF Falcon's in 7th and 8th place, with the younger Johnson out qualifying his more experienced dad by 0.0705 seconds.* Peter Brock crashed his Holden Racing Team VR Commodore at The Cutting during his lap, thus he did not record a time and would start 10th. His HRT teammate Craig Lowndes claimed his first Bathurst pole position with a time of 2:11.554. This was 0.766 seconds faster than his qualifying time of 2:12.32.* Following a CAMS parity adjustment which saw a reduction in size to the front spoiler of the Ford EF Falcons which had dominated the 1995 ATCC, the Ford runners claimed that they were at least a second or more per lap slower than they would have been had they been able to run the originally homologated spoiler. Race thumb|right|The race winning Holden VR Commodore of Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall, pictured in 2016 Pos No Team Drivers Car Laps QualPos ShootoutPos 1 11 Castrol Perkins Racing AUS Larry PerkinsAUS Russell Ingall Holden VR Commodore 161 1 3 2 35 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Alan JonesAUS Allan GriceAUS David Parsons Ford EF Falcon 161 9 6 3 7 Coca-Cola Racing AUS Wayne GardnerAUS Neil Crompton Holden VR Commodore 161 7 4 4 2 Winfield Racing SWE Anders OlofssonNZL Steven Richards Holden VR Commodore 161 16 5 4 Coca-Cola Racing AUS Brad JonesGBR Win Percy Holden VR Commodore 161 11 6 21 Pinnacle Motorsport AUS Tony ScottGBR John Cleland Holden VR Commodore 158 13 7 18 Shell FAI Racing AUS Charlie O'BrienAUS Steven Johnson Ford EF Falcon 158 8 7 8 28 Playscape Racing AUS Kevin WaldockAUS Mark McLaughlin Ford EF Falcon 152 24 9 25 Castrol Longhurst Ford AUS Tony LonghurstAUS Wayne Park Ford EF Falcon 149 10 9 10 39 Bill O'Brien AUS Bill O'BrienAUS Brian Callaghan JrAUS Ron Barnacle Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 149 30 11 37 Scotty Taylor Racing AUS Alan TaylorAUS Roger HurdAUS Stephen Bell Holden VP Commodore 146 31 12 74 PACE Racing AUS Kevin HeffernanAUS Stephen Voight Holden VP Commodore 144 27 13 54 Lamont Motor Sport NZ NZL Ed LamontAUS Graham Gulson Holden VP Commodore 143 26 14 49 Alcair Racing AUS David AttardAUS Greg Crick Holden VP Commodore 130 14 15 62 Novacastrian Motorsport AUS Wayne RussellAUS Ric Shaw Holden VP Commodore 129 29 DNF 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn SetonAUS David ParsonsAUS Allan Grice Ford EF Falcon 152 2 5 DNF 38 James Rosenberg Racing AUS Mark PooleAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Bernie Stack Holden VP Commodore 136 25 DNF 3 Lansvale Racing Team AUS Steve ReedAUS Trevor Ashby Holden VP Commodore 132 15 DNF 55 David Parsons AUS David ParsonsAUS Rodney Crick Holden VR Commodore 127 17 NC 24 Romano Racing AUS Paul RomanoAUS Troy Dunstan Holden VP Commodore 113 21 DNF 17 Shell FAI Racing AUS Dick JohnsonAUS John Bowe Ford EF Falcon 110 3 8 DNF 33 Pro-Duct Motorsport AUS Bob PearsonAUS Bruce Stewart Holden VP Commodore 88 19 DNF 1 Winfield Racing AUS Mark SkaifeNZL Jim Richards Holden VR Commodore 65 5 2 DNF 27 Terry Finnigan AUS Terry FinniganAUS Peter Gazzard Holden VP Commodore 54 22 DNF 12 M3 Motorsport AUS Peter DoulmanAUS John Cotter Holden VP Commodore 40 20 DNF 20 Palmer Promotions AUS Ian PalmerAUS Brett Peters Holden VR Commodore 38 28 DNF 05 Holden Racing Team AUS Peter BrockAUS Tomas Mezera Holden VR Commodore 32 4 10 DNF 10 Larkham Motor Sport AUS Mark LarkhamAUS Warwick Rooklyn Ford EF Falcon 22 12 DNF 36 Schembri Motorsport AUS Neil SchembriAUS Graham Moore Holden VR Commodore 19 23 DNF 9 Allan Moffat Enterprises AUS Andrew MiedeckeAUS Mark Noske Ford EB Falcon 16 18 DNF 015 Holden Racing Team AUS Craig LowndesNZL Greg Murphy Holden VR Commodore 10 6 1 DNF 60 Enzed Racing AUS Ryan McLeodAUS Peter McLeod Holden VR Commodore 0 32 Statistics Provisional Pole Position – #11 Larry Perkins – 2:11.5764 Pole Position – #015 Craig Lowndes – 2:11.5540 Fastest Lap – #015 Craig Lowndes – 2:14.3239 - Lap 8 Average Speed – 157.72 km/hAustralian Motor Racing Year 1995, page 281 Race Time - 6:20:32.3766 Broadcast Channel Seven broadcast the race. This was Mike Raymond's last Bathurst 1000 with his contract with Channel Seven not renewed for 1996. Richard Hay and Mark Oastler spent time in both the booth and pit lane as part of the broadcast. Channel 7 Host: Bruce McAvaneyBooth: Mike Raymond, Garry Wilkinson, Mark Oastler, Allan Moffat, Richard HayPit-lane: Andy Raymond See also 1995 Australian Touring Car season References External links Official V8 Supercar website CAMS Manual reference to Australian titles https://web.archive.org/web/20070929003221/http://www.camsmanual.com.au/pdf/records/1403%20Australian%20titles%20Q307.pdf 29 September 2007 race results 1995 Tooheys 1000 images from www.autopics.com.au Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Tooheys 1000