1999 Sensational Adelaide 500

Event Information
Round 2 of 13 in the 1999 Shell Championship Series
Date	9–11 April 1999
Location	Adelaide, South Australia
Venue	Adelaide Street Circuit
Weather	Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 156 laps 500 km Pole position Jason Bright Stone Brothers Racing 1:25.2366 Winner Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 25:35:23.0240
Round Results First Craig Lowndes Holden Racing Team 300 pts Second Greg Murphy Gibson Motorsport 268 pts Third Russell Ingall Perkins Engineering 244 pts

The 1999 Sensational Adelaide 500 was the first running of the Adelaide 500 race, the first motor racing meeting held on the Adelaide Street Circuit since the 1995 Australian Grand Prix. Racing at the Mount Panorama Circuit notwithstanding, it was the first domestic racing meeting held on public roads since the closure of the Longford Circuit in Tasmania in the 1960s.

Format

Racing was held from Friday 9 April until Sunday 11 April 1999. The race was held for V8 Supercars and was Round 2 of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, consisted of two 250 km races.

The original format called for the two races to form a single race, separated by an overnight rest at half distance, however with several significant competitors retiring from the first leg a change to the regulations was announced on the Saturday evening, allowing retired cars to be repaired and restarted for Sunday's Leg 2.

Official results

Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:^[1]

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Car	Time
Pole	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Jason Bright	Ford AU Falcon	1:25.2366
2	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden VT Commodore	1:25.6572
3	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	1:25.6821
4	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden VS Commodore	1:26.0117
5	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	1:26.0615
6	6	Glenn Seton Racing	Neil Crompton	Ford EL Falcon	1:26.4795
7	8	Perkins Engineering	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	1:26.5728
8	5	Glenn Seton Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	1:26.6091
9	10	Larkham Motor Sport	Mark Larkham	Ford AU Falcon	1:26.7478
10	46	John Faulkner Racing	John Faulkner	Holden VT Commodore	1:26.7741

Leg 1

Results sourced from:^[2]

Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos
1	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	6	3
2	5	Glenn Seton Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	1	8
3	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden VS Commodore	10	4
4	12	Gibson Motorsport	Greg Murphy	Holden VT Commodore	16
5	8	Perkins Engineering	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	5	7
6	40	Greenfield Mowers Racing	Cameron McLean	Ford EL Falcon	20
7	10	Larkham Motor Sport	Mark Larkham	Ford AU Falcon	8	9
8	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Jason Bright	Ford AU Falcon	4	1
9	25	Longhurst Racing	Tony Longhurst	Ford AU Falcon	11
10	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden VT Commodore	2	2
11	3	Lansvale Racing Team	Trevor Ashby	Holden VS Commodore	22
12	50	Clive Wiseman Racing	Michael Donaher	Holden VS Commodore	24
13	16	McDougall Motorsport	Dugal McDougall	Holden VS Commodore	23
14	99	Holden Young Lions	Mark Noske	Holden VS Commodore	19
15	600	PAE Motorsport	John Bowe	Ford EL Falcon	11
16	7	Gibson Motorsport	Steven Richards	Holden VT Commodore	21
17	72	Robert Smith Racing	David Parsons	Holden VS Commodore	31
18	26	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	Holden VS Commodore	27
19	32	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Tomas Mezera	Holden VT Commodore	18
20	79	Cadillac Productions	Mike Conway	Ford EL Falcon	35
21	48	Rod Smith Racing	D'arcy Russell	Holden VS Commodore	30
22	14	Imrie Motor Sport	Mike Imrie	Holden VS Commodore	34
23	46	John Faulkner Racing	John Faulkner	Holden VT Commodore	7	10
24	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford AU Falcon	17
25	6	Glenn Seton Racing	Neil Crompton	Ford EL Falcon	3	6
26	98	Owen Parkinson Racing	Kerryn Brewer	Holden VS Commodore	32
27	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	9	5
28	134	Power Racing	Alan Heath	Ford EL Falcon	38
29	55	Rod Nash Racing	Rod Nash	Holden VS Commodore	33
30	54	Simon Emerzidis	Simon Emerzidis	Ford EL Falcon	29
31	52	Barry Morcom	Barry Morcom	Holden VS Commodore	36
32	39	Challenge Motorsport	Chris Smerdon	Holden VS Commodore	26
33	35	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VT Commodore	15
34	28	Bob Forbes Racing	Rodney Forbes	Holden VS Commodore	28
35	22	Colourscan Racing	Danny Osborne	Ford EL Falcon	30
36	24	Romano Racing	Paul Romano	Holden VS Commodore	DNQ
37	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins	Holden VT Commodore	14
38	70	Briggs Motor Sport	John Briggs	Ford EL Falcon	25
39	19	Wayne Gardner Racing	Wayne Gardner	Holden VT Commodore	13
DNS	84	Miller Racing	Daniel Miller	Holden VS Commodore	39

Leg 2

Results sourced from:^[3][4]

Pos	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps	Qual Pos	Shootout Pos	Leg 1
1	1	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes	Holden VT Commodore	156	6	3	1
2	12	Gibson Motorsport	Greg Murphy	Holden VT Commodore	156	16		4
3	4	Stone Brothers Racing	Jason Bright	Ford AU Falcon	156	4	1	8
4	8	Perkins Engineering	Russell Ingall	Holden VT Commodore	156	5	7	5
5	7	Gibson Motorsport	Steven Richards	Holden VT Commodore	155	21		16
6	99	Holden Young Lions	Mark Noske	Holden VS Commodore	156	19		14
7	11	Perkins Engineering	Larry Perkins	Holden VT Commodore	155	14		37
8	35	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Jason Bargwanna	Holden VT Commodore	155	15		33
9	5	Glenn Seton Racing	Glenn Seton	Ford AU Falcon	155	1	8	2
10	17	Dick Johnson Racing	Dick Johnson	Ford AU Falcon	155	17		24
11	600	PAE Motorsport	John Bowe	Ford EL Falcon	155	11		15
12	40	Greenfeld Mowers Racing	Cameron McLean	Ford EL Falcon	154	20		6
13	6	Ford Tickford Racing	Neil Crompton	Ford EL Falcon	154	3	6	25
14	19	Wayne Gardner Racing	Wayne Gardner	Holden VT Commodore	154	13		39
15	50	Clive Wiseman Racing	Michael Donaher	Holden VS Commodore	153	24		12
16	28	Bob Forbes Racing	Rodney Forbes	Holden VS Commodore	153	28		34
17	39	Challenge Motorsport	Chris Smerdon	Holden VS Commodore	153	26		32
18	72	Robert Smith Racing	David Parsons	Holden VS Commodore	153	31		17
19	26	M3 Motorsport	Peter Doulman	Holden VT Commodore	152	27		18
20	32	Tomas Mezera Motorsport	Tomas Mezera	Holden VT Commodore	152	18		19
21	54	Simon Emerzidis	Simon Emerzidis	Ford EL Falcon	150	29		30
22	48	Rod Smith Racing	D'arcy Russell	Holden VS Commodore	149	30		21
23	3	Lansvale Racing Team	Trevor Ashby	Holden VS Commodore	149	22		11
24	34	Garry Rogers Motorsport	Garth Tander	Holden VS Commodore	148	10	4	3
25	134	Power Racing	Alan Heath	Ford EL Falcon	146	38		28
26	79	Cadillac Productions	Mike Conway	Ford EL Falcon	131	35		20
DNF	18	Dick Johnson Racing	Paul Radisich	Ford AU Falcon	137	9	5	27
DNF	10	Larkham Motor Sport	Mark Larkham	Ford AU Falcon	135	8	9	7
DNF	2	Holden Racing Team	Mark Skaife	Holden VT Commodore	130	2	2	10
DNF	25	Longhurst Racing	Tony Longhurst	Ford AU Falcon	128	11		9
DNF	46	John Faulkner Racing	John Faulkner	Holden VT Commodore	120	7	10	23
DNF	55	Rod Nash Racing	Rod Nash	Holden VS Commodore	115	33		29
DNF	16	McDougall Motorsport	Dugal McDougall	Holden VS Commodore	104	23		13
DNF	14	Imrie Motor Sport	Mike Imrie	Holden VS Commodore	104	34		22
DNF	98	Owen Parkinson Racing	Kerryn Brewer	Holden VS Commodore	98	32		26
DNF	24	Romano Racing	Paul Romano	Holden VS Commodore	78	DNQ		36
DNF	52	Barry Morcom	Barry Morcom	Holden VS Commodore	47	36		31
DNF	22	Colourscan Racing	Danny Osborne	Ford EL Falcon	26	30		35
DNF	70	Briggs Motor Sport	John Briggs	Ford EL Falcon	3	25		38
DNS	84	Miller Racing	Daniel Miller	Holden VS Commodore		39		DNS

Round results

Pos	No	Driver	Leg 1 Points	Leg 2 Points	Total Points
1	1	Craig Lowndes	100	200	300
2	12	Greg Murphy	84	184	268
3	8	Russell Ingall	80	168	248
4	4	Jason Bright	68	176	244
5	5	Glenn Seton	92	128	210
6	7	Steven Richards	36	160	196
7	99	Mark Noske	44	152	196
8	40	Cameron McLean	76	104	180
9	600	John Bowe	40	112	152
10	11	Larry Perkins		144	144
11	35	Jason Bargwanna		136	136
12	50	Michael Donaher	52	80	132
13	17	Dick Johnson	4	120	124
14	6	Neil Crompton	2	96	98
15	34	Garth Tander	88	8	96
16	19	Wayne Gardner		88	88
17	72	David Parsons	32	56	88
18	26	Peter Doulman	28	48	76
19	28	Rodney Forbes		72	72
20	3	Trevor Ashby	56	16	72
21	10	Mark Larkham	72		72
22	39	Chris Smerdon		64	64
23	32	Tomas Mezera	24	40	64
24	25	Tony Longhurst	64		64
25	2	Mark Skaife	60		60
26	16	Dugal McDougall	48		48
27	48	D'arcy Russell	16	24	40
28	54	Simon Emerzidis		32	32
29	79	Mike Conway	20		20
30	14	Mike Imrie	12		12
31	46	John Faulkner	8		8
32	134	Alan Heath		4	4
DNF	18	Paul Radisich
DNF	55	Rod Nash
DNF	98	Kerryn Brewer
DNF	52	Barry Morcom
DNF	24	Paul Romano
DNF	22	Danny Osborne
DNF	70	John Briggs
DNS	84	Daniel Miller