Skip to content
Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1998 Tickford 500

1998 Tickford 500

Track map of the [[Sandown Raceway

The 1998 Tickford 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. The event, which was the 33rd running of the Sandown 500, was held on 13 September 1998 at the Sandown International Motor Raceway. The race was won by Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving a Perkins Engineering Holden VT Commodore.

Class Structure

While still following long-term plans to abandon class structures within V8 Supercar, a class was instigated for the 1998 Tickford 500 and FAI 1000 Classic endurance races allowing smaller teams to save considerable budget by running a Dunlop control tyre, indicated here by CT. Most teams, particularly the professional teams, preferred to race with freedom of tyre choice, indicated by the class OC.

Top Ten Shootout

The top ten cars from Qualifying contested a Top Ten Shootout to determine the first ten grid positions for the race. Shootout results were as follows:

PosNoTeamDriverCarTimePole2345678910
50Holden Racing TeamNew Zealand Greg MurphyHolden VS Commodore1:22.3834
1Holden Racing TeamAustralia Mark SkaifeHolden VT Commodore1:22.4050
18Dick Johnson RacingAustralia John BoweFord EL Falcon1:22.4548
4Stone Brothers RacingAustralia Jason BrightFord EL Falcon1:22.4990
5Glenn Seton RacingAustralia Glenn SetonFord EL Falcon1:23.3160
10Larkham Motor SportAustralia Mark LarkhamFord EL Falcon1:23.7831
25Longhurst RacingAustralia Tony LonghurstFord EL Falcon1:24.1355
17Dick Johnson RacingAustralia Dick JohnsonFord EL Falcon1:24.3714
35Garry Rogers MotorsportAustralia Jason BargwannaHolden VS Commodore1:24.6735
11Perkins EngineeringAustralia Larry PerkinsHolden VT Commodore1:25.9808

Official results

Race results were as follows:

PosClassNoTeamDriversCarLapsQual
PosShootout
Pos12345678910111213141516171819202122DNFDNFNCDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNFDNS
OC11Perkins EngineeringAustralia Larry Perkins
Australia Russell IngallHolden VT Commodore147710
OC1Holden Racing TeamAustralia Craig Lowndes
Australia Mark SkaifeHolden VT Commodore14712
OC18Dick Johnson RacingAustralia John Bowe
Australia Cameron McConvilleFord EL Falcon14753
OC5Glenn Seton RacingAustralia Glenn Seton
Australia Neil CromptonFord EL Falcon14565
OC4Stone Brothers RacingAustralia Jason Bright
New Zealand Steven RichardsFord EL Falcon14534
OC50Holden Racing TeamNew Zealand Greg Murphy
Australia Mark NoskeHolden VS Commodore14521
OC35Garry Rogers MotorsportAustralia Jason Bargwanna
New Zealand Jim RichardsHolden VS Commodore14489
OC7Gibson MotorsportAustralia Darren Hossack
Australia Darren PateHolden VS Commodore14316
OC32Tomas Mezera MotorsportAustralia Tomas Mezera
Australia Terry FinniganHolden VT Commodore14317
OC2Gibson MotorsportAustralia David Parsons
New Zealand Simon WillsHolden VS Commodore14322
OC10Larkham Motor SportAustralia Mark Larkham
Australia Brad JonesFord EL Falcon14246
CT3Lansvale Racing TeamAustralia Steve Reed
Australia Trevor AshbyHolden VS Commodore14123
OC49Greg Crick MotorsportAustralia Greg Crick
Australia Dean CrosswellHolden VS Commodore13921
OC16Perkins EngineeringAustralia Melinda Price
Australia Kerryn BrewerHolden VS Commodore13824
CT99Clive Wiseman RacingAustralia Mick Donaher
Australia Dean LindstromHolden VS Commodore13326
OC38James Rosenberg RacingAustralia Mark Poole
Australia Tony ScottHolden VS Commodore13313
OC46John Faulkner RacingNew Zealand John Faulkner
Australia Todd KellyHolden VS Commodore13133
CT54Simon EmerzidisAustralia Simon Emerzidis
Australia Garry WillmingtonFord EL Falcon12825
CT14Imrie Motor SportAustralia Mike Imrie
Australia Rodney CrickHolden VS Commodore12731
CT72Robert Smith RacingAustralia Robert Smith
Australia Bruce WilliamsHolden VS Commodore12327
CT48Rod Smith RacingAustralia D'arcy Russell
Australia Colin IvoryHolden VS Commodore12130
OC79Cadillac ProductionsAustralia Mike Conway
Australia Chris HonesFord EL Falcon11929
OC75Paul Little RacingAustralia Anthony Tratt
Australia Bob JonesFord EL Falcon12520
OC43Paul Weel RacingAustralia Paul Weel
Australia Neal BatesFord EL Falcon12218
OC8Perkins EngineeringAustralia Dugal McDougall
Australia Jason WylieHolden VS Commodore10919
CT55Rod Nash RacingAustralia Rod Nash
Australia Darren EdwardsHolden VS Commodore10228
OC17Dick Johnson RacingAustralia Dick Johnson
Australia Steven JohnsonFord EL Falcon9998
CT77V8 RacingAustralia Richard Mork
Australia Bill SiedersHolden VP Commodore9432
OC96Wayne Gardner RacingAustralia Wayne Gardner
Australia Paul StokellHolden VS Commodore7314
OC34Garry Rogers MotorsportAustralia Garth Tander
Australia Cameron McLeanHolden VS Commodore3012
OC25Longhurst RacingAustralia Tony Longhurst
Australia Geoff BrabhamFord EL Falcon7107
OC24Romano RacingAustralia Paul Romano
Australia Steve ElleryHolden VR Commodore615
OC9Longhurst RacingAustralia Alan Jones
Australia Adam MacrowFord EL Falcon011
OC95Road Care RacingAustralia Steve Cramp
Australia Gary BaxterFord EL Falcon-

Note: The race was scheduled to be run over 161 laps, however the slower lap times dictated by the wet weather conditions resulted in the race being shortened after reaching its three-hour-45-minute time limit.

Statistics

  • Provisional pole position (qualifying) - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:11.9148
  • Pole position (Top Ten Shootout) - #50 Greg Murphy - 1:22.3834
  • Fastest race lap - #4 Jason Bright - 1:13.2534 (152 km/h)
  • Winners' race time - 03:45:09.5507
  • Race average speed - 121 km/h

References

References

  1. (13 September 1998). "Tickford 500 Sandown 1998 Sandown International Motor Raceway Tickford 500 Top Ten Shootout". National Software.
  2. (13 January 2021). "Tickford 500 Sandown 1998 Sandown International Motor Raceway Tickford 500". National Software.
  3. Rain, What Rain? Australian Auto Action, 18–24 September 1998, pages 42-46
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1998 Tickford 500 — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report