1989 Pepsi 300
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The 1989 Pepsi 300 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars
Group A
In relation to motorsport governed by the FIA, Group A referred to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for outright competition. In contrast to the short-lived Group B and Group C, the Group A referred to production-derived vehicles limited in terms of power, weight, allowed...

. The event was held at the Oran Park Raceway
Oran Park Raceway
Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010....

 in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 on 19 August 1989 over 115 laps of the 2.62 km circuit, a total distance of 301 km.

Results

Results were as follows:
Position Class No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps
1 A 6 Miedecke Motorsport   Andrew Miedecke
  Andrew Bagnall
Andrew Bagnall
Andrew Bagnall is a motor racing driver born in Wellington, New Zealand on 14 February 1947. He raced in Australian Touring Car Championship in the late 1980s, and in the New Zealand Touring Car Championship in 1990 and in some races of the 1997 and 1998 FIA GT Championship seasons...

Ford Sierra RS500 115
2 B 54 Bryce Racing   Brett Riley
  Ludwig Finauer
BMW M3 115
3 A 14 Murray Carter   Murray Carter Ford Sierra RS500 114
4 A 21 Bob Forbes Motorsport   Mark Gibbs
  Rohan Onslow
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 114
5 A 22 Lusty Engineering P/L   Alfredo Costanzo
Alfredo Costanzo
Alfredo Costanzo is a retired Australian racing driver.The Italian-Australian was Australia's foremost domestic open wheeler driver in the late 70s and early 80s, proving equally adapt at winning races in the powerful Formula 5000 class as much as the nimble Formula Pacific cars that replaced them...


  Graham Lusty
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 114
6 A 34 Ray Gulson   Graham Gulson BMW 635CSi
BMW E24
The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...

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7 C 32 Toyota Team Australia   John Faulkner
John Faulkner (racing driver)
John Murray Faulkner, born 24 August 1952, in Palmerston North, New Zealand, is a retired racing driver. Faulkner spent the majority in sedan based classes, initial small touring cars, Ford Escorts and Capris initially before joining Toyota Team Australia's team of factory supported Toyota Corolla...


  Peter McKay
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...

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8 C 51 Bob Holden Motors   Dennis Rogers
  Mark Ducquet
Toyota Sprinter
Toyota Sprinter
The Toyota Sprinter was a compact car manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota as a variation of the Toyota Corolla. Each generation of the Corolla had a corresponding version of the Sprinter....

107
9 C 78 Team Maddison   Geoff Full
  Michael Adcock
Toyota Corolla
Toyota Corolla
The Toyota Corolla is a line of subcompact and compact cars manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the best selling nameplate in the world, with over 35 million...

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10 A 36 Peter Hudson   Ian Carrig
  Ian Clark
  Peter Hudson
BMW 635CSi
BMW E24
The BMW E24 series was the first BMW 6 Series coupé, produced by the German automaker BMW between the 1976 and 1989 model years. The 6 Series name reappeared with the BMW E63 chassis beginning in the 2004 model year. The E24 borrowed heavily from contemporary 5-series cars .- Model history :The...

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DNF A 44 Sutherland Mitsubishi   Gary Scott
  Kevin Bartlett
Kevin Bartlett (race driver)
Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50...

Mitsubishi Starion
Mitsubishi Starion
The Mitsubishi Starion is a two-door, turbocharged four-cylinder rear-wheel drive four-seat sports car that was in production from 1982 to 1989. It was also marketed in North America as the Conquest under the Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth names; both the Starion and Conquest came to an end in 1989...

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DNF A 37 Brian Callaghan   Brian Callaghan
  Barry Graham
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 25
DNF A 42 Matt Wacker   Matt Wacker
  Mike King
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 49
DNF A 19 Caltex CXT Race Team   Ken Matthews
  Bruce Stewart
Ford Sierra RS500
DNF B 52 M3 Motorsport   Peter Doulman
  John Cotter
BMW M3
DNF A 05 Mobil 1 Racing   Peter Brock
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...


  Mark Larkham
Mark Larkham
Mark Larkham is a retired Australian racing driver, former racing team owner and television commentator.-Open wheelers:...

Ford Sierra RS500 13
DNF A 4 Caltex CXT Race Team   Colin Bond
Colin Bond
Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...


  Domenic Beninca
Ford Sierra RS500
DNF A 55 Playscape Racing Australia   Kevin Waldock
  Bryan Thomson
Ford Sierra RS500
DNF A 40 Terry Finnigan   Terry Finnigan
  John English
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV
DSQ A 25 Benson & Hedges Racing   Tony Longhurst
Tony Longhurst
Tony Longhurst is an Australian former racing driver and Australian Champion water skier. He is most noted for his career in the Australian Touring Car Championship and V8 Supercar series....


  Neville Crichton
Ford Sierra RS500 10

Statistics

  • Pole Position - 1:11.32 - #05 Peter Brock
    Peter Brock
    Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...

  • Fastest Lap - 1:13.08 - #05 Peter Brock
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