1989 Pepsi 300
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The 1989 Pepsi 300 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars
. The event was held at the Oran Park Raceway
in New South Wales
, Australia
on 19 August 1989 over 115 laps of the 2.62 km circuit, a total distance of 301 km.
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 |
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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... |
113 |
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... |
109 |
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... |
100 |
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... |
107 |
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 BrockPeter BrockPeter 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