1998 ATCC Lakeside round
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| Round 3 of 10 in the 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 27–29 March 1998 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Kurwongbah, Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Lakeside International Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Sunny | |||||||||||||
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The 1998 ATCC Lakeside round was the third round of the 1998 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 27 to 29 March at Lakeside International Raceway in Kurwongbah, Queensland. This was the final ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at the Queensland venue.
In what was the final Australian Touring Car round to be held at the Queensland venue, the weekend saw a closely-fought battle for supremacy between the drivers of Dick Johnson Racing and Perkins Engineering. John Bowe won the first race while Russell Ingall won the second and third races. Bowe's weekend was curtailed by a retirement in race two and the battle for round honours went down between Ingall and hometown hero Dick Johnson.
Background
The event was held on the weekend of 27 to 29 March 1998. It was the 29th and final ATCC/V8 Supercar event to be held at Lakeside International Raceway and consisted of three 50 km sprint races.
Entry list
A total of 32 drivers entered into the weekend.
Trevor Ashby took over the Lansvale Racing Team entry from Steve Reed, continuing their long-standing rotating schedule. Danny Osbourne, Richard Mork, Mick Donaher and John Briggs returned to the series after missing the previous round in Tasmania.
Multiple drivers made their first appearances for the season including Rodney Forbes for Glenn Seton Racing, Kevin Heffernan with PACE Racing, Tomas Mezera with Challenge Motorsport, Alan Jones with Longhurst Racing, Charles Ryman and Rod Nash.
This round marked the final ATCC appearance for Kerryn Brewer. This would also be the last appearance of the season for Steven Richards who would venture to the United Kingdom to assume a role with the Nissan British Super Touring team.
Race report
Qualifying
Privateers sprint
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Vehicle | Laps | Time / Retired | Grid |
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| 1 | 74 |  Kevin Heffernan |
PACE Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 8 | 7:17.6264 | |
| 2 | 32 | Tomas Mezera |
Challenge Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 8 | + 0.087 | |
| 3 | 22 | Danny Osbourne |
Colourscan Motorsport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 8 | + 6.320 | |
| 4 | 3 | Trevor Ashby |
Lansvale Racing Team | Holden Commodore (VS) | 8 | + 6.487 | |
| 5 | 19 | Kerryn Brewer |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore (VS) | 8 | + 13.463 | |
| 6 | 80 | Michael Donaher |
Clive Wiseman Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 8 | + 18.073 | |
| 7 | 77 | Richard Mork |
V8 Racing | Holden Commodore (VP) | 8 | + 26.931 | |
| 8 | 51 | Charles Ryman |
Charles Ryman | Ford Falcon (EL) | 8 | + 27.101 | |
| 9 | 55 | Rod Nash |
Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore (VS) | 8 | + 37.554 | |
| NC | 13 | Ryan McLeod |
Cadillac Productions | Ford Falcon (EL) | 5 | + 3 laps | |
| Ret | 49 | Greg Crick |
Greg Crick Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VS) | 6 | Retired | |
| Ret | 70 | John Briggs |
Briggs Motorsport | Ford Falcon (EL) | 1 | Retired | |
| Fastest Lap: Trevor Ashby (Lansvale Racing Team) - 52.6331 on lap 5 | |||||||
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Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Championship points
- Drivers' Championship standings after Round 3
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Pts | |
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1 | 15 | Craig Lowndes |
Holden Racing Team | 322 |
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2 | 8 | Russell Ingall |
Perkins Engineering | 286 |
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3 | 11 | Larry Perkins |
Perkins Engineering | 270 |
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4 | 17 | Dick Johnson |
Dick Johnson Racing | 238 |
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5 | 50 | Mark Skaife |
Holden Racing Team | 236 |
References
- ↑ "Weekend at the Races: Lakeside 1998". The Race Torque. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
- ↑ "1998 Australian Touring Car Lakeside (Race 1) - Qualifying". Racing Years. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
- ↑ "1998 Australian Touring Car Lakeside (Race 1)". Racing Years. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
- ↑ "1998 Australian Touring Car Lakeside (Race 2)". Racing Years. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
- ↑ "1998 Australian Touring Car Lakeside (Race 3)". Racing Years. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
External links
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