
The1994 Tooheys 1000 was a motor race held on 2 October 1994 at theMount Panorama Circuit nearBathurst inNew South Wales,Australia. It was the 35th running of theBathurst 1000touring car race. The race was open to cars complying withCAMS Group 3A Touring Car regulations, later known asV8 Supercars and those complying withFIA Class II Touring Car regulations, later known asSuper Touring cars. In the lead up to the 2003 event,Wheels Magazine voted the 1994 Bathurst 1000 to be the greatest of all time.
The race was won byDick Johnson andJohn Bowe in theirDick Johnson Racing enteredFord EB Falcon, with the latter driver holding off a late-race challenge from then-rookieCraig Lowndes in aHolden Racing Team enteredVP Commodore he shared withBrad Jones, which eventually finished second.Larry Perkins andGregg Hansford were third in their Holden VP Commodore entered byPerkins Engineering. The 1994 Tooheys 1000 was the first to be won by theFord Falcon since the1981 James Hardie 1000.
For 5.0 litre cars, later to become known asV8 Supercars, it consisted ofV8 enginedFord Falcons andHolden Commodores.
For 2.0 litre cars, later to become known asSuper Touring cars, it consisted ofBMW 318i,Hyundai Lantra,Peugeot 405,Toyota Carina,Toyota Corolla, a modifiedDTMMercedes-Benz 190E and older modifiedGroup ABMW M3s andFord Sierras.
The Tooheys Top Ten was restricted to the top ten cars from Qualifying. The results of this runoff determined the first ten places on the grid for the race. Additional prize money was paid to all entries in the Tooheys Top Ten.[3]
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | TT10 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 1 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 2:12.1464 | 2:12.03 | |
| 2 | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 2:12.3639 | 2:12.99 | |
| 3 | 2 | Winfield Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:12.3646 | 2:12.36 | |
| 4 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:12.7549 | 2:13.90 | |
| 5 | 4 | Coca-Cola Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:12.9670 | 2:13.46 | |
| 6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 2:13.1276 | 2:13.44 | |
| 7 | 18 | Shell-FAI Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 2:13.1959 | 2:12.71 | |
| 8 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:13.2338 | 2:12.90 | |
| 9 | 015 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 2:13.5126 | 2:13.15 | |
| 10 | 17 | Shell-FAI Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 2:13.6164 | 2:12.43 |
*Glenn Seton took his first ever pole position at Bathurst in hisFord EB Falcon. It was also the firstFord V8 on pole at Bathurst sinceAllan Moffat put hisXB Falcon on pole in1976. All other Ford pole positions since then (1987,1988,1989,1990 and1992) had been achieved in the turbocharged4 cylFord Sierra RS500.
* After having an earlier time disallowed in qualifying due to a technical infringement,Peter Brock, in his first race at Bathurst for a factory backedHolden team since1986, then qualified 6th in hisHolden Racing TeamVP Commodore. He improved in the shootout to qualify second for his first front row start since claiming pole position in a Ford Sierra RS500 in 1989.
*Dick Johnson qualified for his 17th straight Top Ten runoff having been the only driver to compete in every one since its inception in1978. After qualifying 3rd, Johnson fell to 10th after the shootout when he ran wide and hit the wall coming out of The Cutting causing large amounts of tyre smoke from the right rear for the rest of the lap, though his time was only 1/10th slower than the HRT Commodore ofBrad Jones.
* 1986 and 1990 race winnerAllan Grice, who missed the race in1993, made his first start at Bathurst in aFord after 19 starts for Holden (1973-1992) and one start in aFiat 124 Sport in1968. He qualified hisDick Johnson Racing EB Falcon in 7th in the shootout, faster than team leader Dick Johnson who ended up 10th.
*Tony Longhurst and Brad Jones both equalled the record for driving different makes of cars in the Top Ten shootout. Longhurst had previously qualified for Ford (1988-1990) andBMW (1992), while Jones had previously qualified in aMitsubishi (1986) and a Ford (1989). Both qualified their respective Holden VP Commodores for the 1994 Tooheys Top Ten. The record had been held solely by 1976 race winnerBob Morris who had qualified in the Top Ten for Holden (1978,1979,1983), Ford (1980,1981,1982) andMazda (1984).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos | Shootout Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 17 | Shell-FAI Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 161 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2 | A | 015 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | 7 | 9 | |
| 3 | A | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | 5 | 8 | |
| 4 | A | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | A | 7 | Coca-Cola Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | 11 | ||
| 6 | A | 6 | Winfield Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | 12 | ||
| 7 | A | 18 | Shell-FAI Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 160 | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | A | 9 | Allan Moffat Enterprises | Ford EB Falcon | 157 | 16 | ||
| 9 | A | 47 | Daily Planet Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 156 | 19 | ||
| 10 | B | 46 | Diet Coke Racing | BMW 318i | 155 | 31 | ||
| 11 | B | 45 | Diet Coke Racing | BMW 318i | 152 | 35 | ||
| 12 | B | 48 | Benson & Hedges Racing | BMW 318i | 152 | 32 | ||
| 13 | A | 39 | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 151 | 21 | ||
| 14 | A | 20 | Palmer Promotions | Holden VP Commodore | 151 | 25 | ||
| 15 | A | 36 | Schembri Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 149 | 23 | ||
| 16 | A | 12 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 148 | 17 | ||
| 17 | A | 54 | Ed Lamont | Holden VP Commodore | 146 | 22 | ||
| 18 | A | 37 | Scotty Taylor Racing | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 145 | 36 | ||
| 19 | B | 52 | M3 Motorsport | BMW M3 2.0L | 144 | 38 | ||
| 20 | A | 38 | Brian Callaghan | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 143 | 29 | ||
| 21 | A | 35 | Steven McLaine Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 143 | 27 | ||
| 22 | A | 14 | Stuart McColl | Holden VP Commodore | 142 | 24 | ||
| 23 | B | 56 | Bruce Miles | Toyota Carina | 136 | 33 | ||
| 24 | A | 3 | Lansvale Smash Repairs | Holden VP Commodore | 134 | 15 | ||
| 25 | B | 16 | Phil Ward Racing | Mercedes-Benz 190E | 126 | 43 | ||
| 26 | A | 44 | Group Motorsport | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 123 | 37 | ||
| DNF | A | 24 | Pinnacle Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 158 | 14 | ||
| DNF | A | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 138 | 6 | 2 | |
| NC | A | 41 | Garry Willmington Performance | Ford EB Falcon | 109 | 28 | ||
| NC | A | 10 | Phil Ward Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 100 | 13 | ||
| DNF | A | 4 | Coca-Cola Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 99 | 9 | 5 | |
| NC | A | 42 | Glenn Mason | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 97 | 42 | ||
| DNF | A | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Holden VP Commodore | 95 | 18 | ||
| DNF | A | 60 | Peter McLeod | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 83 | 26 | ||
| DNF | A | 1 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 82 | 1 | 1 | |
| DNF | A | 62 | Novacastrian Motorsport | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 71 | 34 | ||
| DNF | B | 57 | Darrel Dixon | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 63 | 41 | ||
| DNF | A | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 52 | 8 | 6 | |
| DNF | A | 2 | Winfield Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 39 | 2 | 3 | |
| DNF | B | 98 | Knight Racing | Ford Sierra | 34 | 44 | ||
| DNF | B | 8 | Hyundai Automotive | Hyundai Lantra | 26 | 45 | ||
| DNF | A | 49 | Malcolm Stenniken | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV | 24 | 30 | ||
| DNF | A | 28 | Playscape Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 19 | 20 | ||
| DNF | B | 89 | Phoenix Motorsport | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 17 | 39 | ||
| DNF | B | 51 | Inspired Racing | Toyota Corolla Seca | 16 | 40 | ||
| DNS | A | 26 | Don Watson | Holden VP Commodore | ||||
| DNS | A | 50 | Easton Motorsport | Holden Commodore VL SS Group A SV |
Notes:
Channel Seven broadcast the race. Richard Hay and Mark Oastler spent time in both the booth and pit lane as part of the broadcast.
| Channel 7 |
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| Host:Sandy Roberts Booth: Mike Raymond, Garry Wilkinson, Mark Oastler,Allan Moffat, Richard Hay,Doug Mulray Pit-lane:Andy Raymond |
1994 Australian Touring Car season