1994 Mallala ATCC round

1994 Mallala ATCC round

Event Information
Round 8 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship
Date	24–26 June 1994
Location	Mallala, South Australia
Venue	Mallala Motor Sport Park
Weather	Light Rain, Fine
Results
Race 1 Distance 21 laps 54 km Pole position Peter Brock Holden Racing Team 1:10.730 Winner Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport
Race 2 Distance 21 laps 54 km Winner Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport
Round Results First Mark Skaife Gibson Motorsport 36 pts Second Jim Richards Gibson Motorsport 34 pts Third Alan Jones Glenn Seton Racing 25 pts

The 1994 Mallala ATCC round was the eighth round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 24 to 26 July at Mallala Motor Sport Park in Mallala, South Australia.

Race results

Race 1

Neil Crompton got off to a flyer, thanks to the intermediate tires and began pulling away immediately. With the track drying out, Seton began to reel Crompton in, and after a few laps, passed him for the lead. Meanwhile, both the Gibson Motorsport cars were moving up the pack and with the rain starting to come back, the dynamic of the race began to change. Skaife took the lead from Seton, who began to struggle on the slick tires, and Richards followed shortly thereafter. Crompton spun at turn two, ripping the front spoiler off and retired shortly thereafter. Skaife began the final lap in the lead, but would end up losing the race on the last section of the circuit as teammate Richards passed him, taking his first win of the season.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Laps	Grid
1	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	21
2	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	21
3	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	21	1
4	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	21	3
5	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	21	6
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	21
7	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	21	5
8	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	21
9	23	Paul Morris	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	21
10	24	Greg Crick	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	21
11	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore
12	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore
13	26	Don Watson	Don Watson Racing	Holden VP Commodore
14	25	Tony Longhurst	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore		7
15	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore
16	14	Stuart McColl	Stuart McColl Racing	Holden VP Commodore
17	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore
Ret	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore		4
Ret	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon
Ret	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore
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Race 2

Skaife led off the line, with Seton in second and Richards in third. Bowe would retire from the race after the rear spoiler became dislodged from the Dick Johnson Racing Falcon. Perkins and Richards were locked in an intense battle for the final podium spot, which ultimately saw Perkins emerging victorious. Tomas Mezera retired from the race following terminal problems with his Commodore. Seton's campaign went up in smoke as his Peter Jackson Falcon caught fire, which effectively gave Skaife a clean run to the line. Skaife was the victor, Perkins in second and Jim Richards in third.

Pos.	No.	Name	Team	Car	Laps	Grid
1	2	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	21	2
2	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VP Commodore	21	7
3	6	Jim Richards	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	21	1
4	30	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon	21	5
5	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon	21	19
6	25	Tony Longhurst	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore	21	14
7	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	21	3
8	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	21	12
9	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VP Commodore	21	18
10	12	Bob Jones	Ampol Max 3 Racing	Holden VP Commodore	21	11
11	24	Greg Crick	Pinnacle Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		10
12	39	Chris Smerdon	Challenge Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore		20
13	14	Stuart McColl	Stuart McColl Racing	Holden VP Commodore		16
14	3	Steve Reed	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		15
15	26	Don Watson	Don Watson Racing	Holden VP Commodore		13
16	47	John Trimble	Daily Planet Racing	Holden VP Commodore		17
Ret	1	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EB Falcon		4
Ret	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore		6
Ret	23	Paul Morris	LoGaMo Racing	Holden VP Commodore		9
Ret	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EB Falcon		8
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Championship Standings

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Mark Skaife	280
	2	Peter Brock	185
	3	Glenn Seton	181
	4	Jim Richards	137
	5	Larry Perkins	134