VESRIX Preview - Winton
14/7/2000 10:45 (Shane Rogers) - Statistics for Round 8 of the 2000 Shell Championship Series, Winton Motor Raceway, near Benalla, Victoria.
This is the seventh time Winton Motor Raceway has played host to a V8Supercar meeting, the previous six meetings all being Shell Series Rounds. Winton was lengthened in 1997 and this is the fourth time V8Supercar has used the longer Winton layout. The rounds were won by Glenn Seton (1993 and 1994), John Bowe (1995 and 1998), Russell Ingall (1997) and Jason Bargwanna (1999).
The individual heats have been won by Glenn Seton (4), John Bowe (4), Jason Bargwanna (3), Russell Ingall (3) and Larry Perkins (1). The dashes have been won by Dick Johnson, Alan Jones, Tomas Mezera, Mark Poole, Anthony Tratt and Steve Reed.
Ford have won 8 races at Winton compared to Holden's 7.
Russell Ingall currently holds the lap record at 1:24.0045 and was set in 1997. The lap record on the shorter circuit is 1:00.2870 and was set by Glenn Seton in 1995.
Holdens outnumber Fords in the entry 25-15.
Making their Winton V8Supercar debuts are Craig Baird, Todd Kelly, Brad Jones, Joshua McIntosh/Rick Bates, John Cotter, Cameron McConville and Tyler Mecklem. John Bowe, Larry Perkins, Glenn Seton and Mark Skaife have started in all previous Winton V8 Rounds.
Russell Ingall has scored the most championship points at Winton (328) compared to John Bowe (303).
The most experienced driver present in the entry list is Glenn Seton with 255 race starts. The least experienced are Joshua McIntosh/Rick Bates and Tyler Mecklem, who are both having their first V8Supercar starts.
There are some very significant milestones this weekend, including:
- This weekend's meeting is the 125th meeting involving V8Supercars.
- This is Mark Skaife's 100th V8Supercar meeting start.
- This is Rodney Forbes's 25th V8Supercar meeting.
- This is Brad Jones' 25th V8Supercar meeting and 10th Shell Series meeting.
- This is Cameron McLean's 25th V8Supercar meeting.
- This is Dugal McDougall's 20th V8Supercar meeting.
- Race 2 should be Larry Perkins' 250th V8Supercar race start.
- Race 1 will be John Faulkner's 150th V8Supercar race start.
- Race 2 should be John Bowe's 200th V8Supercar Shell Series race start.
- Race 2 should be Tomas Mezera's 100th V8Supercar Shell Series race start.
- Race 1 will be Rod Nash's 50th Shell Series race start.
- Race 3 should be Dugal McDougall's 50th Shell Series race start.
- Race 3 should be Steven Johnson's 50th Shell Series race start.
- Race 3 should be Mick Donaher's 50th Shell Series race start.
- Race 1 will be Craig Baird's 25th V8Supercar race start, and 20th Shell Series race start.
- Race 1 will be Todd Kelly's 20th Shell Series race start.
- Race 1 will also be the 175th race start for Garry Rogers Motorsport in V8Supercar.
V8Supercar Birthdays near the Winton Motor Raceway weekend:
- Former Australian Sprintcar champion, Max Dumesny turns 41 on Wednesday July 12.
- Dual British Touring Car Champion, John Cleland turns 48 on Saturday July 15.
- Noted Port Adelaide fan, Alan Heath turns 42 on Wednesday July 19.
- 1990 Australian Rally Champion, Ed Ordynski turns 43 on Friday July 21
- Nation's Cup Ferrari driver, Wayne Park turns 37 on Friday July 21.
- Future Touring Commodore racer, Tim Shaw turns 29 on Friday July 21.
- K&J Thermal Falcon driver, Paul Weel turns 21 on Friday July 21.
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