1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round
# 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round

The 1994 Amaroo Park ATCC round was the first round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 25 to 27 February at Amaroo Park in Sydney, New South Wales. This would be the last time the Australian Touring Car Championship would compete at Amaroo Park, whilst the circuit itself would close down just four years later. It was won by Mark Skaife, who took a clean sweep and took maximum points from the weekend.

## Race results

### Qualifying

Mark Skaife took the first pole position of the year, with Glenn Seton just three-tenths slower.

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Vehicle | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 49.795 |
| 2 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 49.827 |
| 3 | 30 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 50.024 |
| 4 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 50.073 |
| 5 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 50.133 |
| 6 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 50.141 |
| 7 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 50.182 |
| 8 | 23 | Paul Morris | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 50.306 |
| 9 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | 50.306 |
| 10 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 50.341 |
| 11 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 50.378 |
| 12 | 6 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 50.434 |
| 13 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 50.575 |
| 14 | 3 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 50.804 |
| 15 | 33 | Bob Pearson | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 51.145 |
| 16 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 51.190 |
| 17 | 12 | Bob Jones | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 51.748 |
| 18 | 28 | Kevin Waldock | Playscape Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 52.125 |
| 19 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 52.582 |
| 20 | 47 | John Trimble | Daily Planet Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 53.922 |
| 21 | 79 | Mike Conway | Cadillac Productions | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 54.542 |
| 22 | 88 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Sierra RS | 54.683 |
| 23 | 42 | Glenn Mason | Glenn Mason Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 54.922 |
| 24 | 36 | Neil Schembri | Schembri Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 54.943 |
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### Peter Jackson Dash

Mark Skaife took out the Peter Jackson Dash with a commanding win - leading from the drop of the flag to the finish. Tomas Mezera was the big mover of the pack, moving from fifth place to second, thereby putting himself on the front row for race one. Meanwhile, Glenn Seton went from second to sixth, losing his front row start.

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 1 |
| 2 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 5 |
| 3 | 30 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 6 |
| 5 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 2 |
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### Race 1

After Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after being unable to get his engine started for the warm-up lap on time, Skaife was effectively given a free front-row. Using this to his advantage, he got off to an early lead and would keep it all the way to the flag for the first race win of the 1994 season. Down the pack, there were some drivers making moves. Glenn Seton would pass the Dick Johnson Racing duo of Bowe and Johnson and team-mate Alan Jones, who would later incur a puncture, effectively dropping him out of the race. Mezera would climb from 23rd to ninth in a stirring drive. Skaife took a convincing win, with Seton in second and Bowe in third.

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | 6 |
| 3 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | 5 |
| 5 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 7 |
| 6 | 23 | Paul Morris | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 8 |
| 7 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 12 |
| 9 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 24 |
| 10 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 13 |
| 12 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 16 |
| 13 | 33 | Bob Pearson | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | | 15 |
| 14 | 28 | Kevin Waldock | Playscape Racing | Ford EB Falcon | | 18 |
| 15 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | | 19 |
| 16 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 11 |
| 17 | 47 | John Trimble | Daily Planet Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 20 |
| 18 | 30 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | | 3 |
| 19 | 79 | Mike Conway | Cadillac Productions | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | | 21 |
| 20 | 88 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Sierra RS | | 22 |
| 21 | 12 | Bob Jones | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 17 |
| 22 | 3 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | | 14 |
| 23 | 42 | Glenn Mason | Glenn Mason Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | | 23 |
| WD | 36 | Neil Schembri | Schembri Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | | |
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**Notes**


    1.^ – Mezera was relegated to the back of the grid after failing to start his engine on time for the warm-up lap.

### Race 2

In the final Australian Touring Car Championship race at Amaroo Park, Skaife took another flag-to-flag victory, in a relatively uneventful race. Although closer than the previous race, Skaife was never really challenged and walked away from the weekend with maximum points toward his assault on the 1994 season. The podium was completed by Seton and Brock.

| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | 2 |
| 3 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 5 |
| 4 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 9 |
| 5 | 6 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 8 |
| 6 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 10 |
| 7 | 23 | Paul Morris | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 6 |
| 8 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | 4 |
| 9 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 28 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 28 | 11 |
| 11 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 16 |
| 12 | 3 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | | 22 |
| 13 | 33 | Bob Pearson | Pro-Duct Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Bob Jones | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 21 |
| 15 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | | 7 |
| 16 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 12 |
| 17 | 39 | Chris Smerdon | Challenge Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | | 15 |
| 18 | 47 | John Trimble | Daily Planet Racing | Holden VP Commodore | | 17 |
| 19 | 79 | Mike Conway | Cadillac Motorsport | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | | 19 |
| 20 | 30 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | | 18 |
| 21 | 42 | Glenn Mason | Glenn Mason Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | | 23 |
| Ret | 88 | Steven Ellery | Steven Ellery Racing | Ford Sierra RS | | 20 |
| Ret | 28 | Kevin Waldock | Playscape Racing | Ford EB Falcon | | 14 |
| WD | 36 | Neil Schembri | Schembri Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | | |
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## Championship Standings

### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Mark Skaife | 46 |
| 2 | Glenn Seton | 32 |
| 3 | Peter Brock | 24 |
| 4 | John Bowe | 16 |
| 5 | Dick Johnson | 16 |
