1995 Bathurst ATCC round
# 1995 Bathurst ATCC round

The third round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship was held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales. It consisted of two 15 lap races and the "Dash for Cash", a 3 lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random.

Pole and the overall round was won by John Bowe.

## Race results

### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Name | Car | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2:11.30 |
| 2 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2:11.91 |
| 3 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2:12.21 |
| 4 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 2:12.26 |
| 5 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VR Commodore | 2:12.50 |
| 6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VR Commodore | 2:13.00 |
| 7 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VR Commodore | 2:13.09 |
| 8 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2:13.55 |
| 9 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | Ford EF Falcon | 2:13.70 |
| 10 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 2:13.81 |
| 11 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VR Commodore | 2:14.36 |
| 12 | 13 | Phil Ward | Phil Ward Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:15.51 |
| 13 | 3 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 2:15.73 |
| 14 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:16.50 |
| 15 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:16.96 |
| 16 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:17.33 |
| 17 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 2:19.24 |
| 18 | 74 | Kevin Heffernan | Pace Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 2:20.01 |
| 19 | 62 | Wayne Russell | Novocastrian Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 2:21.84 |
| 20 | 88 | Bill O'Brien | Bill O'Brien Racing | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2:21.84 |
| 21 | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford EF Falcon | 3:24.10 |
| 22 | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Racing | Holden VP Commodore | no time |
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### Dash for Cash

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Castrol Racing | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 3 | 9 |
| Ret | 1 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | 1 | 10 |
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### Race 1

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 15 | 33:45 | 2 |
| 2 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 15 | 33:47 | 1 |
| 3 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 15 | 33:48 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | 15 | 33:55 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 15 | 33:56 | 7 |
| 6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 15 | 34:00 | 6 |
| 7 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 15 | 34:09 | 8 |
| 8 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 15 | 34:13 | 4 |
| 9 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 15 | 34:33 | 9 |
| 10 | 13 | Phil Ward | Phil Ward Racing | 15 | 34:35 | 12 |
| 11 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 27 | 35:02 | 14 |
| 12 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | 15 | 35:04 | 15 |
| 13 | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | 15 | 35:38 | 17 |
| 14 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | 15 | 35:46 | 16 |
| 15 | 74 | Kevin Heffernan | Pace Racing | 14 | + 1 lap | 18 |
| 16 | 62 | Wayne Russell | Novocastrian Motorsport | 14 | + 1 lap | 19 |
| 17 | 88 | Bill O'Brien | Bill O'Brien Racing | 14 | + 1 lap | 20 |
| NC | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | 7 | + 8 laps | 21 |
| NC | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Racing | 5 | + 10 laps | 22 |
| NC | 3 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | 2 | + 13 laps | 13 |
| Ret | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | 0 | Accident | 10 |
| Ret | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | 0 | Accident | 11 |
| Fastest lap: Peter Brock (Holden Racing Team) - 2:14.427 |||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | 15 | 33:49 | 4 |
| 2 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | 15 | 33:52 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | 15 | 33:55 | 5 |
| 4 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | 15 | 33:58 | 6 |
| 5 | 30 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | 15 | 33:58 | 3 |
| 6 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | 15 | 33:58 | 8 |
| 7 | 35 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | 15 | 34:00 | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | Longhurst Racing | 15 | 34:02 | 9 |
| 9 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | 15 | 34:27 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 | Trevor Ashby | Lansvale Racing Team | 15 | 34:56 | 20 |
| 11 | 49 | David Attard | Alcair Racing | 15 | 34:57 | 12 |
| 12 | 24 | Paul Romano | Romano Racing | 15 | 34:58 | 11 |
| 13 | 38 | Mark Poole | James Rosenberg Racing | 15 | 35:08 | 14 |
| 14 | 13 | Phil Ward | Phil Ward Racing | 13 | + 2 laps | 10 |
| 15 | 62 | Wayne Russell | Novocastrian Motorsport | 13 | + 2 laps | 16 |
| NC | 74 | Kevin Heffernan | Pace Racing | 6 | + 9 laps | 15 |
| NC | 10 | Mark Larkham | Larkham Motor Sport | 2 | + 13 laps | 18 |
| DNS | 47 | John Trimbole | Daily Planet Racing | | Did Not Start | |
| DNS | 88 | Bill O'Brien | Bill O'Brien Racing | | Did Not Start | |
| DNS | 27 | Terry Finnigan | Terry Finnigan Racing | | Did Not Start | |
| DNS | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | | Did Not Start | |
| DNS | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | | Did Not Start | |
| Fastest lap: John Bowe (Dick Johnson Racing) - 2:13.592 |||||||
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## Championship standings after the event

* After Round 3 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.

### Drivers' Championship standings

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | John Bowe | 104 |
| 1 | 2 | Larry Perkins | 79 |
| 1 | 3 | Peter Brock | 65 |
| 1 | 4 | Tomas Mezera | 60 |
| 2 | 5 | Dick Johnson | 49 |
