The 1999 Sensational Adelaide 500 was the first running of the

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race, the first

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meeting held on the

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since the

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. Racing at the Mount Panorama Circuit notwithstanding, it was the first domestic racing meeting held on public roads since the closure of the

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in Tasmania in the 1960s.

Format

Racing was held from Friday 9 April until Sunday 11 April 1999. The race was held for

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s and was Round 2 of the

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. The format, unique to V8 Supercar and loosely similar to the Pukekohe 500 format, consisted of two 250 km races. The original format called for the two races to form a single race, separated by an overnight rest at half distance, however with several significant competitors retiring from the first leg a change to the regulations was announced on the Saturday evening, allowing retired cars to be repaired and restarted for Sunday's Leg 2.

Official results

Top ten shootout

Results sourced from:

Leg 1

Results sourced from:

Leg 2

Results sourced from:

Round results

References

Statistics

* Provisional Position - #5 Glenn Seton - 1:25.0825 * Pole Position - #4 Jason Bright - 1:25.2366 * Fastest Lap - #4 Jason Bright - 1:26.2491 (lap record)

External links

Official race results

Official V8 Supercar website
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