Stock Cars raced at Bathurst? They certainly did so in 1996 and 1998.

Stock Cars put on a show at Bathurst in 1996 with nine drivers willing to give running a Stock Car on the mountain a try in two four-lap races that weekend, drivers who gave it a try included Jim Richards, Brad Jones and Kim Jane.

While the racing looked good, it was all for show as it was the dreaded exhibition race.

The races may have been brief, but they entertained with John Faulkner, Brad Jones and Jim Richards all having a turn of the lead in the above race.

The racing was kicked up a notch in 1998 by having a 100km race on the weekend of the Super Tourers version of the Bathurst 1000, twenty-two drivers entered the race, and they were (please allow for publication mistakes).

00 – Bryan Sala – Oldsmobile Cutlass
01 – Ken James – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
02 – Gerry Raleigh – Oldsmobile Cutlass
03 – Graham Smith – Chevrolet Lumina
07 – Allan Roarke – Pontiac Grand Prix
2 – Ian Thomas – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
3 – Rodney Jane – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
5 – Max Dumesny – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
8 – Marshall Brewer – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
11 – Robin Best
14 – Neville Lance – Ford Thunderbird
1 7 – Tony Southwell
23 – Peter Hacket – Chevrolet Lumina
24 – Todd Wanless – Ford Thunderbird
25 – Terry Wyhoon
Eddie Abelnica – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
26 – Terry Byers – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
27 – Kim Jane – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
34 – Russell Ingall – Chevrolet Monte Carlo
40 – Nicholas Hall – Holden Commodore
75 – Dean Wanless – Ford Thunderbird
95 – Bob Middleton

When it came time for action eight drivers were driving the Monte Carlo, three were driving the Ford Thunderbird and one driver each drove a Chevrolet Lumina and an Oldsmobile Cutlass, four other cars did not start the race making a total of thirteen runners.

Russell Ingall started from pole with a time of 2:20.7550, it was 3.9559 seconds faster than Todd Wanless in second.

Russell Ingall 2:20.7550
Todd Wanless 2:24.71
Matthew White 2:25.12
Terry Wyhoon 2:26.16
Marshall Brewer 2:26.97
Neville Lance 2:27.57
Ken James 2:28.06
Eddie Abelnica 2:28.42
Graham Smith 2:29.52
Rodney Jane 2:30.55
Terry Byers 2:38.07
Bob Middleton 2:42.37
Kim Jane 2:47.96 (Gearbox issues)

The race started well as Kim Jane picked off several positions, then there was trouble approaching skyline as Todd Wanless spun out and had his day end in the gravel

Kim Jane was fourth on Lap 2 and Rodney Jane had a spin and by Lap 4, Kim was in second position with Terry Wyhoon in third.

Rodney Jane was out of the race on Lap 4 and Ken James hit the wall in his Oldsmobile (was entered in a Monte Carlo) but was able to continue.

By Lap 6, Ingall had a nine second lead over Kim Jane who was almost six seconds up on Terry Wyhoon with Matthew White fourth and Marshall Brewer in fifth.

Bob Middleton got on the grass just before the chase and Kim Jane the next lap locked up in the same spot as it was time for a pit stop.

Despite stalling the car, Kim Jane came out of the pits closer to Russell Ingall and was locking up trying to get even closer to Russell and coming out of the Elbow, he was right behind.

Unfortunately for Kim Jane, the leaders caught up to Neville Lance who lost control of his Thunderbird and almost gave the #27 a whack, Kim was forced onto the grass and lost precious time.

Kim went off again at the chase trying to get past Neville Lance, Neville went into the pits for his pit stop and Kim went past.

Marshall Brewer, Ken James and Neville Lance all pitted at the same time.

The Top 5 was unchanged on Lap 12 with Ingall leading from Jane, Wyhoon, White and Brewer.

Wyhoon went off at the chase and Matthew White went past for third in his first Stock Car race, Wyhoon resumed close behind in fourth position.

Channel Seven returned from commercial break with the #34 on Conrod Straight for the last time

Russell Ingall taking the win by just over four seconds, Kim Jane finished second and was the fastest car on track with a best lap of 2:20.9861.

Russell Ingall
Kim Jane
Matthew White
Terry Wyhoon
Marshall Brewer
Neville Lance
Ken James
Graham Smith
Bob Middleton
Terry Byers
Eddie Abelnica (DNF)
Rodney Jane (DNF)
Todd Wanless (DNF)

AUSCAR would get their chance at Bathurst in 1999 in a combined race with what later became Future Tourers.