Bathurst classics to watch this Christmas: Part 2
25 Dec 2022
Need a racing fix during the festive season?
Supercars' extensive TV library is at your fingertips, bringing you nearly two decades of racing to enjoy all over again.
SuperArchive features classic races in full, from the championship's formative days in 1997 through to 2014.
You can watch the extensive SuperArchive library any time on-demand on the Supercars official YouTube channel.
To help fill the racing void during the Christmas break, Supercars.com has listed five classic Bathurst 1000 races to watch on SuperArchive.
2005 Bathurst 1000
Todd Kelly achieved a unique Bathurst feat in 2005, winning the Great Race on his birthday.
Kelly combined with Mark Skaife to win the 2005 Bathurst 1000, the latter took the lead with 20 laps to go over the Tasman Motorsport Commodore of Jason Richards.
It marked the seventh consecutive victory by a Holden, the longest such streak in the combined history of the Bathurst 1000.
However, it was Marcos Ambrose's famous clash with Greg Murphy at the Cutting that most fans remember, with the two drivers locked in a heated argument at the side of the track.
2006 Bathurst 1000
Arguably one of Mount Panorama's greatest and most emotional races.
The biggest crowd in the event's history descended on the Mountain to witness Craig Lowndes honour his late mentor Peter Brock in victorious style.
At the end of a long, tough Sunday drive, his spiritual successor clinched the first trophy awarded in Brock’s name, Lowndes pairing with Jamie Whincup to win the race.
2001 Bathurst 1000
Mark Skaife combined with Tony Longhurst to claim Holden's third Bathurst win, in its record-winning streak of seven.
It was a race of attrition that began in sunshine but featured rain and hail.
Eight Safety Car periods soaked up 36 laps of the race, with 21 of 39 starters classified when Skaife took the chequered flag.
After nearly seven hours of racing, Skaife crossed the line just 2.3 seconds ahead of Brad Jones and Scottish BTCC veteran John Cleland, who started 22nd.
1999 Bathurst 1000
Dick Johnson’s farewell trip around Mount Panorama.
One of the most popular drivers ever to tackle the Mountain, Johnson shared his Shell AU Falcon in his retirement year with his son Steven.
Although his fourth Bathurst win may have eluded him, Dick was still the highest-placed Ford driver in 1999, finishing fourth.
A total of 55 cars stormed into Hell Corner on that day in the middle of November, with victory belonging to Greg Murphy and Steven Richards in the Gibson Motorsport Wynn’s Commodore.
2002 Bathurst 1000
Skaife’s ‘Golden Child’ win.
The car that survived a plastic bag scare restricting its air intake and the Holden ace that defied team orders by keeping his foot flat to the floor.
Watch the Chassis No. 45 that won two championships, two Bathurst's and two Clipsal's, one of the most successful Holdens of all time, with the five-time champion at the wheel.
Plus, watch the incredible moment when a five-minute penalty is awarded to Greg Murphy for a pit lane infringement.
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