The Brock record in Lowndes and Ingall's sights

Craig Lowndes and Russell Ingall will make their 28th and 26th Bathurst starts this year, and there’ll be added weight for both of them.

Both Lowndes and Ingall won their first Australian Touring Car Championship/Supercars races in 1996.

Should either driver win next weekend's Repco Bathurst 1000, they’ll claim a record from a very famous name.

The late Peter Brock holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first ATCC race win and his last.

In May 1973, Brock won his very first ATCC race at the now defunct Surfers Paradise Raceway in Queensland.

Brock at Sandown in 1980 Pic: AN1 Images

Brock's breakthrough came after he won the Bathurst 500 the previous October.

With the creation of what became known as 'Group C’ rules, Brock contested the ATCC for the first time for Harry Firth’s Holden Dealer Team.

Another 47 championship race wins would follow, the last of which came at Sydney’s Oran Park in 1997.

With the Race 1 win at Oran Park, Brock had extended his winning interval to 24 years.

If Lowndes or Ingall win the Bathurst 1000 this year, their win intervals will extend to 25 years.

Ingall last won in 2005 at Oran Park

Should Ingall win his third Great Race, he will also end a 16-year personal win drought.

Ingall last claimed a race win in 2005, also at Oran Park.

Lowndes, who retired from full-time competition in 2018, won the 2019 Sandown 500 alongside Jamie Whincup in his first year as a co-driver.

Lowndes also won in Tasmania and Bathurst in his final year as a full-time competitor.

Of the 82 drivers to have won an ATCC/Supercars race, 60 have won two or more races.

Last year, Tander (L) extended his winning interval to 21 years

Of those 60 drivers, 20 took wins across an interval of 10 years or more.

There will be several drivers on this year’s Bathurst grid who can extend their win intervals to over a decade.

Nick Percat won the 2011 Bathurst 1000 alongside Garth Tander, who holds the third-longest ever win interval.

Will Davison and James Courtney both won their first races in 2008, but both haven’t won a race since 2016.

Lee Holdsworth (2007-2014), Jonathon Webb (2010-2016) and Michael Caruso (2009-2016) will also be eyeing Bathurst success as co-drivers.

The 2021 Repco Supercars Championship and Dunlop Series seasons will conclude at the Repco Bathurst 1000.

Foxtel’s coverage will start on Wednesday 1st December at 8:25 am AEDT on channel 503 and Kayo.

The Seven Network will provide live free to air coverage of the event. Tickets for the event and camping are on sale now.

Longest win intervals in ATCC/Supercars (10 years or more)

24 years: Peter Brock (1973-1997)

23 years: Craig Lowndes* (1996-2019)

21 years: Garth Tander* (1999-2020)

20 years: Mark Skaife (1991-2011)

19 years: Steven Richards (1999-2018)

17 years: Jim Richards (1985-2002)

15 years: Jamie Whincup* (2006-2021), Jason Bright (1999-2014), Rick Kelly (2003-2018), Colin Bond (1975-1990)

14 years: Allan Moffat (1970-1984), Dick Johnson (1981-1995), Ian Geoghegan (1964-1978)

13 years: Glenn Seton (1987-2000), Tony Longhurst (1988-2001), Paul Morris (2001-2014)

12 years: Mark Winterbottom* (2006-2018)

11 years: John Bowe (1988-1999)

10 years: Shane van Gisbergen* (2011-2021), Bob Jane (1962-1972)

*Confirmed to drive at this year's Repco Bathurst 1000