Raceday was warm and a little overcast, and the racing was hot! Paul Radisich's race ended on the warm-up lap when the Falcon's diff housing failed, and this allowed Lowndes up to fifth early on. The battle for fourth with John Bowe's Cat Racing AU Falcon was a highlight, but the Commodore had more power and took up a chase of the leaders, Ingall and Seton. Seton had all the moves planned, but the wily and forceful Ingall was awake to them all and took the win ahead of Seton. It was a delighted and relieved Inglal who took the applause at the end of the race. Garth Tander took his Valvoline Commodore VS to a hard earned fifth, just behind a very content Jason Bright, who was very happy with his setup for race 2.

Ingall once again blasted off the start but Seton didn't, losing many places in the process. The front straight is about 1.5km's long, and most of the chaos centred around this corner, however Bright was soon on Ingall's tail and making life uncomfortable for the leader. But the winner was Ingall, who held out the Pirtek Falcon all the way, while the battle for third between the young guns, Tander and Lowndes, went to Lowndes after some very unusual lines were taken into, and out of some corners! Lowndes' pass on Tander meant that Seton and Bowe also passed the VS Commodore, with Skaife finishing behind the young West Australian.

Race 3 was an interesting one, with the start chaotic. Seton and Lowndes spun in front of the pack, leaving a break for Ingall, Bargwanna, Skaife and Radisich (who had driven through much of the field in race two) took off ahead of the rest. But even this pack were chasing Bright and Tander who had established an early lead. Lowndes would eventually retire due to the front end damage on the Commodore, and this virtually insured that the HRT team would not win the round for the first time this year. But who would? Jason Bright eventually ecked out a small lead to Tander, and staked his claim, eventually running out a very pleased winner, including some donuts at the finish! Ingall looked to have the round win in his sights until his engine went sick with a lap to go, and he was passed by Skaife, and a lot of others, but he proved that he was back, and would play a significant role for the rest of '99. He still took third on the day however. John Bowe eventually took third for the third race, and was warning others after the race that the Cat Racing Falcon would have 'significantly more power' next time out.

Positions in the Shell Australian Touring Car Championship after 5 rounds:

1. Lowndes 820
2. Seton 700
3. Ingall 670
4. Bright 668
5. Skaife 560