WARRNAMBOOL (VIC)
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PREMIER SPEEDWAY
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1970's PREMIER SPEEDWAY
1970's Russell Carlins Supermod in the Premier Speedway pits Photo: Darren Collins Rowley Park Speedway facebook
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1972 AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
1972 was a sensational result for Graeme McCubbin, this must have capped off a wonderfull life in speedway for the champion, as he announced his retirement at the presentation.
Bill Wigzell led the twenty one car field away into the first turn of the fifty lap feature, followed by Jim Winterbottom, Wigzell lost the lead about four laps in to Winterbottom and Agars.
By lap 12 Agars had passed Winterbotton who had steering problems, at this stage cars were already dropping out, Doug Phillips was out on lap one with a tyre issue, Phil Herreen would get together with Garry Wise sending Wise into the wall, Allan Jones was out on lap nine with crash damage, Dick Britton was well off the pace and was lapped by the leaders prior to the half race distance, About half race distance the order was Agars, Winterbottom, Tunks, Herreen, Fisher, Moncrieff, Wigzell.
Wigzell had problems his rear tyre was catching on fire under acceleration but he pressed on, Bert Miller spun, also Doug Byron, Agars was out with a blown tyre on lap thirty, that gave Herreen the lead, At lap forty Herreen struck problems when a tyre started to de-laminate while working his way through traffic, McCubbin took advantage of the situation and slipped under Herreen when he was baulked by a lapped car, three to go and Wigzel's tyre blew causing a restart, when the race restarted Herreen tried to chase down McCubbin but to no avail, McCubbin won the title ahead of Herreen on the rim, Fisher in third and Fisher ahead of Winterbottom.
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1972 AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP SLIDESHOW
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1979 AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
This was to be Steve Brazier's first Australian Tital, it would also rob Gary Rush of a back to back win from the previous year.
Every state was represented at the tital and the class of competition was very high.
The final Results were 1st: Steve Brazier. 2nd: Bill Wigzell. 3rd: Tim Moncrieff. 4th: Noel Bradford. 5th: Les Harrower.
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1979 PREMIER SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR SLIDESHOW
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1981 EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY REPORTED
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1982 EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY REPORTED
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1982 PREMIER SPEEDWAY SLIDESHOW
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1982 PREMIER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1983 PREMIER SPEEDWAY GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1983 PREMIER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1984 PREMIER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1985 PREMIER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1990 EASTER SPRINTCAR TRAIL
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1990 The Tatnell's Brooke and George. Photo: unknown.
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1990 PREMIER SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR SLIDESHOW
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1990 PREMIER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1995 - 1996 PREMIER SPEEDWAY PROGRAMME SLIDESHOW
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1997 PETER LOGUE SUPER SEDAN
1997 Gavin McKenzie and Peter Logue run side by side at Premier Speedway. Photo: Peter French.
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2016 GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC
Night 1 feature results
Night 2 feature results
Night 3 feature results
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2016 AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Premier Speedway in Warrnambool hosted the running of the 2015 - 2016 Australian Sprintcar Championship on the 29th and the 31st of January 2016.
Night 1 feature results
2016 BUNBURY HERALD NEWSPAPER REPORTED
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Night 2 feature results
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2nd February 2016
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2017 AUSTRALIAN LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP
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Its duel crowns for Cullum Harper as he claims the Australian Late Model Championship at Premier Speedway over the February 24-25 weekend.
The young talented Tasmanian driver won the forty lap feature from pole position, such was his dominance that he was only ever challanged by Craig Vosbergen in the early stages of the race, as the race procedded Callum pulled away from the rest of the field.
Callum is also the current Australian Super Sedan Champion.
Feature results
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2017 Duel sedan car champion Callum Harper.
2017 West Australian TVR : Craig dominated the pole shuffle until he came up against Harper, led early, but faded, Brent retired early from the title with a broken crankshaft.
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2017 PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARRNAMBOOL
