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1970 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY.
Premier Speedway opened in 1970 after the closure of the old racecourse Hot Rod track.Premier was built right next to the old track.
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1970's - PREMIER SPEEDWAY.
Rowley Park Speedway facebook Photo feature
1970's - Russell Carlin's Supermodified in the Premier Speedway pits. Photo: Darren Collins collection.
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1972 - AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP. 29th 30th January 1972
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 - GORDON PATTERSON. Sprintcar's.
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1972 - TIM MONCRIEFF. Sprintcar's.
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1972 - PETER WHITEHEAD. Super Stock's.
1972 - Peter Whitehead in the number 23 Customline leads Ralph Vicks Pontiac. Photo:
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1972 - AUSTRALIAN SPEEDWAY NEWS YEARBOOK MAGAZINE REPORTED.
Published 1972
West Coast Speedway News Pictorial feature
1972 - Photographer: unknown.
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1973 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY. WARRNAMBOOL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC. 27th 28th January 1973. |
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197? - JIM WINTERBOTTOM. Supermodified's.
Allan Nash Racing 51, AUSSIE SPEEDWAY MEMORIES facebook Photo feature
197? - Jim Winterbottom in the ex Mike Wasina USA Supermodified at the Warrnambool Speedway. Photographer: unknown. Photo: John Harriss collection.
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1976 - WARNAMBOOL SPEEDWAY Sprintcar Action
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1979 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 1st January 1979
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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Aussie Speedway Memories facebook pictorial feature
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1979 - The HM Headers team of Gary Rush defending Australia 1 and Graeme McCubbin. Photos: Greg Stevenson.
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1979 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARRNAMBOOL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC 27th 28th January 1979 |
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1979 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR SLIDESHOW
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1981 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARNAMBOOL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC 24th & 25th January 1981 |
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1981 - Bill Barrows finished 2nd in the event. Photo: Kevin Andrews collection.
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1981 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY MAGAZINE REPORTED
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1982 - EAST COAST SPEEDWAY MONTHLY MAGAZINE REPORTED
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1982 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARNAMBOOL CLASSIC
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook Photo feature
West Australian driver Paul Delacy over for the classic. Photo: Brett Swanson collection.
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1982 - DARYL JAGO Sprintcar's
1982 - Daryl Jago with his Black Magic machine at Warnambool. Photo: unknown.
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1982 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY EASTER SPECTACULAR 11th April 1982 |
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1983 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARRNAMBOOL CLASSIC 29th & 30th January 1983 |
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1984 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY VICTORIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 1st January 1984 |
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1985 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARRNAMBOOL CLASSIC 26th & 27th January 1985 |
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1985 - RON KRIKKE Sprintcar's
Anthony Loxley Photo feature
1985 - Ron Krikke "The Bunbury Bullet" not so happy with the West Australia 1 Throstle. Photo: Anthony Loxley.
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1986 - WARRNAMBOOL SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Aussie Speedway Memories Pictorial feature
1986 - Dennis Farr from New South Wales in the number 3 Gambler rolls up for the Aussie Title at Premier Speedway. Photo: Adrian Maggs.
1986 - Barry Porter arrives from the Northern Territory with his number 4 OTR. Photo: Adrian Maggs.
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1988 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARNAMBOOL CLASSIC 1988
Aussie Speedway Memories facebook Pictorial feature
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Peter Hunter recalls: Gary Rush finished second in the 1988 Warnambool Classic behind Danny Smith and Max Dumesny was third. A week later Rush finished second to George Tatnell in the Aussie title at Speedway Park.
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1990 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY WARRNAMBOOL CLASSIC 27th & 28th January 1990 |
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1990 - EASTER SPRINTCAR TRAIL
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1990 The Tatnell's Brooke and George. Photo: unknown.
1990 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY SPRINTCAR SLIDESHOW
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1995 - WARNAMBOOL STANDARD NEWSPAPER REPORTED
27th December 1995 |
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1995 1996 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY. 1995 - 1996. |
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1997 - PETER LOGUE. Super Sedan's.
1997 - Gavin McKenzie and Peter Logue run side by side at Premier Speedway. Photo: Peter French.
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2005 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY. World Series Sprintcars. 1st & 2nd January 2005. |
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2013 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY. GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC. 26th & 27th January 2013. |
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2015 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY AUSTRALIAN SPEEDCAR CHAMPIONSHIP 27th & 28th February 2015Premier Speedway has had the honour of hosting the 2014 2015 Australian Speedcar Championship at its venue in Warnnambool. The initial Speedcar heats were run on the first night along with support from the Super Rods.
The second nights racing consisted of the remainder of the heats as well as a hotly contested B Main, of which was won by the West Australian driver in Dane Kingshott. Dane had dropped two of his heats because of an ignition problem and a flat right rear.
The Speedcar feature was a real nail-biter for all concerned, New South Wales driver, Adam Clarke was looking for a back to back win as well as a forth victory, just so happens he was off pole.
The feature was full of action packed passing and re passing, tear ups and restarts. Clarke was never safe at the
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front with evential second placed driver Nathan Smee taking it right up to clarke in the later stages of the race, even passing him and holding the lead for an instant, but by the next straight it had been reversed. It would be Alex Bright from the USA driving the Graham Jones, West Australian entry that would fill the third place on the podium.
28th February 2015 - Adam Clarke 4 times Australian Speedcar Champion. Photographer: unknown.
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2016 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSICNight 1 feature results
Night 2 feature results
Night 3 feature results
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2016 - AUSTRALIAN SPRINTCAR CHAMPIONSHIPPremier 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 |
Night 2 feature results
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2nd February 2016
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2017 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY. GRAND ANNUAL SPRINTCAR CLASSIC. 20th to 22nd January 2017. |
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2017 - PREMIER SPEEDWAY. AUSTRALIAN LATE MODEL CHAMPIONSHIP. 24th & 25th February 2017.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.
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