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| Round 3 of 10 in the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 11–13 March 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Symmons Plains Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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The 1994 Symmons Plains ATCC round was the third round of the 1994 Australian Touring Car Championship. It was held on the weekend of 11 to 13 March at Symmons Plains Raceway in Launceston, Tasmania.
Mark Skaife would win his second Peter Jackson Dash with Glenn Seton in second and Larry Perkins in third.
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | |
| 2 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 3 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | |
| 4 | 30 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 5 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | |
| 6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | |
| Sources: | |||||
Skaife once again led off the line with the two Peter Jackson Falcon's following suit. Wayne Gardner was out of the race early due to an oil pressure problem. Alan Jones soon developed a misfire and began to tumble down the pack. The race was otherwise uneventful with Skaife taking another dominant victory to continue his streak of race wins in 1994.
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 38 | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 38 | 5 |
| 4 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | |
| 5 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 3 |
| 6 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | |
| 8 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | |
| 9 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 38 | |
| 10 | 23 | Paul Morris | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | |
| 11 | 6 |  Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | ||
| 12 | 24 | Greg Crick | Pinnacle Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | ||
| 13 | 30 | Alan Jones | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 4 | |
| 14 | 12 | Bob Jones | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | ||
| Ret | 4 | Wayne Garnder | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | ||
| Sources: [1] | ||||||
It was another flag-to-flag victory for Mark Skaife as he claimed his sixth straight race win of the season. Close racing throughout the field led to an interesting race. Although, for John Bowe, the race was short lived as he retired from the race with gearbox problems. Tony Longhurst would get his best result of the season with second and Peter Brock in third after a race-long battle with Larry Perkins.
| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Car | Laps | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 1 |
| 2 | 25 | Tony Longhurst | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 8 |
| 3 | 05 | Peter Brock | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Jim Richards | Gibson Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | Glenn Seton | Glenn Seton Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 38 | 2 |
| 6 | 23 | Paul Morris | LoGaMo Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 10 |
| 7 | 30 | Alan Jones | Alan Jones Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 38 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | Wayne Gardner | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Larry Perkins | Perkins Engineering | Holden VP Commodore | 38 | 5 |
| 10 | 17 | Dick Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 38 | 9 |
| 11 | 24 | Greg Crick | Pinnacle Motorsport | Holden VP Commodore | 12 | |
| 12 | 015 | Tomas Mezera | Holden Racing Team | Holden VP Commodore | 6 | |
| 13 | 7 | Neil Crompton | Wayne Gardner Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 7 | |
| 14 | 12 | Bob Jones | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Holden VP Commodore | 14 | |
| Ret | 18 | John Bowe | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford EB Falcon | 12 | |
| Sources: [2] | ||||||
| Pos. | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Mark Skaife | 129 |
| 2 | Peter Brock | 73 |
| 3 | Glenn Seton | 72 |
 | 4 | Jim Richards | 48 |
| 5 | John Bowe | 46 |
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