John Faulkner (racing driver)

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John Faulkner
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John Faulkner at Adelaide International Raceway circa 1995
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1952-08-24) 24 August 1952 (age 71)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Related toAlyson (wife), Pieter (son) and Kaitlyn (daughter)
ATCC / V8 Supercar
Years active1977–80, 1987 & 1996–2005
TeamsJohn Faulkner Racing
Toyota Team Australia
Paul Morris Motorsport
Team Kiwi Racing
Starts112
Best finish10th in 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship
Previous series
1992-96
1995-96
AUSCAR
NASCAR Australia

John Murray Faulkner (born 24 August 1952 in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is a retired racing driver. Faulkner spent the majority of his career in sedan based classes. Initially he competing in small touring cars including Ford Escorts and Capris before joining Toyota Team Australia and driving their factory supported Toyota Corolla touring cars. After engine capacity classes were discontinued in the Australian Touring Car Championship, Faulkner moved into Superspeedway racing, establishing John Faulkner Racing to compete in the AUSCAR and Australian NASCAR series, contested mainly at the Calder Park Thunderdome. As NASCAR declined in Australia, Faulkner returned to the Australian Touring Car Championship partway through 1996, and was a surprise starter in the 1996 Bathurst 1000, competing with an ex-Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore, before later constructing his own Holdens. Faulkner's team gradually wound down and left the main series after the 2002 V8 Supercar season. The team continued running Commodores in the second tier Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series until the end of the 2004 season, including briefly running the Holden Young Lions identity.

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Faulkner has competed in the Bathurst 1000 on 18 occasions between 1980 [1] and 2005 with a best finish of fifth in 1997. [2]

Career results

SeasonSeriesPositionCarTeam
1977 Australian Touring Car Championship 37th Ford Capri
1978 Australian Touring Car Championship30th Ford Capri
1979 Australian Touring Car Championship12th Ford Capri
1980 Australian Touring Car Championship20th Ford Escort Mk.II RS2000
1987 Australian Touring Car Championship20th Toyota Corolla Toyota Team Australia
1987 Australian 2.0 Litre Touring Car Championship 3rd Toyota Corolla Toyota Team Australia
1993 Australian AUSCAR Championship 3rd Holden VP Commodore John Faulkner Racing
1995Australian AUSCAR Championship3rd Holden VP Commodore John Faulkner Racing
1996 Australian NASCAR Championship 3rd Chevrolet Monte Carlo John Faulkner Racing
1996 Australian Touring Car Championship17th Holden VR Commodore John Faulkner Racing
1997 Australian Touring Car Championship10th Holden VS Commodore John Faulkner Racing
1998 Australian Touring Car Championship13th Holden VS Commodore John Faulkner Racing
1999 Shell Championship Series 15th Holden VT Commodore John Faulkner Racing
2000 Shell Championship Series18th Holden VT Commodore John Faulkner Racing
2001 Shell Championship Series30th Holden VX Commodore John Faulkner Racing
2002 V8 Supercar Championship Series29th Holden VX Commodore John Faulkner Racing
2003 V8 Supercar Championship Series49th Holden VY Commodore Paul Morris Motorsport
2005 V8 Supercar Championship Series45th Holden VZ Commodore Team Kiwi Racing
2013 Australian Production Car Championship 27th FPV FG GT Lovton Coal

Complete Bathurst 500/1000 results

YearTeamCo-driversCarClassLapsPos.Class
pos.
1980 Allbrells Auto Care Centres Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Dumbrell Ford Escort RS2000 Mk.II 1601-2000cc12926th6th
1981 Cherry City Ford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Dumbrell Ford Escort Mk.II 2.0 GL 4 Cylinder72DNFDNF
1984 Bayswater Auto Wreckers Pty. Ltd. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Campbell Holden VH Commodore Group C13025th20th
1985 Toyota Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Cutchie Toyota Sprinter AE86 A110DNFDNF
1986 Toyota Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Quinn Toyota Corolla GT A14819th1st
1987 Toyota Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Quinn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith
Toyota Corolla GT 3118DNFDNF
1988 Toyota Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Drew Price Toyota Corolla GT C1469th1st
1989 Toyota Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McKay Toyota Corolla FX-GT A14019th2nd
1990 Toyota Team Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Stokell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Dowson
Toyota Corolla FX-GT 313027th3rd
1996 John Faulkner Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Harrington Holden VR Commodore 119DNFDNF
1997 John Faulkner Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Win Percy Holden VS Commodore L11545th5th
1998 John Faulkner Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Kelly Holden VS Commodore OC136DNFDNF
1999 John Faulkner Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Simon Wills Holden VT Commodore 65DNFDNF
2000 John Faulkner Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Macrow Holden VT Commodore 154DNFDNF
2001 John Faulkner Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Doulman Holden VX Commodore 33DNFDNF
2002 John Faulkner Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rick Bates Holden VX Commodore 16010th10th
2003 Team Sirromet Wines Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Morris Holden VY Commodore 5DNFDNF
2005 Team Kiwi Racing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Gurr Holden VZ Commodore 15810th10th

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References

  1. 1980 Bathurst results
  2. Pearce, Bob (13 August 2005). "Pitstop: Halliday expects fierce competition". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 7 October 2011.