John Faulkner (racing driver)
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.
| John Faulkner | |
|---|---|
 John Faulkner at Adelaide International Raceway circa 1995 | |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Born | 24 August 1952 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Related to | Alyson (wife), Pieter (son) and Kaitlyn (daughter) |
| ATCC / V8 Supercar | |
| Years active | 1977–80, 1987 & 1996–2005 |
| Teams | John Faulkner Racing Toyota Team Australia Paul Morris Motorsport Team Kiwi Racing |
| Starts | 112 |
| Best finish | 10th in 1997 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Previous series | |
| 1992-96 1995-96 | AUSCAR NASCAR Australia |
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
| Season | Series | Position | Car | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 37th | Ford Capri | |
| 1978 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 30th | Ford Capri | |
| 1979 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 12th | Ford Capri | |
| 1980 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 20th | Ford Escort Mk.II RS2000 | |
| 1987 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 20th | 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 |
| 1995 | Australian AUSCAR Championship | 3rd | Holden VP Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 1996 | Australian NASCAR Championship | 3rd | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | John Faulkner Racing |
| 1996 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 17th | Holden VR Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 1997 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 10th | Holden VS Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 1998 | Australian Touring Car Championship | 13th | Holden VS Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 1999 | Shell Championship Series | 15th | Holden VT Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2000 | Shell Championship Series | 18th | Holden VT Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2001 | Shell Championship Series | 30th | Holden VX Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2002 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 29th | Holden VX Commodore | John Faulkner Racing |
| 2003 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 49th | Holden VY Commodore | Paul Morris Motorsport |
| 2005 | V8 Supercar Championship Series | 45th | Holden VZ Commodore | Team Kiwi Racing |
| 2013 | Australian Production Car Championship | 27th | FPV FG GT | Lovton Coal |
Complete Bathurst 500/1000 results
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References
- 1980 Bathurst results
- Pearce, Bob (13 August 2005). "Pitstop: Halliday expects fierce competition". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
External links
- Interview with Faulkner at Speedcafe