This year's race was truly a survival of thefittest, where 18 of the 39-strong field retired- some of the most fancied runners victim of thefour-season elements, like Lowndes and Perkinscoming to grief in wet conditions. Both Lowndesand Perkins returned to the race finishing 17thand eighth respectively. The race saw 10 different leaders and 25 lead changes. Among them winners Skaife and Longhurst led for 57 laps, the thirdplaced young team of Kelly and Murphy led for 40, Seton and Richards for 23, Bowe and Wills for 12, Lowndes and Crompton for 11 and Perkins just three. In the could've stakes, theCommodore of Perkins/Ingall could've won, as could have Kelly/Murphy, as could Jones/Cleland.- the 2001 Bathurst 1000 highlights is a race not to be missed.

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