The PremiAir Racing Chevrolet Camaro of Nash Morris was spun on lap one of the Bathurst 1000.
The Garry Rogers Motorsport Camaro of James Moffat got sandwiched between the PremiAir Racing Camaro of Nash Morris and the Dick Johnson Racing Mustang of Tony D’Alberto at the Cutting.
Morris half-spun while Moffat suffered a right front puncture and damage to his steering. Moffat was forced to pit and went a lap down.
Aaron Seton led the opening lap of the race for Matt Stone Racing from pole position.
On Lap 5, the crowd saluted the field in honour of Peter Brock on the 20th anniversary of his death.
The only primary drivers to start the race were Kai Allen in the Grove Racing Mustang and Jobe Stewart in the Erebus Motorsport Camaro.
Even before the race began, the Triple Eight Ford Mustang of Jackson Walls/Jack Perkins pulled into pit lane with power steering problems and nearly went a lap down.
Inside the opening 10 laps, the #11 car was forced to pit as the team tried to remedy its problems.
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