The 1948 New South Wales Hundred was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 29 March 1948. The race, which was organised by the Australian Sporting Car Club, was contested on a handicap basis over 25 laps, a distance of 100 miles.
The race was won by John Barraclough driving an MG NE Magnette. A protest against Barraclough by the second placed driver, alleging inaccuracies in the entrance certificate, was dismissed.
Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo) registered the fastest time for the 100 miles, setting a new record for this distance. Barrett also set a new lap record. Lex Davison (Alfa Romeo) attained a speed of 144 mph during the race. This was believed to be the fastest speed ever recorded on an Australian racing circuit to this time.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Handicap | Race time | Laps |
| 1 | John Barraclough | 11 | MG NE Magnette s/c | 18:30 | 90:18 | 25 |
| 2 | Harry Monday | 16 | Mercury Special | 15:30 | 87:59 | 25 |
| 3 | Curley Brydon | 28 | MG TC | 21:00 | 93:52 | 25 |
| 4 | John Nind | 18 | MG TB Special | 17:00 | 91:38 | 25 |
| 5 | Bill Patterson | 22 | MG TC | 21:00 | 95:47 | 25 |
| 6 | George Pearse | 26 | MG TB | 20:00 | 95:09 | 25 |
| 7 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | 32 | MG TC | 21:00 | 97:32 | 25 |
| 8 | Alf Barrett | 3 | Alfa Romeo Monza s/c | 03:00 | 80:47 | 25 |
| 9 | Jack Murray | 5 | Day Special | 10:00 | 86:38 | 25 |
| 10 | Ron Ward | 27 | MG TB | 21:00 | 97:50 | 25 |
| DNF | Frank Walters | 17 | Plymord | 15:30 | 21 | |
| DNF | Alby Johnson | 29 | MG TC | 21:00 | 15 | |
| DNF | Arthur Rizzo | 20 | Riley Special | 17:00 | 15 | |
| DNF | Reg Ewing | 25 | Spike Special | 25:00 | 13 | |
| DNF | Bill Ford | 10 | Hudson 6 Special | 13:30 | 13 | |
| DNF | Lex Davison | 1 | Alfa Romeo s/c | 00:00 | 12 | |
| DNF | Tom Sulman | 34 | Sulman Singer | 22:00 | 10 | |
| DNF | Tony Mann | 30 | MG TB Special | 21:00 | 10 | |
| DNF | Dick Bland | 14 | Mercury Special | 14:30 | 8 | |
| DNF | Ray Mitchell | 15 | Ford V8 Jeep Special | 14:30 | 5 | |
| DNF | Alf Najar | 19 | MG TB Special | 17:00 | 3 | |
| DNF | Frank Kleinig | 4 | Kleinig Hudson | 06:30 | 3 | |
| DNF | Bill Conoulty | 24 | Conoulty 500 | 20:00 | 2 | |
| DNF | Tony Gaze | 2 | HRG Aerodynamic | 18:30 | 2 | |
| DNF | Clive Adams | 23 | Alvis FWD s/c | 20:00 | 0 | |
| DNS | Tony Gaze | 2 | Alta | 1:00 | - | |
| DNS | Norman Andrews | 6 | Stewand | 10:30 | - | |
| DNS | Lipman Nathan | 7 | Mercury Bugatti | 12:30 | - | |
| DNS | John Snow | 8 | BMW 328 | 13:30 | - | |
| DNS | Ron Ewing | 9 | Mercury Special | 13:30 | - | |
| DNS | K.V. Tubman | 12 | MG NE Magnette | 14:00 | - | |
| DNS | Jack Johnson | 31 | MG TC | 21:00 | - | |
| DNS | Peter Critchley | 33 | MG TC | 21:00 | - | |
| DNS | Fred Elbourne | 35 | MG N Magnette | 22:00 | - |
Notes
- Starters: 25
- Finishers: 10
- Limit starter: Reg Ewing
- Scratch starter: Lex Davison
- Winner's average speed: Nearly 70 mph
- Fastest lap & new lap record: Alf Barrett, 3:01
- Fastest time: Alf Barrett, 80:47
- Attendance: Between 15,000 and 20,000
References
- ^ John Medley, Bathurst - Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, 1997, pages 69-75
- ^ Car blue riband won by Victorian, The Bathurst National Advocate, Tuesday, 30 March 1948, page 1, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ 144 M.P.H top speed, The Age, 30 March 1948, page 4, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- Records go in big motor race, The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday, 30 March 1948, page 8, as archived at trove.nla.gov.au
- ^ Bathurst Car Races, Australian Motor Sports, 15 April 1948, pages 24 to 27 & 32