1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500
The 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 was an endurance motor race open to Group 3A Touring Cars (commonly known as Group A cars), 1993 Group 3A 5.0 Litre Touring Cars (later to become known as V8 Supercars) and Group 3E Series Production Cars.[1] It was held at the Sandown International Motor Raceway,[2] in Victoria, Australia, on 13 September 1992,[2] over 136 laps of the 3.1 km circuit,[3] a total distance of approximately 422 km. The race, which was the 27th Sandown 500, was won by Larry Perkins and Steve Harrington driving a Holden VL Commodore.
The race was intended to be run over 150 laps,[4][5] but it was significantly delayed by several periods of slow running behind the pace car.[6] With the Sandown circuit operating under an Environmental Protection Agency curfew of 5pm, the race was shortened to 136 laps.[6]
Top 10 Qualifiers
Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were:
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing |  Dick Johnson |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.87 |
| 2 | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Tomas Mezera |
Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.62 |
| 3 | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.50 |
| 4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team |  Win Percy |
Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.71 |
| 5 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock |
Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.79 |
| 6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton |
Ford EB Falcon | 1:17.80 |
| 7 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Wayne Park |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.16 |
| 8 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst |
BMW M3 Evolution | 1:18.16 |
| 9 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Terry Sheil |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.75 |
| 10 | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Bob Jones |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:22.76 |
Results
| Position [3] | Group [1] | No.[4] | Entrant [4] | Drivers [1] | Car | Laps [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3A | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins Steve Harrington |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 136 |
| 2 | 3A | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst Paul Morris |
BMW M3 Evolution | 136 |
| 3 | 3A (1993) | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Tomas Mezera Brad Jones |
Holden VP Commodore | 133 |
| 4 | 3A | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Bob Jones Peter Janson |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 |
| 5 | 3E | 10 | Robinson Racing Developments | Ken Douglas Kent Youlden |
Ford EB Falcon | 117 |
| 6 | 3E | 4 | Robert Ogilvie | Robert Ogilvie Paul Fordham |
Holden VP Commodore SS | 116 |
| 7 | 3E | 7 | Palmer Promotions | Ian Palmer Brett Bull |
Holden VP Commodore SS | 114 |
| 8 | 3A | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | Brad Wright Ted Dunford |
Toyota Corolla | 110 |
| 9 | 3E | 6 | Bridgestone Australia | Tony Scott Ed Lamont |
Holden VP Commodore SS | 110 |
| 10 | 3A | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Troy Dunstan |
Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 110 |
| 11 | 3E | 21 | Autobarn - Springvale | Danny Bogut Henry Draper |
Suzuki Swift GTi | 106 |
| 12 | 3E | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Chris Muscat |
Nissan Pulsar SSS | 102 |
| DNF | 3A | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Brett Peters |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 130 |
| DNF | 3A (1993) | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Allan Grice |
Holden VP Commodore | 109 |
| DNF | 3E | 3 | Fitzgerald Racing | Peter Fitzgerald Terry Lewis |
Holden VP Commodore SS | 109 |
| DNF | 3A | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Terry Shiel Greg Crick |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 108 |
| DNF | 3E | 41 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Terry Bosnjak Peter Hopwood |
Holden VP Commodore SS | 100 |
| DNF | 3A | 39 | Protech Microsystems | Chris Smerdon Mark Poole |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 90 |
| NC | 3A | 26 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick John Blanchard |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 88 |
| DNF | 3A | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Wayne Park David Parsons |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 82 |
| NC | 3A | 73 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Dennis Rogers |
Toyota Levin | 72 |
| NC | 3A | 52 | M3 Motorsport | John Cotter Peter Doulman |
BMW M3 | 69 |
| DNF | 3A | 29 | Mountain Motorsport | Calvin Gardiner Mike Conway |
Toyota Levin | 35 |
| DNF | 3A | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe |
Ford Sierra RS500 | 31 |
| DNF | 3A (1993) | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton Alan Jones |
Ford EB Falcon | 18 |
| DNF | 3A | 88 | Mountain Motorsport | Gregg Easton Brad Stratton |
Toyota Levin | 12 |
| DNF | 3A | 31 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Robbi Ker Don Watson |
Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2 |
| DNS | 3E | 22 | Valvoline Oils | Melinda Price Steven Richards |
Nissan Pulsar SSS |
Statistics
- Pole Position - 1:15.87 - #17 Dick Johnson - Ford Sierra RS500 [1]
- Fastest Lap - 1:16.88 - #17 Dick Johnson/John Bowe - Ford Sierra RS500 [1]
See also
1992 Australian Touring Car season
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Sandown Drink/Drive 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org
- 1 2 Front cover, Official program, 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Sunday, 13 September 1992
- 1 2 3 Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 298
- 1 2 3 Entry list, Official program, 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Sunday, 13 September 1992
- ↑ Perkins Paces Home, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/92, pages 244-247
- 1 2 Normoyle, Steve (1992). "Four years till next year". The Great Race. 12: 46–52.
External links
- Image of program cover, www.progcovers.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- Image of the winning car, cdn1.bigcommerce.com, as archived at web.archive.org
| Preceded by 1991 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 |
Sandown 500 1992 |
Succeeded by 1993 Sandown 500 |
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