1995 Sandown 500

Track map of the Sandown Raceway

The 1995 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for 5.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group 3A regulations. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 3 September 1995.[1] Race distance was 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit,[1] totalling 499 km. It was the 30th "Sandown 500".

The race was won by Dick Johnson and John Bowe driving a Ford EF Falcon.[1]

Race results

Pos.[1] No.[2] Entrant[2] Drivers[1] Car[1] Laps[1]
1 17 Shell-FAI Racing Australia Dick Johnson
Australia John Bowe 		Ford EF Falcon 161
2 30 Peter Jackson Racing Australia Glenn Seton
Australia Allan Grice 		Ford EF Falcon 161
3 18 Shell-FAI Racing Australia Charlie O'Brien
Australia Steven Johnson 		Ford EF Falcon 161
4 25 Castrol Longhurst Ford Australia Tony Longhurst
Australia Wayne Park 		Ford EF Falcon 160
5 11 Castrol Perkins Racing Australia Larry Perkins
Australia Russell Ingall 		Holden VR Commodore 160
6 24 Romano Racing Australia Paul Romano
Australia Troy Dunstan 		Holden VP Commodore 159
7 6 Pinnacle Motorsport Australia Tony Scott
Australia Steven Ellery 		Holden VR Commodore 158
8 1 Winfield Racing Australia Mark Skaife
New Zealand Jim Richards 		Holden VR Commodore 155
9 28 Playscape Racing Australia Kevin Waldock
Australia Mark McLaughlin 		Ford EF Falcon 155
10 38 John Deer Pty Ltd Australia Mark Poole
Australia Ed Ordynski 		Holden VP Commodore[2][3] 155
11 3 Lansvale Samsh Repairs Australia Trevor Ashby
Australia Steve Reed 		Holden VP Commodore 150
N/C 20 Palmer Promotions Australia Ian Palmer
Australia Brett Peters 		Holden VR Commodore 80
DNF 7 Coca-Cola Racing Australia Wayne Gardner
Australia Neil Crompton 		Holden VR Commodore 139
DNF 35 Peter Jackson Racing Australia Alan Jones
Australia David Parsons 		Ford EF Falcon 136
DNF 015 Holden Racing Team Australia Craig Lowndes
New Zealand Greg Murphy 		Holden VR Commodore 132
DNF 55 Parsons Racing Australia David Parsons
Australia John Goss 		Holden VR Commodore 126
DNF 39 Protech Computers Australia Chris Smerdon
Australia Cameron McConville 		Holden VR Commodore 123
DNF 10 Mitre 10 Racing Australia Mark Larkham
Australia Warwick Rooklyn 		Ford EF Falcon 111
DNF 4 Coca-Cola Racing Australia Brad Jones
United Kingdom Win Percy 		Holden VR Commodore 98
DNF 49 Alcair Airconditioning Australia David Attard
Australia Greg Crick 		Holden VR Commodore 93
DNF 05 Holden Racing Team Australia Peter Brock
Australia Tomas Mezera 		Holden VR Commodore 67

Race statistics

  • Pole position: Craig Lowndes & Greg Murphy, 1m 13.1494s[4]
  • Race time of winning car: 3h 30m 22.82s[1]
  • Fastest race lap: Craig Lowndes, 1m 13.7557s on lap 36[5]

See also

1995 Australian Touring Car season

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 277
  2. ^ a b c Sandown 500 Entry List, Auto Action, 6 September 1995
  3. ^ The Auto Action Entry List has Poole & Ordynski in a VP Commodore and the Australian Motor Racing Year Results has them in a VR Commodore. A 2013 article at www.supercars.com indicates that the car was "built in 1993 as a VP model Commodore" and "was updated to VR spec in 1996"
  4. ^ 1995 Sandown 500 - Business as Usual, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 200-204
  5. ^ Sandown 500, Motorsport News, 8–21 September 1995, page 20
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