1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500
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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 | Australia Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.87 |
| 2 | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Tomas Mezera | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.62 |
| 3 | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Australia Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.50 |
| 4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | United Kingdom Win Percy | Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.71 |
| 5 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Australia Peter Brock | Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.79 |
| 6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Australia Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | 1:17.80 |
| 7 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Australia Wayne Park | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.16 |
| 8 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Australia Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 Evolution | 1:18.16 |
| 9 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Australia Terry Sheil | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.75 |
| 10 | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Australia Bob Jones | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:22.76 |
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Results
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sandown Drink/Drive 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Front cover, Official program, 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Sunday, 13 September 1992
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 298
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Normoyle, Steve (1992). "Four years till next year". The Great Race. 12: 46–52.
