1984 Castrol 500

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1984 Castrol 500

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The race winning Brock/Perkins Holden Commodore

The 1984 Castrol 500 was an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1984. The event was open to Group C Touring Cars, competing in two engine capacity classes, Up to 3000cc and Over 3000cc. It also included a class for Group A cars which were to replace Group C cars in Australian Touring Car racing in 1985. The race, which was held over a distance of 503 km, was Round 3 of the 1984 Australian Endurance Championship.[1]

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Results

Position [2] Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps
1 Peter Brock
Larry Perkins
05 Holden VK Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Over 3000cc 129
2 Allan Moffat
Gregg Hansford
43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International Racing Over 3000cc 128
3 John Harvey
David Parsons
25 Holden VK Commodore Marlboro Holden Dealer Team Over 3000cc 127
4 Murray Carter
John Goss
18 Mazda RX-7 Valentine Greetings Over 3000cc 125
5 Bernie Stack
Wayne Clift
Jim Keogh
20 Holden VH Commodore Over 3000cc 122
6 Peter Williamson
Charlie O'Brien
77 Toyota Celica Supra Group A 119
7 Alf Grant
Craig Harris
Ford XD Falcon Bryan Byrt Ford Over 3000cc 118
8 Tony Mulvihill
Brian Nightingale
Mazda RX-7 Tokico Over 3000cc 113
9 Dean Lindstrom
Larry Kogge
74 Mazda RX-7 Up to 3000cc 111
10 John Craft
Les Grose
Ford Capri Mk III Group A 109
11 Brian Bolwell
Ray Cutchie
28 Ford Escort Mk II Up to 3000cc 107
12 Warren Cullen
Alan Jones
8 Holden VK Commodore K-Mart Auto Racing Over 3000cc 102
13 Steve Williams
Alan Fender
Ford Escort Mk II Up to 3000cc 101
14 Denis Horley [1]
Colin Spencer
Isuzu Gemini PF60 Up to 3000cc 98
15 Michael Freeman
Andrew Millison
Isuzu Gemini PF60 Up to 3000cc 96
16 Ken Harrison
Ian Wells
80 Ford Escort Mk II Up to 3000cc 96
17 Martin Power
Philip Larmour
Triumph Dolomite Sprint Up to 3000cc 95
18 Bob Harris
P Tindell
Ford Capri Mk III Up to 3000cc 87
NC Peter Hopwood
David Grose
Mazda RX-7 Over 3000cc 95
NC Rusty French
Geoff Russell
10 Holden VH Commodore John Sands Racing Over 3000cc 91
DNF Allan Grice
Steve Harrington
6 Holden VK Commodore Roadways Racing Pty Ltd Over 3000cc 103
DNF Colin Bond
Peter Fitzgerald
70 Alfa Romeo GTV6 Network Alfa Group A 93
DNF Graham Lusty
John Lusty
21 Holden VH Commodore Over 3000cc 84
DNF Lawrie Nelson
Peter Jones
Ford Capri Mk III Up to 3000cc 76
DNF Jim Richards
Tony Longhurst
31 BMW 635CSi JPS Team BMW Over 3000cc 72
DNF John White
Les Szreniawski
61 Isuzu Gemini Up to 3000cc 70
DNF John Bundy
Barry Jones
Mazda RX-7 Over 3000cc 64
DNF Peter McLeod
Graeme Bailey
50 Mazda RX-7 Slick 50 Over 3000cc 57
DNF Peter Janson
Garry Rogers
3 Holden VH Commodore Cadbury Schweppes Pty Ltd Over 3000cc 46
DNF Les Swallow
John Tesoriero
Ford XE Falcon Over 3000cc 45
DNF Jim Keogh
Terry Shiel
19 Holden VH Commodore Over 3000cc 44
DNF Andrew Harris
Ron Harrop
9 Holden VH Commodore K-Mart Auto Racing Over 3000cc 43
DNF Bill O'Brien
Garry Cooke
Ford XD Falcon Everlast Battery Service Over 3000cc 41
DNF Dick Johnson
John French
17 Ford XE Falcon Dick Johnson Racing Over 3000cc 37
DNF George Fury
Gary Scott
15 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motorsport Australia Over 3000cc 32
DNF Steve Masterton
Phil Ward
2 Ford XE Falcon Masterton Homes Over 3000cc 14
DNF Colin Campbell
John Faulkner
Holden VH Commodore Bayswater Auto Wreckers Over 3000cc 9

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #15 George Fury – 1:46.2
  • Fastest Lap – #6 Allan Grice – 1:48.3 (new lap record)

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Year, 1984/85, pages 298–301
  2. ^ Barry Naismith, Bathurst 1984/85, pages 42–53

Further reading

  • Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford – The Racing History, 1989, page 312
  • Stewart Wilson, Holden – The official Racing history, 1988, page 359
  • Bill Tuckey, James Hardie 1000, 1984/85, pages 114–121
Preceded by
1983 Castrol 400
Sandown 500
1984
Succeeded by
1985 Castrol 500

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