1982 Castrol 400

(Redirected from 1982 Sandown 500)

The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity:

  • Class A : Up to 1600 cc
  • Class B : 1601 - 2000 cc
  • Class C : 2001 - 3000 cc
  • Class D : 3001 - 6000 cc

There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.

Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.

Results

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Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Class Laps
1   Allan Moffat 43 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D 109
2   Allan Grice 4 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 109
3   Dick Johnson 17 Ford XE Falcon Palmer Tube Mills D 108
4   John Harvey
  Gary Scott
25 Holden Commodore VH SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D 108
5   Terry Shiel 37 Mazda RX-7 Eurocars Mazda D 107
6   Charlie O'Brien
  Clive Benson-Brown
11 Holden VC Commodore Sound Wave Discos D 106
7   Garry Rogers[1][circular reference]
  Ron Wanless
16 Holden VH Commodore SS Re-Car Racing D 106
8   Fred Gibson 56 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Company C 106
9   Greg Toepfer
  Ken Matthews
19 Holden VH Commodore SS Citizen Watches D 105
10   Jim Richards 31 BMW 635 CSi JPS Team BMW D 105
11   John Goss 10 Jaguar XJS John Goss Racing D 104
12   Peter Janson 3 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D 103
13   Bill O'Brien
  Brian Sampson
36 Ford XD Falcon Everlast Batteries Service D 103
14   Peter McLeod
  Peter Dane
40 Mazda RX-7 Strongbow Racing Team D 103
15   John French
  Alf Grant
23 Ford XD Falcon Alf Grant Racing D 102
16   John Duggan 34 Mazda RX-7 John Duggan D 101
17   Steve Harrington
  Garth Wigston
21 Holden VH Commodore SS Roadways Racing D 98
18   Graeme Bailey
  Steve Land
61 Toyota Celica Chickadee Chicken B 98
19   Gerry Burges 33 Mazda RX-7 Gerry Burges D 97
20   Peter Beninca
  Joe Beninca
66 Alfa Romeo GTV Beninca Motors B 96
21   James Myhill
  John Bundy
49 Mazda RX-3 J. Myhill C 95
22   Jim Faneco
  Allan Gough
68 Isuzu Gemini ZZ Country Dealer Team A 94
23   Ian Burrell
  Rob Shute
76 Mitsubishi Colt Eastside Mitsubishi A 94
24   Peter Boston 74 Isuzu Gemini PF50 P. Boston A 93
25   Ian Wells 97 Mitsubishi Lancer I. Wells A 91
26   Martin Power 59 Triumph Dolomite Sprint Jag Parts B 91
27   Brian Winsall 87 Isuzu Gemini 1.6 Litre Touring Car Association A 90
28   Tony Mulvihill 64 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B 80
29   Lester Smerdon 83 Isuzu Gemini PF50 L. Smerdon A 75
Other starters included the following:
DNF   Steve Masterton 2 Ford XE Falcon Masterton Homes P/L D
DNF   Peter Brock 05 Holden VH Commodore SS Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D
DNF   Bob Morris 7 Ford XE Falcon Alan Jones D
DNF   Colin Bond
  Kevin Bartlett
9 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Nine Network Racing Team D
DNF   David Parsons 13 Holden VH Commodore SS Cadbury Schweppes D
DNF   Murray Carter 18 Ford XE Falcon Murray Carter John Sands Racing D
DNF   Warren Cullen 22 Holden VH Commodore SS Cullen Automotive Industries D
DNF   Alan Jones 27 Mazda RX-7 Alan Jones D
DNF   Allan Taylor
  Kevin Kennedy
32 Holden VC Commodore Scotty Taylor Racing D
DNF   Bernie Stack
  Keith Poole
38 Holden VC Commodore Gawler Body Works D
DNF   Gregg Hansford
  Lucio Cesario
42 Mazda RX-7 Peter Stuyvesant International D
NC   John Craft
  Barry Seton
52 Ford Capri Hulcraft Autos C
DNF   George Fury 55 Nissan Bluebird Turbo Nissan Motor Company C
DNF   Bob Holden 63 Ford Escort Bob Holden Motors B
DNF   Alexandra Surplice
  Doug Clark
71 Toyota Corolla Levin A. Surplice A
DNF   Craig Bellman 78 Isuzu Gemini C. Bellman A
DNF   Arthur Abrahams 90 Ford Escort B

References

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  • Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83
  • CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982
  • Racing Car News, September 1982
  • The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982
  • The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
  • The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988

See also

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Preceded by Sandown 400
1982
Succeeded by