1974 Sandown 250
The 1974 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The event was held at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia on 8 September 1974 over a race distance of 130 laps (251 miles, 404 km). The race, which was Round 2 of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, is recognised as the ninth Sandown 500.
The race was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop.
Classes
[edit]Entries were divided into four classes:[1]
- Class A : Up to 1300 c.c.[1]
- Class B : 1301 to 2000 c.c.[1]
- Class C : 2001 to 3000 c.c.[1]
- Class D : 3001 c.c. and over[1]
Race results
[edit]| Position | Drivers | No.[1] | Car | Entrant[1] | Class | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Moffat | 33 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | Allan Moffat Racing | D | 130 |
| 2 | John Leffler, Bob Morris | 7 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Ron Hodgson Motors | D | 128 |
| 3 | Murray Carter | 10 | Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop | M. Carter | D | 127 |
| 4 | Wayne Negus, Bob Forbes | 4 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Bob Forbes Automotive | D | 124 |
| 5 | Dennis Martin | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | D | 123 | ||
| 6 | Stuart Saker | 57 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | S. Saker | D | 122 |
| 7 | Brian Ovenden | 8 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | D | 121 | |
| 8 | Cam Richardson, Tony Niovanni | 11 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Richardson Engine Reconditioning | D | 121 |
| 9 | Tony Farrell | 23 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | C | 120 |
| 10 | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 120 |
| 11 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Insul Fluf Home Insulation | D | 119 |
| 12 | Niel West | 12 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Neil West Motors | D | 117 |
| 13 | Roger Bonhomme | 27 | Holden Torana LJ GTR | Mollison Motors | C | 117 |
| 14 | Bob Beasley | 29 | Mazda RX-3 | John Palmer Motors | C | 117 |
| 15 | Ray Gulson | 39 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | R. Gulson | B | 116 |
| 16 | Bill Evans | 52 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | A | 114 |
| 17 | John Lord | 54 | Morris Cooper S | Lordco (Australia) P/L | A | 114 |
| 18 | Stewart McLeod | 28 | Datsun 240K | Datsun Racing Team | C | 113 |
| 19 | Neil Mason | Morris Cooper S | A | 111 | ||
| 20 | Geoff Wade, Geoff Leeds | 14 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Peter Mac's Towing P/L | B | 111 |
| 21 | Lynn Brown | 56 | Mazda 1300 | James Mason Motors P/L | A | 109 |
| 22 | Max McGinley | 65 | Honda Civic | M. McGinley | A | 109 |
| 23 | Ken Brian | 50 | Honda Civic | Auto-Village Nowra | A | 108 |
| 24 | John Dellaca | 66 | Morris Cooper S | Mini Bits | A | 108 |
| 25 | Nick Louis | 22 | Mazda RX-3 | Kernan Motors (Mazda) Flemington | C | 104 |
| 26 | Gary Baglee, Dave Condon | 96 | Chrysler Galant 1600 | G. Baglee | B | 99 |
| 27 | Russ McRae | 59 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | D | 98 |
| 28 | Lakis Manticas | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | B | 98 | ||
| DNF | Robert Bride | 79 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | D | 110 | |
| DNF | Colin Bond | 3[2] | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Holden Dealer Team | D | 98 |
| DNF | Alan Cant | 34 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | A. Cant | B | 95 |
| DNF | Jim Murcott | 49 | Alfa Romeo GTV | J. Murcott | B | 83 |
| DNF | Ray Kaleda | 43 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Roma Watches Pty. Ltd. | D | 78 |
| DNF | Gary Leggatt | 77 | Morris Cooper S | G. C. Leggatt | A | 68 |
| DNF | Bob Holden | 53 | Ford Escort 1300 | Ken Harrison Shell Racing | A | 65 |
| DNF | John Pollard | 78 | Holden Torana SL/R 5000 | Garry and Warren Smith | D | 61 |
| DNF | Robin Dudfield | 69 | Alfa Romeo Junior | Victoria Police Motor Sports Club | A | 59 |
| DNF | John Stevens | 63 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Bryan Byrt Ford / Bob Holden Motors | B | 58 |
| DNF | Peter Wherrett | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | B | 55 | ||
| DNF | Ian Judd | 89 | Honda Civic | Honda Australia | A | 49 |
| DNF | Graham Ritter | Alfa Romeo GTV | B | 40 | ||
| DNF | John Stoopman | 17 | Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1 | Bayside Holden | D | 37 |
| DNF | Ray Harrison | 70 | Mazda R100 | R. Harrison | C | 20 |
| DNF | Geoff Perry, Fred Sutherland | 25 | BMW 3.0S | G. Perry | C | 20 |
| DNF | Mel Mollison | 42 | Mazda Savannah | Bainbridge Motors | B | 17 |
| DNF | Geoff Newton | 32 | Ford Capri V6 | G. Newton | C | 1 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975
- CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974
- The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988