1982 CRC Chemicals 300

Layout of the Amaroo Park Raceway

The 1982 CRC Chemicals 300^[1] was a motor race for Group C Touring Cars^[2] held at Amaroo Park Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 8 August 1982.^[1] It was staged over 155 laps, a total distance of 300.7 km (186.85 miles).^[2] The race was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club.^[1]

The race was won by Alan Jones and Barry Jones driving a Mazda RX-7.^[2]

Results

Position[2]	Drivers[2]	No.[2]	Car[2]	Entrant[2]	Class[2]	Laps[3]
1	Alan Jones Barry Jones	41	Mazda RX-7	Darrell Lea[3]	Over 3000cc	155
2	Fred Gibson	56	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	Nissan Motorsport Australia	Up to 3000cc	154
3	Alan Browne Allan Grice	4	Holden VH Commodore SS	Re-Car Racing	Over 3000cc	153
4	Larry Perkins Gary Scott	05	Holden VH Commodore SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	Over 3000cc	153
5	Phil Alexander Ron Gillard	35	Mazda RX-7	Tokico	Over 3000cc	152
6[3]	Jim Richards	31	BMW 635 CSi	JPS Team BMW	Over 3000cc	148
7[3]	Greg Toepfer Ken Mathews	19	Holden VH Commodore SS	Citizen's Watches Australia Pty Ltd	Over 3000cc	147
8[3]	Brian Callaghan Bob Muir	47	Ford XD Falcon	Brian Callaghan[3]	Over 3000cc	144
9[3]	Barry Seton John Craft		Ford Capri III 3.0S	Hulcraft Autos[3]	Up to 3000cc	144
10[3]	Charlie O'Brien Clive Benson-Browne	11	Holden VH Commodore SS	Launceston Hotel[3]	Over 3000cc	106
?	Tony Kavich Phil Ward	30	Mazda RX-7	Bagalow Motors Pty Ltd	Over 3000cc
DNF[3]	Terry Finnigan John Gates[4]	15	Holden VH Commodore SS		Over 3000cc
DNF	George Fury	55	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	Nissan Motorsport Australia	Up to 3000cc	138? [2]
DNF[3]	Murray Carter Rusty French	18	Ford XD Falcon	John Sands Racing	Over 3000cc	123? [4]
DNF[3]	Garry Rogers Ron Wanless	16	Holden VH Commodore SS	Re-Car Racing	Over 3000cc	120?
DNF[5]	Garry Willmington Mike Griffin[5]	8	Ford XD Falcon	Garry Willmington Performance	Over 3000cc	110[5]
DNF[3]	Terry Shiel	37	Mazda RX-7	Eurocars Mazda	Over 3000cc	70?
DNF[5]	Warren Cullen Garry Cooke[4]	22	Holden VH Commodore SS		Over 3000cc	25[4]
DNF[5]	Barry Lawrence Geoff Russell	28	Holden VH Commodore SS	Bayside Spares[5]	Over 3000cc	12[5]
DNF[3]	Peter Dane Peter McLeod	40	Mazda RX-7	Strongbow Racing Team	Over 3000cc	3
DNF[5]	John Duggan[5] Don Holland[5]	?	Mazda RX-7[5]		Over 3000cc[6]	0[5]

Note

• Pole Position: Alan Jones (Mazda RX-7), 53.1s^[5]
• Entries: 35^[5]
• Starters: 21^[5]
• Finishers: 11^[5]
• Winners race time: 2 hr 28 min 22.9 sec^[3]

References

1. Official Programme (cover), CRC Chemicals 300, Amaroo Park Raceway, 8 August 1982, www.progcovers.com Retrieved 17 February 2017
2. Amaroo Park - CRC 300 - 8/8/1982, touringcarracing.net Retrieved 17 February 2017
3. Ray Bell, Keeping up with the Jones, Racing Car News, September 1982, pages 26-28
4. C.R.C. 300, Australian Motor Racing Yearbook 1982/83, page 208 & 209
5. Ken Grimson, CRC 300, Australian Auto Action, August 13, 1982, pages 18 & 19
6. As all other Mazda RX-7s were competing in the Over 3000cc Class, it has been assumed that the Duggan / Holland car was also in that class.

External links

• 1982 CRC 300 Amaroo Park, www.youtube.com