Track map of the Sandown Raceway
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:
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
^ a b c d e Sandown Drink/Drive 500 , touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org
^ a b Front cover, Official program, 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Sunday, 13 September 1992
^ a b c Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 298
^ a b c 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
^ a b Normoyle, Steve (1992). "Four years till next year". The Great Race . 12 : 46– 52.
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