1972 Sandown 250

The 1972 Sandown 250 was an endurance motor race for Group E Series Production Touring Cars.^[1] It was held on 10 September 1972 over 130 laps of the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia, a total distance of 250 miles (403 km).^[2] The race was Heat 2 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.^[2]

The race was won by John Goss driving a Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III.

Class Structure

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As a heat of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured four classes defined by "Capacity Price Units".^[3] The CP Unit value for each car was assessed by multiplying the engine capacity (in litres) by the Sydney retail price (in Australian dollars).^[3]

Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units
Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units
Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units
Class D : Over 18,000 CP Units^[3]

Results

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Position^[2] Drivers^[2]^[4]^[5] No.^[6] Car^[2]^[4]^[5] Entrant^[6] Laps^[2]

1 John Goss 12 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III McLeod Ford 130

2 Fred Gibson 8 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. 130

3 Murray Carter 3 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Murray Carter 126

4 Tony Niovanni 35 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Peter Robinson Motors 125

5 Stewart McLeod 36 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Stewart McLeod 124

6 Bruce McPhee 31 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Ron Hodgson Motors 123

7 Graeme Blanchard, Dennis Gallagher 29 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors Pty. Ltd. 122

8 John Stoopman 26 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 ^[7] John Stoopman 122

9 Paul Gulson 10 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Paul Gulson ^[2] 121

10 Lyndon Arnel 54 Ford Escort Twin Cam Lyndon Arnel 119

Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units

1 Geoff Perry 67 Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors 109

2 Mel Mollison, Tony Farrell 64 Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors 108

3 Jon Leighton 63 Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 107

4 James Laing-Peach^[6] 73 Datsun 1200 ^[6] Datsun Racing Team

? Sutherland, Garry Keen^[6] 74 Mazda 1300 ^[6] Victoria Police Motor Sports Club

DNF Roger Bonhomme 66 Chrysler Valiant Galant Collins Chrysler

DNF Gary Cook^[6] 62 Mazda 1300 ^[6] Mazda Dealer Team

Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units

1 Lyndon Arnel 54 Ford Escort Twin Cam Lyndon Arnel 119

2 John Piper 39 Ford Escort Twin Cam Evans Motor Service 118

3 Bob Holden 52 Ford Escort GT1600 R. J. Holdenn 118

? Lakis Manticas 38 Ford Escort Twin Cam Sideways Car Roofs

? Jim Murcott 40 Ford Escort Twin Cam Brian Wood Ford

DNF Bill Gates 41 Ford Escort Twin Cam Morley Ford

DISQ Wayne Rogerson, George Garth 37 Mazda Capella Mazda Dealer Team

Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units

1 Tony Niovanni 35 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Peter Robinson Motors 125

2 Stewart McLeod 36 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 S. McLeod 124

3 Bruce McPhee 31 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Ron Hodgson Motors 123

4 Graeme Blanchard, Dennis Gallagher 29 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors Pty. Ltd. 122

5 John Stoopman 26 Holden LC Torana GTR XU-1 ^[7] J. Stoopman 122

? Rod McRae^[6] 22 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Dustings of Burwood Pty. Ltd.

DNF Frank Porter 23 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Garry & Waren Smith Pty. Ltd.

DNF Colin Bond 24 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team

DNF Peter Brock 28 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 100

DNF Paul Beranger 34 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Truform Engine Reconditioning

DNF Karen McPherson 27 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Karen McPherson 16

DNF Bruce Stewart Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1

Class D : Over 18,000 CP Units

1 John Goss 12 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III McLeod Ford 130

2 Fred Gibson 8 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. 130

3 Murray Carter 3 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Murray Carter 126

4 Paul Gulson^[2] 10 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Paul Gulson^[2] 121

NC Tom Naughton 4 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Eastside Chrysler

DNF John French 5 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Brian Byrt Ford Pty. Ltd. 92

DNF Pete Dowling, Brian Ovenden^[2] 20 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger MPWD Racing Team

DNF Lawrie Nelson 14 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger Tony Roberts Automotive Centre

DNF Allan Moffat 1 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Company of Australia Ltd. 11

DNF Trevor Meehan 16 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Gypsie Carpets Pty. Ltd. 7

Note: Of the 43 starters, 22 were classified as finishers and 2 completed insufficient laps to be classified.^[2] The above table does not show all starters.

References

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^ Eligibility for the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was restricted to Group E Series Production Touring Cars, as outlined in Australian Title Conditions, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 89
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Tom Naughton, Ford Bounces Back, Racing Car News, October 1972, pages 68-69
^ ^a ^b ^c Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
^ ^a ^b Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The Racing History, 1989, page 288
^ ^a ^b Stewart Wilson, Holden -The Official Racing History, 1988, page 335
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Competition Communicator, September 1972, including the Sandown 250 Official programme, September 9 & 10 1972
^ ^a ^b The No 26 "Holden Torana XU1" of John Stoopman is shown in the Official programme as having a capacity of 3048cc so must have been an LC model.