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]

Class Structure

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
Position [2] Drivers [2][4][5] No. Car [2][4][5] Entrant [2] 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 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 78 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors Pty Ltd 122
8 John Stoopman 15 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 John Stoopman 122
9 Paul Gibson 10 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Paul Gibson 121
10 Lyndon Arnel 54 Ford Escort Twin Cam Lyndon Arnel 119
  Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units        
1 Geoff Perry   Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors 109
2 Mel Mollison, Tony Farrell   Mazda 1300 Bainbridge Motors 108
3 Jon Leighton   Datsun 1200 Datsun Racing Team 107
4 Laing-Peach   Datsun    
? Sutherland, Keen   Mazda    
DNF Roger Bonhomme 66 Chrysler Valiant Galant    
DNF Cook   Mazda    
  Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units        
1 Lyndon Arnel   Ford Escort Twin Cam Lyndon Arnel 119
2 John Piper   Ford Escort Twin Cam Evans Motor Service 118
3 Bob Holden   Ford Escort GT1600 Bob Holden 118
? Lakis Manticas   Ford Escort Twin Cam    
? Jim Murcott   Ford Escort Twin Cam    
DNF Bill Gates   Ford Escort Twin Cam    
DISQ Wayne Rogerson, George Garth   Mazda Capella    
  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 Stewart McLeod 124
3 Bruce McPhee   Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Ron Hodgson Motors 123
4 Graeme Blanchard, Dennis Gallagher   Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Blanchard Motors Pty Ltd 122
5 John Stoopman   Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 John Stoopman 122
? McRae   Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1    
DNF Frank Porter   Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1    
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 Karen McPherson 27 Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1   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 130
3 Murray Carter 3 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Murray Carter 126
4 Paul Gibson 10 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Paul Gibson 121
NC Tom Naughton 4 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger    
? Pete Dowling   Chrysler VH Valiant Charger    
DNF John French 5 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Byrt Ford  
DNF Ovenden 20 Chrysler VH Valiant Charger    
DNF Lawrie Nelson   Chrysler VH Valiant Charger    
DNF Allan Moffat 1 Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Ford Motor Company of Australia 11
DNF Trevor Meehan   Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Gypsie Carpets 7
  Class not known        
? Gallagher        
DNF Beranger        

Note: Of the 43 starters, 22 were classified as finishers and 2 completed insufficient laps to be classified.[2]

References
  1. 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
  2. Tom Naughton, Ford Bounces Back, Racing Car News, October 1972, pages 68-69
  3. Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
  4. Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The Racing History, 1989, page 288
  5. Stewart Wilson, Holden -The Official Racing History, 1988, page 335
Preceded by
1971 Sandown 250		 Sandown 250
1972		 Succeeded by
1973 Sandown 250
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