1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500

thumb|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.Sandown Drink/Drive 500, touringcarracing.net, as archived at web.archive.org It was held at the Sandown International Motor Raceway,Front cover, Official program, 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500, Sandown International Motor Raceway, Sunday, 13 September 1992 in Victoria, Australia, on 13 September 1992, over 136 laps of the 3.1 km circuit,Australian Motor Racing Year, 1992/93, page 298 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,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 but it was significantly delayed by several periods of slow running behind the pace car.Normoyle Steve 1992 Four years till next year The Great Race 12 46–52 With the Sandown circuit operating under an Environmental Protection Agency curfew of 5pm, the race was shortened to 136 laps. Top 10 Qualifiers Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were: Pos No Team Driver Car Qual 1 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing AUS Dick Johnson Ford Sierra RS500 1:15.87 2 15 Holden Racing Team AUS Tomas Mezera Holden VP Commodore 1:16.62 3 11 Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing AUS Larry Perkins Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 1:17.50 4 16 Holden Racing Team GBR Win Percy Holden VP Commodore 1:17.71 5 05 Mobil 1 Racing AUS Peter Brock Holden VP Commodore 1:17.79 6 30 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Glenn Seton Ford EB Falcon 1:17.80 7 35 Peter Jackson Racing AUS Wayne Park Ford Sierra RS500 1:18.16 8 25 Benson & Hedges Racing AUS Tony Longhurst BMW M3 Evolution 1:18.16 9 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing AUS Terry Sheil Ford Sierra RS500 1:18.75 10 13 Ampol Max 3 Racing AUS Bob Jones Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 1:22.76 Results Position Group No. Entrant Drivers Car Laps 1 3A 11 Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing Australia Larry PerkinsAustralia Steve Harrington Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 136 2 3A 25 Benson & Hedges Racing Australia Tony LonghurstAustralia Paul Morris BMW M3 Evolution 136 3 3A (1993) 15 Holden Racing Team Australia Tomas MezeraAustralia Brad Jones Holden VP Commodore 133 4 3A 13 Ampol Max 3 Racing Australia Bob JonesNew Zealand Peter Janson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 122 5 3E 10 Robinson Racing Developments Australia Ken DouglasAustralia Kent Youlden Ford EB Falcon 117 6 3E 4 Robert Ogilvie Australia Robert OgilvieAustralia Paul Fordham Holden VP Commodore SS 116 7 3E 7 Palmer Promotions Australia Ian PalmerAustralia Brett Bull Holden VP Commodore SS 114 8 3A 75 Bob Holden Motors Australia Brad WrightAustralia Ted Dunford Toyota Corolla 110 9 3E 6 Bridgestone Australia Australia Tony ScottNew Zealand Ed Lamont Holden VP Commodore SS 110 10 3A 05 Mobil 1 Racing Australia Peter BrockAustralia Troy Dunstan Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV 110 11 3E 21 Autobarn - Springvale Australia Danny BogutAustralia Henry Draper Suzuki Swift GTi 106 12 3E 14 Murray Carter Australia Murray CarterAustralia Chris Muscat Nissan Pulsar SSS 102 DNF 3A 28 Playscape Racing Australia Kevin WaldockAustralia Brett Peters Ford Sierra RS500 130 DNF 3A (1993) 16 Holden Racing Team GBR Win PercyAustralia Allan Grice Holden VP Commodore 109 DNF 3E 3 Fitzgerald Racing Australia Peter FitzgeraldAustralia Terry Lewis Holden VP Commodore SS 109 DNF 3A 18 Shell Ultra Hi Racing Australia Terry ShielAustralia Greg Crick Ford Sierra RS500 108 DNF 3E 41 Caltex CXT Race Team Australia Terry BosnjakAustralia Peter Hopwood Holden VP Commodore SS 100 DNF 3A 39 Protech Microsystems Australia Chris SmerdonAustralia Mark Poole Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 90 NC 3A 26 Gemspares Australia Daryl HendrickAustralia John Blanchard Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 88 DNF 3A 35 Peter Jackson Racing Australia Wayne ParkAustralia David Parsons Ford Sierra RS500 82 NC 3A 73 Bob Holden Motors Australia Bob Holden Australia Dennis Rogers Toyota Levin 72 NC 3A 52 M3 Motorsport Australia John CotterAustralia Peter Doulman BMW M3 69 DNF 3A 29 Mountain Motorsport Australia Calvin GardinerAustralia Mike Conway Toyota Levin 35 DNF 3A 17 Shell Ultra Hi Racing Australia Dick JohnsonAustralia John Bowe Ford Sierra RS500 31 DNF 3A (1993) 30 Peter Jackson Racing Australia Glenn SetonAustralia Alan Jones Ford EB Falcon 18 DNF 3A 88 Mountain Motorsport Australia Gregg EastonAustralia Brad Stratton Toyota Levin 12 DNF 3A 31 Ampol Max 3 Racing New Zealand Robbi KerAustralia Don Watson Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV 2 DNS 3E 22 Valvoline Oils Australia Melinda PriceNew Zealand Steven Richards Nissan Pulsar SSS Statistics Pole Position - 1:15.87 - #17 Dick Johnson - Ford Sierra RS500 Fastest Lap - 1:16.88 - #17 Dick Johnson/John Bowe - Ford Sierra RS500 See also 1992 Australian Touring Car season References External links Image of program cover, www.progcovers.com, as archived at web.archive.org Image of the winning car, cdn1.bigcommerce.com, as archived at web.archive.org Sandown 500 1991 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 1992 1993 Sandown 500 Category:Motorsport at Sandown Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 Category:Pre-Bathurst 500