1981 CRC Chemicals 300

March 2024 thumb|250px|Layout of the Amaroo Park Raceway The 1981 CRC Chemicals 300 was a Touring Car raceBrock's CRC!, Racing Car News, September 1981, pages 6 to 8 staged at Amaroo Park Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 9 August 1981.Official Programme, CRC Chemicals 300, Amaroo Park Raceway, 9 August 1981 The race, which was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club, was contested over 155 laps, a total distance of 299.1 km. It was a non-championship event which did not count towards either the 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship or the 1981 Australian Endurance Championship. The race was won by Peter Brock and John Harvey driving a Holden Commodore VC entered by the Marlboro Holden Dealer Team.CRC 300 - Tyres tell the tale, Australian Auto Action, 28 August 1981, page 15 Class structure Cars competed in three classes: Four & five cylinders Six cylinders & Rotary Eight cylinders & over Results Position Drivers No. Car Entrant Laps 1 Peter Brock, John Harvey 05CRC 300, Australian Auto Action, 14 August 1981, page 9 Holden Commodore VC Marlboro Holden Dealer Team 155 2 Dick Johnson 17 Ford Falcon XD Palmer Tube Mills 155 3 Allan Grice 11 BMW 635 CSi JPS Team 154 4 Warren Cullen, Gary Cooke 12 Holden Commodore VC Warren Cullen 153 5 Steve Masterton, Bruce Stewart Ford Capri Masterton Homes 153 6 Barry Jones, Geoff Leeds 41 Mazda RX-7 Darrell Lea 152 7 Kevin Bartlett, Bob Forbes 9 Chevrolet Camaro Nine Network Racing 151 8 David Seldon, Phil Ward 7 Isuzu Gemini ZZ Suttons Motors 147 9 John Gates, John Craft Ford Capri Hulcraft Autos 147 10 Graham Mein, Geoff Russell Ford Escort Graham Mein 145 11 Alexandra Surplice, Doug Clark Toyota Corolla Alexandra Surplice 145 12 Peter McLeod, Peter Dane Mazda RX-7 Peter McLeod 141 13 Terry Daly, Peter Hopwood Ford Capri Trend Windows 138 14 Garry Willmington, Bob Stevens Ford Falcon Garry Willmington 134 DNF Peter Williamson, John Smith 77 Toyota Celica 89 DNF Graeme Bailey, Steve Land Toyota Celica Chickadee DNF Tony Edmondson, Brown 4 Holden Commodore VC Re-Car 54 DNF Colin Bond, Smith Ford Capri DNF Fred Geisler, Rogers Holden Commodore VC DNF Bob Muir, Geoghegan Ford Falcon Army Reserve DNF Murray Carter Ford Falcon DNF Brian Callaghan, McKay Ford Falcon XD DNF Bob Holden Ford Escort DNF Phil AlexanderBrad Leach and Nick Munting, Brock Buster, Chequered Flag, September 1981, pages 32 to 42 Mazda RX-3 DNF Charlie O'Brien Holden Commodore VC Citizens Watches 2 Notes Entries: 37 Pole Position: Dick Johnson, 54.0s Starters: 25 Finishers: 14 Race time of winning car: 2h 31m 16.8s Winning margin: 5.8s Four & five cylinders class winners: David Seldon & Phil Ward (Isuzu Gemini ZZ) Six cylinders & Rotary class winners: Allan Grice (BMW 635 CSi) References CRC Chemicals 300 1981 CRC Chemicals 300