1973 Australian Touring Car Championship

Motor racing competition July 2015 March 2021 1973 Australian Touring Car Championship 1972 1974 The 1973 Australian Touring Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group C Touring Cars. It began at Symmons Plains on 5 March 1973 and ended at Warwick Farm after eight rounds. The championship, which was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title, was the 14th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. The championship was won by Allan Moffat in a Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III. The night before Round 6 of the series at the Adelaide International Raceway, Moffat's GTHO Falcon was stolen from Stillwell Ford in the northern Adelaide suburb of Medindie. Rather than see Moffat out of the race (he was the series points leader at the time having won the opening 4 rounds and finishing 3rd in round 5), Murray Carter loaned Moffat his GTHO Falcon for the race. Peter Brock won the race while Moffat kept his points lead by finishing second. Moffat's stolen Falcon was later found abandoned in the Adelaide Hills where the thieves who had taken it for a "joy ride" dumped it when it ran out of fuel. Entrants and drivers The following drivers competed in the 1973 ATCC. The series consisted of eight rounds held in six different states. As of 2022, Elemer Vajda's entry is still the only Subaru to have contested an ATCC/V8 Supercars race.Howard Graham Australian Touring Car Championship - 25 fabulous years 1986 R & T Publishing Sydney, Australia 0959037829 280 EntrantCarNoDriver Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 1 Peter Brock Grace Brothers Racing Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 1 Ian Geoghegan Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 2 Peter Brock Murray Carter - Shell Racing Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 3 Murray Carter Dick Johnson Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 4 Dick Johnson McLeod Ford Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop 5 John Goss Road & Track Auto Services Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 6 Fred Gibson Bob Jane Racing Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 7 Bob Jane Allan Moffat Racing Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 9 Allan Moffat Grace Brothers Racing Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 10 Ian Geoghegan Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 11 Peter Brock Ron Hodgson Motors Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 11 Bob Morris Bob Holden Ford Escort Twin Cam 13 Bob Holden Peter Robinson Motors Lilydale Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 14 Tony Niovanni John Stoopman Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 15 John Stoopman Graeme Blanchard Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 16 Graeme Blanchard Bryan Thomson Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 17 Bryan Thomson Ted Mudie Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 18 Ted Mudie Cessnock Motor Works Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 19 Allan Grice Rod McRae Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 20 Rod McRae Phil Barnes Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 21 Phil Barnes Phillip Lyon Ford Escort Twin Cam 23 Phillip Lyon Holden Dealer Team Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 24 Colin Bond Graham Parsons Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 25 Graham Parsons Lakis Manticas Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 27 Lakis Manticas Stuart Saker Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 29 Stuart Saker Don Holden Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 30 Don Holland Gary Cooke Mazda RX-3 31 Gary Cooke Graham Ryan Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 32 Graham Ryan Ken Loughan Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 34 Ken Loughan Alan Cant Ford Escort Twin Cam 37 Alan Cant John Duggan Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 39 John Duggan John French Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 44 John French Rod Housego Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 45 Rod Housego Lyndon Arnel Ford Escort Twin Cam 47 Lyndon Arnel Geoff Leeds Ford Escort Twin Cam 49 Geoff Leeds Tony Farrell Ford Escort Twin Cam 52 Tony Farrell Barry Bassingthwaite Ford Escort Twin Cam 57 Barry Bassingthwaite Strapp Ford Doncaster Ford Escort Twin Cam 58 Graham Ritter David Jamieson Ford Mustang 60 David Jamieson Campbell Lambert Morris Cooper S 61 Campbell Lambert Tony Watts Morris Cooper S 62 Tony Watts Chris Pawson Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 63 Chris Pawson Peter Oliver, Brock's Sensational Sixth, Racing Car News, July 1973, pages 62 & 63 Westland Autos Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III 64 Bill Dickson Werner Tulipan Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 66 Werner Tulipan Peter Granger Ford Escort Twin Cam 67 Peter Granger Nick Munting Toyota Corolla 68 Nick Munting Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, Sunday, June 10, 1973 John Dellaca Morris Cooper S 69 John Dellaca Rod Miles Morris Clubman GT 72 Rod Miles Stewart McLeod Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 73 Stewart McLeod Gary Keen Mazda RX-3 75 Gary Keen Bob Jane Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 76 Bob Jane Garry Rowe Ford Escort Twin Cam 77 Garry Rowe Martin Anderson Morris Cooper S 78 Martin Anderson Jim Stewart Morris Cooper S 79 Jim Stewart Brett Keightley Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 80 Brett Keightley Elemer Vajda Subaru FF-1Connor O'Brien, 26 April 2023, The time Subaru raced in ATTCC/Supercars, www.v8sleuth.com.au, as archived at webarchive.org 81 Elemer Vajda Eric Olsen Ford Escort Twin Cam 83 Eric Olsen Paul Gulson Fiat 128 Coupe 85 Paul Gulson Tony Allen Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 87 Tony Allen Lawrie Nelson Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 88 Lawrie Nelson John Piper Ford Escort Twin Cam 90 John Piper Mel McEwin Toyota Corolla 91 Mel McEwin Keith McCloy Morris Cooper S 94 Keith McCloy Rod Boyle Morris Cooper S 95 Rod Boyle Graeme Adams Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 96 Graeme Adams Bill Nitschke Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 97 Bill Nitschke World of Tyres Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 98 Ian Diffen Alfred Colledge Morris Cooper S 99 Alfred Colledge W. S. Nitschke Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 101 John Lewis Paul Moore Toyota Corolla 102 Paul Moore Rod Morris Morris Cooper S 107 Rod Morris Motorama Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 154 Ray Thackwell Calendar The 1973 Australian Touring Car Championship consisted of eight rounds.V8 Central website Rd.Race titleCircuitCity / stateDateWinning driverWinning carEntrant 1 Symmons Plains Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania 5 March Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Allan Moffat 2 Calder Calder Park Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 18 March Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Allan Moffat 3 Sandown Sandown International Raceway Melbourne, Victoria 15 April Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Allan Moffat 4 Wanneroo Wanneroo Park Perth Western Australia 6 May Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Allan Moffat 5 Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise International Raceway Surfers Paradise, Queensland 20 May Peter Brock Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 6 Datsun Trophy1973 Australian Touring Car Championship Programmes http://www.progcovers.com/motor/atcc1973.html The Programme Covers Project 23 June 2019 Adelaide International Raceway Adelaide, South Australia 10 June Peter Brock Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team 7 Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 24 June Allan Moffat Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III Allan Moffat 8 Warwick Farm Warwick Farm Raceway Sydney, New South Wales 15 July Peter Brock Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 Holden Dealer Team Points system Car competed in two classes: Up to and including 2000 cc Over 2000 cc Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first six positions in each class at each round with additional points awarded on a 4-3-2-1 basis for the first four positions, regardless of class, at each round. Championship standings Pos.The official history - Australian Touring Car Championship - 50 Years, page 137 Driver SYM CAL SAN WAN SUR ADE ORA WAR Pts 1 Allan Moffat 1st(13) 1st(13) 1st(13) 1st(13) 3rd(6) 2nd(9) 1st(13) Ret 80 2 Peter Brock 2nd(9) Ret Ret 2nd(9) 1st(13) 1st(13) DSQ 1st(13) 57 3 Graham Ritter 8th(9) 9th(9) (9) 7th(9) DNS 7th(9) Ret 6th(9) 54 4 Bob Holden (4) Ret (4) Ret 10th(9) 7th(6) 23 Eric Olsen Ret 10th(6) (3) 8th(6) 10th(6) (2) 23 6 Ian Geoghegan Ret 3rd(6) Ret 2nd(9) Ret Ret 3rd(6) 21 7 Fred Gibson 2nd(9) 4th(4) 3rd(6) Ret 19 8 Murray Carter 5th(2) 5th(2) 3rd(6) 4th(4) 7th DNS 7th 5th(2) 16 9Lawrie Nelson DSQ 2nd(9) 3rd(6) 15 10 Bob Morris 4th(4) 2nd(9) 13 11 Colin Bond 2nd(9) 9 Lyndon Arnel 5th(9) 9 Tony Farrell (3) (6) 9 14 John Goss 3rd(6) DSQ Ret 5th(2) Ret Ret 8 15 Bill Dickson 3rd(6) 6 John Stoopman 6th(1) 6th(1) 4th(4) 6 Tony Watts 9th(6) 6 Mel McEwin (6) 6 Paul Gulson (6) 6 20 Bryan Thomson 4th(4) 6th(1) 5 Rod Morris (2) (3) 5 22 Bob Jane 4th(4) DSQ 4 Graham Blanchard 10th 4th(4) 8th 4 Don Holland 9th 4th(4) 4 Ian Diffen 6th(1) 7th 5th(2) 8th 6th(1) 8th 4 John Piper (4) 4 Rod Miles (4) 4 Peter Moore (4) 4 Gary Cooke (4) 4 Geoff Leeds (4) 4 31 Adrian Lewis (3) 3 Keith McCloy (3) 3 Nick Munting (3) 3 Peter Granger (3) 3 35 Rod McRae DSQ 5th(2) 2 Tony Niovanni DSQ 7th 5th(2) 2 Lakis Manticas 5th(2) 2 Alf Colledge (2) 2 Phillip Lyons (2) 2 Elemer Vajda (2) 2 Alan Cant (2) 2 42 John Lewis 6th(1) 1 Dick Johnson 6th(1) 1 Ted Mudie (1) 1 Garry Rowe (1) 1 Pos Driver Sym. Cal. San. Wan. Sur. Ade. Ora. War. Pts #D0E7FF Up to and including 2000 cc class competitors solid 1px #AAAAAA References Category:Australian Touring Car Championship seasons Touring Cars