1973 Sandown Park Cup

February 2019 February 2019 thumb|250px|Layout of the Sandown Raceway international circuit (1984–1998) The 1973 Sandown Park Cup was the seventh round of the 1973 Tasman Series. It was a Formula 5000 race held at Sandown International Raceway. It was held on 18 February on the same circuit that would in November be used for the 1973 Australian Grand Prix. New Zealander Graham McRae won the race and went on to win the Grand Prix as well. Wilson Stewart The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix R & T Publishing 1986 0-9588464-0-5 370–378 The race was promoted by the Light Car Club of Australia as the Chesterfield 100.Official Programme, Chesterfield 100, Sandown, Saturday and Sunday, February 17 & 18, 1973 Classification Pos Driver Car Laps Time 1 New Zealand Graham McRae McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 52 55m 32.3s 2 Australia John McCormack Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 52 56m 02.0s 3 Australia Max Stewart Lola T330 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 52 4 Australia Frank Matich Matich A50 / Repco 4994cc V8 52 5 Australia Johnnie Walker Matich A50 / Repco 4994cc V8 51 6 USA Sam Posey Surtees TS11 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 51 7 UK Steve Thompson Chevron B24 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 51 8 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Surtees TS15 / Hart 1927cc 4cyl 49 9 New Zealand Dexter Dunlop McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 48 Ret Australia Stan Keen Elfin MR5 / Ford 4990cc V8Sandown Park Cup, Sandown Park, 18 Feb 1973, www.oldracingcars.com 38 Ret Australia Kevin Bartlett Lola T300 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 27 Ret UK Alan Rollinson McRae GM1 / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 9 Ret Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin MR5 / Repco 4994cc V8 4 Ret Australia Bob Muir McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 4995cc V8 1 http://www.sergent.com.au/tas73a.html 1973 Australian Tasman Races 9 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090918022845/http://www.sergent.com.au/tas73a.html 18 September 2009 dead dmy-all Notes Pole position: Graham McRae, McRae GM1 Chevrolet, 1'01.3Sandown Park International, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 edition, pages 56 & 57 Fastest lap: Frank Matich, Matich A50 Repco Holden, 1'02.6s References Sandown Park Cup Category:Motorsport at Sandown Category:Tasman Series Category:Formula 5000 race reports