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.[1] It was held at the Sandown International Motor Raceway,[2] in Victoria, Australia, on 13 September 1992,[2] over 136 laps of the 3.1 km circuit,[3] 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,[4] [5] but it was significantly delayed by several periods of slow running behind the pace car.[6] With the Sandown circuit operating under an Environmental Protection Agency curfew of 5pm, the race was shortened to 136 laps.[6]
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 |
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1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.87 |
2 | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Tomas Mezera | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.62 |
3 | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.50 |
4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy | Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.71 |
5 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.79 |
6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | 1:17.80 |
7 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Wayne Park | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.16 |
8 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 Evolution | 1:18.16 |
9 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Terry Sheil | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.75 |
10 | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Bob Jones | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:22.76 |
Position | Group | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | |
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1 | 3A | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins Steve Harrington | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 136 | |
2 | 3A | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst Paul Morris | BMW M3 Evolution | 136 | |
3 | 3A (1993) | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Tomas Mezera Brad Jones | 133 | ||
4 | 3A | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Bob Jones Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 | |
5 | 3E | 10 | Robinson Racing Developments | Ken Douglas Kent Youlden | Ford EB Falcon | 117 | |
6 | 3E | 4 | Robert Ogilvie | Robert Ogilvie Paul Fordham | Holden VP Commodore SS | 116 | |
7 | 3E | 7 | Palmer Promotions | Ian Palmer Brett Bull | Holden VP Commodore SS | 114 | |
8 | 3A | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | Brad Wright Ted Dunford | Toyota Corolla | 110 | |
9 | 3E | 6 | Bridgestone Australia | Tony Scott Ed Lamont | Holden VP Commodore SS | 110 | |
10 | 3A | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Troy Dunstan | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 110 | |
11 | 3E | 21 | Autobarn - Springvale | Danny Bogut Henry Draper | 106 | ||
12 | 3E | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Chris Muscat | 102 | ||
DNF | 3A | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Brett Peters | Ford Sierra RS500 | 130 | |
DNF | 3A (1993) | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Allan Grice | Holden VP Commodore | 109 | |
DNF | 3E | 3 | Fitzgerald Racing | Peter Fitzgerald Terry Lewis | Holden VP Commodore SS | 109 | |
DNF | 3A | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Terry Shiel Greg Crick | Ford Sierra RS500 | 108 | |
DNF | 3E | 41 | Terry Bosnjak Peter Hopwood | Holden VP Commodore SS | 100 | ||
DNF | 3A | 39 | Protech Microsystems | Chris Smerdon Mark Poole | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 90 | |
NC | 3A | 26 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick John Blanchard | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 88 | |
DNF | 3A | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Wayne Park David Parsons | Ford Sierra RS500 | 82 | |
NC | 3A | 73 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Dennis Rogers | Toyota Levin | 72 | |
NC | 3A | 52 | M3 Motorsport | John Cotter Peter Doulman | BMW M3 | 69 | |
DNF | 3A | 29 | Mountain Motorsport | Calvin Gardiner Mike Conway | Toyota Levin | 35 | |
DNF | 3A | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 31 | |
DNF | 3A (1993) | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon | 18 | |
DNF | 3A | 88 | Mountain Motorsport | Gregg Easton Brad Stratton | Toyota Levin | 12 | |
DNF | 3A | 31 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Robbi Ker Don Watson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2 | |
DNS | 3E | 22 | Valvoline Oils | Melinda Price Steven Richards |
1992 Australian Touring Car season