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1973 Sandown 250

The 1973 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. It was staged at Sandown in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1973 over 130 laps of the 3.1 km circuit, a total distance of 403 km. The race was Round 2 of the 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship and was the eighth in a sequence of annual endurance races now known as the Sandown 500.

The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1.

Results

DNF	Ian Geoghegan	10	Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop	Ford Motor Company of Australia	2

References

Australian Competition Yearbook, 1974 Edition, pages 124 & 125
Tom Naughton, Toranas 1-2, Racing Car News, October 1973, page 38-40
Brock turns the tables, Australian Motor Manual, November 1973, pages 66-67
Australian Motor Manual, November 1973, page 67 states that there were 43 starters and 27 finishers however more than 43 starters have been identified from quoted references
The Official Racing History of Holden, 1988, page 337
Racing Car News and Australian Motor Manual reports show Gibson 3rd and Goss 4th, however Australian Competition Yearbook and The Australian Racing History of Ford both show Goss 3rd and Gibson 4th

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