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1994 Sandown 500
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The 1994 Sandown 500 was an endurance motor race for Group 3A Touring Cars and selected production cars held at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 4 September 1994. The event was staged over 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, a total distance of 499 km. It was the 29th race in a sequence of annual endurance races held at Sandown.
Dick Johnson and John Bowe won the race in their Dick Johnson Racing Ford EB Falcon. Second was the Gibson Motorsport Holden VP Commodore of Mark Skaife and Jim Richards, while third was the Perkins Engineering Commodore of Larry Perkins and Gregg Hansford. After first racing in the "Sandown 500" in 1977 when the race was known as the Hang Ten 400, Dick Johnson scored his first win in the classic.
The race was notable as it marked the debut race of future three-time Supercars champion Craig Lowndes.
Results
| Pos. | Class | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DNF | DNF | NC | NC | DNF | DNF | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V8 | 17 | Shell FAI Racing | Australia Dick Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Bowe | Ford EB Falcon | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 2 | Winfield Racing | Australia Mark Skaife | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Jim Richards | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing Team | Australia Larry Perkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Gregg Hansford | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Australia Tony Longhurst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Charlie O'Brien | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 015 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Brad Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Craig Lowndes | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 05 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Tomas Mezera | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Peter Brock | Holden VP Commodore | 161 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 7 | Coca-Cola Racing | United Kingdom Win Percy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Russell Ingall | Holden VP Commodore | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 18 | Shell FAI Racing | Australia Allan Grice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Steven Johnson | Ford EB Falcon | 159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 1 | Peter Jackson Racing | Australia Glenn Seton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Paul Radisich | Ford EB Falcon | 158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 47 | Daily Planet Racing | Australia John Trimbole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Steve Harrington | Holden VP Commodore | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 12 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Australia Bob Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Troy Dunstan | Holden VP Commodore | 156 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 39 | Anderson Consulting / Protech | Australia Chris Smerdon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Cameron McConville | Holden VP Commodore | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 24 | Pinnacle Motorsport | Australia Greg Crick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Tony Scott | Holden VP Commodore | 154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 26 | Don Watson Transport | Australia Don Watson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Ian Love | Holden VP Commodore | 154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 9 | Neville Crichton | New Zealand Neville Crichton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Mark Brame | BMW M3 | 141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 70 | BP Mazda Motorsport | Australia Garry Waldon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Colin Bond | Mazda RX-7 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | New Zealand Steven Richards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Garry Rogers | Porsche 968CS | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 28 | Playscape Racing | Australia Kevin Waldock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Michael Preston | Ford EB Falcon | 133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 8 | Volvo Cars Australia Pty Ltd | Netherlands Jan Lammers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Kent Youlden | Volvo 850 T-5 | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 19 | Murray Carter | Australia Murray Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Terri Sawyer | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 61 | Falken Tyres | Australia Keith Carling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Kevin Burton | Mazda RX-7 | 126 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 41 | Danny Bogut | Australia Danny Bogut | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Ian Sawtell | Mazda 626 | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Australia Alan Jones | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia David Parsons | Ford EB Falcon | 147 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 44 | Group Motorsport | Australia George Ayoub | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Mike Conway | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 130 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prod. | 33 | David Sala | Australia David Sala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Steve Swaine | Holden VP Commodore SS | 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 23 | Diet-Coke Racing | Australia Paul Morris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Geoff Brabham | Holden VP Commodore | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 16 | Australian Boat Manufacturers | Australia Graham Blythman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Stephen Renshaw | Holden VP Commodore | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 31 | Malcolm Stenniken | Australia Brett Youlden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Malcolm Stenniken | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V8 | 4 | Coca-Cola Racing | Australia Wayne Gardner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Neil Crompton | Holden VP Commodore | 27 |
Notes
- Pole position: Peter Brock, 1m 22.8269s
- Race time of winning car: 3h 34m 14.4198s
- Fastest lap: Dick Johnson / John Bowe, 1m 14.0747s
References
References
- Bartholomaeus, Stefan. (17 November 2018). "How Lowndes' debut almost didn’t happen". Supercars.
- Australian Motor Racing Year, 1994/95
- Official Program, Sandown 500, Sunday, 4 September 1994, as published in Australian Auto Action, 1 September 1994
- The Richards/Rogers Porsche and the Ayoub/Conway Holden were not listed in the Official Program
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