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1997 Tickford 500
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The 1997 Tickford 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. It was held on 14 September 1997 at the Sandown Raceway and was the 32nd running of the Sandown 500.
The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy, driving a Holden VS Commodore
Qualifying
The fastest lap in qualifying was set by Mark Skaife at 1:11.3142.
Top 10 Shootout
The Top 10 Shootout, which was contested by the fastest ten cars from Qualifying, determined the order of the first ten grid positions for the race.
| Pos | No | Entrant | Driver | Car | Pole | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Mark Skaife | Holden VS Commodore | |||||||||||
| 10 | Mitre 10 Racing | Australia Mark Larkham | Ford EL Falcon | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ford Credit Racing | Australia Glenn Seton | Ford EL Falcon | |||||||||||
| 9 | Alan Jones Racing | Australia Alan Jones | Ford EL Falcon | |||||||||||
| 97 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Jason Bargwanna | Holden VS Commodore | |||||||||||
| 15 | Holden Racing Team | New Zealand Greg Murphy | Holden VS Commodore | |||||||||||
| 46 | Betta Electrical | New Zealand John Faulkner | Holden VS Commodore | |||||||||||
| 7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Australia Wayne Gardner | Holden VS Commodore | |||||||||||
| 17 | Shell Helix Racing | Australia Dick Johnson | Ford EL Falcon | |||||||||||
| 25 | Castrol Longhurst | Australia Tony Longhurst | Ford EL Falcon |
Official results
| Pos. | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Craig Lowndes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Greg Murphy | Holden VS Commodore | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Castrol Perkins Racing | Australia Larry Perkins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Russell Ingall | Holden VS Commodore | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alan Jones Racing | Australia Alan Jones | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Jason Bright | Ford EL Falcon | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | John Faulkner Racing | New Zealand John Faulkner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Win Percy | Holden VS Commodore | 156 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Garry Rogers Motorsport | New Zealand Steven Richards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Jim Richards | Holden VS Commodore | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Australia Wayne Gardner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Neil Crompton | Holden VS Commodore | 155 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Dick Johnson Racing | Australia Steven Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Craig Baird | Ford EL Falcon | 154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Gibson Motorsport | Australia Darren Hossack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Steven Ellery | Holden VR Commodore | 154 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 97 | Holden Young Lions | Australia Jason Bargwanna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Mark Noske | Holden VS Commodore | 153 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Longhurst Racing | Australia Tony Longhurst | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Charlie O'Brien | Ford EL Falcon | 151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Glenn Seton Racing | Australia Glenn Seton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia David Parsons | Ford EL Falcon | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 05 | Holden Racing Team | Australia Peter Brock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Mark Skaife | Holden VS Commodore | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Robert Smith Racing | Australia Bruce Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Paul Gover | Holden VS Commodore | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | M3 Motorsport | Australia Peter Doulman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Cotter | Holden VP Commodore | 148 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Romano Racing | Australia Paul Romano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Allan Grice | Holden VS Commodore | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Malcolm Stenniken | Australia Malcolm Stenniken | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand Norris Miles | Holden VR Commodore | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Castrol Cougars | Australia Melinda Price | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Kerryn Brewer | Holden VS Commodore | 139 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 49 | Alcair Airconditioning | Australia Greg Crick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Peter Fitzgerald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Terry Finnigan | Holden VR Commodore | 132 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Bottlemagic | Australia John Trimbole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Tomas Mezera | Holden VS Commodore | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Playscape Racing | Australia Kevin Waldock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Smith | Ford EF Falcon | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Australia Dick Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia John Bowe | Ford EL Falcon | 108 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 79 | Cadillac Productions | Australia Mike Conway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Gavin Monaghan | Ford EB2 Falcon | 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lansvale Racing Team | Australia Steve Reed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Trevor Ashby | Holden VS Commodore | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Australia Mark Larkham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Andrew Miedecke | Ford EL Falcon | 33 |
The race was started in the rain under the control of the safety car. The weather conditions resulted in a slower than expected average speed and the race did not run to its full 161 lap distance, being halted on lap 157 after 3 hours 45 minutes and 22.3508 seconds.
Statistics
- Pole position: Mark Skaife
- Fastest race lap: Mark Skaife – 1:17.4932 on lap 101
- Race time of winning car: 3h 45:22.3508
References
References
- History Repeats, Australian Auto Action, 19–25 September 1997, page 46
- for the [[Walkinshaw Andretti United
- V8 Bathurst 1997, page 27
- Entry List in the Official Program shows Trimbole and Mezera in a VS Commodore. Results in Australian Auto Action show VP Commodore. An image of the car at the 1997 Tickford 500 on page 26 of the book "V8 Bathurst 1997" shows that it was not a VP Commodore
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