1990 Sandown 500
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The 1990 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for Group 3A Touring Cars.[http://touringcarracing.net/Races/1990%20Sandown%20500.html Sandown 500, touringcarracing.net] Retrieved on 22 July 2013touringcarracing.net lists the “Ruleset” as “Group A” however the 1990 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport defined Touring Cars under the title “Group 3A Touring Cars” The event was held at Sandown Park in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1990. The race distance was 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit, totaling 499 km. It was Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Endurance Championship and Round 1 of the 1990 Australian Manufacturers' Championship.Seton’s first big title, Australian Motor Racing Year, 1990/91, pages 219 to 239
The race was won by Glenn Seton and George Fury driving a Ford Sierra RS500 for Peter Jackson Racing.
Divisions
Results
=Top 10 Qualifiers=
Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were:
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos !! No !! Team !! Driver !! Car !! Qual |
| 1
| 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Johnson | 1:15.24 |
|---|
| 2
| 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Seton | 1:15.31 |
| 3
| 28 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kevin Waldock | 1:15.57 |
| 4
| 16 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:15.80 |
| 5
| 9 | {{flagicon|GER}} Klaus Niedzwiedz | 1:16.41 |
| 6
| 05 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Brock | 1:16.43 |
| 7
| 18 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeff Allam | 1:16.44 |
| 8
| 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Miedecke | 1:16.59 |
| 9
| 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Lambden | 1:17.01 |
| 10
| 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.44 |
=Race=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="font-weight:bold" |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! 1 | align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 35 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn Seton | align="center" | 161 |
| 2
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Charlie O'Brien | align="center" | 161 |
|---|
| 3
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 28 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kevin Waldock | align="center" | 158 |
| 4
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 05 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Brock | align="center" | 151 |
| 5
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 15 | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Smith | Toyota Supra Turbo A[http://turbo-a.net/1990-sandown-500/ 1990 – Sandown 500, turbo-a.net] Retrieved on 22 July 2013 | align="center" | 149 |
| 6
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 46 | Gary Willmington | {{flagicon|AUS}} Gary Willmington | align="center" | 144 |
| 7
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 44 | Daf Sandblasting | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Trevethan | Holden VL Commodore SS Group ARace results at turbo-a.net list the car as a Holden Commodore VL (HDT) | align="center" | 144 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
! 8 | align="center" | Div.3 | align="center" | 78 | Phoenix Motorsport | {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Full | align="center" | 139 |
| 9
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 23 | Beaurepaires Motorsport | {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Lambden | align="center" | 137 |
| 10
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 19 | Car-Trek Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Jones | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SVRace results at turbo-a.net list the car as a Holden Commodore VL (TWR) | align="center" | 129 |
| 11
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 22 | Lusty Engineering | {{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Lusty | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | align="center" | 127 |
| NC
| align="center" | Div.3 | align="center" | 74 | Alexander Rotary | {{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Alexander | align="center" | 117 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 11 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | align="center" | 151 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 38 | Playscape Racing | {{flagicon|NZL}} Andrew Bagnall | align="center" | 122 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 9 | {{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Niedzwiedz | align="center" | 111 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 36 | Peter Hudson | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Hudson | align="center" | 92 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.3 | align="center" | 71 | Toyota Team Australia | {{flagicon|NZL}} John Faulkner | align="center" | 85 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 18 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeff Allam | align="center" | 60 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 14 | Murray Carter | {{flagicon|AUS}} Murray Carter | align="center" | 60 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.3 | align="center" | 75 | Dow Airconditioning | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dennis Rogers | align="center" | 50 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.3 | align="center" | 70 | Toyota Team Australia | {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter McKay | align="center" | 49 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.2 | align="center" | 53 | Brian Bolwell Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Twigden | BMW 323i | align="center" | 37 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 16 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Win Percy | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | align="center" | 32 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 42 | Car-Trek Racing | {{flagicon|AUS}} John Lusty | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | align="center" | 27 |
| DNF
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 17 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Johnson | align="center" | 18 |
| DNS
| align="center" | Div.1 | align="center" | 86 | Gemspares | {{flagicon|AUS}} Daryl Hendrick | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | align="center" | - |
| DNS
| align="center" | Div.3 | align="center" | 72 | David Sala | {{flagicon|AUS}} David Sala | align="center" | - |
27 cars qualified for the race and 25 started.
Note:
- NC = Not classified
- DNF = Did not finish
- DNS = Did not start
Statistics
See also
References
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