1972 Phillip Island 500K

The 1972 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance motor race open to Group E Series Production Touring Cars.^[1] The event, which was Heat 4 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was held on 21 October 1972 at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia over a distance of 318 miles^[2] (512 km). It was organised by the Phillip Island Auto Racing Club.^[3]

The race was won by Allan Moffat driving a Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III.

Class Structure[edit]

As a heat of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, the race featured four classes defined by "Capacity Price Units".^[4] The C.P. Unit value for each car was assessed by multiplying the engine capacity (in litres) by the Sydney retail price (in Australian dollars).^[4]

Class A : Up to 3,000 C.P. Units ^[3]
Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 C.P. Units ^[3]
Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 C.P. Units ^[3]
Class D : 18,000 C.P. Units and over ^[3]

Results[edit]

Position^[2]	Drivers^[2]^[3]	No.^[3]	Car^[2]	Entrant ^[3]	Class ^[3]	Class pos.^[2]	Laps^[2]
1	Allan Moffat	1	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III^[5]	Ford Motor Co. of Australia	D	1	106
2	Peter Brock	28	Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	C	1	106
3	Fred Gibson	8	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III^[5]	Ford Motor Co. of Australia	D	2	104
4	Graeme Blanchard	29	Holden Torana GTR XU-1	Blanchard Motors	C	2	102
5	Colin Bond	24	Holden Torana GTR XU-1	Holden Dealer Team	C	3	102
6	Tom Naughton	4	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger	Eastside Chrysler	D	3	102
7	Murray Carter	3	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III^[5]	M. Carter	D	4	101
8	Tony Niovanni	35	Holden Torana GTR XU-1^[6]	Peter Robinson Motors	C	4	100
9	John Stoopman	26	Holden Torana GTR XU-1^[6]	J. Stoopman	C	5	99
10	Bill Gates	51	Ford Escort Twin Cam^[3]	Morley Ford	B	1	98
11	Lakis Manticas	38	Ford Escort GT^[3]	Slideaway Car Roofs P/L	B	2	98
12	Jim Murcott	40	Ford Escort GT^[3]	Brian Wood Ford	B	3	98
13	Wayne Rogerson	37	Mazda Capella	Mazda Dealer Team	B	4	96
14	Ray Harrison	25	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV^[3]	A. F. & M. Beninca P/L	C	6	96
15	John Piper	39	Ford Escort Twin Cam^[3]	Evans Motor Service	B	5	96
16	George Garth	49	Mazda Capella	Mazda Dealer Team	B	6	93
17	Geoff Perry	67	Mazda 1300	Bainbridge Motors	A	1	90
18	Mel Mollison	64	Mazda 1300	Bainbridge Motors	A	2	90
19	Fred Sutherland, Gary Keen	74	Mazda 1300	Victorian Police Motor Sport Club	A	3	88
20	Allan Keith	42	Ford Escort Twin Cam^[3]	A. R. Keith	B	7	87
21	Doug Whiteford	68	Datsun 1200^[3]	Datsun Racing Team	A	4	84
22	Gary Parnaby	44	Datsun 1600^[3]	G. A. Parnaby	B	8	79
NC	Roxburgh, Jon Leighton	63	Datsun 1200^[3]	Datsun Racing Team	A
?	Bill Evans	73	Datsun 1200^[3]	Datsun Racing Team	A
DNF	Lawrie Nelson	14	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger	Tony Roberts Auto. Centre	D
DNF	Des West	7	Ford XY Falcon GTHO Phase III^[5]	Goldpower Automotive P/L	D		36
DNS	Brian Ovenden	5	Chrysler VH Valiant Charger^[3]	Les Foster Tyres, Moorabbin	D

Notes[edit]

Fastest lap: Allan Moffat, 2m 5s, 84.6 m.p.h., lap record ^[7]
Race time of winning car: 3h 48m 29.7s ^[7]
Winning margin: 25.9s ^[2]

References[edit]

^ Eligibility for the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was restricted to Group E Series Production Touring Cars, as outlined in Australian Title Conditions, 1972 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 89
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Tom Naughton, Ford Scores at The Island, Racing Car News, December 1972, pages 74-75 & 81
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Official Souvenir Programme, Phillip Island, October 22nd 1972
^ ^a ^b Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stewart Wilson & Max Stahl, Ford - The Racing History, 1989, page 289
^ ^a ^b Stewart Wilson, Holden -The Official Racing History, 1988, page 335
^ ^a ^b Vital Stop by Moffat, Melbourne Age, Monday, 23 October 1972

Class Structure[edit]

Results[edit]

Notes[edit]

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