1995 Sandown 500

The 1995 Sandown 500 was an endurance race for 5.0 Litre Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group 3A regulations. The event was staged at the Sandown circuit in Victoria, Australia on 3 September 1995.^[1] Race distance was 161 laps of the 3.10 km circuit,^[1] totalling 499 km. It was the 30th "Sandown 500".

The race was won by Dick Johnson and John Bowe driving a Ford EF Falcon.^[1]

Race results[edit]

Pos.^[1]	No.^[2]	Entrant^[2]	Drivers^[1]	Car^[1]	Laps^[1]
1	17	Shell-FAI Racing	Dick Johnson John Bowe	Ford EF Falcon	161
2	30	Peter Jackson Racing	Glenn Seton Allan Grice	Ford EF Falcon	161
3	18	Shell-FAI Racing	Charlie O'Brien Steven Johnson	Ford EF Falcon	161
4	25	Castrol Longhurst Ford	Tony Longhurst Wayne Park	Ford EF Falcon	160
5	11	Castrol Perkins Racing	Larry Perkins Russell Ingall	Holden VR Commodore	160
6	24	Romano Racing	Paul Romano Troy Dunstan	Holden VP Commodore	159
7	6	Pinnacle Motorsport	Tony Scott Steven Ellery	Holden VR Commodore	158
8	1	Winfield Racing	Mark Skaife Jim Richards	Holden VR Commodore	155
9	28	Playscape Racing	Kevin Waldock Mark McLaughlin	Ford EF Falcon	155
10	38	John Deer Pty Ltd	Mark Poole Ed Ordynski	Holden VP Commodore^[2]^[3]	155
11	3	Lansvale Samsh Repairs	Trevor Ashby Steve Reed	Holden VP Commodore	150
N/C	20	Palmer Promotions	Ian Palmer Brett Peters	Holden VR Commodore	80
DNF	7	Coca-Cola Racing	Wayne Gardner Neil Crompton	Holden VR Commodore	139
DNF	35	Peter Jackson Racing	Alan Jones David Parsons	Ford EF Falcon	136
DNF	015	Holden Racing Team	Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy	Holden VR Commodore	132
DNF	55	Parsons Racing	David Parsons John Goss	Holden VR Commodore	126
DNF	39	Protech Computers	Chris Smerdon Cameron McConville	Holden VR Commodore	123
DNF	10	Mitre 10 Racing	Mark Larkham Warwick Rooklyn	Ford EF Falcon	111
DNF	4	Coca-Cola Racing	Brad Jones Win Percy	Holden VR Commodore	98
DNF	49	Alcair Airconditioning	David Attard Greg Crick	Holden VR Commodore	93
DNF	05	Holden Racing Team	Peter Brock Tomas Mezera	Holden VR Commodore	67

Race statistics[edit]

Pole position: Craig Lowndes & Greg Murphy, 1m 13.1494s^[4]
Race time of winning car: 3h 30m 22.82s^[1]
Fastest race lap: Craig Lowndes, 1m 13.7557s on lap 36^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 277
^ ^a ^b ^c Sandown 500 Entry List, Auto Action, 6 September 1995
^ The Auto Action Entry List has Poole & Ordynski in a VP Commodore and the Australian Motor Racing Year Results has them in a VR Commodore. A 2013 article at www.supercars.com indicates that the car was "built in 1993 as a VP model Commodore" and "was updated to VR spec in 1996"
^ 1995 Sandown 500 - Business as Usual, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 200-204
^ Sandown 500, Motorsport News, 8–21 September 1995, page 20

External links[edit]

Preceded by 1994 Sandown 500	Sandown 500 1995	Succeeded by 1996 Tickford 500

[AMRY_277-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 277

[AA-2] Sandown 500 Entry List, Auto Action, 6 September 1995

[3] The Auto Action Entry List has Poole & Ordynski in a VP Commodore and the Australian Motor Racing Year Results has them in a VR Commodore. A 2013 article at www.supercars.com indicates that the car was "built in 1993 as a VP model Commodore" and "was updated to VR spec in 1996"

[AMRY_200-4] 1995 Sandown 500 - Business as Usual, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, pages 200-204

[5] Sandown 500, Motorsport News, 8–21 September 1995, page 20

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