1997 Tickford 500
The 1997 Tickford 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars.[1] It was held on 14 September 1997 at the Sandown Raceway [1] and was the 32nd running of the Sandown 500.
The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy, driving a Holden VS Commodore [1] for the Holden Racing Team.[2]
Qualifying
The fastest lap in qualifying was set by Mark Skaife at 1:11.3142.
Top ten shootout
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 05 | Holden Racing Team |  Mark Skaife |
Holden VS Commodore |
| 2 | 10 | Larkham Motor Sport | Mark Larkham |
Ford EL Falcon |
| 3 | 1 | Glenn Seton Racing | Glenn Seton |
Ford EL Falcon |
| 4 | 9 | Alan Jones Racing | Alan Jones |
Ford EL Falcon |
| 5 | 97 | Holden Young Lions | Jason Bargwanna |
Holden VS Commodore |
| 6 | 15 | Holden Racing Team |  Greg Murphy |
Holden VS Commodore |
| 7 | 46 | John Faulkner Racing | John Faulkner |
Holden VS Commodore |
| 8 | 7 | Wayne Gardner Racing | Wayne Gardner |
Holden VS Commodore |
| 9 | 17 | Dick Johnson Racing | Dick Johnson |
Ford EL Falcon |
| 10 | 25 | Longhurst Racing | Tony Longhurst |
Ford EL Falcon |
Official results
The race was started in the rain under the control of the safety car.[1] 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.[1]
Statistics
- Pole Position: Mark Skaife [1]
- Fastest race lap: Mark Skaife – 1:17.4932 on lap 101 [1]
- Race time of winning car: 3h 45:22.3508 [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 History Repeats, Australian Auto Action, 19-25 September 1997, page 46
- 1 2 Tickford 500 Entry, Australian Auto Action, 12-18 September 1997, page 4
- ↑ V8 Bathurst 1997, page 27
- ↑ Entry List in Australian Auto Action shows Trimbole and Mezera in a VS Commodore, Results in Australian Auto Action show VP Commodore, image at www.biante.com.au shows it was not a VP Commodore
- ↑ www.biante.com.au page containing image of Trimbole/Mezera Commodore at 1997 Tickford 500 Retrieved on 1 May 2012
External links
| Preceded by 1996 Tickford 500 |
Sandown 500 1997 |
Succeeded by 1998 Tickford 500 |
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