# 1973 Sandown 250

The 1973 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. It was staged at Sandown in Victoria, Australia on 9 September 1973 over 130 laps of the 3.1km circuit, a total distance of 403km (250mi). The race was Round 2 of the 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship and was the eighth in a sequence of annual endurance races now known as the Sandown 500.
The race was won by Peter Brock driving a Holden Torana GTR XU-1.

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 130 |
| 2 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 130 |
| 3 | John Goss | 5 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | McLeod Ford - Shell Racing | 129 |
| 4 | Fred Gibson | 6 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 129 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 15 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Murray Carter - Shell Racing | 125 |
| 6 | Tony Niovanni | 21 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter Robinson Motors | 124 |
| 7 | Bob Morris, John Leffler | 7 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Ron Hodgson Motors | 124 |
| 8 | Rod McRae | 12 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | 120 |
| 9 | Ray Harrison | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | AF & M Beninca | 119 |
| 10 | Brian Ovenden | 31 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Tony Roberts Automotive Centre | |
| 11 | Ray Thackwell | 26 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Ray Thackwell Racing | |
| 12 | Geoff Perry | 48 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | 118 |
| | Class A : Up to 1300cc | | | | |
| 1 | James Laing-Peach | 56 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | 113 |
| 2 | Lynne Brown | 58 | Morris Cooper S | Jack Haywood | |
| 3 | David Clement | 33 | Morris Cooper S | Clement Motors | 105 |
| 4 | David Jarrett | 32 | Morris Clubman GT | Shell Vimy Ridge Racing | |
| 5 | Noel Riley | 63 | Honda Civic | Bennett Honda | |
| 6 | Jon Leighton | 66 | Morris Cooper S | Mini-Bits | |
| ? | John Lord | 54 | Morris Cooper S | Lordco (Australia) Pty Ltd | |
| ? | Gary Leggatt | 60 | Morris Cooper S | Fourways Motors Bankstwon | |
| DNF | Geoff Newton | 57 | Morris Cooper S | G Newton | 21 |
| DNF | Peter Janson | 44 | Honda Civic | Honda Australia Pty Ltd | |
| | Class B : 1301cc to 2000cc | | | | |
| 1 | Ray Harrison | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | AF & M Beninca | 119 |
| 2 | Geoff Perry | 48 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | 118 |
| 3 | Bill Evans | 41 | Datsun 180B SSS | Datsun Racing Team | 109 |
| 4 | Wayne Thomson | 47 | Ford Escort GT1600 | WD Electrics | |
| DNF | Mel Mollison | 45 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | 50 |
| DNF | Barry Lee | 51 | Ford Escort GT1600 | B Lee | |
| DNF | Bob Holden | 43 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Bryan Byrt Ford | |
| DNF | Graham Ritter | 42 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Strapp Ford | 7 |
| DNF | Tony Farrell | 39 | Ford Escort GT1600 | Tony Farrell | |
| | Class C : 2001cc to 3000cc | | | | |
| 1 | Gary Cooke | 35 | Mazda Capella RX-2 | James Mason Motors | 102 |
| 2 | George Garth | 36 | Holden Torana GTR | McLeod Kelso & Lee | 72 |
| | Class D : Over 3000cc | | | | |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 130 |
| 2 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 130 |
| 3 | John Goss | 5 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | McLeod Ford - Shell Racing | 129 |
| 4 | Fred Gibson | 6 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 129 |
| 5 | Murray Carter | 15 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Murray Carter - Shell Racing | 125 |
| 6 | Tony Niovanni | 21 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter Robinson Motors | 124 |
| 7 | Bob Morris, John Leffler | | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Ron Hodgson Motors | 124 |
| 8 | Rod McRae | 12 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | 120 |
| 9 | Brian Ovenden | 31 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Tony Roberts Automotive Centre | |
| 10 | Ray Thackwell | 26 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Ray Thackwell Racing | |
| 11 | John Bassett | 18 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Stewart McLeod | |
| 12 | Ron Dickson | 8 | Holden Monaro GTS 308 4 Door | Muirs Motors Ashfield | |
| 13 | Robin Keitley | 97 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Robin Keitley | |
| 14 | Laurie Nelson | 88 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | L Nelson | |
| DNF | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Blanchard Motors | |
| DNF | John Harvey | 2 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Jane Racing | 57 |
| DNF | Pat Peck, Karen McPherson | 25 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | D&P Traders | |
| DNF | Robert Bride | 72 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | ACI Fibreglass | |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 52 |
| DNF | John French | 4 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Bryan Byrt Ford | 51 |
| DNF | Ian Geoghegan | 10 | Ford XA Falcon GT Hardtop | Ford Motor Company of Australia | 2 |