# 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500

The 1992 Don't Drink Drive Sandown 500 was an endurance motor race open to Group 3A Touring Cars (commonly known as Group A cars), 1993 Group 3A 5.0 Litre Touring Cars (later to become known as V8 Supercars) and Group 3E Series Production Cars. It was held at the Sandown International Motor Raceway, in Victoria, Australia, on 13 September 1992, over 136 laps of the 3.1 km circuit, a total distance of approximately 422 km. The race, which was the 27th Sandown 500, was won by Larry Perkins and Steve Harrington driving a Holden VL Commodore.
The race was intended to be run over 150 laps, but it was significantly delayed by several periods of slow running behind the pace car. With the Sandown circuit operating under an Environmental Protection Agency curfew of 5pm, the race was shortened to 136 laps.

## Top 10 Qualifiers

Although no official Top 10 run off was held during qualifying for the Sandown 500, the top 10 qualifiers were:
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Car | Qual |
| 1 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:15.87 |
| 2 | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Tomas Mezera | Holden VP Commodore | 1:16.62 |
| 3 | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:17.50 |
| 4 | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy | Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.71 |
| 5 | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock | Holden VP Commodore | 1:17.79 |
| 6 | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton | Ford EB Falcon | 1:17.80 |
| 7 | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Wayne Park | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.16 |
| 8 | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst | BMW M3 Evolution | 1:18.16 |
| 9 | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Terry Sheil | Ford Sierra RS500 | 1:18.75 |
| 10 | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Bob Jones | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 1:22.76 |

## Results

| Position | Group | No. | Entrant | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| 1 | 3A | 11 | Bob Jane T-Marts Perkins Racing | Larry Perkins Steve Harrington | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 136 |
| 2 | 3A | 25 | Benson & Hedges Racing | Tony Longhurst Paul Morris | BMW M3 Evolution | 136 |
| 3 | 3A (1993) | 15 | Holden Racing Team | Tomas Mezera Brad Jones | Holden VP Commodore | 133 |
| 4 | 3A | 13 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Bob Jones Peter Janson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 122 |
| 5 | 3E | 10 | Robinson Racing Developments | Ken Douglas Kent Youlden | Ford EB Falcon | 117 |
| 6 | 3E | 4 | Robert Ogilvie | Robert Ogilvie Paul Fordham | Holden VP Commodore SS | 116 |
| 7 | 3E | 7 | Palmer Promotions | Ian Palmer Brett Bull | Holden VP Commodore SS | 114 |
| 8 | 3A | 75 | Bob Holden Motors | Brad Wright Ted Dunford | Toyota Corolla | 110 |
| 9 | 3E | 6 | Bridgestone Australia | Tony Scott Ed Lamont | Holden VP Commodore SS | 110 |
| 10 | 3A | 05 | Mobil 1 Racing | Peter Brock Troy Dunstan | Holden VN Commodore SS Group A SV | 110 |
| 11 | 3E | 21 | Autobarn - Springvale | Danny Bogut Henry Draper | Suzuki Swift GTi | 106 |
| 12 | 3E | 14 | Murray Carter | Murray Carter Chris Muscat | Nissan Pulsar SSS | 102 |
| DNF | 3A | 28 | Playscape Racing | Kevin Waldock Brett Peters | Ford Sierra RS500 | 130 |
| DNF | 3A (1993) | 16 | Holden Racing Team | Win Percy Allan Grice | Holden VP Commodore | 109 |
| DNF | 3E | 3 | Fitzgerald Racing | Peter Fitzgerald Terry Lewis | Holden VP Commodore SS | 109 |
| DNF | 3A | 18 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Terry Shiel Greg Crick | Ford Sierra RS500 | 108 |
| DNF | 3E | 41 | Caltex CXT Race Team | Terry Bosnjak Peter Hopwood | Holden VP Commodore SS | 100 |
| DNF | 3A | 39 | Protech Microsystems | Chris Smerdon Mark Poole | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 90 |
| NC | 3A | 26 | Gemspares | Daryl Hendrick John Blanchard | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 88 |
| DNF | 3A | 35 | Peter Jackson Racing | Wayne Park David Parsons | Ford Sierra RS500 | 82 |
| NC | 3A | 73 | Bob Holden Motors | Bob Holden Dennis Rogers | Toyota Levin | 72 |
| NC | 3A | 52 | M3 Motorsport | John Cotter Peter Doulman | BMW M3 | 69 |
| DNF | 3A | 29 | Mountain Motorsport | Calvin Gardiner Mike Conway | Toyota Levin | 35 |
| DNF | 3A | 17 | Shell Ultra Hi Racing | Dick Johnson John Bowe | Ford Sierra RS500 | 31 |
| DNF | 3A (1993) | 30 | Peter Jackson Racing | Glenn Seton Alan Jones | Ford EB Falcon | 18 |
| DNF | 3A | 88 | Mountain Motorsport | Gregg Easton Brad Stratton | Toyota Levin | 12 |
| DNF | 3A | 31 | Ampol Max 3 Racing | Robbi Ker Don Watson | Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV | 2 |
| DNS | 3E | 22 | Valvoline Oils | Melinda Price Steven Richards | Nissan Pulsar SSS | |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - 1:15.87 - #17 Dick Johnson - Ford Sierra RS500
* Fastest Lap - 1:16.88 - #17 Dick Johnson/John Bowe - Ford Sierra RS500