# 1973 Phillip Island 500K

The 1973 Phillip Island 500K was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars, staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 25 November 1973. Race distance was 106 laps of the 4.73 km circuit, a total distance of 501.38 km. The race, which was the fifth and final round of the 1973 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was the third Phillip Island 500.
The race was won by Peter Brock, driving a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 for the Holden Dealer Team.

## Classes

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes.
* Class A: Up to 1300cc
* Class B: 1301 – 2000cc
* Class C: 2001 – 3000cc
* Class D: Over 3000cc

## Results

| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 106 |
| 2 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 105 |
| 3 | Barry Nixon-Smith | 22 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Merrell Motors | 99 |
| 4 | Gil Davis | 23 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | N. Edwards | 98 |
| 5 | John Stoopman | 30 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | J. Stoopman | 97 |
| 6 | Ray Harrison | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | A.F. & M. Beninca | 96 |
| 7 | Cam Richardson | 7 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Feltham Team Racing | 94 |
| 8 | Bill Evans | 56 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | 94 |
| 9 | Roger Bonhomme | 37 | Holden LC Torana GTR | Mollison Motors P. L. | 92 |
| 10 | Kevin Kennedy | 29 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | K. H. Kennedy | 92 |
| | Class A : Up to 1300cc | | | | |
| 1 | Bill Evans | 56 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | 94 |
| 2 | Noel Riley | 63 | Honda Civic | Bennett Honda | 91 |
| 3 | John Lord | 54 | Morris Cooper S | Lord Co. (Aust.) P. L. | 89 |
| 4 | John Bundy | 61 | Morris Cooper S | J. Bundy | 82 |
| ? | Lakis Manticas | 55 | Fiat 128 Coupe | Formula 1 Europa Garage | ? |
| ? | Geoff Newton | 62 | Morris Cooper S | G. Newton | ? |
| ? | Lynne De Luca, Darrylyn Huitt | 59 | Mazda 1300 | G. R. Berry | ? |
| ? | Rod Murphy | 64 | Honda Civic | Honda Sales P. L. | ? |
| DNF | James Laing-Peach | 57 | Datsun 1200 Coupe | Datsun Racing Team | ? |
| | Class B : 1301 – 2000cc | | | | |
| 1 | Ray Harrison | 49 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | A.F. & M. Beninca | 96 |
| 2 | Mel Mollison | 45 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | 92 |
| 3 | Raymond Harrison | 50 | Mazda R100 Coupe | R. Harrison | 81 |
| ? | Geoff Perry | 48 | Mazda RX-3 | Mazda Racing Team | 92 |
| ? | Geoff Wade | 38 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Peter Mac's Towing | ? |
| DNF | Christine Cole, Sue Ransom | 40 | Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV | Chesterfield Filter Racing | ? |
| DNF | Graham Ritter | 44 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Strapp Ford | ? |
| DNF | Bob Holden | 43 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Brian Byrt Ford | ? |
| | Class C : 2001 – 3000cc | | | | |
| 1 | Roger Bonhomme | 37 | Holden LC Torana GTR | Mollison Motors P. L. | 92 |
| 2 | Gary Cooke | 35 | Mazda RX-2 | James Mason Motors | 91 |
| 3 | Tony Roberts | 36 | Datsun 240K | Tony Roberts Auto Centre | 90 |
| | Class D : Over 3000cc | | | | |
| 1 | Peter Brock | 1 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 106 |
| 2 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 105 |
| 3 | Barry Nixon-Smith | 22 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Merrell Motors | 99 |
| 4 | Gil Davis | 23 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | N. Edwards | 98 |
| 5 | John Stoopman | 30 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | J. Stoopman | 97 |
| 6 | Cam Richardson | 7 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Feltham Team Racing | 94 |
| 7 | Kevin Kennedy | 29 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | K. H. Kennedy | 92 |
| 8 | Murray Carter | 15 | Ford XA Falcon GT | Murray Carter / Shell Racing | 91 |
| 9 | Graeme Blanchard | 16 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | G. Blanchard | 85 |
| 10 | Brian Ovenden | 31 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | B. Ovenden | 78 |
| ? | Robert Bride | 10 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | ACI Fibreglass | ? |
| ? | Rod McRae | 12 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Dustings of Burwood | ? |
| ? | Phillip Brock, Tom Naughton | 4 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | Motor Racing Ins. Service | ? |
| DNF | Fred Gibson | 6 | Ford XA Falcon GT | Ford Australia | 95 |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 9 | Ford XA Falcon GT | Ford Australia | 89 |
| DNF | John Harvey | | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Bob Jane Racing | ? |
| DNF | Tony Niovanni | 21 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | Peter Robinson Motors | ? |
| DNF | Stuart Saker | 27 | Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1 | S. Saker | ? |
| DNF | John Goss | 5 | Ford XA Falcon GT | McLeod Ford / Shell Racing | ? |
| DNF | Lawrie Nelson | 8 | Chrysler VH Valiant Charger | L. Nelson | 0 |