1985 Castrol 500

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The 1985 Castrol 500 was an endurance race for "Group A" Touring Cars staged at the Sandown International Motor Racing Circuit in Victoria on 15 September 1985. Race distance was 129 laps of the 3.90 km circuit, totalling 503 km.

The field was divided into three classes according to engine displacement.

Class A : 3001cc to 6000cc
Class B : 2001cc to 3000cc
Class C : Up to 2000cc

The event was Round 3 of both the 1985 Australian Endurance Championship and the 1985 Australian Manufacturers' Championship. There were 36 starters of whom 18 were classified as finishers. Results are given below.

[edit] Results

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Jim Richards, Tony Longhurst	1	BMW 635CSi	JPS Team BMW	A	129
2	Neville Crichton, George Fury	31	BMW 635CSi	JPS Team BMW	A	129
3	Peter Williamson, Tomas Mezera	44	Toyota Supra	Peter Williamson Toyota	B	127
4	Colin Bond, Gregg Hansford	47	Alfa Romeo GTV6	Network Alfa	B	126
5	Graham Lusty, Ken Lusty	36	Holden Commodore VK	Lusty Engineering Pty Ltd	A	123
6	Graham Bowkett, Wayne Wilkinson	39	Holden Commodore VK	Sleepy Head Bedding Co.	A	123
7	Denny Hulme, Ray Smith	14	Holden Commodore VK	Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Co.	A	121
8	Ray Ellis, Bernie McLure	13	Holden Commodore VK	Grellis Marketing	A	121
9	Ray Cutchie, John Faulkner	61	Toyota Sprinter	Toyota Team Australia	C	115
10	Bob Holden, Glenn Clark	57	Toyota Sprinter	Bob Holden Motors	C	115
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12	John White, Les Szreniawski	88	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	J. White	C
	Other starters included the following:
	Kent Baigent, Neal Lowe	3	BMW 635CSi	K. Baigent	A
DNF	Peter Brock, David Oxton	05	Holden Commodore VK	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	A
	Allan Grice, Warren Cullen	6	Holden Commodore VK	Roadways Racing Services	A
DNF	John Harvey, David Parsons	7	Holden Commodore VK	Mobil Holden Dealer Team	A
	Gary Willmington, Peter Janson	12	Jaguar XJS	G. Willmington	A
DNF	Dick Johnson, Larry Perkins	17	Ford Mustang GT	Palmer Tube Mills	A
	Jim Keogh, Gary Rogers	20	BMW 635CSi	J. Keogh	A
	Charlie O'Brien, Andrew Miedecke	21	BMW 635CSi	Erle McRae Motor Sport	A
DNF	Gerald Kay, Martin Power	27	Holden Commodore VK	Jagparts Racing	A
	Laurie Nelson, Bill O'Brien	28	Ford Mustang	Capri Components	A
	Barry Jones, Tony Mulvihill	41	Holden Commodore VK	B. Jones	A
	Kevin Bartlett, Peter McKay	42	Mitsubishi Starion T	Mitsubishi Ralliart	B
DNF	Peter Fitzgerald, Brad Jones	43	Mitsubishi Starion T	Mitsubishi Ralliart	B
	Frank Porter, Ray Gulson	45	Alfa Romeo GTV6	Alfa City	B
	John Bundy, Norm Carr	49	Mazda RX-7	J. Bundy	B
	Laurie Hazelton, Jerry Stauberg	50	Ford Capri	J. L. Hazelton	B
	John Hogbin, Pat Hogbin	52	Ford Capri	Hulcraft Auto	B
DNF	Brian Sampson, Garry Waldon	54	Mitsubishi Starion T	Melbourne Clutch and Brake Service	B
	Robbie Francevic, John Bowe	55	Volvo 240T	Mark Petch	B
	Mike Minear, Paul Elliott	56	Volvo 360GLT	M.Minear	C
	David Ratcliffe, Don Smith	58	Toyota Levin	Bob Holden Motors	C
DNF	John Smith, Drew Price	60	Toyota Corolla	Toyota Team Australia	C
	Ken Harrison, Ian Wells	64	Ford Escort	K. Harrison	C
	Lorraine Orchard, Paul Taylor	66	Triumph Dolomite	Jagparts Racing	C