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The 1977 Hang Ten 400
Sandown 500
The Sandown 500 is an endurance motor race staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne in Victoria, Australia between 1964 and 2011. It was typically held in September, the month before Australia’s premier endurance race, the Bathurst 1000. The “500” was not run in 1966, 1967, 1999, 2000, 2008,...

was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars

Group C (Australia)

In relation to Australian motorsport, Group C refers to either of two sets of regulations devised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for use in Australian touring car racing from 1965 to 1984...

. The race was held on 11 September 1977 at the Sandown Park

Sandown Raceway

Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately south east of the city centre. It is considered a power circuit with its front straight being 899m long and back straight 910m long.-History:...

circuit in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

over a total distance of 400 km. It was Round 8 of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship

1977 Australian Touring Car Championship

The 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing championship open to Group C Touring Cars. It was the 18th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship and it began at Symmons Plains Raceway on 7 March and ended at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on 20...

and Round 1 of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes.

Cars competed in four engine capacity classes:

Class A: 3001 to 6000cc
Class B: 2001 to 3000cc
Class C: 1301 to 2000cc
Class D: Up to 1300cc

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class	Laps
1	Peter Brock Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock, AM otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he raced vehicles of other...	25	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	Bill Patterson Racing	A	129
2	Allan Grice Allan Grice Allan Maxwell Grice OAM , known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former racing driver and politician, most famous for twice winning the prestigious Bathurst 1000 , and as a privateer driver of a Holden in the Australian Touring Car Championship.Grice also had a successful second...	6	Holden LX Torana SS A9X Hatchback	Craven Mild Racing	A	128
3	Allan Moffat Allan Moffat Allan George Moffat, OBE is an Australian racing driver known for his four wins in the Australian Touring Car Championship, six wins in the Sandown 500 and his four wins in the Bathurst 1000...	1	Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop Ford XC Falcon The Ford XC Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1976 and 1979. It was a facelift of the XB Falcon, itself an upgrade of the XA Falcon which had entered production in 1972...	Moffat Ford Dealers	A	127
4	Bazil Van Rooyen		Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34	Bill Patterson Racing	A	126
5	Colin Bond Colin Bond Colin John Bond is a retired Australian racing driver. Bond reached the highest levels in Australian motorsport in 1969 when he was recruited by Harry Firth to the newly formed Holden Dealer Team...	2	Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop	Moffat Ford Dealers	A	125
6	Lawrie Nelson		Ford Capri V6	Capri Components		B	119
7	John Duggan, Brian Wheeler		Mazda RX-3 Mazda RX-3 The Mazda RX-3 is an automobile sold in the 1970s. It was intended to be smaller and sportier than its brother, the RX-2/Capella Rotary. In 1972 all rotary engines had their die-cast rotor housing coated with a new process: The new Transplant Coating Process featured sprayed-on steel which is...		B	119
8	Brian Potts		Mazda RX-3		B	112
9	Frank Porter, Jim Murcott		Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTAm Alfa Romeo Alfetta Alfa Romeo GTV redirects here. For 916 series GTV see Alfa Romeo GTV & SpiderThe Alfa Romeo Alfetta is an Italian rear-wheel drive executive saloon car and fastback coupé produced from 1972 until 1987 by Alfa Romeo...		C	118
10	Ralph Radburn		Triumph Dolomite Sprint		C	115
11	Warwick Henderson, Peter Hopwood		Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV		C	114
12	Greg Toepfer		Ford Escort RS2000		C	111
13	Chris Heyer, Rudi Dahlhauser		Volkswagen Golf GTi Volkswagen Golf Mk1 In May 1974, Volkswagen presented the first-generation Golf as a modern front-wheel-drive, hatchback replacement for the Volkswagen Beetle.-History:...		C	110
14	Matthew Phillip		Honda Civic Honda Civic (first generation) Honda began selling the 1169 cc transversely mounted inline four-cylinder Civic for about US$2,200. The car produced roughly 50 hp and included power front disc brakes, vinyl seating, reclining bucket seats, and a woodgrain-accented dashboard. The hatchback version added a fold-down...		D	108
15	Robin Dudfield		Alfa Romeo GT 1300 Junior		D	107
16	Garry Leggat		Fiat 128 3P Fiat 128 The Fiat 128 is a small family car manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1969 to 1985. The engine was designed by the famous Ferrari racing engine designer Aurelio Lampredi.-History:...		D	106
17	Ian Chilman, Brian Reed		Honda Civic		D	105
18	Ray Farrar, Geoff Wade		Ford Capri V6		B	100
DNF	John Harvey John Harvey (motorsport) John Francis Harvey is a retired Australian racing driver. He was a top speedway driver for many years in the 1950s/1960s winning many championship races including NSW Championship 3 successive years, Victorian Championship twice.After switching from speedway to road racing, Harvey drove cars...	14	Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	A
DNF	John Goss, Jack Brabham Jack Brabham Sir John Arthur "Jack" Brabham, AO, OBE is an Australian former racing driver who was Formula One champion in , and . He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name....		Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop	John Goss Racing		A
DNF	Jim Richards Jim Richards (race driver) Jim Richards is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian GT Championship...		Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop Ford XB Falcon The Ford XB Falcon is a car which was produced by Ford Australia between 1973 and 1976 and was built exclusively in Australia. It bore minor cosmetic differences to the preceding model, the XA, aimed at giving the car a more muscular stance...	Melford Motors	A
DNF	Garth Wigston	20	Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hardtop	Roadways Racing		A
DNF	Phil Brock		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34	Bill Patterson Racing		A
DNF	Charlie O'Brien, Wayne Negus		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	A
DNF	Peter Janson		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34	Captain Peter Janson		A
DNF	Jim Keogh, Ritter		Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop		A
DNF	Larry Perkins Larry Perkins Larry Clifton Perkins is a former racing driver and V8 Supercar team owner from Australia.-Career:...		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34	Captain Peter Janson		A
DNF	Dick Johnson		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop	Bryan Byrt Ford Dick Johnson Racing Dick Johnson Racing is Australia's oldest operating motor racing team. Founded by Dick Johnson, the team has won seven Australian Touring Car Championship titles and has taken three victories in Australia's hallmark race, the Bathurst 1000...		A
DNF	Ron Dickson, Fred Gibson Fred Gibson (motor racing) Fred Gibson is a former Australian racing driver and race team owner.-Competitor:After a career that began in small production sports cars, first an MGA, and later the first Lotus Elan to run in Australian competition , Gibson quickly moved up into the touring car ranks...		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop		A
DNF	Graeme Blanchard, Scott Taylor		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34		A
DNF	Bruce Hindhaugh		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34		A
DNF	Warren Cullen, Brian Sampson Brian Sampson (racing driver) Brian Sampson is a retired Australian racing driver.Sampson had a long career throughout the 60s and 70s, which he still continues as a hobby...		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34		A
DNF	Rusty French, Leo Leonard		Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop		A
DNF	Tim Slako		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34		A
DNF	Bob Forbes		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34	Bob Forbes Motorsport		A
DNF	Bob Morris Bob Morris (motor racing) Robert Morris is an Australian former racing driver. Morris was one of the leading touring car drivers during the 1970s and continued racing until 1984. Morris won Australia's premier Touring car race, the Bathurst 1000 in 1976. He also won the Australian Touring Car Championship in 1979...		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34	Ron Hodgson Racing		A
DNF	Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett (race driver) Kevin Bartlett , often known by his nickname "KB", is an Australian former open wheel and touring car racing driver who won the CAMS Gold Star in 1968 and 1969, as well as the prestigious Bathurst 1000. Bartlett was named in Wheels magazine's annual yearbook in 2004 as one of Australia's 50...		Ford XB Falcon GT Hardtop		A
DNF	Bob Jane Bob Jane Robert "Bob" Jane is an Australian former race car driver and prominent businessman. A four-time winner of the Armstrong 500, the race that became the prestigious Bathurst 1000 and a four-time Australian Touring Car Champion, Jane is perhaps known best nowadays for his chain of tyre retailers,... , Ian Geoghegan Ian Geoghegan Ian "Pete" Geoghegan, was an Australian race car driver, known for a quick wit and natural driving skills. Geoghegan was one of the iconic characters of the 1960s and 1970s Australian motor racing scene...		Holden Torana LX SS A9X Hatchback	Bob Jane T-Marts		A
DNF	Graham Ryan, Arnull		Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34		A
DNF	Murray Carter		Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop	Brian Wood Ford		A
DNF	Lyndon Arnel		Ford Escort RS2000		C
DNF	Rod Stevens, Farrell		Ford Escort RS2000		C
DNF	Geoff Leeds, Bruce Leffler		Mazda RX-3		B
DNF	David Seldon		Triumph Dolomite		C
DNF	Lyn Brown, Bruce Stewart		Mazda
DNF	Barry Lawrence		Triumph Dolomite		C
DNF	Laing-Peach		Triumph Dolomite		C
DNF	Wilson, Andrews		Holden Torana		A
DNF	Peter Williamson		Toyota Celica	Peter Williamson Toyota		C
DNF	Louis, Brewster		Mazda
DNF	Penhall, Gary Cooke		Mazda
DNF	Ian Messner, Bill Stanley		Ford Escort RS2000		C
DNF	John White, John English		Ford Escort RS2000		C
DNF	Ray Cutchie		Ford Capri V6		B
DNF	Wade, Myers		Triumph Dolomite		C
DNF	Ian Wells, McGinley		Ford Escort RS2000		C
DNF	Gough, Gough		Isuzu Gemini		C
DNF	Granger, Richards		BMW BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
DNF	Stoopman, Stoopman		BMW
DNF	Tony Niovanni		Isuzu Gemini		C
DNF	Patterson		Honda Honda is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...		D
DNF	Ken Harrison		Ford Escort
DNF	Bernie Stack, Poole		Volkswagen Passat Volkswagen Passat The Volkswagen Passat is a large family car marketed by Volkswagen Passenger Cars through six design generations since 1973. Between the Volkswagen Golf / Volkswagen Jetta and the Volkswagen Phaeton in the current Volkswagen line-up, the Passat and its derivatives have been badged variously as...		D

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