John Roxburgh, was an Australian racing driver, and motor sports administrator.

Roxburgh's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500

1960 Armstrong 500

The 1960 Armstrong 500 was an endurance motor race for Australian made or assembled standard production sedans. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria on 20 November 1960 over a distance of 167 laps x 3.0 miles = 501 miles....

 (known later as the Bathurst 1000

Bathurst 1000

The Bathurst 1000 is a touring car race held annually at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia...

), co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta

Vauxhall Cresta

The Vauxhall Cresta is a British car first introduced in 1954 by Vauxhall Motors as an upmarket version of the Vauxhall Velox . When the Wyvern was replaced in 1957 the new larger car took the Cresta name...

 with Frank Coad

Frank Coad

Frank Coad, who was born on 3 September 1930, is a former Australian racing driver.Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in the original 1960 Armstrong 500 Frank Coad, who was born on 3 September 1930, is a former Australian racing driver.Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in...

. Roxburgh continued to race touring cars well into the 1970s, most notably racing for the factory supported Datsun

Nissan Motors

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 Racing Team. He won Class A at Bathurst in 1967

1967 Gallaher 500

The 1967 Gallaher 500 was the eighth running of the Bathurst 500 production car race. It was held on 1 October 1967 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst. Cars competed in five classes based on purchase price of the vehicle.In a seminal moment for the race, the first Australian built...

, and Class B in 1968

1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500

The 1968 Hardie-Ferodo 500 was the ninth running of the Bathurst 500 production car race. It was held on 6 October 1968 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst...

, co-driving with triple Australian Grand Prix winner Doug Whiteford

Doug Whiteford

Doug Whiteford was an Australian racing driver.Whiteford was best known as a competitor in the Australian Grand Prix which he won three times in four years. He was fondly remember for his Talbot-Lago T26 Formula One car which he used to win his second and third Grands Prix. His third win was at the...

 on each occasion.

He later turned to the administration of the sport, serving as CAMS President from 1977 to 1982.

Roxburgh died in 1993, aged 61. He was the first winner of the Bathurst 1000 and its predecessors to die.