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1982 Castrol 400

The 1982 Castrol 400 was an endurance race for touring cars complying with CAMS Group C regulations. The event was held at the Sandown Raceway circuit in Victoria on 12 September 1982 over 109 laps, totalling 337.9 km. The field was divided into four classes according to engine capacity:

Class A : Up to 1600 cc
Class B : 1601 – 2000 cc
Class C : 2001 – 3000 cc
Class D : 3001 – 6000 cc There were 52 starters in the event, which was the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship and the second round of the 1982 Australian Endurance Championship of Makes.

Allan Moffat's win in his Peter Stuyvesant International Mazda RX-7 was the first outright win by a car from a Japanese manufacturer in the annual Sandown endurance race.

Results

Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Entrant	Class
CAN Allan Moffat	43	Mazda RX-7	Peter Stuyvesant International	D	109
AUS Allan Grice	4	Holden VH Commodore SS	Re-Car Racing	D	109
AUS Dick Johnson	17	Ford XE Falcon	Palmer Tube Mills	D	108
AUS John Harvey
AUS Gary Scott	25	Holden Commodore VH SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	D	108
AUS Terry Shiel	37	Mazda RX-7	Eurocars Mazda	D	107
AUS Charlie O'Brien
AUS Clive Benson-Brown	11	Holden VC Commodore	Sound Wave Discos	D	106
AUS Garry Rogers
AUS Ron Wanless	16	Holden VH Commodore SS	Re-Car Racing	D	106
AUS Fred Gibson	56	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	Nissan Motor Company	C	106
AUS Greg Toepfer
AUS Ken Matthews	19	Holden VH Commodore SS	Citizen Watches	D	105
NZL Jim Richards	31	BMW 635 CSi	JPS Team BMW	D	105
AUS John Goss	10	Jaguar XJS	John Goss Racing	D	104
NZL Peter Janson	3	Holden VH Commodore SS	Cadbury Schweppes	D	103
AUS Bill O'Brien
AUS Brian Sampson	36	Ford XD Falcon	Everlast Batteries Service	D	103
AUS Peter McLeod
AUS Peter Dane	40	Mazda RX-7	Strongbow Racing Team	D	103
AUS John French
AUS Alf Grant	23	Ford XD Falcon	Alf Grant Racing	D	102
AUS John Duggan	34	Mazda RX-7	John Duggan	D	101
AUS Steve Harrington
AUS Garth Wigston	21	Holden VH Commodore SS	Roadways Racing	D	98
AUS Graeme Bailey
AUS Steve Land	61	Toyota Celica	Chickadee Chicken	B	98
AUS Gerry Burges	33	Mazda RX-7	Gerry Burges	D	97
AUS Peter Beninca
AUS Joe Beninca	66	Alfa Romeo GTV	Beninca Motors	B	96
AUS James Myhill
AUS John Bundy	49	Mazda RX-3	J. Myhill	C	95
AUS Jim Faneco
AUS Allan Gough	68	Isuzu Gemini ZZ	Country Dealer Team	A	94
AUS Ian Burrell
AUS Rob Shute	76	Mitsubishi Colt	Eastside Mitsubishi	A	94
AUS Peter Boston	74	Isuzu Gemini PF50	P. Boston	A	93
AUS Ian Wells	97	Mitsubishi Lancer	I. Wells	A	91
AUS Martin Power	59	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Jag Parts	B	91
AUS Brian Winsall	87	Isuzu Gemini	1.6 Litre Touring Car Association	A	90
AUS Tony Mulvihill	64	Ford Escort	Bob Holden Motors	B	80
AUS Lester Smerdon	83	Isuzu Gemini PF50	L. Smerdon	A	75
Other starters included the following:
AUS Steve Masterton	2	Ford XE Falcon	Masterton Homes P/L	D
AUS Peter Brock	05	Holden VH Commodore SS	Marlboro Holden Dealer Team	D
AUS Bob Morris	7	Ford XE Falcon	Alan Jones	D
AUS Colin Bond
AUS Kevin Bartlett	9	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Nine Network Racing Team	D
AUS David Parsons	13	Holden VH Commodore SS	Cadbury Schweppes	D
AUS Murray Carter	18	Ford XE Falcon	Murray Carter John Sands Racing	D
AUS Warren Cullen	22	Holden VH Commodore SS	Cullen Automotive Industries	D
AUS Alan Jones	27	Mazda RX-7	Alan Jones	D
AUS Allan Taylor
AUS Kevin Kennedy	32	Holden VC Commodore	Scotty Taylor Racing	D
AUS Bernie Stack
AUS Keith Poole	38	Holden VC Commodore	Gawler Body Works	D
AUS Gregg Hansford
AUS Lucio Cesario	42	Mazda RX-7	Peter Stuyvesant International	D
AUS John Craft
AUS Barry Seton	52	Ford Capri	Hulcraft Autos	C
AUS George Fury	55	Nissan Bluebird Turbo	Nissan Motor Company	C
AUS Bob Holden	63	Ford Escort	Bob Holden Motors	B
AUS Alexandra Surplice
AUS Doug Clark	71	Toyota Corolla Levin	A. Surplice	A
AUS Craig Bellman	78	Isuzu Gemini	C. Bellman	A
AUS Arthur Abrahams	90	Ford Escort		B

References

Australian Motor Racing Yearbook, 1982/83
CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1982
Racing Car News, September 1982
The Age, Monday, 13 September 1982
The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988

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