Sandown 500
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The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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[edit] Race history
Over the years, the race name has changed to reflect the main sponsor of the race and the race distance. Here is a summary of the various names so far:
| 1968 | Datsun 3-hour |
| 1969–1975 | Sandown 250 |
| 1976–1981 | Hang Ten 400 |
| 1982–1983 | Castrol 400 |
| 1984–1987 | Castrol 500 |
| 1988–1990 | ENZED 500 |
| 1991–1992 | Drink Drive Sandown 500 |
| 1993–1995 | Sandown 500 |
| 1996–1998 | Tickford 500 |
| 1999–2000 | no race |
| 2001–2002 | Sandown 500 |
| 2003–2006 | Betta Electrical Sandown 500 |
[edit] Winners
[edit] References
- ^ Betta Electrical Sandown 500 History. Retrieved on October 22, 2006.
- ^ Sandown International Motor Raceway:The History of Sandown. Retrieved on October 30, 2006.
[edit] External links
Betta Electrical 500 - 2006 event website V8 Supercars Australia
