The 1974 Sandown 250 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...

. Entries were divided into four classes:

• Class A : Up to 1300 cc
• Class B : 1301 - 2000 cc
• Class C : 2001 - 3000 cc
• Class D : Over 3000 cc

The event was held 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....

 on 8 September 1974 over a race distance of 130 laps (251 miles, 404 km).

The race was the second round of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The Australian Manufacturers' Championship is a motor racing title awarded by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport to the winning car manufacturer in a series of races held throughout Australia...

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Position	Drivers	No.	Car	Class	Laps
1	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...	33	Ford Falcon XB 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...	D	130
2	John Leffler John Leffler John Leffler is a former Australian racing driver. Leffler is best known for driving open-wheelers and winning the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1976.Leffler drove Morris Coopers for many years in the 1960s... , 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...	7	Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	128
3	Murray Carter		Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop	D	127
4	Wayne Negus, Bob Forbes		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	124
5	Dennis Martin		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	123
6	Stuart Saker		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	122
7	Brian Ovenden		Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49	D	121
8	Cam Richardson, Tony Niovanni		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	121
9	Tony Farrell	23	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...	C	120
10	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...	1	Holden Torana SL/R 5000	D	120
11	Graeme Blanchard		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	119
12	Niel West		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	117
13	Roger Bonhomme		Holden Torana LJ GTR	C	117
14	Bob Beasley		Mazda RX-3	C	117
15	Ray Gulson		Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV	B	116
16	Bill Evans	52	Datsun 1200 Coupe	A	114
17	John Lord		Morris Cooper S	A	114
18	Stewart McLeod		Datsun 240K	C	113
19	Neil Mason		Morris Cooper S	A	111
20	Geoff Wade, Geoff Leeds		Ford Escort Twin Cam	B	111
21	Lynn Brown		Mazda 1300	A	109
22	Max McGinley		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...	A	109
23	Ken Brian		Honda Civic	A	108
24	John Dellaca		Morris Cooper S	A	108
25	Nick Louis		Mazda RX-3	C	104
26	Gary Baglee, Dave Condon		Chrysler Galant 1600	B	99
27	Russ McRae		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	98
28	Lakis Manticas		Alfa Romeo Alfetta 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...	B	98
DNF	Robert Bride		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	110
DNF	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...		Holden Torana SL/R 5000	D	98
DNF	Alan Cant		Ford Escort Twin Cam	B	95
DNF	Jim Murcott		Alfa Romeo GTV	B	83
DNF	Ray Kaleda		Holden Torana SL/R 5000	D	78
DNF	Gary Leggatt		Morris Cooper S	A	68
DNF	Bob Holden		Ford Escort 1300	A	65
DNF	John Pollard		Holden Torana SL/R 5000	D	61
DNF	Robin Dudfield		Alfa Romeo Junior	A	59
DNF	John Stevens		Ford Escort Twin Cam	B	58
DNF	Peter Wherrett Peter Wherrett Peter Wherrett was an Australian motoring and motor sport journalist and race car driver.Wherrett learned to drive when his parents got their first motor car when he was twelve...		Alfa Romeo Alfetta	B	55
DNF	Ian Judd		Honda Civic	A	49
DNF	Graham Ritter		Alfa Romeo GTV	B	40
DNF	John Stoopman		Holden Torana LJ GTR XU-1	D	37
DNF	Ray Harrison		Mazda R100 Mazda R100 The Mazda R100 was the export name for the Mazda Familia Rotary Coupe, an automobile produced by Mazda in Japan from 1968 to 1973. It used the chassis from the Familia and the rotary 0820 engine similar to the one used in the Cosmo Sport Series II. It was a 2 door 2+2 coupé and was produced from...	C	20
DNF	Geoff Perry, Fred Sutherland		BMW 3.0S BMW New Six The BMW New Six is a line of six-cylinder luxury cars produced by the German automaker BMW from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as a response to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated large luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans....	C	20
DNF	Mel Mollison		Mazda Savannah 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	17
DNF	Geoff Newton		Ford Capri V6	C	1

External links

• Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition
• Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975
• CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974
• The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989
• The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988