1977 Ready Plan Insurance Phillip Island 500K

The 1977 Ready Plan Insurance Phillip Island 500K was a motor race staged at the Phillip Island circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 November 1977.[1] It was final round of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship and of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes, [1] and as such was open to Group C Touring Cars.[2] The race was won by Allan Grice driving a Holden Torana.[1]

Class system

As the race was a round of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes, cars competed in four engine displacement classes: [2]

  • Class A: Up to 1300cc [2]
  • Class B: 1301 to 2000cc [2]
  • Class C: 2001 to 3000cc [2]
  • Class D: 3001 to 6000cc [2]

Race results
Position [1] Drivers [1] No. [1] Car [1] Entrant [3] Class [3] Class Pos. Laps [1]
1 Allan Grice 26 Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X Craven Mild Racing D [3] 1 [3] 106
2 Peter Janson 15 Holden LX Torana A9X [4] Ipec D [3] 2 [3] 106
3 Jim Richards Ford XB Falcon GT [5] Melford D [3] 3 [3] 105
4 John Harvey 3 Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D [3] 4 [3] 105
5 Colin Bond 2 Ford XC Falcon [5] Moffat Ford Dealers D [3] 5 [3] 105
6 Wayne Negus 8 Holden LX Torana SL/R 5000 A9X Marlboro Holden Dealer Team D [3] 6 [3] 103
7 Barry Allen Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 [3] Ferris Car Radios D [3] 7 [3] 103
8 Charlie O'Brien 9 Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X Mercury Outboards D [3] 8 [3] 102
9 Frank Porter Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT [3] Benincas B [3] 1 [3] 99
10 Paul Gulson Alfa Romeo GTV Endrust B [3] 2 [3] 99
11 Lawrie Nelson Ford Capri V6 [3] Lawrie Nelson C [3] 1 [3] 98
12 Ray Farrar Ford Capri V6 [3] Brian Wood Ford C [3] 2 [3] 95
13 Garth Wigston Holden LX Torana A9X [4] D 9 95
14 John Faulkner Ford Capri V6 [3] Wynns Frictionproofing C [3] 3 [3] 94
15 Roger Cartwright Ford Escort RS2000 [3] Roger Cartwright B [3] 3 [3] 93
16 Matt Phillip Honda Civic Mollison Motors A [3] 1 [3] 91
17 David Cannon Ford Escort RS2000 [3] David Cannon B [3] 4 [3] 91
18 Allan Gough Holden Gemini [4] Barry Sheales Holden B [3] 5 [3] 91
19 Robin Dudfield Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV [3] Alfa Romeo Club B [3] 6 [3] 91
20 Jim Stewart Morris Mini Clubman [3] Hair Affair A [3] 2 [3] 90
21 Martin Power Holden Torana GTR XU-1 D 10 90
22 Mike Minear Holden Gemini [4] B 7 [4] 89
23 Robyn Hamilton Holden Gemini [4] B 8 [4] 89
24 Rusty French, Leo Leonard [3] Ford XC Falcon [5] D 11 89
25 Ian Chilman Honda Civic Ian Chilman A [3] 3 [3] 88
26 Ian Lees Ford Capri V6 [5] Ian Lees C 4 [5] 80
27 Scotty Taylor Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 [4] D 12 79
28 Max Patterson Honda Civic Peninsula Honda A 5 74
DNF Peter Brock Holden LX Torana A9X
DNF Bob Morris Holden LX Torana A9X
DNF John Goss Ford XC Falcon [5]
DNF Phil Brock 25 Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34 [3]
DNF Murray Carter Ford XC Falcon [5]
DNF Jim Keogh Ford XB Falcon GT [5]
DNF Graeme Wilson Holden LH Torana SL/R 5000 L34
DNF John Duggan Mazda RX-3
DNF Rod Stevens Ford Escort RS2000 [5]
DNF Neville Bridges Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF Barry James Mazda RX-3
DNF Warwick Henderson Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT
DNF Peter Klueber Alfa Romeo
DNF Peter Lander Morris Mini
DNF Gary Leggat Morris Mini
DNF Tony Niovanni Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF Ray Harrison Alfa Romeo
DNF John Stoopman Holden Torana GTR XU-1
DNF [4] Warren Cullen, John Walker [4] 22 [3] Holden LX Torana SS 5000 A9X [4]
DNF [4] Annette Williams [4] Holden Torana GTR XU-1 [4]

There were 48 starters and 28 classified finishers in the race.[1]

References
  1. Australian Competition Yearbook, 1978 Edition, pages 70 & 78
  2. Conditions for Australian Titles, 1977 CAMS Manual Of Motor Sport, pages 86 to 91
  3. Race of the Year to Grice, Racing Car News, January 1978, page 29
  4. Stewart Wilson, Holden - The official racing history, Chevron Publishing Group, 1988, page 345
  5. Stewart Wilson and Max Stahl, Ford - The racing History, Chevron Publishing Group, 1989, page 297
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