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1997 Tickford 500

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The 1997 Tickford 500 was an endurance motor race for V8 Supercars. It was held on 14 September 1997 at the Sandown Raceway and was the 32nd running of the Sandown 500.

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The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Greg Murphy, driving a Holden VS Commodore for the Holden Racing Team.

Qualifying

The fastest lap in qualifying was set by Mark Skaife at 1:11.3142.

Official results

The race was started in the rain under the control of the safety car. The weather conditions resulted in a slower than expected average speed and the race did not run to its full 161 lap distance, being halted on lap 157 after 3 hours 45 minutes and 22.3508 seconds.

Statistics

  • Pole Position: Mark Skaife
  • Fastest race lap: Mark Skaife – 1:17.4932 on lap 101
  • Race time of winning car: 3h 45:22.3508
  • References

    1997 Tickford 500 Wikipedia


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