Sandown International Raceway is a motor racing circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, approximately 25 km south east of the city centre. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... V8 Supercars in action The V8 Supercar is a category of touring car racing that evolved in Australia in the early 1990s. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ... 2005 V8SCS Champion Russell Ingall with his #1 Caltex Falcon Former SBR pilot and dual V8SCS Champion Marcos Ambrose in his SBR Falcon at Indy 2005 Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) is one of the premier motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercar series, formed in 1998 by experienced New... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ...

History

It was first opened in 1962 and held the Sandown 500 in 1984. This race is one of the 'endurance' races in the V8 Supercar calendar. Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category. ...

Motor racing

When Sandown first opened in 1962 it held the Sandown International Cup, which featured world-famous drivers such as Stirling Moss and Bruce McLaren. Throughout the 1960s and 70s the race meetings continued to attract international stars along with the best of Australia's drivers. Sir Stirling Moss OBE (born September 17, 1929 in London) is a British former racing driver from England. ... Bruce Leslie McLaren (30 August 1937–2 June 1970), born in Auckland, New Zealand, was a race-car designer, driver, engineer and inventor. ...

Australia's traditional Holden/Ford rivalry really surfaced at the track in the late 1960s and through the 1970s until Peter Brock won seven meetings in a row, out of a total of nine. Holdens rule This article is about the Australian car manufacturer. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... For other persons named Peter Brock, see Peter Brock (disambiguation). ...

1984 saw the introduction of Group A rules and an extension of the track to 3.9 km. It also saw the first 500 km race, named the Castrol 500. In 1989 the track reverted back to 3.1 km.

The 1990, 1993 and 1994 events had no major sponsor and were underwritten by Jon Davison.

V8 Supercars

With the creation of the V8 Supercars series, they included the Sandown 500 event as part of their calendar until 1998. The race was then held as a sprint round until 2000, then as three 150 km races with pit stops in 2001 and 2002. The event was won by Todd Kelly in 2001 and by Marcos Ambrose in 2002. They returned to the 500 km format in 2003 with a sponsorship deal with Betta Electrical and have been a large part of the series since. The 2003 event was won by Mark Skaife and Todd Kelly for the Holden Racing Team. In 2004 it was won by Marcos Ambrose and Greg Ritter in a Pirtek-backed Stone Brothers Racing Falcon. In 2005, it was won by Craig Lowndes and Frenchman Yvan Muller in a Betta Electrical backed Falcon. In 2006, Ford Performance Racing got its maiden endurance victory with Mark Winterbottom and Jason Bright. In 2007, the major sponsor of the sandown 500 is "just-car insurance" and the event is called the Just car insurance 500 V8 Supercars in action The V8 Supercar is a category of touring car racing that evolved in Australia in the early 1990s. ... The Sandown 500 is a 500 kilometre motor race for touring cars, conducted at the Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Todd Kelly (born on October 9, 1979 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ... Date of Birth: 3 April 1967 Birth Place: Gosford, New South Wales Resides: Melbourne, Victoria Nickname: Skaifey Height: 180cm Weight: 75kg Interests: Watersports, Skiing. ... Todd Kelly (born on October 9, 1979 in Mildura, Victoria, Australia) is a V8 Supercar racing driver, currently living in Melbourne, Victoria. ... V8 Supercars in action V8 Supercar is the main motor racing series in Australia. ... Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. ... 2005 V8SCS Champion Russell Ingall with his #1 Caltex Falcon Former SBR pilot and dual V8SCS Champion Marcos Ambrose in his SBR Falcon at Indy 2005 Stone Brothers Racing (SBR) is one of the premier motorsport teams competing in the Australian V8 Supercar series, formed in 1998 by experienced New... Craig Lowndes signing autographs at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. ... Yvan Muller (born August 16, 1969) is a French auto racing driver. ... Mark Frosty Winterbottom was born on May 20, 1981 in Sydney, Australia. ... Jason Brighty Bright is a racing driver from Australia. ...

EasterNats

Easternats is a car festival held at the race track annually. It attracts a large number of entrants for the show'n'shine and various other events. It comprises usually a turn out of 750 entered vehicles.