The 1972 Chesterfield 250 was an endurance race for Series Production Touring Cars complying with CAMS Group E regulations. The race, which was Round 1 of the 1972 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, was held at the Adelaide International Raceway near Virginia in South Australia on 27 August 1972 over 165 laps, totalling 247.5 miles. The field was divided into four classes, split via "CP Units", where the engine capacity of the vehicle (in litres) was multiplied by the retail price of the vehicle (in dollars) to give a CP Unit (i.e. Capacity Price Unit) value.
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Results were as follows:
| Position | Drivers | No. | Car | Entrant | Laps |
| 1 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 165 |
| 2 | Peter Brock | 28 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 165 |
| 3 | Stewart McLeod | 31 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Stewart McLeod | 164 |
| 4 | Fred Gibson | 8 | Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III | Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd | 158 |
| 5 | Noel Hurd | 11 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Australian Motors | 157 |
| 6 | John Stoopman | 26 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | John Stoopman | 155 |
| 7 | John Goss | 12 | Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III | McLeod Ford | |
| Class A : Up to 3,000 CP Units | |||||
| 1 | Geoff Perry | 67 | Mazda 1300 | Bainbridge Motors | |
| 2 | Jim Laing-Peach | 73 | Datsun 1200 | Datsun Racing Team | |
| 3 | Jon Leighton | 63 | Datsun 1200 | John Leighton | |
| 4 | Tony Farrell | 64 | Mazda 1300 | Bainbridge Motors | |
| 5 | Roger Bonhomme | 66 | Chrysler Valiant Galant | Collins Chrysler | |
| 6 | Mel McEwin | 65 | Toyota Corolla | Mel McEwin | |
| DNF | Ray Lintott | 71 | Datsun 1200 | LC Giddings & Son | |
| Class B : 3,001 to 9,000 CP Units | |||||
| 1 | Jim Murcott | 40 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Brian Wood Ford | |
| 2 | Max Grayson | 46 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Max Grayson | |
| 3 | Allan Keith | 42 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Allan R Keith | |
| 4 | Bob Holden | 52 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | RJ Holden | |
| DNF | Lakis Manticas | 38 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Slideaway Car Roofs Pty Ltd | |
| DNF | John Piper | 39 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | Evans Motor Service | |
| DNF | Herb Vines | 50 | Ford Escort Twin Cam | HL Vines | |
| Class C : 9,001 to 18,000 CP Units | |||||
| 1 | Colin Bond | 24 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 165 |
| 2 | Peter Brock | 28 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Holden Dealer Team | 165 |
| 3 | Stewart McLeod | 31 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Stewart McLeod | 164 |
| 4 | John Stoopman | 26 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | John Stoopman | 155 |
| 5 | Ray Harrison | 25 | Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV | AF & M Beninca Pty Ltd | |
| DNF | Paul Beranger | 34 | Holden Torana GTR XU-1 | Truform Engine Reconditioning | |
| Class D : Over 18,000 CP Units | |||||
| 1 | Fred Gibson | 8 | Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III | Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd | 158 |
| 2 | Noel Hurd | 11 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Australian Motors | 157 |
| 3 | John Goss | 12 | Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III | McLeod Ford | |
| DNF | Tom Naughton | 4 | Chrysler Valiant Charger R/T E49 | Eastside Chrysler | |
| DNF | Allan Moffat | 1 | Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III | Ford Motor Co of Aust Ltd | |
| DNF | Murray Carter | 3 | Ford Falcon GTHO Phase III | Murray Carter |
References edit
- Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1973
- Official Programme, Adelaide International Raceway, 27 August 1972
- Racing Car News, October 1972
- The Advertiser, Monday, 28 August 1972
- The Australian Racing History of Ford, ©1989
- The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988