The 1968 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race was a motor race for Production Touring Cars, staged at the
Sandown circuit in
Victoria,
Australia
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on 15 September 1968.
[Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday, September 15 (1968)] It was the third race in the history of the event which was to become known as the
Sandown 500.
The race was won by
Tony Roberts and Bob Watson driving a
Holden Monaro HK GTS327.
Results
Note: Given that there were 31 starters in the event,
[ one starter has not been accounted for in the above results.
]
References
Further reading
*Australian Motor Manual, December 1968
*Sports Car World, November 1968
*The Age, Monday, September 16, 1968
*The Australian Racing History of Ford, © 1989
*The Official Racing History of Holden, © 1988
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Datsun 3 Hour Trophy
Motorsport at Sandown
Pre-Bathurst 500