The 1974 Sandown 250 was an endurance race for

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. The event was held at the

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circuit in

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on 8 September 1974 over a race distance of 130 laps (251 miles, 404 km). The race, which was Round 2 of the 1974 Australian Manufacturers' Championship, is recognised as the ninth

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. The race was won by

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driving a Ford Falcon XB GT Hardtop.

Classes

Entries were divided into four classes:Official Programme, Sandown 250, Manchamps Round 2, September 8th (1974) *Class A : Up to 1300 c.c. *Class B : 1301 to 2000 c.c. *Class C : 2001 to 3000 c.c. *Class D : 3001 c.c. and over

Race results

References

External links

*Australian Competition Yearbook, 1975 Edition *Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1975 *CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1974 *The Australian Racing History of Ford © 1989 *The Official Racing History of Holden © 1988 {{s-end Motorsport at Sandown Sandown 250 Pre-Bathurst 500