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1979 Sandown Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Australian Touring Car Championship race number 5 of 9 Saturday, April 7, 1979 at Sandown Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria 26 laps on a 3.100 kilometer road course (80.600 kilometers) Time of race: n/a Average speed: n/a Pole time: 71.9 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: n/a Attendance: n/a Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1979 Australian Touring Car Championship results   /   1979 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Sponsor Car Laps Status Led 1 2 7   Bob Morris Ron Hodgson Channel 7 Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 26 running – 2 4 21   Charlie O'Brien Gown-Hindhaugh Roadways Racing Holden Torana LX SL/R 5000 A9X 26 running – 3 1 05   Peter Brock Holden Dealer Team Marlboro Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 26 running – 4 11 20   Garth Wigston Gown-Hindhaugh Roadways Racing Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 26 running – 5 6 25   Allan Moffat Allan Moffat – Ford Falcon XC Cobra 26 running – 6 5 76   John Harvey Holden Dealer Team Marlboro Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 26 running – 7 9 18   Murray Carter Brian Wood Ford Brian Wood Ford Ford Falcon XC GS500 26 running – 8 14 66   Rod Stevens Brian Wood Ford Brian Wood Ford Ford Falcon XC GS500 26 running – 9 12 30   Bill O'Brien – – Ford Falcon XC GS500 25 running – 10 8     Warren Cullen – – Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 25 running – 11 17     G. Smelt – – Holden Torana LH SL/R 5000 L34 25 running – 12 16 27   Marshall Brewer – – Holden Torana LX SS 5000 A9X 25 running – 13 20     R. Allford – – Ford Falcon XC Cobra 25 running – 14 21 50   Lawrie Nelson Lawrie Nelson Capri Components Ford Capri V6 25 running – 15 22 77   Peter Williamson Peter Williamson – Toyota Celica 25 running – 16 24     John Faulkner – – Ford Capri V6 24 running – 17 25 54   Roger Cartwright – – Ford Escort RS2000 24 running – 18 29     Larry Kogge – – Mazda RX-3 24 running – 19 28     Ian Chilman – – Mazda RX-3 24 running – 20 31 56   Martin Power – – Triumph Dolomite Sprint 24 running –

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