1968 Datsun 3 Hour Trophy
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The 1968 Sandown Three Hour Datsun Trophy Race was a motor race for Production Touring Cars, staged at the
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circuit in
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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
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. 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 {{s-end Datsun 3 Hour Trophy Motorsport at Sandown Pre-Bathurst 500