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. The event was staged at the

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near

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on 14 September 2003 as Round 9 of the

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'' endurance race. The race was won by

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and

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driving a Holden VY Commodore.

Top 10 Shootout

Race results

+ Mark Porter did not drive car 021 during the race and Tim Leahey did not drive car 3 during the race.

Statistics

* Provisional Pole Position - #65 Paul Radisich - 1:11.0674 * Pole Position - #4 Marcos Ambrose - 1:11.8554 * Fastest Lap - #1 Mark Skaife - 1:12.0236 * Race Average Speed - 127 km/h

References

External links

Race results, natsoft.com, as archived at web.archive.org
{{ATCC rounds 2000–2009 Motorsport at Sandown Betta Electrical Sandown 500 Pre-Bathurst 500