The 1960 Armstrong 500 was an endurance motor race for Australian made or assembled standard production sedans. The event was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia on 20 November 1960 over 167 laps of the 3.0 mile circuit, a total distance of 501 miles.
The race was organised by the Light Car Club of Australia and promoted by Armstrong York Engineering Pty Ltd.[1] Jim Thompson, managing director of the shock absorber manufacturer, was encouraged by his PR man Ron Thonemann to increase the company's business with major carmakers, particularly Ford and Holden, by sponsoring a race.
This was the first event held in the history of the race later to become known as the Bathurst 1000, the race that would come to dominate Australian motor racing.
^Official Programme, The 1960 Armstrong 500, Phillip Island, Sunday, 20th November
and 25 Related for: 1960 Armstrong 500 information
1960Armstrong500 Previous none Next 1961 The 1960Armstrong500 was an endurance motor race for Australian made or assembled standard production sedans...
1961 Armstrong500 Previous 1960 Next 1962 The 1961 Armstrong500 was an endurance motor race for standard production sedans. The event was held at the...
the 1960Armstrong500 with a 500 mile race distance at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit; it was relocated to Bathurst in 1963 also with the 500 mile...
1964 Armstrong500 Previous 1963 Next 1965 The 1964 Armstrong500 was a production car race held on 4 October 1964 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside...
1965 Armstrong500 Previous 1964 Next 1966 The 1965 Armstrong500 was the sixth running of the Bathurst 500 touring car race. It was held on 3 October...
1963 Armstrong500 Previous 1962 Next 1964 The 1963 Armstrong500 was the fourth running of the Armstrong500 touring car race. It was held on 6 October...
1962 Armstrong500 Previous 1961 Next 1963 The 1962 Armstrong500 was an endurance race for Australian built production cars. The race was held at the...
in the combined history of the Bathurst 1000 motor race, from the 1960Armstrong500 up until today and including both races that were held in 1997 and...
Lance Edward Armstrong (né Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He achieved international fame...
running for the first time in the history of the race going back to the 1960Armstrong500 at Phillip Island in Victoria. Larry Perkins and Russell Ingall driving...
the 28th in a sequence of Bathurst 1000 races, commencing with the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. The race was shortened from 163 laps to 161...
and the event was the 42nd race that traces its lineage back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. 57 cars entered the race, the first full field...
in 1997. It was the 44th race that traces its lineage back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. It was held on 7 October 2001 at the Mount...
racing driver. Coad's career was highlighted by taking victory in the 1960Armstrong500 (the forerunner of the Bathurst 1000), co-driving a Vauxhall Cresta...
also the 53rd race for which the lineage can be traced back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. 31 cars were entered in the race – 20 Holden...
firefighter in 1962. He debuted as a wrestler in 1960, adopting the ring name "Bob Armstrong". By 1966, Armstrong had become a popular face in the Savannah,...
Martin and Cooper-Climax grand prix cars. Davison won Class A of the 1960Armstrong500, forerunner of the Bathurst 1000, driving an NSU Prinz. He competed...
the 49th race in a sequence of endurance events beginning with the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. The race was won by Craig Lowndes and Jamie...
also the 54th race for which the lineage can be traced back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. The race was won by Garth Tander and Nick...
the FIA delegate who inspected the Wellington Street Circuit was 1960Armstrong500 winner John Roxburgh from Australia. He voiced serious concerns about...
previous year. It was the 41st race that traces its lineage back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. 1998 was the 36th year in which a touring...
Neil Alden Armstrong (August 5, 1930 – August 25, 2012) was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer who in 1969 became the first person to walk...
the 48th in a sequence of endurance races which commenced with the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island and 2005 was the 43rd year in which these races...
occurred in 1997. It was the 51st race tracing its lineage back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. The race, which was the tenth round of the...
occurred in 1997. It is the 52nd race tracing its lineage back to the 1960Armstrong500 held at Phillip Island. The race, which was Race 18 of the 2009 V8...
Global Information