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The Pukekohe 500 had its origins in the Wills Six-Hour race that was first held in 1963 as a production car race, soon after the circuit opened. [1] [2] From 1967, the event mandated that New Zealand-built production cars can only be entered into the race. [3]
Pukekohe Park Raceway was a former car racing track that was situated on the outside of the Pukekohe Park Thoroughbred Racetrack, located in the surrounds of Pukekohe. The Raceway was opened in 1963 as a permanent track, replacing Ardmore Aedrorome as the host circuit of the New Zealand Grand Prix .
The Australian-based Supercars have held championship rounds in New Zealand since 2001, at Pukekohe Park Raceway (2001–07, 2013–19 and 2022) and Hamilton Street Circuit (2008–12). [2] The Pukekohe circuit closed in early 2023, with the last Supercars event held in 2022. [ 3 ]
Murphy maintained strong form at Pukekohe, winning again in 2002, 2003 and 2005. [5] The 2002 event contained the 500th race in championship history, which was won by Skaife. [8] Jason Bright was the only other driver to win the event in the first five years, doing so in 2004, while Murphy finished third. [9]
Layout of the Pukekohe Park Raceway (1967-1989) The 1985 Pukekohe 500 (known as the Nissan Sport 500 for sponsorship reasons) was an endurance race for Group A touring cars held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway in New Zealand on 3 February 1985. The race was the second and final round of the 1985 Nissan Sports Series. The race, held over 143 laps ...
Pockrass did not reveal the money pool for the Atlas 150. For comparison, the 2024 Daytona 500's purse, NASCAR's most popular annual event, was $3,510,021 (Xfinity) and $28,035,991 (Cup Series).
In its history, the race has been held in eight different locations across New Zealand. Pukekohe Park Raceway in Pukekohe has been the most common venue, with the race being held there 29 times. The Circuit Chris Amon , formerly Manfeild Autocourse, in Feilding hosted the event between 2008 and 2020. [ 3 ]
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing's (NZTR) Venue Plan was released in January 2019. The Report recommended: reducing the number of thoroughbred race tracks nationally from 48 to 27 by 2030. racing licences not be allocated to Stratford, Blenheim, Wairoa, Reefton, Hokitika, Waimate, Winton, Dargaville, Thames and Wyndham in the 2019/20 racing season.