The 1982 CRC Chemicals 300 [1] was a motor race for Group C Touring Cars [2] held at Amaroo Park Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 8 August 1982. [1] It was staged over 155 laps, a total distance of 300.7 km (186.85 miles). [2] The race was organised by the Australian Racing Drivers Club. [1]
The race was won by Alan Jones and Barry Jones driving a Mazda RX-7. [2]
| Position [2] | Drivers [2] | No. [2] | Car [2] | Entrant [2] | Class [2] | Laps [3] |
| 1 | Alan Jones Barry Jones | 41 | Mazda RX-7 | Darrell Lea [3] | Over 3000cc | 155 |
| 2 | Fred Gibson | 56 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Up to 3000cc | 154 |
| 3 | Alan Browne Allan Grice | 4 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Re-Car Racing | Over 3000cc | 153 |
| 4 | Larry Perkins Gary Scott | 05 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Marlboro Holden Dealer Team | Over 3000cc | 153 |
| 5 | Phil Alexander Ron Gillard | 35 | Mazda RX-7 | Tokico | Over 3000cc | 152 |
| 6 [3] | Jim Richards | 31 | BMW 635 CSi | JPS Team BMW | Over 3000cc | 148 |
| 7 [3] | Greg Toepfer Ken Mathews | 19 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Citizen's Watches Australia Pty Ltd | Over 3000cc | 147 |
| 8 [3] | Brian Callaghan Bob Muir | 47 | Ford XD Falcon | Brian Callaghan [3] | Over 3000cc | 144 |
| 9 [3] | Barry Seton John Craft | Ford Capri III 3.0S | Hulcraft Autos [3] | Up to 3000cc | 144 | |
| 10 [3] | Charlie O'Brien Clive Benson-Browne | 11 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Launceston Hotel [3] | Over 3000cc | 106 |
| ? | Tony Kavich Phil Ward | 30 | Mazda RX-7 | Bagalow Motors Pty Ltd | Over 3000cc | |
| DNF [3] | Terry Finnigan John Gates [4] | 15 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Over 3000cc | ||
| DNF | George Fury | 55 | Nissan Bluebird Turbo | Nissan Motorsport Australia | Up to 3000cc | 138? [2] |
| DNF [3] | Murray Carter Rusty French | 18 | Ford XD Falcon | John Sands Racing | Over 3000cc | 123? [4] |
| DNF [3] | Garry Rogers Ron Wanless | 16 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Re-Car Racing | Over 3000cc | 120? |
| DNF [5] | Garry Willmington Mike Griffin [5] | 8 | Ford XD Falcon | Garry Willmington Performance | Over 3000cc | 110 [5] |
| DNF [3] | Terry Shiel | 37 | Mazda RX-7 | Eurocars Mazda | Over 3000cc | 70? |
| DNF [5] | Warren Cullen Garry Cooke [4] | 22 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Over 3000cc | 25 [4] | |
| DNF [5] | Barry Lawrence Geoff Russell | 28 | Holden VH Commodore SS | Bayside Spares [5] | Over 3000cc | 12 [5] |
| DNF [3] | Peter Dane Peter McLeod | 40 | Mazda RX-7 | Strongbow Racing Team | Over 3000cc | 3 |
| DNF [5] | John Duggan [5] Don Holland [5] | ? | Mazda RX-7 [5] | Over 3000cc [6] | 0 [5] |
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