Australian Speedcar Grand Prix

Drivers from the United States bookend the asphalt Grand Prix years with legendary four time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt winning in 1975 and 1976 in a Volkswagen powered car while 1986 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame member Ron "Sleepy" Tripp would win the last two asphalt Grand Prix's in 1983 and 1984, also using a VW powered car.

Of the eleven times the race was held at Liverpool City Raceway the winner's list sees names like Garry Rush, Barry Graham, Stan Lawrence, Barry Pinchbeck, Ron Hutchinson, Ian Saville and American giants Ron 'Sleepy' Tripp and AJ Foyt.

For the next three years NSW drivers had a mortgage on the event as it was held at Parramatta City Raceway and Newcastle Motordrome where Troy Jenkins won twice and Steven Graham once.

Victorian star Mark Brown won the first two of his eventual six AGP victories at Avalon before winning the next four of his win-list at Nowra Speedway in NSW.

Mark experienced great success in this very race, with 4 wins in a row from 2013 to 2015 at Nowra Speedway, his two prior victories coming at Avalon in 2004 and 2009.