Pukekohe 500
The Pukekohe 500 is an endurance motor racing event held for various touring car racing series since the 1980s at Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand. The race rose to international prominence in 1985 when it was linked with the Wellington 500 street race. The two races attracted Group A racing teams from Australia, Europe and Asia though until the end of the Group A era in the early 1990s.
From 2001, the event was superseded by the Auckland 500, an event for the Australian V8 Supercars series. However, the Pukekohe 500 name was revived in 2012 as a V8SuperTourer endurance event. The meeting proved popular with large crowds attending. Greg Murphy rekindled his success from the V8 Supercars era at Pukekohe by winning two of the three races. The event is currently known as the Fuchs 500 for sponsorship reasons.
