Pole position: Kwech in 1.18,63 (U)
Fastest lap: Jones in 1.31,01 (O), Provenzano in 1.18,99 (U)
Distance: 90 laps (O), 45 laps (U)
Average speed: 145,4 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: SCCA Sedan
Car info:
Veteran USAC driver Parnelli Jones, driving a Bud Moore-prepared Ford Mustang Boss 302, scored a fine win in the opening TransAm race. He started from pole position, led until his first pit stop at 33 laps and took over again three laps later when Mark Donohue pitted his Sunoco Javelin. Donohue was second and Parnelli's team-mate George Follmer third ahead of the All-American Racers Barracuda of Swede Savage. |
Over 2000 cc
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Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
1 | 1 | 15 | Bud Moore Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
Parnelli Jones, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 90 laps,1:52.36,55 | ||||
2 | 2 | 6 | Penske Racing AMC Javelin |
Mark Donohue, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 90 laps,1:53.16,8 | ||||
3 | 3 | 16 | Bud Moore Ford Mustang Boss 302 |
George Follmer, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 89 | ||||
4 | 4 | 42 | AAR Plymouth Barracuda |
Swede Savage, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 89 | ||||
5 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Milt Minter, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 88 | |||||
6 | 6 | 76 | Autodynamics Dodge Challenger |
Sam Posey, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 87 | ||||
7 | 7 | 8 | Pontiac Firebird |
Jerry Titus, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 86 | ||||
8 | 8 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Craig Murray |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 84 | |||||
9 | 9 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Joe Chamberlain, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 81 | |||||
10 | 10 | Chevrolet Camaro |
John Silva |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 80 | |||||
11 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Jerry Oliver, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 78 | |||||
12 | 12 | Ford Mustang |
Wes Dawn, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 74 | |||||
DNF | 7 | Pontiac Firebird |
Craig Fisher, CDN |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 60 | Oil pressure | ||||
DNF | 2 | Chaparral Chevrolet Camaro |
Ed Leslie, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 59 | Broken axle | ||||
DNF | Chevrolet Camaro |
Bob West, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 43 | Overheating | |||||
DNF | Chevrolet Camaro |
Hugh Harn, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 33 | Head gasket | |||||
DNF | 48 | AAR Plymouth Barracuda |
Dan Gurney, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 21 | Transmission | ||||
DNF | 9 | Penske Racing AMC Javelin |
Peter Revson, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 20 | Suspension | ||||
DNF | Chevrolet Camaro |
Frank Search, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 13 | Engine | |||||
DNF | Ford Mustang |
Bob Kennett, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 5 | Wheel bearing | |||||
DNF | 1 | Chaparral Chevrolet Camaro |
Jim Hall, USA |
ca. 5000 | V8 | O | 3 | Transmission |
Under 2000 cc
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Pos | Pos in class | # | Team / Entrant Car- Engine |
Drivers, Nationality | Engine vol. (cc) |
Engine Type |
Group | Distance, time |
Qualifying position | Qualifying time | Fastest lap | Reason out, remarks |
1 | 1 | Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Lee Midgley, USA |
1570 | L4 | U | 45 laps | |||||
DSQ | BMW 2002 TI |
Nels Hiller |
1990 | L4 | U | 3,8 sec behind | Oversized valves | |||||
2 | 2 | BMW 2002 TI |
Don Pike, USA |
1990 | L4 | U | 45 laps | |||||
3 | 3 | BMW 2002 |
Bob Eckhardt, USA |
1990 | L4 | U | 44 | |||||
4 | 4 | Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Horst Kwech, USA |
1570 | L4 | U | 44 | |||||
5 | 5 | BMC Mini Cooper S |
Ronald Moore, USA |
1293 | L4 | U | 40 | |||||
6 | 6 | BMW 2002 |
Terry Enk |
1990 | L4 | U | 40 | |||||
7 | 7 | Renault R 8 Gordini |
Bob Armstrong, CDN |
1255 | L4 | U | 40 | |||||
8 | 8 | BMW 2002 |
Carl Fredericks, USA |
1990 | L4 | U | 35 | |||||
9 | 9 | Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Jon Norman, USA |
1570 | L4 | U | 28 | |||||
10 | 10 | Alfa Romeo GTV |
Del Taylor, USA |
1570? | L4 | U | 26 | |||||
DNF | Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Vic Provenzano, USA |
1570 | L4 | U | 31 | ||||||
DNF | BMW 2002 |
Walt Maas, USA |
1990 | L4 | U | 8 | ||||||
DSQ | Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA |
Harry Theodorocopulous, USA |
1570 | L4 | U | Push start |