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Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California, USA

Date: 19/4/1970
Track length: ca. 3.050 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 21 (O), 14 (U)
Finishers: 12 (O), 10 (U)

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.
(Report from Race report 4 by Eddie Guba)


Over 2000 cc
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
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