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Road America Trans-Am

Road America, Elkart Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Date: 19/7/1970
Track length: 6.430 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 36 (O), 14 (U)
Finishers: 25 (O), 9 (U)

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Donohue and Jones in 2.33,0 (O), Schuster in 2.48,9

Distance: 50 laps, 200 miles (O), 25 laps, 100 miles (U)
Average speed: 147,67 kmh (O), 135,78 kmh (U)
Weather:
Ruleset: SCCA Sedan
Car info:  

 

A race of Triumph and Tragedy: Triumph for Mark Donohue, Javelin and Roger Penske’s Sunoco team's pit tactics. Tragedy for the unsuccessful Pontiac Firebird team, whose mainstay driver, journalist Jerry Titus, died in hospital several days after crashing head-on into a bridge. Swede Savage scored a fine second place for Barracuda, the car's best result to date after several setbacks.
(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 6 Penske Racing
AMC Javelin		 Mark Donohue, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps in 2:10.39,8        
2 2 48 AAR
Plymouth Barracuda		 Swede Savage, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps in 2:11.38        
3 3 77 Autodynamics
Dodge Challenger		 Sam Posey, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps in 2:12.10        
4 4 1 Chaparral
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jim Hall, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps in 2:12.44        
5 5 15 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Parnelli Jones, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps in 2:12.51        
6 6 68 ARA
Chevrolet Camaro		 Milt Minter, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps in 2:13.04        
7 7    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Roy Woods, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 49        
8 8 3 Owens/Corning
Chevrolet Camaro		 Tony De Lorenzo, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 49        
9 9 19  
Chevrolet Camaro		 Warren Agor, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 48        
10 10    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Gordon Dewar, CDN
 ca. 5000 V8 O 48        
11 11    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Vince Gimondo, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 47        
12 12    
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Warren Tope, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 47        
13 13    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Maurice Carter, CDN
 ca. 5000 V8 O 47        
14 14    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Warren Fairbanks, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 47        
15 15    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Allan Hewitt
 ca. 5000 V8 O 45        
16 16    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Larry Bock, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 45        
17 17    
Ford Mustang Boss		 Ed Hinchliff, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 44        
18 18    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Lee Gardner
 ca. 5000 V8 O 44        
19 19    
Ford Mustang Boss		 Dan Furey, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 43        
20 20    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Bob Bienerth, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 43        
21 21    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jerry Thompson, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 43        
22 22    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jim Corwin, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 38        
23 23    
Chevrolet Nova		 Dan Spiegel
 ca. 5000 V8 O 37        
24 24    
Chevrolet Camaro		 John Elliot, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 37        
25 25    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Levester Lewis
 ca. 5000 V8 O 31        
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Bob Fryer, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 38        
DNF      
AMC Javelin		 Ted Roberts
 ca. 5000 V8 O 26        
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Alan La Brush, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 26        
DNF   2 Chaparral
Chevrolet Camaro		 Ed Leslie, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 25       Blown engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Peter Schwartzott, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 22        
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Gene Harrington, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 18        
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Robert MacIntyre
 ca. 5000 V8 O 17        
DNF   9 Penske Racing
AMC Javelin		 Peter Revson, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 13       Driveshaft
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Duane Winkle, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 2        
DNF   16 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 George Follmer, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O         Suspension
DSQ      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jerome Lagod, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O         Refuelling

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		 Horst Kwech, USA
 1570 L4 U 50 laps, 1:11.03,4        
2 2    
BMW 2002 TI		 Peter Schuster, USA
 1990 L4 U 50 laps, 1:11.07        
3 3    
BMW 2002 TI		 Russell Norburn, USA
 1990 L4 U 50 laps, 1:12.38        
4 4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Ed Wachs, USA
 1570 L4 U 50 laps, 1:12.48        
5 5    
BMW 2002 TI		 Robert Lazebnik, USA
 1990 L4 U 50 laps, 1:13.32        
6 6    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Harry Theodorocopulous, USA
 1570 L4 U 49        
7 7    
BMC Mini Cooper S		 Rod Bremner, CDN
 1293 L4 U 48        
8 8    
BMW 2002 TI		 Don Pike, USA
 1990 L4 U 46        
9 9    
Volvo PV 544		 James Chambers, USA
 1778 L4 U 42        
DNF      
BMW 2002 TI		 Gerry Gregory, USA
 1990 L4 U 17       Engine
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Charles Theiriot Jr
 1570 L4 U 14       Accident
DNF      
Ford Escort		 Thomas Lynch, USA
   L4 U 12        
DNF      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Peter Griffin
 1293 L4 U 3        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Lee Midgley, USA
 1570 L4 U 2       Engine