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Simoniz Two-Five Challenge

Road Atlanta, Gainesville, Georgia, USA

Date: 19/8/1972
Track length: 4.050 m
Attendance: 2.500
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 18
Finishers: 9

Pole position: Morton in 1.39,503 = 146,78 kmh
Fastest lap: Morton in 1.39,932 = 146,28 kmh

Distance: 50 laps, 126 miles
Average speed: 143,19 kmh
Weather: Clear, hot
Ruleset: SCCA Sedan (Under 2.5 only)
Car info:  

 



Under 2500 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 46 Simoniz/BRE
Datsun 510
John Morton, USA
1800 L4 U 50 laps, 1:25.02 1 1.39,503    
2 2 85? Simoniz/BRE
Datsun 510
Sam Posey, USA
1800 L4 U 50 laps, 1:25.39 3      
3 3   Miller
Datsun 510
Dave Madison, USA
1800 L4 U 49 5      
4 4   Bobcor
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA?
Ken Schley, USA
1570? L4 U 48 11      
5 5    
Datsun 510
Corky Bell, USA
1800 L4 U 48 8      
6 6    
BMW 2002
Tony Rolfe, USA
1990 L4 U 45 15      
7 7    
Datsun 510
Ed Long, USA
1800 L4 U 44 13      
8 8    
Toyota 1600
Vic Matthews, USA
1600 L4 U 44 16      
9 9   Treuhaft
VW Beetle
John McCollister, USA
1584 B4 U 43 12      
DNF 10 68? Simoniz/BRE
Datsun 510
Jim Fitzgerald, USA
1800 L4 U 42 2     Engine
DNF 11 25 Bobcor
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA?
Bert Everett, USA
1570? L4 U 28 7     Head gasket
DNF 12   Shaw-Midgley
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA?
Lee Midgley, USA
1570? L4 U 20 10     Engine
DNF 13    
Renault R 12 Gordini?
Lee Sacks, USA
1565 L4 U 4 14     Overheating
DNF 14    
Ford Escort
Don Duplass, USA
  L4 U 3 - no time   Battery
DNF 15 3 Pepsi/Wetson’s
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV?
Horst Kwech, USA
1779? L4 U 3 4     Oil pressure
DNF 16    
Toyota 1600
Richard Hull, USA
1600 L4 U 2 9     Head gasket
DNF 17   Manley
Ford Pinto
Tony Settember, USA
1993 L4 U 1 - no time   Engine
DNS      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA?
Ed Wachs, USA
1570? L4 U   6     Engine