Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1978 - Race Results

Event: World Championship 6-Hours including The Trans-Am and The Can-Am for the SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge, The Glen		Date: 8.7.1978
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit (United States), 5.435 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 7) Trans-Am (round 5)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	30	Hezemans / Fitzpatrick / Gregg	Porsche 935/77A	GeLo Racing	146	793.474 kms	131.548		1^st	Gr.5		Div.2
2^nd	90	Stommelen / Schurti / Barbour	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Performance	146				2^nd	Gr.5		Div.2
3^rd	10	Quester / Stuck	BMW 320	BMW Faltz Essen	138				3^rd	Gr.5		Div.1
4^th	13	Shaw, Jr. / Shelton	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	136				4^th	Gr.5	1^st	TA-II/Div.2
5^th	19	Cord / Adams	Chevrolet Monza 350	Chris Cord Racing	132					-	2^nd	TA-II
6^th	71	Thomas / Chandler	Porsche 935	Otis Chandler	132				5^th	Gr.5	3^rd	TA-II/Div.2
7^th	44	Fuerstenau / Tullius	Jaguar XJS	Group 44	130					-	1^st	TA-I
8^th	3	Guthrie / Redman / Haywood	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak Racing	128				6^th	Gr.5	4^th	TA-II/Div.2
9^th	97	Frank / Schramm	Porsche Carrera RSR	Framm Promotions	127					-	5^th	TA-II
10^th	32	Griswold / Akin	Porsche Carrera RSR	Earle & Akin Racing Assoc.	125				7^th	Gr.5	6^th	TA-II/Div.2
11^th	25	Migault / Guitteny	Ferrari 365 GT4/BB	Grand Competition Cars, Inc.	124					-	7^th	TA-II
12^th	29	Overbagh / Hagan	Chevrolet Monza 350	Billy J. Hagan	122				1^st	GT	8^th	TA-II/Div.2
13^th	77	Jennings / O'Steen	Porsche 911 S	Bruce Jennings	122					-	2^nd	TA-I 2.5
14^th	9	Huber / Headley	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Apple Valley Racing	120					-	3^rd	TA-I
15^th	7	Heimrath / Miller	Porsche 935	Heimrath Racing	119				8^th	Gr.5	9^th	TA-II/Div.2
16^th	79	Callas / Papke	Porsche Carrera RSR	Rennsport Porsche Works	118				9^th	Gr.5	10^th	TA-II/Div.2
17^th	43	Joyce / Bothello	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Phantom Racing	118					-	4^th	TA-I
18^th	17	Pallavicini / Calderari	Porsche 934	Pallvano Corse	110				2^nd	GT	11^th	TA-II/Div.2
19^th	91	Roberts / Schulte	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Tom's Mechanical Emporium	108					-	5^th	TA-I
20^th	98	Rynone / Oleyar	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Rynone Industries	101					-	6^th	TA-I
21^st	16	Kassel / Franklin	Chevrolet Camaro 302	Kassel Auto Parts of Syracuse	100					-	7^th	TA-I
22^nd	94	Whittington / Whittington	Porsche 935/77A	Whittington Borthers	98			Radiator	10^th	Gr.5		Div.2
23^rd	60	Brandt / Callas	Chevrolet Corvette 350	John J. Brandt	98			Oil leak		-	8^th	TA-I
24^th	6	Pickett / Gloy	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Pickett Racing	96					-	12^th	TA-II
25^th	0	Ongais / Field	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing	95			Transmission	11^th	Gr.5		Div.2
26^th	1	Follmer / Ickx	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak Racing	92			Engine	12^th	Gr.5		Div.2
27^th	11	Heinz / Forbes-Robinson	Chevrolet Monza 350	Budweiser Racing Team	91					-	13^th	TA-II
28^th	24	Frank / Leven	Porsche Carrera RSR	Executive Industries	85			Accident		-	14^th	TA-II
29^th	51	Aquilante / White	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Thomas Aquilante	78					-	9^th	TA-I
30^th	22	Stephens	Porsche Carrera RSR	Jeffrey Stephens	76			Electrical		-	15^th	TA-II
31^st	20	Höttinger / Grohs	BMW 320	BMW Faltz Essen	76			Stopped on course	13^th	Gr.5		Div.1
32^nd	92	Orr / Jobe	Chevrolet Corvette 454	E. F. Miller & Co. and Sherill ARCO	76			Fuel pressure		-	10^th	TA-I
33^rd	4	Haywood / Gunn	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak Racing	72			Oil leak	14^th	Gr.5	16^th	TA-II/Div.2
34^th	88	Hamilton / Collins / Wade	Porsche 911 S	Hamilton House Racing	72			Accident		-	17^th	TA-II 2.5
35^th	53	Schuler / Schuler	Datsun 280Z	Fred Schuler	70			Engine		-	11^th	TA-I
36^th	18	Kicak / Young	Chevrolet Corvette 360	Free Spirit Racing	38			Engine		-	12^th	TA-I
37^th	80	Engels	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Nagel Racing Enterprises	36			Broken left rear axle		-	13^th	TA-I
38^th	64	Carter / Baechle	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Endurance Racing Enterprises, Inc./Auto Parts	30			Broken drive train		-	14^th	TA-I
39^th	74	Scott	Porsche 911 S	Z & W Enterprises	18			Accident	3^rd	GT	15^th	TA-I/Div.2
40^th	82	Solomone	Chevrolet Camaro Turbo 302	Solomone Racing	11			Engine		-	18^th	TA-II
41^st	12	Peterson	BMW 320i Turbo	McLaren North America	10			Off course	15^th	Gr.5		Div.2
42^nd	81	Morton	Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am	Adams Associates	8			Engine		-	19^th	TA-II
43^rd	62	Thomas	Porsche Carrera RSR	Lancer	2			Mechanical		-	20^th	TA-II
44^th	2	Hobbs	BMW 320i Turbo	McLaren North America	1			Engine	16^th	Gr.5		Div.2

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
08	Haywood / Paul	Porsche 935/77A	JLP Racing	Engine in warm-up	Gr.5	TA-II/Div.2
57	Frostrom / Wood	Porsche Carrera RSR	Robert Frostrom Racing		-	TA-II
75	Ridgely / Cook	Porsche Carrera RSR	Norman Ridgely		-	TA-II

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.	Div.
52	Slodowick / McCandless	Porsche 914/6	McCandless Automotive	-	TA-I 2.5
15	Mancuso / Coykendall	Chevrolet Greenwood Corvette 355	Motion Marketing	-	TA-I
69	Fiscus / Lancaster	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Old Gold Racing	-	TA-I
41	Arutunoff / Marina	Lancia Stratos	Automotive International	-	TA-II 2.5

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
93		Porsche 934/5	Whittington Borthers		Gr.5	Div.2

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.	Div.
00	Ongais / Field	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing	Gr.5	Div.2
5	Bill Adam	Chevrolet Corvette 427	D. B. Racing	-	TA-I
12	Woods / Insolo	Chevrolet Monza Turbo 350	Roy Woods Racing	-	TA-II
23	Orr / Jobe / Miller	Chevrolet Corvette 350	E. F. Miller & Co. and Sherill ARCO	-
28	Minter / Kearns	Porsche 935	Desperado Racing	-
39	Bytzek / Bartling	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bytzek Automotive	-	TA-II
50	Bienvenue / Talbot	Porsche 911	Jacques Bienvenue	-
61	Cosentino / Fisher	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra	-
66	Joe Sheeckel	Chevrolet Corvette	All West Side Racing	-
70	Rutherford / Wallace	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Chesrown Oldsmobile	-
99	Currin / Gottlob	Chevrolet Corvette 350	The Tune-Up Shop	-