Daytona 6 Hours 1978 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Pepsi 6 Hours Champion Spark Plug Challenge Daytona		Date: 2.7.1978
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 6 Hours
FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 6)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	96	Gene Felton / Nick Craw	Buick Skyhawk	Gene Felton	2:19.2510
2^nd	63	Jim Downing / John Paul	Mazda RX-2	Jim Downing	2:19.5530
3^rd	30	Bonky Fernandez / Walt Bohren	Mazda RX-2	Monarch Motor Racing	2:19.8530
4^th	51	Tom Waugh / Claude Ballot-Léna	AMC Gremlin	Tom Waugh	2:20.8120
5^th	78	Rob McFarlin / Hurley Haywood	Datsun 200SX	Performance Innovations	2:21.9810
6^th	6	Brad Frisselle / Dennis Shaw	AMC Pacer	Levi's Team Hiball	2:22.9390
7^th	19	Charlie Cook / Ralston Long	AMC Gremlin	Southwind Enterprises	2:23.1200
8^th	7	Dick Barbour / Amos Johnson	AMC Pacer	Levi's Team Hiball	2:23.1860
9^th	2	Jim Roberts / Ed Mottern	AMC Gremlin	Jim Roberts	2:23.4780
10^th	80	Scott Hoerr / Bobby Allison	Datsun 510	Randy Hoerr	2:23.6630
11^th	54	Byron Wever / James Reeve	AMC Pacer	Byron Wever New Car Brokers	2:24.1190
12^th	46	John Morton	Datsun 200SX	Performance Tuning	2:24.5800
13^th	28	Ray Korman / Kenper Miller	BMW 320i	Korman Racing	2:24.6970
14^th	92	Bill Whittington / Don Whittington	Mazda RX-2	Roger Mandeville	2:24.9120
15^th	11	Don Devendorf / Dick Starita / Peter Gregg	Datsun B210	Brumos Porsche/Roselle Racing	2:25.1080
16^th	86	Irv Hoerr / Donnie Allison	Datsun 510	Rudy Hoerr	2:25.3360
17^th	67	Larry Denayer / Buddy Cox	AMC Gremlin	Larry Denayer	2:25.4700
18^th	16	Danny Smith / Gene Rutherford	AMC Gremlin	Danny Smith	2:25.9520
19^th	49	Buzz Cason / Rick Knoop	AMC Concord	Doell Assoc.	2:26.0280
20^th	38	Diego Febles / Roger Mandeville	Mazda RX-3	Roger Mandeville	2:26.9520
21^st	1	Gary Ouellette / John Carusso	Mazda RX-2	E. J. Pruitt	2:27.2250
22^nd	64	Bob Akin / Carlos Garza / Steve Earle	BMW 320i	Preston Miller Rennsport	2:27.4360
23^rd	21	Andy Vann / Joel Neshkin	AMC Gremlin	Andy Vann	2:27.8610
24^th	33	Dennis Bowman / Dennis Colomb	Oldsmobile Starfire	Bowman Assoc.	2:28.3900
25^th	47	Jim Crosby / Bob Crosby / Ken Mullins	AMC Gremlin	Crosby Racing	2:28.8800
26^th	98	Richard Kitchell / Clint Abernethy	AMC Gremlin	Richard Kitchell	2:28.9270
27^th	08	Keith Swope / Dale Swope	AMC Gremlin	Keith Swope	2:29.2640
28^th	94	Warren Phelps / Ron Duprey	Chevrolet Vega	Ron Duprey	2:29.3070
29^th	09	Gary Belcher / Joe Varde	AMC Gremlin	Belcher Racing	2:29.5680
30^th	59	Milton Moise / Phil Currin	AMC Gremlin	Milton Moise	2:29.7380
31^st	27	Mike Meyer / Rusty Bond	Mazda RX-2	Mike Meyer	2:30.4510
32^nd	40	Tom Pyne / J. R. Taylor	Ford Pinto	Tom Pyne	2:31.3590
33^rd	25	Steve Whitman	AMC Gremlin	Ramrod Racing	2:31.8610
34^th	90	James Bobo / Terry Parker	Mazda RX-2	James Bobo	2:31.9880
35^th	42	Manny Matz / Stephen Behr	BMW 2002	Quality Car Service	2:33.0260
36^th	5	Bill Starcevic / Dan Rice	AMC Pacer	Bill Starcevic	2:33.1390
37^th	03	Bobby Diehl	AMC Gremlin	Bobby Diehl	2:33.3010
38^th	04	Gustavo Chevres	BMW 2002	Chevres Racing Ent.	2:33.4910
39^th	93	Russ Boy / Art Yarosh	AMC Gremlin	Russ Boy	2:33.9460
40^th	8	Ray Kessler / Guido Levetto	Datsun 610	Ray Kessler Datsun	2:34.4120
41^st	37	Fred Snow / Kevin Coffey	Mazda RX-2	Kevin Coffey	2:35.0930
42^nd	35	Bill Boye / Gary Brooks	Subaru DL	Autohaus o St. Lucie	2:35.2830
43^rd	3	Preston Henn / Hal Sahlman	AMC Pacer	Preston Henn	2:35.3820
44^th	36	Honorato Espinosa / Francisco Lopez	BMW 2002	Botero Racing	2:35.9000
45^th	18	John Freyre / Albert Naon / A. T. Garcia	Ford Pinto	Creative Group	2:36.0710
46^th	17	Rob Jackson / Robert Weaver	AMC Gremlin	Rob Jackson	2:36.1270
47^th	57	Lee Wiese / John Poulos	Ford Pinto	Team Loon Racing	2:36.3560
48^th	48	Ron Jones / Tom Lyttle / Jim Story	Datsun 510	Tom Lyttle	2:36.8060
49^th	4	Hiram Cruz / Juan Lopez	Datsun 510	Juan Lopez	2:37.5990
50^th	23	Jim Fitzgerald / Linda Sharp	Datsun B210	Linda Sharp	2:38.6480
51^st	85	George Kiricenkov / Tom Ashby	Ford Pinto	George Kiricenkov	2:38.9140
52^nd	62	Rick Gaines / J. Speight Sugg	BMW 1600	J. Speight Sugg	2:39.6400
53^rd	14	Emory Donaldson / Cliff Rickmers	BMW 2002	Cliff Rickmers	2:40.1900
54^th	20	Rusty Brown / H. W. Alexander	Ford Pinto	H. W. Alexander	2:41.2760
55^th	88	Bob Picariello / Jim Raptis	Plymouth Arrow	Picariello Racing	2:41.9770
56^th	22	Dale Kreider / Dave McNeal	AMC Gremlin	Dale Kreider Racing	2:42.2140
57^th	34	Mike McKee / Peter Marinelli / Jeff Doehring	AMC Gremlin	J. P. Marinelli	2:42.7050
58^th	31	Randy Davis / Herb Kanady	AMC Gremlin	Randy Davis	2:43.4090
59^th	72	Jim Stricklin / Dave Dunkin	Datsun 510	J. W. Stricklin	2:43.4490
60^th	0	Guy Church / Bob Lee / Rick Kump	Chevrolet Vega	Bob's Speed Products	2:44.4970
61^st	81	Dave Emmert / Jerry Walsh	Ford Pinto	Dave Emmert	2:45.2650
62^nd	02	Alan Marsh / George Drolsom	Ford Pinto	Alan Marsh	2:47.3210
63^rd	69	Carson Baird / Bill Shaw	AMC Gremlin	Randy Blue	2:48.7520
64^th	26	Philip Gutierrez	Ford Pinto	Juan Valdes-Pages	2:49.9310
65^th	84	William Kull / William Kull, Jr. / Daniel Bonner	Ford Pinto	William Kull, Sr.	2:54.9440
66^th	29	Bill Kane / Donald Flores / Phil Panos	BMW 2002	Bill Kane	2:56.8050
67^th	73	David Ellis-Brown / John Tremblay	Volvo 142 E	David Ellis-Brown	3:42.6670
68^th	9	Billy Hagan / Hoyt Overbagh / Jerry Reid	Ford Pinto	Jerry Reid	no time
69^th	15	Larry Parker	Ford Pinto	Larry Parker	no time
70^th	39	Dermott Meehan	Ford Pinto	Wayne Baker	no time
71^st	44	Joe Amato / Carson Baird	AMC Gremlin	Joe Amato	no time
72^nd	45	Jan Chudziak	Mazda RX-3	Jan Chudziak	no time
73^rd	52	James Reeve / Ford Smith	Buick Skyhawk	James Reeve	no time
74^th	71	Gary Witzenburg	Datsun 710	Troy Media Productions	no time
75^th	76	Tony Garcia	Chevrolet Cosworth Vega	Ricardo Vadia	no time
76^th	82	Bill Johnson / Craig Ross	Datsun 710	North Star Racing	no time
77^th	01	George Hair / William Harris	Datsun 510	George Hair	no time

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
4	Mike Downs / Miles Gupton	Datsun 510	Mike Downs
41	Chuck Cox / Charles Mendez	BMW 320	Chuck Cox