Daytona 6 Hours 1979 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hour Champion Spark Plug Challenge Daytona		Date: 1.7.1979
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 6 Hours
FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 7)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	96	Gene Felton	Buick Skyhawk	Gene Felton	2:16.1690
2^nd	38	Roger Mandeville / Diego Febles	Mazda RX-3	Roger Mandeville	2:17.0470
3^rd	63	Jim Downing / John Paul	Mazda RX-3	Jim Downing	2:17.3680
4^th	61	Tom Waugh / Lyn St. James / Buzz Cason	AMC Concord	Doell Assoc.	2:17.9160
5^th	6	Dennis Shaw / Don Whittington	AMC Spirit	Amos Johnson	2:18.0920
6^th	7	Amos Johnson / Dick Barbour	AMC Spirit	Amos Johnson	2:18.5080
7^th	54	Byron Wever / Bill Whittington	Mazda RX-3	Wever/Palmer	2:18.6210
8^th	27	Mike Meyer / Rusty Bond	Mazda RX-3	Mike Meyer	2:18.7820
9^th	4	Gary Ouellette / Tony Garcia	Mazda RX-2	E. J. Pruitt	2:18.9900
10^th	78	Hurley Haywood / Rob McFarlin	Mazda RX-3	Performance Innovations	2:19.2150
11^th	99	Kal Showket / Phil Currin	AMC Concord	Kal Showket	2:19.5390
12^th	44	Carson Baird / Joe Amato	AMC Spirit	Joe Amato	2:19.6660
13^th	50	Eddie Mecum, Jr. / Javier Garcia	Buick Skyhawk	Eddie Mecum, Sr.	2:19.7850
14^th	19	Rick Knoop / Bob Akin	AMC Gremlin	Southwind Enterprises	2:20.5910
15^th	08	Bonky Fernandez / Keith Swope	AMC Spirit	S. C. Racing	2:20.8330
16^th	72	Craig Ross / Charles Mendez	Datsun 200SX	Tampa Bay Racing	2:20.9960
17^th	55	Lee White	Ford Pinto	Dick Read	2:21.8780
18^th	42	Bob Feld, Jr. / Rick Gaines	AMC Gremlin	American Raceway Leasing	2:21.8790
19^th	16	Danny Smith / Rodney Ashcraft	AMC Gremlin	Danny Smith	2:21.8950
20^th	59	Milton Moise / Emory Donaldson / Don Courtney	AMC Spirit	Milton Moise	2:22.8330
21^st	21	Andy Vann / Ed Mottern	AMC Gremlin	Andy Vann	2:23.5700
22^nd	11	Don Devendorf / Dick Starita / G. H. Sharp	Datsun B210	Dick Starita	2:24.2820
23^rd	88	Jon McKnight / Judy Stropus	Datsun 510	MAS Racing	2:24.3900
24^th	73	Jerry Cohen	BMW 320i	Foreign Car Clinic	2:25.4980
25^th	03	Bobby Diehl / Doug Kenny / Joe Varde	AMC Gremlin	Joe Varde	2:25.5380
26^th	93	Russ Boy / Art Yarosh	AMC Gremlin	Russ Boy	2:25.6250
27^th	47	Jim Crosby / Bob Crosby	AMC Gremlin	Bob Crosby	2:25.6260
28^th	68	Randy Blue / John Watterson	AMC Gremlin	Randy Blue	2:25.7030
29^th	91	Warren Phelps / Bill McDill	Chevrolet Vega	Warren Phelps	2:25.7610
30^th	66	John Maffucci / Chris Doyle	Mazda RX-2	Jim Downing	2:25.9840
31^st	22	Jim Fitzgerald / Linda Sharp / Bill Harriss	Datsun B210	Linda Sharp	2:26.1140
32^nd	31	Randy Davis / Herb Kanady	AMC Gremlin	R & R Racing	2:26.3810
33^rd	69	Phil Currin / Kal Showket	AMC Pacer	Kal Showket	2:26.7350
34^th	57	Van McDonald	Datsun 200SX	Rick Jaeschke	2:26.8900
35^th	62	J. Speight Sugg / M. L. Speer	BMW 2002	J. Speight Sugg, Jr.	2:28.2520
36^th	81	Jim Jordan / Alan Marsh	Datsun 510	MAS Racing	2:28.5750
37^th	15	Rob Jackson / Robert Weaver	AMC Gremlin	Rob Jackson	2:28.9700
38^th	17	Pat Daily / Tim Kuykendall	Datsun 200SX	Balboa Datsun	2:29.5070
39^th	5	Bob Esseltine / Paul Lambke	Datsun 510	Bob Esseltine	2:29.6960
40^th	30	Del Russo Taylor / Steve Edwards / Dave Yerger	Alfa Romeo Alfetta	Dave Yerger	2:29.7400
41^st	33	Eric Morrow / Charles Moseley	Plymouth Arrow	Music City Racing	2:30.0490
42^nd	2	Ray Pericles / Matt Pericles	Mazda RX-2	Wheels Import	2:30.0730
43^rd	09	Bennett Aiken / Bobby Dumont	Ford Pinto	Bennett Aiken	2:30.1300
44^th	82	Bill Johnson / Corky Bell	Datsun 710	North Star Racing	2:30.2090
45^th	23	Nes Gurley / James Jeralds	Ford Capri	Nes Gurley	2:31.2850
46^th	86	Leroy Dickson / Elizabeth Kleinschmidt / Charles Kleinschmidt	AMC Spirit	Hoerr Brothers	2:33.0300
47^th	39	George Clark	Oldsmobile Starfire	George Clark	2:36.1870
48^th	46	G. H. Sharp / Bob Bergstrom	AMC Spirit	G. H. Sharp	2:36.4410
49^th	48	Nort Northam / Bill Shaw	Honda Civic	International Racing Systems	2:37.9330
50^th	64	Wayne Stradley / Ray Mummery	AMC Pacer	Wayne Stradley	2:38.4840
51^st	3	Jeff Dearduff	Mazda RX-3	Bob Dearduff	2:40.7210
52^nd	07	Bill Warner / Rich Lee	Honda Civic	Rich Lee	2:42.0830
53^rd	92	Manny Matz / Jerry Hoopert	BMW 2002	Rolls Canard	2:43.4840
54^th	83	Chuck Grantham	Ford Pinto	Milt Griswold	2:46.9500
55^th	0	Glenn Worthington / Bob Lee	Chevrolet Vega	Bob's Speed Products	2:49.5860
56^th	49	Paul McDonald	Ford Maverick	Richard Wagner	2:55.3730
57^th	06	Bonnie Henn	AMC Pacer	Preston Henn	2:57.6080
58^th	9	Mark Mellon	Ford Pinto	Jerry Reid	no time
59^th	12	Jim Stricklin / John Eckelberry	Datsun 510	Jim Stricklin	no time
60^th	14	Cliff Rickmers / Donnie Crider	BMW 2002	Tenn Tec Racing	no time
61^st	51	Rick Knoop / Bob Akin	AMC Spirit	Brant Doell	no time
62^nd	52	James Reeve / Ren Tilton	Buick Skyhawk	Atlanta Racing Enterprises	no time
63^rd	75	Ron Oyler	AMC Pacer	Ron Oyler	no time
64^th	84	Daniel Bonner / William Kull	Ford Pinto	William Kull	no time
65^th	87	John Evans / Jay Elmore	Ford Pinto	Robert Buchler	no time
66^th	01	Joe Varde / Dave Cowart	AMC Spirit	Varde/Llauget	no time
67^th	02	Kim Kenyon / Cary Palmer	AMC Gremlin	Kim Kenyon	no time
68^th	04	Jim Story / John Story / Ray Barnes	Ford Capri	Rozinante Enterprises	no time
69^th	05	Ralston Long / Donnie Ard / Foy Gilmore	AMC Gremlin	Donnie Ard	no time

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
00	Dale Swope	AMC Gremlin	S. C. Racing
1	Walt Bohren	Mazda RX-2	Walt Bohren Racing
28	Burns Moore / Randy Keller	Ford Pinto	Burns Moore
60	Pete Harrison	Buick Skyhawk	Pete Harrison
77	Skip Grenier	Mazda RX-2	Skip Grenier