Riverside 6 Hours 1979 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Los Angeles Times Grand Prix of Endurance		Date: 22.4.1979
Track: Riverside International Raceway (United States), 5.311 kms	Organiser: unknown
Riverside 6 Hours
Winston GT (round 4) FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 4) IMSA GTO (round 4) IMSA GTU (round 4) International Motor Sport Association (round 4)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	59	Peter Gregg / Klaus Ludwig	Porsche 935/79	Brumos Porsche	1:40.7960
2^nd	18	John Paul / Al Holbert	Porsche 935 JLP-1	JLP Racing	1:42.8690
3^rd	6	Rolf Stommelen / Brian Redman / Dick Barbour	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Racing	1:44.2470
4^th	3	Jim Busby	BMW 320i Turbo	Jim Busby Racing	1:44.4230
5^th	19	Chris Cord / Jim Adams	Chevrolet Monza	Chris Cord	1:44.7600
6^th	2	Manfred Winkelhock / David Hobbs	BMW 320i Turbo	McLaren North America	1:45.2840
7^th	94	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington	Porsche 935/79	Whittington Brothers Racing	1:45.3700
8^th	09	Bob Bondurant / Preston Henn	Porsche 935/77A	Thunderbird Swap Shop	1:45.5210
9^th	00	Ted Field / Milt Minter	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing	1:47.3860
10^th	5	Charles Mendez / Paul Miller	Porsche 935	Busch Beer Racing	1:47.9090
11^th	10	Otis Chandler / John Thomas	Porsche 935/79	Otis Chandler	1:48.2150
12^th	4	Skeeter McKitterick / Bob Garretson / Gary Belcher	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Racing	1:48.6750
13^th	9	Rob McFarlin / Roy Woods / Bob Akin	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Racing	1:48.7310
14^th	13	Hal Shaw, Jr.	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	1:51.0510
15^th	24	Tom Frank / Ralph Kent-Cooke	Chevrolet Monza	Tom Frank	1:52.3490
16^th	55	Howard Meister / Rick Knoop	Porsche Carrera RSR	Alan L. Johnson	1:53.0200
17^th	49	Phil Currin / John Carusso	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Autodyne	1:53.9580
18^th	54	Tony Garcia / Terry Herman	Porsche Carrera RSR	Montura Racing	1:54.8570
19^th	23	Jim Cook / Robert Kirby	Porsche Carrera	Cerwin-Vega	1:55.6680
20^th	38	Tato Ferrer / Bonky Fernandez	Porsche Carrera RSR	Boricua Racing	1:55.8060
21^st	32	Honorato Espinosa / Francisco Lopez / Jorge Cortes	Porsche Carrera RSR	Botero Racing	1:56.0760
22^nd	41	Herb Jones, Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Jones Ind. Racing	1:56.1550
23^rd	83	Don Devendorf / Tony Adamowicz	Datsun 280ZX	Electramotive	1:56.3970
24^th	07	Dave Cowart / Kenper Miller	Porsche Carrera RSR	Morrison's	1:56.9120
25^th	64	Dennis Aase / Alan Johnson	Porsche 911	Dennis Aase	1:57.0470
26^th	34	Craig Richie	Porsche 911	Craig Richie	1:58.0590
27^th	33	Sam Posey	Datsun 280ZX	Bob Sharp Racing	1:58.2400
28^th	17	Jeff Kline / Jim Mederer	Mazda RX-7	Racing Beat	1:58.6000
29^th	31	Tom Alan Marx	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	RSR Associates	1:59.2700
30^th	77	Roger Mandeville / Jim Downing	Mazda RX-7	Roger Mandeville	1:59.3060
31^st	62	Bill Koll / Bill Bean	Porsche 914/6	Koll Motor Sports	1:59.8440
32^nd	46	Mauricio DeNarvaez / Albert Naon	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	de Narvaez Racing	2:00.1120
33^rd	06	Jon Milledge / Darrel Overstreet	Porsche 914/6	Darrel Overstreet	2:00.1690
34^th	35	Stu Fisher / Ed Parks	Mazda RX-7	JLC Racing	2:00.2880
35^th	56	Rick Borlase / Don Kravig	Porsche 911	Rick Borlase	2:00.5580
36^th	01	Dave White / Pat Bedard	BMW 320i	J. Kurt Roehrig	2:00.9460
37^th	37	Gerry Wellik	Chevrolet Corvette	Doug Rippie	no time
38^th	22	Rich Mandella	Porsche 914/6	Cerwin-Vega	no time
39^th	26	John Ware	Chevrolet Camaro	John Ware	no time
40^th	82	Rodd Harrison / William Brewster	Porsche 914/6	Schneider Autohaus	no time
41^st	21	Steve Earle / Pete Smith	Porsche Carrera	Vasek Polak	no time
42^nd	11	Bobbee Nylander	Porsche 911	Race Tech	no time
43^rd	60	Rusty Bond / Ren Tilton	Porsche 911	E. J. Pruitt	no time
44^th	51	Tom Lawson	Porsche 914/6	John Goodspeed	no time
45^th	16	George Follmer / Brett Lunger / Derek Bell	Porsche 935/77A	Vasek Polak	no time
46^th	30	Gianpiero Moretti / Hurley Haywood	Porsche 935/79	Electrodyne/Moretti	no time
47^th	79	Bob Bergstrom / Brad Frisselle	Mazda RX-7	Sports Ltd. Racing	no time
48^th	63	Greg Gustafson / Pete Halsmer	Porsche 911	Greg Gustafson	no time
49^th	48	Frank Leary / Casey Mollett	Datsun 240Z	Frank Leary	no time
50^th	52	Wayne Baker / Tom Winters	Porsche 914/4	Personalized Autohaus	no time
51^st	39	Cliff Hansen / John Higgins	Porsche 911	Barrick Motor Racing	no time
52^nd	12	Mandy Gonzalez / John Morton	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak	no time
53^rd	8	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina	Lancia Stratos	Automobile International	no time
54^th	25	Bob Zulkowski / Bernie Storc	Porsche 914/6	Metal Craft Racing	no time
55^th	7	Walt Bohren / Ron Cortez	Mazda RX-7	Walt Bohren Racing	no time
56^th	15	Alf Gebhardt / Bruno Beilcke	BMW 3.5 CSL	Bavarian Motors International	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
36	Ron Case / Tim Sharp	Porsche 911	Case Racing
88	Barry Maashoff / Joe Korpiel / Ted Maashoff	Porsche 911	Crismark
66	Joe Crevier / Erich Laetsch / Skeeter McKitterick	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Joe Crevier
14	David Vegher / Tom Hines	Alfa Romeo GTV	Veloce Motors West
0T	Ted Field / Milt Minter	Porsche 935/79	Interscope Racing
20	Larry Stephans	Chevrolet Corvette	Larry Stephans
45	Mike Perlin / Ken McNicol	Porsche 911	Mike Perlin
75	Patrick Pearson / Ron Cortez	Ford Mustang	Patrick Pearson
78	Dave Burns / Andy Scopazzi	Alfa Romeo GTV	Anthony's Auto Craft
83T	Don Devendorf / Tony Adamowicz	Datsun 240Z	Electramotive

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
40	Bill Craine / Ted Mathey	Chevrolet Corvette	Bill Craine
43	Bob Gregg / Len Jones	Porsche 911	Bob Gregg
47	Bill Shaw / Raul Cordoba / Greg LaCava	Honda Civic	William L. Shaw
76	Joe Chamberlain	Chevrolet Corvette	Arrow Racing
85	Mark Pielsticker / Dan Gallant	Chevrolet Monza	Mark Pielsticker