6-Hour Champion Spark Plug Challenge 1978 - Grid

Event: Arthur L. Montgomery Camel GT Challenge		Date: 3.9.1978
Track: Road Atlanta (United States), 4.056 kms	Organiser: unknown
6-Hour Champion Spark Plug Challenge
FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 7)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	96	Gene Felton / Peter Gregg	Buick Skyhawk	Gene Felton	1:44.2070
2^nd	78	Rob McFarlin / Hurley Haywood	Datsun 200SX	Performance Innovations	1:44.8220
3^rd	30	Walt Bohren / Bonky Fernandez	Mazda RX-2	Monarch Motor Racing	1:44.9030
4^th	63	Jim Downing / John Paul	Mazda RX-2	Jim Downing	1:45.1440
5^th	11	Don Devendorf / Dick Starita	Datsun B210	Roselle Racing/Ward Datsun	1:45.6780
6^th	38	Roger Mandeville / Diego Febles	Mazda RX-3	Roger Mandeville	1:45.7160
7^th	7	Dick Barbour / Amos Johnson	AMC Pacer	Levi's Team Highball	1:45.8190
8^th	80	Scott Hoerr / Brad Frisselle	Datsun 510	R/A Hoerr	1:45.9000
9^th	2	Jim Roberts / Tom Waugh	AMC Gremlin	Jim Roberts	1:46.2500
10^th	6	Dennis Shaw / Rick Knoop	AMC Pacer	Levi's Team Highball	1:46.2680
11^th	52	James Reeve / Pete Harrison	Buick Skyhawk	Atlanta Racing Enterprises	1:46.5260
12^th	46	G. H. Sharp	Datsun 200SX	Performance Tuning	1:46.5600
13^th	00	Bob Mitchell / John Winston	Ford Pinto	John Winston	1:46.6800
14^th	79	Richard Gordon / John Dinkel / Milt Minter	Volvo 142 E	IPD	1:47.0410
15^th	86	Irv Hoerr / Danny Smith	Datsun 510	R/A Hoerr	1:47.1580
16^th	19	Ralston Long / Charlie Cook	AMC Gremlin	Southwind Enterprises	1:47.1840
17^th	89	Marv Thomson / Dave Headley	Oldsmobile Starfire	TF Performance	1:47.3230
18^th	20	Javier Garcia / Eddie Mecum	Buick Skyhawk	Eddie Mecum, Sr.	1:47.7090
19^th	64	Carlos Garza / Steve Earle / Bob Akin	BMW 320	Distant Thunder Racing	1:47.7620
20^th	09	Joe Varde / Gary Belcher	AMC Gremlin	Varde Racing	1:47.8280
21^st	22	Linda Sharp / Jim Fitzgerald	Datsun B210	The Landing	1:48.4010
22^nd	51	Steve Griswold / Chris Cord	AMC Gremlin	Doell Assoc.	1:48.7600
23^rd	92	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington	Mazda RX-2	Roger Mandeville	1:49.0470
24^th	72	Craig Ross / Charles Mendez	Datsun 200SX	Tampa Bay Racing	1:49.0940
25^th	91	Jerry Walsh	Ford Pinto	Jerry Walsh	1:49.3020
26^th	42	Bob Feld, Jr.	AMC Gremlin	Sam Chitwood	1:49.3730
27^th	34	Dennis Bowman / Dennis Colomb	Oldsmobile Starfire	D. Bowman Assoc.	1:49.5770
28^th	21	Andy Vann / Dave Richardson	AMC Gremlin	AVTRCM	1:50.0540
29^th	94	Eric Morrow / Bruce Cargill	Dodge Colt	Eric Morrow	1:50.1720
30^th	93	Art Yarosh	AMC Gremlin	Art Yarosh	1:50.1790
31^st	82	Corky Bell / Bill Johnson	Datsun 710	North Star Racing	1:50.2030
32^nd	59	Lyn St. James / Milton Moise / Emory Donaldson	AMC Gremlin	Zabatt Engine Service	1:50.2800
33^rd	49	Buzz Cason / Richard Valentine	AMC Concord	Doell Assoc.	1:50.4850
34^th	10	Phil Currin / Richard Kendrick	BMW 2002	Munich West	1:50.6180
35^th	40	Tom Pyne	Ford Pinto	Tom Pyne	1:51.1020
36^th	68	Ron Sattele / Tom Davenhall	Mercury Capri	Metric Shop	1:51.4000
37^th	08	Keith Swope / John Hamilton	AMC Gremlin	Keith Swope	1:51.6460
38^th	27	Mike Meyer / Rusty Bond	Mazda RX-2	Mike Meyer	1:51.7000
39^th	36	Honorato Espinosa	BMW 2002	Botero Racing	1:51.8790
40^th	57	Lee Wiese	Ford Pinto	Team Loon	1:52.8270
41^st	14	Cliff Rickmers	BMW 2002	Cliff Rickmers	1:52.9180
42^nd	17	Rob Jackson / Robert Weaver	AMC Gremlin	Rob Jackson	1:53.0370
43^rd	47	Tom Lyttle / Ron Jones / Mike McKee	Datsun 510	Tom Lyttle	1:53.3320
44^th	03	Bobby Diehl / Tim Smith	AMC Gremlin	Varde Racing	1:53.3950
45^th	16	Gene Rutherford	AMC Gremlin	Danny Smith	1:53.9300
46^th	25	Del Carlson / Tony DeLorenzo	AMC Gremlin	Ralph Steele	1:53.9510
47^th	69	Randy Blue / John Watterson	AMC Gremlin	Racing Team Blue	1:54.5150
48^th	12	Ed Vogt / Dennis Cloud	BMW 2002	Ed Vogt	1:54.8650
49^th	98	Rod Bannerman	AMC Gremlin	Richard Kitchell	1:54.9820
50^th	90	James Bobo / Nick Angelos	Mazda RX-2	James Bobo	1:55.3570
51^st	62	J. Speight Sugg / Rick Gaines	BMW 1600	J. Speight Sugg	1:55.4080
52^nd	1	R. Michael Sparks / Carl Holbrook	Ford Pinto	Holspa Racing	1:55.5020
53^rd	37	Kevin Coffey / Randi Coffey	Mazda RX-2	Kevin Coffey	1:55.5150
54^th	73	David Ellis-Brown / John Tremblay	Volvo 142 E	David Ellis-Brown	1:55.7090
55^th	50	Griff Goad / Len Murphy	Ford Pinto	Griff Goad	1:55.9340
56^th	85	George Kiricenkov / Tom Ashby	Ford Pinto	George Kiricenkov	1:57.1870
57^th	9	Jerry Reid / Ron Reed / Billy Hagan	Ford Pinto	Jerry Reid	1:59.9590
58^th	01	George Hair	Datsun 510	George Hair	2:00.9710
59^th	48	Bill Shaw / Nort Northam	Honda Civic	W. L. Shaw	2:01.8910
60^th	8	William Kull	Ford Pinto	William Kull, Sr.	2:04.0790
61^st	31	Preston Henn / Hal Sahlman	AMC Pacer	Thunderbird Racing	2:04.8310
62^nd	4	Harry McPheron / Ted Schumacher	Ford Capri	Ted Schumacher	2:06.8510
63^rd	26	Carlos Diaz	Ford Pinto	Union Capital Corp.	2:51.9440
64^th	43	Jack Baldwin / Dave Sloyer	BMW 2002	Bavarian Motors International	no time
65^th	13	Gary Ouellette	Mazda RX-2	E. J. Pruitt & Co.	no time
66^th	39	Wayne Barker / Peter Uria / Dermott Meehan	Ford Pinto	Wayne Barker	no time
67^th	87	Larry Schumacher	Oldsmobile Starfire	Larry Schumacher	no time
68^th	18	Ray Pericles / Matt Pericles	Mazda RX-3	Ray Pericles	no time
69^th	41	Chuck Ulinski / Nick Lawrence	Mazda RX-2	Chuck Ulinski	no time
70^th	99	Steve Jones	Ford Pinto	Steve Jones	no time

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
3	Gary Strebin / Larry McKinley	Ford Pinto	Gary Strebin
44	Joe Amato / Carson Baird	AMC Gremlin	Joe Amato
55	Lee White	Ford Pinto	Lee White
77	R. Michael Sparks / Carl Holbrook	Ford Pinto	Holspa Racing
84	Bob Buchler / Clay Young	Ford Pinto	Bob Buchler
88	Bob Picariello / Chuck Baker	Plymouth Arrow	Picariello Racing
95	Steven Heron / Rich Lee	Honda Civic	Steven Heron Racing