Talladega 6 Hours 1978 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of Talladega Camel GT Challenge		Date: 2.4.1978
Track: Talladega (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: unknown
Talladega 6 Hours
Camel GT Challenge (round 3) FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 3) IMSA GTO (round 3) IMSA GTU (round 3) International Motor Sport Association (round 3)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time	Km/h
1^st	59	Peter Gregg / Brad Frisselle	Porsche 935	Brumos Porsche	1:52.3640	206.2455
2^nd	95	Hurley Haywood / Bob Hagestad	Porsche 935	Bob Hagestad	1:52.5450
3^rd	6	Dick Barbour / Johnny Rutherford	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Racing	1:54.6870
4^th	30	Gianpiero Moretti / Charles Mendez	Porsche 935	Electrodyne Inc.	1:56.0090
5^th	06	Michael Keyser / R. V. Shulnburg	Chevrolet Corvette	Shulnburg Scrap Metal	1:58.6760
6^th	9	John Paul / Bob Bondurant	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour	1:59.2160
7^th	13	Tom Spalding / Hal Shaw, Jr.	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	1:59.3830
8^th	68	Rick Hay / Phil Currin	Chevrolet Corvette	Rick Hay	2:00.1710
9^th	96	Gene Felton	Buick Skylark	Gene Felton	2:07.0870	182.3515
10^th	15	Alf Gebhardt	BMW 3.5 CSL	Bavarian Motors International	2:07.7090
11^th	28	Clif Kearns / Milt Minter	Porsche 935	Desperado Racing	1:56.7780
12^th	33	Bonky Fernandez / Dave Cowart	Porsche Carrera RSR	Boricua Racing	2:06.3350	183.4379
13^th	94	Bill Whittington / Don Whittington	Porsche 935/77A	Whittington Brothers Racing	2:06.6840
14^th	67	Charles Pelz / Neil Upchurch	Chevrolet Camaro	Charles F. Pelz	2:07.2250
15^th	46	Mauricio DeNarvaez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Mauricio DeNarvaez	2:07.2800
16^th	23	Hoyt Overbagh / Billy Hagan	Chevrolet Monza	Overbagh Motor Racing	2:07.6070
17^th	1	Dale Kreider / Bruce Davidson	Chevrolet Corvette	Dale Kreider	2:07.8280
18^th	76	Lee Mueller / Frank Thomas	Porsche 911	Quality Inn	2:09.9220	178.3732
19^th	32	Steve Earle / Bob Akin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Earle & Akin Racing Associates	2:09.9750
20^th	01	Dave White / J. Dana Roehrig	Porsche 911 S	J. Dana Roehrig	2:10.4260
21^st	58	Diego Febles / Francisco Romero	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Diego Febles Racing	2:10.6640
22^nd	60	Rusty Bond / Ren Tilton	Porsche 911	R & R Racing	2:12.8700
23^rd	34	George Drolsom / Hugh Davenport	Porsche 911 S	Drolsom Racing	2:12.8770
24^th	51	John Hotchkis / Dennis Aase	Porsche 911	Wynn's International	2:13.4750
25^th	36	Dave Panaccione / Ron Case	Porsche 911	Ron Case	2:14.4580
26^th	27	Ray Mummery / Jack Refenning / Tom Sheehy	Porsche 911 S	Ray Mummery	2:16.0410
27^th	0	Gene Rutherford / Tom Wallace	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Gene Rutherford	2:18.0910
28^th	61	Al Cosentino / Jim Downing	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra	2:18.6540
29^th	7	Amos Johnson / Roger Mandeville	AMC Pacer	Amos Johnson	2:21.5740
30^th	78	Rod Bremner / Don McKnight	Triumph TR7	Abingdon/Ashley Motors	2:22.0600
31^st	16	Dennis Shaw / Jim Woodward	AMC Pacer	Amos Johnson	2:22.1790
32^nd	62	Bill Koll / David Hamren	Porsche 914/6	William Koll	2:22.5160
33^rd	79	Robert Wood / Keith Swope	AMC Pacer	Robert Wood	2:25.6180
34^th	99	Ralston Long / Charlie Cook / Mike Danner	AMC Gremlin	Southwind Enterprises	2:25.7070
35^th	19	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina	Lancia Stratos	Anatoly Arutunoff	2:28.6340
36^th	45	Jim Gaeta / Gary Steele	Porsche 911	Vann's Auto Body	2:29.6330
37^th	26	John Foshee / Ernie Smith / Red Brennan	Alfa Romeo GTV	John Foshee/Ernie Smith	2:32.6080
38^th	65	Richard Valentine / Roger Pierce	Chevrolet Corvette	RJV Enterprises	2:34.0110
39^th	10	Clay Young / Eddie Johnson / Bob Buchler	Pontiac Grand Am	Clay Young	2:38.6640
40^th	21	Andy Vann / Joel Neshkin	AMC Gremlin	Andy Vann	2:39.9040
41^st	49	Bo Montgomery	AMC Concord	Doell Assoc.	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
93	Bill Whittington / Don Whittington	Porsche 934/5	Whittington Brothers

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
03	Cliff Gottlob / Danny Terrill	Chevrolet Corvette	Cliff Gottlob
07	Dave Cowart	Porsche Carrera RSR	Morrison's Inc.
16	Bob Dean / Bob McGraw	Mazda RX-3	Bob Dean
25	Kenper Miller / Walt Bohren	BMW 3.5 CSL	KWM Racing
38	Roger Mandeville	Mazda RX-2	Roger Mandeville
42	Sam Chitwood	AMC Gremlin	Chitwood Racing
48	G. H. Sharp	Datsun 200SX	G. H. Sharp
48	John Carusso	Chevrolet Corvette	Autodyne Inc.
53	Joe Dawkins	Ford Mustang	Joe Dawkins
63	Jim Downing	Mazda RX-2	Jim Downing
70	M. L. Speer / Windle Turley	Porsche 911 S	Race Car
80	Scott Hoerr / Irv Hoerr	Datsun 510	Hoerr Brothers
80	Herb Adams / Pat Bedard	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Herb Adams
84	Bob Speakman / John Maffucci	Datsun 260Z	Wolrdparts
86	John Hulen / Ron Coupland	Porsche 914/6	John Hulen
92	Dave Sloyer / Jim Fitzgerald	Plymouth Volare	David Sloyer
98	Ralph Tolman / Rick Hurst	Saab 900 Turbo	Racing Team