Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1978 - Grid

Event: World Championship 6-Hours including The Trans-Am and The Can-Am for the SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge, The Glen		Date: 8.7.1978
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit (United States), 5.435 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 6 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 7) Trans-Am (round 5)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	90	Rolf Stommelen / Manfred Schurti / Dick Barbour	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Performance	1:53.6110
2^nd	30	Toine Hezemans / John Fitzpatrick / Peter Gregg	Porsche 935/77A	GeLo Racing	1:54.4370
3^rd	0	Danny Ongais / Ted Field	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing	1:54.6820
4^th	1	George Follmer / Jacky Ickx	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak Racing	1:54.8620
5^th	2	David Hobbs	BMW 320i Turbo	McLaren North America	1:55.0570
6^th	08	Hurley Haywood / John Paul	Porsche 935/77A	JLP Racing	1:55.3410
7^th	3	Janet Guthrie / Brian Redman / Hurley Haywood	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak Racing	1:57.0570
8^th	13	Hal Shaw, Jr. / Monte Shelton	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	1:58.2890
9^th	94	Bill Whittington / Don Whittington	Porsche 935/77A	Whittington Borthers	1:58.6050
10^th	19	Chris Cord / Jim Adams	Chevrolet Monza 350	Chris Cord Racing	1:58.6510
11^th	6	Greg Pickett / Tom Gloy	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Pickett Racing	1:58.8460
12^th	7	Ludwig Heimrath / Paul Miller	Porsche 935	Heimrath Racing	2:00.1470
13^th	10	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Dieter Quester	BMW 320	BMW Faltz Essen	2:01.9040
14^th	20	Markus Höttinger / Harald Grohs	BMW 320	BMW Faltz Essen	2:02.0490
15^th	71	John Thomas / Otis Chandler	Porsche 935	Otis Chandler	2:02.2030
16^th	11	Dave Heinz / Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Chevrolet Monza 350	Budweiser Racing Team	2:03.3300
17^th	4	Hurley Haywood / John Gunn	Porsche 935	Vasek Polak Racing	2:04.6940
18^th	57	Robert Frostrom / John Wood	Porsche Carrera RSR	Robert Frostrom Racing	2:06.0020
19^th	75	Norm Ridgely / Jim Cook	Porsche Carrera RSR	Norman Ridgely	2:06.6860
20^th	44	Brian Fuerstenau / Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJS	Group 44	2:06.8170
21^st	24	Tom Frank / Bruce Leven	Porsche Carrera RSR	Executive Industries	2:07.5350
22^nd	80	Nick Engels	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Nagel Racing Enterprises	2:07.9750
23^rd	9	John Huber / Babe Headley	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Apple Valley Racing	2:08.9550
24^th	81	John Morton	Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am	Adams Associates	2:09.3570
25^th	98	Thomas Rynone / Michael Oleyar	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Rynone Industries	2:09.4900
26^th	43	Frank Joyce / Gene Bothello	Chevrolet Corvette C3 427	Phantom Racing	2:10.5190
27^th	32	Steve Griswold / Bob Akin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Earle & Akin Racing Assoc.	2:11.7080
28^th	97	Werner Frank / Roger Schramm	Porsche Carrera RSR	Framm Promotions	2:11.9160
29^th	79	Michael Callas / Peter Papke	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0	Rennsport Porsche Works	2:11.9450
30^th	25	François Migault / Lucien Guitteny	Ferrari 365 GT4/BB	Grand Competition Cars, Inc.	2:12.2310
31^st	62	Tuck Thomas	Porsche Carrera RSR	Lancer	2:12.2810
32^nd	60	John Brandt / Chuck Callas	Chevrolet Corvette C3 350	John J. Brandt	2:14.3470
33^rd	17	Angelo Pallavicini / Enzo Calderari	Porsche 934	Pallvano Corse	2:15.3990
34^th	91	Tom Roberts / Paul Schulte	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Tom's Mechanical Emporium	2:17.5620
35^th	64	Craig Carter / Bob Baechle	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Endurance Racing Enterprises, Inc./Auto Parts	2:17.6020
36^th	88	Joseph Hamilton / Ron Collins / Chuck Wade	Porsche 911 S	Hamilton House Racing	2:17.9450
37^th	74	Bill Scott	Porsche 911 S	Z & W Enterprises	2:18.3650
38^th	29	Hoyt Overbagh / Billy Hagan	Chevrolet Monza 350	Billy J. Hagan	2:18.6030
39^th	51	Tom Aquilante / Dave White	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Thomas Aquilante	2:19.2820
40^th	77	Bruce Jennings / John O'Steen	Porsche 911 S	Bruce Jennings	2:21.4870
41^st	22	Jeffrey Stephens	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Jeffrey Stephens	2:22.1640
42^nd	18	David Kicak / Bob Young	Chevrolet Corvette 360	Free Spirit Racing	2:24.7230
43^rd	82	Carm Solomone	Chevrolet Camaro Turbo 302	Solomone Racing	2:27.4780
44^th	53	Robert Schuler / David Schuler	Datsun 280Z	Fred Schuler	2:32.9360
45^th	16	Neil Kassel / Rex Franklin	Chevrolet Camaro 302	Kassel Auto Parts of Syracuse	2:39.2140
46^th	92	John Orr / Bill Jobe	Chevrolet Corvette 454	E. F. Miller & Co. and Sherill ARCO	2:47.8570
47^th	12	Ronnie Peterson	BMW 320i Turbo	McLaren North America	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
52	Dan Slodowick / Cliff McCandless	Porsche 914/6	McCandless Automotive
15	James Mancuso / William Coykendall	Chevrolet Greenwood Corvette 355	Motion Marketing
69	Thomas Fiscus / Jerry Lancaster	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Old Gold Racing
41	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina	Lancia Stratos	Automotive International
93		Porsche 934/5	Whittington Borthers

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
00	Danny Ongais / Ted Field	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing
5	Bill Adam	Chevrolet Corvette 427	D. B. Racing
12	Roy Woods / Jimmy Insolo	Chevrolet Monza Turbo 350	Roy Woods Racing
23	John Orr / Bill Jobe / Kenper Miller	Chevrolet Corvette 350	E. F. Miller & Co. and Sherill ARCO
28	Milt Minter / Clif Kearns	Porsche 935	Desperado Racing
39	Klaus Bytzek / Rudy Bartling	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bytzek Automotive
50	Jacques Bienvenue / Marcel Talbot	Porsche 911	Jacques Bienvenue
61	Al Cosentino / Craig Fisher	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra
66	Joe Sheeckel	Chevrolet Corvette	All West Side Racing
70	Gene Rutherford / Tom Wallace	Oldsmobile Cutlass	Chesrown Oldsmobile
99	Phil Currin / Cliff Gottlob	Chevrolet Corvette 350	The Tune-Up Shop