Watkins Glen 6 Hours 1979 - Grid

Event: 6-Hours including The Trans-Am and The Can-Am for the SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge, The Glen		Date: 7.7.1979
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 4)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	70	Rolf Stommelen / Dick Barbour / Paul Newman	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Performance	1:50.3540
2^nd	94	Don Whittington / Klaus Ludwig / Bill Whittington	Porsche 935/77A	Whittington Bros/Kremer Racing	1:50.7630
3^rd	85	Peter Gregg / Hurley Haywood / Bruce Leven	Porsche 935	Bayside Disposal Racing	1:52.6570
4^th	20	Elliot Forbes-Robinson / Randolph Townsend / Brett Lunger	Porsche 935	Andial Porsche Service	1:53.2790
5^th	09	Rick Mears	Porsche 935/77A	Bayside Disposal Racing	1:53.6770
6^th	0	Ted Field / Danny Ongais	Porsche 935/79	Interscope Racing	1:54.0190
7^th	18	John Paul / Al Holbert	Porsche 935 JLP-1	J.L.P. Racing, Inc.	1:54.4180
8^th	95	Bill Whittington / Brian Redman / Johnny Rutherford	Porsche 935/79	Whittington Brothers	1:56.6510
9^th	71	Rob McFarlin / Roy Woods / Bob Akin	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Performance	1:57.3800
10^th	6	Charles Mendez / Paul Miller	Porsche 935	CMR Inc.	1:57.6540
11^th	7	Ludwig Heimrath / Carlos Moran	Porsche 935	Heimrath Racing	1:57.8060
12^th	19	Chris Cord	Chevrolet Monza 350	Chris Cord Racing	1:58.4340
13^th	3	Jim Busby / Manfred Winkelhock	BMW M1	BMW of North America and Munich	1:59.6180
14^th	80	Maurice Carter / Tony DeLorenzo	Chevrolet Camaro	Maurice C. Carter	1:59.7260
15^th	57	Neil Shelton / Monte Shelton	Porsche 935	Monte's Motor Co.	2:00.0380
16^th	72	Skeeter McKitterick / Buzz Marcus / Bob Garretson	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Performance	2:00.6840
17^th	13	Hal Shaw, Jr. / Gary Belcher	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	2:01.5580
18^th	5	Kenper Miller / Dave Cowart	BMW 3.5 CSL	K.W.M. Racing	2:02.6130
19^th	66	Tuck Thomas / Norm Ridgely / Robert Kirby	Porsche 935	Stanton/Barbour	2:02.7770
20^th	44	Bob Tullius / Brian Fuerstenau	Triumph TR8	JRT/Quaker State	2:06.1590
21^st	90	Thomas Rynone / Neil Wiernicki / Michael Wiernicki	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Rynone Industries	2:06.5220
22^nd	11	Daniel Muniz	Chevrolet Camaro II	Oftedahl Racing	2:07.3540
23^rd	43	Frank Joyce / Tom Frank	Chevrolet Corvette C3 454	Phantom Racing	2:07.3700
24^th	38	Bonky Fernandez / Tato Ferrer	Porsche Carrera RSR	Boricua Motors Corp.	2:07.9360
25^th	97	Roger Schramm / Werner Frank	Porsche Carrera RSR	Framm Promotions	2:09.0990
26^th	10	John Huber / Daniel Muniz / Miguel Muniz	Chevrolet Camaro II	Oftedahl Racing	2:09.1120
27^th	47	Jon McKnight / Doug Lutz	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Doug Lutz	2:10.3520
28^th	98	Larry Green / John Bauer	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Larry Green/Bauer Racing	2:12.5960
29^th	15	James Mancuso	Chevrolet Corvette 355	Motion Merchants	2:11.6750
30^th	30	Bob Fryer / Ed Lowther	AMC Javelin	University of Pittsburgh Auto Racing Team	2:12.5960
31^st	65	Al Salerno	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Alan F. Salerno	2:13.5060
32^nd	52	Robert Schuler / David Schuler	Datsun 280Z	Fred Schuler, Inc.	2:13.7190
33^rd	23	Bob Zulkowski / Bernie Storc	Porsche 914/6	Metal Craft Racing	2:14.5990
34^th	93	Michael Oleyar	Chevrolet Corvette 454	E. F. Miller & Co./Little Foreign Car Shop	2:14.8920
35^th	37	Paul Schulte / John Cleveland	Chevrolet Corvette String Ray 350	Kassel Auto Parts	2:15.2890
36^th	16	Neil Kassel / Tom Roberts	Chevrolet Camaro 350	Tom's Mechanical Emporium/Kassel Auto Parts	2:15.7390
37^th	51	Tom Aquilante	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Thomas Aquilante	2:16.2100
38^th	25	William Maier / Art Siri, Jr. / Ed Hinchliff	Ford Mustang Mach 1 302	Maier Racing, Inc.	2:16.6040
39^th	29	Hoyt Overbagh / Billy Hagan	Chevrolet Monza 355	Stratagraph, Inc.	2:18.3010
40^th	21	John Wood / Mario Gomez / Carl Shafer	Chevrolet Camaro II	Oftedahl Racing	2:16.9070
41^st	77	Bruce Jennings / Bob Beasley / Bill Bean	Porsche 911 S	Bruce Jennings	no time
42^nd	55	Alan Howes / David Sturtevant	Porsche Carrera	Intrepid Design Inc.	no time
43^rd	64	Bob Baechle	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Endurance Racing Enterprises	no time
44^th	92	Sam Feinstein / Michael Oleyar / Nick Engels	Chevrolet Corvette 454	E. F. Miller & Co./Wayne County Auto	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
00	Danny Ongais / Ted Field	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing
42	Milt Minter / Bill Scott	VW Rabbit	Bill Scott Racing Development
61	Al Cosentino / Craig Fisher	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra
91	Fred Werl / Jimmy Spencer / John Vecchi	Ford Mustang	HDJ

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
12	Carl Shafer / Daniel Muniz	Chevrolet Camaro	Oftedahl Racing
35	Jacques Bienvenue / Marc Dancose / Jacques Duval	Porsche Carrera	Jacques Bienvenue
60	John Brandt / John Wood	Chevrolet Corvette 350	John J. Brandt, Jr.
73	Robert Kirby / John Hotchkis	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Performance
74	David Jones / Ted Sullivan	Chevrolet Camaro	Chet's Speed Shop
81	Al Speyer / Pat Farrell	Datsun 510	Al Speyer
83	Joseph Hamilton / Robert Overby	Porsche 911	Hamilton House Overby Racing