Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres 1989 - Photo Gallery

Jaguar XJR-9 #TWR-J12C-188 (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR Jaguar V12/Alan Scott V12/60° 2v 5996 cc N/A

Castrol Jaguar Racing (GB)

Closed bodywork

Castrol Jaguar Racing (GB)

Mid-engined

Drivers listed: Davy Jones (USA)

Result: did not arrive (Testing accident)

Sponsors: Castrol/JAGUAR

Colours: white/green (+red)

Sponsors: Castrol/JAGUAR

Tyres: Dunlop

Programme Cover

Event: 500 km Nissan Camel Grand Prix of Road Atlanta		Date: 2.4.1989
Track: Road Atlanta (USA), 4.056 kms	Distance: 500 kilometres	Attendance: 30000
Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres
International Motor Sport Association (round 4) International Motor Sport Association (round 4)

Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown; Weather: mild, sunny

Entered: unknown

Practiced: unknown

Started: 16

Finished: unknown

IMSA GTP (GTP)

IMSA GTP Lights (Lights)

Entry List

Photos by courtesy of: Mark Windecker (21), Brian Purcell (5), Dwight Deal (3), Graham L. Smith (3) and Nissan Motorsport (1)

Race added to RSC Photo Gallery: 01/09/2003 Last photo update on this page: 10/02/2023


4	Spice SE88P #002 - Buick V6/90° 2v 3000 cc N/A			Lights
	S & L Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	S & L Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Scott Schubot (USA) Ludemann	Result: 5^th 1^st in Lights (10 laps behind the winner) Grid: 10^th (1:18.112)
	Sponsors: SL/Parics		Colours: yellow
	Sponsors: SL/Parics		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 13/04/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


9	Spice SE88P # - Buick V6 3000 cc N/A			Lights
	Essex Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Essex Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Tom Hessert (USA)/Charles Morgan (USA)	Result: 9^th (13 laps behind the winner) Grid: 12^th (1:20.540)
	Sponsors: ACXIOM		Colours: white (+red/dark blue)
	Sponsors: ACXIOM		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 10/02/2023	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker and Graham L. Smith


10	Porsche 962 # (Fabcar) - Porsche Type 962/72 F6 2v SOHC 2994 cc Turbo			GTP
	Hotchkis Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Hotchkis Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: John Hotchkis (USA)/Jim Adams (USA)	Result: 4^th (6 laps behind the winner) Grid: 8^th (1:14.904)
	Sponsors: wynn's		Colours: white/blue/orange/pink
	Sponsors: wynn's		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 01/01/2004	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


19	Tiga GT288 #367 - Buick V6 3000 cc N/A			Lights
	Essex Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Essex Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Michael Dow (USA)/Jeff Purner (USA)	Result: 11^th (18 laps behind the winner) Grid: 16^th (1:25.013)
	Sponsors: BUICK/VALVOLINE		Colours: light blue/black (+pink)
	Sponsors: BUICK/VALVOLINE		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 13/04/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


30	Porsche 962 C #001GS (Gebhardt Sports) - Porsche F6 2994 cc Turbo			GTP
	Momo/Gebhardt Racing (D)		Closed bodywork
	Momo/Gebhardt Racing (D)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Gianpiero Moretti (I)/Stanley Dickens (S) DNS: Frank Jelinski (D)	Result: 3^rd (5 laps behind the winner) Grid: 9^th (1:16.802)
	Sponsors: momo		Colours: red (+yellow)
	Sponsors: momo		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 01/01/2004	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


33	Spice SE89P Pontiac Firebird GTP #001 - Pontiac V8/90° 2v OHV 4956 cc N/A			GTP
	Spice Engineering (GB)		Closed bodywork
	Spice Engineering (GB)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Costas Los (GR)/Jeff Kline (USA)	Result: 13^th - did not finish (Engine) Grid: 6^th (1:13.223)
	Sponsors: MINOLTA		Colours: white
	Sponsors: MINOLTA		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 07/07/2013	Photo by courtesy of: Brian Purcell and Mark Windecker


40	Tiga GT286 #341 - Ferrari 308 V8 3000 cc N/A			Lights
	Bieri Racing (CDN)		Closed bodywork
	Bieri Racing (CDN)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Uli Bieri (CDN)Martino Finotto (I) DNS: Leutwiler	Result: 12^th (18 laps behind the winner) Grid: 15^th (1:22.818)
	Sponsors: TAMOIL/ACHILLI MOTORS/framag		Colours: red/white
	Sponsors: TAMOIL/ACHILLI MOTORS/framag		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 01/01/2004	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


55	Spice SE86CL #PSGTPL2 - Pontiac L4 3000 cc N/A			Lights
	Huffaker Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Huffaker Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Dan Marvin (USA) DNS: Liebler	Result: 7^th (12 laps behind the winner) Grid: 13^th (1:20.838)
	Sponsors: Firestone		Colours: white (+blue/red)
	Sponsors: Firestone		Tyres: Firestone
Photo updated: 13/04/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


60	Jaguar XJR-9 #TWR-J12C-288 (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR Jaguar V12/Alan Scott V12/60° 2v 5996 cc N/A			GTP
	Castrol Jaguar Racing (GB)		Closed bodywork
	Castrol Jaguar Racing (GB)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Jan Lammers (NL) DNS: Davy Jones (USA)	Result: 16^th - did not finish (Valve) Grid: 4^th (1:11.815)
	Sponsors: Castrol/JAGUAR		Colours: white/green (+red)
	Sponsors: Castrol/JAGUAR		Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 22/02/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Dwight Deal


61	Jaguar XJR-9 #TWR-J12C-388 (Advanced) - Jaguar TWR Jaguar V12/Alan Scott V12/60° 2v 5996 cc N/A			GTP
	Castrol Jaguar Racing (GB)		Closed bodywork
	Castrol Jaguar Racing (GB)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Price Cobb (USA)/John Nielsen (DK)	Result: 2^nd (34s346 behind the winner) Grid: 2^nd (1:11.081)
	Sponsors: Castrol/JAGUAR		Colours: white/green (+red)
	Sponsors: Castrol/JAGUAR		Tyres: Dunlop
Photo updated: 07/07/2013	Photo by courtesy of: Brian Purcell and Mark Windecker


63	Argo JM19 #107 - Mazda 13B Racing 2R 1308 cc Rotary			Lights
	Downing/Atlanta (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Downing/Atlanta (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Jim Downing (USA)/Howard Katz (USA)	Result: 6^th (12 laps behind the winner) Grid: 14^th (1:20.932)
	Sponsors: mazda		Colours: red (+yellow)
	Sponsors: mazda		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 13/04/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


64	Spice SE89P #003 - Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV 5500 cc N/A			GTP
	Jim Miller Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Jim Miller Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Jim Miller (USA)/Bob Earl (USA)	Result: 10^th - did not finish (Engine) Grid: 7^th (1:13.794)
	Sponsors: MTI VACATIONS		Colours: yellow
	Sponsors: MTI VACATIONS		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 22/02/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker and Dwight Deal


67	Porsche 962 #108C (C02) (Chapman) - Porsche Type 962/72 F6 2v SOHC 2994 cc Turbo			GTP
	Busby Racing (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Busby Racing (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Bob Wollek (F)/John Andretti (USA)	Result: 15^th - did not finish (Engine) Grid: 5^th (1:12.199)
	Sponsors: Miller HIGH LIFE/BFGoodrich		Colours: brown/white (+green/red)
	Sponsors: Miller HIGH LIFE/BFGoodrich		Tyres: BF Goodrich
Photo updated: 07/07/2013	Photo by courtesy of: Brian Purcell and Mark Windecker


76	Chevrolet Corvette GTP #T8811-HU01 (Lola) - Chevrolet V8 6000 cc N/A			GTP
	Peerless Racing		Closed bodywork
	Peerless Racing		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Jack Baldwin (USA)	Result: did not start (Accident in practice) Grid: (no time)
	Sponsors: Bravo3/BFGoodrich		Colours: white (+red)
	Sponsors: Bravo3/BFGoodrich		Tyres: BF Goodrich
Photo updated: 01/01/2004	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


79	Spice SE87L #003 - Pontiac L4 2700 cc N/A			Lights
	Whitehall Motorsports (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Whitehall Motorsports (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: John Paul, Jr. (USA)/Ferdinand de Lesseps (F)	Result: 8^th (12 laps behind the winner) Grid: 11^th (1:19.599)
	Sponsors: unknown		Colours: white/red (+blue)
	Sponsors: unknown		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 07/07/2013	Photo by courtesy of: Brian Purcell and Mark Windecker


83	Nissan GTP ZX-T #88-01 (Chapman) - Nissan VG30 GTP/Electramotive V6/60° 2v 3000 cc 1xGarret TO3			GTP
	Electramotive Engineering (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Electramotive Engineering (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Geoff Brabham (AUS)/Chip Robinson (USA) Don Devendorf (USA)	Result: winner - (191.203 kph) - margin: 34s346 Grid: 3^rd (1:11.186)
	Sponsors: NISSAN		Colours: blue/red (+white)
	Sponsors: NISSAN		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 09/06/2017	Photo by courtesy of: Brian Purcell and Nissan Motorsport


84	Nissan GTP ZX-T # (Chapman) - Nissan VG30 GTP/Electramotive V6/60° 2v 3000 cc 1xGarret TO3			GTP
	Electramotive Engineering (USA)		Closed bodywork
	Electramotive Engineering (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Geoff Brabham (AUS)/Chip Robinson (USA)	Result: did not start Grid: 17^th (no time)
	Sponsors: NISSAN		Colours: blue/red (+white)
	Sponsors: NISSAN		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 01/01/2004	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker


98	Toyota 88C #87C-007 (Tom's) - Toyota 3S-GTM L4 4v DOHC 2140 cc 1xToyota CT44-ST			GTP
	All American Racers (USA)		Closed bodywork
	All American Racers (USA)		Mid-engined
	Driven by: Drake Olson (USA)/Chris Cord (USA) DNS: Bren	Result: 14^th - did not finish (Turbo) Grid: 1^st (1:10.979)
	Sponsors: TOYOTA/SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DEALERS		Colours: white (+red/orange)
	Sponsors: TOYOTA/SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DEALERS		Tyres: Goodyear
Photo updated: 22/02/2007	Photo by courtesy of: Mark Windecker and Dwight Deal

Entered cars that did not arrive:

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Photos by: Graham L. Smith (2)

Additional Photo - Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres 1989