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Event: Valvoline Can-Am Mid-OhioDate: 10.6.1979
Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (United States), 3.862 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Can-Am Mid-Ohio
Weather:overcast, warm
Start time:15:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:120 miles
Attendance:30000
Entered:33
Practiced:26
Qualified:26
Started:24
Finished:12
Classes:PractStart
Can-Am1515
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Pre-race sessions:
3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 165 minutes on 9/6
30 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:1Lola T333 CS ChevroletAlan Jones
Can-Am 2000:51Lola T290 FordTim Evans
Fastest Laps:
Overall:1Lola T333 CS ChevroletAlan Jones (AUS)1:25.1840163.2309 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:5Spyder NF-11 ChevroletKeke Rosberg (FIN)1:21.9500105.4310 km/h
Can-Am 2000:51Lola T290 FordTim Evans (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Lola (12), Chevron (4), Spyder (2)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (14), Ford (8)
Top car types by numbers:Lola T333 (5), Lola T332 (3), Spyder NF-11 (2), Chevron B26 (2), Lola T294 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (17), AUS (2), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:USA (18)
Most used colours:red (37%), blue (24%), white (23%), yellow (6%), silver (4%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:George Follmer (45), Horst Kroll (43), Gary Gove (40)
Youngest known drivers:Tim Evans (23), Robert J. Nelkin (28), Geoff Lees (28)

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