Trans-Am Road America - Race I 1977

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Event: Twin 80/1 SCCA Trans-Am Championship Road America		Date: 3.9.1977
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: unknown
Trans-Am Road America - Race I
Trans-Am (round 9)

Weather:	clear, 60's
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	20 laps
Attendance:	13505

Entered:	61
Practiced:	56
Qualified:	56
Started:	53
Finished:	40

Classes:	Pract	Start
Trans-Am - Category II	18	17
Trans-Am - Category I	38	36

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Race notes:
Position from 34th are not known. All cars, which raced in Race 2 are listed here as starters despite not explicitely confirmed.

Winners:
Overall:	7	Porsche 934/5	Ludwig Heimrath
Leaders:
laps 1-20:	7	Porsche 934 Turbo	Heimrath
laps I/15-19:	01	Chevrolet Camaro	Bagley
laps I/1-8:	80	Chevrolet Corvette	Engels
laps I/9-14:	9	Chevrolet Corvette	Huber
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Porsche 934/5	Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)	2:16.7130	169.5122 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	59	Porsche 934	Peter Gregg (USA)	2:15.3100	171.2696 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Chevrolet (38), Porsche (10), Ford (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (38), Porsche (10), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Chevrolet Corvette (30), Chevrolet Camaro (5), Chevrolet Monza (3), Porsche 911 (3), Porsche 911 Carrera (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (51), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (51), CDN (2)
Most used colours:	white (32%), blue (17%), red (11%), orange (9%), black (7%), yellow (6%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (80%), rear-engined (17%), mid-engined (3%)
Average engine size:	5472 cc (with regard to 5% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5581 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Bob Tullius (47), Monte Shelton (43), Tom Bagley (38)
Youngest known drivers:	John Wood (25), Rusty Schmidt (35), Jerry Hansen (36)

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