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Event: The New York 500 at Watkins GlenDate: 30.9.1984
Track: Watkins Glen International Circuit (United States), unknown lengthOrganiser: unknown

Watkins Glen 500 Kilometres
Weather:unknown
Start time:13:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:500 kilometres
Attendance:unknown
Entered:69
Practiced:unknown
Started:56
Finished:30
Classes:Start
IMSA GTP20
IMSA GTO18
IMSA GTU18
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Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 60 minutes on 28/9
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 28-29/9
30 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:57March 83G ChevroletWhittington / Lanier
IMSA GTO:91Porsche 934Vincentz / Mullen
IMSA GTU:84Pontiac FieroClay Young
Fastest Laps:
Overall:14Porsche 962Al Holbert (USA)1:42.1000191.6262 km/hlap 43
IMSA GTO:77Ford ThunderbirdJohn Bauer (USA)1:56.0700168.5627 km/hlap 2
IMSA GTU:84Pontiac FieroClay Young (USA)1:58.6800164.8564 km/hlap 8
Pole Positions:
Overall:56March 84G ChevroletBill Whittington (USA)1:39.0900197.4472 km/h
IMSA GTO:77Ford ThunderbirdJohn Bauer (USA)1:53.3890172.5490 km/h
IMSA GTU:87Porsche 924 CarreraElliot Forbes-Robinson (USA)1:57.1580166.9984 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (13), Mazda (9), Chevrolet (6), March (5), Argo (5)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (13), Porsche (13), Mazda (10), Ford (6), Pontiac (4)
Top car types by numbers:Mazda RX-7 (9), Argo JM16 (5), March 84G (3), Porsche 924 (3), Porsche 914 (3), Chevrolet Camaro (3), Chevrolet Corvette (3), Pontiac Firebird (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (86), GB (4)
Team nationalities:USA (44)
Engine positions:front-engined (46%), mid-engined (44%), rear-engined (10%)
Oldest known drivers:Bob Tullius (54), Dick Greer (52), Bob Akin (48)
Youngest known drivers:John Andretti (21), Patty Moise (24), John Paul, Jr. (24)
Female drivers:Patty Moise, Lyn St. James

Official Race Programme:

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