Watkins Glen 500 Kilometres 1984

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Event: The New York 500 at Watkins Glen		Date: 30.9.1984
Track: Watkins Glen International Circuit (United States), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen 500 Kilometres
International Motor Sport Association (round 16) IMSA GTO (round 16) IMSA GTU (round 16) International Motor Sport Association (round 16)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	13:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	500 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	69
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	56
Finished:	30

Classes:	Start
IMSA GTP	20
IMSA GTO	18
IMSA GTU	18

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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:	57	March 83G Chevrolet	Whittington / Lanier
IMSA GTO:	91	Porsche 934	Vincentz / Mullen
IMSA GTU:	84	Pontiac Fiero	Clay Young
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	14	Porsche 962	Al Holbert (USA)	1:42.100	191.626 km/h	lap 43
IMSA GTO:	77	Ford Thunderbird	John Bauer (USA)	1:56.070	168.563 km/h	lap 2
IMSA GTU:	84	Pontiac Fiero	Clay Young (USA)	1:58.680	164.856 km/h	lap 8
Pole Positions:
Overall:	56	March 84G Chevrolet	Bill Whittington (USA)	1:39.090	197.447 km/h
IMSA GTO:	77	Ford Thunderbird	John Bauer (USA)	1:53.389	172.549 km/h
IMSA GTU:	87	Porsche 924 Carrera	Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA)	1:57.158	166.998 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)
Engine positions:	front-engined (46%), mid-engined (44%), rear-engined (10%)
Oldest known drivers:	Dick Greer (52), Brian Redman (47), Roger Mandeville (43)
Youngest known drivers:	John Andretti (21), John Paul, Jr. (24), Dale Whittington (25)
Female drivers:	Lyn St. James

Official Race Programme:

Cover	Entry List	Schedule	Track Map

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