Trans-Am Road America 1978 - Race Results

Event:		Date: 4.9.1978
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: unknown
Trans-Am Road America
Trans-Am (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Div.
1^st	6	Greg Pickett	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Pickett Racing	47	1:48:46.08	302.5567 kms	166.9002		1^st	TA-II
2^nd	88	Tuck Thomas	Chevrolet Monza 350	Tuck Thomas	47	1:49:38.20				2^nd	TA-II
3^rd	1	Jerry Thompson	Pontiac Firebird 366	Adams Associates	45				Out of gas	3^rd	TA-II
4^th	13	Hal Shaw, Jr.	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw - Ore House	45					4^th	TA-II
5^th	44	Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJS 326	Group 44, Inc.	44			152.9585		1^st	TA-I
6^th	78	Babe Headley	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Babe's Garage	44	1:11.95				2^nd	TA-I
7^th	27	Rich Sloma	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Rich Sloma Enterprises	44					5^th	TA-II
8^th	02	Keith Feldott	Chevrolet Monza Mirage 305	Howell Tractor & Equipment Co.	43					3^rd	TA-I
9^th	91	Roger Schramm	Porsche Carrera RSR	Framm Promotions	43					6^th	TA-II
10^th	34	Jim Sanborn	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Jim Sanborn Racing	43					4^th	TA-I
11^th	17	Bill Morrison	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Western Automotive	43					5^th	TA-I
12^th	60	John Brandt	Chevrolet Corvette 350	John Brandt, Jr.	43					6^th	TA-I
13^th	05	Dick Kantrud	Chevrolet Camaro 350	Oftedahl Racing	43					7^th	TA-I
14^th	85	Bruce Leven	Porsche 934	Bayside Disposal Co.	42					7^th	TA-II
15^th	52	J. Robert Johnson	Porsche Carrera RSR	Autoworks	42					8^th	TA-II
16^th	43	Frank Joyce	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Phantom Racing	42					8^th	TA-I
17^th	21	James Durovy	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Briggs & Stratton	41					9^th	TA-I
18^th	0	Dick Salem	Porsche 914/6	Dick Salem Racing	41					9^th	TA-II
19^th	20	Dan Schott	Chevrolet Corvette 460	Schott Racing	40					10^th	TA-I
20^th	53	Tom Masterson	Opel Manta		40					10^th	TA-II
21^st	89	Donald Clement	Chevrolet Camaro 350	DJ Racing	39				Flat tyre	11^th	TA-I
22^nd	58	Ken Williams	Datsun 240Z	Associated Speed and Performance	38				Retired	12^th	TA-I
23^rd	36	Larry Gross	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Gross Racing	37					13^th	TA-I
24^th	37	Doug Rippie	Chevrolet Corvette 454	LSI Corvettes Unlimited	37				Handling	14^th	TA-I
25^th	26	Rick Dittman	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Quinian & Tyson, Inc.	36					15^th	TA-I
26^th	24	Tom Frank	Chevrolet Monza 350	Executive Industries	35					11^th	TA-II
27^th	3	Bard Boand	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Brad Boand	34					16^th	TA-I
28^th	80	Nick Engels	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Nick Engels	33				Differential	17^th	TA-I
29^th	94	Rudy Bartling	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bytzek Automotive Design	32					12^th	TA-II
30^th	84	Ronald Rosenmerkel	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Richard Rosenmerkel	32					18^th	TA-I
31^st	12	Gary Fautch	Chevrolet Camaro 350	JRS Racing	31				Engine	19^th	TA-I
32^nd	35	Bob Kerns	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Bob Kerns Racing	25				Wheel bearing	20^th	TA-I
33^rd	79	Koch / Howey	Chevrolet Camaro 454	Howey Farms	20					13^th	TA-II
34^th	64	Rusty Schmidt	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Max W. Schmidt Construction Company	15				Retired	14^th	TA-II
35^th	5	Bill Adam	Chevrolet Corvette 427	D. B. Racing	12				Accident	21^st	TA-I
36^th	40	Tony DeLorenzo	Chevrolet Corvette 454	Troy Promotions, Inc.	9				Transmission	22^nd	TA-I
37^th	99	Don Hager	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Hager Racing Enterprises	8				Ignition	23^rd	TA-I
38^th	4	Shelton	Chevrolet Monza 350	Jerry Hansen	7				Engine	15^th	TA-II
39^th	7	Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche 935	Heimrath Racing	5				Engine	16^th	TA-II
40^th	01	Carl Shafer	Chevrolet Camaro 350	Oftedahl Racing	4				Accident	24^th	TA-I

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Div.
9	John Huber	Chevrolet Corvette 427	Apple Valley Racing	TA-I
73	Paul DePirro	Chevrolet Corvette 350	DePirro Racing	TA-I
57	Monte Shelton	Porsche 935	Porsche-Audi Nothwest	TA-II

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
22	Tom Masterson	Porsche 911	Tom Masterson
28	Bruce Waller	Chevrolet Monza 350	Bruce Waller
39	Tom Cronin	Fiat 128 3P	Thomas Cronin, M.D.
75	Mick Fischer	Chevrolet Camaro 350	Wisconsin NTN Bearing Service
77	Gerald Mulnix	Ford Pinto	Gerald Mulnix
83	Vernon Brown	Chevrolet Corvette 350	Vettemotion Racing Ent.
87	Joe Pirrotta	Chevrolet Corvette 470	Joseph Pirrotta