Trans-Am Trois-Rivières 1979 - Race Results

Event: Grand Prix Molson Trois-Rivières		Date: 1.9.1979
Track: Trois-Rivières (Canada), 3.376 kms	Organiser: unknown
Trans-Am Trois-Rivières
Trans-Am (round 8)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	18	John Paul	Porsche 935 JLP-1	JLP Racing	35	58:13.250	118.2868 kms	196.6319		1^st	Cat.II	1^st	TA-II
2^nd	88	Tuck Thomas	Chevrolet Monza	Lancer Stores	35	16.699				2^nd	Cat.II	2^nd	TA-II
3^rd	80	Maurice Carter	Chevrolet Camaro	Maurice Carter	34					3^rd	Cat.II	3^rd	TA-II
4^th	4	Gerry Wellik	Chevrolet Monza		33					4^th	Cat.II	4^th	TA-II
5^th	91	Gene Bothello	Chevrolet Corvette	FEMSA/Kennedy	33	59:23.894	111.5275 kms	113.9576		1^st	Cat.I	1^st	TA-I
6^th	17	Paul Canary	Chevrolet Corvette	Arthur Treacher's	33	59:53.970				2^nd	Cat.I	2^nd	TA-I
7^th	46	Jack Broomall	Chevrolet Corvette		32					3^rd	Cat.I	3^rd	TA-I
8^th	90	Neil Wiernicki	Chevrolet Corvette		32					4^th	Cat.I	4^th	TA-I
9^th	0	Michael Oleyar	Chevrolet Camaro II	Oftedahl Racing	32					5^th	Cat.I	5^th	TA-I
10^th	82	Warren Fairbanks	Chevrolet Corvette	A.O. Fick Rotary Grinding	32					6^th	Cat.I	6^th	TA-I
11^th	25	William Maier	Ford Mustang March I	William Maier	31					7^th	Cat.I	7^th	TA-I
12^th	77	Bruce Waller	Chevrolet Monza		30				Rear end	5^th	Cat.II	5^th	TA-II
13^th	50	Victor Larose	Porsche 911		30					8^th	Cat.I	8^th	TA-I
14^th	12	David Jones	Chevrolet Camaro		29					6^th	Cat.II	6^th	TA-II
15^th	49	Ted Sullivan	Chevrolet Camaro		28					9^th	Cat.I	9^th	TA-I
16^th	09	Preston Henn	Porsche 935/77A	Michelob	27					7^th	Cat.II	7^th	TA-II
17^th	150	Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911		25				Mechanical	8^th	Cat.II	8^th	TA-II
18^th	00	Monique Proulx	Chevrolet Camaro		25					10^th	Cat.I	10^th	TA-I
19^th	36	Larry Gross	Chevrolet Corvette	Larry Gross	25					11^th	Cat.I	11^th	TA-I
20^th	15	James Mancuso	Chevrolet Corvette		24				Mechanical	9^th	Cat.II	9^th	TA-II
21^st	2	Sam Feinstein	Chevrolet Corvette	E. F. Miller & Co.	21				Accident	12^th	Cat.I	12^th	TA-I
22^nd	85	Jacques Bienvenue	Porsche RST	Jacques Bienvenue	16				Valve Springs	10^th	Cat.II	10^th	TA-II
23^rd	92	Gary Carlen	Chevrolet Corvette		15				Distributor cab	13^th	Cat.I	13^th	TA-I
24^th	70	Bill Morrison	Chevrolet Corvette		13				Blown head gasket	14^th	Cat.I	14^th	TA-I
25^th	23	Bob Zulkowski	Porsche 914/6	Metal Craft Racing	9				Oil cooler	15^th	Cat.I	15^th	TA-I
26^th	34	Jim Sanborn	Chevrolet Corvette		5				Transmission	16^th	Cat.I	16^th	TA-I
27^th	13	Randolph Townsend	Porsche 935	Andial	4				Accident	11^th	Cat.II	11^th	TA-II
28^th	87	Al Ratcliff	Chevrolet Camaro	Pulse Racing	3				Rocker arm	17^th	Cat.I	17^th	TA-I

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
8	Nick Engels	Chevrolet Corvette			Cat.I	TA-I
43	Frank Joyce	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Phantom Racing		Cat.I	TA-I

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.	Div.
04	Bob Henkel	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
2	Neil Shelton	Porsche Carrera		Cat.II	TA-II
6	Greg Pickett	Chevrolet Corvette Turbo	Pickett Racing	Cat.II	TA-II
7	Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche 935	Ludwig Heimrath	Cat.II	TA-II
8	Lee Mueller	Triumph TR8		Cat.I	TA-I
11	Grant Robinson	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
12	Bob Matkovich	Chevrolet Corvette	Round Table Racing	Cat.I	TA-I
14	Pete Brallier	Chevrolet Corvette	Round Table Racing	Cat.I	TA-I
17	Rick Stark	Chevrolet Corvette	Rick Stark Enterprises	Cat.I	TA-I
21	Daniel Muniz	Chevrolet Camaro	Texaco Star	Cat.I	TA-I
24	John Schuller	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
27	Rich Sloma	Chevrolet Corvette	Automotive Enterprises	Cat.II	TA-II
28	Clif Kearns	Porsche 935	Desperado Racing	Cat.II	TA-II
32	Art Siri, Jr.	Shelby GT350		Cat.I	TA-I
35	Ted Mathey	Chevrolet Camaro		Cat.II	TA-II
37	Dwight Bowden	Chevrolet Corvette	Bowden Racing	Cat.I	TA-I
38	Ed Parks	Mazda RX-7	JLC Racing	Cat.II	TA-II
39	Rich Colombo	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
44	Tom Eastham	Chevrolet Camaro		Cat.I	TA-I
56	Bruce Sanders	Porsche 914/6		Cat.I	TA-I
57	Monte Shelton	Porsche 935		Cat.II	TA-II
60	John Brandt	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
71	Jeff Weymouth	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
76	Joe Chamberlain	Chevrolet Corvette	Arrow Racing	Cat.II	TA-II
85	Bruce Leven	Porsche 935	Bayside Disposal Racing	Cat.II	TA-II
87	Doug Rippie	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
93	Michael Oleyar	Chevrolet Corvette		Cat.I	TA-I
96	Terry Herman	Porsche 911		Cat.I	TA-I
99	Loren St. Lawrence	Datsun 240Z		Cat.II	TA-II