Event: 6 Hour Champion Spark Plug Challenge DaytonaDate: 1.7.1979
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Daytona 6 Hours

(All Session Laps)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantAll BestQ Time
1st96Felton / *Sheehy / *SereixBuick SkyhawkGene Felton2:16.1692:16.1690
2nd38Mandeville / FeblesMazda RX-3Roger Mandeville2:17.0472:17.0470
3rd63Downing / PaulMazda RX-3Jim Downing2:17.3682:17.3680
4th52Reeve / TiltonBuick SkyhawkAtlanta Racing Enterprises2:17.380no time
5th61Waugh / St. James / CasonAMC ConcordDoell Assoc.2:17.9162:17.9160
6th6Shaw / Whittington / *WhittingtonAMC SpiritAmos Johnson2:18.0922:18.0920
7th7Johnson / BarbourAMC SpiritAmos Johnson2:18.5082:18.5080
8th54Wever / Whittington / *KreiderMazda RX-3Wever/Palmer2:18.6212:18.6210
9th27Meyer / BondMazda RX-3Mike Meyer2:18.7822:18.7820
10th4Ouellette / GarciaMazda RX-2E. J. Pruitt2:18.9902:18.9900
11th78Haywood / McFarlinMazda RX-3Performance Innovations2:19.2152:19.2150
12th99Showket / CurrinAMC ConcordKal Showket2:19.5392:19.5390
13th44Baird / AmatoAMC SpiritJoe Amato2:19.6662:19.6660
14th50Mecum, Jr. / GarciaBuick SkyhawkEddie Mecum, Sr.2:19.7852:19.7850
15th19Knoop / AkinAMC GremlinSouthwind Enterprises2:20.5912:20.5910
16th08Fernandez / SwopeAMC SpiritS. C. Racing2:20.8332:20.8330
17th72Ross / MendezDatsun 200SXTampa Bay Racing2:20.9962:20.9960
18th55White / *ReadFord PintoDick Read2:21.8782:21.8780
19th42Feld, Jr. / GainesAMC GremlinAmerican Raceway Leasing2:21.8792:21.8790
20th16Smith / AshcraftAMC GremlinDanny Smith2:21.8952:21.8950
21st59Moise / Donaldson / CourtneyAMC SpiritMilton Moise2:22.8332:22.8330
22nd21Vann / MotternAMC GremlinAndy Vann2:23.5702:23.5700
23rd11Devendorf / Starita / SharpDatsun B210Dick Starita2:24.2822:24.2820
24th88McKnight / Stropus / *McFarlinDatsun 510MAS Racing2:24.3902:24.3900
25th73Cohen / *BehrBMW 320iForeign Car Clinic2:25.4982:25.4980
26th03Diehl / Kenny / VardeAMC GremlinJoe Varde2:25.5382:25.5380
27th93Boy / Yarosh / *WhittingtonAMC GremlinRuss Boy2:25.6252:25.6250
28th47Crosby / CrosbyAMC GremlinBob Crosby2:25.6262:25.6260
29th68Blue / WattersonAMC GremlinRandy Blue2:25.7032:25.7030
30th91Phelps / McDillChevrolet VegaWarren Phelps2:25.7612:25.7610
31st66Maffucci / DoyleMazda RX-2Jim Downing2:25.9842:25.9840
32nd22Fitzgerald / Sharp / HarrissDatsun B210Linda Sharp2:26.1142:26.1140
33rd31Davis / KanadyAMC GremlinR & R Racing2:26.3812:26.3810
34th69Currin / ShowketAMC PacerKal Showket2:26.7352:26.7350
35th57McDonald / *JaeschkeDatsun 200SXRick Jaeschke2:26.8902:26.8900
36th62Sugg / SpeerBMW 2002J. Speight Sugg, Jr.2:28.2522:28.2520
37th81Jordan / MarshDatsun 510MAS Racing2:28.5752:28.5750
38th15Jackson / WeaverAMC GremlinRob Jackson2:28.9702:28.9700
39th17Daily / KuykendallDatsun 200SXBalboa Datsun2:29.5072:29.5070
40th5Esseltine / LambkeDatsun 510Bob Esseltine2:29.6962:29.6960
41st30Taylor / Edwards / YergerAlfa Romeo AlfettaDave Yerger2:29.7402:29.7400
42nd33Morrow / Moseley / *CasonPlymouth ArrowMusic City Racing2:30.0492:30.0490
43rd2Pericles / PericlesMazda RX-2Wheels Import2:30.0732:30.0730
44th09Aiken / DumontFord PintoBennett Aiken2:30.1302:30.1300
45th82Johnson / BellDatsun 710North Star Racing2:30.2092:30.2090
46th23Gurley / JeraldsFord CapriNes Gurley2:31.2852:31.2850
47th86Dickson / Kleinschmidt / KleinschmidtAMC SpiritHoerr Brothers2:33.0302:33.0300
48th39Clark / *Hair / *SloyerOldsmobile StarfireGeorge Clark2:36.1872:36.1870
49th46Sharp / BergstromAMC SpiritG. H. Sharp2:36.4412:36.4410
50th48Northam / ShawHonda CivicInternational Racing Systems2:37.9332:37.9330
51st64Stradley / MummeryAMC PacerWayne Stradley2:38.4842:38.4840
52nd3Dearduff / *DearduffMazda RX-3Bob Dearduff2:40.7212:40.7210
53rd07Warner / LeeHonda CivicRich Lee2:42.0832:42.0830
54th92Matz / HoopertBMW 2002Rolls Canard2:43.4842:43.4840
55th83Grantham / *GriswoldFord PintoMilt Griswold2:46.9502:46.9500
56th0Worthington / LeeChevrolet VegaBob's Speed Products2:49.5862:49.5860
57th49McDonald / *SmithFord MaverickRichard Wagner2:55.3732:55.3730
58th06Henn / *Henn / *HennAMC PacerPreston Henn2:57.6082:57.6080

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
01Varde / CowartAMC SpiritVarde/Llauget
04Story / Story / BarnesFord CapriRozinante Enterprises
9Mellon / *Reid / *TillerFord PintoJerry Reid
12Stricklin / EckelberryDatsun 510Jim Stricklin
75Oyler / *Reisinger / *JonesAMC PacerRon Oyler
84Bonner / KullFord PintoWilliam Kull
87Evans / ElmoreFord PintoRobert Buchler
02Kenyon / PalmerAMC GremlinKim Kenyon
05Long / Ard / GilmoreAMC GremlinDonnie Ard
14Rickmers / CriderBMW 2002Tenn Tec Racing
51Knoop / AkinAMC SpiritBrant Doell

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
00Dale SwopeAMC GremlinS. C. Racing
1Walt BohrenMazda RX-2Walt Bohren Racing
28Moore / KellerFord PintoBurns Moore
60Pete HarrisonBuick SkyhawkPete Harrison
77Skip GrenierMazda RX-2Skip Grenier