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Mission Bell 200

Riverside International Raceway, Riverside, California, USA

Date: 4/10/1970
Track length: 4.181 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 35 (O), 17 (U)
Finishers: 21 (O), 12 (U)

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Jones in 1.29,04

Distance: 79 laps (O), 35 laps (U)
Average speed: 159,55 kmh (O), 148,58 kmh (U)
Weather:
Ruleset: SCCA Sedan
Car info:  

 

Despite a shunt when he hit a backmarker early in the race, Parnelli Jones took his Bud Moore Mustang to victory in the TransAm finale, leading team-mate George Follmer home by 9,4 seconds. It was also the end of the 15-year driving career of Dan Gurney, who announced his retirement from racing after finishing fifth in a Plymouth Barracuda behind his team-mate and protégé Swede Savage. Riverside was Dan's home circuit.
(Report from Race report 4 by Eddie Guba)

Over 2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
1 1 15 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Parnelli Jones, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 79 laps in 2:01.48        
2 2 16 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 George Follmer, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 79 laps in 2:01.57        
3 3 6 Penske Racing
AMC Javelin		 Mark Donohue, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 79 laps in 2:02.18        
4 4 42 AAR
Plymouth Barracuda		 Swede Savage, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 79 laps in 2:03.05        
5 5 48 AAR
Plymouth Barracuda		 Dan Gurney, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 78        
6 6 2 Chaparral
Chevrolet Camaro		 Ed Leslie, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 77        
7 7 68 ARA
Chevrolet Camaro		 Milt Minter, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 77        
8 8    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Roy Woods, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 76        
9 9    
Pontiac Firebird		 David Hobbs, GB
 ca. 5000 V8 O 75        
10 10    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Mark Waco, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 74        
11 11    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Joe Chamberlain, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 73        
12 12    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Max Dudley, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 73        
13 13    
Ford Mustang		 John Hall, CDN
 ca. 5000 V8 O 73        
14 14    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Paul Van Valkenburgh
 ca. 5000 V8 O 73        
15 15    
Chevrolet Camaro		 John Ware
 ca. 5000 V8 O 72        
16 16    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Hugh Harn, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 71        
17 17    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Bill Pendleton, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 70        
18 18    
Plymouth Barracuda		 Robert Hampton
 ca. 5000 V8 O 68        
19 19    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Carlos Iribe, MEX
 ca. 5000 V8 O 66        
20 20    
Chevrolet Camaro		 John Silva
 ca. 5000 V8 O 63        
21 21    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Stan Bennett, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 51        
DNF   1 Chaparral
Chevrolet Camaro		 Vic Elford, GB
 ca. 5000 V8 O 72       Engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jerry Oliver, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 65       Accident
DNF   76 Autodynamics
Dodge Challenger		 Tony Adamowicz, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 64       Engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Frank Search, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 58       Accident
DNF      
Ford Mustang		 Clay Priola
 ca. 5000 V8 O 57       Engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jim Dittmore, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 51       Oil pressure
DNF   9 Penske Racing
AMC Javelin		 Peter Revson, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 38       Accident
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Paul Jett, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 26       Accident
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Craig Murray
 ca. 5000 V8 O 25       Clutch
DNF   77 Autodynamics
Dodge Challenger		 Sam Posey, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 20       Engine
DNF     Penske Racing?
AMC Javelin		 Ted Roberts
 ca. 5000 V8 O 15       Suspension
DNF      
Pontiac Firebird		 Jerry Thompson, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 14       Engine
DNF      
Ford Mustang		 Dick Guldstrand, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 12       Engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Bud Turner, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 7       Accident

Under 2000 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out
1 1    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Bert Everett, USA
 1570 L4 U 35 laps, 57.56,85        
2 2    
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV		 Horst Kwech, USA
 1779 L4 U 35 laps, 57.59        
3 3    
BMW 2002 TI		 Don Pike, USA
 1990 L4 U 35 laps, 58.28        
4 4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Tony Adamowicz, USA
 1570 L4 U 35 laps, 58.37        
5 5    
BMW 2002 TI		 Nels Miller, USA
 1990 L4 U 35 laps, 59.15        
6 6    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Harry Theodorocopulous, USA
 1570 L4 U 35 laps, 59.22        
7 7    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Jeff Kline, USA
 1570 L4 U 34        
8 8    
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV		 Del Taylor, USA
 1779 L4 U 33        
9 9    
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV		 Bob Rinde, USA
 1779 L4 U 32        
10 10    
Ford Lotus Cortina		 Leslie Strahn
 1594 L4 U 30        
11 11    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Ronald Moore, USA
 1293 L4 U 28        
12 12    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Jon Norman, USA
 1570 L4 U 27        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Charles Thieriot, USA
 1570 L4 U 27        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Lee Midgley, USA
 1570 L4 U 17        
DNF      
BMW 2002 TI		 Carl Fredericks, USA
 1990 L4 U 13        
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Vic Provenzano, USA
 1570 L4 U 10        
DNF      
BMW 2002 TI		 Terry Enk
 1990 L4 U 6