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Road America Trans-Am

Road America, Elkart Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Date: 17/7/1971
Track length: 6.430 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 30 (O), 21 (U)
Finishers: 22 (O), 18 (U)

Pole position: Donohue (O), Morton (U)
Fastest lap: Donohue in 2.15,0 (O, ??), Morton in 2.45,1

Distance: 50 laps, 200 miles (O), 27 laps, 108 miles (U)
Average speed: 148,13 kmh (O), 137,93 kmh (U)
Weather:
Ruleset: SCCA Sedan
Car info:  

 



Over 2500 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 6 Penske Racing
AMC Javelin		 Mark Donohue, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps, 2:10.15 1      
2 2 15 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 George Follmer, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 50 laps, 2:12.25 3      
3 3 3 Troy Promotions
Ford Mustang		 Jerry Thompson, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 49 5      
4 4 16 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302		 Peter Gregg, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 49 37      
5 5 4 Troy Promotions
Ford Mustang		 Tony De Lorenzo, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 49 4      
6 6    
Ford Mustang		 Warren Tope, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 48 6      
7 7    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Joe Chamberlain, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 47 18      
8 8    
Chevrolet Camaro Z28		 Walter Parkins, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 47 20      
9 9   Hoselton
Chevrolet Camaro		 Warren Agor, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 46 7      
10 10    
Ford Mustang		 John McComb, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 46 24      
11 11    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Frank Riemann
 ca. 5000 V8 O 46 25      
12 12    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Frank Shook
 ca. 5000 V8 O 46 19      
13 13    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jerry Petersen, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 46 23      
14 14    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Jerry Rosbach
 ca. 5000 V8 O 46 31      
15 15    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Frank Search, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 45 14      
16 16    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Gil Roth
 ca. 5000 V8 O 45 35      
17 17    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Ken Deckman, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 44 33      
18 18    
Chevrolet Camaro		 John Elliot, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 44 34      
19 19    
Ford Mustang		 Paul Pettey, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 43 36      
20 20    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Alfred Ruys de Perez, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 43 28      
21 21    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Bob Bienerth, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 41 29      
22 22    
Chevrolet Camaro		 Lee Gardner
 ca. 5000 V8 O 41 26      
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 John Elder
 ca. 5000 V8 O 43 30     Engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Mark Waco, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 40 9     Engine
DNF   68 ARA
AMC Javelin		 Vic Elford, GB
 ca. 5000 V8 O 30 2      
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Alan La Brush, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 26 27      
DNF     Laurel
Chevrolet Camaro		 Hiroshi Fushida, J
 ca. 5000 V8 O 25 16     Accident
DNF      
Ford Mustang		 Ed Hinchliff, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 20 13     Lost wheel
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro		 Duane Winkle, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 15 32     Engine
DNF     Handy Andy
Chevrolet Camaro		 Paul Jett, USA
 ca. 5000 V8 O 8 17     Fire

Under 2500 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 46 BRE
Datsun 510		 John Morton, USA
 ca. 1800 L4 U 27 laps, 1:15 1      
2 2    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Bert Everett, USA
 1570 L4 U 64 sec behind 5      
3 3   Wetson’s
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV		 Horst Kwech, USA
   L4 U 88 sec behind 2      
4 4    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Lee Midgley, USA
 1570 L4 U 132 sec behind 23      
5 5   Gregory
BMW 2002		 Don Pike, USA
 1990 L4 U 135 sec behind 7      
6 6    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Ed Wachs, USA
 1570 L4 U 26 13      
7 7   Wetson’s
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV		 Harry Theodorocopulous, USA
   L4 U 26 4      
8 8    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Ken Schley, USA
 1570 L4 U 26 11      
9 9 35 BRE
Datsun 510		 Mike Downs, USA
 ca. 1800 L4 U 27 laps, 1:15 3      
10 10    
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA		 Wilbur Pickett, USA
 1570 L4 U 26 9      
11 11    
Triumph Vitesse		 Carl Swanson
 1596? L6 U 26 6      
12 12    
Ford Escort		 Ron Shantz, CDN
   L4 U 25 12      
13 13    
Alfa Romeo		 Peter Schuster, USA
   L4 U 25 21?      
14 14    
Ford Pinto		 John Underhill
 1993 L4 U 25 14      
15 15    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Mike Holden
 1293 L4 U 25 16      
16 16    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Bruce Nesbitt
 1293 L4 U 24 17      
17 17    
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Tom Cronin, USA
 1293 L4 U 23 18      
18 18    
Alfa Romeo		 Jon Norman, USA
   L4 U 21 21?      
DNF      
Austin Mini Cooper S		 Rod Bremner, CDN
 1293 L4 U 22 15      
DNF     Libra International Racing
Ford Escort		 John Buffum, USA
   L4 U 2 8      
DNF     Gregory
BMW 2002		 Gerry Gregory, USA
 1990 L4 U   10