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Road America 500

Road America, 20 Jul 1969

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Tony Adamowicz Eagle Mk 5 [510] - Chevrolet V8
#7
75
2 John Cordts McLaren M10A [300-07] - Chevrolet V8
#55 (see note 1)
75
3 Mike Goth Surtees TS5 [005] - Chevrolet V8
#96
74
4 John Gunn Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
#39 (see note 2)
73
5 Bud Morley Lola T142 [SL142/28] - Chevrolet V8
#14 (see note 3)
73
6 Horst Kroll Lola T142 [SL142/38] - Chevrolet V8
#37 (see note 4)
72
7 Peter Rehl Cooper T90 [F1C/3.69] - Chevrolet V8
#71
71
8 Al Pease Lola T140 [SL140/3] - Chevrolet V8
#68
70
9 Chuck Trowbridge McKee Mk 12 - Chevrolet V8
#9
63
10 George Eaton McLaren M10A [300-02] - Chevrolet V8
#98 (see note 5)
62
11 Peter Gethin McLaren M10A [M10A-1] - Chevrolet V8
#57 (see note 6)
59
12 Dick DeJarld McKee Mk 12 - Chevrolet V8
#58
56
13 John Mahler Lola T140 [SL140/8] - Chevrolet V8
#99 (see note 7)
51
14 Dick Simon Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
#66 (see note 8)
48
15 John Cannon Eagle Mk 5 [509] - Chevrolet V8
#2
47
16 Bill Brack Lotus 42B [2] - Chevrolet V8
#85
42
17 Hamilton Vose McKee Mk 11 - Chevrolet V8
#88
38
18 Rich Galloway Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
#27 (see note 9)
27
19 Jack Eiteljorg Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8
#17
27
20 Mike Hiss Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8
#94
26
21 Art Kijek (F5000) 4.7-litre KayTee - Ford V8
#20 (see note 10)
20
22 Bob Esseks McLaren M10A [300-09] - Chevrolet V8
#0 (see note 11)
20
23 Dick Jacobs Lola T140 [SL140/11] - Chevrolet V8
#25
17
24 Sherwood Johnston Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
#47 (see note 12)
13
25 Richard Negley Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
#74 (see note 13)
12
26 Frank Eggers Lotus 38 [8] - Chevrolet V8
#8 (see note 14)
9
27 Sam Posey McLaren M10A [300-09] - Chevrolet V8
#0 (see note 15)
3
28 David Hobbs Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8
#75
2
29 Chuck Dietrich Lola T142 [SL142/21] - Chevrolet V8
#31 (see note 16)
0
30 Kurt Reinold McKee Mk 12 - Chevrolet V8
#4
0
31 Jerry Hansen McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8
#44
0
  Cliff L. Phillips Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8
#18 (see note 17)
On entry list

All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.

Heat 1 Laps Time Speed
1John Cannon2557.44.2103.914
2George Eaton25
3Peter Gethin25
4Tony Adamowicz25
5John Cordts25
6Bill Brack24
7Horst Kroll24
8Rich Galloway24
9John Gunn24
10Dick Simon24
11Mike Goth24
12Bud Morley24
13Peter Rehl24
14Dick DeJarld23
15Hamilton Vose23
16Al Pease23
17Art Kijek20
18Dick Jacobs13
19Chuck Trowbridge15Not known
20Sherwood Johnston13Overheating
21Richard Negley12Overheating
22Sam Posey3Battery
23David Hobbs2Piston
24John Mahler2Not known
25Frank Eggers2Not known
26Chuck Dietrich0Accident
27Kurt Reinold0Accident
28Jerry Hansen0Accident
Jack EiteljorgDid not start Heat 1
Mike HissDid not start Heat 1
Bob EsseksDid not start Heat 1
Heat 2 Laps Time Speed
1George Eaton25104.408
2Tony Adamowicz25
3John Cordts25
4Mike Goth25
5Peter Gethin24
6Bud Morley24
7John Mahler24
8Dick Simon24
9John Gunn24
10Horst Kroll24
11Mike Hiss24
12Chuck Trowbridge24
13Al Pease23
14Peter Rehl23
15Jack Eiteljorg23
16John Cannon22
17Bill Brack18
18Hamilton Vose15Accident
19Dick DeJarld11Rocker arm
20Bob Esseks10Overheating
21Dick Jacobs4Fuel leak
22Rich Galloway3Not known
23Frank Eggers1Not known
Heat 3 Laps Time Speed
1Tony Adamowicz25102.392
2Mike Goth25
3John Cordts25
4John Gunn25
5John Mahler25
6Bud Morley25
7Peter Rehl24
8Chuck Trowbridge24
9Horst Kroll24
10Al Pease24
11Dick DeJarld22
12George Eaton12Ignition
13Peter Gethin10Ignition
14Bob Esseks10Overheating
15Frank Eggers6Gear lever
16Jack Eiteljorg4Overheating
17Mike Hiss2Overheating
18Dick Simon0Broken wheel
Qualifying
1 Peter Gethin (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10A [M10A-1] - Chevrolet V8 2.14.6
2 John Cannon (F5000) 5-litre Eagle Mk 5 [509] - Chevrolet V8 2.15.0
3 Jerry Hansen (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10A - Chevrolet V8 2.15.7
4 David Hobbs (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS5 - Chevrolet V8 2.18.0
5 George Eaton (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10A [300-02] - Chevrolet V8 2.18.0
6 Tony Adamowicz (F5000) 5-litre Eagle Mk 5 [510] - Chevrolet V8 2.18.3
7 Bill Brack (F5000) 5-litre Lotus 42B [2] - Chevrolet V8 2.19.7
8 Kurt Reinold (F5000) 5-litre McKee Mk 12 - Chevrolet V8 2.19.8
9 Chuck Dietrich (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 [SL142/21] - Chevrolet V8 2.20.0
10 Mike Hiss (F5000) 5-litre Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8 2.21.3
11 Sam Posey (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10A [300-09] - Chevrolet V8 2.21.7
12 Jack Eiteljorg (F5000) 5-litre Lola T140 - Chevrolet V8 2.21.8
13 Horst Kroll (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 [SL142/38] - Chevrolet V8 2.21.9
14 Richard Negley (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 2.22.7
15 John Mahler (F5000) 5-litre Lola T140 [SL140/8] - Chevrolet V8 2.22.9
16 John Cordts (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10A [300-07] - Chevrolet V8 2.23.4
17 Dick Simon (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 2.23.5
18 Rich Galloway (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 2.23.8
19 Chuck Trowbridge (F5000) 5-litre McKee Mk 12 - Chevrolet V8 2.23.8
20 Peter Rehl (F5000) 5-litre Cooper T90 [F1C/3.69] - Chevrolet V8 2.25.2
21 Sherwood Johnston (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 2.26.8
22 Mike Goth (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS5 [005] - Chevrolet V8 2.27.0
23 John Gunn (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 - Chevrolet V8 2.27.3
24 Al Pease (F5000) 5-litre Lola T140 [SL140/3] - Chevrolet V8 2.28.3
25 Dick Jacobs (F5000) 5-litre Lola T140 [SL140/11] - Chevrolet V8 2.28.4
26 Dick DeJarld (F5000) 5-litre McKee Mk 12 - Chevrolet V8 2.35.6
27 Art Kijek (F5000) 4.7-litre KayTee - Ford V8 2.37.7
28 Bud Morley (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 [SL142/28] - Chevrolet V8 2.38.1
29 Frank Eggers (F5000) 5-litre Lotus 38 [8] - Chevrolet V8 2.41.9
30 Hamilton Vose (F5000) 5-litre McKee Mk 11 - Chevrolet V8 No time

Notes on the cars:

  1. McLaren M10A [300-07] (John Cordts): See full history: McLaren M10A 300-07.
  2. Lola T142 (John Gunn): New to John Gunn (Miami, FL), and raced in the US series in 1969. The car was yellow and entered as #39. Gunn's last known race in the car was an SCCA National at Virginia International Raceway in September 1969, and he advertised the car in November. A local newspaper reported that month that Tampa car importer Dave Heinz had bought the car, but Randy Blessing also had a T142 in Florida in 1970, and his recollection is that his was the ex-Gunn car. As they raced against each other, and as John Hood raced the ex-Gunn T140 at the same time, this is an unresolved puzzle.
  3. Lola T142 [SL142/28] (Bud Morley): Invoice date 5 Mar 1969 (Sold to Haas). New to Bud Morley (Denver, CO) and raced through the 1969 US series, when it was red and entered as #14 . He advertised the car in November 1969 and again in August 1970. Sold in April 1971 to Dan Harper (Eureka, CA) who raced it at the Laguna Seca Pro race 2 May 1971 despite only having had a chance to drive it briefly at Vacaville earlier in the week. He intended to race in SCCA Nationals for the remainder of 1971 but a broken bulkhead required a lengthy rebuild and he did not score any points at SCCA level that season. He had planned to follow all the west coast Pro races in 1972, and appeared on the entry list for race at Laguna Seca on 7 May 1972 but there is no record of his participation. He also raced the car at the Laguna Seca June Sprints in 1973. Harper advertised the car in August 1974, describing it as "Best T-142 in the country; rebuilt throughout, new fabroids, etc; fresh Al Bartz engine; have full history of car; never bent". He recalled to Mike Matune in 2021 that he sold it in April 1975 to Don Korntved (Weaverville, CA) and his son Chris, who ran it in Redwood Sports Car Club (RSCC) events from 1975 to 1977. They ran the car in the RSCC's Lord Ellis Hillclimb at Blue Lake, the Keno Hill Climb near Klamath Falls, Oregon and the Virginia City Hill Climb in Nevada. Chris Korntved also won RSCC Autocross events at Samoa Field, a former airstrip in Eureka, northern California, July 1976, September 1976 and July 1977, and competed at Chico, CA, Redding, CA, and Medford, OR. He advertised the T142 at the end of 1977 and traded it to Jerry Dulski (Plymouth, MN) for Dulski's A Sedan Camaro. Dulski ran the car in Midwest SCCA Formula A until an accident at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, when his wing collapsed in the high speed Turn 1 and he left the track, hitting a telephone pole. The car continued airborne through a number of trees before coming to a stop upside down still in the trees. Dulski was very lucky to walk away unharmed, but the Lola was a complete loss. Dulski salvaged the Hewland gearbox and used it in his next car, a Lotus 70, and the Chevy engine was later used in a Trans-Am Camaro in historic racing. A part from a few suspension parts that were sold, nothing else remained of the Lola.
  4. Lola T142 [SL142/38] (Horst Kroll): See full history: Lola T142 SL142/38.
  5. McLaren M10A [300-02] (George Eaton): See full history: McLaren M10A 300-02.
  6. McLaren M10A [M10A-1] (Peter Gethin): See full history: McLaren M10A 'M10A-1'.
  7. Lola T140 [SL140/8] (John Mahler): New to Jerry Hansen for the 1968 US series, then to John Mahler (Bettendorf, IA) for the 1969 series. Subsequent history unknown but believed to be the car acquired by Wayne "Bing" Sherer (Buffalo, NY) in 1972 and raced in SCCA Nationals. To Phil "Butch" Hollenbeck for 1973, then to Art Cross (Auburn, NY) who ran it in to Florida for several years. Via Owen Starr, Lou Pavesi and Rick McLean to Mark Rincon (Redding, CA) and Hal Williams by 1994, for historic racing. Later sold to Richard Cross, then via Rincon to John Bryant (Adelaide, Australia) at the Monterey Historics in August 2007 and imported into Australia. Crashed at Philip Island March 2008, but rebuilt and raced in the 2011/12 Tasman Revival series. More information about Lola T140 SL140/8
  8. Lola T142 (Dick Simon): Dick Simon (Salt Lake City, UT) US 1969 (yellow #66 from R1) - (maybe with Hayes 10 Dec 1969?). In the book "The Boys of Indy" (Phil Berger & Larry Bortstein, 1977), Simon is quoted as saying the car was "used". But he also says he won one race (true) and finished in the top six five times in his six races (not so). Simon used this season to get into USAC. Maybe to Hayes. Then to Mel Andrus (Salt Lake City, UT): US 1970 (two races: R2 Edmonton 24 May and R5 Sears Point 28 Jun); US 1971 (only appeared at R1 Riverside 25 Apr: crashed in practice and Andrus was killed). The car was stripped and the remaining damaged section of the chassis lay in a wrecking yard for many years.
  9. Lola T142 (Rich Galloway): Rich Galloway (Golden, CO) raced a yellow #27 Lola T142 through the 1969 US series. It was generally entered as a T142 but was entered as a T140 at R4 Sears Point. Galloway was involved in the first lap accident triggered by George Wintersteen at St Jovite in early September and the Lola hit the Armco on the outside of the track head on before being hit by two other cars and coming to a rest against the bank on the opposite side. Galloway was able to exit the car quickly, but it appeared to be heavily damaged. Subsequent history unknown.
  10. KayTee (Art Kijek): In 1969, Art Kijek (Valley Stream, NY) designed and built a Formula A car using the components of his Genie Mk8 Group 7 car. It had a tubular chassis, and was powered by a 289ci Ford V8 engine. The car was run by Kay-Tee Cars of Oakdale, NY, which consisted of Art, his brother Ed and his father-in-law Harold Temple. Kijek appeared regularly in the car during the 1969 Pro series. The KayTee was destroyed in a garage fire at the end of that year.
  11. McLaren M10A [300-09] (Bob Esseks): See full history: McLaren M10A 300-09.
  12. Lola T142 (Sherwood Johnston): Sherwood Johnston (Scottsdale, AZ) first seen at an SCCA Regional at Tucson Airport on 11 May 1969 and then raced in the US Pro series (#47 from Continental Divide on 8 June, up to Sebring on 28 December). Then sold to Ed Luke (Phoenix, AZ), a cattle rancher and property developer, for SCCA events. Luke crashed the car heavily at Phoenix International Raceway in 1970, when he had to go off line to avoid an emergency vehicle on the track, spun on the "marbles" and collided heavily with a telegraph pole, suffering serious leg injuries and burns that ended his racing career. None of Luke's race results have been found, suggesting his accident was early in 1970, quite possible the Arizona Region SCCA National on 1 Mar 1970. He sold the damaged car to Ron Elliot (Scottsdale, AZ) who raced it at Riverside Feb 1972. Subsequently to Ernie Rollston (Mesa, AZ) in 1974 - Steve Bolen (Scottsdale, AZ) - Bill Neibauer (Red Lodge, Montana) June 1976. Sold by Neibauer to Donald McGreevy (Mill Valley, CA) Dec 1987 This car has frame tag 40 but no chassis plate. Completely restored by Don McGreevy by December 2013.
  13. Lola T142 (Richard Negley): Richard Negley (San Antonio, TX) bought a Lola T142 for the 1969 US series, replacing the Lotus 41C he had raced in FB in 1968. Raced at Continental Divide 8 Jun 1969, Sears Point (DNS) 22 Jun 1969, Road America 20 July 1969, Mosport Park 23 Aug 1969 and Mont-Tremblant 7 September 1969. He raced as #74 early in the season but as #79 after Andrea de Adamich took over #74 for his Surtees TS5. Negley advertised the Lola in Competition Press & Autoweek in November 1969. Subsequent history unknown but this is a leading option for John Saucier's SL142/30 in 1970, Saucier's home in MidWest, OK, being a mere 500 miles from San Antonio, TX.
  14. Lotus 38 [8] (Frank Eggers): Built mid-1966 for Team Lotus with symmetrical suspension. Believed to have been Jim Clark's car at Fuji 10 Oct 1966 (DNS). As backup car for Graham Hill at the 1967 Indy 500 (#80 not used). Ended up with 38/7 with a doctor in Indianapolis who sold the back-up car, 38/8, to Frank Eggers (St Charles, MO) for Formula A (later Formula 5000) events in 1968 and 1969. Also entered by Royal American Competition Ent Ltd for John Martin (Bristol, WI) at three races in April-June 1970 then for Eggers at Elkhart Lake July 1970. Eggers recalled that he "traded this car to someone in Texas for a Trans-Am Firebird". This would be the Jerry Crew (Dallas, TX) who advertised a Lotus 38 ("has to be good for something!") in August 1974. According to Doug Nye, this car went from Crew to Jim Haynes (of Lime Rock), to Sam Foster and then to a private collection in Virginia some time before 1990.
  15. McLaren M10A [300-09] (Sam Posey): See full history: McLaren M10A 300-09.
  16. Lola T142 [SL142/21] (Chuck Dietrich): See full history: Lola T142 SL142/21.
  17. Lola T142 (Cliff L. Phillips): Cliff Phillips (Palos Park, IL - a Chicago suburb SW of the city and therefore only 40 miles or so from Haas) entered a Lola T142 for the Pro races at Road America on 20 July 1969 and at Brainerd on 10 August 1969, but there is no record that he turned up to either. He then advertised a brand new unraced red T142 in Competition Press & Autoweek on 23 Aug 1969. Nothing more known.

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

1968 US information has been taken from SCCA results sheets with additional information from Autoweek race reports and from some entry lists. Thanks to David McKinney and Wolfgang Klopfer for providing these. Identifying the classes and model of some entries has proved very difficult so all new information would be welcomed.

1969-1971 US information has been collated by Chris Townsend using Autoweek reports. All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome.

1972-1976 US information was originally collated by Wolfgang Klopfer, converted to database format by Dawn Harrison and checked by Jim Thurman and Don Capps. Wolfgang's main sources are Autoweek and individual SCCA results bulletins but Autosport, Autocourse and Road Racing Annual have also been consulted.

US SCCA Runoffs, Nationals and Regionals results were collated by Wolfgang Klopfer from Autoweek reports. These reports were usually very brief so the information on the majority of races is limited just to the identity of the FA class winner.

Some race programs have also been used for entry lists and other information. My thanks to Richard Coe for the generous contributions from his collection.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen if you can add anything.