Can-Am Challenge Race

Charlotte, 27 May 1978

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Elliot Forbes-Robinson Spyder NF-10 [CA-01] - Chevrolet V8
#3 Newman-Freeman Racing 		54 1h 05m 13s
111.781 mph
2 Alan Jones Lola T333CS [HU7] - Chevrolet V8
#1 Carl A. Haas Racing Team, Ltd.
 		54 1h 05m 48.389s
3 Bill Tempero Chevron B78C - Chevrolet V8
#15 Cloverleaf Texaco 		52
4 Al Holbert Lola T332 [HU30] - Chevrolet V8
#10 Hogan Racing, Ltd. 		52
5 Vern Schuppan Elfin MR8A-C [8772] - Chevrolet V8
#11 Vern Schuppan/Robert Boxx 		52
6 John Gunn Lola T332 [HU47] - Chevrolet V8
#39 Gunn's Godies 		51
7 Tom Spalding Schkee DB1 [2] - Chevrolet V8
#7 Tom Spalding Racing 		50
8 S Peter Smith (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B21 [71-06] - Ford
#54 Red Roof Inns 		49
9 Horst Kroll Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8
#37 Horst Kroll Racing 		48
10 Alain de Cadenet (sports) Mirage GR7 - Ford
#4 British Post Office 		45
11 Randolph Townsend Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8
#0 Shadow Cars 		37
12 Jim Trueman (sports) 2-litre Lola T296 [HU88] - Ford BDX
#25 Red Roof Inns (see note 1) 		33
13 Gary Hirsch (sports) 3-litre Porsche 908/02 [017]
#38 R&H 		25 Engine
14 E. B. Lunken (sports) 2-litre March 73S [14] - Ford
#61 E. B. Lunken Racing 		15 Engine
15 Howard Kelly Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8
#30 Howard Kelly Racing 		13 Accident
16 Warwick Brown Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8
Racing Team VDS 		8 Engine
17 Bob Nagel Lola T332 [HU33] - Chevrolet V8
#9 Nagel Racing Enterprises 		7 Accident
18 Warren Purdy (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU27] - Cosworth FVC
#51 Warren Purdy 		4 Bodywork
19 Jean-Pierre Jarier Shadow DN6C - Dodge V8
#0 Shadow Cars 		1 Engine
T Warwick Brown Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8
#2 Racing Team VDS 		(Only used in practice)
UNKE George Follmer Prophet - Chevrolet V8
#8 U.S. Racing 		On entry list
UNKE Michael Brayton Wolf-Brayton 001 - Chevrolet V8
#12 Michael Brayton 		On entry list
UNKE T. Patrick McGonegle Chevron B24 [24-73-02] - Chevrolet V8
#17 Mannix [McGonegle Racing] 		On entry list
UNKE Rick Villate (sports) 2-litre Lola T294 [T292 HU65] - Ford BDG
#26 RVR (see note 2) 		On entry list
UNKE Don Chab (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B26 - Ford
#52 C.H.S 		On entry list
UNKE Michael L. Allen Lola T332 [HU46] - Chevrolet V8
#59 Allen-Webber 		On entry list
UNKE Bill Phaneuf (sports) 1.8-litre Lola T212 [HU34] - Cosworth FVC
#73 SMC 		On entry list

All cars are 5-litre Can-Am unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Alan Jones (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU7] - Chevrolet V8 1m 09.921s
2 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (Can-Am) 5-litre Spyder NF-10 [CA-01] - Chevrolet V8 1m 11.219s
3 Al Holbert (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU30] - Chevrolet V8 1m 11.622s
4 John Gunn (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU47] - Chevrolet V8 1m 11.71s
5 Warwick Brown (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8 1m 11.897s
6 Tom Spalding (Can-Am) 5-litre Schkee DB1 [2] - Chevrolet V8 1m 13.088s
7 Bill Tempero (Can-Am) 5-litre Chevron B78C - Chevrolet V8 1m 14.372s
8 Bob Nagel (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU33] - Chevrolet V8 1m 14.434s
9 Vern Schuppan (Can-Am) 5-litre Elfin MR8A-C [8772] - Chevrolet V8 1m 14.705s
10 Horst Kroll (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 1m 15.165s
11 S Peter Smith (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B21 [71-06] - Ford 1m 16.155s
12 Alain de Cadenet (sports) Mirage GR7 - Ford 1m 16.945s
13 Howard Kelly (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 1m 18.619s
14 Jim Trueman (sports) 2-litre Lola T296 [HU88] - Ford BDX 1m 18.866s
15 Gary Hirsch (sports) 3-litre Porsche 908/02 [017] - Porsche 1m 20.444s
16 Warren Purdy (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU27] - Cosworth FVC 1m 22.053s
17 E. B. Lunken (sports) 2-litre March 73S [14] - Ford 1m 22.384s
18 Randolph Townsend (Can-Am) 5-litre Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8 1m 26.007s
19 Jean-Pierre Jarier (Can-Am) 5-litre Shadow DN6C - Dodge V8

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lola T296 [HU88] (Jim Trueman): Sold new to Michael G. Rahal for his son Bobby to drive in Can-Am in 1977 with Red Roof sponsorship. Then sold to Red Roof boss Jim Trueman and raced by him for part of 1978 before being sold to John Timken who raced it for the rest of that season and into 1979. Marcus Pye recalls that Timken crashed it at some point but kept the damaged car for many years. In the late 1990, Timken sold it to Fred Kaimer (Concord, CA) who has raced it in vintage events. Still being raced by Kaimer in 2006 but later owned by Pascal Thébault.
  2. Lola T294 [T292 HU65] (Rick Villate): The last T292 built went to John Abrahams in South Africa for the 1973 Springbok series. It was co-driven in the series by Charlie Lucas. The car went back to England under the care of Derrick Worthington but raced only twice in 1974, at Silverstone in September (Worthington and Nigel Clarkson) and at Kyalami in November (Abrahams and Richard Scott). In 1975, it was driven at Le Mans by Worthington and Clarkson and also appeared at the Spa 1000 km and in a couple of UK races. In 1976 it was sold to SCCA driver Dean Dietrich and was used in the revived Can-Am series in 1977. It then went to Rick Villate for two more seasons of Can-Am. To David P. Gough (Atlanta, GA) 1982 and used as a road car - Ed Swart 1997 - Tony Seiniger 1997 - Bradley Krause c1998 - Walt Cox - Ed Lamantia to the current owner. As of February 2011 HU65 is for sale at Fantasy Junction.

Sources

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' orginal results.

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