Can-Am Challenge Race
Mont-Tremblant, 25 Jun 1978
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Follmer | Prophet - Chevrolet V8 #8 U.S. Racing |
60 | 1h 47m 48.187s 87.681 mph |
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| 2 | Michael L. Allen | Lola T332 [HU46] - Chevrolet V8 #59 Don Weber |
57 | 1h 47m 54.637s |
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| 3 | Warwick Brown | Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8 #2 Racing Team VDS |
56 | Mechanical | |||||
| 4 | Randolph Townsend | Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8 #0 Shadow Cars |
56 | ||||||
| 5 | Dean Dietrich | March 76A [2] - Chevrolet V8 #43 Dietrich Racing Ltd. |
56 | ||||||
| 6 | S Peter Smith | (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B21 [71-06] - Ford #54 Red Roof Inns |
56 | ||||||
| 7 | Horst Kroll | Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 #37 Horst Kroll Racing |
55 | Engine | |||||
| 8 | John Gunn | Lola T332 [HU47] - Chevrolet V8 #39 Gunn's Godies |
54 | Accident | |||||
| 9 | Bob Nagel | Lola T332 [HU33] - Chevrolet V8 #9 Nagel Racing Enterprises |
54 | ||||||
| 10 | Alain de Cadenet | (sports) Mirage GR7 - Ford #4 British Post Office |
51 | Accident | |||||
| 11 | E. B. Lunken | (sports) 2-litre March 73S [14] - Ford #61 E. B. Lunken Racing |
51 | ||||||
| 12 | Dave Johnson | (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU34] - Ford BDG #60 P.S.B. Speakers |
47 | Engine | |||||
| 13 | Alan Jones | Lola T333CS [HU7] - Chevrolet V8 #1 Carl A. Haas Racing Team, Ltd. |
44 | Accident | |||||
| 14 | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | Spyder NF-10 [CA-01] - Chevrolet V8 #3 Newman-Freeman Racing |
42 | Oil pump seized | |||||
| 15 | Al Holbert | Lola T332 [HU30] - Chevrolet V8 #10 Hogan Racing, Ltd. |
22 | Oil pump rotor | |||||
| 16 | Brian Burgess | (sports) 2-litre Chevron B21/B23 [72-27] - Hart 420R #13 Dog Ring Services |
21 | Mechanical | |||||
| 17 | Tom Spalding | Schkee DB1 [2] - Chevrolet V8 #7 Tom Spalding Racing |
19 | Accident | |||||
| 18 | Bill Tempero | Chevron B78C - Chevrolet V8 #15 Cloverleaf Texaco |
10 | Accident | |||||
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Shadow DN6C - Dodge V8 #0 Shadow Cars |
9 | Overheating | |||||
| 20 | Howard Kelly | Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 #30 Howard Kelly Racing |
6 | Engine | |||||
| 21 | Warren Purdy | (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU27] - Cosworth FVC #51 Warren Purdy |
4 | Accident | |||||
| DNS | Rick Villate | (sports) 2-litre Lola T294 [T292 HU65] - Ford BDG #26 RVR Inc (see note 1) |
Did not start | ||||||
All cars are 5-litre Can-Am unless noted.
| Qualifying | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU7] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 32.688s | |||
| 2 | George Follmer | (Can-Am) 5-litre Prophet - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 33.070s | |||
| 3 | Elliot Forbes-Robinson | (Can-Am) 5-litre Spyder NF-10 [CA-01] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 33.860s | |||
| 4 | Al Holbert | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU30] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 34.370s | |||
| 5 | Warwick Brown | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T333CS [HU1] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 34.590s | |||
| 6 | Tom Spalding | (Can-Am) 5-litre Schkee DB1 [2] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 34.594s | |||
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | (Can-Am) 5-litre Shadow DN6C - Dodge V8 | 1m 35.806s | |||
| 8 | John Gunn | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU47] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 36.548s | |||
| 9 | Howard Kelly | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T330 [HU2] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 38.603s | |||
| 10 | Bill Tempero | (Can-Am) 5-litre Chevron B78C - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 39.740s | |||
| 11 | Horst Kroll | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T300 [HU15] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 40.923s | |||
| 12 | Bob Nagel | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU33] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 41.976s | |||
| 13 | Michael L. Allen | (Can-Am) 5-litre Lola T332 [HU46] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 44.361s | |||
| 14 | Alain de Cadenet | (sports) Mirage GR7 - Ford | 1m 44.855s | |||
| 15 | S Peter Smith | (sports) 2-litre Chevron B19/B21 [71-06] - Ford | 1m 45.478s | |||
| 16 | Dean Dietrich | (Can-Am) 5-litre March 76A [2] - Chevrolet V8 | 1m 46.475s | |||
| 17 | Randolph Townsend | (Can-Am) 5-litre Shadow DN10 - Dodge V8 | 1m 47.770s | |||
| 18 | Warren Purdy | (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU27] - Cosworth FVC | 1m 49.232s | |||
| 19 | Rick Villate * | (sports) 2-litre Lola T294 [T292 HU65] - Ford BDG | 1m 51.863s | |||
| 20 | E. B. Lunken | (sports) 2-litre March 73S [14] - Ford | 1m 54.822s | |||
| 21 | Dave Johnson | (sports) 2-litre Lola T290 [HU34] - Ford BDG | 1m 56.266s | |||
| 22 | Brian Burgess | (sports) 2-litre Chevron B21/B23 [72-27] - Hart 420R | 1m 59.605s | |||
| * Did not start | ||||||
Notes on the cars:
- 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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