CASC North American Formula Atlantic Series Race
Bridgehampton, 16 Sep 1979
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Jeff Wood | March 79B [17] - Ford BDD #2 Great Plains |
35 | 52m 22.110s 114.29 mph |
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2 | Tom Gloy | Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings #38 Lane Sports |
35 | ||||||
3 | Howdy Holmes | March 79B - Ford BDD #8 Jiffy Mixes-Doug Shierson Racing |
35 | ||||||
4 | Bob Earl | Ralt RT1/78 [142] - Ford BDD #19 NTS Racing |
35 | ||||||
5 | Rick Koehler | March 79B [9] - Ford BDD #51 Ecurie Excalibur |
35 | ||||||
6 | John Mortensen | March 79B - Ford BDD #9 Transcendental Meditation-DSR |
34 | ||||||
7 | John Paul Jr | Ralt RT1/79 [96] - Ford BDD #18 Hilton |
34 | ||||||
8 | Kevin Cogan | Ralt RT1/79 [132?] - Ford BDD #33 Ralt American Arciero/K&K Investments/Quaker State |
34 | 30' penalty jump start | |||||
9 | Jon Norman | March 79B - Ford BDD #58 Squash-Marvin-Clegg Racing |
34 | ||||||
10 | Joe Sposato | March 79B [13] - Ford BDD #28 Fat Cola Racing |
34 | ||||||
11 | Larry Bergman | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #87 Briggs Racing |
34 | ||||||
12 | Mark McCaig | Chevron B45 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD #11 Rick Shea Racing (see note 1) |
34 | ||||||
13 | Ralph Manaker | March 79B [6] - Ford BDD #23 RM Racing/Site Hill Farms |
33 | ||||||
14 | Marco Tolama | Chevron B45 [45.78.02] - Ford BDD #5 Valvoline-Fred Opert Racing (see note 2) |
31 | ||||||
15 | Dan Marvin | March 79B - Ford BDD #59 Hang Ten |
24 | ||||||
16 | John Connolly | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #56 Connolly Enterprises |
22 | ||||||
17 | John David Briggs | March 79B - Ford BDD Pacific #79 Tropicana Hotels |
21 | ||||||
18 | Skeeter McKitterick | Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD Jennings #12 Cam Two - AME Racing |
19 | Accident | |||||
19 | Ken Briggs | March 79B - Ford BDD Pacific #30 Tropicana Hotels |
12 | Engine | |||||
20 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | March 78B [13] - Ford BDD #7 Bill Brack Racing |
11 | Accident | |||||
21 | Robert Silvestro | March 78B [12] - Ford BDD Stimola #99 BTG Investments |
11 | Accident | |||||
22 | Tim Coconis | Ralt RT1/78 [96] - Ford BDD #48 Hilton |
9 | Not known | |||||
23 | Bobby Brown | March 79B - Ford BDD #49 Lang Racing |
4 | Engine | |||||
24 | Don Breidenbach | March 79B [20] - Ford BDD Pacific #50 Tropicana Hotels |
2 | Engine | |||||
UNK | Bruce MacInnes | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #57 Connolly Enterprises |
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UNKP | Bruce MacInnes | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #57 Connolly Enterprises |
Unknown (practiced) | ||||||
DNS | Terry Knight | Ralt RT1/79 - Ford BDD Stimola #88 Normans Cay Bahamas |
Did not start (Multiple accident on pace lap) |
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DNS | Rick Bell | Ralt RT1/78 [127] - Ford BDD #78 Bell Racing |
Did not start (Collision with Bell and McCaig) |
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DNA | Alec Donachy | March 78B - Ford BDD #98 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Gary Yott | March 78B - Ford BDD #37 Yott Courier Services |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Rejean Vincent | March 78B - Ford BDD #6 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Jean-Pierre Alamy | Ralt RT1/79 [148] - Ford BDD #13 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Frank Bramante | March 78B [4] - Ford BDD #44 Diversified Properties-Newport Beach |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Tommy Grunnah | March 79B - Ford BDD #53 Reliance Elevator/Relco Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Mike Follett | Ralt RT1/78 [128] - Ford BDD #21 Follett's Mountain Sports |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Carl Liebich | Lola T560 [T460 HU18] - Ford BDD #54 (see note 3) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Chris Gleason | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD #75 Gleason Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Ken Duclos | Ralt RT1/78 [119] - Ford BDD #34 Kay-Dee Automotive |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Howdy Holmes | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.27.370 | ||
2 | Kevin Cogan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [132?] - Ford BDD | |||
3 | Jeff Wood | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [17] - Ford BDD | |||
4 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [13] - Ford BDD | |||
5 | Tom Gloy | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings | |||
6 | Bob Earl | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [142] - Ford BDD | |||
7 | Rick Koehler | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [9] - Ford BDD | |||
8 | Don Breidenbach | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [20] - Ford BDD Pacific | |||
9 | Tim Coconis | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [96] - Ford BDD | |||
10 | Joe Sposato | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [13] - Ford BDD | |||
11 | Dan Marvin | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | |||
12 | John David Briggs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD Pacific | |||
13 | John Mortensen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | |||
14 | Ralph Manaker | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [6] - Ford BDD | |||
15 | Bruce MacInnes * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | |||
15 | Bruce MacInnes | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | |||
16 | Ken Briggs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD Pacific | |||
17 | Skeeter McKitterick | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD Jennings | |||
18 | John Paul Jr | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [96] - Ford BDD | |||
19 | Terry Knight * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 - Ford BDD Stimola | |||
20 | Mark McCaig | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD | |||
21 | Bobby Brown | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | |||
22 | Rick Bell * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [127] - Ford BDD | |||
23 | Larry Bergman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | |||
24 | Jon Norman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | |||
25 | John Connolly | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | |||
26 | Robert Silvestro | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [12] - Ford BDD Stimola | |||
27 | Marco Tolama | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45 [45.78.02] - Ford BDD | |||
* Did not start |
Notes on the cars:
- Chevron B45 [45-78-03] (Mark McCaig): New to Rick Shea Racing and in North American Formula Atlantic in 1978, with backing from Jethro Tull. Raced by Shea at the first round, and by Marcel Talbot, Skeeter McKitterick, Bob Earl and Tom Gloy at later races, Retained by Shea for 1979 and raced by Mark McCaig (Calgary, Alberta) in the Pro series. To Colin Tuckey (Calgary, Alberta) for 1980, and entered in the Pro series by FBM Racing. Retained by Tuckey for 1981. Later raced by David Farmer (Niagra Falls, Ontario) in 1983. The car ended up with another Chevron in a museum in Canada, until 1989, when they were spotted by Peter Hemming. The B45 was acquired by Ed Swart in February 1993, and prepared for historic racing. He raced the B45 from October 1993 with a BDA engine in the Formula Atlantic class, and after about five years ran it with a 2-litre BDG engine in F2 classes.
- Chevron B45 [45.78.02] (Marco Tolama): New to Fred Opert Racing for Keke Rosberg to for race in North American Formula Atlantic in 1978, with backing from Excita. Raced by Bob Earl at Montréal in September when Rosberg drove an older B39. Retained by Opert for 1979, and driven by Marco Tolama. To Paul Fostini (SCCS New York Region) and used in NEDiv Formula Atlantic in 1981, scoring seven points that season. Then to to Albert Pugliese (Rochelle, NY) in 1982, again for local races. Advertised by Pugliese in November 1982. Subsequent history unknown.
- Lola T560 [T460 HU18] (Carl Liebich): New to Carl Liebich (Plymouth, WI/Two Rivers, WI) for Canadian and IMSA Formula Atlantic races late in the 1976 season. Liebich was said to have a new T560 for 1977, but it appears it was his nearly-new T460 updated. Retained for 1978, 1979, and the start of 1980. Chris Townsend's research shows this car was sold to Chuck Dietrich in 1980 and used by him in SCCA Central Division Formula Atlantic until 1982. It was then retained unraced by Dietrich until sold to Lowell Blossom in 1995. Sold by Blossom to Dave Jordano (Indianapolis, IN) in 2005.
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' original results.
North American Formula Atlantic race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in Formula and On Track, information drawn from Canadian newspapers and results sheets where available.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.