CASC North American Formula Atlantic Series Race
Westwood, 1 Jun 1980
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | March 80A [5] - Ford BDD Race Shop #6 Shierson Racing |
56 | ||||||
2 | Tom Gloy | Ralt RT1/76 [34] - Ford BDD Jennings #1 Lane Sports (see note 1) |
56 | ||||||
3 | Steve "Gas" Saleen | Ralt RT1/79 [165] - Ford BDD Jennings #69 Gas Saleen Racing |
56 | ||||||
4 | Dan Marvin | March 80A [21] - Ford BDD #70 Norman Racing |
56 | ||||||
5 | Jeff Wood | March 80A [14] - Ford BDD Willis #2 Wood Racing |
56 | ||||||
6 | Price Cobb | March 80A [20] - Ford BDD #22 Norman Racing |
55 | ||||||
7 | John Mortensen | March 80A [9] - Ford BDD Race Shop #9 Shierson Racing-Transcendental Meditation (see note 2) |
55 | ||||||
8 | Tom Stewart | March 80A [10] - Ford BDD #3 Pierre Phillips Racing |
55 | ||||||
9 | Rogelio Rodriguez | Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings #11 Lane Sports |
55 | ||||||
10 | Tommy Grunnah | March 80A [16] - Ford BDD #53 Relco Racing |
55 | ||||||
11 | Charles Cass | March 80A [8] - Ford BDD Race Shop #8 Doug Shierson Racing-Limited Editions |
54 | ||||||
12 | Mike Follett | Ralt RT1/78 [128] - Ford BDD #21 Follett Motorsport |
53 | ||||||
13 | Ed Donnelly | Ralt RT1/76 [33] - Ford BDD #32 Concrete Concepts Blg Co Ltd (see note 3) |
52 | ||||||
14 | Bob McGregor | March 78B [13] - Ford BDD #71 Bob McGregor |
52 | ||||||
15 | John Connolly | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #56 John J. Connolly Ent. Inc. |
52 | ||||||
16 | Garth Pollard | March 78B [17] - Ford BDD #20 NSF Racing |
49 | ||||||
17 | Brian McLoughlin | Ralt RT1/77 [81] - Ford BDD #41 Brian McLaughlin (see note 4) |
48 | ||||||
18 | Ralph Manaker | March 80A [4] - Ford BDD #23 RM Racing |
42 | brkn shift l | |||||
R | Bob Hoff | Ralt RT1/77 [79] - Ford BDD Jennings #68 Gas Saleen Racing (see note 5) |
25 | throttle | |||||
R | Steve Jizmagian | Ralt RT1/79 [167] - Ford BDD #74 Chula |
10 | oil plug blo | |||||
R | Whitney Ganz | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #39 Whit Ganz Racing |
1 | throttle | |||||
DNA | TBA | March 80A [24] - Ford BDD #4 Fred Opert Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Skeeter McKitterick | Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD Jennings #12 Cam 2-AME |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Paul Grundrich | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD #15 BTG Investments |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Carlos Bobeda | Ralt RT1/76 [11] - Ford BDD #18 Condor Racing (see note 6) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Bob Earl | Ralt RT1/78 [142] - Ford BDD #19 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Colin Tuckey | Chevron B45 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD #26 FBM (see note 7) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Ken Dunn | Ralt RT1/78 [109] - Ford BDD #27 (see note 8) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Mike Buckenham | Chevron B34 [34-76-34] - Ford BDD #34 Stuttgart West (see note 9) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Dave McMillan | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #47 Pan Am |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Carl Liebich | March 79B [21] - Ford BDD #54 Liebrau Racing (see note 10) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Rick Bell | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #78 Bell Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Terry Knight | Ralt RT4/80 [180] - Ford BDD #88 Ralt American |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Warren "Bud" Pauge | Brabham BT38 [‘33’] - Ford BDD #92 Spirit of America (see note 11) |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Tom Gloy | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/76 [34] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 02.277s | ||
2 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [5] - Ford BDD Race Shop | 1m 02.400s | ||
3 | Dan Marvin | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [21] - Ford BDD | 1m 02.912s | ||
4 | Tom Stewart | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [10] - Ford BDD | 1m 03.369s | ||
5 | Jeff Wood | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [14] - Ford BDD Willis | 1m 03.528s | ||
6 | Steve "Gas" Saleen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [165] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 03.594s | ||
7 | Price Cobb | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [20] - Ford BDD | 1m 03.606s | ||
8 | John Mortensen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [9] - Ford BDD Race Shop | 1m 03.721s | ||
9 | Whitney Ganz | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | 1m 03.961s | ||
10 | Tommy Grunnah | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [16] - Ford BDD | 1m 04.122s | ||
11 | Rogelio Rodriguez | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 04.321s | ||
12 | Ralph Manaker | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [4] - Ford BDD | 1m 04.639s | ||
13 | Steve Jizmagian | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [167] - Ford BDD | 1m 04.800s | ||
14 | Charles Cass | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [8] - Ford BDD Race Shop | 1m 05.483s | ||
15 | Brian McLoughlin | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/77 [81] - Ford BDD | 1m 06.164s | ||
16 | Mike Follett | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [128] - Ford BDD | 1m 06.496s | ||
17 | Bob Hoff | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/77 [79] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1m 06.531s | ||
18 | John Connolly | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | 1m 06.912s | ||
19 | Bob McGregor | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [13] - Ford BDD | 1m 07.053s | ||
20 | Ed Donnelly | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/76 [33] - Ford BDD | 1m 07.893s | ||
21 | Garth Pollard | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [17] - Ford BDD | 1m 08.556s |
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT1/76 [34] (Tom Gloy): New to Brian Robertson's Quick-Trans/Gabriel International Warranty team in the middle of the 1976 season, replacing the team's Lola T460s, and run for Richard Spenard in the 1976 Players Canadian Formula Atlantic series in yellow Planter's Peanuts livery. Both the Robertson team cares were offered for sale by Fred Opert in early 1977 so this must be the yellow RT1 that was bought from Opert by Dave Webber (Mississauga, Ontario) and raced in the Labatts Formula Atlantic Championship in 1977. Badly damaged in a practice accident at St-Félicien in August and Webber spent much of 1978 rebuilding it. Webber advertised the car in February 1979 with a Can-Am body. This is then very probably the car acquired by Tom Gloy (Lafayette, CA) as a spare to his newer RT1/79 for the 1979 season, when he was run by Lane Sports. Retained by Lane Sports for 1980. CT
- March 80A [9] (John Mortensen): Run in 1980 by Doug Shierson Racing for John Mortensen in North American series then to Howard Cherry for 1981 and 1982 (prepared and run by Dennis Eades of Competition Preparation). Sold to an Italian-American 1982 and disassembled; to John Barrett 1990 and rebuilt with the help of Ed Midgley but not raced; to Jim Ozane 1999 (used in vintage racing); to Christian Forrer 2005 (US vintage racing); to Kim Jones (Australia) 2008.
- Ralt RT1/76 [33] (Ed Donnelly): New to Brian Robertson's Quick-Trans/Gabriel International Warranty team in the middle of the 1976 season, replacing the team's Lola T460s, and run for Craig Hill at Mosport Park in August 1976, a round of the 1976 Players Canadian Formula Atlantic series. Then used by Kevin Cogan in the IMSA race at Laguna Seca in late 1976 and retained as his main car in 1977 when he also had RT1/75-010 as a spare car. Then retained by Cogan as an unused spare car in 1978, and advertised by him in October 1978. Retained again as a spare car in 1979, and still owned by Cogan in early 1980. To Ed Donnelly (Long Beach, CA) and raced by him in the North American Formula Atlantic series in 1980. Still being raced by Donnelly in 1985. CT
- Ralt RT1/77 [81] (Brian McLoughlin): Thought to be the car owned by Jerry Blakemore (Oakesdale, WA) in 1977 and 1978, so would be the car advertised by Blakemore in April 1979 as "six races old". Then presumably to Ted Titmas for 1979 as the first definitive reference to this car is when it was sold by Titmas to Brian McLaughlin (Vancouver, BC), and raced by McLaughlin in ICSCC and Pro Formula Atlantic in 1980 and 1981. It was wrecked by McLoughlin at Westwood and later advertised by Sans Thompson in unrepaired state. CT
- Ralt RT1/77 [79] (Bob Hoff): New to Gilles Léger (Lachute, Quebec), first appearing at Trois-Rivières in September 1977. Raced by Léger mainly in the Canadian rounds of the Labatts Formula Atlantic Championship in 1978. Then used as a rental car by Léger for Marc Dancose to race at Quebec in June 1979 and Monique Proulx at Montréal in September. Sold to Bob Hoff (Long Beach, CA) for 1980, when it was run for him in the North American Formula Atlantic series by Gas Saleen Racing. CT
- Ralt RT1/76 [11] (Carlos Bobeda): New to Chip Mead (Dayton, OH) and raced by him in the 1976 Players Canadian Formula Atlantic series, run for him by Cavanaugh Racing in dark blue livery. Retained by Mead for 1977, when it was run for him by Pierre's Motors. It was then sold to Rick Shea Racing but unused as Shea ran a newer Chevron B45 for hire drivers. Retained by Rick Shea Racing for 1979 when it was used by Mark McCaig at Long Beach, although his regular car that season was the same Chevron B45. To Carlos Bobeda late 1979 and raced by him in 1980 and 1981. It was rebuilt on Marc Bahner tub during this time. Sold to Stu Hayner for 1982. CT
- Chevron B45 [45-78-03] (Colin Tuckey): 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.
- Ralt RT1/78 [109] (Ken Dunn): New to Pierre Phillips for Bobby Rahal to race in North American Formula Atlantic in 1978, supported by James Morgan. Sold to Ken Dunn in June 1979 and retained by him for the 1980 and 1981 seasons. CT
- Chevron B34 [34-76-34] (Mike Buckenham): New to Fred Opert Racing and believed to be the car raced by Alan Jones at Trois-Rivières in early September. To Butch Owsley (Aptos, CA/San Jose, CA) and raced in the IMSA race at Laguna Seca in early October. Retained by Owsley for SCCA Nationals and Regionals in 1977. Then raced by Bob Earl (Novato, CA) at a couple of late-season SCCA Regionals. The car was bought by actor James Brolin and run for Earl to drive by Ron Tourte's Tourté Racing in 1978, then Earl raced it in Pro events and SCCA Nationals. Earl did not get the results he expected, and also raced Doug Dreager's March 76B in one race, and ended the season in one of Fred Opert's newer Chevron B39s. The B34 went to Mike Buckenham (Stockton, CA) for 1979 and he raced it in SCCA Nationals until 1982 at least. The car was then taken by Joe Ordoqui (Boeing, CA) in partial payment for his March 80A. Ordoqui recalls that the Chevron sat in his garage for a couple of years but he is not sure where it went. Subsequent history unknown.
- March 79B [21] (Carl Liebich): Long-time Chevron importer Fred Opert acquired a March 79B for 1979 and ran it alongside the Chevron B45 he had left from 1978. It was raced once by team driver Marco Tolama and also by European F2 stars Derek Daly (at Trois-Rivières) and Eje Elgh (at Montréal). It went to Carl Liebich for 1980, who recalls buying a car from Opert that had previously been driven by Daly. Retained for 1981 but Liebich does not recall who he sold it to. History then unknown until the early 1990s when it was part of "the Indy Car Experience" at Phoenix International Raceway. It was acquired by Todd Cook of TCE Performances Products (Tempe, AZ) around 1994, then to Jon Gibson, then Jim McDonald, and then to Don Sandy and Art Hebert (San Rafael, CA) in early 2011. It was advertised on motorsportsmarket.com in early 2015 and sold to Charles Arton in South Africa, who ran the car at Killarney in February 2015 in Martini livery and still with Hebert's name on the side. In May 2017, following the Simola Hill Climb, the 79B was destroyed when a transporter containing six cars bound for Cape Town caught fire.
- Brabham BT38 [‘33’] (Warren "Bud" Pauge): A "new chassis" replacing the ASCA team's Brabham BT38 wrecked by Jean-Pierre Jaussaud at Rouen. It was raced by teammate Adam Potocki at Imola, where Potocki failed to qualify, and was then Jaussaud's car for the rest of the season. ASCA entered Jaussaud in the Brazilian F2 Torneio, but he was involved in the startline accident at the second Interlagos race, and the Brabham was badly damaged. According to Chris Townsend's research, this car was acquired by Fred Opert Racing and raced by Héctor Rebaque in the Caracas Formula B race in March 1973, then by Brian Robertson in the JAF Grand Prix in May 1973. It is not clear what else Opert used it for in 1973, but in January 1974, he sold it to John Bernadine (Tulsa, OK) for SCCA Formula B. Then to Warren Pauge (Hacienda Heights, CA) in August 1975, replacing his well-used Brabham BT21. Pauge retained the BT38 for many years, even running it as a Can-Am car once in 1982. After he finally stopped racing it in 1988, he sold it to Marc Bahner, then it went to George Steven in 1992, Tom Stapleton about 2008, and Paul Skilowitz (Stuart, FL) in 2016.
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.