CASC North American Formula Atlantic Series Race
Long Beach, 14 Mar 1981
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Geoff Brabham | Ralt RT4/81 [213] - Ford BDD #43 Ralt American |
50 | 1h 14m 56.81s 80.86 mph |
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2 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | March 81A [1] - Ford BDD #1 Doug Shierson Racing |
50 | 1h 15m 13.08s |
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3 | Danny Sullivan | Ralt RT4/81 [80-189] - Ford BDD #38 Garvin Brown Racing |
50 | 1h 15m 20.53s |
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4 | Rogelio Rodriguez | Ralt RT4/81 [204] - Ford BDD #11 Lane Sports |
50 | 1h 15m 35.64s |
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5 | Price Cobb | March 80A [21] - Ford BDD #22 Marvin Clegg Racing |
50 | 1h 16m 01.42s |
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6 | John David Briggs | March 79B [19] - Ford BDD #37 |
48 | ||||||
7 | Ed Midgley | March 80A [15] - Ford BDD #40 |
48 | ||||||
8 | Chris Kneifel | March 81A - Ford BDD #8 Doug Shierson Racing |
48 | ||||||
9 | Ken Dunn | Ralt RT1/78 [109] - Ford BDD #27 Zamboni/Dunn Racing (see note 1) |
48 | ||||||
10 | Giuseppe "Joe" Castellano | Ralt RT4/80 [180] - Ford BDD #66 |
48 | ||||||
11 | Norm Hunter | Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings #12 Lane Sports |
47 | ||||||
12 | Dave McMillan | Ralt RT4/81 [205] - Ford BDD #41 |
47 | ||||||
13 | Bob Schader | March 79B [78B] - Ford BDD #16 (see note 2) |
46 | ||||||
14 | Joe Kelly | March 79B - Ford BDD #77 Rheinstein/Higgins |
46 | ||||||
15 | Joe Sposato | March 79B [13] - Ford BDD #28 |
45 | ||||||
16 | Tommy Grunnah | March 81A [3] - Ford BDD #6 Doug Shierson Racing |
45 | ||||||
17 | Steve "Gas" Saleen | Ralt RT1/79 [165] - Ford BDD #39 |
44 | ||||||
18 | Kent Combs | Ralt RT1/78 [132] - Ford BDD #60 |
44 | ||||||
19 | Hubert Phipps | March 80A [11] - Ford BDD #90 Garvin Brown Racing |
44 | ||||||
20 | Erik Phelan | March 77B - Ford BDD #36 (see note 3) |
43 | ||||||
21 | Whitney Ganz | Ralt RT4/81 [211] - Ford BDD #17 Terry Karges |
41 | ||||||
22 | Bob McGregor | March 78B [13] - Ford BDD #71 |
41 | ||||||
23 | Willy T. Ribbs | Ralt RT1/79 [164] - Ford BDD #91 Archie Snider |
41 | ||||||
24 | Wally Farrell | March 79B - Ford BDD #95 |
40 | ||||||
25 | Mike Rosen | Ralt RT4/81 [209] - Ford BDD #10 Lane Sports |
36 | ||||||
26 | Bob Earl | Ralt RT1/78 [129] - Ford BDD Jennings #29 Fortner Lucini Motorsports |
27 | Accident | |||||
27 | Dan Marvin | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD #7 |
26 | Clutch | |||||
28 | Carlos Bobeda | Ralt RT1/76 [11] - Ford BDD #18 (see note 4) |
22 | ||||||
29 | Steve Millen | Ralt RT1/77 [88] - Ford BDD #31 (see note 5) |
15 | Clutch | |||||
30 | Jim van Horn | March 81A [8?] - Ford BDD #4 |
13 | ||||||
31 | Colin Tuckey | Chevron B45/B39 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD #26 (see note 6) |
11 | ||||||
32 | Allen Berg | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD Jennings #68 |
10 | ||||||
33 | Mark Akerstream | March 78B - Ford BDD #32 |
8 | ||||||
34 | Pete Halsmer | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #34 |
1 | ||||||
DNS | John Mortensen | March 81A [5?] - Ford BDD #5 |
Did not start | ||||||
DNS | Dick Sasser | Winkelmann WDB2 [4] - Ford twin cam #20 |
Did not start | ||||||
DNS | Dick Ferguson | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD #32 |
Did not start | ||||||
DNS | Mark Moore | March 79B - Ford BDD #19 |
Did not start | ||||||
DNS | Kyle Buxton | Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD #51 |
Did not start | ||||||
DNS | Warren "Bud" Pauge | Hayashi 220A - Ford BDD #92 |
Did not start | ||||||
DNSC | Cliff Hansen | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD #30 Fortner Lucini Motorsports |
Did not start (crashed) | ||||||
DNA | Michael Roe | March 80A - Ford BDD |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Geoff Brabham | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [213] - Ford BDD | 1.27.368 | ||
2 | Danny Sullivan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [80-189] - Ford BDD | 1.28.231 | ||
3 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A [1] - Ford BDD | 1.28.425 | ||
4 | Dan Marvin | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD | 1.28.448 | ||
5 | Bob Earl | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [129] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.28.594 | ||
5 | John Mortensen * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A [5?] - Ford BDD | 2.11.877 | ||
6 | Willy T. Ribbs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [164] - Ford BDD | 1.28.982 | ||
7 | Price Cobb | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [21] - Ford BDD | 1.29.299 | ||
8 | Dave McMillan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [205] - Ford BDD | 1.29.354 | ||
9 | Mike Rosen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [209] - Ford BDD | 1.29.564 | ||
10 | Rogelio Rodriguez | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [204] - Ford BDD | 1.29.605 | ||
11 | Tommy Grunnah | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A [3] - Ford BDD | 1.30.037 | ||
12 | Steve Millen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/77 [88] - Ford BDD | 1.30.334 | ||
13 | Steve "Gas" Saleen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [165] - Ford BDD | 1.30.381 | ||
14 | John David Briggs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [19] - Ford BDD | 1.30.456 | ||
15 | Cliff Hansen * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD | 1.30.522 | ||
16 | Joe Sposato | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [13] - Ford BDD | 1.30.744 | ||
17 | Whitney Ganz | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [211] - Ford BDD | 1.30.758 | ||
18 | Allen Berg | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.30.827 | ||
19 | Pete Halsmer | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | 1.30.723 | ||
20 | Norm Hunter | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/79 [147] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.30.567 | ||
21 | Jim van Horn | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A [8?] - Ford BDD | 1.31.136 | ||
22 | Ken Dunn | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [109] - Ford BDD | 1.32.341 | ||
23 | Mark Moore * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.32.050 | ||
24 | Carlos Bobeda | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/76 [11] - Ford BDD | 1.32.355 | ||
25 | Ed Midgley | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [15] - Ford BDD | 1.32.490 | ||
26 | Chris Kneifel | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A - Ford BDD | 1.32.554 | ||
27 | Giuseppe "Joe" Castellano | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/80 [180] - Ford BDD | 1.33.168 | ||
28 | Colin Tuckey | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Chevron B45/B39 [45-78-03] - Ford BDD | 1.33.599 | ||
29 | Bob Schader | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [78B] - Ford BDD | 1.33.704 | ||
30 | Dick Ferguson * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD | 1.33.825 | ||
31 | Bob McGregor | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [13] - Ford BDD | 1.33.870 | ||
32 | Kyle Buxton * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD | 1.33.872 | ||
33 | Hubert Phipps | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [11] - Ford BDD | 1.33.982 | ||
34 | Erik Phelan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 77B - Ford BDD | 1.34.172 | ||
35 | Wally Farrell | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.34.298 | ||
36 | Joe Kelly | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B - Ford BDD | 1.34.388 | ||
37 | Kent Combs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [132] - Ford BDD | 1.36.110 | ||
38 | Mark Akerstream | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B - Ford BDD | 1.36.467 | ||
39 | Warren "Bud" Pauge * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Hayashi 220A - Ford BDD | 1.40.297 | ||
40 | Dick Sasser * | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Winkelmann WDB2 [4] - Ford twin cam | 1.45.047 | ||
* Did not start |
Notes on the cars:
- 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
- March 79B [78B] (Bob Schader): Jeff Wood (Studio City, CA) had a pair of March 78Bs in 1978, entered by Great Plains Racing in Formula Atlantic in 1978 and he then raced one of them in New Zealand in December 1978 and January 1979. He started the 1979 season with one of the 78Bs at Long Beach, and then had a new 79B at either the second or third race. One of the 78Bs was sold to Greg Sun who ran it (as a 78-79B) in SCCA events in 1979. It was then acquired by Bob Schader (Boulder, CO) and raced by him in 1980 in 79B specification. Retained by Schader in for Long Beach in early 1981. Schader then moved into FSV and the 78B was sold to Dorsey Schroeder (Manchester, MO) and used extensively in SCCA in 1981, when he won Midwest Division Formula Atlantic, and in 1982. Later to John Strickler (St Louis, MO). Subsequent history unknown.
- March 77B (Erik Phelan): Eric Phelan (Redondo Beach, CA) raced a March 77B in the first four rounds of the 1981 North American Formula Atlantic championship. Chris Townsend reports that Phelan ran this car from 1979 to 1984. Nothing more known.
- 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
- Ralt RT1/77 [88] (Steve Millen): New to Brian Robertson's Ralt America as a late-season car for the CASC Formula Atlantic series, probably intended for Eddie Cheever to drive at Trois Rivieres, but he did not appear. To Larry Bergman (Los Gatos, CA) for SCCA Formula B in California. Bergman retained the car for 1979, winning the Northern Pacific Division Formula Atlantic title but also competing in most rounds of the North American Formula Atlantic series. Then to Steve Millen in New Zealand, and raced in the Aurora AFX New Zealand Formula Pacific series in January 1980, then in the 1980/81 season. To Eric Morgan for the 1981/82, 1982/83 and 1983/84 seasons. CT
- Chevron B45/B39 [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.
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.
Individual sources for this event
Chris Townsend's sources for these races include Autosport and On Track magazines and race programmes.