CASC North American Formula Atlantic Series Race
Long Beach, 3 Apr 1982
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Geoff Brabham | Ralt RT4/82 [306] - Ford BDD #34 Ralt American |
45 | 1.15.15.123 |
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2 | Roberto Moreno | Ralt RT4/81 [209] - Ford BDD #17 Goold Motorsport |
45 | 1.15.22.976 |
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3 | Al Unser Jr | Ralt RT4/82 [307] - Ford BDD #43 Ralt American |
45 | 1.15.46.704 |
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4 | Steve Millen | Ralt RT4/81 [259] - Ford BDD #77 Steve Millen Racing |
45 | 1.16.07.099 |
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5 | Whitney Ganz | Ralt RT4/82 [284] - Ford BDD Jennings #13 Rainbow Racing |
45 | 1.16.13.527 |
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6 | John David Briggs | March 81A - Ford BDD #37 John Briggs Racing |
44 | 1.15.25.145 |
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7 | Norm Hunter | Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD #12 Lane Sports |
44 | 1.15.40.625 |
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8 | Mike Rosen | Ralt RT4/82 [292] - Ford BDD #10 Lane Sports Inc |
44 | 1.15.45.192 |
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9 | Mark Moore | Ralt RT4/81 [254] - Ford BDD Jennings #19 British Motors |
44 | 1.15.58.320 |
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10 | Chris Kneifel | March 81A - Ford BDD #8 Doug Shierson Racing |
44 | 1.16.45.119 |
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11 | Roberto Quintanilla | Ralt RT4/81 [213] - Ford BDD #11 Rick Shea Racing |
43 | ||||||
12 | Ken Dunn | Ralt RT4/81 [204] - Ford BDD #27 Ken Dunn Racing |
43 | ||||||
13 | Ed Donnelly | Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD #18 Graphite & Specialty Products |
43 | ||||||
14 | Bill Fickling | March 77B [21 or 22] - Ford BDD #81 P1 Racing Service |
43 | ||||||
15 | Joe Sposato | Ralt RT4/82 [309] - Ford BDD #28 Sposato Motoracing |
43 | ||||||
16 | Warren "Bud" Pauge | Brabham BT38 [‘33’] - Ford BDD #92 (see note 1) |
41 | ||||||
17 | Kyle Buxton | Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD #72 |
41 | ||||||
18 | Mark Akerstream | March 78B - Ford BDD #33 |
41 | ||||||
19 | Sandy Dells | Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD Jennings #70 Sandy Dells Racing |
41 | ||||||
20 | Allen Berg | Ralt RT4/81 [219] - Ford BDD #68 Doug Shierson Racing |
40 | Accident damage | |||||
21 | Ed Midgley | March 80A [15] - Ford BDD #40 Foxwood Motorsports |
40 | Accident | |||||
22 | Frank Bramante | Ralt RT4/81 [260] - Ford BDD #44 Ralt American |
38 | Clutch | |||||
23 | Dan Marvin | Ralt RT4/81 [249] - Ford BDD Hasselgren #7 Boerner International/Norman Racing Group |
37 | Collision | |||||
24 | Willy T. Ribbs | Ralt RT4/81 [270] - Ford BDD #91 Archie Snider |
36 | Engine | |||||
25 | Josele Garza | Ralt RT4/82 [286] - Ford BDD #14 Lane Sports |
31 | Accident | |||||
26 | Bob Earl | Hayashi HR230A - Ford BDD #2 Team Masakuzu (Hayashi Racing-Japan) |
27 | Clutch | |||||
27 | John Della Penna | Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD #64 |
18 | Not known | |||||
28 | Jimmy Santos | March 76B [722-20] - Ford BDD #21 (see note 2) |
16 | Not known | |||||
29 | Stu Hayner | Ralt RT1/76 [11] - Ford BDD #31 |
9 | Not known | |||||
30 | Ross Bentley | Johnston JM6 - Ford BDD #56 Keen Engineering |
9 | Not known | |||||
31 | Dave McMillan | Ralt RT4/81 [267] - Ford BDD #41 Dave McMillan Racing (see note 3) |
7 | Cambelt | |||||
32 | Bob McGregor | March 78B [13] - Ford BDD #71 Bob McGregor Racing |
7 | Clutch | |||||
33 | Hubert Phipps | Ralt RT4/82 [271] - Ford BDD #24 Garvin Brown Racing |
6 | Handling | |||||
34 | Joel Herrera | Ralt RT4/80 [162] - Ford BDD #93 |
5 | Not known | |||||
35 | John Bowe | Ralt RT4/81 [255] - Ford BDD #74 Chris Leach Racing (see note 4) |
1 | Accident | |||||
36 | Michael Andretti | Tiga FA82 [202] - Ford BDD #23 Garvin Brown Racing |
0 | Stuck in gear on grid | |||||
DNQ | Bob Schader | March 80A [22] - Ford BDD #16 S/L Racing |
Did not qualify | ||||||
DNQ | Colin Tuckey | Magnum 81A [01] - Ford BDD #26 Tuckey Racing Enterprises |
Did not qualify | ||||||
DNQ | Wes Dawn | March 74/2 - Ford BDD #42 Wes Dawn Racing |
Did not qualify | ||||||
DNQ | Kent Combs | Ralt RT1/78 [132] - Ford BDD #80 P1 Racing Service |
Did not qualify | ||||||
DNA | Pierre Bourque | March 82A - Ford BDD #9 Doug Shierson Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Riley Hopkins | Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD #22 Fortner Lucini Motorsports |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | John Sheldon | Tiga - Ford BDD Tiga |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Harry Greenwood | Chevron B34 - Ford BDA #73 Harry Greenwood Racing |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Tim Coconis | Ralt RT4/81 [227] - Ford BDD #83 Graphics International |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Willy T. Ribbs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [270] - Ford BDD | 1.37.090 | ||
2 | Geoff Brabham | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [306] - Ford BDD | 1.37.260 | ||
3 | Al Unser Jr | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [307] - Ford BDD | 1.37.452 | ||
4 | Roberto Moreno | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [209] - Ford BDD | 1.37.559 | ||
5 | Whitney Ganz | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [284] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.37.617 | ||
6 | Steve Millen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [259] - Ford BDD | 1.38.237 | ||
7 | Mike Rosen | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [292] - Ford BDD | 1.38.520 | ||
8 | Dave McMillan | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [267] - Ford BDD | 1.38.631 | ||
9 | Dan Marvin | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [249] - Ford BDD Hasselgren | 1.38.823 | ||
10 | John David Briggs | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A - Ford BDD | 1.39.281 | ||
11 | Chris Kneifel | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A - Ford BDD | 1.39.317 | ||
12 | Michael Andretti | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Tiga FA82 [202] - Ford BDD | |||
13 | Allen Berg | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [219] - Ford BDD | 1.39.582 | ||
14 | Norm Hunter | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [210] - Ford BDD | 1.39.688 | ||
15 | John Bowe | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [255] - Ford BDD | 1.39.912 | ||
16 | Mark Moore | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [254] - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.40.216 | ||
17 | Josele Garza | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [286] - Ford BDD | 1.40.278 | ||
18 | Ken Dunn | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [204] - Ford BDD | 1.40.585 | ||
19 | Hubert Phipps | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [271] - Ford BDD | 1.40.746 | ||
20 | Bob Earl | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Hayashi HR230A - Ford BDD | 1.40.846 | ||
21 | Joe Sposato | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [309] - Ford BDD | 1.41.235 | ||
22 | Bill Fickling | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 77B [21 or 22] - Ford BDD | 1.41.974 | ||
23 | Jimmy Santos | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 76B [722-20] - Ford BDD | 1.42.372 | ||
24 | Roberto Quintanilla | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [213] - Ford BDD | 1.42.543 | ||
25 | Ed Donnelly | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 - Ford BDD | 1.42.762 | ||
26 | John Della Penna | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/82 [308] - Ford BDD | 1.42.803 | ||
27 | Warren "Bud" Pauge | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Brabham BT38 [‘33’] - Ford BDD | 1.44.061 | ||
28 | Ed Midgley | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [15] - Ford BDD | 1.44.100 | ||
29 | Kyle Buxton | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [136] - Ford BDD | 1.44.293 | ||
30 | Bob McGregor | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B [13] - Ford BDD | 1.44.860 | ||
31 | Stu Hayner | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/76 [11] - Ford BDD | 1.44.960 | ||
32 | Joel Herrera | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/80 [162] - Ford BDD | 1.45.054 | ||
33 | Frank Bramante | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [260] - Ford BDD | 1.16.061 | ||
34 | Mark Akerstream | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 78B - Ford BDD | 1.46.217 | ||
35 | Ross Bentley | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Johnston JM6 - Ford BDD | 1.46.510 | ||
36 | Sandy Dells | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - Ford BDD Jennings | 1.46.674 |
Notes on the cars:
- 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's 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.
- March 76B [722-20] (Jimmy Santos): Paul Keeler (Greenwich, CT) raced a #38 white-and-green March 722 in NEDiv SCCA Nationals and some Pro FB races in 1972. He was sponsored by Analube, and entered by Gracie Racing Enterprise Ltd of Greenwich, CT. Is is not yet clear what happened to the car in 1973, but in 1974 it was raced by Gerald Lieberg (Milford, CT) at a few SCCA races, and at the Watkins Glen Pro race. He continued to race the car in New England in 1975, 1976 and 1977. For 1978, it was bought from Lieberg by Jimmy Santos (Sunnyvale, CA), and rebuilt by Newman-Dreager to 76B specification. He raced it until 1982, and then sold it in April 1983 to Richard Lempe (aka Rick Sutherland). Lempe sold it in December 1984 to John Hafkenschiel (Palo Alto, CA), who kept it until January 1996 when it was sold to Keith Lively. Sold to a further owner in June 2001.
- Ralt RT4/81 [267] (Dave McMillan): Ralt sales record says sold to Theodore Racing, delivered 16 Oct 81. [Tub no: 81/135; gearbox FT1488; fuel cell JM37176 10/81] Dave McMillan's car at Bay Park 3 Jan 82 is described by NZMN as Lees's car from Macau, 1981. Chassis number given NZMN 21 Jan 83 p16 for the car of Dave McMillan at Bay Park, 2 Jan 83. Presumed to be the car used by McMillan for the first part of the 1982 North American season, before he was given a 1982 specification car to use [alternatively this may have been RT4-205]. Chassis number given for McMillan's car at 1982 AGP, [AMSYB-82 p167]
- Ralt RT4/81 [255] (John Bowe): Ralt sales record says sold to Graham Watson/John Bowe, without delivery date. [Tub no: 80/109; gearbox: FT1469; fuel cell: JM34734 11/80]. Chassis number given for Bowe's car in report of 1981 AGP, 6 Nov 81 [NZMA 23 Nov 81 p4] and presumed to be Bowe's car earlier in the Australian season. Retained by Bowe for the 1982 season and taken by him to the race at Long Beach as well. Report of the Gold Star round at Oran Park says Bowe 'rushed getting car ready after Long Beach' [NZMA 7 May 82 p20]. Chassis number given for Bowe's car at 1982 AGP.
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.