Midwest Division SCCA Formula B 1978
John Gloviak won at Mid-America Raceway in May in his seven-year-old Brabham BT35, possibly the last win by a Brabham at this level in Formula B or Formula Atlantic.
Final standings
1. | Gary Robinson | March [712M] | NEOkla | 48 pts |
2. | Steve Bonney | March [75B] | Colorado | 33 pts |
3. | Steve Overton | Lola [T460] | St Louis | 30 pts |
4. | J Robert Young | Lola [T360] | Colorado | 24 pts |
5. | Matt Berryhill | Chevron [B27] | NEOkla | 11 pts |
6. | Mike Orgel | Brabham [BT38] | St Louis | 10 pts |
7. | George Gettel | GGRV | Colorado | 7 pts |
8. | Ron McNear | Lola [T460] | St Louis | 6 pts |
9. | Ron Clawson | Lola [T360] | Colorado | 4 pts |
10. | David E. Ott | Lotus | Colorado | 3 pts |
Final standings in other relevant classes
Formula A
Formula C
1. | Gerald E Hudson | Merlyn [Mk 20A] | Wichita | 29 pts |
2. | John Barker | Lola | Colorado | 21 pts |
3. | Terry McKenna | Brabham [BT29] | St Louis | 9 pts |
4. | Dave Hendricks | Lola | Colorado | 6 pts |
A Sport Racing
1. | Fred Parkhill | McLaren | NEOhio | 39 pts |
2. | Jack Hinkle | Lola | Wichita | 21 pts |
3. | Robert Ibbotson | Porsche | Colorado | 15 pts |
4. | David Harris | Porsche | Colorado | 9 pts |
5. | Larry Green | Porsche | Wichita | 6 pts |
6. | Johnny Gerber | Prototype TR | Rio Grande | 4 pts |
B Sport Racing
1. | Gordon Hamilton Jr | Chevron [B36] | Kansas City | 45 pts |
2. | Mort Platt | Chevron [B36] | Kansas City | 44 pts |
3. | Noah Lacona | Lola | DMV | 13 pts |
4. | Richard Turner | Lola | Colorado | 9 pts |
C Sport Racing
1. | Bob Richardson | Lola | Colorado | 48 pts |
2. | Rameau A. Johnson | Bobsy [SR6] | St Louis | 47 pts |
3. | Delmar Lee Johnson | Bobsy [SR6] | Colorado | 24 pts |
4. | Jim Tharp | Lotus | Kansas City | 17 pts |
5. | Ken Stowell Jr | Merlyn [Mk 16] | Wichita | 17 pts |
6. | Milo Muterspaugh | Elva | Colorado | 16 pts |
7. | Barry S. Heuer | Jabro | St Louis | 10 pts |
8. | Glen Shepard | Fiat | Kansas City | 9 pts |
9. | Ken Tripkos | Elva | Kansas City | 3 pts |
10. | Don Baker | Royale | Kansas City | 3 pts |
1978 Schedule
16 Apr 1978 | La Junta Municipal Airport | Colorado Region |
16 Apr 1978 | Mid-America Raceway | St Louis Region |
22 Apr 1978 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Northeast Oklahoma Region |
23 Apr 1978 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Spring Fever National (NEOkla Region) |
30 Apr 1978 | Hutchinson Naval Air Station | Wichita Region |
07 May 1978 | Mid-America Raceway | Stroh's Road Racing Championship (St Louis Region) |
13 May 1978 | Pueblo Motorsports Park | Rio Grande Region |
14 May 1978 | Pueblo Motorsports Park | Rio Grande Region |
27 May 1978 | Hutchinson Naval Air Station | Wichita Region |
28 May 1978 | Hutchinson Naval Air Station | Hutchinson Grand Prix (Wichita Region) |
04 Jun 1978 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Northeast Oklahoma Region |
17 Jun 1978 | Hutchinson Naval Air Station | Kansas & Kansas City Regions |
18 Jun 1978 | Hutchinson Naval Air Station | Midway USA Sprints (Kansas & Kansas City Regions SCCA) |
02 Jul 1978 | Ponca City | Ponca City Grand Prix (Oklahoma Region) |
02 Jul 1978 | Aspen Raceways | Colorado Region |
15 Jul 1978 | Pueblo Motorsports Park | Colorado Region |
16 Jul 1978 | Pueblo Motorsports Park | Colorado Region |
30 Jul 1978 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Hallett Super National (Oklahoma & NEOkla Regions SCCA Super National) |
06 Aug 1978 | Mid-America Raceway | St Louis Region |
20 Aug 1978 | Lake Afton | Lake Afton Grand Prix (Wichita Region) |
02 Sep 1978 | La Junta Municipal Airport | Colorado Region |
03 Sep 1978 | La Junta Municipal Airport | Colorado Region |
10 Sep 1978 | Mid-America Raceway | Stroh's Super USRRC (Des Moines Valley/ St Louis Region SCCA Super National) |
24 Sep 1978 | Pueblo Motorsports Park | Colorado Region |
01 Oct 1978 | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | Oklahoma Region |
08 Oct 1978 | Mid-America Raceway | St Louis Region |
15 Oct 1978 | La Junta Municipal Airport | Rio Grande Region |
Midwest Division sources
Race results for Midwest Division Nationals from 1970 to 1978 have been kindly provided by veteran MiDiv historian Rocky Entriken. We also have some background information from Competition Press up to about 1973, when its interest in such events waned considerably, but we know little of the goings-on away from these events and are are keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. The key ones are:
- Checkpoint (Kansas City Region)
- Course Record (Arkansas Region)
- The Echo (Southern Illinois Region)
- Exhaust Notes (Nebraska) - full archive available at nrsccahistory.com.
- Gasket Gazette (Oklahoma Region)
- Neokla Observer (NE Oklahoma Region), renamed Sports Car Observer in 1980
- The Offside Undo (Kansas Region)
- Redline (Colorado Region)
- Steerin’ Column (Mid-South Region)
- Wheelspin (St. Louis Region)
- Witches Wail (Wichita Region)
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals for this division.