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Northern Pacific SCCA Formula B 1978

Final standings

1. Glen FinchRalt [RT1]Oregon31 pts 
2. Ken BriggsMarch [78B]San Francisco30 pts 
3. Mike FisherMarch [78B]Oregon24 pts 
4. Jon NormanMarch [76B]San Francisco21 pts 
5. Bob EarlMarch [76B & Chevron B34]San Francisco19 pts 
6. Allen KarlbergChevron [B29?]Northwest18 pts 
7. Steve JizmagianLola [T460]San Francisco17 pts 
8. Larry BergmanRalt [RT1]San Francisco16 pts 
9. Jerry BlakemoreRalt [RT1?]Northwest12 pts 
10. Cal HuartsonMarch [77B]San Francisco8 pts 
11. Bill HillBrabham [BT29]Northwest8 pts 
12. Ron HouseholderBrabham [BT40]Oregon7 pts 
13. Dick ZibertBrabham [BT38]San Francisco3 pts 
14. Don WenstrandMarch [722]San Francisco3 pts 
15. Rich BradleyMarch [76B/77B?]San Francisco2 pts 
16. George NolteBrabham [BT40]San Francisco2 pts 

Final standings in other relevant classes

Formula A

1. Bob DunlopLotus [70]Oregon9 pts 
2. Dana LeungLola [T300]Northwest6 pts 

Formula C

1. Terry AnnisElden [Mk14 - BDJ]Northwest42 pts 
2. Phil SimonGRDNorthwest28 pts 
3. Jim WoodBrabham [March 75B]San Francisco4 pts 

A Sport Racing

1. Merle BrennanMcLaren [M8D]San Francisco39 pts 
2. Richard St JohnChevwaySan Francisco21 pts 
3. Bill CraineCorvetteOregon6 pts 
4. Joe ChamberlainCorvetteOregon4 pts 
5. Monte SheltonPorscheOregon3 pts 

B Sport Racing

1. Gary GoveChevron [B26]Northwest36 pts 
2. Edwin G. AbateLola [T294/T296]San Francisco15 pts 
3. Carlos GarzaLola [T294]San Francisco9 pts 
4. Bryan EvansJohnstonNorthwest9 pts 

C Sport Racing

1. Tom FosterLola [T497 - Cosworth BDH]San Francisco39 pts 
2. Chuck BillingtonLotus [23]San Francisco27 pts 
3. Gordon HooblerLeGreatSan Francisco25 pts 
4. Bob BentlerLotus [23]Northwest17 pts 
5. Jay JacobsAlfaSan Francisco16 pts 
6. Geoffrey ProvoSplSan Francisco6 pts 
7. Wayne CarterStreakerSan Francisco4 pts 
8. Rick SturizaLotusSan Francisco2 pts 

Northern Pacific Division sources

Most of our knowledge of NorPac racing comes from the SCCA's Sports Car magazine, from Competition Press & Autoweek and from an extensive collection of San Francisco Region's The Wheel newsletter from 1971 onwards. We are very keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of all three of the main SCCA regional publications in this division:

  • The Wheel (San Francisco Region)
  • Northwest Sports Car News (Northwest Region)
  • Loud Pedal (Oregon Region)

We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals, notably the Laguna Seca Sprints and the Rose Cup Races.