Talladega 6 Hours 1978

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Entrance to the Talladega Superspeedway

The 6 Hours of Talladega 1978 , also 6 Hours of Talladega Camel GT Challenge, Talladega , took place on April 2nd on the Talladega Superspeedway and was the third round of the IMSA GT series and the fourth sports car world championship for drivers this year.

The race

Similar to the 24-hour race in Daytona , the race in Talladega took place on an oval course . While at the Daytona International Speedway just a steep curve during the endurance race was run, the Road Course of Talladega included both oval curves. In the routing of the road course, the track turned left at an angle of almost 45 degrees into the infield after crossing the start-finish line and after a few slow curves and short straights led back to the oval track shortly afterwards. This track variant had become necessary in order to sustainably reduce the speed on what was then the fastest racetrack in the world. Although the drivers had to brake their cars hard on the start-and-finish straight and drive through the slow corners of the infield, average speeds of over 200 km / h were achieved.

The race was won by Peter Gregg and Brad Frisselle in their Porsche 935 with a lead of eight laps on the Whittington brothers Bill and Don , who also drove a Porsche 935.

Results

Final ranking

Item class No. team driver vehicle Round
1 GTX 59 United StatesUnited States Brumo's Porsche United StatesUnited States Peter Gregg Brad Frisselle
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 175
2 GTX 94 United StatesUnited States Whittington Brothers Racing United StatesUnited States Bill Whittington Don Whittington
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 / 77A 167
3 GTX 6th United StatesUnited States Dick Barbour Racing United StatesUnited States Dick Barbour Johnny Rutherford
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 / 77A 161
4th GTO 33 United StatesUnited States Boricua Racing Puerto RicoPuerto RicoBonky Fernandez Dave Cowart
United StatesUnited States
Porsche Carrera RSR 161
5 GTX 32 United StatesUnited States Earle & Akin Racing Associates United StatesUnited States Steve Earle Bob Akin
United StatesUnited States
Porsche Carrera RSR 159
6th GTX 1 United StatesUnited States Dale Kreider United StatesUnited StatesDale Kreider Bruce Davidson
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Corvette 156
7th GTU 76 United StatesUnited States Quality Inn United StatesUnited StatesLee Mueller Frank Thomas
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911 156
8th GTX 68 United StatesUnited States Rick Hay United StatesUnited StatesRick Hay Phil Currin
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Corvette 156
9 GTU 01 United StatesUnited States Dana Roehrig United StatesUnited StatesDave White Dana Roehrig
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911S 151
10 GTU 34 United StatesUnited States Drolsom Racing United StatesUnited StatesGeorge Drolsom Hugh Davenport
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911S 149
11 GTU 62 United StatesUnited States Bill Koll United StatesUnited StatesBill Koll David Hamren
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 914/6 148
12 RS 7th United StatesUnited States Amos Johnson United StatesUnited States Amos Johnson Roger Mandeville
United StatesUnited States
AMC Pacer 144
13 RS 16 United StatesUnited States Amos Johnson United StatesUnited StatesDennis Shaw Jim Woodward
United StatesUnited States
AMC Pacer 143
14th AC 0 United StatesUnited States Gene Rutherford United StatesUnited StatesGene Rutherford Tom Wallace
United StatesUnited States
Oldsmobile Cutlass 142
15th GTU 27 United StatesUnited States Ray Mummery United StatesUnited StatesRay Mummery Jack Refenning Tom Sheehy
United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911S 142
16 AC 10 United StatesUnited States Clay Young United StatesUnited StatesClay Young Eddie Johnson Bob Buchler
United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
Pontiac Grand Am 141
17th GTX 67 United StatesUnited States Charles fur United StatesUnited StatesCharles Fur Neil Upchurch
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Camaro 140
18th GTU 19th United StatesUnited States Anatoly Arutunoff United StatesUnited StatesAnatoly Arutunoff José Marina
United StatesUnited States
Lancia Stratos 133
19th GTO 65 United StatesUnited States RJV Enterprises United StatesUnited StatesRichard Valentine Roger Pierce
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Corvette 133
20th GTO 58 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Diego Felbes Racing Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Diego Febles Francisco Romero
VenezuelaVenezuela
Porsche Carrera RSR 132
21st GTU 36 United StatesUnited States Ron Case United StatesUnited StatesDave Panaccione Ron Case
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911 129
22nd GTX 13 United StatesUnited States Hal Shaw Racing United StatesUnited StatesTom Spalding Hal Shaw
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 127
23 RS 21st United StatesUnited States Andy Vann United StatesUnited StatesAndy Vann Joel Neshkin
United StatesUnited States
AMC Gremlin 125
24 RS 99 United StatesUnited States Southwind Enterprises United StatesUnited StatesRalston Long Charlie Cook Mike Danner
United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
AMC Gremlin 114
25th GTU 45 United StatesUnited States Vann's auto body United StatesUnited StatesJim Gaeta Gary Steele
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911 109
Failed
26th GTX 9 United StatesUnited States Dick Barbour United StatesUnited States John Paul Sr. Bob Bondurant
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 133
27 GTX 23 United StatesUnited States Overbagh Motor Racing United StatesUnited StatesHoyt Overbagh Billy Hagan
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Monza 125
28 GTX 95 United StatesUnited States Bob Hagestad United StatesUnited States Hurley Haywood Bob Hagestad
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 124
29 GTU 60 United StatesUnited States R&R Racing United StatesUnited StatesRusty Bond Ren Tilton
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911 88
30th RS 79 United StatesUnited States Robert Wood United StatesUnited StatesRobert Wood Keith Swope
United StatesUnited States
AMC Pacer 80
31 GTU 78 CanadaCanada Abingdon Ashley Motors CanadaCanadaRod Bremner Don McKnight
CanadaCanada
Triumph TR7 57
32 GTX 30th United StatesUnited States Electrodyne Inc. ItalyItaly Giampiero Moretti Charles Mendez
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 52
33 GTX 28 United StatesUnited States Desperado Racing United StatesUnited StatesClif Kearns Milt Minter
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 935 50
34 GTU 61 United StatesUnited States Al Cosentino United StatesUnited States Al Cosentino Jim Downing
United StatesUnited States
Mazda RX-3 42
35 GTX 06 United StatesUnited States Shulnburg Scrap Metal United StatesUnited States Michael Keyser Robert Shulnburg
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Corvette 39
36 AC 96 United StatesUnited States Gene Felton United StatesUnited StatesGene Felton Vince Gimondo
United StatesUnited States
Buick Skylark 34
37 GTU 51 United StatesUnited States Wynn's International United StatesUnited States John Hotchkis Dennis Aase
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911 29
38 GTO 46 ColombiaColombia Mauricio de Narváez ColombiaColombia Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon
United StatesUnited States
Porsche Carrera RSR 8th
39 GTO 15th GermanyGermany Bavarian Motors International United StatesUnited StatesAlf Gebhardt Franz Romer
United StatesUnited States
BMW 3.5 CSL 1
40 AC 49 United StatesUnited States Doell Assoc. United StatesUnited StatesBo Montgomery Buzz Cason
United StatesUnited States
AMC Concord 1
Not started
41 GTU 26th United StatesUnited States John Foshee Ernie Smith United StatesUnited StatesJohn Foshee Ernie Smith Red Brennan
United StatesUnited States
United StatesUnited States
Alfa Romeo GTV 1
42 GTX 3 United StatesUnited States Whittington Brothers United StatesUnited StatesBill Whittington Don Whittington
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 934/5 2

1 not started 2 not started

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item class No. team driver chassis
43 GTO 03 United StatesUnited States Cliff thank god United StatesUnited StatesCliff Thank God Danny Terrill
United StatesUnited States
Chevrolet Corvette
44 GTO 07 United StatesUnited States Morrison's Inc. United StatesUnited States Dave Cowart Porsche Carrera RSR
45 RS 16 United StatesUnited States Bob Dean United StatesUnited StatesBob Dean Bob McGraw
United StatesUnited States
Mazda RX-3
46 GTO 25th United StatesUnited States KWM Racing United StatesUnited States Kenper Miller Walt Drilling
United StatesUnited States
BMW 3.5 CSL
47 RS 38 United StatesUnited States Roger Mandeville United StatesUnited States Roger Mandeville Mazda RX-2
48 RS 42 United StatesUnited States Chitwood Racing United StatesUnited States Sam Chitwood AMC Gremlin
49 GTO 48 United StatesUnited States Autodyne Inc. United StatesUnited States John Carusso Chevrolet Corvette
50 RS 48 United StatesUnited States GH Sharp United StatesUnited States GH Sharp Datsun 200SX
51 GTX 53 United StatesUnited States Joe Dawkins United StatesUnited States Joe Dawkins Ford Mustang
52 RS 63 United StatesUnited States Jim Downing United StatesUnited States Jim Downing Mazda RX-2
53 GTU 70 United StatesUnited States Race car United StatesUnited States ML Speer Windle Turley
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 911S
54 AC 80 United StatesUnited States Herb Adams United StatesUnited StatesHerb Adams Pat Bedard
United StatesUnited States
Oldsmobile Cutlass
55 RS 80 United StatesUnited States Hoerr Brothers United StatesUnited StatesScott Hoerr Irv Hoerr
United StatesUnited States
Datsun 510
56 GTU 84 United StatesUnited States Worldparts United StatesUnited StatesBob Speakman John Maffucci
United StatesUnited States
Datsun 260Z
57 GTU 86 United StatesUnited States John Hulen United StatesUnited StatesJohn Hulen Ron Coupland
United StatesUnited States
Porsche 914/6
58 AC 92 United StatesUnited States David Sloyer United StatesUnited StatesDavid Sloyer Jim Fitzgerald
United StatesUnited States
Plymouth Volare
59 GTX 98 United StatesUnited States Racing team United StatesUnited StatesRalph Tolman Rick Hurst
United StatesUnited States
Saab 900 Turbo

Class winner

class driver driver vehicle Placement in the overall ranking
GTX United StatesUnited States Peter Gregg United StatesUnited States Brad Frisselle Porsche 935 Overall victory
GTO Puerto RicoPuerto Rico Bonky Fernandez United StatesUnited States Dave Cowart Porsche Carrera RSR Rank 4
GTU United StatesUnited States Lee Mueller United StatesUnited States Frank Thomas Porsche 911 Rank 7
AC United StatesUnited States Gene Rutherford United StatesUnited States Tom Wallace Oldsmobile Cutlass Rank 14
RS United StatesUnited States Amos Johnson United StatesUnited States Roger Mandeville AMC Pacer Rank 12

Racing data

  • Registered: 59
  • Started: 40
  • Valued: 25
  • Race classes: 6
  • Spectator: unknown
  • Race day weather: warm and dry
  • Route length: 6.437 km
  • Driving time of the winning team: 6:00: 41.283 hours
  • Total laps of the winning team: 175
  • Total distance of the winning team: 1126.541 km
  • Winner's average: 187.399 km / h
  • Pole position: Peter Gregg - Porsche 935 (# 59) - 1: 52.364 = 206.245 km / h
  • Fastest race lap: Peter Gregg - Porsche 935 (# 59) - 1: 53.400 = 204.361 km / h
  • Racing series: 3rd round of the IMSA GT series 1978
  • Racing series: 4th round of the 1978 World Sports Car Championship

literature

  • Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Talladega route layouts
Previous race
6 Hours of Mugello 1978
Sports car world championship Successor to the
6 Hours of Dijon 1978
Previous
race of the Sebring 12-hour race in 1978
IMSA GT Championship Successor race
100 Mile Race of Road Atlanta 1978