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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge 1977


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 12.6.1977 Can-Am St. Jovite CDN 20 17 17
2 26.6.1977 Can-Am Laguna Seca USA   16  
3 10.7.1977 Can-Am Watkins Glen USA 21 20  
4 24.7.1977 Can-Am Road America USA 33 30  
5 7.8.1977 Can-Am Mid-Ohio USA 36 34  
6 21.8.1977 Can-Am Mosport CDN 28 26  
7 4.9.1977 Can-Am Trois-Rivieres CDN 17 16  
8 25.9.1977 Can-Am Sears Point USA 26 20  
9 16.10.1977 Can-Am Riverside USA 34 34  

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 1

Can-Am St. Jovite

Molson Can-Am pour La Coupe Citicorp For The Citicorp Cup, Le Circuit Mont Tremblant, St. Jovite Date: 12.6.1977

Practiced:20(- - 13, U2L - 7)
Started:17(- - 10, U2L - 7)
Classified:17(- - 10, U2L - 7)

Circuit length: 4,265 km Race distance: 221,768 km Winner's average speed: 137,015 km/h Attendance: 20000

Fastest lap:Tom KlauslerNo. 6Schkee DB1 Chevrolet1:38,15156,427 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 6 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 52 1:37:06,830 - 1. 1:38,273
2. 11 John Gunn (USA) Lola T332S Chevrolet T332-HU47 Racing Consultants 51 - 4. 1:40,168
3. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Horst Kroll Racing 50 - 9. 1:46,844
4. 60 Dave Johnson (CDN) Lola T290 Ford HU34 David S. Johnson 49 U2L 10. 1:48,239
5. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team V.D.S. 49 - 11. 1:48,720
6. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 48 U2L 13. 1:52,033
7. 99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises 48 U2L 12. 1:50,048
8. 43 Dean Dietrich (USA) Lola T294 Ford T292-HU65 Dietrich Racing 47 U2L 14. 1:52,594
9. 47 Tony Cicale (USA) Chevron B26 Hart Anthony R. Cicale 46 U2L 6. 1:41,845
10. 56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. 45 - 16. 1:55,906
11. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 37 DNF - 3. 1:39,634
12. 00 Randy Lewis (USA) Shadow DN4B Dodge Phoenix Racing 36 - 5. 1:40,597
13. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Hart 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing DNF U2L 7. no time
14. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU4 Bill Freeman Racing DNF - 8. no time
15. 39 Gary Hirsch (CDN) Porsche 908 908/02-018 R & H Racing DNF - 17. no time
16. 2 Chris Amon (NZ) Wolf-Dallara WD1 Chevrolet Walter Wolf Racing DNF - 2. 1:38,734
17. 13 Brian Burgess (CDN) Chevron B21/23 Hart 72-27 Brian A. Burgess DNF U2L 15. 1:55,906
Did not start:
1 Brian Redman (GB) Lola T332CS Chevrolet unnumbered Carl A. Haas Racing Teams Ltd. Accident in practice -
71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Not entered -
77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Not entered -
In entry list:
- Warwick Brown (AUS) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU1 Racing Team V.D.S. -
- E. B. Lunken (USA) March 73S BMW 14 E. B. Lunken Racing U2L
- Chris Bender (USA) McBender - Ford Chris Bender -
- Bruce Langson (USA) Lola T310 Chevrolet HU01 Micro-Lon -

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 2

Can-Am Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca Raceway 20th Anniversary Can-Am Race (Citicorp Can-Am Challenge), Laguna Seca Raceway, California Date: 26.6.1977

Started:16

Circuit length: 3,058 km Race distance: 152,890 km Winner's average speed: 172,184 km/h

Fastest lap:Elliot Forbes-RobinsonNo. 40Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:2,98174,784 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 50 0:53:16,520 - 3. 1:03,343
2. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Bill Freeman Racing 50 0:53:24,760 - 7. 1:04,379
3. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 49 - 4. 1:03,580
4. 41 Chris Bender (USA) McLaren - Ford Chris Bender 47 - 6. 1:04,041
5. 22 Bruce Langson (USA) Lola T310 Chevrolet HU01 Bruce L. Langson 46 - 13. 1:08,938
6. 19 Merle Brennan (USA) McLaren M8F Chevrolet M8D/3 Reno Automotive Center 46 - 8. 1:05,402
7. 94 Harald Kirberg (USA) KK2 Porsche 906-136 Kirberg Special 46 1. U2L 12. 1:08,369
8. 99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises 45 2. U2L 16. 1:11,913
9. 43 Dean Dietrich (USA) Lola T294 Ford T292-HU65 Richardson Racing Engines 40 3. U2L 18. 1:13,151
10. - Dave Burns (USA) Chevron B23 Ford 34 DNF 4. U2L 14. 1:09,288
11. 98 Hunter Harris (USA) Talon MHS-II Chevrolet 32 DNF - 10. 1:06,658
12. - Chuck Billington (USA) Lotus 23 Ford 12 DNF 5. U2L 19. 1:13,994
13. 69 Bob Allen (USA) SSE 001 Chevrolet DNF - 11. 1:08,156
14. 24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. DNF - 5. 1:03,896
15. - Ed Abate (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU77 DNF 6. U2L 15. 1:09,880
16. 23 Andrew Bazeley (USA) Bazeley - Chevrolet Bazeley Special DNF - 9. 1:05,736
Did not start:
- Carlos Garza (USA) Lola T294 Ford U2L 17. 1:12,512
00 Randy Lewis (USA) Shadow DN4B Dodge Phoenix Racing Accident in practice - 2. 1:03,070
3 Warwick Brown (AUS) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU1 Racing Team VDS Accident in practice -
4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team VDS Withdrawn -
6 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars Oil pump in practice - 1. 1:02,748
Running in practice:
0 Randy Lewis (USA) Shadow DN4B Dodge Phoenix Racing Accident in practice -

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 3

Can-Am Watkins Glen

6-Hours Trans-Am and The Can-Am for the SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge, The Glen, Toyota Paces The Races, Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit Date: 10.7.1977

Practiced:21
Started:20

Circuit length: 5,435 km Race distance: 266,346 km Winner's average speed: 178,462 km/h

Fastest lap:Patrick TambayNo. 1Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:46,49183,728 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU3 Carl A. Haas Racing Terms, Ltd. 49 1:29:31,967 - 1. 1:44,635
2. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team V.D.S. 49 1:30:17,956 - 3. 1:47,251
3. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU4 Bill Freeman Racing 49 - 5. 1:48,518
4. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 48 - 6. 1:49,680
5. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 48 - 9. 1:52,870
6. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 47 - 7. 1:52,451
7. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Team Canada 46 - 10. 1:54,745
8. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Hart 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 44 U2L 12. 1:55,885
9. 47 Tony Cicale (USA) Chevron B26 Hart Anthony Cicale 44 U2L 11. 1:55,601
10. 99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises 42 U2L 18. 2:05,533
11. 39 Gary Hirsch (CDN) Porsche 908 908/02-018 R & H Racing 42 - 17. 2:04,560
12. 60 Dave Johnson (CDN) Lola T290 Ford HU34 Dave Johnson 42 U2L 16. 2:04,267
13. 38 T. Patrick McGonegle (USA) Chevron B24 Chevrolet 73-02 McGonegle Racing 41 - 19. 2:06,000
14. 13 Brian Burgess (CDN) Chevron B21/23 Ford 72-27 Brian Burgess 40 U2L 21. 2:13,477
15. 6 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 14 Differential - 2. 1:45,934
16. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 11 Broken shock U2L 15. 2:03,319
17. 56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. 7 Overheating - 14. 2:03,301
18. 2 Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Wolf-Dallara WD1 Chevrolet Walter Wolf Racing 6 Gearbox failure - 4. 1:47,394
19. 41 Chris Bender (USA) McLaren - Ford Chris Bender 5 Heating - 13. 2:03,114
20. 11 John Gunn (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet T332-HU47 Racing Consultants 0 Accident/suspension - 8. 1:52,579
Did not start:
24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. Mechanical - 20. 2:09,459
In entry list:
00 Randy Lewis (USA) Shadow DN4B Dodge Phoenix Racing -
3 Warwick Brown (AUS) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU1 Racing Team VDS -
6 Doug Schulz (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332-HU44 Schkee Cars -
22 Bruce Langson (USA) Lola T310 Chevrolet HU01 Bruce L. Langson -
36 Graham McRae (NZ) McRae GM3 Chevrolet 01 Jongbloed Racing Wheels -
78 Jeff Jones (USA) McLaren-Elva Mark IIIB Ford M1C-40-04 Jeff Jones -
80 Mike Roche (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU42 Roche Racing -

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 4

Can-Am Road America

Citicop Can-Am Challenge, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Date: 24.7.1977

Practiced:33(- - 23, U2L - 10)
Started:30(- - 21, U2L - 9)

Circuit length: 6,437 km Race distance: 244,620 km Winner's average speed: 169,404 km/h

Fastest lap:Elliot Forbes-RobinsonNo. 40Lola T333 CS Chevrolet2:7,759181,392 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Team VDS 38 1:26:38,400 - 1. 2:07,920
2. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Enter. 38 1:28:11,720 - 5. 2:14,357
3. 2 Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Wolf-Dallara WD1 Chevrolet Walter Wolf Racing 38 - 2. 2:07,025
4. 1T Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU6 Carl A. Haas Racing Terms 37 - 2:07,195
5. 0 Randy Lewis (USA) Lola T332S Chevrolet HU30 Hogan Racing Team 36 - 7. 2:17,524
6. 38 T. Patrick McGonegle (USA) Chevron B24 Chevrolet 73-02 T. Patrick McGonegle 36 - 13. 2:20,464
7. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Team Canada 36 - 10. 2:20,265
8. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Hart 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 36 1. U2L 8. 2:19,382
9. 69 Mike Hall (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU75 United Racing Ltd. 35 2. U2L 9. 2:17,610
10. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 34 3. U2L 17. 2:24,452
11. 90 Charles Nearburg (USA) McLaren M8F Chevrolet Carter Crompton 33 - 18. 2:23,350
12. 56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. 32 Oil pressure - 15. 2:21,442
13. 13 Brian Burgess (CDN) Chevron B21/23 Ford 72-27 Brian A. Burgess 32 Oil leak 4. U2L 26. 2:26,933
14. 60 Dave Johnson (CDN) Lola T290 Ford HU34 Dave Johnson 28 5. U2L 19. 2:24,548
15. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Bill Freeman Racing 27 Engine failure - 2:07,428
16. 98 Hunter Harris (USA) Talon MHS-II Chevrolet TH-98, Bill Harris 27 Gear - 12. 2:20,379
17. 7 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 24 Accident - 3. 2:12,675
18. 96 Mort Platt (USA) Chevron B36 Ford 76-06 Mort Platt 21 Accident 6. U2L 16. 2:23,654
19. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Enter. 20 Drive shaft - 24. 2:09,570
20. 14 Bobby Rahal (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU88 Noah's Ark Restaurant 19 Engine failure 7. U2L 11. 2:19,429
21. 5 Chip Mead (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet Gordon Oftedahl 18 Overheating - 22. 2:16,367
22. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 15 Unknown - 6. 2:12,962
23. 24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. 14 Engine failure - 4. 2:14,030
24. 6 Doug Schulz (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332-HU44 Schkee Cars 11 Body damage - 14. 2:29,405
25. 43 Dean Dietrich (USA) Lola T294 Ford T292-HU65 Dietrich Racing Ltd. 6 Carburetor 8. U2L 21. 2:25,959
26. 11 John Gunn (USA) Lola T332 CS Chevrolet T332-HU47 Racing Consultants 5 Unknown - 23. 2:09,665
27. 8 George Follmer (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet HU56 U.S. Racing 5 Fuel pressure lost - no time
28. 36 Graham McRae (NZ) McRae GM3 Chevrolet 01 Jongbloud Racing 4 Engine failure - 25. 2:09,925
29. 99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises 4 Ignition 9. U2L 2:26,913
30. 17 Tom Jones (CDN) March 74A Chevrolet 1 Development 5000 4 Water pump - no time
Did not start:
22 Bruce Langson (USA) Lola T310 Chevrolet HU01 Micro-Lon Accident in practice - 2:25,142
52 Dick Leppla (USA) Chevron B26 Ford Dick Leppla U2L 20. 2:28,008
Running in practice:
1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU3 Carl A. Haas Racing Terms Accident in practice -
In entry list:
25 Jeff Jankiewicz (USA) Chevron B16 Jeff Jankiewicz -
39 Gary Hirsch (CDN) Porsche 908 908/02-018 R. H. Racing -
51 Warren Purdy (USA) Lola T290 Ford HU27 Warren Purdy U2L

Qualifying Race Aggregate

Winner's average speed: 176,552 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Team VDS 10 0:21:52,620 - 4.
2. 2 Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Wolf-Dallara WD1 Chevrolet Walter Wolf Racing 10 - 1.
3. 7 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 10 - 8.
4. 24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. 10 - 10.
5. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Enter. 10 - 11.
6. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 10 - 9.
7. 0 Randy Lewis (USA) Lola T332S Chevrolet HU30 Hogan Racing Team 10 - 13.
8. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Hart 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 10 U2L 15.
9. 69 Mike Hall (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU75 United Racing Ltd. 10 U2L 14.
10. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Team Canada 10 - 17.
11. 14 Bobby Rahal (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU88 Noah's Ark Restaurant 10 U2L 16.
12. 98 Hunter Harris (USA) Talon MHS-II Chevrolet TH-98, Bill Harris 10 - 18.
13. 38 T. Patrick McGonegle (USA) Chevron B24 Chevrolet 73-02 T. Patrick McGonegle 9 - 19.
14. 6 Doug Schulz (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332-HU44 Schkee Cars 9 - 30.
15. 56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. 9 - 20.
16. 96 Mort Platt (USA) Chevron B36 Ford 76-06 Mort Platt 9 U2L 22.
17. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 9 U2L 23.
18. 90 Charles Nearburg (USA) McLaren M8F Chevrolet Carter Crompton 9 - 21.
19. 60 Dave Johnson (CDN) Lola T290 Ford HU34 Dave Johnson 9 U2L 26.
20. 52 Dick Leppla (USA) Chevron B26 Ford Dick Leppla 9 U2L 29.
21. 43 Dean Dietrich (USA) Lola T294 Ford T292-HU65 Dietrich Racing Ltd. 7 U2L 26.
22. 5 Chip Mead (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet Gordon Oftedahl DNF - 11.
23. 11 John Gunn (USA) Lola T332 CS Chevrolet T332-HU47 Racing Consultants DNF - 6.
24. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Enter. Engine - 5.
25. 36 Graham McRae (NZ) McRae GM3 Chevrolet 01 Jongbloud Racing DNF - 7.
26. 13 Brian Burgess (CDN) Chevron B21/23 Ford 72-27 Brian A. Burgess DNF U2L 24.
Did not start:
1T Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU6 Carl A. Haas Racing Terms Accident in practice - 2.
8 George Follmer (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet HU56 U.S. Racing Car not present -
22 Bruce Langson (USA) Lola T310 Chevrolet HU01 Micro-Lon Accident in practice - 25.
40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Bill Freeman Racing Transaxle - 3.
99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises U2L 27.

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 5

Can-Am Mid-Ohio

Mid-Ohio's Valvoline Can-Am, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Date: 7.8.1977

Practiced:36(- - 23, U2L - 13)
Started:34(- - 22, U2L - 12)

Circuit length: 3,862 km Race distance: 224,021 km Winner's average speed: 158,459 km/h

Fastest lap:Patrick TambayNo. 1Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:25,331162,951 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU6 Carl A. Haas Racing Terms, Ltd. 58 1:24:49,466 - 1. 1:25,610
2. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU4 Bill Freeman Racing 58 1:25:34,471 - 5. 1:27,067
3. 00 Randy Lewis (USA) Lola T332S Chevrolet HU30 Hogan Racing 57 - 3. 1:26,526
4. 11 John Gunn (USA) Lola T332 CS Chevrolet T332-HU47 Racing Consultants 56 - 9. 1:29,164
5. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 56 - 12. 1:30,227
6. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team VDS 55 DNF - 6. 1:27,372
7. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 55 - 11. 1:29,981
8. 17 Gordon Smiley (USA) Lola T292 Ford HU60 Great Plains Racing 55 1. U2L 15. 1:31,495
9. - Mike Hall (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU75 United Racing Ltd. 54 2. U2L 19. 1:33,390
10. 47 Tony Cicale (USA) Chevron B26 Hart Cicale-Champion Racing 53 3. U2L 20. 1:33,509
11. 7 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 52 Body damage - 4. 1:26,845
12. 41 Chris Bender (USA) McLaren - Ford Chris Bender 52 - 22. 1:34,826
13. 60 Dave Johnson (CDN) Lola T290 Ford HU34 Dave Johnson 51 4. U2L 24. 1:36,240
14. 94 Harald Kirberg (USA) KK2 Porsche 906-136 Kirberg Special 50 5. U2L 30. 1:40,001
15. 13 Brian Burgess (CDN) Chevron B21/23 Ford 72-27 Brian Burgess 49 6. U2L 33. 1:42,945
16. 43 Dean Dietrich (USA) Lola T294 Ford T292-HU65 Richardson Racing Engines 48 7. U2L 28. 1:39,349
17. 51 Warren Purdy (USA) Lola T290 Ford HU27 Diversified Engineering 46 8. U2L 34. 1:43,115
18. - Tom Bagley (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet 45 - 7. 1:28,802
19. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Team Canada 45 - 16. 1:31,581
20. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Ford 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 43 9. U2L 17. 1:32,337
21. 39 Rainer Brezinka (CDN) Porsche 908 908/02-018 R&H Racing 42 Engine - 31. 1:40,624
22. 8 George Follmer (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet HU56 U.S. Racing 37 Oil pressure - 2. 1:26,415
23. 53 Bill Phaneuf (USA) Lola T212 Ford HU37 B.P. Racing 37 Overheating 10. U2L 32. 1:42,112
24. 36 Graham McRae (NZ) McRae GM3 Chevrolet 01 Jongbloed Racing Wheels 32 Engine - 13. 1:30,300
25. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 31 - 8. 1:29,121
26. 27 Tom Jones (CDN) March 74A Chevrolet 1 Development 5000 27 - 36. 1:51,328
27. 86 David Giorgi (USA) Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/2 The Winner's Circle 19 Driver overheated - 35. 1:49,644
28. 46 John Morton (USA) Lola T333 Chevrolet T400-HU12 Morton Racing 12 No spare tyre - 21. 1:34,911
29. 6 Doug Schulz (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332-HU44 Schkee Cars 12 Engine - 14. 1:31,314
30. 78 Jeff Jones (USA) McLaren-Elva Mark IIIB Ford M1C-40-04 Jeff Jones 12 Starter - 27. 1:38,286
31. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 10 Accident 11. U2L 26. 1:37,494
32. 38 T. Patrick McGonegle (USA) Chevron B24 Chevrolet 73-02 T. Patrick McGonegle 8 DNF - 18. 1:33,259
33. 25 Jim Trueman (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU88 Red Roof Inns-Capricorn Fuel pressure 12. U2L 23. 1:36,010
34. 24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. 1 Accident - 10. 1:29,436
Did not start:
56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. - 29. 1:38,822
89 Steven Payne-Herbert (USA) Lola T294 Ford T292-HU40 U2L 25. 1:37,425
In entry list:
23 Andrew Bazeley (USA) Bazeley - Chevrolet Bazeley Special -
26 Jerry Karl (USA) Lola T330 Chevrolet -

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 6

Can-Am Mosport

Molson Diamond Can-Am Trans-Am Weekend (Citicorp Can-Am Challenge), Mosport Park Date: 21.8.1977

Practiced:28(- - 19, U2L - 9)
Started:26(- - 17, U2L - 9)

Circuit length: 3,957 km Race distance: 229,528 km Winner's average speed: 179,955 km/h

Fastest lap:Patrick TambayNo. 1Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:15,529188,623 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Carl A. Haas Racing Terms, Ltd. 58 1:16:31,714 - 1. 1:14,542
2. 8 George Follmer (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet HU56 U.S. Racing 58 1:17:39,748 - 5. 1:15,951
3. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team VDS 58 1:17:40,157 - 4. 1:15,947
4. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Bill Freeman Racing 58 1:17:46,027 - 2. 1:14,994
5. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Team Canada 56 - 14. 1:19,350
6. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 56 - 9. 1:17,985
7. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 56 - 12. 1:18,876
8. - Mike Hall (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU75 United Racing Ltd. 52 U2L 19. 1:23,846
9. 56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. 51 - 17. 1:22,879
10. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 50 U2L 22. 1:27,368
11. 47 Tony Cicale (USA) Chevron B26 Hart Anthony Cicale 50 U2L 16. 1:21,507
12. 60 Dave Johnson (CDN) Lola T290 Ford HU34 Dave Johnson 48 U2L 24. 1:29,333
13. 53 Bill Phaneuf (USA) Lola T212 Ford HU37 47 U2L 27. 2:02,690
14. 51 Warren Purdy (USA) Lola T290 Ford HU27 Warren Purdy 47 U2L 26. 1:44,692
15. - Bobby Rahal (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU88 Red Roof Inns 41 DNF U2L 11. 1:18,622
16. 41 Chris Bender (USA) McLaren Chris Bender 40 Accident - 21. 1:25,086
17. 46 John Morton (USA) Lola T333 Chevrolet T400-HU12 Morton Racing 38 Stalled in the pits - 3. 1:15,862
18. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Ford 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 31 Engine U2L 18. 1:23,402
19. 2 Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Wolf-Dallara WD1 Chevrolet Walter Wolf Racing 27 Broken halfshaft - 6. 1:15,967
20. 38 T. Patrick McGonegle (USA) Chevron B24 Chevrolet 73-02 T. Patrick McGonegle 17 Unknown - 15. 1:20,701
21. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 16 Unknown - 10. 1:18,608
22. 7 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 15 Drpped valve - 7. 1:16,209
23. - David Giorgi (USA)
E. B. Lunken (USA) - DND
Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/2 The Winner's Circle 12 Unknown - 25. 1:35,371
24. - Tom Bagley (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet 11 Spun, couldn't restart - 20. 1:24,330
25. 0 Alan Jones (AUS) Shadow DN4B Dodge Phoenix Racing 5 Fuel pump - 8. 1:16,284
26. 13 Brian Burgess (CDN) Chevron B21/23 Ford 72-27 Brian Burgess 3 Unknown U2L 23. 1:28,999
Did not start:
5 Chip Mead (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet Oftedahl Racing -
11 John Gunn (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet T332-HU47 Racing Consultants - 13. 1:19,164
In entry list:
00 Jackie Oliver (GB) Shadow DN4B Dodge Phoenix Racing -

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 7

Can-Am Trois-Rivieres

Grand-Prix Molson de Trois-Rivieres (Citicorp Can-Am Challenge), Trois Rivieres Date: 4.9.1977

Practiced:17
Started:16

Circuit length: 2,414 km Race distance: 144,841 km Winner's average speed: 133,883 km/h

Fastest lap:Peter GethinNo. 4Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:3,322137,242 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU6 Carl A. Haas Racing Terms, Ltd. 60 1:04:54,635 - 1. 1:02,670
2. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU4 Bill Freeman Racing 60 1:05:12,758 - 4. 1:04,230
3. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team VDS 60 - 2. 1:03,480
4. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 59 - 5. 1:04,450
5. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 58 - 6. 1:05,180
6. 25 Bobby Rahal (USA) Lola T296 Hart HU88 Red Roof Inns 58 U2L 7. 1:05,520
7. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 55 - 9.
8. 47 Tony Cicale (USA) Chevron B26 Hart Anthony Cicale 54 U2L 12.
9. 5 Bert Kuehne (CDN) Lola T332S Chevrolet Oftedahl Racing 53 - 12.
10. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 50 U2L 15.
11. 26 Jerry Karl (USA) Lola T332S Chevrolet T330-HU15 40 Half shaft - 17.
12. 86 David Giorgi (USA)
E. B. Lunken (USA)
Lola T160 Chevrolet SL160/2 The Winner's Circle 29 - 16.
13. 51 Warren Purdy (USA) Lola T290 Ford HU27 Warren Purdy 23 Overheating U2L 14.
14. 2 Gilles Villeneuve (CDN) Wolf-Dallara WD1 Chevrolet Walter Wolf Racing 21 Engine - 3. 1:04,150
15. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Ford 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 6 CV joint U2L 10.
16. 37 Horst Kroll (CDN) Lola T300 Chevrolet HU15 Team Canada 2 Accident - 8.
Did not start:
38 T. Patrick McGonegle (USA) Chevron B24 Chevrolet 73-02 McGonegle Racing Team - 13.

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 8

Can-Am Sears Point

SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge, Sears Point International Raceway Date: 25.9.1977

Practiced:26
Started:20

Circuit length: 4,060 km Race distance: 154,288 km Winner's average speed: 151,420 km/h

Fastest lap:Patrick TambayNo. 1Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:30,12162,199 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Carl A. Haas Racing Terms, Ltd. 38 1:01:08,340 - 1. 1:28,001
2. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team VDS 38 1:01:26,270 - 3. 1:29,501
3. 46 John Morton (USA) Lola T333 Chevrolet T400-HU12 Morton Racing 38 - 2. 1:29,434
4. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Bill Freeman Racing 38 - 4. 1:29,899
5. 19 Merle Brennan (USA) McLaren M8F Chevrolet M8D/3 Reno Automotive Center 37 - 8. 1:32,447
6. 48 Don Pike (USA) Mirage GR7 Ford Tony Fox Racing 36 - 9. 1:33,875
7. 23 Andrew Bazeley (USA) Bazeley - Chevrolet Bazeley Special 36 - 15. 1:37,585
8. - Jim Trueman (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU88 Red Roof Inns-Capricorn 36 1. U2L 14. 1:37,515
9. - Gary Gove (USA) Chevron B26 Ford 74-08 36 2. U2L 20. 1:40,311
10. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 35 Broken upright - 6. 1:31,061
11. 0 Alan Jones (AUS) Shadow DN6C Dodge Phoenix Racing 35 Oil pressure - 12. 1:36,370
12. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 35 3. U2L 21. 1:41,073
13. 41 Chris Bender (USA) McBender Chris Bender 35 - 16. 1:37,846
14. 88 Ed Abate (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU77 35 4. U2L 18. 1:39,875
15. 24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. 17 Transmission - 11. 1:34,554
16. 98 Hunter Harris (USA) Talon MHS-II Chevrolet 13 Engine failure - 10. 1:34,196
17. 8 George Follmer (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet HU56 U.S. Racing 7 Body damage - 5. 1:30,134
18. - Dick Workman (USA) McLaren M8L Chevrolet 5 Oil leak - 19. 1:40,010
19. 80 Mike Roche (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU42 Roche Racing 2 Broken drive shaft - 13. 1:37,126
20. - Hal Whipple (USA) McLaren M8D Chevrolet M8E-80-10=>M8D/4 2 Accident - 25. no time
Did not start:
- Bob Allen (USA) SSE 001 Chevrolet - 17. 1:38,130
- Carlos Garza (USA) Lola T294 Ford U2L 24. 1:46,544
- Dale Mahar (USA) Surtees TS8 Chevrolet - 26. no time
77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing Accident in practice - 7. 1:31,390
94 Harald Kirberg (USA) KK2 Porsche 906-136 Kirberg Special U2L 22. 1:41,303
99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises U2L 23. 1:42,130

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SCCA Citicorp Can-Am Challenge Round: 9

Can-Am Riverside

The Pepsi-Cola California Grand Prix, Riverside International Raceway Date: 16.10.1977

Practiced:34
Started:34

Circuit length: 4,099 km Race distance: 245,940 km Winner's average speed: 188,087 km/h

Fastest lap:Elliot Forbes-RobinsonNo. 40Lola T333 CS Chevrolet1:15,257196,081 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Patrick Tambay (F) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet Carl A. Haas Racing Terms, Ltd. 60 1:18:27,290 - 1. 1:13,481
2. 8 George Follmer (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet HU56 U.S. Racing 60 1:18:56,371 - 6. 1:16,155
3. 46 John Morton (USA) Lola T333 Chevrolet T400-HU12 Morton Racing 60 - 3. 1:14,874
4. 4 Peter Gethin (GB) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU2 Racing Team VDS 59 - 4. 1:15,433
5. 48 Don Pike (USA) Mirage GR7 Ford Tony Fox Racing 59 - 10. 1:17,604
6. 36 Graham McRae (NZ) McRae GM3 Chevrolet 01 Jongbloed Racing Wheels 58 - 11. 1:17,742
7. 41 Johnny Parsons, Jr. (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU5 Bill Freeman Racing 58 - 15. 1:17,850
8. 40 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Lola T333 CS Chevrolet HU4 Bill Freeman Racing 58 - 5. 1:15,593
9. 6 Tom Klausler (USA) Schkee DB1 Chevrolet T332C-HU55 Schkee Cars 58 - 13. 1:17,827
10. 19 Merle Brennan (USA) McLaren M8F Chevrolet M8D/3 Reno Automotive Center 57 - 17. 1:18,086
11. 24 Evan Noyes (USA) Lola T332CS Chevrolet HU51 Evan Noyes, Jr. 56 - 12. 1:17,792
12. 23 Andrew Bazeley (USA) Bazeley - Chevrolet Bazeley Special 56 - 20. 1:21,564
13. 25 Jim Trueman (USA) Lola T296 Ford HU88 Red Roof Inns-Capricorn 56 1. U2L 21. 1:22,991
14. 79 Bob Brown (USA) March 77S Ford 75S-3=>77ST1 Bob Brown Racing 55 2. U2L 24. 1:23,941
15. 59 Michael Allen (USA) Lola T332 CS Chevrolet HU46 54 - 23. 1:23,646
16. 99 Tex Arnold (USA) Lola T294 Ford HU78 Car Shop Enterprises 54 3. U2L 29. 1:25,342
17. 51 Warren Purdy (USA) Lola T290 Ford HU27 Warren Purdy 54 4. U2L 27. 1:24,852
18. 52 Gary Gove (USA) Chevron B26 Ford 74-08 53 5. U2L 31. 1:25,665
19. 56 Leonard Janke (USA) McLaren M8 Chevrolet M6B-50-09a Janke Auto Co. 53 - 25. 1:24,117
20. 94 Harald Kirberg (USA) KK2 Porsche 906-136 Kirberg Special 52 6. U2L 30. 1:25,472
21. 42 Mike Brockman (USA) Porsche SC6 Bill Freeman 50 - 28. 1:24,957
22. 11 Vern Schuppan (AUS) Elfin MR8 Chevrolet 8772 45 Body damage - 9. 1:17,215
23. 9 Bob Nagel (USA) Lola T332 RNF Chevrolet HU33 Nagel Racing 39 Engine - 8. 1:17,135
24. 77 Don Breidenbach (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 38 Engine - 7. 1:16,686
25. 98 Hunter Harris (USA) Talon MHS-II Chevrolet 31 Mechanical - 19. 1:19,627
26. 54 S. Peter Smith (USA) Chevron B19 Ford 71-06 Red Roof Inns 25 Electrical 7. U2L 32. 1:25,682
27. 5 Milt Minter (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Oftedahl Racing 20 Engine - 18. 1:19,416
28. 85 Garth Pollard (USA) Lola T290 Ford 19 Unknown 8. U2L 34. 1:29,293
29. 71 John David Briggs (USA) Lola T332C Chevrolet Briggs Racing 18 Head gasket - 14. 1:17,849
30. 80 Mike Roche (USA) Lola T332 Chevrolet HU42 Roche Racing 14 Accident - 16. 1:17,994
31. - Orlie Pacheco (USA) McLaren M6B Chevrolet 50-09 13 Off course - 33. 1:26,560
32. 47 Chris Bender (USA) McBender - Ford Chris Bender 12 Engine - 22. 1:23,490
33. 0 Alan Jones (AUS) Shadow DN6C Dodge Phoenix Racing 11 Tramsnission - 2. 1:14,814
34. 66 Dick Workman (USA) McLaren M8 Lola Chevrolet 10 Mechanical - 26. 1:24,146
In entry list:
29 Michael Brayton (USA) Wolf Brayton 001 Chevrolet -
49 Dale Mahar (USA) Surtees TS8 Chevrolet -
67 A. J. Koops (USA) Blitzen S100 Chevrolet -

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