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Trans-Am 1987


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 4.4.1987 Trans-Am Long Beach USA      
2 31.5.1987 Trans-Am Sears Point USA      
3 7.6.1987 Trans-Am Portland USA      
4 20.6.1987 Trans-Am Detroit USA 34 33  
5 12.7.1987 Trans-Am Mid-Ohio USA 36 35  
6 19.7.1987 Trans-Am Brainerd USA      
7 2.8.1987 Trans-Am Lime Rock USA      
8 30.8.1987 Trans-Am Road America USA 35 33  
9 13.9.1987 Trans-Am Memphis USA      
10 20.9.1987 Trans-Am Mosport CDN   26  
11 11.10.1987 Trans-Am Road Atlanta USA      
12 8.11.1987 Trans-Am St. Petersburg USA      

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Trans-Am Round: 1

Trans-Am Long Beach

Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach Date: 4.4.1987


Circuit lenght: 2,688 km Race distance: 161,256 km Winner's average speed: 111,845 km/h

Fastest lap:Elliot Forbes-RobinsonNo. 11Porsche 9441:18,858122,693 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 60 1:26:30,389 1. 1:16,613
2. 96 Tom Kendall (USA) Mercury Capri Kendall Racing 60 1:27:32,719 3. 1:18,858
3. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 59 13. 1:21,170
4. 99 Mark Pielsticker (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Performance Plus 59 12. 1:21,157
5. 12 Ken Murray (USA) Pontiac Firebird Murray Racing 59 14. 1:21,267
6. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 58 7. 1:19,684
7. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 58 16. 1:22,056
8. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 58 28. 1:25,158
9. 17 Rick Stark (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Rick Stark Ent. 58 18. 1:22,585
10. 74 Casey Mollett (USA) Mercury Capri Casey Mollett Racing 58 21. 1:23,102
11. 10 Jerry Miller (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 57 25. 1:24,867
12. 31 Dave Lemon (USA) Mazda RX-7 Golden West/Sign Art 57 Valve 26. 1:24,919
13. 19 Craig Gustafson (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Skandia Scene 56 24. 1:24,262
14. 89 Walter Benson (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Benson Racing 56 33. 1:27,265
15. 66 Paul Dallenbach (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 55 Exhaustion 10. 1:20,599
16. 18 Glenn Fox (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Cherokee Nation/Phillips 66 55 34. 1:27,343
17. 14 Russ Romer (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am MR Racing 55 32. 1:25,959
18. 23 Scott Mergele (USA) Chevrolet Camaro S.M.R. Enterprises 50 Unknown 29. 1:25,381
19. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 49 Unknown 20. 1:22,688
20. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 48 Cam 2. 1:17,499
21. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 39 Rod 6. 1:17,056
22. 87 Peter Dus (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Dus Racing 36 Unknown 9. 1:20,570
23. 5 Andy Porterfield (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Valve Train Products 36 Engine 19. 1:22,646
24. 79 Larry Park (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Park Performance 32 Oil cooler 5. 1:19,337
25. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 26 Clutch 4. 1:19,034
26. 29 Bob Brewer (USA) Chevrolet Camaro General Auto Leasing 26 Unknown 15. 1:21,348
27. 54 Parke Duff (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Imca Roads/Spring Llama 23 Steering 23. 1:24,181
28. 83 Vic Manuelli (USA) Mercury Capri Fantasy Racing 20 Suspension 31. 1:25,956
29. 76 Ray McIntyre (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Commodity Refin'g/Getty Film 19 Engine 30. 1:25,479
30. 32 Bob Patch (USA) Chevrolet Camaro National Lumber 14 Unknown 22. 1:23,538
31. 72 Gene Felton (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bruce Jenner Racing 12 Engine 11. 1:20,952
32. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 3 Engine 8. 1:20,373
Did not start:
15 Bob Sobey (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Glendale Harley Davidson Unknown 27. 1:25,116
20 Dan Croft (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Western Tire & Brake Unknown no time
27 Rich Sloma (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Automotive Enterprise Unknown 17. 1:22,318

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Trans-Am Round: 2

Trans-Am Sears Point

6th Annual Merkur Classic, Sears Point International Raceway Date: 31.5.1987


Circuit lenght: 4,060 km Race distance: 162,415 km Winner's average speed: 106,980 km/h

3 caution periods: laps 7-11 (car no.78 hit wall), laps 12-15 (car no.98 hit wall) and laps 19-24 (accident of cars no.87 and no.76)

Fastest lap:Pete HalsmerNo. 3Mercury Merkur XR4Ti1:38,352148,623 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 40 1:31:05,403 3. 1:37,768
2. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 40 1:31:07,173 6. 1:37,713
3. 72 Chris Kneifel (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bruce Jenner Racing 40 5. 1:38,317
4. 79 Larry Park (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Park Performance 40 4. 1:38,152
5. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 40 7. 1:38,977
6. 12 Ken Murray (USA) Pontiac Firebird Murray Racing 40 18. 1:41,503
7. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 40 16. 1:41,393
8. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 40 15. 1:41,283
9. 99 Mark Pielsticker (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Performance Plus 40 13. 1:41,009
10. 66 Chris Gleason (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 40 26. 1:43,096
11. 52 Rick Ware (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Ware & Sons 40 19. 1:41,613
12. 31 Dave Lemon (USA) Mazda RX-7 Golden West/Sign Art 40 33. 1:44,963
13. 29 Bob Brewer (USA) Chevrolet Camaro General Auto Leasing 40 28. 1:43,315
14. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 40 38. 1:47,325
15. 15 Bob Sobey (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Glendale Harley Davidson 40 20. 1:41,778
16. 70 Larry Chmura (USA) Porsche 911 Chmura Racing 40 39. 1:47,600
17. 27 Rich Sloma (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Automotive Enterprise 39 10. 1:40,679
18. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 39 31. 1:44,524
19. 89 Walter Benson (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Benson Racing 39 37. 1:46,172
20. 86 Ron Blair (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Good Chevrolet 39 35. 1:45,073
21. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel/Phillips 39 32. 1:44,689
22. 18 Glenn Fox (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Cherokee Nation/Phillips 66 37 41. 1:47,875
23. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 34 Engine 8. 1:39,910
24. 5 Andy Porterfield (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Valve Train Products 34 Tyre 17. 1:41,502
25. 10 Jerry Miller (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 34 Mechanical 23. 1:42,712
26. 74 Casey Mollett (USA) Mercury Capri Casey Mollett Racing 33 Mechanical 21. 1:41,943
27. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 33 Exhaust system 1. 1:36,395
28. 47 Danny May (USA) Ford Thunderbird Danny May Racing 31 Mechanical 11. 1:40,789
29. 45 Frank Emmett (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Super Cuts 30 Oil pan 22. 1:42,107
30. 20 Dan Croft (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Western Tire & Brake 24 Spin out 29. 1:43,480
31. 73 Bill Schmitt (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Schmitt Racing 21 Mechanical 30. 1:43,700
32. 76 Bob Bondurant (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Commodity Refining 16 Accident 40. 1:47,654
33. 87 Peter Dus (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Dus Racing 16 Accident 34. 1:45,073
34. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 10 Mechanical 2. 1:36,889
35. 98 Gary Held (USA) Pontiac Firebird Bayview Trailer 9 Accident 36. 1:45,568
36. 38 Jimmy Insolo (USA) Ford Thunderbird Rod Iron 5 Engine 12. 1:40,899
37. 78 Steve Barber (USA) Chevrolet Camaro S & K Racing 5 Accident 9. 1:40,295
38. 17 Rick Stark (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Rick Stark Ent. 4 Mechanical 27. 1:43,206
39. 93 Troy Beebe (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Taco Bell/Tompson 3 Accident 25. 1:42,821
40. 56 Ron Esau (USA) Chevrolet Camaro McDonald's 3 Oil leak 24. 1:42,766
Did not start:
14 Russ Romer (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am MR Racing no time
16 James Lee (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lee Racing no time
35 Ken Yeo (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Park Performance Engine 14. 1:41,119
69 Terry Hunt (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Motortech no time
80 Jim Warren (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Tilton Engineering no time
83 Vic Manuelli (USA) Mercury Capri Fantasy Racing no time
85 Mike Downs (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Petroff Racing no time

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Trans-Am Round: 3

Trans-Am Portland

Summer Classic, Portland International Raceway Date: 7.6.1987


Circuit lenght: 3,082 km Race distance: 163,340 km Winner's average speed: 136,197 km/h

Fastest lap:Chris KneifelNo. 11Porsche 9441:11,226155,772 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 53 1:11:57,431 2. 1:10,309
2. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 53 1:12:01,475 1. 1:09,366
3. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 53 3. 1:10,361
4. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 53 4. 1:11,321
5. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 52 16. 1:13,441
6. 52 Rick Ware (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Ware & Sons 52 13. 1:13,154
7. 15 Bob Sobey (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Glendale Harley Davidson 52 11. 1:12,926
8. 62 Keith Delaney (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am 51 18. 1:13,603
9. 72 Gene Felton (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bruce Jenner Racing 51 12. 1:13,094
10. 57 Monte Shelton (USA) Porsche 911 Monte's Motors 51 28. 1:15,682
11. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 51 21. 1:14,485
12. 10 Jerry Miller (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 51 23. 1:14,802
13. 99 Mark Pielsticker (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Performance Plus 51 9. 1:12,587
14. 86 Ron Blair (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Good Chevrolet 51 27. 1:15,656
15. 18 Glenn Fox (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Cherokee Nation/Phillips 66 50 34. 1:16,726
16. 41 Bill Craine (USA) Chevrolet Corvette B C Body & Paint 50 31. 1:16,364
17. 68 Bruce Sanders (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bruce Sanders/Pool 50 30. 1:16,224
18. 31 Dave Lemon (USA) Mazda RX-7 Golden West/Sign Art 50 25. 1:15,222
19. 61 Ric Moore (CDN) Chevrolet Camaro Ric Moore Racing 50 22. 1:14,707
20. 82 Earl Pearson (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette Seasco Aviation Fuels 50 37. 1:18,689
21. 67 Frank Pool (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette Team Portland 50 32. 1:16,625
22. 74 Casey Mollett (USA) Mercury Capri Casey Mollett Racing 48 Mechanical 15. 1:13,427
23. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 32 Engine 5. 1:11,491
24. 58 Hershel McGriff, Jr. (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Dick Bech Racing 30 Ignition 19. 1:13,688
25. 17 Rick Stark (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Rick Stark Ent. 29 Fatigue 29. 1:16,040
26. 79 Larry Park (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Park Performance 26 Steering 7. 1:11,553
27. 97 Terry Fisher (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Terry Fisher Racing 26 Fatigue 41. no time
28. 11 Chris Kneifel (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 22 Hub 6. 1:11,032
29. 66 Paul Dallenbach (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 21 Engine 8. 1:12,219
30. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 21 Electrics 26. 1:15,558
31. 37 Randy Blomquist (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Beaver Country Racing 19 Engine 24. 1:14,923
32. 27 Rich Sloma (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Automotive Enterprise 18 Piston 17. 1:13,600
33. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 15 Mechanical 14. 1:13,271
34. 54 Parke Duff (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Imca Roads/Spring Llama 14 Tyre 35. 1:16,737
35. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 11 Ignition 20. 1:13,933
36. 12 Ken Murray (USA) Pontiac Firebird Murray Racing 10 Mechanical 10. 1:12,902
37. 69 Walter Benson (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Benson Racing 1 Accident 33. 1:16,656
38. 26 Dan Croft (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Western Tire & Brake 1 Accident 36. 1:17,678
Did not start:
39. 7 Hershel McGriff (USA) Ford Thunderbird Pro Power Engineering 38. 1:21,966
40. 98 Gary Held (USA) Pontiac Firebird Bayview Trailer 39. 1:23,058
41. 78 Steve Barber (USA) Chevrolet Camaro S & K Racing 40. no time

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Trans-Am Round: 4

Trans-Am Detroit

Detroit Grand Prix VI, FIA Formula 1 World Championship (Motor City 100), Detroit Date: 20.6.1987

Practiced:34
Started:33

Circuit lenght: 4,023 km Race distance: 160,934 km Winner's average speed: 104,268 km/h

3 caution periods: laps 14-16 (car no.66 spun and left oil on track), laps 18-19 (multi car stop in turn 12) and laps 32-33 (car no.63 stopped on track)

Fastest lap:Scott PruettNo. 2Mercury Merkur XR4Ti2:2,416118,317 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 40 1:32:36,485 1. 1:59,611
2. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 40 1:32:38,054 3. 2:01,611
3. 5 Mike Miller (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 40 14. 2:07,901
4. 81 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Whitehall Rocketsports 40 9. 2:05,860
5. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 40 16. 2:08,209
6. 77 Jerry Thompson (USA) Chevrolet Beretta Baja Sports 40 18. 2:08,979
7. 99 Larry Park (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Coca-Cola/New Orleans 40 7. 2:04,946
8. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 40 19. 2:10,137
9. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 40 15. 2:07,916
10. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 40 11. 2:06,368
11. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 39 Out of fuel 4. 2:04,318
12. 56 Bill Wink (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bill Wink Racing 39 20. 2:10,496
13. 39 Craig Shafer (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Shafer Racing 38 29. 2:19,452
14. 29 Ed Hinchcliff (USA) Ford Mustang Chassis Research 38 30. 2:22,686
15. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 38 28. 2:16,712
16. 90 Gary Allmond (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Aah Racing 37 32. no time
17. 28 Buddy Bennett (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bennett Racing 37 Mechanical 26. 2:14,463
18. 61 Tim Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Crankshaft Craftsmen 37 25. 2:13,540
19. 12 Ken Murray (USA) Pontiac Firebird Murray Racing 36 Mechanical 17. 2:08,633
20. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 32 Bodywork 31. no time
21. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 31 Mechanical 13. 2:07,581
22. 63 Jerry Clinton (USA) Ford Mustang Grey Eagle Racing 29 Engine 22. 2:11,478
23. 72 Gene Felton (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bruce Jenner Racing 28 Clutch 12. 2:07,188
24. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 28 Mechanical 21. 2:11,205
25. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 23 Fuel management 5. 2:04,501
26. 10 Jerry Miller (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 23 Mechanical 23. 2:11,663
27. 71 Irv Hoerr (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Hoerr Racing 23 Overheating 6. 2:04,534
28. 65 Dick Danielson (USA) Buick Somerset Danielson Racing 22 Valve 10. 2:06,217
29. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 18 Transmission 24. 2:13,272
30. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 14 Rear end 2. 2:00,220
31. 66 Chris Gleason (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 12 Engine 8. 2:05,222
32. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Auto Machine/Unicore Chemical 4 Mechanical 27. 2:15,765
33. 16 Jim Fortin (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Vanguard Engineering 1 Mechanical 33. no time
Did not start:
79 Robert Ripple (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Tripple R Industries Mechanical 2:24,028

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Trans-Am Round: 5

Trans-Am Mid-Ohio

Chequered Flag Club Weekend, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Date: 12.7.1987

Practiced:36
Started:35

Circuit lenght: 3,862 km Race distance: 162,222 km Winner's average speed: 133,506 km/h

2 caution periods: laps 9-14 (car no.95 in dangerous position), laps 19-22 (car no.97 in unsafe location with fire)

Fastest lap:Scott PruettNo. 2Mercury Merkur XR4Ti1:30,9152,967 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 42 1:12:54,280 1. 1:28,485
2. 71 Irv Hoerr (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Hoerr Racing 42 1:13:05,590 10. 1:48,369
3. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 42 4. 1:30,298
4. 81 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Whitehall Rocketsports 42 7. 1:32,660
5. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 42 15. 1:33,869
6. 77 Jerry Thompson (USA) Chevrolet Beretta Baja Sports 42 13. 1:32,935
7. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 42 5. 1:31,296
8. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 42 8. 1:34,143
9. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 42 9. 1:34,912
10. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 42 17. 1:33,978
11. 63 Jerry Clinton (USA) Ford Mustang Grey Eagle Racing 41 26. 1:36,999
12. 38 Jim Fitzgerald (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 41 14. 1:33,429
13. 85 Chip Boatright (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am North Shore Auto 41 25. 1:36,835
14. 26 Dan Furey (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Power Technology Inc. 41 28. 1:37,218
15. 79 Robert Ripple (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Tripple R Industries 40 32. 1:40,020
16. 39 Craig Shafer (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Shafer Racing 39 Mechanical 24. 1:36,835
17. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 28 Suspension 3. 1:29,968
18. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 28 Engine 2. 1:29,804
19. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 25 Spin 30. 1:39,196
20. 15 Bob Sobey (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Glendale Harley Davidson 24 Engine 19. 1:34,802
21. 28 Craig Bennett (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bennett Racing 22 Accident 18. 1:34,362
22. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 16 Fire 23. 1:36,340
23. 58 James Goad (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Indy R/C Sales 15 Suspension 34. 1:42,437
24. 65 Dick Danielson (USA) Buick Somerset Danielson Racing 7 Axle 11. 1:32,495
25. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 7 Mechanical 21. 1:35,516
26. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 6 Suspension 6. 1:32,495
27. 95 Tim Wheeler (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Harrison Lumber Co. 6 Suspension 27. 1:37,164
28. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Auto Machine/Unicore Chem. 6 Mechanical 31. 1:39,910
29. 66 Chris Gleason (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 5 Valve 12. 1:32,770
30. 12 Ken Murray (USA) Pontiac Firebird Murray Racing 4 Mechanical 16. 1:33,978
31. 61 Tim Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Crankshaft Craftsmen 4 Mechanical 22. 1:36,340
32. 90 Gary Allmond (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Aah Racing 4 Tyre 33. 1:41,448
33. 31 Dave Lemon (USA) Mazda RX-7 Golden West/Sign Art 3 Mechanical 29. 1:37,219
34. 16 Jim Fortin (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Vanguard Engineering 3 Fuel system 35. 1:45,183
35. 29 Ed Hinchcliff (USA) Ford Mustang Chassis Research 2 Mechanical 20. 1:35,242
Did not start:
6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Performance Motorsports Engine no time

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Trans-Am Round: 6

Trans-Am Brainerd

Pepsi Grand Prix Weekend, Brainerd International Raceway Date: 19.7.1987


Circuit lenght: 4,828 km Race distance: 159,325 km Winner's average speed: 160,012 km/h

1 caution period: laps 28-29 (oil in turns 2 and 4)

Fastest lap:Scott PruettNo. 2Mercury Merkur XR4Ti1:39,47174,735 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 33 0:59:44,530 2. 1:35,845
2. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 33 0:59:44,870 3. 1:35,845
3. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 33 6. 1:37,054
4. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 33 5. 1:36,834
5. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 33 4. 1:36,560
6. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 33 12. 1:41,833
7. 38 Jim Fitzgerald (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 33 7. 1:37,713
8. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 33 11. 1:40,899
9. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 32 Unknown 14. 1:44,030
10. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 32 Transmission 1. 1:35,516
11. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 32 17. 1:46,172
12. 85 Chip Boatright (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am North Shore Auto 32 18. 1:46,666
13. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 32 19. 1:47,819
14. 47 Michael Kehoe (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Kehoe Racing 31 20. 1:50,126
15. 81 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Rocketsports 29 Engine 9. 1:39,745
16. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 25 Engine 8. 1:38,373
17. 99 Mark Pielsticker (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Performance Plus 24 Mechanical 10. 1:40,184
18. 13 Gary Fautch (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Fastline Racing Ent. 20 Mechanical 16. 1:44,854
19. 15 Bob Sobey (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Glendale Harley Davidson 6 Oil pump 13. 1:41,887
20. 31 Dave Lemon (USA) Mazda RX-7 Golden West/Sign Art 2 Engine 15. 1:44,359

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Trans-Am Round: 7

Trans-Am Lime Rock

Bendix Trans-Am Weekend, Lime Rock Park Date: 2.8.1987


Circuit lenght: 2,462 km Race distance: 162,512 km Winner's average speed: 143,069 km/h

2 caution periods: laps 5-11 (car no.91 lost wheel in dangerous position), laps 19-25 (car no.12 blown engine, oil on track)

Fastest lap:Scott PruettNo. 2Mercury Merkur XR4Ti0:53,13166,841 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 66 1:08:09,180 3. 0:53,001
2. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 66 1:08:13,550 2. 0:52,565
3. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 65 1. 0:52,478
4. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 65 9. 0:55,785
5. 36 Rick Bell (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bell Racing 65 6. 0:54,434
6. 38 Jim Fitzgerald (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 64 8. 0:54,863
7. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 64 14. 0:56,208
8. 72 John Schneider (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bruce Jenner Racing 63 11. 0:55,698
9. 79 Robert Ripple (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Tripple R Industries 63 21. 0:57,303
10. 22 Jeff Jones (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Nimrod Press 62 23. no time
11. 18 Peter Andrighetti (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Andrighetti Racing 61 16. 0:56,611
12. 55 Paul Reisman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Reisman Racing 60 19. 0:56,852
13. 9 Robert Kahn (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Travel 58 Spin 17. 0:56,624
14. 91 Tom Ciccone (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Ciccone Racing 49 Accident 18. 0:56,635
15. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 48 Mechanical 13. 0:56,027
16. 11 Chris Kneifel (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 38 Mechanical 7. 0:54,441
17. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 33 Differential 10. 0:56,152
18. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 32 Mechanical 5. 0:54,272
19. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 20 Wheel 15. 0:56,390
20. 12 Ken Murray (USA) Pontiac Firebird Murray Racing 16 Engine 12. 0:55,771
21. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Auto Machine/Unicore Chem. 16 Mechanical 22. 0:58,436
22. 28 Craig Bennett (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bennett Racing 2 Mechanical 20. 0:56,951
23. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 0 Spindle out 4. 0:54,146

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Trans-Am Round: 8

Trans-Am Road America

Living Well/Provini 200 Weekend, Road America, Elkhart Lake Date: 30.8.1987

Practiced:35
Started:33

Circuit lenght: 6,437 km Race distance: 160,934 km Winner's average speed: 165,682 km/h

Race red flagged on pace lap because car no.33 pulled off on front straight in dangerous position.

Fastest lap:Elliot Forbes-RobinsonNo. 11Porsche 9442:16,974169,189 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 25 0:58:16,710 2. 2:14,970
2. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 25 0:58:18,340 7. 2:17,130
3. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 25 11. 2:18,547
4. 77 Jerry Thompson (USA) Chevrolet Beretta Baja Sports 25 4. 2:18,438
5. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 25 10. 2:17,898
6. 38 Jim Fitzgerald (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 25 14. 2:20,795
7. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 25 13. 2:20,075
8. 81 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Rocketsports 25 3. 2:17,399
9. 39 Craig Shafer (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Shafer Racing 24 23. 2:25,275
10. 21 Del Russo Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bob's Speed Products 24 25. 2:26,861
11. 85 Chip Boatright (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am North Shore Auto 24 30. 2:33,457
12. 47 Michael Kehoe (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Kehoe Racing 24 24. 2:26,574
13. 61 Tim Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Crankshaft Craftsmen 24 28. 2:27,880
14. 66 Russ Newman (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 23 21. 2:24,724
15. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Auto Machine/Unicore Chem. 23 26. 2:27,567
16. 32 Jerry Dunbar (USA) Mercury Capri Dunbar Racing 23 32. 2:38,095
17. 62 Ron Deppert (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Deppert Racing 23 31. 2:34,795
18. 13 Gary Fautch (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Fastline Racing Ent. 22 Mechanical 15. 2:21,933
19. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 22 27. 2:27,746
20. 65 Dick Danielson (USA) Buick Somerset Danielson Racing 20 Differential 5. 2:18,206
21. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 20 35. no time
22. 79 Larry Park (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Park Performance 19 Fuel cell 17. 2:22,077
23. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 17 Fatigue 18. 2:22,091
24. 71 Irv Hoerr (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Hoerr Racing 11 Spin out 9. 2:17,348
25. 99 Mark Pielsticker (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Performance Plus 10 Spin out 16. 2:21,967
26. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 8 Clutch 29. 2:31,152
27. 15 Bob Sobey (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Glendale Harley Davidson 5 Engine 20. 2:23,307
28. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 4 Mechanical 12. 2:19,548
29. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 4 Cooling 1. 2:14,743
30. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 3 Mechanical 8. 2:17,205
31. 63 Jerry Clinton (USA) Ford Mustang Grey Eagle Racing 3 Accident 22. 2:25,255
32. 82 Duane Smith (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Hill Racing 1 Accident 19. 2:23,209
33. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 0 Engine 6. 2:14,655
Did not start:
49 James Kidd (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Accel Mechanical 34. 2:41,332
92 Phillip Bartelt (USA) Ford Mustang Bartelt Racing Mechanical 33. 2:39,384
In entry list only:
39 Craig Shafer (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Shafer Racing

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Trans-Am Round: 9

Trans-Am Memphis

Merkur 100 Weekend, Memphis International Motorsports Park Date: 13.9.1987


Circuit lenght: 2,897 km Race distance: 162,222 km Winner's average speed: 145,078 km/h

1 caution period: laps 27-31 (fire car no.92 on front straight)

Fastest lap:Pete HalsmerNo. 3Mercury Merkur XR4Ti1:5,692158,749 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 56 1:07:05,406 1. 1:05,802
2. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 56 1:07:18,256 3. 1:06,790
3. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 56 6. 1:08,383
4. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 56 14. 1:08,822
5. 7 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Rocketsports 56 8. 1:09,921
6. 81 Sammy Swindell (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Rocket Sports 56 11. 1:08,163
7. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 55 10. no time
8. 77 Jerry Thompson (USA) Chevrolet Beretta Baja Sports 55 9. 1:10,909
9. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 55 7. 1:09,701
10. 95 Tim Wheeler (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Harrison Lumber 53 17. 1:11,294
11. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Auto Machine/Unicore Chem. 53 19. 1:11,568
12. 57 Bill Fuller (USA) Buick Somerset Fuller Race Cars 53 24. 1:13,875
13. 20 Dan Croft (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Western Tire & Brake 52 25. 1:14,315
14. 85 Chip Boatright (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am North Shore Auto 52 20. 1:11,788
15. 58 James Goad (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Indy R/C Sales 50 26. 1:15,743
16. 21 Del Russo Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bob's Speed Products 44 Mechanical 18. 1:11,513
17. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 43 Transmission 2. 1:05,965
18. 29 Brett Willis (NZ) Chevrolet Camaro Wilco Racing 41 Fatigue 22. 1:13,546
19. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 33 Fatigue 13. 1:08,602
20. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 26 Valve 5. 1:08,108
21. 63 Jerry Clinton (USA) Ford Mustang Grey Eagle Racing 20 Engine 15. 1:08,877
22. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 17 Fatigue 16. 1:09,426
23. 92 Phillip Bartelt (USA) Ford Mustang Bartelt Racing 9 Engine 21. 1:12,282
24. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 7 Axle 4. 1:07,120
25. 32 Jerry Dunbar (USA) Mercury Capri Dunbar Racing 3 Mechanical 23. 1:13,820
26. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 0 Mechanical 12. 1:08,492

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Trans-Am Round: 10

Trans-Am Mosport

Rothmans Trans-Am Weekend, Mosport Park Date: 20.9.1987

Started:26

Circuit lenght: 3,957 km Race distance: 158,295 km Winner's average speed: 158,100 km/h

Fastest lap:Elliot Forbes-RobinsonNo. 11Porsche 9441:25,702166,234 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 40 1:00:04,438 1. 1:43,926
2. 36 R. K. Smith (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Mecca/Powell 40 1:00:38,306 5. 1:49,803
3. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 40 12. 1:53,275
4. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 39 6. 1:43,396
5. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 39 18. 2:01,328
6. 39 Craig Shafer (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Shafer Racing 39 19. 2:02,888
7. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 38 8. 1:49,441
8. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 38 21. 2:06,328
9. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 38 4. 1:49,320
10. 28 Brett Willis (NZ) Chevrolet Camaro Wilco Racing 37 25. no time
11. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 37 22. 2:08,624
12. 69 Peter Deman (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette Deman Racing 36 15. 1:58,793
13. 29 Ed Hinchcliff (USA) Ford Mustang Chassis Research 36 16. 2:00,551
14. 9 Craig Bennett (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Bennett Racing 36 10. 1:52,665
15. 76 Jerry Simmons (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette True North Racing 36 20. 2:06,230
16. 79 Robert Ripple (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Tripple R Industries 35 Spin 26. no time
17. 94 Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) Porsche 911SC Hochreuter Racing 35 23. 2:09,961
18. 22 Jeff Jones (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Nimrod Press 35 14. 1:55,951
19. 48 Roger Mac (GB) Jaguar XJS Wardair 35 13. 1:53,736
20. 61 Tim Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Crankshaft Craftsmen 32 7. 1:48,579
21. 70 Murray Edwards (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette Cavendish Farms 32 17. 2:00,833
22. 66 Chris Gleason (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 32 3. 1:48,241
23. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 30 Mechanical 11. 1:52,960
24. 90 Gary Mason (USA) Chevrolet Camaro 21st Century Sports 23 Accident 24. 2:22,704
25. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 20 Exhaust 2. 1:44,646
26. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 11 Transmission 9. 1:50,022

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Trans-Am Round: 11

Trans-Am Road Atlanta

Olivetti Grand Prix Weekend, Road Atlanta Date: 11.10.1987


Circuit lenght: 4,056 km Race distance: 162,222 km Winner's average speed: 143,502 km/h

3 caution periods: laps 6-7 (fire of car no.37), laps 14-15 (fire of car no.63) and laps 19-25 (two car accident of no.53 and no.98)

Fastest lap:Paul NewmanNo. 33Nissan 300ZX Turbo1:23,604174,632 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 40 1:07:49,585 2. 1:21,627
2. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 40 1:07:57,220 1. 1:21,188
3. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 40 5. 1:23,330
4. 66 Ron Fellows (CDN) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 40 9. 1:24,757
5. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 40 7. 1:24,208
6. 77 Jerry Thompson (USA) Chevrolet Beretta Baja Sports 40 18. 1:25,857
7. 7 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Rocketsports 40 13. 1:25,252
8. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 40 8. 1:24,264
9. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 40 12. 1:24,978
10. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 40 14. 1:25,527
11. 42 Bruce Jenner II (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 40 11. 1:24,759
12. 79 Robert Ripple (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Tripple R Industries 39 26. 1:29,262
13. 28 Buddy Bennett (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Performance Plus 39 29. 1:31,020
14. 97 Donald Sak (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Quality Construction 39 25. 2:28,932
15. 90 Gary Mason (USA) Chevrolet Camaro 21st Century Sports 39 20. 1:26,790
16. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 39 22. 1:27,119
17. 65 Dick Danielson (USA) Buick Somerset Danielson Racing 39 17. 1:25,856
18. 29 Brett Willis (NZ) Chevrolet Camaro Wilco Racing 39 30. 1:31,184
19. 48 Mike Ciasulli (USA) Pontiac Firebird Clay Young Racing 39 27. 1:29,482
20. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Pro-Motion 39 32. 1:31,679
21. 83 Joe Maloy (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Shafer Racing 38 36. 1:33,436
22. 96 Glenn Fox (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Cherokee Nation 38 38. 1:33,602
23. 9 Richard Valentine (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado G & W Engineering 38 39. 1:33,821
24. 58 James Goad (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Indy R/C Sales 38 34. 1:32,888
25. 22 Jeff Jones (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Nimrod Press 36 Exhaust 28. 1:30,141
26. 5 Paul Romano (USA) Mazda RX-7 Simms-Romano 36 37. 1:33,492
27. 57 Bill Fuller (USA) Buick Somerset Fuller Race Cars 36 35. 1:33,381
28. 19 Kerry Hitt (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Spirit of America 35 41. 1:41,237
29. 30 R. K. Smith (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Mecca/Powell 34 Mechanical 4. 1:23,055
30. 21 Del Russo Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bob's Speed Products 34 Mechanical 31. 1:31,240
31. 38 Jim Fitzgerald (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 32 Mechanical 6. 1:23,440
32. 6 John Schneider (USA) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 30 Mechanical 15. 1:25,582
33. 46 Fred Woltz (USA) Chevrolet Camaro First Union 24 Mechanical 40. 1:36,953
34. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 19 Oil pump 3. 1:22,176
35. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 17 Accident 16. 1:25,801
36. 98 Phil Currin (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Currin Racing 17 Accident 24. 1:28,219
37. 39 Craig Shafer (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Shafer Racing 10 Mechanical 23. 1:27,614
38. 63 Jerry Clinton (USA) Ford Mustang Grey Eagle Racing 9 Car fire 19. 1:26,351
39. 86 Bob Bienerth (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Blake Rear Racing 7 Mechanical 33. 1:31,789
40. 37 Paul Miller (USA) Porsche 944 Turbo Paul Miller Racing 3 Car fire 10. 1:24,758
41. 64 Jim Warren (USA) Porsche 944 Alan Johnson Motorsports 0 Unknown 21. 1:26,900
Did not start:
10 Clay Young (USA) Pontiac Fiero Clay Racing Engine 1:24,978
62 Ron Deppert (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Deppert Racing Engine 1:34,261
Did not qualify:
16 Jim Fortin (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Vanguard Engineering 1:36,733
18 Peter Andrighetti (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Andrighetti Leifert 1:36,842
63 Al Levenson (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Vette Brakes 1:38,490

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Trans-Am Round: 12

Trans-Am St. Petersburg

GTE St. Petersburg Grand Prix Weekend, St. Petersburg Date: 8.11.1987


Circuit lenght: 3,219 km Race distance: 160,934 km Winner's average speed: 76,384 km/h

race time: including 49-minute red-flag delay

Fastest lap:Scott PruettNo. 2Mercury Merkur XR4Ti1:17,44149,629 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Scott Pruett (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 50 2:06:24,840 1. 1:16,353
2. 40 Jim Derhaag (USA) Chevrolet Camaro JFW Motorsports 49 2:06:31,230 13. 1:21,792
3. 79 Robert Ripple (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Tripple R Industries 49 15. 1:22,726
4. 8 Les Lindley (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Lindley Racing 49 9. 1:20,968
5. 3 Pete Halsmer (USA) Mercury Merkur XR4Ti Roush Racing 48 2. 1:17,232
6. 4 Deborah Gregg (USA) Mercury Capri Roush Racing 48 11. 1:21,297
7. 6 Ric Moore (CDN) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 48 19. 1:23,989
8. 99 Phil Currin (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Currin Racing 48 18. 1:23,495
9. 11 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA) Porsche 944 Bruce Jenner Racing 47 Mechanical 3. 1:17,562
10. 50 Bruce Nesbitt (USA) Ford Mustang Teflon Special 47 Spin 31. no time
11. 81 Irwin Ayes (USA) Pontiac Firebird Gemini Auto 47 26. 1:27,230
12. 24 Rick Dittman (USA) Pontiac Firebird Dittman Racing 46 16. 1:22,835
13. 68 Art Cross (USA) Chevrolet Monte Carlo Cross Racing 46 28. 1:27,999
14. 57 Bill Fuller (USA) Buick Somerset Fuller Race Cars 46 34. 1:31,569
15. 84 Craig Rubright (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Budweiser Pinellas 46 27. 1:27,834
16. 9 Richard Valentine (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado G & W Engineering 45 32. 1:30,141
17. 66 Ron Fellows (CDN) Buick Somerset Oftedahl Racing 44 7. 1:19,705
18. 53 Bill Doyle (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Doyle Racing 36 Mechanical 21. 1:24,098
19. 63 Jerry Clinton (USA) Ford Mustang Grey Eagle Racing 35 Electrics 14. 1:22,506
20. 22 Kermit Upton (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Mountain Auto Sport 35 Differential 22. 1:24,263
21. 72 Chris Kneifel (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bruce Jenner Racing 33 Axle 5. 1:18,990
22. 7 Paul Gentilozzi (USA) Oldsmobile Toronado Rocketsports 31 Accident 10. 1:21,187
23. 30 R. K. Smith (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Uniglobe Mecca/Powell 22 Accident 4. 1:18,770
24. 35 Henry Brosnaham (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Little Caesar's Pizza 20 Accident 29. 1:28,383
25. 13 Gary Fautch (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Fastline Racing Ent. 17 Transmission 30. 1:28,383
26. 73 Brech Kauffman (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Pro-Motion 12 Suspension 24. 1:25,611
27. 21 Del Russo Taylor (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Bob's Speed Products 12 Transmission 25. 1:26,955
28. 65 Dick Danielson (USA) Buick Somerset Danielson Racing 10 Mechanical 8. 1:20,913
29. 27 Lee Perkinson (USA) Chevrolet Camaro Living Well/Provini Veal 9 Mechanical 20. 1:24,044
30. 33 Paul Newman (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 5 Mechanical 6. 1:19,430
31. 38 Jim Fitzgerald (USA) Nissan 300ZX Turbo Newman Sharp Racing 2 Accident 12. 1:21,682
32. 70 Flip Groggins (USA) Pontiac Firebird Groggins Plastic 1 Radiator 17. 1:23,110
33. 76 Jerry Simmons (CDN) Chevrolet Corvette True North Racing 0 Accident 22. 1:25,252
34. 19 Kerry Hitt (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Spirit of America 0 Electrics 33. 1:29,043
Did not start:
32 Jerry Dunbar (USA) Mercury Capri Dunbar Racing Accident no time
47 Robert Borders (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am G.W. Dimka/Holiday R.V. Unknown no time
58 James Goad (USA) Pontiac Trans-Am Indy R/C Sales Accident no time
71 Kurt Keller (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Keller Racing Accident no time
Did not qualify:
29 Ed Hinchcliff (USA) Ford Mustang Chassis Research 1:29,482
75 Dale Kreider (USA) Buick Somerset Kim Kreider Racing 1:30,691
77 Jerry Thompson (USA) Chevrolet Beretta Baja Sports 1:21,956
91 Timothy F. M. Lee (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Hi Fi Hospital 1:35,470

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