1977 Watkins Glen 6 Hours


9 July 1977 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 5, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration event in which 173 laps of a 3.377 mile/5.435 km circuit - 584.221 miles/940.211 kms were covered.
Weather: hot, humid.

 
 
Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 1 Jochen Mass (D)
Jacky Ickx (B)
Porsche 935/77 005 Martini Racing Porsche System 173 6:01:56,685  1. Gr.5 1. 1:52,518 
2. 16 George Follmer (USA)
Brett Lunger (USA)
Porsche 935 930 770 0913 Vasek Polak Racing 170   2. Gr.5 3. 1:56,062 
3. 95 Hurley Haywood (USA)
Bob Hagestad (USA)
Porsche 934 930 770 0957 Bob Hagestad Porsche Audi 169 6:02:12,277  3. Gr.5 5. 1:57,824 
4. 66 Dick Barbour (USA)
Johnny Rutherford (USA)
Porsche 934 930 770 0959 Dick Barbour Performance 166   4. Gr.5 10. 2:01,831 
5. 0 Danny Ongais (USA)
Ted Field (USA)
Porsche 934 930 770 0953 Interscope Racing 165   5. Gr.5 8. 1:58,380 
6. 59 Peter Gregg (USA)
Claude Ballot-Léna (F)
John Gunn (USA) - DNP
Porsche 934 930 770 0952 Brumos Racing 163   6. Gr.5 6. 1:57,879 
7. 51 Robert Frostrom (USA)
Monte Shelton (USA)
Porsche Carrera RSR Monte's Motors 162   7. Gr.5 22. 2:08,323 
8. 7 Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)
Paul Miller (USA)
Porsche 934 930 770 0958 Heimrath Racing 160   8. Gr.5 9. 2:00,460 
9. 57 Bob Lazier (USA)
John Wood (USA)
Porsche 911 Carrera John Wood Racing 158     - 30. 2:11,224 
10. 20 Janet Guthrie (USA)
Randy Lewis (USA)
Howdy Holmes (USA)*
Porsche 934 930 670 0179? Vasek Polak Racing 157   9. Gr.5 13. 2:03,516 
11. 98 John Bauer (USA)
Tom Spalding (USA)
Porsche 911 John Bauer Racing 156   1. GT 25. 2:09,759 
12. 61 Jim Busby (USA)
Tom Frank (USA)
Porsche 935 930 770 0951 Jim Busby Racing 156   10. Gr.5 7. 1:58,353 
13. 78 Babe Headley (USA)
Sam Feinstein (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Babe's Garage 155     - 28. 2:10,242 
14. 44 Brian Fuerstenau (USA)
Bob Tullius (USA)
Jaguar XJS Group 44, Inc. 154     - 21. 2:08,182 
15. 2 Gary Belcher (USA)
Roy Woods (USA)
Porsche 934 930 670 0175??? Vasek Polak Racing 153   11. Gr.5 14. 2:03,884 
16. 74 Bruce Jennings (USA)
Bill Bean (USA)
Porsche 911S Bruce Jennings 147   2. GT 38. 2:19,538 
17. 31 Warren Agor (USA)
Paul Nichter (USA)
Chevrolet Monza Warren Agor 145     - 16. 2:06,065 
18. 93 Michael Oleyar (USA)
John Brandt (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Little Foreign Car Shop 140     - 33. 2:13,378 
19. 45 William Coykendall (USA)
James Mancuso (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette/Greenwood Motion Marketing 137     - 24. 2:09,286 
20. 79 Michael Callas (USA)
Peter Papke (USA)
Porsche Carrera RSR Michael Callas Rennsport Porsche 136   3. GT 29. 2:10,395 
21. 30 Alex Davidson (USA)
Kerry Hitt (USA)
Roger Pierce (USA)*
Chevrolet Corvette Alex Davidson Racing 135   4. GT 34. 2:13,652 
22. 80 Nick Engels (USA)
Bob Nagel (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Nagel Racing 124     - 27. 2:10,079 
NRF 9 John Huber (USA)
Ron Weaver (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Team Apple/Monoca Huber 121 Engine   - 26. 2:09,839 
DNF 76 Paul DePirro (USA)
Buzz Fyhrie (USA)
Burt Greenwood (USA)^
Chevrolet Corvette/Greenwood GT Greenwood 007 Rick Mancuso Chevrolet Corvettes 120 Engine   - 15. 2:05,931 
NC 18 David Kicak (USA)
Bob Young (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Free Spirit Racing 120     - 39. 2:19,680 
NC 96 Neil Kassel (USA)
Rex Franklin (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette GTS/Kassel Auto Parts 117     - 43. no time
NC 92 John Orr (USA)
Bill Jobe (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette E. F. Miller 112     - 36. 2:15,151 
DNF 4 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
Benny Parsons (USA)
Harald Grohs (D)^
BMW 320i BMW Faltz Assen 110 Overheating   Gr.5 12. 2:03,399 
DNF 64 Bob Baechle (USA)
Earl Hurlbut (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Auto Barn 98 Engine   - 37. 2:16,784 
DNF 28 Richard Weiss (USA)
Bill Wolfe (USA)^
Porsche 911SC Weiss Motor Racing 95     GT 40. 2:21,094 
DNF 77 John Greenwood (USA)
Dick Smothers (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette/Greenwood John Greenwood Racing 92 Valve   - 4. 1:56,814 
DNF 56 Craig Carter (USA)
David Laughlin (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro Carter Brothers Racing 90 Off course   - 19. 2:07,608 
DNF 83 Bill Scott (USA)
Joe Colontonio (USA)
Porsche 911S Bill Scott Racing 89 Body damage   GT 35. 2:13,666 
DNF 90 Thomas Rynone (USA)
Neil Wiernicki (USA)
Michael Wiernicki (USA)^
Chevrolet Corvette Rynone Industries 72 Engine   GT 32. 2:13,293 
DNF 94 Elliot Forbes-Robinson (USA)
Mike Tillson (USA)
Porsche 934 930 670 0152 Mike Tillson Enterprises, Inc. 68 Oil leak   GT 17. 2:06,120 
DNF 13 Hal Shaw, Jr. (USA)
Randolph Townsend (USA)
Porsche Carrera RSR Hal Shaw, Jr. 59 Unknown   Gr.5 31. 2:12,677 
DNF 38 John Paul (USA)
Phil Currin (USA)
Porsche Carrera RSR John Paul 58 Suspension   - 18. 2:07,565 
DNF 6 Greg Pickett (USA)
Tom Gloy (USA)
Dave Mock (USA)^
Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1010 Pickett Racing 55 Accident   - 11. 2:02,713 
DNF 48 Len LaCue (USA)
Doug Mills (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 LaCue Racing 52 Engine failure   - 23. 2:09,240 
DNF 75 Norm Ridgely (CDN)
Jim Cook (USA)
Porsche Carrera RSR Ridgely Racing 48 Off course   Gr.5 20. 2:07,692 
DNF 71 Ted Sullivan (USA)
David Jones (USA)^
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Triumph Manufacturing 40 Engine failure   T 42. no time
DNF 15 Bill Schumacher (USA)
Rick Hay (USA)^
Chevrolet Corvette Iroquois Racing Associates 31 Transmission   GT 44. no time
DNF 3 Ronnie Peterson (S)
David Hobbs (GB)
BMW 320i Turbo McLaren North America 20 Accident, handling   Gr.5 2. 1:52,997 
DNF 17 Brian Goellnicht (USA)
Anatoly Arutunoff (USA)^
Lancia Stratos Hallet Motor Racing Circuit 6 Throttle linkage   GT 41. no time
DNA 00 Ted Field (USA)
Danny Ongais (USA)
Porsche 934 Interscope Racing       GT    
DNA 12 Ron Brown (USA)
Joe Chamberlain (USA)
  Ron W. Brown Investments       -    
DNA 36 Brian Hardacre (CDN)
Horst Petermann (CDN)
Porsche Carrera RSR Climax Autoquip Inc.       GT    
DNA 40 Dave Heinz (USA)
Robert Schurnberg (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Greenwood Greenwood 008 Robert Schunberg       GT    
DNA 50 Sylvan Cornblatt (USA)
Richard Mandelson (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette American 76 Racing       GT    
DNA 60 John Brandt (USA) Chevrolet Corvette John Brandt, Jr.       GT    
DNA 72 Bill Arnold (USA)
Billy Hagan (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette/Greenwood GT Bill Arnold Racing       GT    
DNA 88 Peter Overing (CDN)
Marcel Talbot (CDN)
Porsche Carrera RSR Dicom Corporation       GT    

 
Winning Time: 6h01m56.685, 96.847 mph/155.860 kph
Fastest Lap: Jochen Mass #1 (Porsche 935-77), 1m53.277, 107.323 mph/172.719 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)