1980 Watkins Glen 6 Hours


5 July 1980 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 8, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration event in which 139 laps of a 3.377 mile/5.435 km circuit - 469.403 miles/755.430 miles were completed.
Race was stopped for 63 minutes due to rain, and was started with this time counting as elapsed race time.
Weather: rain at end.


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 31 Hans Heyer (D)
Riccardo Patrese (I)
Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1007 Lancia Corse 139 6:02:15,393  1. Gr.5 3. 1:52,200 
2. 32 Michele Alboreto (I)
Eddie Cheever (USA)
Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1005 Lancia Corse 138   2. Gr.5 9. 1:54,000 
3. 6 John Fitzpatrick (GB)
Brian Redman (GB)
Dick Barbour (USA)^
Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00023 Dick Barbour Racing 134   3. Gr.5 6. 1:53,148 
4. 0 Ted Field (USA)
Danny Ongais (USA)
Porsche 935 K3/80 000 00017? Interscope Racing 133   4. Gr.5 5. 1:53,000 
5. 4 Jürgen Barth (D)
Volkert Merl (D)
Porsche 935 K3 000 0009 Dick Barbour Racing 133   5. Gr.5 38. no time
6. 33 Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)
Martino Finotto (I)
Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1006 Jolly Club 133   6. Gr.5 12. 1:56,600 
7. 69 Roy Woods (USA)
Bob Akin (USA)
Charles Mendez (USA)
Ralph Kent Cooke (USA)*
Porsche 935 K3 009 0005 Racing Associates 132   7. Gr.5 14. 1:58,400 
8. 13 Harald Grohs (D)
Randolph Townsend (USA)
Bruce Jenner (USA)^
Porsche 935 930 770 0905 Andial Racing 130   8. Gr.5 4. 1:52,400 
9. 85 Don Whittington (USA)
Hurley Haywood (USA)
Dale Whittington (USA)
Porsche 935 K3 009 00015? Whittington Brothers Racing 130   9. Gr.5 8. 1:53,408 
10. 25 Kenper Miller (USA)
Dave Cowart (USA)
BMW M1 Red Lobster Racing 127   10. Gr.5 16. 1:59,828 
11. 07 Ludwig Heimrath (CDN)
Johnny Rutherford (USA)
Carlos Moran (ES)^
Porsche 935 930 770 0958 Heimrath Racing 122   11. Gr.5 13. 1:58,061 
12. 98 John Bauer (USA)
Larry Green (USA)
Porsche 911SC Green Racing 121 6:02:19,242  1. Trans-Am 18. 2:04,400 
13. 5 Skeeter McKitterick (USA)
Charles Mendez (USA)
Brian Redman (GB)^
Leon Walger (RA)*
Porsche 935 K3 Racing Associates 117   12. Gr.5 17. 2:00,352 
14. 73 John Paul, Jr. (USA)
John Paul (USA)
Preston Henn (USA)
Porsche 935 JLP-2 JLP-2 JLP Racing 116   13. Gr.5 10. 1:55,144 
15. 11 David Wolpert (USA)
Tom Aquilante (USA)
Wade White (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Aquilante/Wolpert 114   2. Trans-Am 35. 2:16,001 
16. 57 Monte Shelton (USA)
Bruce Leven (USA)
Porsche 911SC Porsche-Audi Northwest 114   3. Trans-Am 20. 2:07,300 
17. 81 Philip Keirn (USA)
Ed Errington (USA)
Dennis Cuppy (USA)^
Chevrolet Corvette Philip Keirn 107   4. Trans-Am 37. 2:18,346 
18. 36 Bruce Jenner (USA)
Chester Vincentz (USA)
Bob Garretson (USA)
Porsche 934 930 670 0167 Electrodyne Racing 102   1. GT 32. 2:12,900 
19. 9 Bob Raub (USA)
Roy Woods (USA)
Bob Young (USA)*
Bob Lazier (USA)*
Chevrolet Camaro Rocky Mountain Performance 101   5. Trans-Am 24. 2:09,135 
NRF 83 Herb Forrest (USA)
Craig Leifheit (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Forrest/Leifheit 98 Engine 6. Trans-Am 28. 2:10,634 
NC 93 Michael Oleyar (USA)
Bill Craine (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Little Foreign Car Shop 93   7. Trans-Am 31. 2:12,811 
NC 18 David Kicak (USA)
Tom Eastham (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Tom Rynone 93   8. Trans-Am 40. no time
DNF 19 Chris Cord (USA)
Jim Adams (USA)
Chevrolet Monza DeKon 1011 Chris Cord 91 Gearbox   Gr.5 11. 1:55,500 
NC 52 David Schuler (USA)
Robert Schuler (USA)
Datsun 280ZX Fred Schuler 84   9. Trans-Am 34. 2:14,800 
NC 64 Bob Baechle (USA)
David Laughlin (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Auto Barn 84   10. Trans-Am 29. 2:11,300 
DNF 23 Bob Zulkowski (USA)
Gary Pullyblank (CDN)
Bernie Storc (USA)^
Porsche 914/6 Metal Craft Racing 74 Electrical 11. Trans-Am 30. 2:12,199 
DNF 26 Robert Overby (USA)
Frank Harmstad (USA)
Porsche 911SC Targa Robert Overby 72 Engine 12. Trans-Am 33. 2:14,700 
DNF 80 Maurice Carter (CDN)
Tony DeLorenzo (USA)
Murray Edwards (CDN)*
Chevrolet Camaro Maurice Carter 67 Engine   Gr.5 15. 1:58,544 
DNF 30 Reinhold Jöst (D)
Gianpiero Moretti (I)
Porsche 935J 000 00012 Electrodyne Racing 45 Engine   Gr.5 2. 1:52,000 
DNF 10 Bob Young (USA)
Bob Lazier (USA)
Bob Raub (USA)*
Roy Woods (USA)*
Chevrolet Camaro Rocky Mountain Performance 42 Drive shaft 13. Trans-Am 23. 2:08,527 
DNF 46 Catherine Kizer (USA)
Jack Broomall (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Buist/Syfert 40 Engine 14. Trans-Am 27. 2:10,600 
DNF 68 Dave Heinz (USA)
Bob Nagel (USA)
Richard Valentine (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette USA Racing 40 Spin   Gr.5 19. 2:06,040 
DNF 16 Tom Roberts (USA)
Paul Schulte (USA)
Chevrolet Camaro Tom's Mechanical Emporium 34 Ignition 15. Trans-Am 36. 2:17,931 
DNF 28 Marty Hinze (USA)
Dale Whittington (USA)
Porsche 935 K3 930 770 0960 Marty Hinze 18 Gearbox   Gr.5 22. 2:07,700 
DNF 60 John Brandt (USA)
Mark Pielsticker (USA)^
Keith Feldott (USA)^
Chevrolet Corvette Atlas Van Lines 14 Engine 16. Trans-Am 25. 2:10,300 
DNF 20 Hans-Joachim Stuck (D)
David Hobbs (GB)^
BMW M1 BMW North America 10 Accident   Gr.5 7. 1:53,200 
DNF 38 Bob Fryer (USA)
Don Yenko (USA)^
AMC Javelin University of Pittsburgh 10 Brakes 17. Trans-Am 21. 2:07,300 
DNF 71 Bobby Rahal (USA)
Jürgen Barth (D)^
Bob Garretson (USA)^
Porsche 935 K3 009 00030 Dick Barbour Racing 6 Engine   Gr.5 1. 1:51,638 
DNS 00 Ted Field (USA)
Danny Ongais (USA)
Porsche 935/77A Interscope Racing       Gr.5 26. 2:10,400 
DNS 3 Jim Busby (USA)
Rick Mears (USA)
Peter Gregg (USA)
Porsche 935J 930 990 0032 Jim Busby       Gr.5 39. no time
DNS 91 Roger Schramm (USA)
Rudy Bartling (CDN)
Porsche Carrera RSR 911 460 0075?? Framm Promotions       GT   no time
DNA 27 Kerry Hitt (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Corvette America       Trans-Am    
DNA 79 Bob Bergstrom (USA)
Pat Bedard (USA)
Mazda RX-7 Sports Ltd. Racing       Gr.5    
DNA 90 Thomas Rynone (USA)
Michael Wiernicki (USA)
Neil Wiernicki (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Tom Rynone       Trans-Am    
DNA 94 Don Whittington (USA)
Hurley Haywood (USA)
Porsche 935 K3 Whittington Brothers Racing       Gr.5    

 
Winning Time: 6h02m15.393, 77.747 mph/125.121 kph
Fastest Lap: Danny Ongais #0 (Porsche 935K3), 1m53.471, 107.139 mph/172.424 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)


Last Updated on 10/02/08
By Darren Galpin
Email: Darren.Galpin@virgin.net