TRANSAM: Dallas results and standings

• "Greg Rubenstein" <102354.2056@CompuServe.COM>
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Sun Sep 1 21:55:45 EDT 1996

DALLAS, Texas -- Results from Sunday's 77-lap, 100.1-mile Trans-Am race
with finishing position, starting position in parentheses, driver,
hometown, car, laps and reason out.

  1, (1), Ron Fellows, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Chevrolet Camaro, 77.
  2, (5), Tom Kendall, Apopka, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 77.
  3, (3), Boris Said III, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 77.
  4, (7), Jon Gooding, Longwood, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 77.
  5, (10), Jamie Galles, Albuquerque, N.M., Chevrolet Camaro, 77.
  6, (9), Scott Sharp, Danville, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 77.
  7, (6), Greg Pickett, Alamo, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 77.
  8, (13), Max Lagod, Barrington, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 76.
  9, (14), Charles Nearburg, Dallas, Texas, Ford Mustang Cobra, 76.
 10, (11), Bill Saunders, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Camaro, 76.
 11, (15), John W. Miller IV, Johnson City, Tenn., Chevrolet Camaro, 75.
 12, (19), Bob Ruman, Munroe Falls, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro, 72.
 13, (17), Don Sak, West Bloomfield, Mich., Oldsmobile Cutlass, 72.
 14, (21), Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Pontiac Grand Prix, 67.
 15, (18), R.J. Valentine, Hingham, Mass., Chevrolet Camaro, 58.
 16, (4), Dorsey Schroeder, Osage Beach, Mo., Ford Mustang Cobra, 53, Susp.
 17, (8), Brian Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 52.
 18, (22), Jerry Simmons, Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, Chevrolet Camaro, 33, Susp.
 19, (2), Paul Gentilozzi, Lansing, Mich., Chevrolet Camaro, 19, Mech.
 20, (16), Kenny Bupp, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 18, Mech.
 21, (20), Bill Eagle, Tampa Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 13, Mech.
 22, (12), Dino Crescentini, Brentwood, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 6, Trans.

 Time of race: 1 hour,  19 minutes,  44.298 seconds.
 Average speed: 75.321 miles-per-hour
 Margin of victory: 11.059 seconds
 Fastest race lap: Ron Fellows, 0:55.742 (83.958 mph)
 Lap leaders: laps 1-2, #3 Fellows; laps 3-56, #12 Said; laps 57-77, #3 Fellows.


SCCA Trans-Am Drivers' Championshp Top-20 Point Stainding -- 13-Race Total

Position, Driver, Car, Points
1, Tom Kendall, Ford Mustang Cobra, 352
2, Dorsey Schroeder, Ford Mustang Cobra, 336
3, Ron Fellows, Chevrolet Camaro, 252
4, Jamie Galles, Chevrolet Camaro, 247
5, Scott Sharp, Chevrolet Camaro, 243
6, Brian Simo, Ford Mustang Cobra, 239
7, Greg Pickett, Chevrolet Camaro, 234
8, Boris Said III, Ford Mustang Cobra, 227
9, Bill Saunders, Chevrolet Camaro, 218
10, Jon Gooding, Ford Mustang Cobra, 208
11, Paul Gentilozzi, Chevrolet Camaro, 196
12, R.J. Valentine, Chevrolet Camaro, 183
13, Dale Phelon, Ford Mustang Cobra, 145
14, John W. Miller IV, Chevrolet Camaro, 129
15, Max Lagod, Chevrolet Camaro, 119
16, Bob Ruman, Chevrolet Camaro, 109
17, Dino Crescentini, Chevrolet Camaro, 74
18, Leighton Reese, Pontiac Grand Prix, 61
19, Kenny Bupp, Chevrolet Camaro, 47
20, Bruce Nesbitt, Ford Mustang Cobra, 46

Manufacturers' Championship Point Standings
1, Ford, 103*
2, Chevrolet, 94

*Ford clinches the Championship


DALLAS, Texas -- Starters for the 77-lap, 100.1-mile Trans-Am Classic,
part of the Sprint Grand Prix of Dallas Presented by Exxon SuperFlo,
with qualifying position including inverted Goodyear Fast Five, car
number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in
miles-per-hour.
  1, Ron Fellows, Toronto, Ontario, Can., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:55.624, 84.136.
  2, Paul Gentilozzi, Lansing, Mich., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:55.522, 84.290.
  3, Boris Said III, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 0:55.124, 84.899.
  4, Dorsey Schroeder, Osage Beach, Mo., Ford Mustang Cobra, 0:54.930, 85.199.
  5, Tom Kendall, Apopka, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 0:54.729, 85.512.
  6, Greg Pickett, Alamo, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:55.676, 84.057.
  7, Jon Gooding, Longwood, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 0:55.775, 83.908.
  8, Brian Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 0:55.832, 83.822.
  9, Scott Sharp, Danville, Calif, Chevrolet Camaro, 0:55.883, 83.746.
 10, Jamie Galles, Albuquerque, N.M., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:55.925, 83.683.
 11, Bill Saunders, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Camaro, 0:56.600, 82.685.
 12, Dino Crescentini, Brentwood, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:56.883, 82.274.
 13, Max Lagod, Barrington, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:57.161, 81.874.
 14, Charles Nearburg, Dallas, Texas, Ford Mustang Cobra, 0:57.486, 81.411.
 15, John W. Miller IV, Johnson, City Tenn., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:57.734, 81.061.
 16, Kenny Bupp, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:58.033, 80.643.
 17, Leighton Reese, Minnetonka, Minn., Pont.Grand Prix, 0:58.450, 80.068.
 18, Don Sak, West Bloomfield, Mich, Olds Cutlass, 0:59.150, 79.120.
 19, R.J. Valentine, Hingham, Mass., Chevrolet Camaro, 0:59.182, 79.078.
 20, Bob Ruman, Munroe Falls, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro, 0:59.390, 78.801.
 21, Bill Eagle, Tampa, Fla., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:01.159, 76.521.
 22, Jerry Simmons, Ancaster, Ontario, Can., Chevrolet Camaro, 1:02.324, 75.091.