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Pikes Peak Hill Climb

USAC Stock Car race
Pikes Peak, Cascade, CO
July 4, 1979
1 lap on 12.42 mile hill climb; 12.42 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1		Ralph Bruning	71		1979 Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	1
2		Larry Carnes	96		1979 Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
3		Larry Overholser	90		1979 Ford	1		running	0
4		Jack Gabardi	38		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
5		Dick Foltz	27		Ford Granada	1		running	0
6		Frank Peterson	62		Oldsmobile	1		running	0
7		Perrian Henry	0		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
8		Joel Newcomer	84		Chevrolet Laguna	1		running	0
9		Richard Harris	22		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
10		Dick Scheesley	79		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
11		Mitch Morris	13		Ford	1		running	0
12		Bob Silvers	78		Oldsmobile	1		running	0
13		Steve Justus	77		Dodge	1		running	0
14		Gay Smith	20		Ford Mustang	1		running	0
15		Mac Bruning	23		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
16		Tim Eckert	35		Plymouth	1		running	0
17		Lee Roy Quayle	59		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
18		Bill Shupe	1		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
19		Terry Jones	64		Chevrolet Camaro	1		running	0
20		Steve Hart	76		Oldsmobile	1		running	0
21		Brad Melichar	12		Plymouth Volare	1		running	0
22		Randall Schranz	17		Dodge Charger	0		did not finish	0
23		Leonard Vahsholtz	18		Ford Torino	0		did not finish	0
24		Roger Mears	92		1979 AMC Spirit	1		withdrew	0

Notes: The race was a non-championship event.
Roger Mears withdrew when he realized that his backup engine had made his car 80 pounds underweight.
He had timed in at 13:01.37, which would have been a new record.
Time of race: 00:13:08
Average Speed: 56.686 MPH