Home
Copa México Trans Am
SCCA Trans Am race
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, México
November 5, 1978
31 laps on 3.2 mile road course; 99.2 miles
| Fin
| St
| Driver
| #
| Owner
| Car
| Laps
| Money
| Status
| Laps Led
|
| 1
| 3
| Ludwig Heimrath
| 7
| Heimrath Racing
| Porsche 935 930 770 0958
| 31
| 3,332
| running
| 22 |
| 2
| 1
| Greg Pickett
| 6
| Pickett Racing
| Chevrolet Corvette 427
| 31
| 2,482
| running
| 9 |
| 3
| 4
| Tuck Thomas
| 88
| Lancer Stores
| Chevrolet Monza 350
| 31
| 1,982
| running
| 0 |
| 4
| 10
| Janet Guthrie
| 8
|
| Porsche 935
| 30
| 1,382
| running
| 0 |
| 5
| 6
| Rich Sloma
| 27
| Sloma Enterprises
| Chevrolet Corvette 427
| 30
| 1,482
| running
| 0 |
| 6
| 11
| Bob Tullius
| 44
| Group 44
| Jaguar XJS
| 30
| 3,532
| running
| 0 |
| 7
| 9
| Tom Bagley
| 1
| Gordon Oftedahl
| Chevrolet Camaro 350
| 30
| 2,382
| running
| 0 |
| 8
| 12
| Frank Joyce
| 43
| Phantom Racing
| Chevrolet Corvette 454
| 29
| 1,882
| running
| 0 |
| 9
| 18
| John Brandt
| 60
| Brandt Moving & Storage
| Chevrolet Corvette 350
| 29
| 1,582
| running
| 0 |
| 10
| 8
| Enrique Molins
| 181
| Scorpio Racing
| Porsche 935 930 670 0171
| 29
| 657
| running
| 0 |
| 11
| 21
| Babe Headley
| 78
| Babe's Garage
| Chevrolet Corvette 427
| 29
| 1,482
| running
| 0 |
| 12
| 20
| Bruce Leven
| 85
| Bruce Leven
| Porsche 935 930 770 0952
| 28
| 1,057
| running
| 0 |
| 13
| 15
| Gustavo Bolanos
| 2
| BMB Racing
| Porsche Carrera RSR
| 28
| 457
| running
| 0 |
| 14
| 22
| Doug Rippie
| 3
| Gordon Oftedahl
| Chevrolet Camaro 350
| 28
| 1,157
| running
| 0 |
| 15
| 19
| Marco Tolama
| 5
| Gordon Oftedahl
| Chevrolet Camaro 350
| 28
| 1,057
| running
| 0 |
| 16
| 26
| Fernando Sterling
| 89
| BMB Racing
| Ford Mustang
| 27
| 407
| running
| 0 |
| 17
| 13
| Brian Fuerstenau
| 4
| Group 44
| Jaguar XJS
| 27
| 1,357
| running
| 0 |
| 18
| 24
| Ken Williams
| 58
| Garlyn Shelton
| Datsun 240Z
| 27
| 907
| running
| 0 |
| 19
| 23
| Tom Masterson
| 26
| Swag Engineering
| Porsche 911
| 26
| 857
| running
| 0 |
| 20
| 16
| John Huber
| 9
| Apple Valley Racing
| Chevrolet Corvette 454
| 25
| 1,157
| running
| 0 |
| 21
| 14
| Hal Shaw Jr.
| 13
| Hal Shaw Racing
| Porsche 935 930 670 0180
| 25
| 807
| running
| 0 |
| 22
| 25
| Robert Young
| 77
|
| Chevrolet Corvette 454
| 22
| 607
| running
| 0 |
| 23
| 17
| Nick Engels
| 80
| Metamorphic
| Chevrolet Corvette 427
| 21
| 807
| running
| 0 |
| 24
| 5
| Juan Carlos Bolaños
| 18
| BMB Racing
| Chevrolet Corvette 427
| 11
| 507
| frame
| 0 |
| 25
| 2
| Daniel Muniz
| 48
|
| Chevrolet Monza 350
| 0
| 1,307
| accident
| 0 |
| 26
| 7
| Gary Belcher
| 9
| Belcher Racing
| Porsche 934/5
| 0
| 357
| did not start
| 0 |
Time of race: 00:58:06
Average Speed: 99.46 MPH
Pole Speed: 108.84 seconds
Race Purse: $ 35,000
Attendance: 50,000