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The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known simply as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, if not outlaw, automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 race
Auto racing

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 run four times in the 1970s from New York City
New York City

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 and Darien, CT
Darien, Connecticut

Darien is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast", it is one of the most affluent towns in the United States....
, on the US Atlantic (east) coast
East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard", refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada....
, to Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 63,261 at the 2000 census....
, a Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
 suburb on the Pacific
West Coast of the United States

The "West Coast", "Western Seaboard", or "Pacific Coastline" are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. It most often comprises California, Oregon and Washington....
. Conceived by car magazine writer and auto racer Brock Yates
Brock Yates

Brock Yates was executive editing of Car and Driver, an United States automotive magazine. He was a pit reporter for CBS Sports coverage of certain NASCAR Nextel Cup series races in the 1980s, including the Daytona 500....
 and fellow Car and Driver
Car and Driver

Car and Driver is an United States automobile enthusiast magazine. Its total Magazine circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hachette Filipacchi M?dias....
 editor Steve Smith in 1971, the run was not a real competitive race with high risks, but intended both as a celebration of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System , is a list of highway systems with full control of access and no cross traffic in the United States that is named for United States President Dwight D....
 and a protest against strict traffic laws
Traffic code

File:Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.jpgTraffic code refers to the collection of local statutes, regulations, ordinances and rules that have been officially adopted in the United States to govern the orderly operation and interaction of motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and others upon the public road road....
 coming into effect at the time.

As it was found out, the newly imposed 55 mph speed limit was actually slower than the quickest average speeds of point-to-point travels of Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker
Erwin George Baker

Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker was a motorcycle and automobile auto racing driver and organizer in the first half of the 20th century. Baker began his public career as a vaudeville performer, but turned to driving and racing after winning a dirt-track motorcycle race in Crawfordsville, Indiana in about 1904....
 in the first half of the 20th century.






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The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known simply as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, if not outlaw, automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 race
Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving racing cars. It is one of the world's most watched television sports....
 run four times in the 1970s from New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
 and Darien, CT
Darien, Connecticut

Darien is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast", it is one of the most affluent towns in the United States....
, on the US Atlantic (east) coast
East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard", refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada....
, to Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 63,261 at the 2000 census....
, a Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
 suburb on the Pacific
West Coast of the United States

The "West Coast", "Western Seaboard", or "Pacific Coastline" are terms for the westernmost coastal states of the United States. It most often comprises California, Oregon and Washington....
. Conceived by car magazine writer and auto racer Brock Yates
Brock Yates

Brock Yates was executive editing of Car and Driver, an United States automotive magazine. He was a pit reporter for CBS Sports coverage of certain NASCAR Nextel Cup series races in the 1980s, including the Daytona 500....
 and fellow Car and Driver
Car and Driver

Car and Driver is an United States automobile enthusiast magazine. Its total Magazine circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hachette Filipacchi M?dias....
 editor Steve Smith in 1971, the run was not a real competitive race with high risks, but intended both as a celebration of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Interstate Highway System
Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System , is a list of highway systems with full control of access and no cross traffic in the United States that is named for United States President Dwight D....
 and a protest against strict traffic laws
Traffic code

File:Ohio Uniform Traffic Ticket.jpgTraffic code refers to the collection of local statutes, regulations, ordinances and rules that have been officially adopted in the United States to govern the orderly operation and interaction of motor vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians and others upon the public road road....
 coming into effect at the time.

As it was found out, the newly imposed 55 mph speed limit was actually slower than the quickest average speeds of point-to-point travels of Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker
Erwin George Baker

Erwin George "Cannon Ball" Baker was a motorcycle and automobile auto racing driver and organizer in the first half of the 20th century. Baker began his public career as a vaudeville performer, but turned to driving and racing after winning a dirt-track motorcycle race in Crawfordsville, Indiana in about 1904....
 in the first half of the 20th century. In 1933, Baker drove coast to coast in a Graham-Paige model 57 Blue Streak 8
Graham-Paige

The Graham brothers were successful businessmen, with interests in several industries. Their first business venture was in the manufacture of glass bottles....
, averaging greater than 50 mph, setting a 53 hour 30 minute record that stood for nearly 40 years. If this could be done by a single man driving on bad roads and through villages, a team of two or more experienced (and even professional race) drivers, driving a modern car on safer and wider intersection-free highways that bypass towns, should be able to do it quicker without taking unacceptable risks apart from getting a speeding ticket, by cruising at 90 to 100 mph.

Another motivation was the fun involved, which showed in the tongue-in-cheek reports in Car and Driver
Car and Driver

Car and Driver is an United States automobile enthusiast magazine. Its total Magazine circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hachette Filipacchi M?dias....
 and other auto publications worldwide.

The initial cross-country run was accomplished by Yates's son Brock Jr., Smith, and friend Jim Williams beginning on May 3, 1971. The first running was done in a 1971 Dodge
Dodge

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....
 Custom Sportsman van, called the "Moon Trash II". The race was run four more times, on November 15, 1971; November 13, 1972; April 23, 1975; and April 1, 1979. The most remarkable effort certainly was by American racing legend and winner of the 1967 24 hours of Le Mans
24 Hours of Le Mans

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is a sports car racing endurance racing held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Commonly known as the Grand Prix of Endurance, it is organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and runs on a Circuit de la Sarthe containing closed public roads that are meant not only to test a car and dr...
, Dan Gurney
Dan Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney is an American racing driver, race car constructor, and team owner.The son of a Metropolitan Opera star, he was born in Port Jefferson, New York, but moved to California as a teenager....
, winning the second run in a Ferrari Daytona
Ferrari Daytona

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4, better known by the unofficial name Ferrari Daytona, is a Gran Turismo automobile produced from 1968 to 1973. It was first introduced to the public at the Mondial de l'Automobile in 1968 and replaced the Ferrari 275 but, although it was also a Pininfarina design , the Daytona was radically different....
. Dan himself put it best, saying: "At no time did we exceed 175 mph." With Brock Yates as co-driver, it took them 35 hours and 54 minutes to travel 2863 miles at an average of approximately 80 mph, while collecting one fine. Snow in the Rockies
Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometre from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
 slowed them down considerably. The record for official Cannonballs is 32 hours and 51 minutes (about 87 mph), set in the final run by Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in a Jaguar XJS
Jaguar XJS

The Jaguar XJ-S is a luxury car grand tourer produced by the British manufacturer Jaguar Cars. The XJ-S replaced the legendary Jaguar E-type in September 1975, and was based on the Jaguar XJ....
 in April 1979.

After the original Cannonball races were halted, Car and Driver began to sponsor a legitimate closed-course tour, the One Lap of America
One Lap of America

The One Lap of America is a motorsports event in the United States that has been held since 1984. It is the successor to the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an underground auto race of the 1970s....
. Outlaw successors in the United States, Europe, and Australia continue to use the Cannonball name without Yates' approval.

The Race

The object of the Cannonball Baker was to leave the Red Ball Garage on East 31st Street in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
, later a venue in Darien, CT, (the now defunct Lock, Stock, and Barrel restaurant) usually after midnight, and drive to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach, California

Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. The population was 63,261 at the 2000 census....
 in the shortest time possible. Those were the only rules. Nothing was specified as to the route, type of vehicle, or maximum speed permitted. (There was a gentlemen's agreement
Gentlemen's agreement

A gentlemen's agreement is an informal agreement between two or more parties. It may be written, oral, or simply understood as part of an unspoken agreement by convention or through mutually beneficial etiquette....
 that the vehicle entered would be driven the entire distance - no having it transported on another vehicle, nor having an identical second vehicle stashed away, etc.) Speeding citations received along the way were the driver's responsibility and did not disqualify the vehicle (although having to stop to receive a ticket increased the vehicle's overall time).

The Cannonball Run was technically a race in that the fastest time was declared the "winner" and the results were announced in order of time, but times were not taken very seriously. And it was found that sheer speed frequently did not guarantee a first place finish.

Inspiration

The runs were inspired also from movies like the 1971
1971 in film

The year 1971 in film involved some significant events....
 film Two-Lane Blacktop
Two-Lane Blacktop

Two-Lane Blacktop is a 1971 road movie directed by Monte Hellman, starring singer-songwriter James Taylor, Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates, and Laurie Bird....
. A similar film, Vanishing Point, was released in theaters a few months before the first Cannonball.

The Cannonball runs gained notoriety after the 1972 run, but it was Time Magazine's May 5, 1975 story on the race that solidified it in the public consciousness. To the surprise of many, the hilarious reports in Car and Driver
Car and Driver

Car and Driver is an United States automobile enthusiast magazine. Its total Magazine circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hachette Filipacchi M?dias....
 were warmly received by the press and the public alike, rather than being condemned for being reckless.

Reportedly, the worst "accident" that occurred in all of the Cannonball runs was spilled lasagna aboard a motor home which made the trip in 57 hours, as Car and Driver
Car and Driver

Car and Driver is an United States automobile enthusiast magazine. Its total Magazine circulation is 1.31 million. It is owned by Hachette Filipacchi M?dias....
 Magazine detailed the November 1971 running in their March 1972 issue. That article was reprinted in its entirety in 2005, being chosen to represent the decade of the 1970s in the magazine's 50th anniversary series of article reprints.

However, in his memoir book about the races (see References, below), Yates reports that in the 1972 event, an all-female team consisting of Peggy Niemcek, Judy Stropus, and SCCA racer Donna Mae Mims ("The Pink Lady") suffered a crash near El Paso, Texas, resulting in a DNF (Did Not Finish.) The book contains a first-hand account by Mims, stating that their Cadillac stretched limousine veered off the road and rolled over after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. Although the car was totalled and Mims suffered a broken arm, no other vehicles were involved in the crash, and this was the only serious accident in all the Cannonball races.

Yates began working on a screenplay, originally to be titled "Coast to Coast", but was scooped by two unofficial films in 1976, Cannonball and The Gumball Rally
The Gumball Rally

The Gumball Rally is a 1976 in film film directed and co-written by Chuck Bail about a coast-to-coast road race. It was inspired by the actual Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash run held by Brock Yates that inspired several other movies, such as Cannonball with David Carradine, also from 1976....
. Eventually, an official Cannonball Run movie was made — Cannonball Run — and two sequels, Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II

See also Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy DashCannonball Run II is a 1984 comedy film released by Twentieth Century Fox....
 and Speed Zone!
Speed Zone!

Speed Zone!, also known as Cannonball Fever, released in 1989 in film, is the third and final installment of the The Cannonball Run series of movies....
, followed. A later USA Network
USA Network

USA Network is an United States cable television channel launched in 1977. The channel shows a variety of original and second-run programming, from syndicated TV series to edited Film....
 television program, Cannonball Run 2001
Cannonball Run 2001

Cannonball Run 2001 was a reality television series broadcast on the USA Network in 2001. It was inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, an outlaw road race of the 1970s which was the source for the famous Cannonball Run movies....
, was given official approval to use the name.

US Express

After the last Cannonball, Rick Doherty, a veteran of the 1979 and 1975 races, organized a successor, the U.S. Express. Doherty won the first U.S. Express with co-driver and famous game designer, Will Wright
Will Wright

William Wright is an American computer game designer and co-founder of the video game developer company Maxis, now part of Electronic Arts.The first computer game Wright designed was Raid on Bungeling Bay in 1984 but it was SimCity that brought him to prominence....
, at the wheel of a Mazda RX-7. Their time was 33 hours, 9 minutes. The U.S. Express ran to the Beach in Santa Monica, making it longer than the Cannonball. Despite the increased length, the fastest time recorded was 32 hours 7 minutes, in the 1983 race, 44 minutes faster than the fastest Cannonball, and the "official" cross-country record until it was broken in 2006. 1983 was the last year of the U.S. Express.

Legacy

Nearly thirty years after the last official Cannonball, the issues raised, and the possibility of a full or partial revival, are still of interest to some motorists. Yates, in his book, recalled declining offers ever since the last race to revive the concept, and gave a number of reasons it was unworkable, including increased police activity, increased legal liabilities on the part of any organizer, increased year-round traffic and expanding urban areas – as well as warning of the obvious dangers of a race on public roads. The Gumball 3000
Gumball 3000

The Gumball 3000 is an annual 3000 mile international rally which takes place on public roads, which travels around the world. Although set up as a rally with no official timing, or prizes for reaching checkpoints first, during the rally, some participants have been fined for speeding and other traffic offences by the police in countries th...
 gained publicity in the early 2000s as a similar event, held generally in Europe but in 2002 and 03 in America, but paced over several times as long and with no time-based winner. As reported in the New York Times on October 172007, the current unofficial record is 31 hours and 4 minutes, set by Alexander Roy and David Maher in 2006.

The 2008 documentary documents the 1983 and 2006 record-setting runs.

Results

+ indicates winners
* indicates overall record
Last nameFirst nameRunTimePlaceVehicleYear
AdamowiczTony236:472Chevrolet Van1971.5
AdelbertHarvey536:199Mercedes-Benz 300 D1979
AldenAl532:592Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.91979
AllenGerald536:2010Excalibur1979
AmmermanCraig445:3617Travco Motorhome1975
ArentzGary539:1019Jaguar XJS1979
ArmstrongKeith539:2020Chevrolet El Camino1979
ArmstrongTed539:2020Chevrolet El Camino1979
ArutunoffAnatoly449:3218Bristol 4101975
ArutunoffAnatoly540:3324Volvo 242 GT1979
AtwellJim438:567Porsche Carrera1975
AtwellJim542:2829Porsche Carrera1979
BakerClyde341:1513AMC Hornet1972
BakerTerry535:587Ferrari 308 GTS1979
BehrSteve239:036Dodge Van1971.5
BehrSteve +337:161Cadillac Coupe De Ville1972
BehrSteve438:033Dodge Challenger1975
BehrSteve542:2728Porsche 9281979
BellRoger558:0439Rolls Royce Silver Wraith1979
BerniusTerry544:1332Lotus Esprit1979
BlueDoug349:0425Chevrolet Monte Carlo1972
BrennanPeter59990:0045Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1979
BrioRoman +337:161Cadillac Coupe De Ville1972
BrockPete337:333Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL1972
BrodrickBill257:257Travco Motorhome1971.5
BrodrickBill344:4219Travco Motorhome1972
BrodrickBill445:3617Travco Motorhome1975
BrownBob337:262Dodge Challenger1972
BrownellDave561:5140Ford Panel Truck1979
BrowningBob540:3324Volvo 242 GT1979
BruertonEd237:485AMC AMX1971.5
BruertonEd339:428AMC AMX1972
BruertonTom237:485AMC AMX1971.5
BruertonTom339:428AMC AMX1972
BuffumJohn440:199Porsche Carrera1975
BuffumVicki440:199Porsche Carrera1975
CadyJack343:0216Ford Van1972
CampbellBill541:0026Ford Thunderbird1979
CanfieldBill +337:161Cadillac Coupe De Ville1972
CannataRichard444:2316Studebaker1975
CareyBob257:257Travco Motorhome1971.5
CarlsonTim440:3711Ford Van1975
CatalanoChristine535:176Mazda RX-71979
ChapinKim239:036Dodge Van1971.5
ClineRick +435:531Ferrari Dino 246 GTS1975
CooperBill538:5218Ferrari 308 GT 3501979
CorrizzoniTom349:0425Chevrolet Monte Carlo1972
Coumo?39990:0033Studebaker1972
CowellJack337:333Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL1972
CrabbePaul345:3921Opel Rallye1972
CripeTom544:1332Lotus Esprit1979
CrittendenJim536:008Buick Park Avenue1979
DainkoRainec340:5510Chevrolet Van1972
DavidsonStuart546:4836Ferrari 330 GT1979
DawnWes29990:008MGB GT1971.5
DawnWes339:357Chevrolet Vega1972
DawnWes438:164Mercedes-Benz 450 SL1975
DawnWes536:4912Cadillac Eldorado1979
De VanFred339:296Mazda RX-21972
DeftyPeter545:3233Chevrolet Suburban1979
DennerTom341:0612Chevrolet Vega1972
DennisonScott340:5510Chevrolet Van1972
DohertyRichard535:176Mazda RX-71979
DornsifeRod542:2728Porsche 9281979
DunajJon536:199Mercedes-Benz 300 D1979
DurstSteve39990:0027Chevrolet Vega1972
EgloffGeorge543:3230Suzuki 850 Motorcycle1979
EhrichTerry561:5140Ford Panel Truck1979
EpsteinWendy543:3230Suzuki 850 Motorcycle1979
EricksonMorris346:1722Opel Rallye1972
FasslerPaul537:2514Porsche 9301979
FaustDavid536:5113Chevrolet Malibu1979
FeinerFred39990:0033Studebaker1972
FeinerFred444:2316Studebaker1975
FergussonAlice342:0815Citroën DS 191972
FergussonJoe342:0815Citroën DS 191972
FernaldSteve440:3110Volvo 164 E1975
FieldDick532:592Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.91979
FischerPaul341:0111Ford Torino1972
FischerPaul440:5313Ford Torino1975
FogSteven534:074Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1979
FranklAndrew565:5541Ford Mini Truck1979
FranssonJoe344:4219Travco Motorhome1972
FuchsJohn341:1513American Hornet1972
GaffordTom545:3233Chevrolet Suburban1979
Gallagher?39990:0034Honda 6001972
GarbariniSteve348:2524Datsun 240 Z1972
GarcioneWilliam348:2524Datsun 240 Z1972
GilmartinRichard337:333Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL1972
GoodmanKirby536:5113Chevrolet Malibu1979
GouldRichard441:3515Oldsmobile Cutlass1975
GrahamPaul539:4522Chevrolet Camaro1979
GregoryFred59990:0045Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1979
GurneyDan +235:541Ferrari Daytona1971.5
Hammil?39990:0029Porsche 9111972
HarmstonEdwin558:0439Rolls Royce Silver Wraith1979
HarrisRichard39990:0033Studebaker1972
HarrisRichard444:2316Studebaker1975
HarrisonJohn59990:0044Lotus Esprit1979
HeinzDave +532:51* 001Jaguar XJS1979
HenryBill341:0612Chevrolet Vega1972
HeriskoRon236:563Cadillac Coupe De Ville1971.5
HickeyTom532:592Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.91979
HitchinsJohn565:5541Ford Mini Truck1979
HoneggerPierre439:228Mazda RX-41975
Hopkins `Danny338:024De Tomaso Pantera1972
HopkinsHoppy338:024De Tomaso Pantera1972
HoschekGero543:4731Jensen Interceptor1979
HougeLarry346:1722Opel Rallye1972
HourihanBob440:3110Volvo 164 E1975
HowlettJack438:456Buick Electra1975
HuntJim541:0026Ford Thunderbird1979
JamesDirk543:3230Suzuki 850 Motorcycle1979
JeanesWilliam445:3617Travco Motorhome1975
JellisonRich357:1926Chevrolet Corvette1972
JenkinsRichard338:375Alfa Romeo Giulia1972
JessenJohn357:1926Chevrolet Corvette1972
JessickPeter540:5325Chrysler1979
JohnsonDon39990:0031Austin Healey1972
JohnsonGary437:502Chevrolet Pickup1975
JonesDavid538:1017Chevrolet Blazer1979
Kendall-LaneFiona558:0439Rolls Royce Silver Wraith1979
Kendall-LaneStephen558:0439Rolls Royce Silver Wraith1979
Kenny?39990:0032Chevrolet Camaro Z 281972
KeplerFred39990:0032Chevrolet Camaro Z 281972
KeyRobert548:5337Shelby Mustang GT 3501979
KirbyJim536:4011Chevrolet Camaro Z 281979
KopecRich548:5337Shelby Mustang GT 3501979
KovaleskiOscar236:472Chevrolet Van1971.5
KovaleskiBob436:4011Chevrolet Camaro Z 281979
KozlowskiTom439:228Mazda RX-41975
LaneJohn537:3115Porsche 9281979
LeibDick344:5420Pontiac1972
LeonardTom537:4616Chevrolet Camaro Z 281979
LincolnSam349:0425Chevrolet Monte Carlo1972
LloydDavid536:008Buick Park Avenue1979
LockePete340:119Chrysler1972
LoveliBill541:0026Ford Thunderbird1979
LynchLeo39990:0030Porsche 9111972
LynchLeo438:395Porsche 9111975
MahlerJohn537:4616Chevrolet Camaro Z 281979
MarbutTom237:454Dodge Van1971.5
MargetPete341:4114Datsun 5101972
MarshallPierce536:5113Chevrolet Malibu1979
MartinCharles545:3233Chevrolet Suburban1979
MartinChauncey343:0216Ford Van1972
MartiniJeff439:228Mazda RX-41975
MartiniJeff536:4912Cadillac Eldorado1979
MayJack +435:531Ferrari Dino 246 GTS1975
MayoEdward538:1017Chevrolet Blazer1979
McCatheyCharlie536:199Mercedes-Benz 300 D1979
McConkeyRon440:4312Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1975
McCoyJack437:502Chevrolet Pickup1975
McCoyPeggy437:502Chevrolet Pickup1975
McPaul?39990:0029Porsche 9111972
McGovernJohn441:3515Oldsmobile Cutlass1975
McGovernJohn558:0439Rolls Royce Silver Wraith1979
McGrailTom344:4219Travco Motorhome1972
McGrailTom445:3617Travco Motorhome1975
McMeekanGeorge344:5420Pontiac1972
McPhersonGlen39990:0031Austin Healey1972
McWhorterDonald541:1727Chevrolet Corvette1979
McWhorterGerald541:1727Chevrolet Corvette1979
MenesiniDennis534:525Chevrolet Pickup1979
MenkeVern440:5313Ford Torino1975
MenzelMike59990:0046Fiat 1271979
MicekJohn540:5325Chrysler1979
MillerJames343:4518Bradley GT1972
MillerMark534:525Chevrolet Pickup1979
MillerRobin339:357Chevrolet Vega1972
MimsDonna Mae39990:0028Cadillac Limousine1972
MockettDoug540:5325Chrysler1979
MoodyDave341:0111Ford Torino1972
MooreBill540:5325Chrysler1979
MorinHolly239:036Dodge Van1971.5
MortonTom341:0111Ford Torino1972
MortonTom440:3313Ford Torino1975
MosesSam539:2921Ford Mustang Boss 3021979
MullenJim540:1123Ferrari SWB1979
MullenJoan540:1123Ferrari SWB1979
NeedhamHal590:0043Dodge Van1979
NehlTom441:3214Porsche 9111975
NergerUrsula543:4731Jensen Interceptor1979
NicholsJohn539:4522Chevrolet Camaro1979
NickelGil438:164Mercedes-Benz 450 SL1975
NiemcekBrad236:472Chevrolet Van1971.5
NiemcekBrad390:0027Chevrolet Van1972
NiemcekBrad440:3711Ford Van1975
NiemcekPeggi390:0028Cadillac Limousine1972
NunnSpike341:4114Datsun 5101972
O'BrienRobert441:3515Oldsmobile Cutlass1975
O'DonnellBill553:0038Cadillac Eldorado1979
OldsFred +337:161Cadillac Coupe De Ville1972
OldsFred440:3110Volvo 164 E1975
OpertLarry236:563Cadillac Sedan De Ville1971.5
PoggioMassimo590:0046Fiat 1271979
ParkerPal257:257Travco Motorhome1971.5
ParkerPal344:4219Travco Motorhome1972
ParkerPal445:3617Travco Motorhome1975
PashPhil257:257Travco Motorhome1971.5
PatchettKeith572:5442BMW R 90/6 Motorcycle1979
PearsonJack438:456Buick Electra1975
PeelerJim546:4836Ferrari 330 GT1979
PerlowBob290:008MGB GT1971.5
PfeiferS.347:2823Ford Pinto1972
PierceJeff533:423Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1979
PittJesse340:119Chrysler1972
PostonBecky237:454Dodge Van1971.5
PrentissLarry546:3735Porsche Carrera1979
PritchMark536:5218Ferrari 308 GT 3501979
PritzkerNate236:563Cadillac Sedan De Ville1971.5
PryorBill449:3218Bristol 4101975
PryorBill540:3324Volvo 242 GT1979
QuartararoTony546:4836Ferrari 330 GT1979
RaceDonald553:0038Cadillac Eldorado1979
RalstonBenjamin546:3735Porsche Carrera1979
RamseyJohn343:2817Ford Torino1972
RasmussenBuzz539:2020Chevrolet El Camino1979
ReganKen440:3711Ford Van1975
RichardsonTad535:176Mazda RX-71979
RiggsClyde536:4912Cadillac Eldorado1979
RobisonCharlie534:525Chevrolet Pickup1979
RoderDick340:5510Chevrolet Van1972
RomineChris535:587Ferrari 308 GTS1979
RosenblattJoel536:008Buick Park Avenue1979
RostBob338:375Alfa Romeo Giulia1972
RowzieDan438:395Porsche 911 RSR1975
RoyerLyle590:0043Dodge Van1979
SatulloSandy438:456Buick Electra1975
SatulloSandy536:4912Pontiac1979
SatulloStuart536:4912Pontiac1979
Satullo IISandy438:456Buick Electra1975
Satullo IISandy536:4912Pontiac1979
ScarlatoJerry445:3617Travco Motorhome1975
SchmittCharles553:0038Cadillac Eldorado1979
ScottDick390:0030Porsche 9111972
ScribnerDoug349:0425Chevrolet Monte Carlo1972
SellyeiLouis539:1019Jaguar XJS1979
SencenbaughJim545:3233Chevrolet Suburban1979
SenekiAlex546:3134Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.31979
ShugarsDave440:4312Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1975
SibioAlbert Jr.536:4011Chevrolet Camaro Z 281979
SimkinDaniel536:2010Excalibur1979
SmithGary539:4522Chevrolet Camaro1979
SmithKen534:525Chevrolet Pickup1979
SmithSteve +140:511Dodge Sportsman Van1971
SnyderMichael533:423Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1979
SolskiPaul339:296Mazda RX-21972
SporticheAlain546:3134Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.31979
SpreadburyBill347:2823Ford Pinto1972
StannerBud337:262Dodge Challenger1972
StantonChick438:567Porsche Carrera1975
StantonChick542:2829Porsche Carrera1979
Stephenson?390:0034Honda 6001972
StevensDavid536:2010Excalibur1979
StropusJudy390:0028Cadillac Limousine1972
TaayjesBob343:4518Bradley GT1972
TalbertR.A.344:5420Pontiac1972
TaylorJustus561:5140Ford Panel Truck1979
ThibeauJohn345:3921Opel Rallye1972
TrefethenJon343:2817Ford Torino1972
TruesdaleLoyal572:5442BMW R 90/6 Motorcycle1979
TurkovichBob440:3711Ford Van1975
UnkeferDuane343:0216Ford Van1972
VilleneuveJacques537:3115Porsche 9281979
VisniewskiScott538:1017Chevrolet Blazer1979
WalleRay439:228Mazda RX-41975
WardKen543:3230Suzuki 850 Motorcycle1979
WardSteve543:3230Suzuki 850 Motorcycle1979
WarnerBill441:3214Porsche 9111975
WatersRandy237:454Dodge Van1971.5
WeglarzDennis440:4312Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1975
WhitesideMark534:074Pontiac Firebird Trans Am1979
WilliamsJim+140:511Dodge Sportsman Van1971
WilliamsWillie538:1017Chevrolet Blazer1979
WilligGeorge539:2921Ford Mustang Boss 3021979
YarboroughDave +532:51 001Jaguar XJS1979
YatesBrock +140:511Dodge Sportsman Van1971
YatesBrock +235:541Ferrari Daytona1971.5
YatesBrock337:262Dodge Challenger1972
YatesBrock438:033Dodge Challenger1975
YatesBrock590:0043Dodge Van1979
YatesBrock, Jr. +140:511Dodge Sportsman Van1971
YatesPamela590:0043Dodge Van1979
ZiegelRobert537:2514Porsche 9301979
ZoeltnerAndreas543:4731Jensen Interceptor1979


External links

  • , Brad Niemcek on the 1971 race
  • about the 1979 event by a participant and other well-known auto writers of the era.