Trans Am Program Cover
The Cougars take off. Revson is substituting for Parnelli and wins easily. Ed Leslie in the second Bud Moore Mercury is 2nd
The old, dirt Lime Rock paddock we visited so often. The crew is under Revson’s Cougar. Note what was a “modern” block restroom in the background.
Revson gets very sideways in the esses and Leslie has gone off exiting Big Bend. Nobody else in sight.
Mark Donohue in the Camaro, note no big Sunoco sponsorship as yet, finished an excellent second.
Bud Moore crew works hard on Leslie’s car. That is Moore in the blue jacket making sure things go well. Although he qualified on the pole, Leslie had brake troubles near the end and finished 5th.
Milt Minter’s Mustang. Milt was well back in 14th. Note early gravity refueling rig with huge hose.
The Carliss & Schall Barracuda was co-driven by Steve Durst to complete 181 laps in 17th. Durst is still racing in vintage cars.
Dick Thompson in a Grady Davis Mustang. Doc was involved in the first lap accident with Bob Johnson and had his hood pop up. They got it back down but the car retired early.
Bob Johnson drove this blue Mustang with his familiar #33 but the car was hit on the first lap and barely made it back to the paddock with broken suspension, where it was retired.
Dockery Ford sponsored Bob Grossman in yet another Mustang. Ford wanted to win the TransAm and supported a lot of cars. Mercury nearly beat them. Grossman got in 60 laps before the car retired.
The #69 Hilton Racing Team next to the Minter Mustang. That’s Milt in the blue drivers suit at the very right edge of the photo. The left coast cars were paddocked together.
The Hilton car with Scooter Patrick in from California heads back on track with Horst Kweck’s Alfa going by. Patrick and Don Pike finished 7th.
Canadian Craig Fisher in the Cat Skinners Camaro raced 140 laps before the car failed.
Local Ford dealer, Corcoran from Wellsley, Mass brought this red mustang. We think Steve Brownstein was the driver and brought it to 10th place.
Joie Chitwoods Chargin Cherokee white Camaro. This photo shows it was there, but it does not show up in results.
Horst Kweck took this under 2 liter Alfa to 5th overall. The Alfa was quick and Lime Rock favors handling as much as power.
Kweck is in for fuel, but not as much as the big V8’s needed which helped him to 5th place.
Jim Haynes co drove this Alfa. Despite the damage the car was still going at the finish and completed 200 laps.
Gus Andrey proudly shows his RRDC sticker on this Alfa. The car only finished 45 laps before dropping out.
The yellow Cortina races past its brother #28. BARC driver Fred Stevenson was in the #28 during practice when it broke a hub.
Burt Everett was 2nd under 2 liter and 6th overall in the Holbert racing 911. Bob Holbert always used #14 and it carried on here.
Bob Bailey and John Kelly drove this 911 to 8th overall and 3rd under 2 liters.
The soon-to-be-famous Peter Gregg in the iconic #59 Brumos Porsche 911. Peter Perfect did not have a great day finishing 5th under 2 liters and 11th overall.
Gregg sits calmly with a cup of water while the crew hoists a 10 gallon dump can to refuel.
While Fred Opert was more known for formula cars, he and Hans Zieries drove this 911. But not for long. They completed only 4 laps.
Another shot of the Opert 911. Cars were very stiff in those days and you can see the RF wheel just coming off the ground.
Bill Bowman was involved in a 3 car wreck in the consolation race along with Roger Barr and Charlie Cunningham.
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