Mark Donohue in the Penske Camaro had things all his way lapping 2nd place Jerry Titus twice.
Titus has passed Revson as REvson locks brakes on his Javelin. That is the way they would finish,
Jerry Titus pushed the Javelin of Peter Revson hard in the only left turn on the Lime Rock course. . Dick Bauer/Bob Huber Volvo 122 stays far to the right letting the faster cars through.
Peter Revson, the 1967 Lime Rock winner is showing some wheel marks on his Javelin. Revson came third, 1 lap behind Jerry Titus. Resvson took the fight to Donohue for the first half of the 3 hour race but the Camaro proved to strong and reliable.
Fuel stop in the 3 hour race. Crew member pours water on the spilled gasoline. No fire suit, no helmet, canvas shoes. Pit manager holds Revson as the LR tire is being changed.
NASCAR all star and legend David Pearson was a dnf for the Shelby Team. Old Shel brought in several “star” drivers to wheel the #1 car. Ford decided the factory would build the motors for 1968 and they were not good.
George Follmer was scheduled to drive the #4 Javelin but it suffered terminal problems in practice and never started.
The winning U2 liter Porsche 911 of Tony Adamowitz was 4th overall and far ahead of the 2nd place 911.
Horst Kweck in the Alfa did not have a great day. Still running at the finish but 12th overall and 7th under 2 liters.
The drivers meeting prior to the race. Donohue is falling asleep and others body language is saying “let’s go racing”.
Jerry Titus was Shelby’s #! driver in ‘68. Titus finished 2nd. The body damage you see is pretty typical of any car Titus raced. A character and hard charging driver.
1969 TRANS AM PROGRAM
Sam Posey wins filling in for Peter Revson in the Shelby Mustang. Always a threat to win at Lime Rock in any type of car.
Intra Ford fight for the lead. Swede Savage filling in for Parnelli Jones chased Posey and took a well deserved 2nd.
Canadian John Cannon drove the Bud Moore Mustang usually piloted by Peter Revson to 4th place as Mustangs took 3 of the top 4 places.
Posey was a fill in but determined to win this race. He did not dominate but held the lead throughout with unbelievably consistent laps despite the heat, slick track and competition.
Yes that is a Penske Camaro but driven to 3rd by Ohio Bob Johnson. BARC always liked Johnson. A happy guy and a fierce competitor in Cobra’s Corvettes or anything else you put him in.
Ron Hunter in his privateer AMC Javelin took a nice 9th overall with a steady run.
Tony A to Z Adamowitz would win the under 2 liter class in this 911 and finish an amazing 7th overall.
Peter Gregg was getting quicker in his Brumos Porsche 911. He had problems but finished 7th under 2 liters. It would not stay that way throughout the season and Peter Perfect won races all year.
Gregg purchased Brumos Porsche in 1965. Brumos became world famous and sadly, the name ended in 2016.
The #6 Camaro, driven by Californian Ed Leslie was a dnf when his driveshaft fell out after a pit stop. Mark Donohue along with Parnelli, Revson andGeorge Follmer were all at Indy this weekend.
Horst Kweck in the Shelby #2 Mustang got in only 19 laps and was the first car out.
Ron Grable in the #3 AMC Javelin went well running as high as 3rd. Grable nearly passed out from heat as the car had no ventilation. He remained in the pits for dozens of laps until he recovered to finish 20th.
John Martin in the second AMC factory Javelin. Martin dropped out early and was prepared to take over for Grable but the rules would not allow it.
The Firebirds were the new kids on the block. The ‘67 Champon Jerry Titus was running his own team after leaving Ford. Not a good race for Titus as he dnf’d.
A second shot of Jerrty Titus’ Firebird. His team was T-G Racing. His partner was Canadian Terry Godsall. The car was basically a Camaro with Firebird bodywork hung.
Don Yenko went Trans Am racing in 1969 in, what else, a Camaro. Things did not go well for this venture with few good results. At Lime Rock his string of dnf’s continued.
The Amazing Judy Stropus on her timing stand. As was her amazing ability, Judy scored and timed the entire race by hand.
Newt and Ann Davis - Newt looking directly at the camera lived in Lime Rock and were the proprietors of the Lime Rock Lodge. Infamous with racers in the 60’s.
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