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Danville 300

Virginia International Raceway, Danville, Virginia

Date: 18/4/1971
Track length: 5.150 m
Attendance: 10.000
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 24
Finishers: 22

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 300 miles,
Average speed: 121,31 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: IMSA GT
Car info:  

 

Peter Gregg started his stranglehold on IMSA in style, since he won the opening round overall, partnered by Haywood, in his VW-Porsche 914/6 GT. Although Heinz in the Corvette was faster, he had to make a pit stop after a spin, to repair his bent clutch arm. Heinz had built up an early lead (33 seconds after 22 laps), but Gregg closed in again until he was 9 seconds behind, waiting for the error - which finally came.


GTO, GTU, TO, TU, A and B
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 59 Brumos Porsche
VW-Porsche 914/6
Peter Gregg, USA
Hurley Haywood, USA
1991 B6 GTU 94 laps, 3:44.55,0 2      
2 1 57  
Chevrolet Corvette
Dave Heinz, USA
  V8 GTO 93 1 2.18,7    
3 2 29 Meaney
VW-Porsche 914/6
Ralph Meaney, USA
Steve Behr, USA
1991 B6 GTU 89        
4 3 61  
Porsche 911 S
Pete Harrison, USA
Sam McLaughlin, USA
1991? B6 GTU 87 4      
5 4 66  
Porsche 911
Jack Rabold, USA
1991? B6 GTU 84        
6 1 11  
BMW
Byron Morris, USA
Clint Abernethy, USA
    IMSA B 79        
7 1 23  
Datsun 510
George Alderman, USA
Roger Blansfield, USA
1800 L4 IMSA A 76        
8 2 17  
Audi 100 LS
Hugh Heishman, USA
Jon Krogsund, USA
Bill Davis, USA
1871 L4 IMSA A 74        
9 3 53  
Datsun 510
Ron Lockart, USA
Wayne Lockart, USA
Dennis Dougherty, USA
1800 L4 IMSA A 67        
10 4 6  
Fiat 850
Paul Stimson, USA
Clark Stimson, USA
843 L4 IMSA A 66        
11 5 77  
Datsun 510
Steve Coleman, USA
Grover Sawyer, USA
1800 L4 IMSA A          
12 1 71  
Opel
Amos Johnson, USA
Roger Mandeville, USA
? (Whit Diggett, USA)
  L4 TU          
DNF 5 31  
Porsche 911
Jim Locke, USA
1991 B6 GTU   3     Oil leak
DNF 6 5  
Austin Healey Sprite
John Cavin, USA
1293? L4 GTU          
DNF 2 38  
Fiat 124S
Paul Fleming, USA
1438? L4 TU          
DNF 7 81  
Volvo P 1800
H.W. Alexander, USA
Bill Hennecy, USA
1778 L4 GTU          
DNF 1 21  
AMC Javelin
Robert Hennig, USA
Richard Staples, USA
  V8 TO          
DNF 2 15  
Chevrolet Corvette
Mel Shaw, USA
Cress Taylor, USA
  V8 GTO          
DNF 8 67  
Triumph TR4
Derek Sims, USA
Howard Smith, USA
1991 L4 GTU          
DNF 3 32  
Austin Mini Cooper S
Joe Richardson, USA
Fred Willard, USA
1293 L4 TU          
DNF 9 46  
Porsche 911 S
Bob Beasley, USA
1991? B6 GTU   5      
DNF 10 1  
Porsche 911 S
Michael Keyser, USA
1991? B6 GTU          
DNF 4 98  
Austin Mini Cooper S
Alan Kline, USA
Jerry Baird, USA
1293 L4 TU          
DNF 6 3  
BMC Mini Cooper S
Wolfgang Christian, USA
1293 L4 IMSA A