Sno*Drift Rally
Grayling, Michigan
SCCA PRO Rally Championship

December 8-9, 1979

Official Results


79-NPR-11
Total Miles: 256
Stage Miles:  85
Stages: 16
Starters: 48
Finishers: 31
Organizing Region: Detroit
Chairman: Jim Mickle
Press Release
													Total
O/A	Car								SCCA Region/	Make of 	Penalty
Pos.	No.	Seed	Driver/Co-Driver	Hometown/State		Guest Status	Vehicle		Points 
1	1	FIA	Taisto Heinonen		Langley, BC		CASC		Toyota Celica    9894
			Tom Burgess		Burnaby, BC		CASC		 

2	3	1	Doug Leverton		London, Ont		CASC		Datsun 510	10223
			Greg Wilkinson		London, Ont		CASC

3	4	1	Scott Harvey		Rochester, MI		Detroit		Dodge Aspen	10322
			Randy Graves		W. Long Branch, NJ	Cent. Penn.

4	21	4	Garry Henderson		Dearborn Hts., MI	Guest		Jeep CJ-7	10374
			Mark VanLoo		Royal Oak, MI		Guest

5	6	2	Guy Light		Midland, MI		SVR		AMC Jeep	10428
			Jim Brandt	 	Lake Odessa, MI		WMR

6	5	2	Brian Rebney		Saginaw, MI		SVR		Datsun 510	11090
			Debbie Boris		Grand Rapids, MI	SVR

7	52		Randy Black		Mississauga, Ont	CASC		Datsun 510	11092
			Don Craig		Dollard des Ormeaux, Qu	CASC

8	35	5	Curt Spicer		Saginaw, MI		SVR		Saab 99		11239
			Dennis Rueter		Saginaw, MI		SVR

9	15	4	Gary Hays		Traverse City, MI	SVR		Datsun 610	11281
			David Stone		Big Rapids, MI		SVR

10	2	FIA	John Buffum		S. Burlington, VT	NER		Triumph TR8	11301
			Doug Shepherd		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit

11	27	4	George Beckerman	Mt. Carmel, IL		S. Indiana	Dodge Colt	11475
			Doris Beckerman		Mt. Carmel, IL		S. Indiana

12	23	4	Bruce Fisher		Lansing, MI		SVR		Datsun 240Z	11551
			Tom Bell		E. Lansing, MI		SVR

13	17	4	Dave Nicholas		Mishawaka, IN		S.Bend		Dodge Colt	11662
			Norm Gable		N. Manchester, IN	Ft.Wayne

14	18	4	Mark Hardymon		Columbus, OH		OVR		Dodge Colt	11683
			Tom Drake		Columbus, OH		OVR

15	10	3	Kris Mellon		Kings Beach, CA		Reno		Plymouth Arrow	11904
			Cam Warren		Santa Barbara, CA	Cal Club	

16	39	5	John VanWyk		Howard City, MI		WMR		IH Scout	12134
			Dave Parps		Kalamazoo, MI		WMR

17	14	4	Ron Docie		Columbus, OH		OVR		Plymouth Arrow	12142
			Scott Hughes		Loveland, OH		Cinci

18	40	5	Dave Paisley		Toronto, Ont		CASC		Datsun 280Z	12256
			Larry Flint		Mississauga, Ont	CASC

l9	8	3	Garrett Harbron		Indianapolis, IN	Indy		Plymouth Arrow	12589
			R.N. Folger		Dayton, OH		WOR

20	28	5	Jeff Boris		Grand Rapids, MI	WMR		Ford Capri	12637
			Darleen Boris		Grand Rapids, MI	WMR

21	13	4	Richard Robnett		Troy, MI		Detroit		Opel Rallye	12650
			Gary Christensen	Mt. Clemens, MI		Detroit

22	37	5	Tom Ottey		Columbus, OH		OVR		Datsun 510	12724
			Howard Beattie		Columbus, OH		OVR

23	24	4	Dave Hagedorn		Germantown, TN		MidSouth	Saab 99 GL	12829
			Dennis Kopcial		Memphis, TN		MidSouth

24	42	6	John Truer		Lansing, MI		Guest		Saab 96		12895
			Kelly Brandt		Lake Odessa, MI		WMR

25	50	6	Joe Alexander		Blacklick, OH		OVR		Merc. Benz 250  12961
			Mark Dawley		Columbus, OH		OVR		

26	32	5	Robert Wolf		Eastlake, OH		NEOhio		Toyota Celica	12965
			Jim Sweeney		Cleveland, OH		NEOhio

27	46	6	Casey Kronson		Dayton, OH		Wabash Valley	Datsun 240Z	13794
			Ildiko Marcus		Xenia, OH		Wabash Valley

28	33	5	Henry Krolikowski	Wyandotte, MI		Detroit		Dodge Colt	13812
			John Scorof		Wixom, MI		Detroit

29	48	6	Alan Arnold		Colgate, WI		Milw		Fiat X-1/9	14228
			Bruce Beauvais		Grand Rapids, MI	Guest

30	47	6	John Gray		Toledo, OH		NWOR		Datsun 510	14356
			Bob Armstrong		Perrysburg, OH		NWOR

31	41	6	Bill Huller		Midland, MI		SVR		Datsun 510	14365
			Jon Nykamp		Essexville, MI		SVR

DNF	 7	2	Bob Hourihan		W. Bloomfield, MI	Las Vegas	Mitsubishi Lancer
			Iain Tugwell		Alden, NY		Guest

DNF	 9	3	Jon Woodner		Washington, DC		San Francisco 	Triumph TR8
			Jerry Hinkle		Columbia, MD		Guest

DNF     11	3	Marek Baranski		Brooklyn, NY		Guest	 	Mazda RX2
			Ginny Reese		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit

DNF	12	4	Kim DeMotte		Imperial, MO		St. Louis 	Saab 99
			Jerry Brett		St. Louis, MO		St. Louis

DNS	16	4	Niall Leslie		Mississauga, Ont	Guest
			Don House		Mississauga, Ont	Guest

DNF	19	4	Charles Fortino		Alma, MI		Guest		Datsun 510
			Steve Sands		Midland, MI		Saginaw Valley

DNF	20	4	David Schipper		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit		Dodge Colt
			Rosemary Kloosterman 	Ypsilanti, MI		Detroit

DNF	22	4	Richard Pilczuk		Big Rapids, MI		Western MI	VW Beetle
			Bruce Felde		Grand Rapids, MI	Guest

DNF	25	4	Gary Kowalski		South Bend, IN		South Bend	AMC Hornet
			Richard Gehring		South Bend, IN		Wabash Valley

DNF	26	4	Phil Pilcher		Memphis, TN		Mid-South	Saab 99
			Tom Mitchell		Memphis, TN		Mid-South

DNF	29	5	David Martino		Madison Hts, MI		Guest		Saab 96
			Steve Maynard		Troy, MI 		Guest 

DNF	30	5	Michael Bell		Rochester, MI		Guest		Opel Manta
			David Conlin		Birmingham, MI		Guest

DNF	31	5	David Cady		Buffalo, NY		WNY		Plymouth Arrow
			Len Picton		W. Seneca, NY		Guest

DNF	34	5	Pat Nowak		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit		Mercury Capri II
			John Erickson		Roseville, MI		Detroit

DNS	36	5	Greg Wilkinson		London, Ont		Guest
			TBA

DNF	43	6	Toni Sullivan		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit		Dodge Colt
			Cheryl Zilch		Stanton, MI		Guest

DNF	44	6	Robert Gilliard		Littleton, CO		Guest		Subaru
			Dan Kosak		Bedford, OH		Guest

DNF	45	6	Debra Rosin		Saginaw, MI		Guest
			Sue Sanderson		Saginaw, MI		Guest

DNF	49	6	Mike Purzycki		Fenton, MI		Guest		Willys Jeep
			Ken Middleton		Holly, MI		Guest

DNS	51	6	Charles Safley		Davison, MI		Sag. Valley	Saab 96
			TBA


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