Sunriser 400 Forest Rally
Chillicothe, Ohio
SCCA Pro Rally Championship

September 23-24, 1978

Official Results * Stages * Press Release


Final Results
78-NPR-6
Stages: 29
Total Miles: 413
Stage Miles: 135
Starters: 63
Finishers: 37
Organizing Region:Ohio Valley
Chairman:Richard D. Paddock

FIN.  	CAR                                                        
POS.  	NUM. 	DRIVER/CO-DRIVER	HOMETOWN		SCCA REGION		SCORE		MAKE
 1	60	Jim Walker		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit			15347		Volvo 142S	
		Virginia Jane Reese	Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit

 2	63	John K. Chalmers	Findlay, OH		NW Ohio     		15664		Dodge Colt
		William J. Potvin	Toledo, OH		NW Ohio     

 3	1	John Buffum		S. Burlington, VT 	NER			15723		Triumph TR-7
		Doug Shepherd		Southfield, MI		Detroit

 4	23	Graham J. Thompson	Greenwich, CT		New York		16184		Volvo 142S	
		Jeffery Becker		Greenwich, CT		New York

 5	2	Eric Jones		Columbus, OH		Ohio Valley		16301		Datsun 510	
		Roger Sieling		Columbus, OH		Ohio Valley

 6	64	Taisto Heinonen		Langley, BC		Guest			16393		Toyota Celica
		David Orrick		Lancaster, ENG		Guest

 7	57	Don Jankowski		Farmington, MI		Detroit 		16641		Dodge Colt	
		Ken Nowak		Detroit, MI		Guest

 8	6	Ralph Brooks, Jr.	Palos Heights, IL	Guest			16714 		Datsun 260Z
		Richard Messal		Bolingbrook, IL		Guest

 9	3	Hendrik Blok		Los Angeles, CA		San Francisco		16777		Plymouth Arrow	
		Harry M. Handley	Westport, CT		NER

10	13	Bruno Kreibich		Ridgewood, NY		Guest			16790		VW Beetle	
		Scott G. Hughes		Loveland, OH		Guest

11	55	Roger B. Krieger     	Birmingham, MI     	Detroit   		16901		Opel Manta	
		David R. Lancaster	Troy, MI		Guest

12	32	Larry Schmidt    	Rochester, MN     	Detroit    		16984		Dodge Colt  	   
		Tom Wreesman          	Troy, MI      		Detroit     

13	26	Phil Linne		Mansfield, OH		Mid-Ohio 		17273		Datsun 510	
		John McCarter		Mansfield, OH		Guest

14	59	Al J. Schmit       	Fort Lee, NJ 		NNJ     		17276		VW 113     	
		Robert Gomez 		Roslyn Hts, NY		NNJ

15	16	Joseph L. Reilly    	Kinnelon, NJ       	Guest			17304		Datsun 240Z  	
		Mike Pease         	Butler, NJ    		Guest       

16	33	Robert W. Schneider	Sylvania, OH		NWOR			17654		VW Rabbit	
		Michael Puffenberger	Fostoria, OH		NWOR

17	18	Phil Pilcher		Memphis, TN		Mid-South 		17.796		SAAB 99 EMS	
		Tom Mitchell		Memphis, TN		Mid South		

18	56	Fred Olds       	Grosse Pt Park, MI	Guest      		17937 		Datsun 510 	
		Jim Mickle              Utica, MI     		Saginaw, Det  

19	31	Robert Townsend		Urbana, IL		Cen. IL 		18052		Datsun 510	
		Alan Doughty		Palatine, IL		Cen. IL	

20	14	Dan Thiel		Rochester, NY		Guest			18204		Volvo 142S	
		Andy Mayfield		Rochester, NY		Finger Lakes     

21	43	Dave Beck		Springfield, IL		St. Louis		18359		Datsun 510	
		Randy Stokes		Springfield, IL		St. Louis

22	17	Garrett L. Harbron	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis 		18585		Mazda RX2	
		Clyde Parrott		Columbus, OH		Guest

23	48	Curtis L. Spicer	Saginaw, MI		Saginaw Valley		18637		SAAB 96		
		Donald Hill		Saginaw, MI		Guest

24	12	Jim Scorse		Rochester, NY		Finger Lakes 		19100		Opel GT		
		Brian O'Conner		Rochester, NY 		Guest

25	36	Richard Rudolph		Bloomingdale, IL	Guest			19154		Datsun 510	
		Tom Kummer		Chicago, IL		Guest

26	22	Floyd Ray Shrader	West Memphis, AR	Mid-South 		19296		SAAB 99	
		Norm Floyd		Memphis, TN		Mid-South 

27	58	John M. Townsend	Gibraltar, MI		Guest			19472		Chev Camaro	
		Steve Fernald          	Grosse Point, MI       	Guest               

28	35	Fred T. Stafford	Santa Monica, CA	Guest			19929		Triumph TR7	
		Richard Anderson	Littleton, MA		New England

29	39	Jim Holdner		Grapevine, TX		Texas			20200		SAAB 96		
		Suzanne French		Grand Prairie, TX	Guest

30	38	J. Alan Larsen		Girard, OH		Guest			20870		Porsche 911	
		Larry Datesh		Warren, OH		Guest

31	8	Kim DeMotte             Imperial, MO    	St. Louis    		21158		Datsun PL510 	
		Carolyn Hall            St. Louis, MO   	St. Louis    

32	29	Gerald Stem		Cincinnati, OH		Guest			21196		Opel GT		
		James W. Crist		Washington C.H., OH	Guest			

33	50	James McNabb		Urbana, IL		Guest			21517		Datsun 510	
		J. Richard Flood	Champaign, IL		Guest

34	49	John R. Soltesz		Oregon, OH		Northwest Ohio		21746		BMW 2002	
		Paul Fizer		Sylvania, OH		Guest

35	25	Mark Hardymon		Columbus, OH		Ohio Valley 		22796		Dodge Colt
		Thomas S. Drake		Columbus, OH		Guest

36	67	Jerry Cushing		Chillicothe, OH		Guest			21223		Plymouth Valient	
		Dennis D. Clark		Chillicothe, OH		Guest

37	45	Mark A. Bowers		Salem, VA		Guest			27230		Opel Manta	
		John D. Bell		Spirit Lake, IA		Guest

DNF	28	Paul E. Jaeger		Akron, OH		Northwest Ohio				Ford Capri
		Terry Bauldry		Uniontown, OH		Guest

DNF	44	Anthony Lee		Owensboro, KY		Mahoning Valley				Chevy Chevette
		Kendall Cranston	Circleville, OH		Guest

DNF	7	Thomas A. Tolles	Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit					Volvo 142S
		Jean H. Rizor		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit	

DNF	29	R. D. Ostrander		Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis				Mazda R100
		Don Schlensker		Westfield, IN		Guest

DNF	10	Gary Kowalski		South Bend, IN		South Bend				AMC Hornet
		Dennis Zmyslc		South Bend, IN		South Bend	

DNF	37	Robert P. Thiel		Rochester, NY		Guest					Fiat Sport
		Stephen Kittelberger	Rochester, NY		Finger Lakes

DNF	24	D. Scotty Welch		Willoughby, OH		Northeast Ohio				Toyota Celica
		Margery Welh		Willoughby, OH		Guest

DNF	40	Stephen R. Baker	Memphis, TN		Mid-South				Volvo PV544
		Tom Parker		Memphis, TN		Mid-South

DNF	66	Jeff Hilleary		Dublin, OH		Guest					Datsun 510
		Nancy Hilleary		Dublin, OH		Guest	

DNF	68	Don Rathgeber		Livonia, MI		Guest					Ford Mustang
		Paul R. Bacina		Allen Park, MI		Guest

DNF	62	Dick Robnett		Troy, MI		Guest					Opel Manta
		John H. Huber		Troy, MI		Guest		

DNF	46	Robert W. McGee		Chillicothe, OH		Guest					VW Type 1
		Wayne T. O'Bryant	Chillicothe, OH		Guest	

DNF	30	Michael Folsom		Shelburne, VT		New England				Plymouth Arrow
		Manja Yirka		Burlington, VT		New England

DNF	9	David Hagedoen		Memphis, TN		Mid-South				SAAB 96
		Dennis Kopcial		Memphis, TN		Guest

DNF	49	M. E. Halley		Hallet, OK		NEOKLA					Chevy Vega
		Arthur G. K. Horn	Tulsa, OK		NEOKLA

DNF	61	Bill Maher		Rochester, NY		Finger Lakes				Volvo 142
		Donald DeRose		Grand Island, NY	Guest

DNF	54	Steve Nowicki		New Berlin, WI		Milwaukee				Datsun 510
		David A. Huepochen	Green Bay, WI		Milwaukee

DNF	53	R. Nick Folger		Dayton, OH		Guest					Datsun 510
		Ildiko Marcus		Faifborn, OH		Wabash

DNF	51	Jeffrey McGee		Chillicothe, OH		Guest					VW Beetle	
		David N. Shelton	Chillicothe, OH		Guest	

DNF	15	Rich Schneider		Dix Hills, NY		New England				Toyota Celica
		Wayne Brooks		White Plains, NY	Guest

DNF	65	Eric Ford		Richardson, TX		Texas					Chevy Corvair
		Earl Hammond		Rowlett, TX		Guest

DNF	41	Dave Edwards		Akron, OH		NE Ohio					Datsun PL510
		Tim Mills		Akron, OH		Guest

DNF	5	Brian Rebney		Saginaw, MI		Guest					Datsun PL510
		Tom Bell		East Lansing, MI	Saginaw Valley

DNF	20	James Dale		Springfield, IL		St Louis				Fiat 128
		Lloyd Johnson		Springfield, IL		St Louis

DNF	4	John Smiskol		Crystal Lake, IL	Milwaukee				Datsun 260Z
		Walt Kraft		Hinsdale, IL		Saginaw Valley

DNF	34	John A. Daubenmier	Canton, MI		Detroit					Datsun 510
		Stanley P. Schumann	Granville, OH

DNS	19	John L. Doviak		Holcomb, NY		Finger Lakes				Datsun 510
		Robert L. Kreger	Rochester, NY		Guest					




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