Pirelli Happiness Is Sunrise
NARA Rally Championship
Olean, New York
August 13-15, 1976

Entry List * Official Results * Stages


Final Results

NARA Sanction: 76-5
Event Miles: 350
Stage Miles: 140.98
Stages: 15
Starters: 62
Finishers: 32
Organizing Group: Western New York Pro Rally Committee Inc
Chairman: 

Results courtesy of: Dave Cady


FIN. 	CAR       
POS. 	NUM. 	SEED 	DRIVER/CO-DRIVER  	HOMETOWN			MARQUE			SCORE
 1   	1   	1    	John Buffum       	South Burlington, VT      	Porsche Carrera		174.12
               		Vicki Dykema      	Shelburne, VT 

 2   	6   	2    	Eric Jones        	Columbus, OH           		Datsun 510      	185.96
               		Mike Chern        	Hilliard, OH

 3  	12   	3    	Andy Falkiewicz   	Brantford, ON          		Toyota          	189.39
               		Angus Chisholm    	Ottawa, ONT

 4  	15   	3    	John Chalmers     	Findlay, OH            		Datsun 510      	189.61
               		George Bittner    	Columbus, OH 

 5  	17   	4    	Don Jankowski     	Farmington, MI         		Dodge Colt      	192.09
               		Ray Thompson      	Birmingham, MI 

 6  	24   	4    	Joel Beyerle      	Troy, MI               		Dodge Cokt		194.37
               		Larry Schmidt     	Rochester, MI

 7  	67        	Walt Wagner       	East Lansing, MI         	Datsun 240Z  		200.70
               		Roger Culbert     	Jackson, MI 

 8  	10   	2    	Vic Wejer         	Mississauga, ON        		Toyota          	205.69
               		Jean Monette      	Quebec 

 9  	25   	4    	Rich Schneider    	Dix Hills, NY          		Datsun 510      	205.84
               		Jeff Becker       	Great Neck, NY 

10  	39   	5    	Bryn Cook         	Westhil, ON            		Dodge Colt      	208.13
               		John Carr         	Downsview, ON 

11   	9   	2    	Tom Tolles        	Alexandria, VA         		Volvo 142S    		208.26
               		Virginia Reese    	Ann Arbor, MI 

12  	38   	5    	Jerry Sproat      	Columbus, OH           		Toyota Corolla  	211.01
               		Bob Griffith      	Columbus, OH 

13  	58   	5    	Bill Dodd         	South Amherst, OH          	Ford Capri           	212.17
               		Jack Weese        	Berea, OH  

14  	23   	4    	William Stead     	Scotts, MI             		Dodge Colt      	213.87
               		Thomas Dinkelmann 	Royal Oak, MI

15  	22   	4    	Thom O'Connor     	Voorheesville, NY      		SAAB 96         	216.12
               		Ron Sinclair      	Stoney Creek, ON 

16  	56   	5    	Bruno Kreibich    	Ridgewood, NY     		VW Karmann Ghia 	218.59
               		Charles Walla     	Belrose, NY  

17  	37   	5    	Scott Bergo       	Farmington, MI         		BMW 2002            	218.97
               		John Grimshaw     	West Bloomfield, MI

18  	28   	4    	Gordon McCallum   	Limehouse, ON          		Fiat 124SC      	219.36
               		Linda McCallum    	Limehouse, ON 

19  	32   	5    	Roger Krieger     	Birmingham, MI         		Opel Manta            	219.91
               		David Lancaster   	Troy, MI 

20  	46   	5    	David Schipper    	Ann Arbor, MI          		Volvo 122S          	220.29
               		Jim Kloosterman   	Belleville, MI 

21  	36   	5    	James Vozga       	Eggertsville, NY       		Datsun 510      	222.05
               		Don Kwiatkowski   	Buffalo, NY

22  	35   	5    	Dick Robnett      	Troy, MI               		Opel Manta           	222.06
               		John Huber        	Troy, MI

23  	53   	5    	John Luttenberger 	Kitchener, ON          		Datsun 510      	222.56
               		Bruce Popplow 

24  	30   	5    	Garret Harbron    	Indianapolis, IN       		Mazda RX2           	223.01
               		Warren Smock      	Brownsburg, IN 

25  	45   	5    	Don Rathgeber     	Livonia, MI            		Ford Mustang 		224.00
               		Paul Bacina       	Allen Park, MI

26  	16   	4    	John Townsend     	Gibraltar, MI         		Chevy Camaro 		229.90
               		Rick Shue         	Taylor, MI 

27  	51   	5    	Rudy Kren         	Berea, OH              		Datsun 510      	231.10
               		Buck Harper       	Berea, OH 

28  	33   	5    	Les Taylor        	Scarborough, ON        		Datsun 510      	233.52
               		Mike Koch         	Kitchener, ON  

29  	34   	5    	Fred Olds         	Grosse Pointe Park, MI 		Datsun 510      	241.66
               		Jim McDonald      	Troy, MI 

30  	27   	4    	Don Sherman       	New York, NY           		Cosworth Vega   	243.56
               		Mel Berger        	New York, NY

31  	50   	5    	Stewart Levin     	Southfield, MI         		Dodge Colt      	247.40
               		Joe Andreini      	St.Clair Shores, MI

32  	57   	5    	Dave Sampson      	Chilicothe, OH         		Toyota  Celica         	258.06
               		Byron Senff       	Chillicothe, OH 

DNF  	63   	6    	Charles Levine    	Liverpool, NY          		Volvo 122S   
               		Nick Julian       	Baldwinsville, NY

DNF  	54   	5    	Denny McCarthy    	Big Rapids, MI         		Chevy Vega 
               		Nils Erickson     	Grandville, MI 

DNF  	47   	5    	Joe DeLuca        	Morristown, NJ         		Mazda RX2
               		Scott Hughes      	Somerville, NJ 

DNF   	3   	1    	Scott Harvey      	Rochester, MI          		Dodge Colt 
               		Dave Cady         	Buffalo, NY  

DNF  	14   	3    	Rich Swenson      	Montclair, NJ          		Datsun 240Z      
               		Rod Hendricksen   	Rahway, NJ

DNF  	66        	Brent McFadyan                           		Datsun 510    
               		Craig Jehu        	Newmarket, ON 

DNF  	13   	3    	Brian Rebney      	Saginaw, MI            		Datsun 510     
               		Clark Bond        	Bay City, MI 

DNF  	31   	5    	Terry Ayres       	Alma, MI               		Datsun 240Z
               		Dan Beean         	Alma, MI

DNF  	55   	5    	Ken Osburn        	Grosse Point Woods, MI 		Datsun 620
               		Kit DeFever       	Grosse Pt. Park, MI

DNF  	40   	5    	William Burdette  	Columbus, OH           		BMW 2002  
               		Gary Stevens      	Columbus, OH 

DNF  	62   	6    	Fred Stafford     	Medford, MA            		VW Rabbit  
               		Rich Anderson     	Northboro, MA 

DNF  	42   	5    	Ralph Starr       	Columbus, OH           		Datsun 510    
               		Roger Sieling     	Columbus, OH 

DNF  	11   	2    	Randy Black       	Don Mills, ONT         		Datsun 510   
               		Fred Baker        	Westhil, ON 

DNF  	19   	4    	Dan Thiel         	Rochester, NY          		Volvo  142S   
               		Andy Mayfield     	Rochester, NY 

DNF  	43   	5    	Osamu Yamada      	Willowdale, ONT     		Datsun 510   
               		Terrence Lou-Hung 	Don Mills, ONT

DNF   	4   	1    	Gene Henderson    	Pinckney, MI           		Jeep CJ-7    
               		Ken Pogue         	Detroit, MI  

DNF  	44   	5    	George McDowell   	Brooklyn, NY           		Datsun 510    
               		Terry Musson      	Keyport, NJ  

DNF  	59   	5    	Pete Deierlein    	Syracuse, NY           		VW Rabbit  
               		Bruce Judd        	Fayetteville, NY 

DNF   	2   	1    	Bob Hourihan      	Northville, MI         		Porsche Carrera   
               		Doug Shepherd     	Ann Arbor, MI 

DNF   	5   	1    	Jim Walker        	Ann Arbor, MI          		Volvo 142S         
               		Joe LeBeau        	Midland, MI 

DNF   	8   	2    	Guy Light         	Bay City, MI           		SAAB 99   
               		Don Jeckel        	Saginaw, MI 

DNF  	29   	5    	Eric Bray         	Akron, OH              		Chevy Vega   
               		Gary Holt         	Niles, OH 

DNF  	41   	5    	Loyal Jodar       	Petoskey, MI           		Ford Capri  
               		J.Jon Wickens     	Livonia, MI 

DNF  	48   	5    	Mark Hardymon     	Columbus, OH           		Datsun  510
               		Norm Gable        	North Manchester, IN 

DNF  	49   	5    	Tom Hamilton      	Cleveland, OH          		SAAB 99      
               		Jim Sweeney       	Cleveland, OH

DNF  	52   	5    	Don DeRose        	Grand Island, NY       		Fiat 124SC   
               		William DeRose 

DNF  	60   	6    	Ken Burt          	Hicksville, NY         		Datsun 510
               		Richard Gunther   	Northport, NY  

DNF  	61   	6    	Malcolm Ream      	Alexandria, VA         		Renault     
               		William Packard   	Falls Church, VA  

DNF  	64   	6    	Leonard Putz      	Cleveland, OH          		Ford Capri        
               		Tom Schmidt       	Berea, OH 

DNF  	65   	6    	Frank Pope        	Indianapolis, IN       		Datsun 610     
               		Richard Kraus  

DNS   	7   	2    	Hendrick Blok     	Manhattan Beach, CA    		Plymouth Arrow 
               		Erick Hauge       	Sacramento, CA 

DNS  	18   	4    	Walt Kammer       	Williamsville, NY      		Datsun 510     
               		Ron Kwiatkowski   	Cheektowaga, NY 

DNS  	20   	4    	Milo Forstl       	Barrie, ON             		Toyota       
               		Gary Murakami     	Barrie, ON

DNS  	21   	4    	Wayne Eaton       	Ann Arbor, MI          		VW 1302S      
               		Carolyn Eaton     	Ann Arbor, MI 

DNS  	26   	4    	Al Schmit         	Fort Lee, NJ          		VW 1302S         
               		Jim Damerell      	Bronx, NY 



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