Happiness Is Sunrise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
SCCA Pro Rally Championship

August 11, 1979

Entry/Start List * Official Results * Stages * SCCA Press *


Final Results

79-NPR-06
Stages: 10
Total Miles: 200
Stage Miles: 140
Starters: 63
Finishers: 35
Entry Fee: $75.00
Organizing Region: Western New York
Chairman: Walt Kammer

O/A   Car							SCCA Region/	Make of 	Penalty
Pos.  No. Seed	Driver/Co-Driver	Hometown/State		Guest Status	Vehicle		Points 
 1     1  FIA 	John Buffum      	S. Burlington, VT	NER		Triumph TR8	11733 
	  	Doug Shepherd 	    	Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit

 2     3   1	Jim Walker		Ann Arbor, MI	 	Detroit		Fiat Brava	12247
		Ginny Reese		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit	

 3     8   2	Tom Tolles		Ann Arbor, MI	 	Finger Lakes	Volvo 142	12383
	   	Jean Rizor		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit

 4     4   1    John Chalmers	   	Findlay, OH		NW Ohio		Dodge Colt     12887
		Phil Schmidt	    	Maumee, OH		NW Ohio

 5    48   5  	Jon Woodner		Washington, DC	 	San Francisco	Triumph TR8    13050
		Jerry Hinkle	    	Columbia, MD		Guest

 6    11   2    Rich Schneider	    	Dix Hills, NY	 	NER		Toyota Celica	13160
		Mel Leeds		Brookline, MA		NER

 7     2  FIA 	Eric Jones		Columbus, OH 	 	Ohio Valley	Datsun 510	13320
		Roger Sieling	    	Columbus, OH 		Ohio Valley

 8     9   2    Roy Donison		Gresham, OR		Oregon		Plymouth Arrow 	13642
		Doug Foster		Milwaukie, OR		Oregon

 9    27   3  	Steve Dorr		Merrimack, NH	 	NER		Datsun 510	13672
		Sally Dorr		Merrimack, NH		NER

10    34   4    Clyde Gray		Tonawonda, NY	 	WNY		VW Rabbit	13760
		Bob Geleta 		Woburn, MA		Guest

11    13   3	Larry Schmidt	    	Rochester, MI  	 	Detroit		Dodge Colt	14032
	   	Joe Andreini	    	St. Clair, MI		Detroit

12     5   1	John Smiskol	    	Crystal Lake, IL	Milwaukee 	Triumph TR7	14038 
	   	Walt Krafft		Hinsdale, IL		Saginaw Valley

13    28   4	Bill Dodd		Amherst, OH		Northeast Ohio 	Ford Capri	14047
		Charles Birkline				Guest

14    18   3   	Gary Cluett		Kitchener, ONT	 	Guest		Datsun 710	14068
		Les Taylor		Scarborough, ONT	Guest

15    24   3    Mark Hardymon	    	Columbus, OH	 	Ohio Valley	Dodge Colt	14147	
		Tom Drake		Columbus, OH		Ohio Valley

16    26   3	Dick Turner		Lancaster, TX    	Texas 		IH Scout 	14158
	   	Tom Grimshaw	    	Lewisville, TX		Texas

17    25   3  	Phil Pilcher	    	Memphis, TN		Mid South 	SAAB 99		14322
		Francis Brown Douglas   Memphis, TN		Mid South

18    12   3	Bruno Kreibich          Ridgewood, NY 	 	New York	Porsche 911	14373	
           	Scott Hughes	    	Loveland, OH		Cincinnati

19    21   3  	Jim Pepper		Guilford, CT	 	NER		SAAB 99		14397
	   	Dave Polmon		Southbury, CT		NER

20    37   4  	Tom Ottey		Columbus, OH	 	Ohio Valley	Datsun 510	14408
	   	Howard Beattie	    	Columbus, OH		Ohio Valley

21    36   4  	Alexander Liversidge    Burlington, VT	 	NER		SAAB 99		14480
	  	Linda Wilcox	    	Burlington, VT		NER

22    63   5  	Kris Mellon             Kings Beach, CA	 	Reno		Plymouth Arrow 	14727
		Carolyn Eaton	    	Ann Arbor, MI		New York

23    19   3	Dan Thiel		Rochester, NY	 	Finger Lakes	Volvo 142	14905
		Andy Mayfield	    	Arcade, NY		Finger Lakes

24    30   4  	Dave Nicholas	    	Mishawaka, IN	 	South Bend 	Dodge Colt	15358
		Marvin J. Miller	Bristol, IN		South Bend 

25    64   5  	Rodney J. Mitchell      Barnegat, NJ	 	Guest		Datsun 510	15412
		Arthur R. Mendolia      Suffern, NY		New York

26    56   5   	Calvin A. Landau	Coraopolis, PA 	 	NER		Mercury Capri	15433
		Karen Landau	    	Coraopolis, PA 		NER

27    33   4	Mark Everett	    	White Plains, NY	New York	Ford Escort	15573
		Wayne Brooks	    	White Plains, NY	New York

28    44   4  	Ken Burt		Hicksville, NY	 	New York	Datsun 510	15717
	   	Ken Greco		Lodi, NJ		NNJ

29    49   5	Ann Jones		Elma, NY   		Western NY	Chev. Chevette	15732
		Kelvin Jones	    	Elma, NY   		Western NY

30    55   5  	Robert Thiel      	Rochester, NY	 	Finger Lakes	Datsun 510	15757
		Gregory Spacher	    	W. Henrietta, NY	Guest

31    42   4  	K. Davieson Annis	Ashland, MA		NER		Audi Fox	15813
	   	James Blumenfeld	Weston, MA		NER
	
32    62   5  	James Miner   	    	Crofton, MD		Wash DC 	BMW 2002	17357
		Clyde Freeman	    	Bowie, MD		Wash DC

33    43   4   	Wm. Kenneth Houseal	Lansdale, PA	 	Philadelphia	Ford Fiesta	16607
	   	Diane E. Houseal	Lansdale, PA		Philadelphia

34    51   5  	Henry Krolikowski	Wyandotte, MI	 	Detroit		Dodge Colt	18443
		John A. Purchak	    	Southgate, MI		Guest

35    60   5  	Larry L. Ward	    	Toledo, OH		Northwest Ohio  Datsun 260Z	19198
		Bill Bauman Jr.	    	Toledo, OH		Northwest Ohio

       6   1  	Wayne Baldwin	    	Waldwick, NJ   	 	NER		Volvo 142	DNF
	   	Debra Baldwin	    	Waldwick, NJ 		NER

       7   2  	Rod Millen              Newport Beach, CA    	Cal Club 	Datsun 510	DNF
	   	Mark Howard		Newport Beach, CA 	Cal Club 	

      10   2  	Rich Swenson	    	Montclair, NJ	 	Guest		Datsun 240Z    	DNF
		Rod Hendricksen	    	Clinton, NJ		South Jersey

      14   3  	Jon Davis		Houghton, MI	 	Detroit		SAAB 99		DNF
	   	Harry Ward		Toledo, OH 		N.W. Ohio

      15   3  	Garrett Harbron         Indianapolis, IN	Indy 		Plymouth Arrow 	DNF
		R. Nick Folger	    	Dayton, OH		Western Ohio

      16   3  	Kim DeMotte		Imperial, MO		St. Louis 	Datsun 510	DNF
	   	Bill Couch              Dunkirk, IN		Guest

      17   3	Ron Docie		Columbus, OH	 	Ohio Valley	Plymouth Arrow	DNF	
		Iain Tugwell	    	Alden, NY		Guest

      20   3  	Dave Beck		Springfield, IL	 	St. Louis 	Datsun 510	DNF
		Lloyd Johnson	    	Springfield, IL		St. Louis 

      22   3  	Stephen E. Obert	Hamden, CT		NER	 	Datsun 510	DNF
		Harry M. Handley	Westport, CT		NER

      23   3   	George Beckerman        Mt. Carmel, IL	 	S. Indiana	Plymouth Arrow 	DNF
		Doris Beckerman	    	Mt. Carmel, IL		S. Indiana

      29   4  	Walter Margolis	    	Avon Lake, OH	 	NE Ohio		Dodge Colt	DNF
		Gary Yoder		Bay Village, OH		NE Ohio

      31   4 	Tony Kloosterman	Hamilton, ONT	 	Guest		Toyota Celica 	DNF
		David Long		Hamilton, ONT		Guest

      32   4  	Greg Wilkinson	    	London, ONT		Guest 		Datsun 510	DNF
		Rick Hayman		London, ONT		Guest

      35   4  	Jim Scorse	     	Rochester, NY	 	Finger Lakes	Opel GT		DNF
 		Brian O'Connor	    	Lewis Run, PA		Guest

      38   4 	Ed Brennan		Trenton, NJ		NNJ 		SAAB 99		DNF
		Bill Reynolds	    	Mercerville, NJ		NNJ

      39   4  	John R. Soltesz	    	Oregon, OH		Northwest Ohio 	BMW 2002	DNF
		Ellen Honsperger	Fremont, OH		Northwest Ohio

      40   4  	Jason J. Parks	    	Hightstown, NJ	 	NNJ		SAAB 99		DNF
		Gregory S. Grobels	Mercerville, NJ		NNJ

      41   4  	Stephen Herzog	    	S. Meriden, CT	 	NER		Triumph TR7	DNF
		James Rivera	    	Higganum, CT		NER

      45   4  	Anthony Lee		Owensboro, KY	 	Mahoning Val	Chev. Chevette 	DNF
		Bill Lutton	 	Union City, NJ		Guest
      
      46   4  	John Lewis Doviak	Holcomb, NY		Finger Lakes 	Datsun 510	DNF
		Robert L. Kreger	Rochester, NY		Finger Lakes

      47   5  	Robert C. Schaffner	State College, PA	Central PA  	SAAB 96		DNF
		Gregg J. Mambourg	Lexington, OH		Guest

      50   5  	Casey Kronson	    	Dayton, OH	       	Wabash Valley  	Datsun 240Z	DNF
		Steve Caldwell	    	Vandalia, OH		Guest

      52   5  	Bruce R. Ryder	    	Buffalo, NY		Western NY	Renault R5	DNF
	    	Len Picton		West Seneca, NY		Western NY

      53   5  	Andrew J. Wos	    	Clifton, NJ		NNJ	 	Datsun 510	DNF
		John Hoholick	    	Clifton, NJ		Guest

      54   5  	Alan Arnold	 	Colgate, WI	 	Milwaukee 	Fiat X1/9	DNF
		Theo Mesu		Mukwanago, WI		Milwaukee

      57   5  	Don DeRose		Grand Island, NY	Guest 		SAAB 96		DNF
		Janice Stranc	    	Cheektowaga, NY		Guest

      59   5  	Chip Weiss		Wilks-Barre, PA	 	Guest		Datsun 510	DNF
		Bill Taylor		Clarks Summit, PA	Guest

      61   5  	John T. Gray	    	Toledo, OH	 	Northwest Ohio 	Datsun 510	DNF
		Bob Armstrong	    	Perrysburg, OH		Northwest Ohio

      58   5  	Sylvia A. Zalla	    	Andover, MA		Guest	 	Volvo 142      	DNS
		Bob Miller		Woburn, MA		Guest

           5  	Eric Ford		Dallas, TX		Texas 		Chev. Corvair  	DNS
		Mark R. Long	    	Richardson, TX		Texas

 	   5  	Don Baker Jr.	    	Akron, OH		Guest 		VW S Beetle	DNS
		T. O. Baulory	    	Canton, OH		Guest



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