La Jornada Trabajosa
Bakersfield, California
SCCA Pro Rally Championship

June 23-24, 1979

Official Results * Stages


Final Results

79-NPR-5
Stages: 12
Total Miles: 347
Stage Miles:
Starters: 45 
Finishers: 29 
Organizing Region: Cal Club
Chairman: Wesley Gaede

FIN.  	CAR                                                        
POS.  	NUM. 	DRIVER/CO-DRIVER	HOMETOWN		SCCA REGION	MAKE		SCORE
 1      1 	John Buffum       	S. Burlington, VT	NER		Triumph TR7	11417
 	  	Fred Gallagher		England, UK		Guest

 2	7	Danny Goodwin        	Anchorage, AK           SFO		Fiat 131	11714	
            	Rod Sorenson            Sacramento, CA 		SFO

 3 	3	Rod Millen           	Newport Beach, CA      	CSCC		Datsun 510	11852
	   	Mark Howard		Newport Beach, CA	CSCC

 4	5	Jim Walker		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit		Fiat 131	11961
		Virginia Reese		Ann Arbor, MI		Detroit

 5 	9	Roy Donison		Gresham, OR		Oregon		Ply Fire Arrow	12327
		Doug Foster		Milwaukie, OR		Oregon

 6	2	Hendrik Blok		Los Angeles, CA		CSCC		Ply Fire Arrow	13091	
 		Damon Trimble 		Newark, CA 		CSCC 

 7	15	Ken White		Fremont, CA		Guest		Datsun 510	13115
		Gene Kaczmarek		Fremont, CA		Guest

 8	6	John Smiskol		Crystal Lake, IL	Milwaukee	Triumph	TR7	13160
 	   	Walt Krafft		Hinsdale, IL		Saginaw Valley

 9	32	Bendt Boldt 		Wofford Heights, CA 	Guest 		VW Buggy	13199
		Tom White		Orange, CA 		Guest 

10	26	Grant Johnson		El Sugundo, CA		CSCC		Plymouth Arrow	13382
		Brian Paul 		Burbank, CA             CSCC

11	36	Mike Gibeault		Ridgecrest, CA 		Guest 		Datsun 510	13397
		Lynette Allison		Corona, CA		Guest

12	22	Dave Tunison		Las Vegas, NV 		Las Vegas	Datsun 510	13635
		Alan Egleston		Las Vegas, NV 		Las Vegas 

13 	38	Kris Mellon		Lake Tahoe, CA 		Reno 		Dodge Colt	13773
		Bill Henderson		Sparks, NV		Reno

14	13	Jeff Earhart		Burbank, CA 		CSCC	 	Datsun 510	13909
		Bruce Finley		West Covina, CA 	CSCC	

15	33	Craig Stramler		Bakersfield, CA 	CSCC 		Plymouth Arrow	13912
		Ed Aparicia		Bakersfield, CA		CSCC

16	48	Bruce Davis		Sacramento, CA 		Oregon		Dodge Colt	14014
		Mike Neff		Sacramento, CA 		SFO

17	44	Ted Hocker		San Jose, CA 		Guest 		Plymouth Arrow	14037
		Julie Anderson		Manhattan Beach, CA 	Guest

18	25	Clint Heuring		Long Beach, CA 		CSCC 		Dodge Colt	14058
		Terry Cox		Rancho Palos Verde, CA  SFO

19	34	Mike Whitman		Ridgecrest, CA		Guest		Datsun 510	14085
		Ken Wahl		Ridgecrest, CA		Guest

20	10	Ron Hayslett		Las Cruces, NM 		Pan-Am 		Datsun 510	14278	
		Scott Visniewski	El Paso, TX 		Pan-Am 

21	19	Les Nelson		Seattle, WA 		NWR 		Datsun 510	14402
		Ron Barker		Grayland, WA		NWR

22	31	Rui Brasil		San Jose, CA 		Guest		Datsun 510	14731
		Jose Costa		San Jose, CA		Guest

23	45	Dwight Hampton		Arcadia, CA		CSCC		Ford Fiesta	14770
		Tom Gould III		Corona Del Mar, CA	CSCC

24	46	Ben Medeiros		Oakland, CA		Guest		Datsun 510	15479
		Walter Medeiros		Oakland, CA		Guest	

25	50	Roger Rapport		Mill Valley, CA 	SFO 		Datsun P/U	15648
		Steve Silsbee		Santa Ana, CA 		Guest 

26	18	Don Lindfors		Newport Beach, CA 	SFO		Ford Capri	15818
		Jeff Smith		Newport Beach, CA	Cal Club

27	27	Ralph Starr		Denver, CO 		Colorado 	Datsun 510	16891
		Regan Smolkovich	Denver, CO       	Colorado

28	40	Curt Rich		Houston, TX		Houston		Chevy Chevette	17501
		John Classen		Los Angeles, CA 	CSCC 

29	37	Danny Johnson		Hermosa Beach, CA 	CSCC	 	Plymouth Champ	21457
		Karen Johnson		Hermosa Beach, CA 	CSCC 

DNF	4	Eric Jones		Columbus, OH           	Ohio Valley	Datsun 510
		Harry Ward		Toledo, OH		NW Ohio

DNF	8	Bob Chandler		Seattle, WA		NWR		Datsun 240Z
		Phylis Chandler		Seattle, WA		Guest

DNF	12	Paula Beavis		Dana Point, CA 		SFO 		Plymouth Arrow 
		Tom Coleman		mission Viejo, CA	CSCC

DNF	14	George Kapetanakis	Van Nuys, CA		CSCC		Volvo 142
		Theresa Kapetanakis	Van Nuys, CA		CSCC	

DNF	16	Rod Koch		Norco, CA		CSCC		VW Baja
		Phil Thibodeau		Anaheim, CA		Guest

DNF	17	Pat McMahon		Huntington Beach, CA	SFO		Plymouth Arrow
		Dave Poston		Garden Grove, CA	SFO

DNF	20	Tom Sullivan		Brea, CA		CSCC		Datsun 510
		Ty Holmquist		Bonita, CA		Guest

DNF	21	Kenneth Smith		Northridge, CA		SFO		Datsun 510
		Jeffrey Burba		Quarta Hill, CA		SFO

DNF	23	Darold MacDannald	Keye, CA		Guest		Ford Ranchero
		Bill More		Inyokern, CA		CSCC

DNF	28	Robert Gillard		Littleton, CO		Guest		Subaru Wagon
		Kris Scroggins		Denver, CO		Guest
	
DNF	30	Art Kaser		South Bend, IN		SB		Datsun 240Z
		Norman Gable		North Manchester, IN	Guest		

DNF	39	Bill Straw		Bakersfield, CA		Guest		Datsun 1200
		Greg Fullmer		Bakersfield, CA		CSCC

DNF	41	Roger Allison		Corona, CA		Guest		Datsun 510
		Mike Vieire		Riverside,CA		Guest	

DNF	42	Al Perez		Pleasent Grove, UT	Utah		Plymouth Arrow
		Jim Johnson		Mentone, CA		Guest

DNF	47	Lawrence Ford		Sierra Madre, CA	Guest		Renault R-8
		Kim Ford		Fountain Valley, A	Guest

DNF	51	Leonard Jensen		San Gabriel, CA		CSCC		Datsun 1200
		Walt Baranger		Anaheim, CA		SFO



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