1979 Can-Am Stats | Racing Years

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Drivers

1	Jacky Ickx	5
2	Keke Rosberg	2
3	Alan Jones	1
4	Bobby Rahal	1
5	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	6
2	Newman-Freeman Racing	3
3	U.S. Racing	1

Cars

1	Lola T333CS - Chevrolet	6
2	Spyder NF-11 - Chevrolet	3
3	Prophet - Chevrolet	1

Drivers

1	Keke Rosberg	7
2	Bobby Rahal	2
3	Jacky Ickx	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Newman-Freeman Racing	7
2	U.S. Racing	2
3	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	1

Cars

1	Spyder NF-11 - Chevrolet	7
2	Prophet - Chevrolet	2
3	Lola T333CS - Chevrolet	1

Drivers

1	Keke Rosberg	4
2	Bobby Rahal	2
3	Jacky Ickx	2
4	Alan Jones	1
5	Howdy Holmes	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Newman-Freeman Racing	5
2	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	3
3	U.S. Racing	2

Cars

1	Spyder NF-11 - Chevrolet	5
2	Lola T333CS - Chevrolet	3
3	Prophet - Chevrolet	2

Drivers

1	Tim Evans	10
2	Keke Rosberg	10
3	Geoff Lees	10
4	Gary Gove	10
5	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	10
6	Bill Tempero	9
7	Jacky Ickx	9
8	Bobby Brown	9
9	Rocky Moran	9
10	Al Holbert	8
11	Horst Kroll	8
12	John Gunn	7
13	John Morton	7
14	Michael Allen	7
15	Randolph Townsend	6
16	Peter Smith	6
17	Bobby Rahal	6
18	Duane Eitel	5
19	Vern Schuppan	5
20	Tony Cicale	5
21	John Sorbello	5
22	Robert Nelkin	5
23	E. B. Lunken	4
24	Dean Dietrich	4
25	Leonard Janke	4
26	Michael Brayton	4
27	Chris Strong	4
28	Howard Kelly	4
29	Rick Villate	3
30	Randy Lewis	3
31	John McCormack	3
32	Gerre Payvis	3
33	Chuck Smith	3
34	Richard Guider	2
35	Michael Hall	2
36	James Woodruff	2
37	Roman Pechmann	2
38	John Timken	2
39	Tom Jones	2
40	Mike Roche	2
41	Price Cobb	2
42	Garth Pollard	2
43	Alan Jones	2
44	Bertil Roos	2
45	Charlie Kemp	2
46	Gary Hirsch	2
47	Geoff Brabham	2
48	George Follmer	2
49	Jim Gustafson	2
50	Hurley Haywood	2
51	Jay Jacobs	2
52	Jeff Miller	2
53	Rick Knoop	1
54	Jerry Hansen	1
55	Tom Spalding	1
56	Bill Henry	1
57	Bob Allen	1
58	Steven Payne-Herbert	1
59	Bob Nagel	1
60	Brad Frisselle	1
61	Robert Dugo	1
62	Robert Douglas	1
63	Danny Johnson	1
64	Hugh Kleinpeter	1
65	Dave Hoover	1
66	Don Kehr	1
67	Joe Salyer	1
68	James Gutfreund	1
69	Patrick McGonegle	1
70	Patrick Gaillard	1
71	Gordon Hamilton Jr.	1
72	Hal Whipple	1
73	Howdy Holmes	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Newman-Freeman Racing	27
2	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	12
3	Diversified Engineering Services	10
4	Racing Team VDS	10
5	Hogan Racing Ltd.	10
6	U.S. Racing	9
7	American Spirit Racing	9
8	Bobby Brown Racing	9
9	Bill Tempero Racing	9
10	Horst Kroll Racing	8
11	Gunn´s Godies	7
12	John Morton Racing	6
13	Red Roof Inns	6
14	Cicale Champion Racing	5
15	E-K Racing	5
16	Janke Auto Co.	4
17	RVR Inc.	3
18	Vasek Polak Racing	2
19	Titan-Woodruff Brothers	2
20	Genoa Racing	2
21	Essex Racing Service	2
22	United Racing Ltd.	2
23	Roche Racing	2
24	N.S.F.Racing	2
25	Wendy´s Thomas Barrett	1
26	Roman Pechmann Racing	1
27	Midwest Federal	1
28	Pete Lovely VW	1

Cars

1	Lola T333CS - Chevrolet	55
2	Spyder NF-11 - Chevrolet	27
3	Lola T332 - Chevrolet	17
4	Lola T290 - Ford	12
5	Hogan HR-001 - Chevrolet	10
6	Chevron B26 - Ford	10
7	Lola T332C - Chevrolet	9
8	Prophet - Chevrolet	9
9	GG-5 - Chevrolet	7
10	Bobsy 2L - Ford	6
11	Lola T294 - Ford	6
12	Chevron B28 - Chevrolet	6
13	Ralt RT1 1/2 - Hart	5
14	Lola T332CS - Chevrolet	5
15	Sorbello GM5 - Chevrolet	5
16	Lola T333CS-VDS - Chevrolet	5
17	Elfin MR8A - Chevrolet	5
18	DRL Hawke 79	4
19	Lola T332 RNF - Chevrolet	4
20	Chevron B36 - Ford	4
21	Wolf Brayton 001 - Chevrolet	4
22	March 73S - BMW	3
23	Lola T296 - Ford	3
24	Chevron B19/21 - Ford	3
25	Lola T332CS-TT2 - Chevrolet	3
26	McLaren M23 - Repco	3
27	Lola T294/6 - Ford	2
28	Chevron B27 - Ford	2
29	March 741 - Chevrolet	2
30	Chevron B25 - Ford	2
31	Schkee DB2 - Chevrolet	2
32	Porsche 908/02	2
33	Lola T496 - Ford	2
34	Chevron B21/23 - Ford	2
35	Lola T430 - Chevrolet	2
36	Chevron B21 - BMW	2
37	March 73S - Ford	1
38	March 73A - Chevrolet	1
39	Lola T333 - Chevrolet	1
40	SSE 003 - Ford	1
41	Lola B.A.D. 1 - Chevrolet	1
42	Lola T212 - Ford	1
43	Spartan MK3-B - Chevrolet	1
44	Frissbee - Chevrolet	1
45	Ralt CCK	1
46	Lola T292 - Ford	1
47	Chevron B24 - Chevrolet	1
48	Lola T300 - Chevrolet	1
49	Chevron B26/31 - Ford	1
50	Jackal	1

Drivers

1	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	8
2	Jacky Ickx	6
3	Geoff Lees	5
4	Bobby Rahal	4
5	Keke Rosberg	4
6	Al Holbert	1
7	Alan Jones	1
8	Vern Schuppan	1

Entrants / Teams

1	Newman-Freeman Racing	12
2	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	7
3	Racing Team VDS	5
4	U.S. Racing	4
5	Hogan Racing Ltd.	1

Cars

1	Spyder NF-11 - Chevrolet	12
2	Lola T333CS - Chevrolet	9
3	Prophet - Chevrolet	4
4	Lola T333CS-VDS - Chevrolet	3
5	Hogan HR-001 - Chevrolet	1
6	Elfin MR8A - Chevrolet	1

Drivers

1	Gary Gove	449
2	Jacky Ickx	441
3	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	440
4	Geoff Lees	419
5	Tim Evans	415
6	Keke Rosberg	399
7	Bobby Brown	354
8	Bill Tempero	340
9	Horst Kroll	309
10	Al Holbert	280
11	John Gunn	272
12	John Morton	264
13	Rocky Moran	232
14	Bobby Rahal	217
15	Michael Allen	212
16	Vern Schuppan	204
17	Randolph Townsend	196
18	Tony Cicale	177
19	Robert Nelkin	160
20	Michael Brayton	160
21	Howard Kelly	159
22	Dean Dietrich	128
23	Peter Smith	122
24	Chris Strong	114
25	Randy Lewis	113
26	E. B. Lunken	98
27	Hurley Haywood	88
28	Leonard Janke	87
29	Charlie Kemp	86
30	Roman Pechmann	82
31	Gerre Payvis	76
32	Michael Hall	76
33	Duane Eitel	72
34	Bertil Roos	71
35	Geoff Brabham	66
36	George Follmer	64
37	John McCormack	63
38	Alan Jones	62
39	Gary Hirsch	57
40	Jeff Miller	55
41	Howdy Holmes	48
42	Patrick Gaillard	46
43	Rick Villate	41
44	Hal Whipple	41
45	Bob Nagel	38
46	Tom Spalding	38
47	Dave Hoover	29
48	Price Cobb	29
49	Chuck Smith	28
50	John Timken	28
51	John Sorbello	21
52	Jerry Hansen	19
53	Rick Knoop	18
54	Danny Johnson	18
55	Brad Frisselle	16
56	Gordon Hamilton Jr.	15
57	Bob Allen	11
58	James Gutfreund	10
59	Joe Salyer	7
60	Mike Roche	5
61	James Woodruff	5
62	Jim Gustafson	4
63	Robert Douglas	4
64	Steven Payne-Herbert	2
65	Tom Jones	0
66	Bill Henry	0
67	Robert Dugo	0
68	Richard Guider	0
69	Don Kehr	0
70	Garth Pollard	0
71	Patrick McGonegle	0
72	Hugh Kleinpeter	0
73	Jay Jacobs	0

Entrants / Teams

1	Newman-Freeman Racing	1083
2	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	528
3	Racing Team VDS	419
4	Diversified Engineering Services	415
5	Bobby Brown Racing	354
6	U.S. Racing	346
7	Hogan Racing Ltd.	346
8	Bill Tempero Racing	340
9	Horst Kroll Racing	309
10	Gunn´s Godies	272
11	American Spirit Racing	232
12	John Morton Racing	199
13	Cicale Champion Racing	177
14	Red Roof Inns	122
15	Vasek Polak Racing	88
16	Janke Auto Co.	87
17	United Racing Ltd.	76
18	E-K Racing	72
19	Pete Lovely VW	49
20	Wendy´s Thomas Barrett	48
21	RVR Inc.	41
22	Roman Pechmann Racing	37
23	Essex Racing Service	28
24	Midwest Federal	19
25	Roche Racing	5
26	Titan-Woodruff Brothers	5
27	Genoa Racing	0
28	N.S.F.Racing	0

Cars

1	Lola T333CS - Chevrolet	2030
2	Spyder NF-11 - Chevrolet	1083
3	Lola T290 - Ford	497
4	Chevron B26 - Ford	449
5	Lola T332 - Chevrolet	425
6	Hogan HR-001 - Chevrolet	346
7	Prophet - Chevrolet	346
8	Lola T332C - Chevrolet	340
9	GG-5 - Chevrolet	272
10	Elfin MR8A - Chevrolet	204
11	Lola T333CS-VDS - Chevrolet	193
12	Ralt RT1 1/2 - Hart	177
13	Wolf Brayton 001 - Chevrolet	160
14	Lola T332 RNF - Chevrolet	159
15	DRL Hawke 79	128
16	Lola T332CS - Chevrolet	124
17	Bobsy 2L - Ford	122
18	Lola T294 - Ford	119
19	Lola T332CS-TT2 - Chevrolet	106
20	Chevron B21 - BMW	88
21	Schkee DB2 - Chevrolet	84
22	March 73S - BMW	75
23	Chevron B28 - Chevrolet	72
24	Chevron B27 - Ford	71
25	Chevron B36 - Ford	65
26	McLaren M23 - Repco	63
27	Porsche 908/02	57
28	Lola T496 - Ford	55
29	Lola T333 - Chevrolet	45
30	Spartan MK3-B - Chevrolet	41
31	Lola T300 - Chevrolet	29
32	Chevron B19/21 - Ford	28
33	Lola T296 - Ford	28
34	March 73S - Ford	23
35	Sorbello GM5 - Chevrolet	21
36	Chevron B24 - Chevrolet	18
37	Frissbee - Chevrolet	16
38	SSE 003 - Ford	11
39	Lola T292 - Ford	10
40	Chevron B26/31 - Ford	7
41	Lola T430 - Chevrolet	5
42	Jackal	4
43	Lola T212 - Ford	4
44	Ralt CCK	0
45	Lola T294/6 - Ford	0
46	Chevron B25 - Ford	0
47	Lola B.A.D. 1 - Chevrolet	0
48	March 73A - Chevrolet	0
49	March 741 - Chevrolet	0
50	Chevron B21/23 - Ford	0

Drivers (minimum of 5 races per driver)

1	Jacky Ickx	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	18.88
2	Keke Rosberg	Newman-Freeman Racing	18.20
3	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Newman-Freeman Racing	17.75
4	Geoff Lees	Racing Team VDS	14.38
5	Bobby Brown	Bobby Brown Racing	5.00
6	Bill Tempero	Bill Tempero Racing	4.80
7	Horst Kroll	Horst Kroll Racing	4.00
8	Tim Evans	Diversified Engineering Services	3.89
9	Gary Gove	Private entry	3.25

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