Historic Trans-Am Roars in Long Beach

The Historic Motor Sports Association staged an exhibition race for Historic Trans-Am cars as part of the festivities surrounding the 44^thrunning of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach last weekend, featuring the pony cars that made the SCCA’s original Trans-American Sedan Championship a huge draw in the late ’60s and early ’70s.

30-car starting grid led by the 967 Dodge Dart of Terry Underwood (Photo: Craig R. Edwards)

More than 30 Trans-Am cars turned out for the event, led by 13 Chevrolet Camaros and 11 Ford Mustangs that were supplemented by single examples of Mercury Cougar (above), Dodge Challenger, AMC Javelin, Pontiac GTO, Dodge Dart and Chevy Nova. The well-received event not only celebrated the popular sedan series, but also triggered memories of the drivers who originally drove these cars, men with names like Mark Donohue, Dan Gurney, Parnelli Jones, George Follmer, Jim Hall and Bob Tullius, among others.

The 11-lap exhibition race was won by Santa Clara, California’s Jimmy Hague in an ex-Follmer Bud Moore Mustang Boss 302. Full results follow, and for further information please visit www.hmsausa.com

Long Beach Historic Trans-Am Result

16 Jimmy Hague, Santa Clara, CA – 1970 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 11 laps
2S Bill Ockerlund – Holland, MI – 1968 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – -0.628s
64 Chad Raynal, San Jose, CA – 1969 Chevy Camaro – 11
4. 22 Karman Cusak, Conifer CO – 1968 Ford Mustang – 11
16T Chris Lienenberg, Boyertown PA – 1970 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 11
45 Ken Adams, Gilroy, CA – 1969 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 11
72 Steve Link, Laguna Beach, CA – 1969 Chevy Camaro – 11
8. 25 Craig Conley, Rancho Santa Fe, CA – 1970 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 11
70 Drew Alcazar, Scottsdale AZ – 1967 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 11
23 Bill Godwin, Livermore, CA – 1968 Chevy Camaro – 11
86 Leon Desimone, Fallbrook, CA – 1970 Chevy Camaro – 11
12. 2T Don Dimitriadis, Burraneer NSW – 1969 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 11
98 Terry Brookerheimer, Boyertown PA – 1967 Mercury Cougar – 11
18 Terry Underwood, Wildomar, CA – 1967 Dodge Dart – 11
71 John Fudge, Oklahoma City – 1970 Chevy Camaro – 11
16. 92 Daniel Goldsmith, Gilroy, CA – 1968 Chevy Camaro – 11
17. 77 Richard Goldsmith, Gilroy, CA – 1970 Dodge Challenger – 11
96 Rick Jeffery, Diablo, CA – 1967 Chevy Camaro – 11
19. 48 Lance Smith, San Diego, CA – 1970 Chevy Camaro – 11
33 Gary Underwood, Wildomar, CA – 1967 Ford Shelby Mustang – 11
1T Mark Mountanos, Ukiah, CA – 1967 Chevy Camaro – 10
95 Linda Mountanos, Ukiah, CA – 1966 Chevy Nova – 10
23. 78 Michael Martin, San Juan Capistrano, CA – 1970 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 10
11 Ross Myers, Boyertown PA – 1969 Ford Boss 302 Mustang – 10
6 Tom McIntyre, Burbank, CA – 1968 Chevy Camaro – 10
26. 67 Jere Clark, Scottsdale AZ – 1968 Chevy Camaro – 6
27. 49 John Hildebrand, Sausalito, CA – 1964 Pontiac GTO – no transponder signal
28. 2 Ken Epsman, Santa Clara, CA – 1971 AMC Javelin – dnf
29. 42 Jim Reed, Newport Beach, CA – 1969 Chevrolet Z/28 Camaro – dnf
DQ 1 Tomy Drissi, Los Angeles, CA – 1970 Chevy Camaro – dq