Sunday’s action packed day of over 10 races due to the poor weather conditions on the previous day led to an action packed day of racing in which four Bay Area drivers posted victories.
Larkspur’s Art Hebert in his 1963 Lola MK5A F-Jr claimed his second consecutive class victory. Art started from pole in Group 5A (1961-64 Sports Racing Cars) and led from the start to the finish in the 10-lap main event. The other Bay Area winners included Alamo’s Jeff Abramson (1959 Morgan +4) in the 11955-1962 GT Cars, San Francisco’s Danny Baker (1977 McLaren M23) in the 1966 – 77 Historic Formula One Cars and San Jose’s Chad Raynal (1969 Camaro Z/28) Historic Trans-Am Cars.
Sunday’s action culminated a great weekend of racing on the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. There was competition in 13 divisions over the two days, with nearly 400 entrants.
Sonoma Historics Motorsports Festival – Top 5 Race Results
GROUP 1A (1955-1962 GT Cars)
1. Jeff Abramson (1959 Morgan, Alamo); 2. Leonard Turnbeaugh (1958 Porsche, Markleeville); 3. Brian Howlett (1961 Morgan, Hacienda Heights); 4. Tom Nuxoll (1959 Sebring, Redmond, Wash.); 5. Ranson Webster (1960 Porsche, Reno).
GROUP 2A (1949-1955 Sports Racing & GT Cars)
1. Rob Manson (1952 Schaghticoke, Barcelona); 2. John Buddenbaum (1949 Jaguar, Sunnyvale); 3. Noel Park (1955 Corvette, Rancho Palos Verdes); 4. David Nelson (1955 Triumph, Geyserville); 5. Graham Smith (1950 Allard, Melbourne, Aus.).
GROUP 3A (1960-1965 Sports Racing Cars)
1. Byron Sanborn (1965 Elva, Medina, Wash.); 2. Michael Summers (1962 Lotus, N. Sacramento); 3. David Jacobs (1964 McLaren, Boulder, Col.); 4. Stevan Dana (1963 Elva, Las Vegas); 5. Jim Roth (1962 Lotus, Palos Verdes Estate).
GROUP 4A (1963-1966 GT Cars over 2500cc)
1. John Morton (1964 Sunbeam, El Segundo); 2. Kris Matheson (1966 Shelby, Meadow Vista); 3. Tom Fry (1966 Shelby, Morgan Hill); 4. Grant Lipsky (1965 Sunbeam, Fox Field, Col.); 5. Ron Tredway (1965 Shelby, Oakdale).
GROUP 5A (1955-1964 Formula Cars (F-Jr, F2, F1/GP))
1. Art Hebert (1963 Lola, Larkspur); 2. Danny Baker (1963 Lotus, San Francisco); 3. Chris Locke (1963 Lotus, San Anselmo); 4. Douglas Mocket (1961 Cooper, Christiansted, USVI); 5. Robert Hoemke (1962 Cooper, Abilene, Tex.).
GROUP 6A (1966-1974 Historic Formula One Cars)
1. Danny Baker (1977 McLaren, San Francisco); 2. Steve Cook (1974 March, Yountville); 3. Douglas Mocket (1976 Penske, Christiansted, USVI); 4. Scott Drnek (1970 McLaren, Hayward); 5. Robert Baker (1973 McLaren, Sun Valley, Ida.).
GROUP 7A (1966-1972 Historic Trans-Am Cars)
1. Chad Raynal (1969 Camaro, San Jose); 2. Forrest Straight (1970 Boss Mustang, Mountain View); 3. Craig Conley (1970 Boss, Rancho Santa Fe); 4. Jim Hague (1972 Javelin, Santa Clara); 5. Gary Bennett (1969 Javelin, Scottsdale, Ariz.).
GROUP 1B (1911-1926 & 1927-1949 Sport and Racing Cars)
1. Peter Greenfield (1935 Alfa Romeo, Freeport, NY); 2. Jon Shirley (1934 Alfa Romeo, Medina, Wash.); 3.Jim Stranberg (1949 Talbot, Berthound, Co.); 4. Andrew Larson (1927 Bugatti, Boulder, Co.); 5. Bill Lyon (1927 Bugatti, Newport Beach).
GROUP 2B (1955-1960 Sports Racing Cars)
1. Donald Orosco (1958 Lotus, Monterey); 2. Chris Orosco (1959 Lola, Monterey); 3. Edward Nigro (1960 Lola, Kirkland, Wash.); 4. Thor Johnson (1959 Lotus, Kirkland, Wash.); 5. David Swig (1957Monsteratti, Sausalito).
GROUP 3B (1962-1967 GT Cars under 2500cc)
1. Paul Quackenbush (1963 Lotus, Grass Valley); 2. Andre Lara (1963 Lotus, Sao Paulo, Brazil); 3. Tom Claridge (1964 Ginetta, Los Gatos); 4. Herb Wetanson (1961 Lotus, New York); 5. Robert Forbes (1964 Ginetta, Emerald Hills).
GROUP 4B (1966-1980 FIA Makes & IMSA GT Cars)
1. Bert Skidmore (1976 Lola, Sparks, Nev.); 2. Dwight Matheson (1973 Chevron, Meadow Vista); 3. Todd Smathers (1973 Lola, Pleasanton); 4. Stephen Harris (1979 Porsche, Schallstadt-Mengen); 5. Ranson Webster (1976 Porsche, Reno, Nev.).
GROUP 5B (1966-1974 Historic Can-Am Cars)
1. Chris MacAllister (1971 McLaren, Indianapolis); 2. Steve Cook (Yountville, 1968 McLaren); 3. Roger Williams (1970 McLaren, Auckland, NZ); 4.Scott Drnek (1974 Sting, Hayward); 5. Carl Moore (1968 McLaren, Alamo).
GROUP 6B (1981-1991 IMSA GTO & Trans-Am Cars)
1. Peter Baljet (1990 Beretta, Duncan, BC); 2. John Morton (1986 Roush Mustang, El Segundo); 3. Ron Tribble (1986 Chevrolet Camaro, Roseburg, Ore.); 4. Chris Liebenberg (1986 Mercury Merkur, Boyerton, Pa.); 5. Gordon Gimbel (1986 Mustang, Roseville).
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