Category: Lotus49
Lotus 49 series related
Breuning started from the pole with Ravon alongside him, but ultimately Breuning got himself in trouble early on and had to take a fast repair along with his victim Danny Passmore.
As the race progressed, several incidents and yellows bunched up the field again. A late yellow took us to a one lap shootout, in which Ravon proved to react the best and keep it up front ahead of Day and Breuning.
| Driver | Finish | Start | Fastest | Incidents | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Ravon | 1 | 2 | 0:54.206 | 0 | 21 |
| Patrick Day | 2 | 6 | 0:54.280 | 0 | 16 |
| Marcellus Breuning | 3 | 1 | 0:54.58 | 4 | 15 |
| Bill Smithem | 4 | 3 | 0:54.486 | 12 | 12 |
| Rod Potgieter | 5 | 4 | 0:54.540 | 4 | 10 |
| Chris C Brown | 6 | 9 | 0:55.251 | 13 | 8 |
| Danny K Passmore | 7 | 5 | 0:54.321 | 8 | 6 |
| JD Wardlow | 8 | 7 | 0:55.66 | 12 | 5 |
| Jon Saunders | 9 | 11 | 0:55.733 | 13 | 4 |
| Philip Peterson | 10 | 10 | 0:54.941 | 13 | 3 |
| Andrew Forrester2 | 11 | 8 | 0:55.354 | 10 | 2 |
Small field in the Long Beach race for the 49s; Early on there was a bit of a battle between Day and Breuning, which was mostly decided on small mistakes. Breuning took the lead and kept it there. Bill Smithem joined them on the podium.
| Driver | Finish | Start | Fastest | Incidents | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Breuning | 1 | 1 | 1:20.734 | 0 | 22 |
| Patrick Day | 2 | 2 | 1:20.713 | 2 | 16 |
| Bill Smithem | 3 | 3 | 1:21.280 | 4 | 14 |
| Andrew Forrester2 | 4 | 4 | 1:25.858 | 0 | 12 |
| Randy Dale | 5 | 5 | 1:28.664 | 6 | 10 |
| JD Wardlow | 6 | 6 | 1:29.398 | 14 | 8 |
The first Lotus 49 event for Retro CART League was definitely a challenge for all involved. There were plenty of yellows as a result of ‘learning moments’ for all drivers. Once it got underway, there was some fun racing and it was Patrick Day that came out on top.
| Driver | Finish | Start | Fastest | Incidents | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Day | 1 | 1 | 0:29.495 | 6 | 22 |
| Marcellus Breuning | 2 | 4 | 0:29.716 | 4 | 16 |
| Craig Hawkins | 3 | 10 | 0:30.289 | 0 | 14 |
| Chris C Brown | 4 | 9 | 0:30.366 | 13 | 12 |
| Rick Ravon | 5 | 7 | 0:29.620 | 8 | 10 |
| Randy Dale | 6 | 8 | 0:30.423 | 8 | 8 |
| JD Wardlow | 7 | 5 | 0:30.432 | 6 | 6 |
| Andrew Forrester2 | 8 | 6 | 0:30.179 | 6 | 5 |
| Bill Smithem | 9 | 2 | 0:30.175 | 21 | 4 |
| Christopher Ragan2 | 10 | 3 | 0:29.808 | 6 | 3 |