Trans-Am Starting Grid for Road America Event
16 August 1997
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. -- Starting order for Saturday's 25-lap, 100-mile Trans-Am race at Road America, with starting position after the random drawing for the Goodyear Fast Five top-five qualifiers, car number in parenthesis, driver, hometown, car, time and speed in miles-per-hour. 1. (12), Dorsey Schroeder, Osage Beach, Mo., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:09.286, 111.381. 2. (22), Brian Simo, Carlsbad, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:10.297, 110.516. 3. (11), Tom Kendall, Santa Monica, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:09.475, 111.218. 4. (6), Greg Pickett, Alamo, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:10.428, 110.405. 5. (5), Paul Gentilozzi, Lansing, Mich., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:10.172, 110.622. 6. (55), Michael Lewis, San Diego, Calif., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:10.984, 109.937. 7. (16), Jon Gooding, Longwood, Fla., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:11.032, 109.896. 8. (4), Mike Borkowski, Middlebury, Conn., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:11.220, 109.739. 9. (51), Alessandro Zampedri, Monte Carlo, Monaco, Chevrolet Camaro, 2:12.310, 108.835. 10. (8), Bill Saunders, Dallas, Texas, Chevrolet Camaro, 2:13.172, 108.130. 11. (83), Max Lagod, Barrington, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:13.634, 107.757. 12. (64), John W. Miller IV, Johnson City, Tenn., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:13.663, 107.733. 13. (15), Dino Crescentini, Torrance, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:14.543, 107.029. 14. (50), Bruce Nesbitt, Chicago, Ill., Ford Mustang Cobra, 2:15.608, 106.188. 15. (7), R.J. Valentine, Hingham, Mass., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:15.829, 106.015. 16. (23), Bob Ruman, Monroe Falls, Ohio, Chevrolet Camaro, 2:15.920, 105.944. 17. (70), Peter Shea, Newport Beach, Calif., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:16.840, 105.232. 18. (10), Don Sak, West Bloomfield, Mich., Oldsmobile Cutlass, 2:17.531, 104.703. 19. (66), Leighton Reese, Eden Prairie, Minn., Pontiac Grand Prix, 2:17.582, 104.664. 20. (43), Ray Irwin, Rockton, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:17.844, 104.465. 21. (24), Rick Dittman, Prairieview, Ill., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:18.375, 104.065. 22. (42), Jim Briody, Cherry Hill, N.J., Chevrolet Camaro, 2:28.594, 96.908. 23. (98), Jim Moyer, Kokomo, Ind., Chevrolet Corvette, no time.