May 9. 1970

The second Trans-Am of the season (Dallas was cancelled due to heavy rainfall) was held at Lime Rock and, as at last month's opener at Laguna Seca, Parnelli Jones dominated it in his Bud Moore Mustang. Strating from the second row, Parnelli seized the lead in the first lap and nobody else even got a smell of t he lead. Second at the finish, one lap behind (!) was Ed Leslie in a Chaparral Camaro and Sam Posey was 3rd in the Autodynamics Challenger, two laps further behind.

Everybody had trouuble of one kind or another - even Jones, whose Mustang finished the race tithout brakes and with a broken pushrod - it wasn't a pure walkover for Ford this time.

Jones was 3rd on the starting grid behind Mark Donohue's Javelin and Dan Gurney's AAR 'Cuda. Everybody, just about, had a shot at running 2nd at Lime Rock. Donohue held 2nd in the opening laps, then Swede Savage took over in his AAR 'Cuda. Swede kept it until lap 18, when his engine weakened and he gegan fading toward his retirement in lap 34. Dan Gurney, who was 2nd-fastest qualifier in his AAR 'Cuda, had trouble with a leaking valve cover gasket, replaced it, dropped to 20th, worked up to 6th and then retired, ill from oil fumes.

Will anyone catch Parnelli?

Lime Rock

Results from Laguna Seca, Monterey, California

Result  Driver  Car  Laps finished  Points  Price Money U$ 
1  Parnelli Jones   Ford Mustang  146  9  3,500 
2  Ed Leslie  Camaro  145  6  2,500 
3  Sam Posey  Challenger  143  4  2,000 
4  Jim Hall  Camaro  135    1,800 
5  Paul Nichter  Camaro  135    1,600 
6  Vince Gimondo  Camaro  133    1,400 
7  Warren Agor  Camaro  125    1,200 
8  Craig Fisher  Firebird  112    1,000 
9  Dick Young  Camaro  98    800 
10  Gerald Robinson  AAR 'Cuda  90    700 

Retirements

Result  Driver  Car  Laps finished  Reason  Price Money U$ 
11  Jerry Titus  Firebird   91  fuel leak  600 
12  Gordon Dewar  Camaro  91  electrical  500 
13  Mark Donohue  Javelin  72  engine  400 
14  Dan Gurney  AAR 'Cuda  64  clutch  350 
15  Stephan Ross  Mustang  62  running at end   300 
16  George Follmer  Boss 302  57  engine  250 
17  Peter Schwartzott  Camaro   56  electrical  200 
18  Peter Revson  Javelin  46  engine   150 
19  Swede Savage  AAA 'Cuda  34  engine  150 
20  Ted Roberts  Javelin  26  Pistons  100 
21  Tony DeLorenzo  Camaro  22  head gaskets   50 
22  Dean Gregson  Boss 302  20  unknown  50 
23  Jan Nelson / Ray Cuomo  Mustang  16  overheating  50 

Standing after two races

Standing  Make  Points 
1  Ford  18 
2  Chevrolet  8 
3  AMC  6 
4  Dodge  5 
5  Plymouth  3