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1977 July 4 At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, a 250-mile race is held. Finishing 4th in GTO class and 4th overall is the #99 Corvette driven by Phil Currin. Finishing 5th in GTO class and 5th overall is the #68 Corvette driven by Rick Hay. Finishing 8th in GTO class and 8th overall is the #22 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider. Finishing 9th in GTO class and 9th overall is the #40 Corvette driven by Dave Heinz. Finishing 10th in GTO class and 10th overall is the #55 Corvette driven by Rick Thompkins. Finishing 11th in GTO class and 11th overall is the Autodyne #48 Corvette driven by John Carusso and Emory Donaldson. Finishing 13th in GTO class and 16th overall is the #12 Corvette driven by Ford Smith. Finishing 20th in GTO class and 31st overall is the Al Levenson #02 Corvette driven by Al Levenson. Placing 26th in GTO class and 42nd overall is the #19 Corvette driven by Gene Felton. Placing 31st in GTO class and 47th overall is the #77 Corvette Greenwood driven by John Greenwood. Greenwood set a new track lap record of 197.85 MPH. [118.78] [320.8] [357.6] [423] July 9 At the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit, in Watkins Glen, New York, the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen World Championship of Makes race is held, combined with the SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 5. Finishing 3rd in Trans-Am I class and 13th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette, driven by Babe Headley and Sam Feinstein. Finishing 5th in Trans-Am I class and 18th overall is the Little Foreign Car Shop #93 Corvette driven by Michael Oleyar and John Brandt. Finishing 6th in Trans-Am I class and 19th overall is the Motion Marketing #45 Corvette Greenwood driven by William Coykendall and James Mancuso. Finishing 7th in Trans-Am I class and 21st overall is the Alex Davidson Racing #30 Corvette driven by Alex Davidson and Kerry Hitt. Finishing 8th in Trans-Am I class and 22nd overall is the Nagel Racing #80 Corvette driven by Nick Engels and Bob Nagel. Placing 9th in Trans-Am I class and 23rd overall is the Team Apple/Monoca Huber #9 Corvette driven by John Huber and Ron Weaver. Placing 12th in Trans-Am II class and 24th overall is the Rick Mancuso Chevrolet Corvettes #76 Corvette driven by Paul DePirro and Buzz Fyhrie. Finishing 10th in Trans-Am I class and 25th overall is the Free Spirit Racing #18 Corvette driven by David Kicak and Bob Young. Finishing 11th in Trans-Am I class and 26th overall is the GTS/Kassel Auto Parts #96 Corvette driven by Neil Kassel and Rex Franklin. Finishing 12th in Trans-Am I class and 27th overall is the E. F. Miller #92 Corvette driven by John Orr and Bill Jobe. Placing 13th in Trans-Am I class and 29th overall is the Auto Barn #64 Corvette driven by Bob Baechle and Earl Hurlbut. Placing 13th in Trans-Am II class and 31st overall is the John Greenwood Racing #77 Corvette driven by John Greenwood and Dick Smothers. Placing 15th in Trans-Am I class and 34th overall is the Rynone Industries #90 Corvette driven by Thomas Rynone and Neil Wiernicki. In 18th place in Trans-Am I class and 42nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Iroquois Racing Association #15 Corvette 427, driven by Bill Schumacher. [248] [423] July Bill Mitchell resigns from General Motors. Irvin Rybicki replaces him as head of GM Design Staff. [3.99] [6] [32] [34] [454.159] July 31 At the Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, in Hallett, Oklahoma, the Star Buildings SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 6 race is held. Finishing 3rd in category I and 7th overall is the King Engine #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels. Finishing 4th in category I and 10th overall is the Little Foreign Car Shop #93 Corvette 427, driven by Michael Oleyar. Finishing 6th in category I and 13th overall is the Midwest Speed #82 Corvette 454, driven by Emery Emond. Finishing 7th in category I and 14th overall is the Brandt Racing #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr. Finishing 10th in category I and 18th overall is the Port City Racing #61 Corvette 427, driven by Mickey Agee. In 11th place in category I and 19th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley. [248] [423] August 4 The film High Rolling in a Hot Corvette is released to theaters in Australia. [528.21] [584] August 14 At the Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota, the 7-Up SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 7 is held. Finishing 1st in category I and 5th overall is the Leader Automotive / Paul Bunyon Center #10 Corvette, driven by Ron Weaver. Finishing 3rd in category I and 7th overall is the Automotive Interests #71 Corvette, driven by Charles West. Finishing 5th in category I and 10th overall is the Motion Marketing #45 Corvette 355, driven by Jim Mancuso. Finishing 6th in category I and 11th overall is the Richard Rosenmerkel #84 Corvette 350, driven by Ron Rosenmerkel. Finishing 7th in category I and 12th overall is the Gross Racing #58 Corvette 350, driven by Larry Gross. Finishing 8th in category I and 13th overall is the Vettemotion Racing Enterprises #23 Corvette 327, driven by Vernon Brown. Finishing 9th in category I and 14th overall is the Midwest Corvettes #28 Corvette 433, driven by Steve Strandemo and Doug Rippie. Finishing 10th in category I and 15th overall is the Mr. Plywood #04 Corvette 427, driven by Bob Henkel. In 13th place in category I and 20th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the BTR #62 Corvette 460, driven by Sammy Bell Jr. In 14th place in category I and 21st place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Moving & Storage #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr. In 15th place in category I and 23rd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Little Foreign Car Shop #93 Corvette 427, driven by Michael Oleyar. In 16th place in category I and 24th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Sanborn Racing #35 Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sanborn. In 17th place in category I and 25th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Midwest Speed #82 Corvette 427, driven by Emery Emond. In 18th place in category I and 26th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the McDill #17 Corvette 350, driven by Bill McDill. [248] [423] August Production of 1977 model Corvettes ends. [148.68] August 20 At the Mosport Park raceway, in Mosport, Ontario, Canada, the Molson Diamond Trans-Am Championship - Round 8, and the World Championship of Makes six-hour race is held. Finishing 3rd in Trans-Am I class and 10th overall is the Brandt Moving & Storage #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr. and Michael Oleyar. Finishing 4th in Trans-Am I class and 12th overall is the Rynone Industries #90 Corvette, driven by Tom Rynone, Michael Wiernicki, and Neil Wiernicki. In 6th place in Trans-Am I class and 17th overall, but not finishing the race, is the Nagel Racing #80 Corvette 427, driven by Nick Engels and Bob Nagel. In 7th place in Trans-Am I class and 21st overall, but not finishing the race, is the Motion Marketing #45 Corvette 355, driven by Jim Mancuso. In 8th place in Trans-Am I class and 23rd overall, but not finishing the race, is the #5 Corvette, driven by Bill Adam. [248] (overall positions plus one [423]) September 3 At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Twin 80/1 SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 9 race is held. Finishing 6th in category II and 6th overall is the #76 Corvette driven by Buzz Fyhrie. Finishing 2nd in category I and 8th overall is The Big Apple #9 Corvette 427, driven by John Huber. Finishing 5th in category I and 11th overall is the Hager Racing #99 Corvette 427, driven by Don Hager. Finishing 6th in category I and 12th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette driven by Babe Headley. Finishing 7th in category I and 13th overall is the Kerns Racing #38 Corvette 350, driven by Bob Kerns. Finishing 7th in category II and 14th overall is the Automotive Enterprises #27 Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma. Finishing 8th in category I and 15th overall is the Vettemotion Racing #23 Corvette 350, driven by Vernon Brown. Finishing 9th in category I and 16th overall is the Brandt Moving #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr. Finishing 10th in category I and 17th overall is the Pipe Dreams #47 Corvette 350, driven by Dick Danielson. Finishing 11th in category I and 18th overall is the Pirrotta Racing #87 Corvette 460, driven by Joe Pirrotta. Finishing 12th in category I and 20th overall is the Sanborn Racing #35 Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sanborn. Finishing 15th in category I and 23rd overall is the Franko #74 Corvette 350, driven by Rusty Schmidt. Finishing 17th in category I and 25th overall is the Midwest Speed #82 Corvette 454, driven by Emery Emond. Finishing 18th in category I and 26th overall is the Rauth Auto Parts #29 Corvette 350, driven by D.T. Mitchell. Finishing 19th in category I and 27th overall is the Strandemo Midwest #28 Corvette 433, driven by Steve Strandemo. Finishing 20th in category I and 28th overall is the Schott Racing Corvette #20 Corvette 454, driven by Dan Schott. Finishing 22nd in category I and 30th overall is the Dittman #24 Corvette 350, driven by Rick Dittman. Finishing 24th in category I and 33rd overall is the Smego Racing #55 Corvette 350, driven by Ron Smego. [248] (Pirrotta 19th overall [423]) September 4 At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Twin 80/2 SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 10 race is held. Finishing 3rd in category II and 3rd overall is the Greenwood GT #4 Corvette 427, driven by Jerry Hansen. Finishing 2nd in category I and 7th overall is The Big Apple #9 Corvette 427, driven by John Huber. Finishing 5th in category I and 10th overall is the Hager Racing #99 Corvette 427, driven by Don Hager. Finishing 6th in category I and 11th overall is the Sanborn Racing #35 Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sanborn. Finishing 7th in category I and 12th overall is the Vettemotion Racing #23 Corvette 350, driven by Vernon Brown. Finishing 8th in category I and 13th overall is the Kerns Racing #38 Corvette 350, driven by Bob Kerns. Finishing 10th in category I and 15th overall is the Barwell Racing #17 Corvette 461, driven by Jim Barnett. Finishing 11th in category I and 16th overall is the R&R Racing #84 Corvette 350, driven by Richard Rosenmerkel. Finishing 13th in category I and 20th overall is the Strandemo Midwest #28 Corvette 433, driven by Steve Strandemo. Finishing 15th in category I and 22nd overall is the Franko #74 Corvette 350, driven by Gary Glojek. Finishing 16th in category I and 23rd overall is the Rauth Auto Parts #29 Corvette 350, driven by D.T. Mitchell. Finishing 17th in category I and 25th overall is the Dittman #24 Corvette 350, driven by Rick Dittman. Finishing 20th in category I and 28th overall is the Smego Racing #55 Corvette 350, driven by Ron Smego. In 21st place in category I and 29th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Moving #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt, Jr. Finishing 22nd in category I and 30th overall is the Midwest Speed #32 Corvette 454, driven by John Tully. Finishing 23rd in category I and 31st overall is the Vision Graphics #19 Corvette 427, driven by Chuck Phillippi. Finishing 9th in category II and 32nd overall is the Henderson Chev-Olds #8 Corvette 461, driven by Robert Adams. In 24th place in category I and 34th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the DePirro Racing #73 Corvette 350, driven by Paul DePirro. In 25th place in category I and 35th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Pirrotta Racing #87 Corvette 460, driven by Joe Pirrotta. Finishing 26th in category I and 37th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley. In 12th place in category II and 38th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Greenwood GT #76 Corvette 427, driven by Buzz Fyhrie. Finishing 27th in category I and 39th overall is the King Engine #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels. In 28th place in category I and 40th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Apex Race Eng. #3 Corvette 350, driven by Andrew Boone. In 13th place in category II and 41st place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Enterprise #27 Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma. In 29th place in category I and 42nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the King Engines #30 Corvette 460, driven by Alex Davidson. In 32nd place in category I and 47th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Pipe Dreams #47 Corvette 350, driven by Dick Danielson. [248] [423] September 11 At Le Circuit Mont Tremblant in St. Jovite, Quebec, Canada, the Molson SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 11 race is held. Finishing 1st in category I and 3rd overall is the Dead Bear Racing #5 Corvette, driven by Bill Adam. Finishing 2nd in category I and 5th overall is the King Engine #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels. Finishing 6th in category I and 12th overall is the M.E. Racing #111 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards. Finishing 8th in category I and 15th overall is the Brandt Moving & Storage #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr. Finishing 8th in category II and 16th overall is the R.J.V. Enterprises #91 Corvette, driven by Richard Valentine. Finishing 10th in category I and 18th overall is the Leader Automotive #10 Corvette 454, driven by Ron Weaver. Finishing 11th in category I and 20th overall is the Auto Barn #64 Corvette 427, driven by Robert Baechle. [248] September The first 1978 Corvette rolls off the production line. [191.74] (month unknown) Bob McDorman Chevrolet dealer holds his fourth annual Corvette concours and swap meet. Winner of the concours receives a new Corvette. [316] October 6 Chevrolet introduces the 1978 model Corvette. [453.105] (month unknown) In Colorado Springs, the National Council of Corvette Clubs holds its annual convention. Chevrolet donates a 1978 two-tone Corvette, with hinged glass hatchback added by the Cars and Concepts company. The car is raffled off, raising US$52,000 for charity. [317.12] At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Champion Spark Plug Road Racing Classic final races of the SCCA Club Racing series are held. Finishing 1st in A Production class is Steve Anderson, driving a Corvette. [3.125] [42.100] [394.4,12] The SCCA holds its Solo II national autocross championship races. Finishing 1st in Class B Stock is Bruce Kalin in 1967 427-ci Corvette convertible. Finishing 2nd in Class B Stock is Rick Bernardi in a Corvette. Finishing 3rd in Class B Stock is John Tabor in a Corvette. Finishing 1st in Class B Prepared is Jack McDonald in a 1965 Corvette convertible. Finishing 2nd in Class B Prepared is Claire Ball in a 1968 427-ci Corvette. Finishing 5th in Ladies Class D is Sandra Schneider in a Corvette. [3.125] [329.46] [335.54] At the end of the IMSA race season, Corvette racer Phil Currin is 11th overall. [320.30] [331.23] Chevrolet engineering abandons the V6 mid-engine idea for a Corvette, and shelves the test mule with Porsche 914 body. [86.45] December 21 Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film The Gauntlet to theaters in the USA. A white 1974-75 convertible appears briefly. [783]