many great drivers mentioned
I would like to throw in Don Yenko since I am a big fan of his
he ran about 6 TA races in 1969, didn't do very well however he won the
Citrus 250 NASCAR Grand Touring at Daytona Speed week 1969.
NASCAR held the first ever 250 race featuring the TRANS AM cars and the NASCAR GT cars. They ran on a 3.81 mile road course using turns 3 and 4 of the high banked oval. All types of drivers entered from USAC, NASCAR, and SCCA, including some big names such as Parnelli Jones, Bob Tullius, and Peter Gregg. Don Y was fastest qualifier and sat on the pole.
Parnelli was fast in his new Mustang but had some problems.
After Don took the checker flag he stopped and picked up his pit crew. They climbed on his Camaro and all drove to Victory Lane. This is from a race report in Stock Car Racing magazine May 69.
In the text they state the car is a 1969 Camaro but its Don's blue and white 68 Camaro racecar in the pictures.
It was a big win for a private team since Don was not a regular in NASCAR GT and not a top team in TA
1 1 Don Yenko 11 1969 Chevrolet Camaro 67 4,500 running
2 5 Rusty Jowett 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 66 2,700 running
3 23 Larry Wallace 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 64 1,850
4 14 Seiichi Suzuki 1968 Mercury Cougar 64 1,000
5 18 Peter Gregg 1968 Porsche 911 63 800
6 10 Bob Tullius 94 1969 AMC Javelin 62 700
7 Wilbur Pickett 1967 Porsche 911 61 650
8 3 Larry Bock 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 60 600
9 Al Straub 1969 Ford Mustang 59 550
10 15 Jack Ryan 1967 Porsche 911 59 500
11 16 C.B. Gwyn 1968 Mercury Cougar 59 450
12 25 William Lowell 1968 Ford Mustang 58 400
13 8 Richard Childress 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 57 350
14 26 T.C. Hunt 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 56 300
15 24 Les Covey 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 54 250
16 Dennis Wherrell 1967 Alfa Romeo 52 200
17 27 Bill Hemby 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 51 190
18 29 Frank Sessoms 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 50 180
19 17 Ken Rush 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 49 170
20 13 Billy Yuma 1968 Chevrolet Camaro 49 160
6 Don White 3 1969 AMC Javelin 22 head gasket
2 Parnelli Jones 1969 Ford Mustang transmission
4 John Martin 4 1969 AMC Javelin push rod
7 Lloyd Ruby 1969 Chevrolet Camaro engine
9 Joie Chitwood Jr. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
11 Charlie Blanton 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
12 Jim Paschal 27 1969 AMC Javelin oil pressure
19 Jim Murphy 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
20 Buck Baker 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
21 Ernie Shaw 1968 Ford Mustang
22 Ed Hinchcliff 1968 Ford Mustang
28 Richard Crebs 1967 Alfa Romeo
30 Bobby Mausgrover 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
31 Joe Childress 1968 Chevrolet Camaro
32 Ed Hessert 1969 AMC Javelin
33 Johnny Lawrence 1969 Fiat
Jon, did you ask Warren D. about the dry slump? He worked on Yenko's ZL1 powered 69 Camaro they ran at Sebring in 69&70