The 1978 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the second season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship.
Race calendar and results
[edit]Teams and drivers
[edit]Death of Tommy Thompson
[edit]African-American racing driver Tommy Thompson participated in the ninth round of the championship at Trenton International Speedway. On the final lap of the 42-lap race one of the other competitor slowed down. John Barringer had to swerve to avoid contact. However Thompson hit Barringer. Thompson's left front wheel and Barringer's right rear wheel became locked. Both cars hit the wall head-on. Thompsons car was launched over the wall. Both Barringer and Thompson were transported to St. Francis Medical Center. Thompson succumbed to his injuries on 28 September.[11]
Final standings
[edit]Color | Result |
---|---|
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | 4th & 5th place |
Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
Purple | Did not finish |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
Driver replacement (Rpl) | |
Injured (Inj) | |
No race held (NH) |
Pos. | Driver | ![]() PIR1 |
![]() TRE1 |
![]() MOS |
![]() MIL1 |
![]() TEX |
![]() MIL2 |
![]() ONT1 |
![]() ONT2 |
![]() TRE2 |
![]() PIR2 |
Points |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1046 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 894 |
3 | ![]() |
DNS | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 831 |
4 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 773 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 9 | 674 | |
6 | ![]() |
25 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 506 |
7 | ![]() |
2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 504 | |||||
8 | ![]() |
3 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 6 | 453 | ||
9 | ![]() |
1 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 428 | ||||
10 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 404 | |||||
11 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 340 | ||||||||
12 | ![]() |
4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 318 |
13 | ![]() |
12 | 6 | 1 | 290 | |||||||
13 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 25 | 290 | |||||
15 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 245 | ||||
16 | ![]() |
11 | 18 | 1 | 224 | |||||||
17 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 208 | |||||
18 | ![]() |
2 | 21 | 163 | ||||||||
19 | ![]() |
3 | 140 | |||||||||
20 | ![]() |
13 | 6 | 8 | 135 | |||||||
21 | ![]() |
5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 128 | ||||||
22 | ![]() |
12 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 127 | |||||
23 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 15 | 115 | |||||||
24 | ![]() |
27 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 99 | |||||
25 | ![]() |
15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 90 | |||||
26 | ![]() |
13 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 89 | |||
27 | ![]() |
6 | 80 | |||||||||
27 | ![]() |
6 | 80 | |||||||||
29 | ![]() |
26 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 76 | ||||
30 | ![]() |
12 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 75 | ||||
31 | ![]() |
12 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 72 | ||||||
32 | ![]() |
14 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 69 | ||||||
33 | ![]() |
7 | 60 | |||||||||
34 | ![]() |
8 | 50 | |||||||||
35 | ![]() |
9 | 14 | 45 | ||||||||
36 | ![]() |
18 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 41 | ||
37 | ![]() |
24 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 40 | ||||||
37 | ![]() |
11 | 11 | 40 | ||||||||
39 | ![]() |
22 | 10 | 33 | ||||||||
39 | ![]() |
16 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 33 | ||||||
41 | ![]() |
10 | 30 | |||||||||
41 | ![]() |
10 | 30 | |||||||||
43 | ![]() |
13 | DNS | 15 | 12 | 20 | 28 | |||||
44 | ![]() |
14 | 27 | 13 | t 15 | 24 | 15 | 25 | ||||
45 | ![]() |
11 | 19 | 24 | ||||||||
46 | ![]() |
17 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |||||
47 | ![]() |
15 | 21 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
47 | ![]() |
22 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 13 | ||||||
49 | ![]() |
25 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
49 | ![]() |
19 | 14 | 24 | 12 | |||||||
51 | ![]() |
26 | 22 | 15 | 10 | |||||||
52 | ![]() |
18 | 23 | 28 | 9 | |||||||
52 | ![]() |
29 | 21 | 19 | 9 | |||||||
54 | ![]() |
23 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||
55 | ![]() |
DNS | 17 | 6 | ||||||||
55 | ![]() |
23 | 22 | 6 | ||||||||
57 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | |||||||||
57 | ![]() |
13 | 5 | |||||||||
57 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | |||||||||
57 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | |||||||||
57 | ![]() |
16 | 5 | |||||||||
57 | ![]() |
27 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||
63 | ![]() |
17 | 4 | |||||||||
63 | ![]() |
17 | 4 | |||||||||
63 | ![]() |
18 | 4 | |||||||||
63 | ![]() |
20 | 4 | |||||||||
67 | ![]() |
21 | 3 | |||||||||
67 | ![]() |
23 | 3 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
25 | 2 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
25 | 2 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
26 | 2 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
26 | 2 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
26 | 2 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
27 | 2 | |||||||||
69 | ![]() |
27 | 2 | |||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Round 1". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 2". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 3". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 4". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 5". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 6". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 7". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 8". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 9". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Round 10". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Race driver succumbs to N.J. crash injuries". Baltimore Afro-American. Retrieved 25 July 2015.