The 2019 Monterey Motorsports Reunion was as ever an exciting mix of historic racing from across the ages, and the event lived up to the hype with some bumper fields and close results. Most run groups raced in the morning and then afternoon on Saturday, while the Masters Endurance Legends and Historic Formula Ones had a race on each day of the weekend.
Saturday Race Results
Morning
Group 1A Pre-1940 Sports Racing and Touring Cars / 1927-1951 Racing Cars
1 Paddins Dowling (1934 ERA R2A 1500cc) 7 Laps
2 Hans Hugenholtz Schilde Belgium 1950 Talbot T26 4500cc Blue 7
3 18a Chris Macallister Indianapolis IN 1938 ERA 14B 2000cc Green 7
4 10 Charles McCabe Napa CA 1936 ERA B 1500cc Dark Blue 7
5 2 U. Daniel Ghose Norfolk CT 1933 Maserati 4CM 1500cc Red 7
6 11a Max Jamiesson Carmel Valley CA 1935 Ford Sprint Racer 4000cc Blue/Orange 7
Group 2A 1955-1961 Sports Car Racing (under/over 2000cc)
1 Spencer Trenery (1961 Cooper Monaco Mk III 3500cc)
2 Greg Meyer (1959 Sadler Mk IV 5555cc) White/Blue 11
3 Rob Walton (1960 Maserati Tipo 61 2890cc)
4 Al Arciero (1958 Lister Knobbly 358cc)
5 Joey Bojalad (1960 Elva Mk VI Prototype 1490cc)
6 Frank Arciero Jr. (1958 Lotus Eleven S2 1420cc)
Group 3A 1966-1972 Trans-Am
1 Bruce Canepa (1970 AMC Javelin 4948cc) 11 Laps
2 Bill Ockerlund (1971 American Motors Penske Javelin 4950cc)
3 Jim Hague (1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 5000cc)
4 Ken Adams (1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 4949cc)
5 John Hildebrand (1964 Pontiac Temptest-GTO 5000cc)
6 Chad Raynal (1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 5000cc)
Group 7B 1983-2016 Masters Endurance Legends
1 Bill Auberlen (1999 BMW V12 LMR 6000cc) 26 Laps
2 Spencer Trenery (2006 Riley XI Daytona Prototype 5000cc)
3 Craig Bennett (2012 Lola B12/80 5000cc)
4 Joiner/ Long Torrance (2000 Lola B2K10 6000cc)
5 Travis Engen (2005 Audi R8 LMP 3600cc)
6 Steven Zacchia (2002 Ferrari 550 GT1)
Group 5A 1973-1981 FIA IMSA GT, GTX, AAGT
1 Bruce Canepa (1979 Porsche 935 3100cc) 12 Laps
2 Charles Nearburg (1980 Porsche 935 K3 3121cc)
3 Mike Thurlow (1968 Chevrolet Greenwood 5410cc)
4 William E. (chip) Connor (1980 Porsche 935J 3200cc)
5 Jordan Taylor (1976 Greenwood Corvette 6509cc)
6 Martin Lauber (1979 Porsche 935 3200cc)
Group 6A 1963-1966 GT Cars over 2500cc
1 Lorne Leibel (1965 Cobra AC 4700cc) 12 Laps
2 Tommy Steuer (1965 Chevrolet Corvette 5358cc)
3 Jim Gallaugher (1967 Chevrolet Corvette 5427cc)
4 Rob Walton (1964 Shelby Cobra 289 4736cc)
5 Jeffrey Abramson (1964 Chevrolet Corvette 5358cc)
6 Gunnar Jeannette (1965 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta GT 3286cc)
Group 7A IMSA Prototypes - GTP, WSC, LMP, DP
1 Rocky Moran Jr (1991 AAR Gurney Eagle GTP MkIII Coupe 2100cc) 12 Laps
2 Charles Nearburg (1991 AAR/Toyota Eagle Mk III GTP 2100cc)
3 Joel Miller (1992 Mazda RX7-92P 2600cc)
4 Spencer Trenery (2006 Riley XI Daytona Prototype 5000cc)
5 Cal Meeker (1987 Spice GTP 4500cc)
6 Travis Engen (2005 Audi R8 LMP 3600cc)
Afternoon
Group 1A Pre-1940 Sports Racing and Touring Cars / 1927-1951 Racing Cars
1 Paddins Dowling (1934 ERA R2A 1500cc) 10 Laps
2 Charles McCabe (1936 ERA B 1500cc)
3 Hans Hugenholtz (1950 Talbot T26 4500cc)
4 Chris Macallister (1938 ERA 14B 2000cc)
5 U. Daniel Ghose (1933 Maserati 4CM 1500cc)
6 Max Jamiesson (1935 Ford Sprint Racer 4000cc)
Group 2A 1955-1961 Sports Car Racing (under/over 2000cc)
1 Greg Meyer(1959 Sadler Mk IV 5555cc) 10 Laps
2 Al Arciero (1958 Lister Knobbly 3580cc)
3 Rob Walton (1960 Maserati Tipo 61 2890cc)
4 Joey Bojalad (1960 Elva Mk VI Prototype 1490cc)
5 John Chip Fudge (1961 Huffaker Genie MkVII 1600c)
6 Nick Colonna (1958 Devin SS 5359cc)
Group 3A 1966-1972 Trans-Am
1 Bruce Canepa (1970 AMC Javelin 4948cc) 11 Laps
2 Jim Hague (1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 5000cc)
3 Bill Ockerlund (1971 American Motors Penske Javelin 4950cc)
4 Chad Raynal (1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 5000cc)
5 Ken Adams (1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 4949cc)
6 John Hildebrand (1964 Pontiac Temptest-GTO 5000cc)
Group 4A 1966-1985 Masters Historic Formula One
1 Gregory Thorton (1982 Lotus 91/5 3000cc) 14 Laps
2 James Hagan (1982 Tyrrell 11 3000cc)
3 Martin Lauber (1974 March 741 3000cc)
4 Erich Joiner (1983 Williams FW08C 3000cc)
5 Chris Bender (Arrows A6 3000cc)
6 Danny Baker (1976 McLaren M23 3000cc)
Group 5A 1973-1981 FIA IMSA GT, GTX, AAGT
1 Bruce Canepa (1979 Porsche 935 3100cc) 13 Laps
2 Charles Nearburg (1980 Porsche 935 K3 3121cc)
3 Mike Thurlow (1968 Chevrolet Greenwood Corvette 5410cc)
4 Jordan Taylor (1976 Greenwood Corvette 5509cc)
5 Zak Brown (1981 Porsche 935 3164cc)
6 Ranson Webster (1976 Porsche 935 2966cc)
Group 6A 1963-1966 GT Cars over 2500cc
1 Lorne Leibel (1965 Cobra AC 4700cc) 12 Laps
2 Tommy Steuer (1965 Chevrolet Corvette 5358cc)
3 Jim Gallaugher (1967 Chevrolet Corvette 5427cc)
4 Rob Walton (1964 Shelby Cobra 289 4736cc)
5 Jeffrey Abramson (1964 Chevrolet Corvette 5358cc)
6 Gunnar Jeannette (1965 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta GT 3286cc)
Group 7A IMSA Prototypes - GTP, WSC, LMP, DP
1 Charles Nearburg (1991 AAR/Toyota Eagle Mk III GTP 2100cc) 14 Laps
2 Joel Miller (1992 Mazda RX7-92P 2600cc)
3 Bruce Canepa (1989 Porsche 962C 3200cc)
4 Erich Joiner (Lola 2BK-10 LMP 900 6000cc)
5 Travis Engen (2005 Audi R8 LMP 3600cc)
6 Cal Meeker (1987 Spice GTP 4500cc)