Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash
The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, widely known as the Cannonball Baker or Cannonball Run, was an unofficial, unsanctioned automobile race run five times in the 1970s from New York City and Darien, Connecticut, on the East Coast of the United States to the Portofino Inn[1] in Redondo Beach, California. The Cannonball Run races have additionally inspired numerous contemporary efforts by independent teams to set the record time for the route, known as the Cannonball Run Challenge.
Conceived by car magazine writer and auto racer Brock Yates and fellow Car and Driver editor Steve Smith, the first run was not a competitive race as only one team was running. The run was intended both as a celebration of the United States Interstate Highway System and as a protest against strict traffic laws coming into effect at the time. Another motivation was the fun involved, which showed in the tongue-in-cheek reports in Car and Driver and other auto publications worldwide. The initial cross-country run was made by Yates; his son, Brock Yates, Jr.; Steve Smith; and friend Jim Williams beginning on May 3, 1971, in a 1971 Dodge Custom Sportsman van called the "Moon Trash II."[2]
The race was run four more times: November 15, 1971;[3] November 13, 1972;[4] April 23, 1975;[5] and April 1, 1979.[6]
Car and Driver magazine detailed the November 1971 running in its March 1972 issue.[7] That article was reprinted to represent the 1970s on the magazine's 50th anniversary in 2005. A remarkable effort was made by American racing legend Dan Gurney, winner of the 1967 24 hours of Le Mans. He won the second Cannonball in a Ferrari Daytona. Gurney said, "At no time did we exceed 175 mph [280 km/h]." He and Brock Yates as co-driver took 35 hours 54 minutes to travel 2,863 miles (4,608 km) at an average of approximately 80 mph (130 km/h) while collecting one fine. Snow in the Rocky Mountains slowed them down considerably.[8][7][9]
In 1972 the team of Steve "Yogi" Behr, Bill Canfield, and Fred Olds won in a Cadillac Coupe deVille, the first American car to win a Cannonball.[10]
On April 23–25, 1975, Jack May and Rick Cline drove a Ferrari Dino (05984) from the Red Ball Garage in New York City[11] in a world record time of 35 hours 53 minutes, averaging 83 mph (134 km/h).[5][12][13]
The record for official Cannonballs is 32 hours 51 minutes (about 87 mph or 140 km/h), set in the final run from Darien, Connecticut, to Los Angeles by Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough in a Jaguar XJS in April 1979.[6][14]
After the original Cannonball races, Car and Driver sponsored legitimate closed-course tours, the One Lap of America. Outlaw successors in the United States, Europe, and Australia continue to use the Cannonball name without Yates' approval.
The race
The object of the Cannonball was to leave the Red Ball Garage on East 31st Street in Manhattan, New York City (1979: Darien, Connecticut, at now-defunct Lock, Stock, and Barrel restaurant, Goodwives Shopping Center[15]), typically after midnight, and drive to the Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California, in the shortest time possible. Those were the only rules.[16]
Nothing was specified as to the route, type of vehicle, number of drivers or crew, or maximum speed permitted. There was a gentlemen's agreement that the vehicle entered would be driven the entire distance (not transported on another vehicle, not abandoned for an identical second vehicle hidden near the finish, etc.) Speeding citations received along the way were the driver's responsibility and did not disqualify the vehicle, although stopping to receive a ticket increased the vehicle's overall time.
The Cannonball Run was technically a race in that the team with the fastest time was declared the "winner" and the results were announced in order of time. However, times were not taken very seriously, and sheer speed did not guarantee a first-place finish.[17]
Inspiration
The Cannonball Run gained notoriety after the 1972 run, but the Time story on the 1975 Jack May-Rick Cline race solidified its place in the public consciousness.[18] To the surprise of many, the hilarious reports in Car and Driver were warmly received by press and public alike rather than condemned for the race's recklessness.
In his Cannonball! memoir, Yates reports that in 1972 an all-female team of Peggy Niemcek, Judy Stropus, and SCCA racer Donna Mae Mims ("The Pink Lady") suffered a crash near El Paso, Texas, resulting in a DNF (Did Not Finish). Mims explains that their Cadillac stretch limousine veered off the road and rolled over after the driver fell asleep at the wheel. Although the car was destroyed and she suffered a broken arm, no other vehicles were involved in the crash. This was the only serious accident in the official Cannonball races.[19]
Yates began working on a screenplay to be entitled Coast to Coast but was scooped by two "unofficial" films in 1976, Cannonball[20] and The Gumball Rally.[21] Eventually, an "official" Cannonball Run film was made, The Cannonball Run starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore and Dom DeLuise with Yates in a cameo appearance.[22] Two sequels, Cannonball Run II[23] and Speed Zone, also known as Cannonball Fever,[24] followed. A later USA Network television program, Cannonball Run 2001, was given official approval to use the name.
U.S. Express
After the last Cannonball, Rick Doherty, a veteran of the 1975 and 1979 races, organized a successor, the U.S. Express (1980–1983).[25] The 1980 U.S. Express ran from Brooklyn, New York, to the beach in Santa Monica. Doherty won the first U.S. Express with co-driver and famous game designer Will Wright at the wheel of a Mazda RX-7. Their time was 33 hours 9 minutes.[26]
In 1981 the U.S. Express ran from Long Island, New York, to Emeryville, California, which borders Oakland at the east end of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge). Interstate 80 was largely the route of choice. The winning team in 1981 was the first-time Express team of David Morse and Steve Clausman driving Morse's gray Porsche 928. One unique road hazard in the 1981 run was an early snowfall that closed the Donner Pass for several hours to vehicles without chains just as the U.S. Express cars approached. The Porsche 928, which carried special plastic chains, was able to proceed. Others had to wait for the pass to open.[27] The Morse-Clausman team competed again the next two years. In 1982 (also to Emeryville), they endured several memorable police stops. In the final U.S. Express in 1983 to Newport Beach, California, they placed second.
Although longer than the Cannonball, the fastest time recorded for the U.S. Express was 32 hours 7 minutes in the 1983 race, 44 minutes faster than the fastest Cannonball, and the "official" cross-country record until it was broken in 2006 by Alex Roy and David Maher in 31 hours 4 minutes.[28][29]
Legacy
Decades after the last official Cannonball in 1979, issues raised and revival possibilities interested some motorists. Yates recalled declining offers to revive the concept because it was unworkable. His reasons included: increased police activity, increased legal liabilities for any organizer, increased year-round traffic, and expanding urban areas. He also warned of the obvious dangers of a race on public roads.[30]
The Gumball 3000 gained publicity in the early 2000s as a similar event, sometimes held on coast-to-coast U.S. routes, but paced over a route several times as long and with no time-based winner.
The unofficial transcontinental record, known as the Cannonball Run Challenge, has been broken numerous times since the last official Cannonball Trophy Dash.
C2C Express Event
The C2C Express was an organized event that was created by Ben Wilson of New Zealand and Eric Propst of Michigan. The event was intended to be limited to pre 1980 automobiles that cost under $3000. This was intended to keep the cost affordable and In the spirit of the original runs of the 1970s. The event spanned from 2015–2019. The run Ran from the traditional Cannonball Route of Redball Garage in Manhattan to The Portofino Inn at Redondo beach California. The original event only had 3 competitors in which Wilson won in his Cadillac with a time of just under 40 hours. Over the next 3 years the event grew to the point that the final coast to coast run planned ballooned to over 40 entrants. The size of the event gave Wilson and Propst the idea to run their final coast to coast event from Darien, Connecticut to Portofino Inn located in Los Angeles. Darien to Portofino was the same route run as the 1979 Cannonball and became a 40-year anniversary tribute to the event. Over 40 teams registered for the event, 33 competed and 24 finished. Amongst the final event was a team of police officers in a 49 Pontiac, an ambulance driven by John Ficarra, a Lexus driven by record holder Ed Bolian, a vintage Monte Carlo piloted by current record holders Doug Tabbut & Arne Toman. Wilson and Propst both competed as well, Wilson drove a Ford Van and Propst a Crown Victoria. The winning time was 31:47.
On September 15, 2019, the Cannonball route event record of 32:05 set by Ed Bolian in 2015, was broken during the 2019 running of the C2C Express. Fred Ashmore Jr of Hancock, Maine, and Travis Hilton of College Station, Texas with Arthur Ashmore of Lamoine, Maine, set a new Cannonball Route event record of 31:47. Using the longer 1979 Cannonball Route, (from Darien to the Portofino Marina) the team was able to cover the 2872 miles in their period-accurate, minimally equipped 1979 Mustang. This made them the second team to ever eclipse the 32:07 benchmark on the Cannonball route in an event over 36 years.[31]
Micheal A. Preston Four Ball Rally 1981-1984
The Four Ball Rally was a quasi-legal race from Boston two San Diego. It was run from 1981 to 1984. The rally official name was the Michael A. Preston Memorial Four Ball Rally(FBR) in commemoration of its founder who passed away prior to the first event. The FBR was conceived to be the longest practical distance race between two major cities in the continental United States. The rally had multiple route options determined real time by the driving teams and generally exceed 3100 miles. On average the race was 250 to 300 miles longer than the Original Sea to Shining sea rallies of the 1970s. Up to 50 entries, including international teams, were selected to participate. The event was "invitation only", and generally was restricted to race car drivers and others with documented driving experience.
In 1984 the team of Edward M. Rahill, of Barrington Ill. and Timothy Montgomery, of Fremont OH. driving a performance and range enhanced Pontiac Trans Am, won the race in a record time of 35:46, despite two arrests and mechanical issues during the race. This time still stands today as the fastest documented time for a race crossing the continental United States between Boston and San Diego. A significant point reference was that Rahill and Mongomery were believed to be in last place after their Illinois mechanical breakdown. Race records indicated the team were able to reach an average speed between St. Louis to San Diego, including stops, exceeded 104 miles an hour.
An interesting development coming out of the race was the near celebrity status of Ohio State Trooper Sargent Roger Teague who apprehended four participants including Rahill and Montgomery, the eventual winners of the event. Sargent Teague was awarded the 1984 Super Trooper Award by the FBR races sponsors and attended the winner’s banquet with his wife to receive his recognition. The 1984 Four Ball Rally received coverage from National News sources such the AP, New Your Times, Chicago Sun Times, Paul Harvey’s June 5 1984 broadcast and 73 other newspaper organizations on June 5th. The FBR was discontinued after the 1984 event as increased national publicity brought significant added attention from law enforcement.
Results 1971–79[32][33]
+ indicates winners
* indicates overall record
| Last name | First name | Run | Time | Place | Vehicle | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adamowicz | Tony | 2 | 36:47 | 2 | Chevrolet Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Adelberg | Harvey | 5 | 36:19 | 9 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SD | 1979 |
| Alden | Al | 5 | 32:59 | 2 | Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 | 1979 |
| Allen | Gerald | 5 | 36:20 | 10 | Excalibur | 1979 |
| Ammerman | Craig | 4 | 45:36 | 17 | Travco Motorhome | 1975 |
| Arentz | Gary | 5 | 39:10 | 19 | Jaguar XJS | 1979 |
| Armstrong | Keith | 5 | 39:20 | 20 | Chevrolet El Camino | 1979 |
| Armstrong | Ted | 5 | 39:20 | 20 | Chevrolet El Camino | 1979 |
| Arutunoff | Anatoly | 4 | 49:32 | 18 | Bristol 410 | 1975 |
| Arutunoff | Anatoly | 5 | 40:33 | 24 | Volvo 242 GT | 1979 |
| Atwell | Jim | 4 | 38:56 | 7 | Porsche Carrera | 1975 |
| Atwell | Jim | 5 | 42:28 | 29 | Porsche Carrera | 1979 |
| Baker | Clyde "C.J." | 3 | 41:15 | 13 | AMC Hornet | 1972 |
| Baker | Terry | 5 | 35:58 | 7 | Ferrari 308 GTS | 1979 |
| Behr | Steve | 2 | 39:03 | 6 | Dodge Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Behr | Steve + | 3 | 37:16 | 1 | Cadillac Coupe de Ville | 1972 |
| Behr | Steve | 4 | 38:03 | 3 | Dodge Challenger | 1975 |
| Behr | Steve | 5 | 42:27 | 28 | Porsche 928 | 1979 |
| Bell | Roger | 5 | 58:04 | 39 | Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith | 1979 |
| Bernius | Terry | 5 | 44:13 | 32 | Lotus Esprit | 1979 |
| Blue | Doug | 3 | 49:04 | 25 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1972 |
| Brennan | Peter | 5 | DNF | 45 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1979 |
| Brock | Pete | 3 | 37:33 | 3 | Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL | 1972 |
| Brodrick | Bill | 2 | 57:25 | 7 | Travco Motorhome | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Brodrick | Bill | 3 | 44:42 | 19 | Travco Motorhome | 1972 |
| Brodrick | Bill | 4 | 45:36 | 17 | Travco Motorhome | 1975 |
| Brown | Bob | 3 | 37:26 | 2 | Dodge Challenger | 1972 |
| Brownell | Dave | 5 | 61:51 | 40 | Ford Panel Truck | 1979 |
| Browning | Bob | 5 | 40:33 | 24 | Volvo 242 GT | 1979 |
| Bruerton | Ed | 2 | 37:48 | 5 | AMC AMX | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Bruerton | Ed | 3 | 39:42 | 8 | AMC AMX | 1972 |
| Bruerton | Tom | 2 | 37:48 | 5 | AMC AMX | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Bruerton | Tom | 3 | 39:42 | 8 | AMC AMX | 1972 |
| Buffum | John | 4 | 40:19 | 9 | Porsche Carrera | 1975 |
| Buffum | Vicki | 4 | 40:19 | 9 | Porsche Carrera | 1975 |
| Cady | Jack | 3 | 43:02 | 16 | Ford Van | 1972 |
| Campbell | Bill | 5 | 41:00 | 26 | Ford Thunderbird | 1979 |
| Canfield | Bill + | 3 | 37:16 | 1 | Cadillac Coupe De Ville | 1972 |
| Cannata | Richard | 4 | 44:23 | 16 | Studebaker | 1975 |
| Carey | Bob | 2 | 57:25 | 7 | Travco Motorhome | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Carlson | Tim | 4 | 40:37 | 11 | Ford Van | 1975 |
| Catalano | Christine | 5 | 35:17 | 6 | Mazda RX-7 | 1979 |
| Chapin | Kim | 2 | 39:03 | 6 | Dodge Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Cline | Rick + | 4 | 35:53 | 1 | Ferrari Dino 246 GTS | 1975 |
| Cooper | Bill | 5 | 38:52 | 18 | Ferrari 308 GT 350 | 1979 |
| Corrizzoni | Tom | 3 | 49:04 | 25 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1972 |
| Coumo | Richard | 3 | DNF | 33 | Studebaker | 1972 |
| Cowell | Jack | 3 | 37:33 | 3 | Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL | 1972 |
| Crabbe | Paul | 3 | 45:39 | 21 | Opel Rallye | 1972 |
| Cripe | Tom | 5 | 44:13 | 32 | Lotus Esprit | 1979 |
| Crittenden | Jim | 5 | 36:00 | 8 | Buick Park Avenue | 1979 |
| Dainko | Rainer | 3 | 40:55 | 10 | Chevrolet Van | 1972 |
| Davidson | Stuart | 5 | 46:48 | 36 | Ferrari 330 GT | 1979 |
| Dawn | Wes | 2 | DNF | 8 | MGB GT | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Dawn | Wes | 3 | 39:35 | 7 | Chevrolet Vega | 1972 |
| Dawn | Wes | 4 | 38:16 | 4 | Mercedes-Benz 450 SL | 1975 |
| Dawn | Wes | 5 | 36:49 | 12 | Cadillac Eldorado | 1979 |
| De Van | Fred | 3 | 39:29 | 6 | Mazda RX-2 | 1972 |
| Defty | Peter | 5 | 45:32 | 33 | Chevrolet Suburban | 1979 |
| Denner | Tom | 3 | 41:06 | 12 | Chevrolet Vega | 1972 |
| Dennison | Scott | 3 | 40:55 | 10 | Chevrolet Van | 1972 |
| Doherty | Richard | 5 | 35:17 | 6 | Mazda RX-7 | 1979 |
| Dornsife | Rod | 5 | 42:27 | 28 | Porsche 928 | 1979 |
| Dunaj | Jon | 5 | 36:19 | 9 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SD | 1979 |
| Durst | Steve | 3 | DNF | 27 | Chevrolet Vega | 1972 |
| Egloff | George | 5 | 43:32 | 30 | Suzuki 850 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Ehrich | Terry | 5 | 61:51 | 40 | Ford Panel Truck | 1979 |
| Epstein | Wendy | 5 | 43:32 | 30 | Suzuki 850 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Erickson | Morris | 3 | 46:17 | 22 | Opel Rallye | 1972 |
| Fassler | Paul | 5 | 37:25 | 14 | Porsche 930 | 1979 |
| Faust | David | 5 | 36:51 | 13 | Chevrolet Malibu | 1979 |
| Feiner | Fred | 3 | DNF | 33 | Studebaker | 1972 |
| Feiner | Fred | 4 | 44:23 | 16 | Studebaker | 1975 |
| Fergusson | Alice | 3 | 42:08 | 15 | Citroën DS 19 | 1972 |
| Fergusson | Joe | 3 | 42:08 | 15 | Citroën DS 19 | 1972 |
| Fernald | Steve | 4 | 40:31 | 10 | Volvo 164 E | 1975 |
| Field | Dick | 5 | 32:59 | 2 | Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 | 1979 |
| Fischer | Paul | 3 | 41:01 | 11 | Ford Torino | 1972 |
| Fischer | Paul | 4 | 40:53 | 13 | Ford Torino | 1975 |
| Fog | Steven | 5 | 34:07 | 4 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1979 |
| Frankl | Andrew | 5 | 65:55 | 41 | Ford Mini Truck | 1979 |
| Frasson | Joe | 3 | 44:42 | 19 | Travco Motorhome | 1972 |
| Fuchs | John | 3 | 41:15 | 13 | AMC Hornet | 1972 |
| Gafford | Tom | 5 | 45:32 | 33 | Chevrolet Suburban | 1979 |
| Gallagher | Jack | 3 | DNF | 34 | Honda 600 | 1972 |
| Garbarini | Steve | 3 | 48:25 | 24 | Datsun 240 Z | 1972 |
| Garcione | William | 3 | 48:25 | 24 | Datsun 240 Z | 1972 |
| Gilmartin | Richard | 3 | 37:33 | 3 | Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL | 1972 |
| Goodman | Kirby | 5 | 36:51 | 13 | Chevrolet Malibu | 1979 |
| Gould | Richard | 4 | 41:35 | 15 | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1975 |
| Graham | Paul | 5 | 39:45 | 22 | Chevrolet Camaro | 1979 |
| Gregory | Fred | 5 | DNF | 45 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1979 |
| Gurney | Dan + | 2 | 35:54 | 1 | Ferrari Daytona | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Hammil | Steve | 3 | DNF | 29 | Porsche 911 | 1972 |
| Harmston | Edwin | 5 | 58:04 | 39 | Rolls Royce Silver Wraith | 1979 |
| Harris | Richard | 3 | DNF | 33 | Studebaker | 1972 |
| Harris | Richard | 4 | 44:23 | 16 | Studebaker | 1975 |
| Harrison | John | 5 | DNF | 44 | Lotus Esprit | 1979 |
| Heinz | Dave + | 5 | 32:51 | * 1 | Jaguar XJS | 1979 |
| Henry | Bill | 3 | 41:06 | 12 | Chevrolet Vega | 1972 |
| Herisko | Ron | 2 | 36:56 | 3 | Cadillac Coupe De Ville | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Hickey | Tom | 5 | 32:59 | 2 | Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 | 1979 |
| Hitchins | John | 5 | 65:55 | 41 | Ford Mini Truck | 1979 |
| Honegger | Pierre | 4 | 39:22 | 8 | Mazda RX-4 | 1975 |
| Hopkins ` | Danny | 3 | 38:02 | 4 | De Tomaso Pantera | 1972 |
| Hopkins | Hoppy | 3 | 38:02 | 4 | De Tomaso Pantera | 1972 |
| Hoschek | Gero | 5 | 43:47 | 31 | Jensen Interceptor | 1979 |
| Houge | Larry | 3 | 46:17 | 22 | Opel Rallye | 1972 |
| Hourihan | Bob | 4 | 40:31 | 10 | Volvo 164 E | 1975 |
| Howlett | Jack | 4 | 38:45 | 6 | Buick Electra | 1975 |
| Hunt | Jim | 5 | 41:00 | 26 | Ford Thunderbird | 1979 |
| James | Dirk | 5 | 43:32 | 30 | Suzuki 850 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Jeanes | William | 4 | 45:36 | 17 | Travco Motorhome | 1975 |
| Jellison | Rich | 3 | 57:19 | 26 | Chevrolet Corvette | 1972 |
| Jenkins | Richard | 3 | 38:37 | 5 | Alfa Romeo Giulia | 1972 |
| Jessen | John | 3 | 57:19 | 26 | Chevrolet Corvette | 1972 |
| Jessick | Peter | 5 | 40:53 | 25 | Chrysler | 1979 |
| Johnson | Don | 3 | DNF | 31 | Austin-Healey | 1972 |
| Johnson | Gary | 4 | 37:50 | 2 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1975 |
| Jones | David | 5 | 38:10 | 17 | Chevrolet Blazer | 1979 |
| Kendall-Lane | Fiona | 5 | 58:04 | 39 | Rolls Royce Silver Wraith | 1979 |
| Kendall-Lane | Stephen | 5 | 58:04 | 39 | Rolls Royce Silver Wraith | 1979 |
| Kenny | Arnold | 3 | DNF | 32 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1972 |
| Kepler | Fred | 3 | DNF | 32 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1972 |
| Key | Robert | 5 | 48:53 | 37 | Shelby Mustang GT 350 | 1979 |
| Kirby | Jim | 5 | 36:40 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1979 |
| Kopec | Rich | 5 | 48:53 | 37 | Shelby Mustang GT 350 | 1979 |
| Kovaleski | Oscar | 2 | 36:47 | 2 | Chevrolet Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Kovaleski | Bob | 4 | 36:40 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1979 |
| Kozlowski | Tom | 4 | 39:22 | 8 | Mazda RX-4 | 1975 |
| Lane | John | 5 | 37:31 | 15 | Porsche 928 | 1979 |
| Leib | Dick | 3 | 44:54 | 20 | Pontiac | 1972 |
| Leonard | Tom | 5 | 37:46 | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1979 |
| Lincoln | Sam | 3 | 49:04 | 25 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1972 |
| Lloyd | David | 5 | 36:00 | 8 | Buick Park Avenue | 1979 |
| Locke | Pete | 3 | 40:11 | 9 | Chrysler | 1972 |
| Loveli | Bill | 5 | 41:00 | 26 | Ford Thunderbird | 1979 |
| Lynch | Leo | 3 | DNF | 30 | Porsche 911 | 1972 |
| Lynch | Leo | 4 | 38:39 | 5 | Porsche 911 | 1975 |
| Mahler | John | 5 | 37:46 | 16 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1979 |
| Marbut | Tom | 2 | 37:45 | 4 | Dodge Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Marget | Pete | 3 | 41:41 | 14 | Datsun 510 | 1972 |
| Marshall | Pierce | 5 | 36:51 | 13 | Chevrolet Malibu | 1979 |
| Martin | Charles | 5 | 45:32 | 33 | Chevrolet Suburban | 1979 |
| Martin | Chauncey | 3 | 43:02 | 16 | Ford Van | 1972 |
| Martini | Jeff | 4 | 39:22 | 8 | Mazda RX-4 | 1975 |
| Martini | Jeff | 5 | 36:49 | 12 | Cadillac Eldorado | 1979 |
| May | Jack + | 4 | 35:53 | 1 | Ferrari Dino 246 GTS | 1975 |
| Mayo | Edward | 5 | 38:10 | 17 | Chevrolet Blazer | 1979 |
| McCarthy | Charlie | 5 | 36:19 | 9 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SD | 1979 |
| McConkey | Ron | 4 | 40:43 | 12 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1975 |
| McCoy | Jack | 4 | 37:50 | 2 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1975 |
| McCoy | Peggy | 4 | 37:50 | 2 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1975 |
| McGovern | John | 4 | 41:35 | 15 | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1975 |
| McGovern | John | 5 | 58:04 | 39 | Rolls Royce Silver Wraith | 1979 |
| McGrail | Tom | 3 | 44:42 | 19 | Travco Motorhome | 1972 |
| McGrail | Tom | 4 | 45:36 | 17 | Travco Motorhome | 1975 |
| McMeekan | George | 3 | 44:54 | 20 | Pontiac | 1972 |
| McPherson | Glen | 3 | DNF | 31 | Austin-Healey | 1972 |
| McWhorter | Donald | 5 | 41:17 | 27 | Chevrolet Corvette | 1979 |
| McWhorter | Gerald | 5 | 41:17 | 27 | Chevrolet Corvette | 1979 |
| Menesini | Dennis | 5 | 34:52 | 5 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1979 |
| Menke | Vern | 4 | 40:53 | 13 | Ford Torino | 1975 |
| Menzel | Mike | 5 | DNF[34] | 46 | Fiat 127[35] | 1979 |
| Micek | John | 5 | 40:53 | 25 | Chrysler | 1979 |
| Miller | James | 3 | 43:45 | 18 | Bradley GT | 1972 |
| Miller | Mark | 5 | 34:52 | 5 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1979 |
| Miller | Robin | 3 | 39:35 | 7 | Chevrolet Vega | 1972 |
| Mims | Donna Mae | 3 | DNF | 28 | Cadillac Limousine | 1972 |
| Mockett | Doug | 5 | 40:53 | 25 | Chrysler | 1979 |
| Moody | Dave | 3 | 41:01 | 11 | Ford Torino | 1972 |
| Moore | Bill | 5 | 40:53 | 25 | Chrysler | 1979 |
| Morin | Holly | 2 | 39:03 | 6 | Dodge Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Morton | Tom | 3 | 41:01 | 11 | Ford Torino | 1972 |
| Morton | Tom | 4 | 40:33 | 13 | Ford Torino | 1975 |
| Moses | Sam | 5 | 39:29 | 21 | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | 1979 |
| Mullen | Jim | 5 | 40:11 | 23 | Ferrari SWB | 1979 |
| Mullen | Joan | 5 | 40:11 | 23 | Ferrari SWB | 1979 |
| Needham | Hal | 5 | DNF | 43 | Dodge Van | 1979 |
| Nehl | Tom | 4 | 41:32 | 14 | Porsche 911 | 1975 |
| Nerger | Ursula | 5 | 43:47 | 31 | Jensen Interceptor | 1979 |
| Nichols | John | 5 | 39:45 | 22 | Chevrolet Camaro | 1979 |
| Nickel | Gil | 4 | 38:16 | 4 | Mercedes-Benz 450 SL | 1975 |
| Niemcek | Brad | 2 | 36:47 | 2 | Chevrolet Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Niemcek | Brad | 3 | DNF | 27 | Chevrolet Van | 1972 |
| Niemcek | Brad | 4 | 40:37 | 11 | Ford Van | 1975 |
| Niemcek | Peggi | 3 | DNF | 28 | Cadillac Limousine | 1972 |
| Nunn | Spike | 3 | 41:41 | 14 | Datsun 510 | 1972 |
| O'Brien | Robert | 4 | 41:35 | 15 | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 1975 |
| O'Donnell | Bill | 5 | 53:00 | 38 | Cadillac Eldorado | 1979 |
| Olds | Fred + | 3 | 37:16 | 1 | Cadillac Coupe De Ville | 1972 |
| Olds | Fred | 4 | 40:31 | 10 | Volvo 164 E | 1975 |
| Opert | Larry | 2 | 36:56 | 3 | Cadillac Sedan De Ville | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Poggio | Massimo | 5 | DNF[34] | 46 | Fiat 127[35] | 1979 |
| Parker | Pal | 2 | 57:25 | 7 | Travco Motorhome | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Parker | Pal | 3 | 44:42 | 19 | Travco Motorhome | 1972 |
| Parker | Pal | 4 | 45:36 | 17 | Travco Motorhome | 1975 |
| Pash | Phil | 2 | 57:25 | 7 | Travco Motorhome | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Patchett | Keith | 5 | 72:54 | 42 | BMW R 90/6 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Pearson | Jack | 4 | 38:45 | 6 | Buick Electra | 1975 |
| Peeler | Jim | 5 | 46:48 | 36 | Ferrari 330 GT | 1979 |
| Perlow | Bob | 2 | DNF | 8 | MGB GT | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Pfeifer | S. | 3 | 47:28 | 23 | Ford Pinto | 1972 |
| Pierce | Jeff | 5 | 33:42 | 3 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1979 |
| Pitt | Jesse | 3 | 40:11 | 9 | Chrysler | 1972 |
| Poston | Becky | 2 | 37:45 | 4 | Dodge Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Prentiss | Larry | 5 | 46:37 | 35 | Porsche Carrera | 1979 |
| Pritch | Mark | 5 | 36:52 | 18 | Ferrari 308 GT 350 | 1979 |
| Pritzker | Nate | 2 | 36:56 | 3 | Cadillac Sedan De Ville | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Pryor | Bill | 4 | 49:32 | 18 | Bristol 410 | 1975 |
| Pryor | Bill | 5 | 40:33 | 24 | Volvo 242 GT | 1979 |
| Quartararo | Tony | 5 | 46:48 | 36 | Ferrari 330 GT | 1979 |
| Race | Donald | 5 | 53:00 | 38 | Cadillac Eldorado | 1979 |
| Ralston | Benjamin | 5 | 46:37 | 35 | Porsche Carrera | 1979 |
| Ramsey | John | 3 | 43:28 | 17 | Ford Torino | 1972 |
| Rasmussen | Buzz | 5 | 39:20 | 20 | Chevrolet El Camino | 1979 |
| Regan | Ken | 4 | 40:37 | 11 | Ford Van | 1975 |
| Richardson | Tad | 5 | 35:17 | 6 | Mazda RX-7 | 1979 |
| Riggs | Clyde | 5 | 36:49 | 12 | Cadillac Eldorado | 1979 |
| Robison | Charlie | 5 | 34:52 | 5 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1979 |
| Roder | Dick | 3 | 40:55 | 10 | Chevrolet Van | 1972 |
| Romine | Chris | 5 | 35:58 | 7 | Ferrari 308 GTS | 1979 |
| Rosenblatt | Joel | 5 | 36:00 | 8 | Buick Park Avenue | 1979 |
| Rost | Bob | 3 | 38:37 | 5 | Alfa Romeo Giulia | 1972 |
| Rowzie | Dan | 4 | 38:39 | 5 | Porsche 911 RSR | 1975 |
| Royer | Lyle | 5 | DNF | 43 | Dodge Van | 1979 |
| Satullo | Sandy | 4 | 38:45 | 6 | Buick Electra | 1975 |
| Satullo | Sandy | 5 | 36:49 | 12 | Pontiac | 1979 |
| Satullo | Stuart | 5 | 36:49 | 12 | Pontiac | 1979 |
| Satullo II | Sandy | 4 | 38:45 | 6 | Buick Electra | 1975 |
| Satullo II | Sandy | 5 | 36:49 | 12 | Pontiac | 1979 |
| Scarlato | Jerry | 4 | 45:36 | 17 | Travco Motorhome | 1975 |
| Schmitt | Charles | 5 | 53:00 | 38 | Cadillac Eldorado | 1979 |
| Scott | Dick | 3 | DNF | 30 | Porsche 911 | 1972 |
| Scribner | Doug | 3 | 49:04 | 25 | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 1972 |
| Sellyei | Louis | 5 | 39:10 | 19 | Jaguar XJS | 1979 |
| Sencenbaugh | Jim | 5 | 45:32 | 33 | Chevrolet Suburban | 1979 |
| Seneki | Alex | 5 | 46:31 | 34 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 | 1979 |
| Shugars | Dave | 4 | 40:43 | 12 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1975 |
| Sibio | Albert Jr. | 5 | 36:40 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro Z 28 | 1979 |
| Simkin | Daniel | 5 | 36:20 | 10 | Excalibur | 1979 |
| Smith | Gary | 5 | 39:45 | 22 | Chevrolet Camaro | 1979 |
| Smith | Ken | 5 | 34:52 | 5 | Chevrolet Pickup | 1979 |
| Smith | Steve + | 1 | 40:51 | 1 | Dodge Sportsman Van | 1971 (1st race) |
| Snyder | Michael | 5 | 33:42 | 3 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1979 |
| Solski | Paul | 3 | 39:29 | 6 | Mazda RX-2 | 1972 |
| Sportiche | Alain | 5 | 46:31 | 34 | Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 | 1979 |
| Spreadbury | Bill | 3 | 47:28 | 23 | Ford Pinto | 1972 |
| Stanner | Bud | 3 | 37:26 | 2 | Dodge Challenger | 1972 |
| Stanton | Chick | 4 | 38:56 | 7 | Porsche Carrera | 1975 |
| Stanton | Chick | 5 | 42:28 | 29 | Porsche Carrera | 1979 |
| Stephenson | ? | 3 | DNF | 34 | Honda 600 | 1972 |
| Stevens | David | 5 | 36:20 | 10 | Excalibur | 1979 |
| Stropus | Judy | 3 | DNF | 28 | Cadillac Limousine | 1972 |
| Taayjes | Bob | 3 | 43:45 | 18 | Bradley GT | 1972 |
| Talbert | R.A. | 3 | 44:54 | 20 | Pontiac | 1972 |
| Taylor | Justus | 5 | 61:51 | 40 | Ford Panel Truck | 1979 |
| Thibeau | John | 3 | 45:39 | 21 | Opel Rallye | 1972 |
| Trefethen | Jon | 3 | 43:28 | 17 | Ford Torino | 1972 |
| Truesdale | Loyal | 5 | 72:54 | 42 | BMW R 90/6 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Turkovich | Bob | 4 | 40:37 | 11 | Ford Van | 1975 |
| Unkefer | Duane | 3 | 43:02 | 16 | Ford Van | 1972 |
| Villeneuve | Jacques | 5 | 37:31 | 15 | Porsche 928 | 1979 |
| Visniewski | Scott | 5 | 38:10 | 17 | Chevrolet Blazer | 1979 |
| Walle | Ray | 4 | 39:22 | 8 | Mazda RX-4 | 1975 |
| Ward | Ken | 5 | 43:32 | 30 | Suzuki 850 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Ward | Steve | 5 | 43:32 | 30 | Suzuki 850 Motorcycle | 1979 |
| Warner | Bill | 4 | 41:32 | 14 | Porsche 911 | 1975 |
| Waters | Randy | 2 | 37:45 | 4 | Dodge Van | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Weglarz | Dennis | 4 | 40:43 | 12 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1975 |
| Whiteside | Mark | 5 | 34:07 | 4 | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 1979 |
| Williams | Jim + | 1 | 40:51 | 1 | Dodge Sportsman Van | 1971 (1st race) |
| Williams | Willie | 5 | 38:10 | 17 | Chevrolet Blazer | 1979 |
| Willig | George | 5 | 39:29 | 21 | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | 1979 |
| Yarborough | Dave + | 5 | 32:51 | * 1 | Jaguar XJS | 1979 |
| Yates | Brock + | 1 | 40:51 | 1 | Dodge Sportsman Van | 1971 (1st race) |
| Yates | Brock + | 2 | 35:54 | 1 | Ferrari Daytona | 1971 (2nd race) |
| Yates | Brock | 3 | 37:26 | 2 | Dodge Challenger | 1972 |
| Yates | Brock | 4 | 38:03 | 3 | Dodge Challenger | 1975 |
| Yates | Brock | 5 | DNF | 43 | Dodge Van | 1979 |
| Yates | Brock Jr. + | 1 | 40:51 | 1 | Dodge Sportsman Van | 1971 (1st race) |
| Yates | Pamela | 5 | DNF | 43 | Dodge Van | 1979 |
| Ziegel | Robert | 5 | 37:25 | 14 | Porsche 930 | 1979 |
| Zoeltner | Andreas | 5 | 43:47 | 31 | Jensen Interceptor | 1979 |
See also
- APEX: The Secret Race Across America (Documentary)
- Cannonball Run Challenge about the speed record for driving across the United States
- Need for Speed: The Run
- Street racing about the practice of illegally using public roadways for automobile races
References
- Now (as of January 2021) called the Portofino Hotel, the building is located at 260 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277, 33°50′43.9″N 118°23′50.1″W
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- The Red Ball Garage is located at 142 E 31st St, New York, NY 10016, 40°44′38.9″N 73°58′48.9″W
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- Indio, CA
- 1500 cc PBS Engine
External links
- "Gurney/Yates Cop First Cannonball", Brad Niemcek on the 1971 race
- Jack May, 1975 Cannonball champion with Rick Cline.
- Charles Graeber (October 16, 2007). "The Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory". Wired Magazine.