Marin County's Stoneberg Takes Top Spot in Vintage Car Races

Attached is a picture of Belvedere's Peter Stoneberg, who took first
place in qualifying Saturday at the Wine Country Classic Vintage Car
Races at Infineon Raceway.

 

Please give photo credit to MIKE DORAN.

 

Agate at bottom

 

John (707-334-9805)

 

 

 

                      

 

Marin County's Stoneberg Takes Top Spot in Qualifying for Vintage Car
Races

 

SONOMA, Calif. (June 2, 2007) - Marin County's Peter Stoneberg captured
the top spot on Saturday during qualifying at Infineon Raceway for the
21st annual Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races.

 

Stoneberg, a resident of Belvedere, piloted his 1963 Lotus to victory in
the seven-lap qualifying race for Group 6 (1961-1965 Sports Racing Cars)
over the 12-turn, 2.52-mile road course. El Segundo's John Morton was
second (1964 Lotus) with Oklahoma City's John Harden third (1963
Huffaker).

 

Stoneberg, who has never won at the Wine Country Classic, led the
qualifying race wire-to-wire in his Lotus. He placed second in last
year's main event behind Simi Valley's Terry Miller. Stoneberg also
placed second in 2004 driving a 1968 McLaren.

 

"This event is a big one, and I'd definitely like to win it.  It's
really one of the crown jewels of vintage racing," said Stoneberg.
"It's fun to have lots of friends and family here cheering for me in the
stands."

 

More than 250 competitors attempted to qualify on Saturday in nine
different racing groups, with Sunnyvale's John Buddenbaum taking the
pole position in Group 4 (1956-1962 Production Cars).  Other
California-based top qualifiers included Markleeville's Leonard Turnbeau
in Group 4 (1956-1962 Production Cars); Simi Valley's Terry Miller in
Group 5 (1966-1972 Historic Trans-Am); and Petaluma's Randall Smith in
Group 8 (1967-1980 IMSA and FIA Sports Racing Cars). 

 

Action returns to Infineon Raceway on Sunday with main events scheduled
to begin at 12:40 p.m. There will be 10-lap main events in nine groups.
Gates open at 8 a.m., with warm-up sessions scheduled to begin at 8:30
a.m. For more information, visit www.infineonraceway.com or call
800-870-RACE.

 

 

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Wine Country Classic Vintage Car Races

 

SONOMA, Calif. - Qualifying results Saturday from the Wine Country
Classic Vintage Car Races at Infineon Raceway.  All seven-lap qualifying
races were contested on Infineon Raceway's 12-turn, 2.52-mile road
course.  Car and hometown in parentheses:

 

Group 1 (Pre-War Racing Cars & Sports Cars to 1952): 1. Jon Shirley
(1934 Alfa Romeo, Medina, Wash.); 2. Peter Giddings (1933 Alfa Romeo,
Alamo); 3. Bill Lyon (1927 Bugatti, Newport Beach); 4. Charlie Shalvoy
(1926 Bugatti, Atherton); 5. Jamie Cleary (1932 Studebaker, Westlake
Village); 6. Mike Cleary (1936 Bugatti, Carpinteria); 7. Jonathan Feiber
(1930 Bugatti, Atherton); 8. Richard Morrison (1939 Lagonda, Salina,
Kan.); 9. Scott Renner (1952 Jowett, Los Alamitos); 10. John Fitzpatrick
(1939 BMW, Redding).

 

Group 2 (1948-155 Sports Racing & Production Cars): 1. John Buddenbaum
(1949 Jaguar, Sunnyvale); 2. Noel Park (1955 Corvette, San Pedro); 3.
Bernard Juchli (1955 Hagemann Jaguar, Sierra Madre); 4. Robert Paltrow
(1951 Jaguar, Armonk, NY); 5. Jim Brown (1955 Cooper, Fallbrook); 6.
James Alder (1952 Jaguar, Reno); 7. Clint deWitt (1955 Porsche,
Sacramento); 8. Lawrence Macks (1952 Allard, Owings Mills, MD); 9. Terry
Sullivan (1958 Denzel, Los Gatos); 10. Joe Jensen (1952 Jaguar,
Berkeley).

 

Group 3 (1955-1960 Sports Racing Cars): 1. Michael Malone (1959 Lotus,
Seattle); 2. Richard Goldsmith (1958 Lotus, Gilroy); 3. Tom Malloy (1958
Lister-Jaguar, Villa Park); 4. Pete Lovely (1959 Lotus, Tacoma, Wash.);
5. John Mozart (1958 Lister-Chevy, Palo Alto); 6. D. Randy Riggs (1959
Lister-Chevy, Novato); 7. Ed Nigro (1960 Lola, Las Vegas); 8. Jonathan
Feiber (1960 Maserati, Atherton); 9. Herb Wetanson (1959 Cooper, New
York); 10. Bruce Miller (1958 Lotus, Alamo).

 

Group 4 (1956-1962 Production Cars): 1. Leondard Turnbeau (1958 Porsche,
Markleeville); 2. Al Leake Jr. (1957 Alfa-Romeo, Boulder Creek); 3. Art
Redford (1957 Corvette, Gig Harbor, Wash.); 4. Ron Cressey (1959
Corvette, Sherman Oaks); 5. Doug Sallen (1964 Morgan, Monterey); 6.
Scott Brown (1957 MGA, Redwood City); 7. Ed Lamanita (1962 MGA, Redwood
City); 8. Tom Price (1961 Aston Martin, Larkspur); 9. Brian Howlett
(1961 Morgan, Hacienda Heights); 10. Paul Reinhart (1957 Crovette, Twain
Harte)

 

Group 5 (1966-1972 Historic Trans-Am Cars): 1. Terry Miller (1967
Camaro, Simi Valley); 2. J.  Bittle (1968 Mustang, San Diego); 3. John
McClintock (1969 Mustang, Olympia, Wash.); 4. Ken Epsman (1970
Challenger, Saratoga); 5. Gordon Gimble (1969 Mustang, Roseville); 6.
Scott Rubin (1971 Javelin, Santa Clara); 7. Andy Boone (1970 Plymouth,
Dallas); 8. Camee Edelbrock (1968 Camaro, Torrance); 9. Bruce Canepa
(1970 Javelin, Scotts Valley); 10. Gary Underwood (1967 Dodge Dart,
Wildemar).

 

Group 6 (1961-1965 Sports Racing Cars): 1. Peter Stoneberg (1963 Lotus,
Belvedere); 2. John Morton (1964 Lotus, El Segundo); 3. John Harden
(1963 Huffaker, Oklahoma City); 4. Richard Griot (1964 Webster, Milton,
Wash.); 5. Al Nowocinski (1965 LeGrand, Huntington Beach); 6. Tom
Claridge (1961 Lotus, Santa Clara); 7. Nick Smith (1962 Lotus, Rancho
Santa Fe); 8. Paul Quackenbush (1965 Merlyn, Grass Valley); 9. Dave
Olson (1963 Lotus, Tiburon); 10. Greg Meyer (1962 Dailu, Los Altos).

 

Group 7 (1963-1966 Production Cars): 1. Fred Galloway (1963 Cobra, San
Diego); 2. Ken Adams (1966 Shelby, Gilroy); 3. Bruce Leven (1964
Corvette, Mercer Island, Wash.); 4. Bob Hebert (1962 Jaguar, Monterey);
5. Jim Jard (1965 Corvette, Houston); 6. Tom Georgalos (1965 Shelby,
Salinas); 7. David Andrews (1966 Shelby, La Jolla); 8. Craig Wright
(1966 Shelby, San Diego); 9. Jason Len (1963 Jaguar, San Luis Obispo);
10. Ken Pieri (1963 Elva, Kentfield).

 

Group 8 (1967-1980 Historic IMSA & FIA Sports Racing Cars): 1. Randall
Smith (1971 Chevron, Petaluma); 2. Tom Byrnes (1978 Lola, Ross); 3. Ken
Epsman (1976 Dekon Monza, Saratoga); 4. John Mozart (1972 Chevron, Palo
Alto); 5. Jeff Lewis (1971 Chevron, Newport Beach); 6. Tom Malloy (1969
Lola, Villa Park); 7. Phil Gallant (1977 Dekon Monza, Oceanside); 8.
Tony Podell (1969 Chevron, Rolling Hills); 9. Brian Groza (1975 Sauber,
Salinas); 10. William Cotter (1979 Porsche, Seattle).

 

Group 9 (1966-1972 Historic Can-Am Cars): 1. Brian Blain (1969 Lola,
Visalia); 2. Scott Bader (1969 Lola, Los Angeles); 3. Ian Wood (1972
Rawlson, British Columbia); 4. Carl Moore (1967 McClaren, Alamo); 5.
Jules Moritz (1971 McClaren, Corvalis, Ore.); 6. Robert Ryan (1968
McClaren, Avila Beach); 7. Bob Lee (1968 McClaren, Rolling Hills); 8.
Richard Griot (1968 Lola, Milton, Wash.); 9. David Hankin (1967
Mcclaren, Redding); 10. Andy Boone (1968 McLeagle, Dallas).

 

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