By alley - Sep 22, 2015, 5:52 PM ET

At the Coronado Speed Festival: The races

Eleven Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA) groups plus the Historic Trans-Am series converged on the tight, 1.7-mile makeshift course of the runways of North Island Air Station on Coronado Island Sept. 18-20 to produce some outstanding racing. The competitive action kept fans in packed grandstands affixed to their seats – either sitting or standing.

, which ended its Saturday Group 3 qualifying race on the hook, the victim of a blown engine. With the SVRA combining its Groups 3 and 4 in one race and Groups 5 and 7 in another, there were 10 races in all. These contests boasted 203 entries although some cars competed in more than one event. Below is a list of the top three finishers for each race.

Historic Trans-Am

Walter Brown, 1970 Camaro
Ken Epsman, 1971 AMC Javelin
Jim Hague, 1971 Boss 302 Mustang

Noteworthy: Leading into the last corner Brown got out of shape on his exit and Epsman briefly pulled even. Brown was able to recover to show off his Camaro’s impressive horsepower and prevail at the flag (see video below). Fox Sports announcer and occasional vintage racer Mike Joy recorded a credible finish, bringing his 1966 Mustang home 11th in the 15-car field.

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Pre-War Formula Cars

Max Jamiesson, 1935 Ford Sprint Car
Richard Morrison, 1939 Lagonda (V-12 Le Mans racer).
Brian Blain, 1916 Sturtevant-Auburn

Noteworthy: Brian Blain, one of the primary organizers of the

1915 Panama-America Exposition homage exhibition

, finished an impressive third with one of the cars in that event. His 1916 Sturtevant-Auburn (RIGHT) was 19 years older than winner Jamiesson’s Ford and 23 years the senior of the runner-up Lagonda. Blain also finished ahead of cars constructed in 1929, 1951, 1935 and 1924. This field had 10 entries.

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Group 1, Pre-1968 “Small Bore” Sports Cars

Dennis Racine, 1966 Morris Mini Cooper S
Donald Racine, 1961 Austin Mini Cooper S
Tim Brecht, 1960 Austin Mini Cooper S

Noteworthy: Beth Philion, wife of Coronado Speed Festival founder Jim Philion, recorded a top-10 finish in her 1965 Triumph Spitfire. There were 22 cars in the field.

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Group 2, Pre-1994 Open Wheel

Todd Strong, Crossle 32
Dan Cowdrey, 1970 Titan Formula Ford
Rodney Grabinski, 1986 Swift DB1

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Groups 3 & 4 – Combined (Mix of Medium Displacement Sports Cars, 1950s – 70s)

Fred DellaNoce, 1966 Ginetta 12
Frank Arciero Jr., 1958 Lotus 11S
Paul Ryan, 1962 Lotus S7

Noteworthy: Former Baja 500 Class 2 winner Frank Arciero Jr. of the famous

Arciero family

drove his blue Lotus 11S to an impressive runner-up finish. Brother Al led early but suffered a mechanical failure.

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Groups 5 & 7 – Combined (Mix of Various Sports Cars From 1960-2008)

Overall:

Cal Meeker, 1973 Lola T292
Gray Gregory, 1973 Chevron B26
Tom Minnich, 1978 Chevron B36

Noteworthy: Cal Meeker also won the Group 9 “Wings & Slicks” race.

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Group 6 – Vintage “Big Bore” Production Sports Cars & Sedans

Clair Schwendeman, 1968 Chevrolet
Alan Davison, 2000 Panoz GTS
Jim Caudle, 1969 Corvette

Noteworthy: Third-place Caudle, partnered with Indianapolis 500 veteran Bob Lazier, won the Brickyard Invitational

“Indy Legends” Charity Pro-Am

in June.

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Group 8, Pre-1973 Mass Production Sports Cars

Dylan Doherty, 1970 Porsche 914-6
Tim Brecht, 1969 BMW 2002
Craig Hauenstein, 1968 BMW 2002

Noteworthy: Birthday-boy

Boris Said

, a winner at both the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring, brought his 1968 BMW 2002 home fourth. This was his was his first vintage race. There were 27 cars in this field.

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Group 9, “Wings & Slicks”

Cal Meeker, 1979 Ralt RT1
Martin Lauber, 1977 Chevron B39
Gray Gregory, 1977 Chevron B39

Noteworthy: Mike Follmer, nephew of racing icon George Follmer, ended up ninth in the ex-Michael Andretti 1982 Ralt RT-5. Follmer was part of the Arciero family team of entries. Al Arciero drove his ex-Roger Penske Jr. 1984 Ralt RT-5 to a 12th-place finish in the 18-car field.

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Group 10 (NASCAR vintage)

Tom Klauer, 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo
Tom Cantrell, 1998 Ford Taurus
Ralph Borelli, 1991 Ford Thunderbird

Noteworthy: Winner Tom Klauer is regarded among the

vintage NASCAR racers

as the man to beat. The well-heeled owner-driver occasionally races in the NASCAR K&N Pro series. This weekend his car was an ex-Jimmy Johnson back-up. He purchased it directly from Hendrick Motorsports where it had been on show in their museum.

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Click on the thumbnails below for larger images of some of the star cars from the Coronado Speed Festival...

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