The USRRC Championship could have been decided two weeks earlier at Mid-Ohio, but neither of the front-runners scored any points. And so the battle would have to conclude at the season finale, the Road America 500, at Elkhart Lake.
The unusual SCCA points rules forced the teams to lay all their cards on the table in order to have a chance at victory. The Texas team entered two cars and Bruce Jennings was hired as a teammate in the #65 car, and Ronnie Hissom in #66.
Around lap 43 a driver switch saw Bruce Jennings take over the driving duties. The stop cost him one place, while a wild spin just a few laps into his stint cost Jennings a further two spots.
To the team's great displeasure, the SCCA awarded equal points to both under and over 2-liter finishers, so while the #65 and #66 cars fully deserved top honors, Follmer in a 2-liter Lotus-Porsche dominated his class and snatched away the Championship! Regardless, the result was a dominant one-two finish for the team. Only the rule-makers could thwart the team.
The crew attend to Bruce Jennings during a pit stop.
