1967 with Group 44
Tony continued driving for Group 44 in 1967.
February 3, 1967
Daytona International Speedway 300 miles
Daytona Beach, Florida
Lotus Cortina
Result: DNF
Tony’s 1967 SCCA competition license
Adamowicz collection – Bill Dobbins photo
Adamowicz collection – Bill Dobbins photo
Adamowicz collection – Bill Dobbins photo
Adamowicz collection – Bill Dobbins photo
Adamowicz collection – Competition Press & Autoweek
March 31, 1967
Sebring International Raceway – 4 hours
Sebring, Florida
Lotus Cortina
Result: DNF (57 laps)
Adamowicz collection – Jim Woods photo
Group 44 trailer unloading the Cortina at Sebring.
Adamowicz collection – Competition Press & Autoweek
Adamowicz collection – David Nadig photo
Adamowicz collection – David Nadig photo
Adamowicz collection – Dave Friedman photo
April 9, 1967
Marlboro Speedway SCCA Governor’s Cup
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Lotus Cortina
Result: DNF
April 10, 1967, article from the Richmond Times Dispatch
Records indicate Bob Tullius won the D Production race in his Group 44 TR4
April 16, 1967
Green Valley Raceway “300”
Smithfield, Texas
Lotus Cortina
Result: 14th
Adamowicz collection – Jerry Melton photo
Adamowicz collection – Steve Lyman photo
April 30, 1967
Virginia International Raceway SCCA Championship Race
Danville, Virginia
Lotus Cortina – Result: 1st in B Sedan
Triumph Spitfire – Result: 4th in G Production
Adamowicz collection – Competition Press & Autoweek
Adamowicz collection – Bill Dobbins photo
#44 Spitfire in VIR Paddock. Next to the Spitfire is Dick Gilmartin’s Bob Sharp Racing #33 Datsun – he had just left Group 44 as Bob’s partner.
Spitfire in the paddock
May 14, 1967
Cumberland SCCA National and Regional Sports Car Races
Cumberland, Maryland Municipal Airport
Triumph Spitfire
Result: 1st in G Production
Showing promise as a racing driver. The head tilted back & peering over the windscreen in the rain was so I could see better. I won overall convincingly in the rain-soaked airport circuit. I passed Bob Sharp in his F production roadster on the straight, he was disappointed as he was in the lead.
Adamowicz collection – Pete Luongo photo
Adamowicz collection
Bobby McQuail, a new member of Group 44, gets his victory ride with Tony Adamowicz for helping make the Group’s Triumph Spitfire run well.
Adamowicz collection – Pete Luongo photo
Adamowicz collection – Pete Luongo photo
Tony joking around cleans the engine bay with a toothbrush.
This was the race when Kas Kastner (the Triumph company sponsorship Czar) developed respect for my talents. He was also blown away with the results. The first time Kas saw our car in the garage, he asked, “Where are the dry tires?” My reply, “You’re looking at them.” He said with amazement, “We have bigger rain tires than that on our California Spitfires.” But we didn’t break axles like they did.
Local Ford dealership ad featuring Tony’s win
May 21, 1967
Mont Tremblant Union Auto sport Metropolitain Four Hours
St. jovite, Canada
Lotus Cortina
Result: 6th in U2 Class
Adamowicz collection
Start of the race
Tony leads Bob Brown’s Camaro
Adamowicz collection
Adamowicz collection – Coffield Photography
May 30, 1967
Lime Rock Park Trans Am Sedan Race
Lime Rock, Connecticut
Plymouth Barracuda
Result: 7th in O2L Class
Tony teamed up with Charles Rainville to drive the Team Starfish Barracuda in this race.
Adamowicz collection
Clipping from June 16,1967 Competition Press
First page of Team Starfish’s Pit Communication Procedures
Adamowicz collection – Competition Press & Autoweek
June 11, 1967
Mid-Ohio Trans-American Championship Sedan Races
Lexington, Ohio
Lotus Cortina
Result: 15th
Adamowicz collection – Competition Press & Autoweek
June 25, 1967
Watkins Glen Challenge for Manufacturers
Watkins Glen, New York
Lotus Cortina
Result: DNF
Adamowicz collection – Competition Press & Autoweek
July 4, 1967
Lime Rock SCCA Nationals
Lakeville, Connecticut
Triumph Spitfire
Result: 2nd in G production
Adamowicz collection – David Nadig photo
Barcboy photos (barcboys.com)
Records show Bob Tullius drove both the Group 44 Triumph TR-4 and Dodge Dart at this race.
Barcboy photos (barcboys.com)
Adamowicz collection – Kevin Fagan photo
This photo is labeled “1967 Lime Rock National Race,” however it is not confirmed that Tony drove the Cortina at this event.
July 16, 1967
Bridgehampton National Sports Car Championship
Bridgehampton, New york
Triumph Spitfire
Result: 1st in G production
Adamowicz collection – Michael Cook photo
July 22, 1967
Grattan Raceway
Kent County, Michigan
Triumph Spitfire
Result: 1st in class
Grattan is approximately 20 minutes from Grand Rapids, Michigan. The track is a two-mile-long course with corners inspired by the Monza circuit in Italy. There are ten turns, and a 3,200-foot straight. The photo at right is a current photo of the track.
Adamowicz collection
“Adamowicz’s victory at the Grattan Michigan Nationals was his second straight victory in as many weekends. The performance
– Triumph public relations statement
August 12, 1967
Marlboro Double 300
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Lotus Cortina
Result: 18th (DNF – 136 laps)
Adamowicz collection – Randy McConnell photo
Adamowicz collection – Bill Dobbins photo
Adamowicz collection
Bob Tullius (teamed with Bruce Jennings at this race) and the Group 44 Dart shows the value of stiff anti-roll bars to Rick Mandelson in the Sutter Mustang. The Dart placed 5th in the over 2 liter class.
August 20, 1967
Watkins Glen
Watkins Glen, New York
Triumph Spitfire
Result: 2nd
Adamowicz collection – Pete Luongo photo
November 25, 1967
Daytona
Daytona, Florida
Triumph Spitfire
Qualified: 3rd
Result: DNF
Adamowicz collection