2016 NASA Western States Championships

NASA National

Championship Race

RACEOFFICIAL

Sun Oct 16, 2016Buttonwillow Raceway Park

Course: Config 25 CCW
Length: 2.92 mi
Entries: 30

published Sep 13, 2026 · 9:23 am PDT

Race summary

Winners

84John Pentelei-Molnar944 Spec
80Justin RossSpec E30

Fastest lap

2:05.588

Steven Stepanian

1 DQ

944 Spec9 entries

Position 1:84John Pentelei-Molnar19L lapsBest:2:07.415
Position 2:58Charles Sharp19L lapsBest:2:07.310
Position 3:19Thomas Atteberry19L lapsBest:2:07.230
Position 4:78John Niedernhofer19L lapsBest:2:07.885
Position 5:35Jim Richmond19L lapsBest:2:10.234
Position 6:130Ronald Dale19L lapsBest:2:09.072
Position 7:45Gerald DeLira18L lapsBest:2:09.944
Position 8:52Tony Mazzagatti19L lapsBest:2:08.838
Disqualified: 9Marcelo Vine19L lapsBest:2:06.497

Position 184John Pentelei-MolnarPorsche 924S192:07.415
Position 258Charles SharpPorsche 944192:07.310
Position 319Thomas AtteberryPorsche 944192:07.230
Position 478John NiedernhoferPorsche 944192:07.885
Position 535Jim RichmondPorsche 944192:10.234
Position 6130Ronald DalePorsche 944192:09.072
Position 745Gerald DeLiraPorsche 944182:09.944
Position 852Tony MazzagattiPorsche 944192:08.838
Disqualified: 9Marcelo VinePorsche 944192:06.497

Spec E3021 entries

Position 1:80Justin Ross19L lapsBest:2:05.807
Position 2:152Team Shawhan Racing19L lapsBest:2:05.858
Position 3:55Michael Mihld19L lapsBest:2:05.948
Position 4:7Charles Buzzetti19L lapsBest:2:05.810
Position 5:00Steven Stepanian19L lapsBest:2:05.588 (fastest lap)
Position 6:23Sean Quinlan19L lapsBest:2:06.690
Position 7:53Hubert Young19L lapsBest:2:06.723
Position 8:33Team Clough Construction19L lapsBest:2:06.844
Position 9:67Nick Thiemann19L lapsBest:2:07.419
Position 10:17McMicking Zanotto19L lapsBest:2:07.440
Position 11:6Steve Agoston19L lapsBest:2:07.424
Position 12:72Larry Moore19L lapsBest:2:07.597
Position 13:331Sean Aron19L lapsBest:2:08.510
Position 14:96Bob Michaels19L lapsBest:2:08.351
Position 15:51Gavin Bristow18L lapsBest:2:08.088
Position 16:66Ed Sukchai18L lapsBest:2:09.411
Position 17:68Ron Swenson18L lapsBest:2:10.006
Position 18:65Darrell Edwards18L lapsBest:2:10.356
Position 19:2Greg Gomolka18L lapsBest:2:09.867
Position 20:77Edward Wagner18L lapsBest:2:13.772
Position 21:13Andrew Clark4L lapsBest:2:06.505

Position 180Justin RossBMW 325i192:05.807
Position 2152Team Shawhan RacingBMW 325is192:05.858
Position 355Michael MihldBMW 325is192:05.948
Position 47Charles BuzzettiBMW 325i192:05.810
Position 500Steven StepanianBMW 325is192:05.588 (fastest lap)
Position 623Sean QuinlanBMW 325is192:06.690
Position 753Hubert YoungBMW 325i192:06.723
Position 833Team Clough ConstructionBMW E30192:06.844
Position 967Nick ThiemannBMW 325i192:07.419
Position 1017McMicking ZanottoBMW E30192:07.440
Position 116Steve AgostonBMW 325is192:07.424
Position 1272Larry MooreBMW 325is192:07.597
Position 13331Sean AronBMW 325is192:08.510
Position 1496Bob MichaelsBMW 325192:08.351
Position 1551Gavin BristowBMW 325i182:08.088
Position 1666Ed SukchaiBMW E30182:09.411
Position 1768Ron SwensonBMW 325i182:10.006
Position 1865Darrell EdwardsBMW 325is182:10.356
Position 192Greg GomolkaBMW E30182:09.867
Position 2077Edward WagnerBMW 325182:13.772
Position 2113Andrew ClarkBMW 325i42:06.505