This is Jerry Titus in the T/G Racing Firebird. Pontiac entered the Trans-Am, sort of, in 1968, through a converted Camaro driven by Craig Fisher, and financed by Terry Godsall. Since Pontiac didn't have a suitable engine to fit the 5 litre maximum rule, Godsall (a Canadian) convinced the Sports Car Club of America that Firebirds were sold in Canada fitted with small block Chevys. The SCCA bought it, and thus the Chevy powered Pontiac ran the Trans-Am.

Fisher did really well, notching up several top 3 and 4 positions, and, having seen this, and having become increasingly frustrated by his chronically unreliable Shelby Mustang, Jerry Titus quit the Ford factory team with one race to run, and entered a second Godsall Firebird in the final race. Again, this was a converted Camaro (owned by Jon Ward) switched to Firebird sheet metal. Titus rightly figured the Firebird was just a Camaro anyway, and Mark Donohue had been winning everything in a Camaro that year, so he should be instantly competitive. And he was right. He took pole position, and led the early laps before the Firebird broke.

For 1969, Titus and Godsall formed T/G Racing, and ran a full-blown factory Firebird team. Initial plan was to run a Pontiac motor, but when this proved too troublesome, they switched back to the Chevys. But as a result, the SCCA made them fit 1968 Firebird front sheet metal to the cars, which made them look a bit awkward.

They never did manage to win a Trans-Am race in 1969, but the Firebirds were a great addition. Titus finished third here at Riverside behind the two Penske Camaros.

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