Bob Tullius

{{Short description|American race car driver (1930–2026)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Bob Tullius | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = | birth_name = Robert Charles Tullius | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|12|7}} | birth_place = [[Rochester, New York]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|3|16|1930|12|7}} | death_place = [[Port Orange, Florida]], U.S | retired =  | relatives =  | last_series =  | years_active = 1961–1986 | teams = | starts = | wins = | poles = | fastest_laps =  | best_finish =  | year =  | prev_series =  | prev_series_years = | titles =  | title_years = | awards = | award_years = }}

'''Robert Charles Tullius''' (December 7, 1930 – March 16, 2026) was an American [[race car driver]] and racing team owner.

==Early years== Tullius considered a career in teaching after graduating from high school.<ref name="knowlesbook"/> He served a term in the [[U.S. Air Force]], and while there quarterbacked the Chanute Air Force base football team until a leg injury put an end to his playing.<ref name="brainerddispatch"/>

Tullius took a job in sales with [[Kodak]], first in [[Rochester, New York]] and later in [[Alexandria, Virginia]].

In 1960, Tullius bought a [[Triumph TR3]] for his wife.<ref name="knowlesbook"/> She rarely drove the car. Tullius took the TR3 to racing school himself, and won the graduation race.

==Motorsports career== [[File:BobTulliusJaguarConvertible.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3| Tullius' 1975 championship winning Jaguar V-12 E-Type.]] [[File:BillAdamJaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Tullius' [[Jaguar XJR-5]] at the 1983 IMSA Camel GT race, Sears Point Raceway Sonoma, Calif.]] Tullius' racing career began in earnest in 1961, when in his first four races he finished first or second, and won the points championship.<ref name="mossmotoring"/> For 1962 Tullius asked Triumph to provide him with a [[Triumph TR4|TR4]] to race, promising to "beat the pants off [their] TR4s with [his] TR3" unless they did.<ref name="cookbook"/> Tullius and [[Ed Diehl]] built the proffered TR4 into a racer. Tullius placed second in the TR4 in its first race at [[Lime Rock Park|Lime Rock]], but on its next outing at Lake Garnett, the car was totaled. When Triumph refused to replace the car, Tullius and Diehl bought two more wrecked TR4s and built a replacement car using parts from all three.

His decision to pursue motorsports professionally was made in 1963. His supervisor at Kodak forced Tullius to choose between his day job and racing; Tullius opted for racing. He soon became the principal driver for Triumph's North American Competition Director [[Kas Kastner]]. In 1963 he also raced in his first [[12 Hours of Sebring]], and went on to win six SCCA championship races in the factory TR4.

===Group 44=== In 1965 Tullius established his own racing team, named Group 44 Incorporated, to pursue his chosen vocation while supporting his family. Co-founders included mechanic Brian Fuerstenau and New York advertising executive Dick Gilmartin, both of whom were also race drivers.<ref name="RSC-fuerstenau"/><ref name="RSC-gilmartin"/> Gilmartin left Group 44 in 1965.<ref name="knowlesbook"/>

In 1963 the three future founders were sitting in a motel in Sebring working on a name for their team. Gilmartin took a napkin and wrote "Group" on it for the three of them, the "44" was contributed by Tullius, and finally "Incorporated". Tullius originally asked the SCCA for permission to use the number 1 on his cars because it could be applied with a single line of tape, but was denied. "44" was also taken, so he began using "444", and dropped the third numeral later.<ref name="knowlesbook"/> At Lime Rock, Tullius' wife cut one of the numerals backwards and, lacking a sheet of contact paper to recut it, cut the second "4" in the same way, so that Tullius raced with a reversed "44".<ref name="hemmings"/> He continued to run cars with some numbers reversed after that.

Group 44 developed a three-pronged approach to their business. They raced their own cars, built racing cars for paying customers, and ran an extensive marketing and sponsoring department for vehicle manufacturers and racing teams. The company originally used a color scheme of white with black stripes, but added a green stripe when [[Quaker State]] motor oil, a division of [[Royal Dutch Shell]], became a sponsor. This sponsorship lasted for several decades. The cars were not only well prepared, but immaculately presented.<ref name="MSHoF"/><ref name="r&t-egan"/> The team also used a unique articulated transporter painted in team colors to ferry their cars between races.

For most of the years it was active, Group 44 was exclusively associated with vehicles from [[British Leyland]], initially fielding Triumph TRs and [[Triumph Spitfire|Spitfires]] and later campaigning models from [[MG Cars|MG]] and [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]]. When Group 44 entered two [[Jaguar XJR-5]] cars in the 1984 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]], it was the first time a Jaguar had raced at Le Mans in 27 years.<ref name="lemans"/> When Group 44 cars traveled to an event their cars were displayed at the local British Leyland dealers and the team was promoted through local media.<ref name="sccabio"/> For a time almost all of British Leyland's marketing in the United States went through Group 44.

After Group 44 lost the Jaguar GTP program to [[Tom Walkinshaw Racing]], the team was retained to prepare and field a set of three [[Audi 100#Audi 100, 200 and 5000 (C3, 1982–1991)|Audi 200]] Quattros in the [[Trans Am Series]]. Driver [[Hurley Haywood]] won the series drivers' championship in 1988.<ref name="acna-nov2024"/><ref name="gta-may2020"/>

Group 44 continued to operate until 1990, only shutting down when the last of their sponsorship contracts expired. The team won 14 national SCCA championships and three Trans Am titles. Among the more than 300 race victories there are also eleven successes in IMSA GTP championship races.

===Other racing=== Tullius personally raced cars from a wide range of manufacturers, including Alpine, AMC, Chevrolet, Dodge, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth, Porsche, Ferrari, and Ford.

At the inaugural Trans Am Sedan Championship race on March 25, 1966 at Sebring, Tullius finished second overall and first in the Over 2.0 Litre class in a [[Dodge Dart]]. In the final years of Trans Am, Tullius drove Herb Adams' ''Gray Ghost'' Pontiac Tempest.<ref name="speedhunters"/>

Tullius drove competitively until 1988, with his final win coming at the 1986 3 Hours of Daytona.<ref>[https://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Bob-Tullius-USA.html?page=3 www.racingsportscars.com]</ref> He appeared in no fewer than 252 races, winning 38 and posting 43 class wins. In 1965 and 1975 he won the overall standings of the SCCA Championships and in 1977 and 1978, the overall ratings of the category I of the [[Trans Am Series]]. In the 1983 [[IMSA GT Championship#GTP era|IMSA GTP]] series he finished in second place behind [[Al Holbert]].<ref name="imsai1983"/> Three times he was on the pole of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he also won the 1985 GTP class with a 13th-place finish. His best showing at Sebring was a fourth place in 1985.

==Post-racing== Tullius bought the final [[Triumph TR6|TR6]] and [[TR8]]s built by British Leyland when production of those makes of automobiles ceased.<ref name="knowlesbook"/>

In 1969, Tullius developed an interest in aviation which he continued to pursue after retiring from racing. He became a World War II airplane enthusiast, and participated in several Warbird Air Shows.<ref name="coventry"/> He also took part in the [[Young Eagles]] program operated by the [[Experimental Aircraft Association]] (EAA).

Tullius' personal hangar in Sebring, Florida held several of his own aircraft.<ref name="autoweek"/> Among them were a [[North American T-6 Texan]], a [[Fairchild PT-19|Fairchild PT-26A]], a [[Waco F series|Waco ZPF-6]] biplane, and a [[Beechcraft King Air]] twin in which he had logged several thousand hours of pilot-in-command time. Tullius also owned a [[North American P-51 Mustang variants#P-51D and P-51K|Mustang P-51D]], which he donated to the [[Royal Air Force Museum]].<ref name="rafm"/> Other planes reported to have been in the hangar were a [[Stearman Aircraft|Stearman]] and a [[North American T-28 Trojan]].<ref name="flyingmag"/> A selection of original Group 44 cars shared space in the hangar with the planes.

==Personal life and death== In 1972 Tullius was in Bangkok visiting a friend when he was struck in the street by a chauffeur-driven car and injured.<ref name="knowlesbook"/>

Tullius had a son and a daughter.<ref name="racer-mar2018"/> His son, Russel, died on November 4, 2021, at the age of 62.<ref name="cms-nov2021"/>

Bob Tullius died in [[Port Orange, Florida]] on March 16, 2026, at the age of 95.<ref>{{cite news |title=IMSA Mourns Loss of Hall of Famer Bob Tullius at Age 95 |url=https://www.imsa.com/news/2026/03/17/imsa-mourns-loss-of-hall-of-famer-bob-tullius-at-age-95/ |access-date=18 March 2026 |publisher=IMSA |date=17 March 2026}}</ref>

==Honors== * Tullius was inducted into the Sebring Hall of Fame in 2014.<ref name="shalloffame"/> * He became a member of the SCCA Hall of Fame in 2015.<ref name="s2halloffame"/> * He entered the British Sports Car Hall of Fame in 2017.<ref name="bhalloffame"/> * In 2018, he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.<ref name="ahalloffame"/><ref name="MSHoF"/> * In 2025, he was inducted into the [[Trans Am Series]] Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedsport.com/sports-cars/other-sports-cars/inaugural-class-of-trans-am-hall-of-fame-revealed/ |title=Inaugural Class of Trans Am Hall of Fame Revealed |website=Speed Sport |date=February 5, 2025 |access-date=February 5, 2025}}</ref>

== Racing record == === Le Mans results === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |- bgcolor="#ABBBDD" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Teammate ! Teammate ! Placement ! Cause of retirement |- | [[1964 24 Hours of Le Mans|1964]] | {{UK|#}} [[Triumph Motor Company]] | [[Triumph Spitfire]] | {{USA|#}} [[Mike Rothschild|Michael Rothschild]] | | DNF | Accident |- | [[1968 24 Hours of Le Mans|1968]] | {{USA|#}} [[Howmet Castings]] | [[Howmet TX]] | {{UK|#}} [[Hugh Dibley]] | | Disqualified | |- | [[1984 24 Hours of Le Mans|1984]] | {{USA|#}} Jaguar Group 44 | [[Jaguar XJR-5]] | {{USA|#}} [[Doc Bundy]] | {{UK|#}} [[Brian Redman]] | DNF | Transmission failure |- | [[1985 24 Hours of Le Mans|1985]] | {{USA|#}} Jaguar Group 44 | Jaguar XJR-5 | {{FRA|#}} [[Claude Ballot-Léna]] | {{USA|#}} [[Chip Robinson]] | 13th, Class win | |}

=== Sebring results === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |- style="background:#ABBBDD;" ! Year ! Team ! Car ! Teammate ! Teammate ! Placement ! Cause of retirement |- | 1963 | {{UK|#}} Triumph Motor Company | [[Triumph TR4]] | {{USA|#}} [[Bruce Kellner]] | {{USA|#}} [[Lew Spencer]] | 32nd | |- | 1964 | {{USA|#}} Autosport International | [[Alpine M63]] | {{USA|#}} [[Ray Cuomo]] | | DNF | Transmission failure |- | 1965 | {{UK|#}} Triumph Motor Company | Triumph Spitfire | {{USA|#}} [[Charlie Gates]] | | 30th | |- | 1966 | {{UK|#}} Triumph Motor Company | Triumph TR4A | {{USA|#}} Charlie Gates | | DNF | Engine failure |- | 1968 | {{UK|#}} [[British Leyland]] | [[Triumph TR5|Triumph TR250K]] | {{USA|#}} [[Jim Dittemore]] | | DNF | Suspension |- | 1969 | {{USA|#}} Wilton Jowett | [[Chevrolet Camaro]] | {{USA|#}} [[Wilton Jowett]] | | 45th | |- | 1970 | {{USA|#}} Bruce Jennings | [[Porsche 911|Porsche 911T]] | {{USA|#}} [[Bruce Jennings (racing driver)|Bruce Jennings]] | | DNF | Engine failure |- | 1973 | {{USA|#}} Murray Racing Team | [[Corvette C3|Chevrolet Corvette]] | {{USA|#}} [[Ike Knupp]] | | DNF | Engine failure |- | 1980 | {{USA|#}} Group 44 | [[Triumph TR8]] | {{CAN|#}} [[Bill Adam]] | | 6th, Class win | |- | 1981 | {{USA|#}} Group 44 | Triumph TR8 | {{CAN|#}} Bill Adam | | 10th | |- | 1983 | {{USA|#}} Group 44 | Jaguar XJR-5 | {{CAN|#}} Bill Adam | | DNF | Engine failure |- | 1984 | {{USA|#}} Group 44 | Jaguar XJR-5 | {{USA|#}} [[Doc Bundy]] | | DNF | Ignition damage |- | 1985 | {{USA|#}} Group 44 | Jaguar XJR-5 | {{USA|#}} [[Chip Robinson]] | | 4th | |- | 1986 | {{USA|#}} Group 44 | [[Jaguar XJR-7]] | {{USA|#}} Chip Robinson | {{FRA|#}} [[Claude Ballot-Léna]] | DNF | Oil pump |}

===World Sportscar Championship results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- class="background color5" ! Season ! Team ! Race car ! style="width:2.5em"| 1 ! style="width:2.5em"| 2 ! style="width:2.5em"| 3 ! style="width:2.5em"| 4 ! style="width:2.5em"| 5 ! style="width:2.5em"| 6 ! style="width:2.5em"| 7 ! style="width:2.5em"| 8 ! style="width:2.5em"| 9 ! style="width:2.5em"| 10 ! style="width:2.5em"| 11 ! style="width:2.5em"| 12 ! style="width:2.5em"| 13 ! style="width:2.5em"| 14 ! style="width:2.5em"| 15 ! style="width:2.5em"| 16 ! style="width:2.5em"| 17 ! style="width:2.5em"| 18 ! style="width:2.5em"| 19 ! style="width:2.5em"| 20 ! style="width:2.5em"| 21 ! style="width:2.5em"| 22 |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1963 World Sportscar Championship|1963]] ! rowspan="2"| [[Standard Motor Company]] ! rowspan="2"| [[Triumph TR4]] | [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]] | [[Sebring International Raceway|SEB]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1963 Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]] | [[Circuito del Garda|MAI]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[1963 Consuma Hillclimb|CON]] | [[1963 Rossfeld Hillclimb|ROS]] | [[1963 24 Hours of Le Mans|LEM]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[Wiesbaden Rally|WIS]] | [[1963 Trophées d'Auvergne|TAV]] | [[1963 Freiburg Hillclimb|FRE]] | [[Coppa Cittá di Enna|CCE]] | [[RAC Tourist Trophy|RTT]] | [[1963 Ollon-Villars Hillclimb|OVI]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[Tour de France Automobile|TDF]] | [[Bridgehampton Race Circuit|BRI]] |- | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1964 World Sportscar Championship|1964]] ! rowspan="2"| Autosport International [[Standard Motor Company]] ! rowspan="2"| [[Alpine M63]] [[Triumph Spitfire]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona#2000 km distance|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1964 Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]] | [[1964 Consuma Hillclimb|CON]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[1964 Rossfeld Hillclimb|ROS]] | [[1964 24 Hours of Le Mans|LEM]] | [[1964 12 Hours of Reims|REI]] | [[1964 Freiburg-Schauinsland Hillclimb|FRE]] | [[Coppa Cittá di Enna|CCE]] | [[RAC Tourist Trophy|RTT]] | [[1964 Sierra-Montagna Hillclimb|SIM]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[Tour de France Automobile|TDF]] | [[Bridgehampton Race Circuit|BRI]] | [[Bridgehampton Race Circuit|BRI]] | [[1000 km of Paris|PAR]] | | |- | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1965 World Sportscar Championship|1965]] ! rowspan="2"| Harley Cunningham [[Triumph Motor Company#Standard Triumph|Standard Triumph]] ! rowspan="2"| [[Ford Cortina]] [[Triumph Spitfire]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona#2000 km distance|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1965 Coppa Bologna|BOL]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[1000 km Monza|MON]] | [[1965 RAC Tourist Trophy|RTT]] | [[1965 Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[1965 Rossfeld Hillclimb|ROS]] | [[1965 24 Hours of Le Mans|LEM]] | [[1965 12 Hours of Reims|RIE]] | [[1965 Bozen Hillclimb|BOZ]] | [[1965 Freiburg-Schauinsland Hillclimb|FRE]] | [[Coppa Cittá di Enna|CCE]] | [[1965 Ollon-Villars Hillclimb|OVI]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[Bridgehampton Race Circuit|BRI]] | [[Bridgehampton Race Circuit|BRI]] | |- | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1966 World Sportscar Championship|1966]] ! rowspan="2"| [[Triumph Motor Company#Standard Triumph|Standard Triumph]] ! rowspan="2"| [[Triumph TR4]] | [[1966 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[1966 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1000 km Monza|MON]] | [[1966 Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[1000 km Spa|SPA]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[1966 24 Hours of Le Mans|LEM]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[Coppa Cittá di Enna|CCE]] | [[Hockenheimring|HOK]] | [[1966 Sierra-Montagna Hillclimb|SIM]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[500 km Zeltweg|ZEL]] | | | | | | | | |- | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1968 World Sportscar Championship|1968]] ! rowspan="2"| [[British Leyland Motor Corporation|Leyland]] Howmet ! rowspan="2"| [[Triumph TR5]] [[Howmet TX]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1000 km Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[1000 km Monza|MON]] | [[Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[6 Hours of Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|WAT]] | [[1000 km Zeltweg|ZEL]] | [[24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | | | | | | | | | | | | |- | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 12 | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1969 World Sportscar Championship|1969]] ! rowspan="2"| Wilton Jowett ! rowspan="2"| [[Chevrolet Camaro (first generation)|Chevrolet Camaro]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1000 km Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[1000 km Monza|MON]] | [[Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[1000km Spa|SPA]] | [[1000km Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[1969 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|GLN]] | [[1000 km Zeltweg|ÖST]] | | | | | | | | | | | | |- | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1970 World Sportscar Championship|1970]] ! rowspan="2"| Toad Hall Racing Bruce Jennings ! rowspan="2"| [[Porsche 911]] | [[1970 24 hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[1970 12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1970 1000km of Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[1970 1000km of Monza|MON]] | [[1970 Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[1970 1000km of Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]] | [[1970 1000km of Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[1970 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[1970 Watkins Glen 6 Hours|GLN]] | [[1970 Austrian 1000km|ÖST]] | | | | | | | | | | | |- | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1971 World Sportscar Championship|1971]] ! rowspan="2"| John McComb ! rowspan="2"| [[Ford Mustang]] | [[1971 1000 km Buenos Aires|BUE]] | [[1971 24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[1000 km Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[1000 km Monza|MON]] | [[1000km Spa|SPA]] | [[Targa Florio|TAR]] | [[1000km Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[1971 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[1000 km Zeltweg|ÖST]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|GLN]] | | | | | | | | | | | |- | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1977 World Sportscar Championship|1977]] ! rowspan="2"| Group 44 ! rowspan="2"| [[Jaguar XJS]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]] | [[Autodromo Nazionale di Monza|MON]] | [[6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]] | [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|WAT]] | [[Circuito do Estoril|EST]] | [[500 km of Le Castellet|LEC]] | [[Mosport Park|MOS]] | [[Imola Circuit|IMO]] | [[Salzburgring|SAL]] | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[Hockenheimring|HOK]] | [[6 Hours of Vallelunga|VAL]] | | | | | |- | | | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 14 | | | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1978 World Sportscar Championship|1978]] ! rowspan="2"| Group 44 ! rowspan="2"| [[Jaguar XJS]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[Talladega Superspeedway|TAL]] | [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]] | [[6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[1978 24 Hours of Le Mans|LEM]] | [[Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli|MIS]] | [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|WAT]] | [[6 Hours of Vallelunga|VAL]] | [[Road Atlanta|ROD]] | | | | | | | | | |- | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1979 World Sportscar Championship|1979]] ! rowspan="2"| [[North American Racing Team|NART]] JRT Group 44 ! rowspan="2"| [[Ferrari 512 BB]] [[Triumph TR8]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[Talladega Superspeedway|TAL]] | [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]] | [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]] | [[6 Hours of Silverstone|SIL]] | [[Nürburgring 1000 km|NÜR]] | [[1979 24 Hours of Le Mans|LEM]] | [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]] | [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|WAT]] | [[Spa 24 Hours|SPA]] | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[Road America|ROA]] | [[6 Hours of Vallelunga|VAL]] | [[1979 6 Hours of El Salvador|ELS]] | | | | | |- | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 57 | | | | | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 7 | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 6 | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1980 World Sportscar Championship|1980]] ! rowspan="2"| Group 44 JRT ! rowspan="2"| [[Triumph TR8]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[1980 1000km of Monza|MON]] | [[Riverside International Raceway|RIV]] | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]] | [[Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]] | [[Watkins Glen International|WAT]] | [[Spa 24 Hours|SPA]] | [[Mosport Park|MOS]] | [[Vallelunga Circuit|VAL]] | [[Road America|RAM]] | [[Dijon-Prenois|DIJ]] | | | | | | |- | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 52 | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 6 | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 26 | | | | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 8 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 7 | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1981 World Sportscar Championship|1981]] ! rowspan="2"| Group 44 ! rowspan="2"| [[Triumph TR8]] | [[24 Hours of Daytona|DAY]] | [[12 Hours of Sebring|SEB]] | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[1000 km Monza|MON]] | [[Riverside International Raceway|RSD]] | [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]] | [[1000km Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[1981 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[Autodromo di Pergusa|PER]] | [[Daytona International Speedway|DAY]] | [[6 Hours of Watkins Glen|GLN]] | [[Spa 24 Hours|SPA]] | [[Mosport Park|MOS]] | [[Road America|ROA]] | [[1000 km Brands Hatch|BRH]] | | | | | | | |- | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1984 World Sportscar Championship|1984]] ! rowspan="2"| Group 44 ! rowspan="2"| Jaguar XJR-5 | [[1984 1000 km of Monza|MON]] | [[1000 km of Silverstone|SIL]] | [[1984 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[1984 1000 km of Nürburgring|NÜR]] | [[1984 1000 km of Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[1984 1000 km of Mosport|MOS]] | [[1984 1000 km of Spa|SPA]] | [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|IMO]] | [[Fuji Speedway|FUJ]] | [[Kyalami|KYA]] | [[1984 Sandown 1000|SAN]] | | | | | | | | | | | |- | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DNF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1985 World Sportscar Championship|1985]] ! rowspan="2"| Group 44 ! rowspan="2"| Jaguar XJR-5 | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG]] | [[1985 1000 km of Monza|MON]] | [[1000 km of Silverstone|SIL]] | [[1985 24 Hours of Le Mans|LMS]] | [[1985 1000 km of Hockenheim|HOC]] | [[1985 1000 km of Mosport|MOS]] | [[1985 1000 km of Spa|SPA]] | [[1985 1000 km of Brands Hatch|BRH]] | [[1985 1000 km of Fuji|FUJ]] | [[1985 800 km of Selangor|SHA]] | | | | | | | | | | | | |- | | | | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |}

== References == <references>

<ref name="knowlesbook">{{cite book |last=Knowles |first=David |date=15 July 2016 |title=Triumph TR6: The Complete Story |publisher=The Crowood Press UK |isbn=978-1785001376 }}</ref>

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== Further reading == * {{cite book |last1=Tullius |first1=Bob |last2=Nikas |first2=John |last3=Smith |first3=Neil |date=January 5, 2027 |title=Group 44: Bob Tullius and the Rise of Professional Sports Car Racing in America |url= |location= |publisher=Dalton Watson Fine Books |page= |isbn=978-1956309287 |access-date=}} * {{cite book |last=Breslauer |first=Ken |date=1995 |title=Sebring - The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race |location=Cambridge MA |publisher=David Bull |isbn=0-9649722-0-4 }} * {{cite book |last=Higham |first=Peter |date=1995 |title=The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing - A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car |location=London |publisher=Guinness Publishing Ltd. |isbn=0-85112-642-1 }}

== External links == * {{cite web|url=http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Bob-Tullius-USA.html |title=Bob Tullius, United States |website=www.racingsportscars.com }} * {{cite web|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/bob-tullius/ |title=Bob Tullius |website=www.driverdb.com }} * {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Bob_Tullius |title=Bob Tullius |website=www.racing-reference.info }} * {{cite web|url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist2.php?uniqid=426 |title=Bob Tullius |website=www.ultimateracinghistory.com }}

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