The Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Camel GT Challenge, was the second round of the 1978 IMSA GT Championship.[1] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 18, 1978. Victory overall went to the No. 9 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by Brian Redman, Charles Mendez, and Bob Garretson.[2]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Brian Redman Charles Mendez Bob Garretson |
Porsche 935 | 240 |
2 | GTX | 95 | Bob Hagestad | Bob Hagestad Hurley Haywood |
Porsche 935 | 240 |
3 | GTX | 13 | Ore House - Vail | Hal Shaw Jr. Tom Spalding |
Porsche 935 | 239 |
4 | GTO | 33 | JLP Racing | John Paul Bonky Fernandez |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 233 |
5 | GTX | 32 | Earle & Akin Racing | Steve Earle Bob Akin Rick Knoop |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 225 |
6 | GTU | 77 | Bill Scott Racing | Francisco Romero Ernesto Soto |
Porsche 911S | 219 |
7 | GTU | 42 | El Sol Racing | Chiqui Soldevilla Luis Gordillo |
Porsche 911S | 213 |
8 DNF |
GTO | 25 | KWM Racing | Kenper Miller Walt Bohren |
BMW 3.5 CSL | 211 |
9 | AC | 96 | Unicure | Gene Felton Vince Gimondo |
Buick Skylark | 209 |
10 | GTU | 62 | William J. Koll | Bill Koll David Hamren Dennis Sherman |
Porsche 914-6 GT | 209 |
11 | GTO | 03 | Cliff Gottlob | Cliff Gottlob Danny Terrill |
Chevrolet Corvette | 199 |
12 | GTU | 99 | Bob Bondurant | Steve Cook Bill Cooper Ron Southern |
Datsun 260Z | 198 |
13 DNF |
GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Alec Poole |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 197 |
14 | GTO | 57 | Sebring Racing | Terry Keller Bob Gray Nort Northam |
Chevrolet Corvette | 197 |
15 | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione Jack Rynerson |
Porsche 911 | 196 |
16 | GTU | 50 | Fritz Hochreuter | Fritz Hochreuter Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka |
Porsche 911S | 189 |
17 | GTO | 48 | Autodyne | Luis Sereix Lyn St. James Phil Currin |
Chevrolet Corvette | 186 |
18 | GTU | 01 | Roehrig Racing | Dave White J. Dana Roehrig Gary Mesnick |
Porsche 911S | 185 |
19 | AC | 92 | Road Atlanta | Dave Sloyer Jim Fitzgerald |
Plymouth Volare | 184 |
20 | GTO | 79 | Rennsport Porsche Works | Michael Callas Peter Papke Jim Cook |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 182 |
21 | GTU | 89 | Barrick Motor Racing | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton |
Porsche 911 | 181 |
22 | GTX | 05 | Saltwater Band | Stephen Bond Philip Dann |
Chevrolet Monza | 181 |
23 | GTU | 85 | John Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Nick Engels |
Porsche 914-6 GT | 174 |
24 | GTX | 93 | Whittington Bros. | Don Whittington Russ Boy |
Porsche 934/5 | 172 |
25 | GTU | 70 | Race Car Ent. | M. L. Speer Windle Turley |
Porsche 911S | 168 |
26 | GTU | 71 | Foreign Exchange Racing | John Higgins Tim Cooper James King |
Porsche 911 | 168 |
27 | GTU | 88 | Hamilton House Racing | Joseph Hamilton Chuck Wade Ron Collins |
Porsche 911S | 167 |
28 DNF |
GTO | 07 | Morrison's Inc. | Dave Cowart Nick Craw Joe Castellano |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 165 |
29 DNF |
GTU | 00 | Red Roof Inns | Steve Southard Jim Trueman |
Porsche 914-6 GT | 164 |
30 | GTU | 52 | Native Tan | Charles Kleinschmidt Lee Culpepper William Koch |
MGB GT | 160 |
31 | GTU | 21 | DiLella Racing | Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto |
Porsche 914 | 152 |
32 DNF |
GTU | 51 | Wynn's International | John Hotchkis Robert Kirby Dennis Aase |
Porsche 911S | 142 |
33 DNF |
GTO | 14 | Robert LaMay | Robert LaMay Richard Valentine Larry Parker |
Ford Mustang | 140 |
34 | GTO | 91 | Framm Promotions / W. Frank | Werner Frank Roger Schramm |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 140 |
35 DNF |
GTU | 08 | Terry Wolters | Terry Wolters Wayne Miller |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 129 |
36 | GTU | 35 | Team Beilcke | Bruno Beilcke Sepp Grinbold Alf Gebhardt |
BMW 2002 | 123 |
37 | GTO | 12 | George Garcia | George Garcia Daniel Vilarchao |
Chevrolet Corvette | 122 |
38 DNF |
GTX | 2 | McLaren North America | David Hobbs Milt Minter Tom Klausler |
BMW 320i Turbo | 119 |
39 | GTU | 61 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Jim Downing |
Mazda RX-3 | 116 |
40 DNF |
GTX | 09 | Belcher Racing | Gary Belcher Doc Bundy |
Porsche 934/5 | 115 |
41 | GTX | 38 | Meldeau Tire Co. | Mike Meldeau Bill McDill |
Chevrolet Camaro | 113 |
42 | GTX | 17 | Kenneth LaGrow | Kenneth LaGrow Jimmy Tumbleston |
Chevrolet Camaro | 112 |
43 | GTU | 02 | H. David Redszus | H. David Redszus Merv Rosen |
BMW 2002 | 111 |
44 DNF |
GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing Inc. | George Drolsom Hugh Davenport |
Porsche 911S | 98 |
45 DNF |
GTU | 84 | Worldparts | Bob Speakman John Maffucci |
Datsun 260Z | 98 |
46 DNF |
AC | 47 | Tim Chitwood | Tim Chitwood Sam Fillingham K. P. Jones |
Chevrolet Nova | 90 |
47 DNF |
GTO | 87 | Pedro Vazquez | Pedro Vazqez Ron Oyler |
Porsche 911S | 83 |
48 DNF |
GTX | 06 | R. V. Shulnburg Scrap Metal | R. V. Shulnburg Dave Heinz Michael Keyser |
Chevrolet Corvette | 83 |
49 | GTX | 28 | Desperado Racing | Clif Kearns Marty Hinze Stephen Behr |
Porsche 935 | 79 |
50 DNF |
GTX | 24 | Executive Industries | Tom Frank Bob Bergstrom |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 77 |
51 DNF |
GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 76 |
52 DNF |
GTU | 27 | Miami Auto Racing | Ray Mummery Jack Refenning Tom Sheehy |
Porsche 911S | 70 |
53 DNF |
AC | 0 | Chesrown Olds | Gene Rutherford Tom Wallace Kathy Wallace |
Oldsmobile Cutlass | 66 |
54 DNF |
GTX | 3 | Bill Freeman Racing | Bill Freeman Bob Harmon Byron Leydecker |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 62 |
55 DNF |
GTX | 73 | Howey Farms | Clark Howey Dale Koch |
Chevrolet Camaro | 50 |
56 DNF |
GTO | 4 | B. R. Racing Team | Mark Leuzinger Mike Van der Werff |
De Tomaso Pantera | 48 |
57 DNF |
GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Performance | Dick Barbour Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti |
Porsche 935-77A | 47 |
58 DNF |
GTX | 11 | Javier Garcia | Javier Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette | 46 |
59 DNF |
GTX | 41 | Jones Ind. Racing | Herb Jones Jr. Steve Faul |
Chevrolet Camaro | 45 |
60 DNF |
GTU | 76 | Quality Inn | Frank Thomas Lee Mueller Paul May |
Porsche 911 | 43 |
61 DNF |
GTU | 19 | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | Anatoly Arutnoff Brian Goellnicht Jose Marina |
Lancia Stratos HF | 34 |
62 DNF |
GTX | 8 | Robert Beasley | Bob Beasley Bruce Jennings |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 30 |
63 DNF |
GTU | 45 | Vann's Auto Body | Gary Steele Jim Gaeta Bob Zulkowski |
Porsche 911 | 28 |
64 DNF |
GTO | 20 | Bostyan Racing | Richard Bostyan Jerry Thompson Don Yenko |
Chevrolet Corvette | 26 |
65 DNF |
GTO | 30 | Aro-Mandy Racing | Mandy Gonzalez Hiram Cruz Manuel Villa |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 25 |
66 DNF |
AC | 80 | Herb Adams | Herb Adams Pat Bedard Marv Thomson |
Oldsmobile Cutlass | 21 |
67 DNF |
GTX | 86 | Team Pantera | Hugh Kleinpeter Jef Stevens |
De Tomaso Pantera | 17 |
68 DNF |
GTO | 04 | Rick Thompkins | Rick Thompkins Randy Blessing |
Chevrolet Corvette | 15 |
69 DNF |
GTX | 59 | Brumos Porsche | Peter Gregg Brad Frisselle |
Porsche 935 | 11 |
70 DNF |
GTO | 23 | Overbagh Motor Racing | Hoyt Overbagh Billy Hagan Bud Wamsley |
Chevrolet Monza | 8 |
71 DNF |
GTU | 78 | Abingdon/Ashley Motors | Rod Bremner Don McKnight |
Triumph TR7 | 7 |
72 DNF |
GTU | 49 | Ted Schumacher Racing | Ted Schumacher Robert Hubbard John Kelly |
Triumph GT6 | 7 |
73 DNF |
GTX | 7 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Sr. Norm Ridgley |
Porsche 935 | 6 |
74 DNF |
GTX | 40 | Quintana Racing | Manuel Quintana Richard Stone |
Ford Mustang | 5 |
75 DNF |
GTX | 1 | Dale Kreider Racing | Dale Kreider Jack Baldwin |
Chevrolet Corvette | 4 |
76 DNF |
GTX | 54 | Raul Garcia | Joaquin Lopez Raul Garcia |
Chevrolet Camaro | 2 |
Class Winners
Class | Winners | |
---|---|---|
GTX | Redman / Mendez / Garretson | Porsche 935 |
GTO | Paul / Fernandez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
GTU | Romero / Soto | Porsche 911 |
AC | Felton / Gimondo | Buick Skylark |
References
- ↑ "Sebring 12 Hours 1978". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ "1978 Sebring 12 Hours winner, full results and reports | Motorsport Database". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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