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Daytona 24 hours

Daytona International Speedway (Road course), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Date: 3/2/1978 to: 4/2/1978
Track length: 6.180 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: 82
Starters: 68
Finishers: 36, 29 classified

Pole position: Ongais in 2.01,152 = 183,633 kmh
Fastest lap: Stommelen in 1.51,845 = 198,914 kmh

Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 175,004 kmh
Weather: Warm and dry
Ruleset: Group 5, IMSA GT
Car info: 1978 Cars

 

Twelve Porsche 935’s, under which two of the new twin-turbo type, one for Brumos/Loos and one for Kremer. The only one capable of beating the Porsches would be the McLaren BMW 320 turbo, the rest wereonly running to complete the field: Ferraris, Chevrolets and a few others.
Green flag, and it was Ongais in the lead, Hobbs (BMW) tried to follow but was passed by the cars of Stommelen and Wollek. The BMW then spun, and retired later with a broken engine.
In the mean time, a fantastic battle between Ongais and Stommelen had developed, until a blown turbo ended Ongais’ run. His car would be repaired but to no avail. Wollek lost his rear wing and had to come in.
Behind Stommelen, it was a battle between Gregg in the second Brumos car and Haywood until the latter spin twice. Schurti suffered a puncture leading to a damaged spoiler and radiator, so both Brumos cars were now on their own in the lead. Pescarolo blew his engine and retired, and the order was now Brumos/Loos 935 #99 in the lead, second for the Brumos #59 car with Schurti/Rutherford in third.
The second Brumos car then broke its gearbox and fell down the order during its repair - so a victory for the Brumos/Loos car with Schurti in second; third was a Carrera with Feebles/Poole.


Overall result
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1/1 99 Brumos Porsche/Loos
Porsche 935-77A
Rolf Stommelen, D
Toine Hezemans, NL
Peter Gregg, USA
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 680 laps, 24:00.45,4 4 2.03,097 1.51,845  
2 2/2 6 Dick Barbour
Porsche 935
Dick Barbour, USA
Manfred Schurti, FL
Johnny Rutherford, USA
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 650 8 2.06,900    
3 1 58 Diego Febles Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Diego Febles, PR
Alec Poole, IRL
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 645 21 2.07,235    
4 2 33 Baricua Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bonky Fernandez, PR
John Paul Sr, USA
Phil Currin, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 637 14 2.01,956    
5 3/3 14 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935
Josef Brambring, D
Louis Krages ("John Winter"), D
Dieter Schornstein, D
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 635 10 2.13,972    
6 4/5 32  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Steve Earle, USA
Bob Akin, USA
Rick Knoop, USA
2994 B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 632 18 2.05,491    
7 5/3 65 David Carradine
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
John Morton, USA
Tony Adamowicz, USA
Hal Sahlman, USA
Bobby Carradine, USA
4390 V12 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTO 622 16 2.04,021    
8 6/6 59 Brumos Porsche
Porsche 935
Peter Gregg, USA
Claude Ballot-Léna, F
Brad Frisselle, USA
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 621 6 2.05,951    
DSQ   71 Bill Scott Racing
Porsche 911 S
Francisco Romero, YV
Ernesto Soto, YV
Hardie Beloff, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 617 37 2.11,711   Refused inspection
9 7/7 13  
Porsche 935
Hal Shaw Jr, USA
Jim Busby, USA
Howard Meister, USA
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 608 9 2.10,939    
10 -/2 34  
Porsche 911 S
George Drolsom, USA
Hugh Davenport, USA
Mark Greb, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 592 57 2.18,426    
11 8/8 21  
Porsche 935
Franz Konrad, A
Reinhold Jöst, D
Volkert Merl, D
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 590 7 2.06,751    
12 -/3 08  
Porsche 911 S
Terry Wolters, USA
Jack Refenning, USA
Raymond Mummery, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 584 55 2.17,995    
13 -/9 24  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Tom Frank, USA
Bob Bergstrom, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTX 580 19 2.05,969    
14 -/4 84 Worldparts
Datsun 260Z
Chris Doyle, USA
John Maffucci, USA
Bob Speakman, USA
  L6 IMSA GTU 577 56 2.18,414    
15 -/5 60 R&R Racing
Porsche 911 S
John H. Thomas Jr, USA
Ren Tilton, USA
Rusty Bond, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 551 34 2.09,410    
16 -/6 29  
Porsche 911 S
Richard Weiss, USA
Bill Alsup, USA
Bill Follmer, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 550 35 2.09,947    
17 -/10 37  
Chevrolet Camaro
Robert Buchler, USA
Eddie Johnson, USA
Clay Young, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 550 45 2.15,515    
18 -/7 22 Music City Racing
Porsche 911 E
Bill Harriss, USA
Volker Bruckmann, USA
Ron Southern, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 546 49 2.16,468    
19 9/11 5 Howard O’Flynn
Ferrari 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer
François Migault, F
Lucien Guitteny, F
Gregg Young, USA
4390 V12 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 521 17 2.04,329    
20 /5 68  
Porsche Carrera
Luis Mendez, DR
Armando Gonzalez, PR
Tato Ferrer, PR
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 509 66 2.26,013    
21 -/8 91  
Datsun 240Z
Bill Cooper, USA
Steve Cook, USA
Bob Bondurant, USA
Ron Southern, USA
  L6 IMSA GTU 508 65 2.25,662    
22 /6 78 Western Motor Works
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Bobby Hillin, USA
William Henderson, USA
Richard Turner, USA
4390 V12 IMSA GTO 506 52 2.17,357    
23 -/9 9  
Lancia Stratos
Brian Goellnicht, USA
José Marina, USA
Jack May, USA
Anatoly Arutunoff, USA
2418 V6 IMSA GTU 505 53 2.17,492    
24 1/10 36  
Porsche 911
Ron Case, USA
Dave Panaccione, USA
1991 B6 Group 5/Div. 1 IMSA GTU 500 46 2.15,534    
25 2/11 53 Mazda
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Jim Downing, USA
Stu Fisher, USA
Walt Bohren, USA
Roger Mandeville, USA
2 x 491 R2 Group 5/Div. 1 IMSA GTU 498 42 2.14,599    
26 /12 61 Alfred S. Cosentino
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Taku Akaike, J
Alfredo Cosentino, USA
2 x 491? R2 IMSA GTU 498 44 2.14,793    
27 -/12 38  
Chevrolet Camaro
Bill McDill, USA
Mike Meldeau, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 497 29 2.08,893    
28 -/8 10  
AMC AMX
Guy Church, USA
Rick Kump, USA
Bob Lee, USA
  V8 IMSA GTO 481 62 2.23,999    
29 /13 50  
MG B GT
Charles Kleinschmidt, USA
Lee Culpepper, USA
1798 L4 IMSA GTU 477 68 2.41,167    
DNF -/4 09  
Porsche 935
Doc Bundy, USA
Gary Belcher, USA
Al Holbert, USA
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 632 12 1.56,828   Fuel pump
DNF -/1 01  
Porsche 911 S
David White, USA
Gary Mesnick, USA
J. Dana Roehrig, USA
2500 B6 IMSA GTU 604 26 2.07,839   Engine
DNF -/4 46  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Mauricio de Narvaez, CO
Albert Naon, USA
Tony Garcia, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 547 36 2.10,725    
DNF -/7 94  
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Preston Henn, USA
Hal Sahlman, USA
Sandy Satullo, USA
4390 V12 IMSA GTO 502 31 2.08,911    
NC -/9 77  
AMC Hornet AMX
Amos Johnson, USA
Dennis Shaw, USA
Charles Woodward, USA
  V8 IMSA GTO 475 41 2.14,409    
DNF   7  
Porsche 935
Ludwig Heimrath, CDN
Jacques Bienvenue, CDN
Norm Ridgely, CDN
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 466 11 1.55,403    
DNF   07 Morrison
Porsche Carrera RSR
Dave Cowart, USA
Charles Mendez, USA
Joe Castellano, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 459 61 no time    
DNF   82  
Chevrolet Camaro
Carmon Solomone, USA
Fred Lang, USA
Buzz Fyhrie, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 456 24 2.07,497    
DNF   15 Bavarian Motors International
BMW 3.0 CSL
Bruno Beilcke, USA
Sepp Grinbold, USA
Alf Gebhardt, USA
  L6 IMSA GTX 427 48 2.16,393    
NC   55  
Lotus Europa ?TC
Emiliano Rodriguez, USA
Hiram Cruz, USA
1594 L4 IMSA GTU 402 58 2.18,883    
DNF   95  
Porsche 935
Hurley Haywood, USA
Bob Hagestad, USA
Doc Bundy, USA
2994 tc B6 IMSA GTX 400 60 no time   Clutch
NC   18 Ours & Hours Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Carl Thompson, USA
Jack Swanson, USA
Brad West, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 395 50 2.16,674    
NC   56 Carters Brothers Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Richard Valentine, USA
Craig Carter, USA
Murray Edwards, CDN
  V8 IMSA GTX 361 23 2.07,477   Engine
NC   87  
Porsche 911
Pedro Vasquez, USA
Ron Oyler, USA
Joseph Hamilton, USA
Gunter Hamilton, USA
(Gunter Seipolt, USA)
  B6 IMSA GTU 360 67 2.58,98    
NC   02  
Chevrolet Corvette
Dick Neland, USA
Al Levenson, USA
Tom Brown, USA
  V8 IMSA GTO 353 43 2.14,709    
DNF   52 Mazda
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Yoshimi Katayama, J
Yojiro Terada, J
Roger Mandeville, USA
2 x 491 R2 Group 5/Div. 1 IMSA GTU 271 28 2.08,779    
DNF   19  
Chevrolet Monza
Chris Cord, USA
Jim Adams, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 261 13 1.59,100   Engine
DNF   73  
Chevrolet Camaro
Clark Howey, USA
Dale Koch, USA
David Crabtree, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 259 20 2.06,961    
DNF   76  
Porsche 911
Frank Thomas, USA
Lee Mueller, USA
Logan Blackburn, USA
  B6 IMSA GTU 224 39 2.12,306    
DNF   72 Bil Arnold
Chevrolet Corvette
Carl Thompson, USA
Billy Hagan, USA
Rusty Schmidt, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 169 22 2.07,721    
DNF   20  
Chevrolet Corvette
Richard Bostyan, USA
Jerry Thompson, USA
Don Yenko, USA
  V8 IMSA GTO 152 15 2.03,360    
DNF   25  
BMW 3.0 CSL
Kenper Miller, USA
Paul Miller, USA
(Oscar Kovelesky, USA)
  L6 IMSA GTX 125 64 2.25,439   Engine
DNF   05  
Chevrolet Monza
Stephen Bond, USA
Dale Kreider, USA
(Philip Dann, USA)
  V8 IMSA GTX 123 51 2.17,172   Wheel
DNF   8 Jolly Club
Ferrari Dino 308
Felice Besenzoni, I
Luciano Dal Ben, I
Byron Wever, USA
3000 V8 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTO 117 33 2.09,180    
DNF   48  
Chevrolet Corvette
John Carusso, USA
Emory Donaldson, USA
Luis Sereix, USA
  V8 IMSA GTO 90 27 2.08,198   Suspension
DNF   80  
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Herb Adams, USA
Pat Bedard, USA
Marv Thomson, USA
  V8 IMSA GTO 89 30 2.08,911   Gearbox
DNF     Ted Field
Porsche 935
Danny Ongais, USA
Ted Field, USA
Milt Minter, USA
2857 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 88 1 2.00,152   Engine
DNF   12 Porsche Kremer
Porsche 935-77A
Bob Wollek, F
Henri Pescarolo, F
(Didier Jaunet, F)
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 88 2 2.00,398   Engine
DNF   51 Wynn’s International
Porsche Carrera RSR
John Hotchkis Sr, USA
Bob Kirby, USA
Dennis Aase, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 85 63 2.24,85   Engine
DNF   4 Jolly Club
Ferrari Dino 308
Dino Mallet, I
Bob Bondurant, USA
Romeo Camathias, I
Sergio Rombolotti, I
3000 V8 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTO 82 32 2.08,936    
DNF   03  
Chevrolet Camaro
Guido Levetto, USA
Dan Rice, USA
  V8 IMSA GTX 79 69 no time   Suspension
DNF   54 T & C
Porsche Carrera
John Tunstall, USA
Steve Behr, USA
Lou Timolat, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 70 38 2.11,732   Flywheel
DNF   39  
Porsche Carrera
Greg Pickett, USA
Neil Bonnet, USA
Bruce Canepa, USA
2994 B6 IMSA GTO 67 59 2.22,975   Ignition
DNF   27  
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Pierre Honegger, USA
Bill Scott, USA
Mark Hutchins, USA
(Robert Dean, USA)
2 x 491? R2 IMSA GTU 57 54 2.17,649    
DNF   2 McLaren North America
BMW 320 Turbo 2.0
David Hobbs, GB
Ronnie Peterson, S
1998 tc L4 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 47 3 2.00,578   Engine
DNF   17  
Chevrolet Corvette
Sam Fillingham, USA
Tim Chitwood, USA
(K.P. Jones, USA)
  V8 IMSA GTO 45 40 2.14,237   Accident
DNF   3  
Porsche 935
Carlo Facetti, I
Martino Finotto, I
2994 tc B6 Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX 6 5 2.04,91    
DNF   85  
VW-Porsche 914/6
John Hulen, USA
Ron Coupland, USA
Nick Engels, USA
  B6 IMSA GTU   47 2.16,363   Engine
DNS   86  
De Tomaso Pantera GT4K
Janet Guthrie, USA
Hugh Kleinpeter, USA
Jeff Stevens, USA
5763 V8 IMSA GTX   25 2.07,815   Engine
DNS/DNQ?   66 David Carradine
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Don Devendorf, USA
Tony Adamowicz, USA
Jeff Kline, USA
4390 V12 IMSA GTX     2.18,132    
DNS/DNQ?   88  
Porsche 911
Joseph Hamilton, USA
Chuck Wade, USA
Marty Hinze, USA
  B6 IMSA GTU     2.37,662