Pole position: Ongais in 1.46,113 = 209,659 kmh
Fastest lap: Gregg in 1.49,477 = 203,217 kmh
Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 176,076 kmh
Weather: Cool and dry
Ruleset: Group 5, IMSA GT
Car info: 1979 Cars
Poor Georg Loos’ 1979 season started bad (and it would not get much better after that); the plane which should deliver his 935 Porsches could not open its freight doors in New York (they were frozen) and the plane set off to Brussels again with the expensive Porsches still in its belly. When it returned, the doors opened all right and a 24 hour journey to Florida begun. Despite missing much of practice, the cars qualified second and third, behind the Interscope car of Ongais. |
Overall result
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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 | Interscope Racing Porsche 935-79 |
Ted Field, USA Danny Ongais, USA Hurley Haywood, USA |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 684 laps, 24:00.24,87 | 8 | 1.54,072 | ||||
2 | 2/1 | 65 | Modena Sportscars / Otto Zipper Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona |
John Morton, USA Tony Adamowicz, USA |
4390 | V12 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTO | 635 | 24 | 2.05,791 | ||
3 | 3/2 | 11 | Bruce Canepa Porsche 935-77A |
Bruce Canepa, USA Rick Mears, USA Monte Shelton, USA (Greg Pickett, USA) |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 627 | 19 | 2.00,336 | |||
4 | 4/3 | 94 | Whittington Brothers Porsche 935-79 |
Don Whittington, USA Bill Whittington, USA Jürgen Barth, D |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 622 | 6 | 1.49,397 | ||
5 | 1 | 7 | Mazda Technical Center Mazda RX-7 |
Yoshimi Katayama, J Yojiro Terada, J Takashi Yorino, J |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 617 | 32 | 2.05,955 | ||
6 | 2 | 77 | Mazda Technical Center Mazda RX-7 |
Walt Bohren, USA Jim Downing, USA Roger Mandeville, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 615 | 34 | 2.06,804 | ||
7 | 3 | 60 | E.J. Pruitt Porsche 911 |
Rusty Bond, USA Ren Tilton, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 612 | 50 | 2.12,729 | |||
8 | 2 | 54 | Montura Racing Porsche Carrera |
Tony Garcia, USA Juan Montalvo, C Alberto Vadia Jr, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 587 | 33 | 2.06,274 | |||
9 | 3 | 98 | Porsche Carrera |
Lance Van Every, USA Ash Tisdelle, USA Robert Overby, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 579 | 30 | 2.04,607 | |||
10 | 4 | 03 | Lubrifilm Racing Team Porsche 934 |
Angelo Pallavicini, CH Enzo Calderari, CH Marco Vanoli, CH |
2993 tc | B6 | IMSA GTO | 577 | 40 | 2.09,383 | ||
11 | 4 | 75 | Porsche 911 |
Mike Ramirez, PR Manuel Villa Prieto, PR Luis Gordillo, PR |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 560 | 49 | 2.12,600 | |||
12 | 5 | 37 | Botero Racing Porsche Carrera |
Honorato Espinosa, CO Francisco Lopez, CO Jorge Cortes, CO |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 551 | 27 | 2.02,649 | |||
13 | 5 | 33 | Porsche 911 |
Peter Welter, USA Richard Aten, USA Jack Refenning, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 550 | 55 | 2.13,905 | |||
14 | 6 | 58 | Diego Febles Racing Porsche Carrera |
Diego Febles, PR Phil Currin, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 543 | 25 | 2.02,178 | |||
15/NRF | 4 | 5 | Budweiser Racing Porsche 935 |
Charles Mendez, USA Johnny Rutherford, USA Paul Miller, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 529 | 12 | 1.53,028 | Fuel injection | ||
16/NRF | 6 | 27 | Miami Auto Racing Porsche 911 S |
Raymond Mummery, USA Tom Sheehy, USA Luis Sereix, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 522 | 44 | 2.10,219 | Differential | ||
17/NRF | 7 | 62 | Koll Motorsport VW-Porsche 914/6 |
Bill Koll, USA Jim Cook, CDN |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 511 | 39 | 2.09,314 | |||
18 | 7 | 95 | Chevrolet Monza |
Stephen Bond, USA Philip Dann, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 509 | 66 | no time | |||
19 | 8 | 21 | Oftedahl Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
John Wood, USA Tom Bagley, USA Carl Shafer, USA (Joe Chamberlain, USA) |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 493 | 14 | 1.57,717 | |||
20 | 8 | 42 | Bullwinkle Racing Porsche 911 |
Tom Ashby, USA Bill Bean, USA Bob Beasley, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 493 | 45 | 2.10,600 | |||
21 | 9 | 08 | Southern Racing Enterprises Porsche 911 |
Terry Wolters, USA Nort Northam, USA Richard Weiss, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 488 | 67 | no time | |||
22 | 10 | 34 | Porsche 911 |
George Drolsom, USA Mark Greb, USA John Maffucci, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 482 | 47 | 2.11,186 | |||
NC | 9 | 64 | Lenton B. McGill Chevrolet Camaro |
C.C. Canada, USA Russ Boykin, USA Tom Ciccone, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 458 | 54 | 2.13,721 | |||
NC | 11 | 61 | Faza Squadra Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Alfredo Cosentino, USA Dick Starita, USA Taku Akaike, J |
2 x 573? | R2 | IMSA GTU | 444 | 48 | 2.11,757 | ||
DNF | 8 | Automobiles International Inc. Lancia Stratos |
Anatoly Arutunoff, USA José Marina, USA Danny Sullivan, USA |
2418 | V6 | IMSA GTU | 439 | 53 | 2.13,226 | |||
DNF | 6 | Dick Barbour Porsche 935 |
Dick Barbour, USA Brian Redman, GB Paul Newman, USA |
2857 tc | B6 | IMSA GTX | 410 | 7 | 1.51,625 | Engine | ||
DNF | 80 | Pontiac Firebird |
Herb Adams, USA Peter Frey, USA Louis Spoerl, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 408 | 65 | no time | Oil pressure | |||
DNF | 17 | Racing Beat Mazda RX-7 |
Jim Mederer, USA Don Sherman, USA Jeff Kline, USA Ron Reed, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 393 | 43 | 2.10,099 | |||
DNF | 93 | Whittington Brothers Porsche 934 |
Dale Whittington, USA R.D. Whittington, USA Preston Henn, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | IMSA GTO | 389 | 35 | 2.06,847 | Acident | ||
DNF | 71 | Bill Scott Racing Porsche 911 |
Bill Scott, USA Mark Hutchins, USA Pierre Honegger, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 388 | 41 | 2.09,451 | ||||
DNF | 40 | Performance Specialists VW-Porsche 914/6 |
Steve Southard, USA William Koch, USA Earl Roe, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 385 | 59 | 2.15,446 | ||||
DNF | 1 | Gelo Racing Team Porsche 935-77A |
Bob Wollek, F Jacky Ickx, B Peter Gregg, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 342 | 3 | 1.47,028 | 1.49,477 | Engine | ||
DNF | 69 | Bytzek Automotive Porsche Carrera |
Klaus Bytzek, CDN Rudi Bartling, CDN Ludwig Heimrath, CDN |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 335 | 28 | 2.03,995 | Oil system | |||
DNF | 29 | Stratagraph Inc. Chevrolet Monza |
Billy Hagan, USA Hoyt Overbagh, USA Don Reed, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 331 | 18 | 1.59,994 | ||||
DNF | 89 | Hamilton House Racing Porsche 911 |
Joseph Hamilton, USA Robert H. Hoskins, USA Herb Forrest, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 329 | 46 | 2.10,618 | ||||
DNF | 51 | Casablanca Fan Porsche Carrera |
Bob Kirby, USA John Hotchkis Sr, USA Howard Meister, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 328 | 37 | 2.08,292 | ||||
DNF | 15 | Bavarian Motors International BMW 3.0 CSL |
Alf Gebhardt, USA Sepp Grinbold, USA |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTO | 299 | 36 | 2.08,166 | |||
DNF | 81 | Performance Export Porsche Carrera |
Ernesto Soto, YV Francisco Romero, YV Oscar Notz, YV |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 241 | 21 | 2.01,072 | ||||
DNF | 01 | DR Racing Porsche 911 |
David White, USA J. Kurt Roehrig, USA John Hamilton, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 223 | 38 | 2.08,508 | ||||
DNF | 13 | Hal Shaw Racing Porsche 935 |
Hal Shaw Jr, USA Tom Spalding, USA Norm Ridgely, CDN |
2857 tc | B6 | IMSA GTX | 222 | 42 | 2.09,852 | Turbocharger | ||
DNF | 36 | Porsche 911 |
Ron Case, USA Dave Panaccione, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 210 | 52 | 2.13,041 | ||||
DNF | 53 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Guy Thomas, USA Milton Moise, USA Tom Nehl, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 201 | 51 | 2.12,783 | ||||
DNF | 06 | Chevrolet Corvette |
Al Levenson, USA Gerry Baker, USA Lanny Hester, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 197 | 57 | 2.14,960 | ||||
DNF | 23 | Ford Cobra II |
Charlie Kemp, USA Carson Baird, USA Kees Nierop, CDN |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 168 | 10 | 1.56,725 | ||||
DNF | 3 | Jolly Club Porsche 935-77A |
Martino Finotto, I Carlo Facetti, I Gianpiero Moretti, I |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 164 | 1 | 1.46,113 | Accident | |||
DNF | 4 | Liqui Moly Joest Racing Porsche 935 J |
Reinhold Jöst, D Rolf Stommelen, D Volkert Merl, D |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 162 | 4 | 1.47,907 | Engine | |||
DNF | 90 | Bob’s Speed Products AMC AMX |
Rick Kump, USA Bob Lee, USA Sam Miller, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 156 | 56 | 2.14,460 | ||||
DNF | 12 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Gerry Wellik, USA Tom Bagley, USA Joe Chamberlain, USA (John Wood, USA) |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 147 | 26 | 2.02,578 | ||||
DNF | 56 | Rick Hendrick Chevrolet Camaro |
Craig Carter, USA Murray Edwards, CDN Richard Valentine, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 144 | 17 | 1.59,423 | ||||
DNF | 2 | Gelo Racing Team Porsche 935-77A |
Manfred Schurti, FL John Fitzpatrick, GB Bob Wollek, F |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 135 | 2 | 1.46,746 | Engine | |||
DNF | 57 | Datsun 240Z |
John Tremblay, USA Bob Lapp, USA |
L6 | IMSA GTU | 118 | 63 | no time | Gearbox | |||
DNF | 9 | Dick Barbour Porsche 935-77A |
Bob Akin, USA Rob McFarlin, USA Roy Woods, USA |
2857 tc | B6 | IMSA GTX | 117 | 9 | 1.54,500 | Fire | ||
DNF | 66 | JMS Racing Pozzi Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Jean-Claude Andruet, F Spartaco Dini ("Paco"), I Claude Ballot-Léna, F |
4942 | V12 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 103 | 15 | 1.57,726 (?) | Withdrawn | ||
DNF | 67 | JMS Racing Pozzi Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Claude Ballot-Léna, F Michel Leclère, F Jean-Claude Andruet, F |
4942 | V12 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 101 | 13 | 1.57,376 | Withdrawn | ||
DNF | 24 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Graham Shaw, USA Don Yenko, USA Jerry Thompson, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 86 | 62 | no time | ||||
DNF | 38 | Boricua Racing Porsche Carrera RSR |
Bonky Fernandez, PR Chiqui Soldevila, PR Tato Ferrer, PR |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 73 | 20 | 2.00,948 | ||||
DNF | 68 | North American Racing Team Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Bob Tullius, USA Jean-Pierre Delaunay, F Pat Bedard, USA |
4942 | V12 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 72 | 16 | 1.58,823 | Accident | ||
DNF | 43 | Mike Meldau Chevrolet Camaro |
Bill McDill, USA Steve Behr, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 59 | 31 | 2.05,621 | ||||
DNF | 46 | Performance Export Porsche Carrera |
Mauricio de Narvaez, CO Albert Naon, USA Pedro de Narvaez, CO |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 46 | 23 | 2.01,586 | ||||
DNF | 07 | Budweiser Racing Porsche Carrera |
Dave Cowart, USA David McClain, USA Kenper Miller, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 35 | 22 | 2.01,412 | ||||
DNF | 00 | Interscope Racing Porsche 935-79 |
Preston Henn, USA Ted Field, USA Danny Ongais, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 29 | 11 | 1.52,807 | Accident | |||
DNF | 14 | Bavarian Motors International BMW 3.0 CSL |
Steve Griswold, USA Steve Earle, USA Rick Knoop, USA |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTO | 25 | 61 | no time | |||
DNF | 96 | Triumph GT6 |
Gary Wonzer, USA Robert Whitaker, USA George Van Arsdale, USA Richard Hughes, USA |
1998 | L6 | IMSA GTU | 20 | 60 | 2.16,117 | Electrics | ||
DNF | 48 | Datsun 240Z |
Frank Leary, USA Casy Mollett, USA Steve Cook, USA |
L6 | IMSA GTU | 13 | 58 | 2.15,453 | Cooling system | |||
DNF | 18 | JLP Racing Porsche 935 JLP-1 |
John Paul Sr, USA Al Holbert, USA Michael Keyser, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 12 | 5 | 1.48,626 | Electrics | |||
DNF | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing Mazda RX-7 |
Bob Bergstrom, USA Brad Frisselle, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 9 | 64 | no time | Suspension | ||
DNF | 73 | Howey Farms Chevrolet Camaro |
Clark Howey, USA Dale Koch, USA Tracy Wolf, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 4 | 29 | 2.04,328 | ||||
DNS | 63 | Faza Squadra Mazda Savanna RX-3 |
Alfredo Cosentino, USA Craig Fisher, CDN |
2 x 573? | R2 | IMSA GTU | no time | |||||
DNS | 78 | Associated Speed & Performance Datsun 240Z |
Ken Williams, USA Wiley Doran, USA Neil Upchurch, USA |
L6 | IMSA GTU | no time | ||||||
DNS | 7T? | Mazda Technical Center Mazda RX-7 |
Yoshimi Katayama, J Yojiro Terada, J Takashi Yorino, J Walt Bohren, USA Jim Downing, USA Roger Mandeville, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | no time |