Pole position: D. Whittington in 1.44,411 = 213,693 kmh
Fastest lap: B. Whittington in 1.47,964 = 206,064 kmh
Distance: 24 hours
Average speed: 183,953 kmh
Weather: Cold
Ruleset: Group 5, IMSA GT
Car info: 1980 Cars
The Liqui Moly Joest team won the first race of the 1980 Makes Championship, with Stommelen doing most of the driving - and winning his third Daytona after 1968 and 1978. Fastest qualifiers were the Whittington brothers with their 935 K3, while Field, Ongais and Minter shared a similar car. The BMW M1s, albeit not the turbo version most hoped for proved unreliable: all three retired, while the Joest car was ahead soon. Only the Whittington car was able to keep up with the pace, but their race ended when their engine broke and the car had to be pushed into the box: disqualification. A private Lancia won the division under 2000 cc. |
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 | 2 | Liqui Moly Equipe Porsche 935 J |
Reinhold Jöst, D Rolf Stommelen, D Volkert Merl, D |
2857 tc | B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 715 laps, 24:01.13,33 | 2 | 1.45,389 | ||
2 | 2/2 | 09 | Thunderbird Swap Shop Porsche 935 K3 |
John Paul Sr, USA Al Holbert, USA (Preston Henn, USA) |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 682 | 13 | 1.53,436 | |||
3 | 3/3 | Interscope Racing Porsche 935 K3 |
Ted Field, USA Danny Ongais, USA Milt Minter, USA |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 664 | 8 | 1.51,021 | ||||
4 | 4 | 80 | All Canadian Racing Chevrolet Camaro |
Maurice Carter, CDN Craig Carter, USA Murray Edwards, CDN |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 639 | 9 | 1.51,926 | |||
5 | 1 | 62 | VW-Porsche 914/6 |
Bill Koll, USA Jim Cook, CDN Gene La Cava, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 632 | 48 | 2.07,322 | |||
6 | 1 | 54 | Montura Racing Porsche Carrera |
Tony Garcia, USA Alberto Vadia Jr, USA Terry Herman, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 630 | 40 | 2.05,078 | |||
7 | 2 | 46 | De Narvaez Racing Porsche Carrera |
Mauricio de Narvaez, CO Albert Naon, USA Ricardo Londono, CO |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 629 | 28 | 2.01,335 | |||
8 | 2 | 77 | Mazda RX-7 |
Roger Mandeville, USA Jim Downing, USA Brad Frisselle, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 618 | 38 | 2.04,874 | ||
9 | 5 | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 |
Skeeter McKitterick, USA Bob Garretson, USA Anny-Charlotte Verney, F |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 599 | 12 | 1.53,328 | |||
10 | 1/6 | 4 | Jolly Club Lancia Beta Montecarlo |
Carlo Facetti, I Martino Finotto, I (Gianfranco Ricci, I) |
1425 tc | L4 | Group 5/Div. 1 IMSA GTX | 597 | 16 | 1.54,971 | ||
11 | 7 | 59 | Brumos Porsche-Audi Porsche 935-80 |
Peter Gregg, USA Hurley Haywood, USA Bruce Leven, USA |
2857 tc | B6 | IMSA GTX | 584 | 4 | 1.48,024 | ||
12 | 3 | 73 | Z&W Enterprises Racing Ltd. Mazda RX-7 |
Mark Hutchins, USA Pierre Honegger, USA Fred Apgar, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 546 | 43 | 2.05,801 | ||
13 | 3 | 89 | Porsche Carrera |
Francisco Romero, YV Jean-Paul Libert, B Ernesto Soto, YV |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 544 | 37 | 2.04,84 | |||
NRF | 4 | 65 | Nicholas/Roberts Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona |
John Morton, USA Tony Adamowicz, USA |
4390 | V12 | IMSA GTO | 539 | 29 | 2.01,54 | Axle | |
15 | 5 | 78 | Mazda RX-2 |
Robert Giesel, USA Bruce Nesbitt, USA Alan Johnson, USA |
2 x 491 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 533 | 59 | 2.11,99 | ||
DSQ | 93 | Whittington Brothers Porsche 935 K3 |
Bill Whittington, USA Don Whittington, USA Dale Whittington, USA |
B6 | Group 5/Div. 2 IMSA GTX | 509 | 1 | 1.44,411 | 1.47,964 | Disq, outside assistance | ||
NC | 81 | Trinity Racing Mazda RX-7 |
Lynn St. James, USA Mark Welch, USA Tom Winters, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 498 | 72 | no time | |||
NC | 08 | Moran Construction Porsche 911 S |
Marion L. Speer, USA Ray Ratcliff, USA Terry Wolters, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 489 | 57 | 2.10,646 | ||||
NC | 57 | Independent Prsnlzd. VW-Porsche 914/6 |
Wayne Baker, USA Dan Gilliland, USA Jeff Scott, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 486 | 67 | no time | ||||
NC | 82 | Trinity Racing Mazda RX-7 |
John Casey, USA Steve Dietrich, USA Lee Mueller, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 483 | 45 | 2.06,322 | |||
NC | 10 | Oftedahl Trucking Chevrolet Camaro |
Dave Heinz, USA Gerry Wellik, USA Robert Young, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 476 | 25 | 1.59,884 | ||||
NC | 22 | Group Bruckmann Porsche Carrera |
Volker Bruckmann, USA David Goodell, USA Rug Cunningham, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 464 | 55 | 2.10,434 | ||||
NC | 37 | Porsche Carrera |
Honorato Espinosa, CO Jorge Cortes, CO Francisco Lopez, CO |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 457 | 35 | 2.03,727 | ||||
DNF | 39 | JLC Racing Mazda RX-7 |
Allan Moffat, CDN Amos Johnson, USA Stu Fisher, USA (Brad Frisselle, USA) |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 440 | 42 | 2.05,427 | |||
DNF | 28 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Tom Nehl, USA Peter Kirill, USA Kathy Rude, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 435 | 64 | no time | Engine | |||
DNF | 68 | T&R Racing Porsche Carrera |
Luis Mendez, DR Tico Almeida, USA Rene Rodriguez, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 423 | 41 | 2.05,298 | ||||
NC | 15 | Bavarian Motors International BMW 3.5 CSL |
Alf Gebhardt, USA Bruno Beilcke, USA (Helmut Trieb, D) |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTO | 420 | 50 | 2.07,789 | |||
NC | 92 | The Cummings Marque Shelby GT350 |
Don Cummings, USA Guido Levetto, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 410 | 66 | no time | ||||
NC | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 K3 |
John Fitzpatrick, GB Manfred Schurti, FL Dick Barbour, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 405 | 3 | 1.46,009 | ||||
DNF | 71 | Keirn Garage Chevrolet Corvette |
Philip Keirn, USA Larry Trotter, USA Ed Errington, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 402 | 51 | 2.07,932 | ||||
NC | 76 | Arrow Heating Chevrolet Corvette |
Joe Chamberlain, USA John Chamberlain, USA Richard Valentine, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 393 | 39 | 2.05,062 | ||||
DNF | 85 | Porsche Carrera |
David Deacon, CDN Peter Moennick, CDN Jacques Bienvenue, CDN |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 375 | 60 | 2.12,914 | ||||
NC | 06 | Intrepid Design Inc. Porsche 911 S |
Joe DiBattista, USA Tom Ciccone, USA Alan Howes, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 358 | 62 | no time | ||||
DNF | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing Mazda RX-7 |
Bob Bergstrom, USA Pat Bedard, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 355 | 47 | 2.07,188 | |||
NC | 56 | Porsche Carrera |
Rick Borlase, USA Don Kravig, USA Michael Hammond, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 348 | 52 | 2.08,776 | ||||
DNF | 69 | Preston Henn Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer |
Preston Henn, USA Pierre Dieudonné, B (John Paul Jr, USA) |
4942 | V12 | IMSA GTX | 341 | 23 | 1.59,403 | |||
DNF | 24 | American Racing Team Porsche 934 |
Jack Refenning, USA Raymond Mummery, USA Ren Tilton, USA |
2993 tc | B6 | IMSA GTO | 337 | 26 | 1.59,931 | Accident | ||
DNF | 52 | Snowmobile Racing Porsche 911 S |
Joseph Hamilton, USA Tom Cripe, USA Fred Snow, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 301 | 63 | no time | ||||
DNF | 5 | Racing Associates Porsche 935 K3 |
Charles Mendez, USA Brian Redman, GB Paul Miller, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 290 | 20 | 1.57,675 | Accident | |||
DNF | 96 | NTS Racing Datsun 240Z |
Bob Earl, USA William Coykendall, USA Fred Stiff, USA |
L6 | IMSA GTU | 281 | 65 | no time | Engine | |||
DNF | 42 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Dick Neland, USA Bill Ferran, USA Joe Cotrone, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 270 | 56 | 2.10,663 | ||||
DNF | 95 | Mike Ramirez racing Porsche 911 S |
Mike Ramirez, PR Manuel Villa Prieto, PR Luis Gordillo, PR |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 263 | 71 | no time | Engine | |||
DNF | 11 | March Racing BMW M1 |
Mike Korten, D Patrick Nève, B Ian Grob, GB |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTP/IMSA GTX | 260 | 17 | 1.54,978 | Driveshaft | ||
DNF | 70 | Herman Racing Mazda RX-7 |
Chris Doyle, USA Charles Guest, USA Mike Meyer, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 250 | 58 | 2.10,719 | |||
DNF | 13 | Andial Racing Porsche 935 K3 |
Elliot Forbes-Robinson, USA Raldolph Townsend, USA Howard Meister, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 233 | 7 | 1.49,954 | Engine | |||
DNF | 32 | Scorpio Racing Porsche Carrera |
Enrique Molins, ES Carlos Ernesto Pineda, ES Eduardo Barrientos, ES |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 233 | 49 | 2.07,377 | ||||
DNF | 25 | Deren Automotive BMW M1 |
Kenper Miller, USA Dave Cowart, USA Christine Beckers ("Christine"), B |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTX | 222 | 21 | 1.57,965 | Accident | ||
DNF | 55 | Racing Associates Porsche 935 |
Ralph Kent Cooke, USA Gérard Bleynie, F Claude Ballot-Léna, F |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 217 | 14 | 1.54,294 | Ignition | |||
DNF | 38 | Boricua Racing Porsche Carrera RSR |
Bonky Fernandez, PR Tato Ferrer, PR Kees Nierop, CDN |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 211 | 36 | 2.04,194 | Engine | |||
DNF | 19 | Chris Cord Racing Chevrolet Monza |
Chris Cord, USA Jim Adams, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 188 | 10 | 1.53,279 | Engine | |||
DNF | 94 | Whittington Brothers Porsche 935-79 |
Dale Whittington, USA Axel Plankenhorn, D |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 179 | 5 | 1.49,514 | Engine | |||
DNF | 44 | Group 44 Triumph TR8 |
Bob Tullius, USA John McComb, USA John Kelly, USA |
3528 | V8 | IMSA GTO | 171 | 27 | 2.00,945 | Gearbox | ||
DNF | 75 | Show Cars of Florida Chevrolet Corvette |
Dale Kreider, USA Billy Hagan, USA Stephen Bond, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 170 | 33 | 2.03,281 | ||||
DNF | 05 | Racing Associates Porsche 935 K3 |
Bob Akin, USA Roy Woods, USA Bobby Rahal, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 156 | 19 | 1.57,171 | Engine | |||
DNF | 51 | Moana Corp. Porsche Carrera |
Rob Kirby, GB John Hotchkis Sr, USA John Hotchkis Jr, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 147 | 61 | no time | ||||
DNF | 3 | Jim Busby Racing BMW M1 |
Jim Busby, USA Bruce Jenner, USA Rick Knoop, USA |
3498 | L6 | IMSA GTP/IMSA GTX | 139 | 18 | 1.56,659 | Driveshaft | ||
DNF | 23 | Datsun 280ZX |
Don Devendorf, USA Dick Davenport, USA Frank Carney, USA |
L6 | IMSA GTU | 109 | 34 | 2.03,545 | Engine | |||
NC | 99 | Full-Time Racing Chevrolet Corvette |
Phil Currin, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 89 | 22 | 1.58,757 | ||||
DNF | 30 | Electrodyne Porsche 935 |
Gianpiero Moretti, I Fernando Cazzaniga, I Bruce Canepa, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 72 | 11 | 1.52,819 | ||||
DNF | 58 | Coco Lopez-Pina Colada Porsche Carrera |
Diego Febles, PR Chiqui Soldevila, PR Armando Gonzalez, PR |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 60 | 44 | 2.06,192 | Oil leak | |||
DNF | 16 | Yenko Chevrolet-Honda Chevrolet Corvette |
Kim Mason, USA Don Yenko, USA Jerry Thompson, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 56 | 53 | 2.09,472 | ||||
DNF | 17 | Racing Beat Mazda RX-7 |
Walt Bohren, USA Dennis Aase, USA Jeff Kline, USA |
2 x 573 | R2 | IMSA GTU | 51 | 30 | 2.02,323 | |||
DNF | 03 | Toyota Village Porsche 934 |
Werner Frank, USA Rudi Bartling, CDN Angelo Pallavicini, CH |
2993 tc | B6 | IMSA GTO | 51 | 31 | 2.03,043 | |||
DNF | 83 | Zotz Garage VW-Porsche 914/6 |
Harro Zitza, USA John Belperche, USA Doug Zitza, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | 44 | 68 | no time | ||||
DNF | 63 | Chevrolet Camaro |
Nort Northam, USA Hugh Davenport, USA Guy Thomas, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTX | 29 | 70 | no time | ||||
DNF | 07 | Heimrath Racing Porsche 935 |
Ludwig Heimrath, CDN Carlos Moran, ES Johnny Rutherford, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 24 | 6 | 1.49,711 | Engine | |||
DNF | 18 | Automobile International Lancia Stratos |
Anatoly Arutunoff, USA José Marina, USA George Drolsom, USA |
2418 | V6 | IMSA GTU | 20 | 69 | no time | Engine | ||
DNS | 88 | Pontiac Fire-Am |
Herb Adams, USA Kenny Roberts, USA Walker Evans, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | 54 | 2.10,399 | |||||
DNS | 00 | Ted Field Porsche 935-77A |
Ted Field, USA Danny Ongais, USA Milt Minter, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 15 | 1.54,878 | |||||
DNS | 14 | Renaissance Group Racing Porsche 935 |
Pierre Dieudonné, B Jorge Koechlin, PE Leon Walger, RA |
B6 | IMSA GTX | 24 | 1.59,497 | Engine | ||||
DNS | 8 | Moran Construction Porsche Carrera |
Bob Beasley, USA Chuck Grantham, USA George Stone, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 32 | 2.03,154 | |||||
DNS | 98 | Van Every Racing Porsche Carrera RSR |
Lance Van Every, USA Ash Tisdelle, USA Bill Johnson, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTO | 46 | 2.07,033 | Accident | ||||
DNS | 12 | VW-Porsche 914/6 |
Sidney Smith, USA Tommy Johnson, USA Karl Schoepflin, USA |
B6 | IMSA GTU | no time | Clutch | |||||
DNS | 91 | Grand Prix International Chevrolet Corvette |
Kerry Mitt, USA Richard Valentine, USA Bob Pearl, USA |
V8 | IMSA GTO | no time |