Daytona 24 Hours 1979 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 18th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge Daytona		Date: 4.2.1979
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 24 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 1) Winston GT (round 1) FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 1) IMSA GTO (round 1) IMSA GTU (round 1) International Motor Sport Association (round 1)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	3	Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti / Gianpiero Moretti	Porsche 935	Jolly Club - Sportwagen Racing Team	1:46.1130
2^nd	2	Manfred Schurti / John Fitzpatrick / Bob Wollek	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Racing Team	1:46.7460
3^rd	1	Bob Wollek / Jacky Ickx / Peter Gregg	Porsche 935/77A	Gelo Racing Team	1:47.0280
4^th	4	Reinhold Jöst / Rolf Stommelen / Volkert Merl	Porsche 935/77A	LM Joest Porsche	1:47.9070
5^th	18	John Paul	Porsche 935 JLP-1	JLP Racing	1:48.4260
6^th	94	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington / Jürgen Barth	Porsche 935/79	Whittington Bros. Racing	1:49.3970
7^th	6	Dick Barbour / Brian Redman / Paul Newman	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Racing	1:51.6250
8^th	0	Ted Field / Danny Ongais / Hurley Haywood	Porsche 935/79	Interscope Racing	1:54.0720
9^th	9	Bob Akin / Rob McFarlin / Roy Woods	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Racing	1:54.5000
10^th	23	Charlie Kemp / Carson Baird / Kees Nierop	Ford Cobra II	Charlie Kemp	1:56.7260
11^th	00	Preston Henn	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing	1:52.8070
12^th	5	Charles Mendez / Johnny Rutherford / Paul Miller	Porsche 935	Budweiser Racing	1:53.0280
13^th	67	Claude Ballot-Léna / Michel Leclère / Jean-Claude Andruet	Ferrari 512 BB	JMS Racing-Pozzi	1:57.3760
14^th	21	John Wood / Tom Bagley / Carl Shafer	Chevrolet Camaro	Oftedahl Racing	1:57.7170
15^th	66	Jean-Claude Andruet / Spartaco Dini / Claude Ballot-Léna	Ferrari 512 BB	JMS Racing-Pozzi	1:58.7800
16^th	68	Bob Tullius / Jean-Pierre Delaunay / Pat Bedard	Ferrari 512 BB	N.A.R.T.	1:58.8230
17^th	56	Craig Carter / Murray Edwards / Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Camaro	Peerless Racing	1:59.4230
18^th	29	Billy Hagan / Hoyt Overbagh / Ron Reed	Chevrolet Monza	Stratagraph Inc.	1:59.9940
19^th	11	Bruce Canepa / Rick Mears / Monte Shelton	Porsche 935	Bruce Canepa	2:00.3860
20^th	38	Bonky Fernandez / Chiqui Soldevilla / Tato Ferrer	Porsche Carrera RSR	Boricua Racing	2:00.9480
21^st	81	Ernesto Soto / Francisco Romero / Oscar Notz	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Performance Export	2:01.0720
22^nd	07	Dave Cowart / David McClain / Kenper Miller	Porsche Carrera RSR	Budweiser Racing	2:01.4120
23^rd	46	Mauricio DeNarvaez / Albert Naon / Pedro DeNarvaez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Mauricio De Narvaez	2:01.5860
24^th	65	John Morton / Tony Adamowicz	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Modena Sports Cars	2:05.7910
25^th	58	Diego Febles / Phil Currin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Diego Febles Racing	2:02.1780
26^th	12	Gerry Wellik / Tom Bagley / Joe Chamberlain	Chevrolet Camaro	Oftedahl Racing	2:02.5780
27^th	37	Honorato Espinosa / Francisco Lopez / Jorge Cortes	Porsche Carrera RSR	Botero Racing	2:02.6490
28^th	69	Klaus Bytzek / Rudy Bartling / Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bytzek Automotive	2:03.9950
29^th	73	Clark Howey	Chevrolet Camaro	Howey Farms	2:04.3280
30^th	98	Lance Van Every / Ash Tisdelle / Robert Overby	Porsche Carrera RSR	Van Every Racing	2:04.6070
31^st	43	Bill McDill / Stephen Behr	Chevrolet Camaro	Meldeau Tire Co.	2:05.6210
32^nd	7	Yoshimi Katayama / Yojiro Terada / Takashi Yorino	Mazda RX-7	Mazda Technical Center	2:05.9550
33^rd	54	Tony Garcia / Juan Montalvo / Alberto Vadia	Porsche Carrera RSR	Montura Ranch Estates	2:06.2740
34^th	77	Walt Bohren / Amos Johnson / Roger Mandeville	Mazda RX-7	Mazda Technical Center	2:06.8040
35^th	93	Dale Whittington / R. D. Whittington / Preston Henn	Porsche 934	Whittington Bros. Racing	2:06.8470
36^th	15	Alf Gebhardt / Sepp Grinbold	BMW CSL	Bavarian Motors International	2:08.1660
37^th	51	Robert Kirby / John Hotchkis / Howard Meister	Porsche Carrera RSR	Casablanca Fan Co.	2:08.2920
38^th	01	Dave White / J. Kurt Roehrig / John Hamilton	Porsche 911	D. R. Racing	2:08.5080
39^th	62	Bill Koll / Jim Cook	Porsche 914/6	Koll Motorsports	2:09.3140
40^th	03	Enzo Calderari / Angelo Pallavicini / Marco Vanoli	Porsche 934	Lubrifilm Racing	2:09.3830
41^st	71	Bill Scott / Mark Hutchins / Pierre Honegger	Porsche 911	Bill Scott Racing	2:09.4510
42^nd	13	Hal Shaw, Jr. / Tom Spalding / Norm Ridgely	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	2:09.8520
43^rd	17	Jim Mederer / Don Sherman / Jeff Kline	Mazda RX-7	Racing Beat	2:10.0990
44^th	27	Ray Mummery / Tom Sheehy / Luis Sereix	Porsche 911 S	Miami Auto Racing	2:10.2190
45^th	42	Tom Ashby / Bill Bean / Bob Beasley	Porsche 911	Bullwinkele Racing, Inc.	2:10.6000
46^th	89	Joseph Hamilton / Rob Hoskins / Herb Forrest	Porsche 911	Hamilton House Racing	2:10.6180
47^th	34	George Drolsom / Mark Greb / John Maffucci	Porsche 911	Drolsom Racing	2:11.1860
48^th	61	Al Cosentino / Dick Starita / Taku Akaike	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra	2:11.7570
49^th	75	Mike Ramirez / Manuel Villa / Luis Gordillo	Porsche 911	Mike Ramirez	2:12.6000
50^th	60	Rusty Bond / Ren Tilton	Porsche 911	E. J. Pruitt & Sons	2:12.7290
51^st	53	Guy Thomas / Milton Moise / Tom Nehl	Chevrolet Camaro	Guy Thomas	2:12.7830
52^nd	36	Ron Case / Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911	Case Racing	2:13.0410
53^rd	8	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina / Danny Sullivan	Lancia Stratos	Automobiles International Inc.	2:13.2260
54^th	64	C. C. Canada / Russ Boykin / Tom Ciccone	Chevrolet Camaro	Lenton B. McGill	2:13.7210
55^th	33	Peter Welter / Richard Aten / Jack Refenning	Porsche 911	Peter Welter	2:13.9050
56^th	90	Rick Kump / Bob Lee / Sam Miller	AMC AMX	Bob's Speed Products	2:14.4600
57^th	06	Al Levenson / Gary Baker / Lanny Hester	Chevrolet Corvette	Al Levenson	2:14.9600
58^th	48	Frank Leary	Datsun 240Z	Frank L. Leary, III	2:15.4530
59^th	40	Steve Southard / William Koch / Earl Roe	Porsche 914/6	Performance Specialists	2:15.4660
60^th	96	Gary Wonzer	Triumph GT6	Gary Wonzer	2:16.1170
61^st	14	Steve Griswold	BMW CSL	Bavarian Motors International	no time
62^nd	24	Graham Shaw / Don Yenko / Jerry Thompson	Chevrolet Monza	Graham Shaw	no time
63^rd	57	John Tremblay / Bob Lapp	Datsun 240Z	John Tremblay	no time
64^th	79	Bob Bergstrom	Mazda RX-7	Sports Ltd. Racing	no time
65^th	80	Herb Adams / Peter Frey / Louis Spoerl	Pontiac Firebird	Herb Adams	no time
66^th	95	Stephen Bond / Philip Dann	Chevrolet Monza	Stephen E. Bond	no time
67^th	08	Terry Wolters / Nort Northam / Richard Weiss	Porsche 911	Southern Racing Ent.	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
63	Al Cosentino / Craig Fisher	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra
78	Ken Williams / Wiley Doran / Neil Upchurch	Datsun 240Z	Associated Speed & Performance
T	Yoshimi Katayama / Yojiro Terada / Takashi Yorino / Walt Bohren / Jim Downing / Roger Mandeville	Mazda RX-7	Mazda Technical Center

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
04	Rick Thompkins / Dave Heinz / Tom Cochran	Chevrolet Corvette	Rick Thompkins
05	Cliff Gottlob / Danny Terrill	Chevrolet Corvette	Cliff Gottlob
20	Vince DiLella / Manuel Cueto / Jose Fernandez	Porsche 914/6	DiLella Racing
22	Dale Kreider / Bruce Davidson	Chevrolet Corvette	Dale Kreider Racing
25	Robert LaMay / Larry Parker	Ford Mustang II	Larry Parker
31	Hiram Cruz / Juan Lopez / Mandy Gonzalez	Porsche 911	Hiram Cruz
35	Pedro DeNarvaez / Luis Botero / Henning Buff	Porsche Carrera RSR	Botero Racing
44	Kent Murry / George Van Arsdale / Richard Weiss	Porsche 911	Sud Porsche Racing
45	Jan Chudziak / Paul Cloutier / Lou Timolat	Mazda RX-3	Paul Cloutier
83	Harro Zitza / John Belperche / Doug Zitza	Porsche 914/6	Zotz Garage Inc.
85	John Hulen / Ron Coupland / Bob Speakman	Porsche 914/6	John E. Hulen
86	Tom Ross / William Kull / James Southard	Ford Pinto	Tom Ross Racing
87	Charles Gano / Earle Moffitt / Robert Uiterwyk	Chevrolet Corvette	U-Mo Racing
88	Dave Yerger / Dario Orlando / Tony Cassata	Alfa Romeo GTV	DAY Enterprise Racing