Daytona 24 Hours 1981 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 19th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge Daytona		Date: 1.2.1981
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 24 Hours
World Championship for Drivers and Makes (round 1) Camel GT Championship (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	51	Rolf Stommelen / Harald Grohs / Howard Meister	Porsche 935 M16	Andial Racing/Meister Homes	1:43.1040
2^nd	1	John Fitzpatrick / Jim Busby / Bob Wollek	Porsche 935 K3/80	John Fitzpatrick Racing	1:44.7350
3^rd	6	Volkert Merl / Jochen Mass	Porsche 935J	Joest Racing	1:46.1350
4^th	86	Hurley Haywood / Jürgen Barth / Bruce Leven	Porsche 935/80	Bayside Disposal/Brumos Racing	1:46.3220
5^th	18	John Paul / John Paul, Jr.	Porsche 935 JLP-2	JLP Racing	1:46.8890
6^th	10	Carlo Facetti	Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo	Jolly Club	1:46.9140
7^th	30	Gianpiero Moretti / Charles Mendez / Mauricio DeNarvaez	Porsche 935J	Momo/Penthouse	1:46.9500
8^th	5	Bob Akin / Craig Siebert / Derek Bell	Porsche 935 K3	Bob Akin Motor Racing	1:47.5030
9^th	94	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington / Dale Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	Whittington Brothers	1:48.8980
10^th	0	Ted Field / Milt Minter / Danny Ongais	Porsche 935 K3/80	Interscope Racing	1:45.5750
11^th	3	Riccardo Patrese / Hans Heyer / Henri Pescarolo	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Lancia Racing	1:49.4300
12^th	80	Maurice Carter / Eppie Wietzes / Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Camaro	Maurice Carter Racing	1:50.0380
13^th	20	Chris Cord / Jim Adams	Chevrolet Monza Turbo	Chris Cord Racing	1:50.6100
14^th	4	Michele Alboreto / Piercarlo Ghinzani / Beppe Gabbiani	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Martini Lancia Racing	1:51.1620
15^th	09	Preston Henn / Bob Bondurant	Porsche 935 K3	Thunderbird Swap Shop	1:51.1670
16^th	9	Bob Garretson / Bobby Rahal / Brian Redman	Porsche 935 K3/80	Garretson Racing/Style Auto	1:51.2590
17^th	07	Ludwig Heimrath / Ludwig Heimrath, Jr.	Porsche 935	Heimrath Racing	1:51.3650
18^th	44	Terry Labonte / David Pearson	Chevrolet Camaro	Stratagraph	1:53.9450
19^th	14	Hans-Joachim Stuck / Alf Gebhardt / Walter Brun	BMW M1	Bavarian Motors International	1:54.1220
20^th	2	David Hobbs / Marc Surer / Dieter Quester	BMW M1	BMW Motorsport	1:55.4800
21^st	24	Emanuele Pirro / Martino Finotto / Carlo Facetti	Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo	Jolly Club	1:57.0510
22^nd	25	Kenper Miller / Dave Cowart / Ricardo Londono	BMW M1	Red Lobster Racing	1:57.1080
23^rd	65	Tony Adamowicz / Rick Knoop	Ferrari 512 BB	Prancing Horse Farms Racing	1:57.6640
24^th	84	"Jamsal" / Eduardo Barrientos / Carlos Gonzalez	Porsche 935 M16	Scorpio Racing Team	1:57.7500
25^th	37	Pepe Romero / Mandy Gonzalez / Luis Mendez	Porsche 935 M16	Pepe Romero	1:57.9640
26^th	11	Al Holbert / Rick Mears / Doc Bundy	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Turbo	Holbert Racing	1:58.5970
27^th	40	Rudy Bartling / Mike Freberg / David Deacon	BMW M1	David Deacon Racing	1:58.9900
28^th	99	Dave Heinz / Chris Gleason / Joe Cogbill	Chevrolet Camaro	Gassaway/Oftedahl Racing	1:59.7820
29^th	17	Bruno Beilcke / Kurt König / Rudi Walch	BMW 3.5 CSL	Bavarian Motors International	2:00.9990
30^th	82	Bob Bergstrom / John Casey / Jim Cook	Mazda RX-7	Trinity Racing	2:02.5560
31^st	62	Bill Koll / Jeff Kline / Rob McFarlin	Porsche 911 SC	Kegel Enterprises	2:02.6030
32^nd	98	Lee Mueller / Kathy Rude / Philippe Martin	Mazda RX-7	Kent Racing	2:02.7500
33^rd	7	Walt Bohren / Jim Mullen / J. Kurt Roehrig	Mazda RX-7	Kent Racing	2:02.7960
34^th	54	Tony Garcia / Albert Naon / Luis Sereix	Porsche Carrera RSR	Montura Racing	2:03.3810
35^th	04	Tico Almeida / Rene Rodriguez / Miguel Morejon	Porsche Carrera RSR	T & R Racing	2:03.4620
36^th	46	Honorato Espinosa / Pedro DeNarvaez / Jorge Cortes	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	DeNarvaez Ent.	2:04.3480
37^th	78	Clark Howey / Tracy Wolf / Dale Koch	Chevrolet Camaro	Wolf Engines	2:04.4650
38^th	58	Pete Smith / Chuck Kendall / Steve Earle	Porsche Carrera RSR	Charles Kendall	2:04.6420
39^th	87	George Stone	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bob Beasley	2:05.1850
40^th	03	Angelo Pallavicini / John Sheldon / Neil Crang	Porsche 934	Angelo Pallavicini	2:05.2760
41^st	36	Paul Miller / Pat Bedard / Skeeter McKitterick	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Turbo	Herman & Miller P+A	2:05.5690
42^nd	23	Dick Davenport / Frank Carney / Rameau Johnson	Datsun 280ZX	The New Raytown Datsun	2:05.8290
43^rd	66	Jack Dunham / John Maffucci	Mazda RX-7	Downing/Maffucci Racing	2:06.1150
44^th	43	Bob Young / Len Jones / Bob Gregg	Porsche Carrera	Bob Gregg Racing	2:06.1340
45^th	06	Pete Halsmer	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Crevier Imports	2:06.3440
46^th	88	Herb Adams / Jerry Thompson / Don Sherman	Chevrolet Camaro	Herb Adams VSE	2:06.6400
47^th	19	Lance Van Every / Ash Tisdelle / Rusty Bond	Porsche Carrera RSR	Van Every Racing	2:06.6850
48^th	67	Dennis Shaw / Steve Whitman / Les Blackburn	AMC Spirit AMX	Levi's Team Highball	2:06.7030
49^th	70	Chris Doyle / Hubert Phipps / Robert Overby	Mazda RX-7	Chris Doyle	2:06.7650
50^th	71	Philip Keirn / Gail Engle / Bard Boand	Chevrolet Corvette	Keirn Garage	2:07.1130
51^st	05	Tico Almeida / Rene Rodriguez / Fred Flaquer	Porsche Carrera RSR	T & R Racing	2:07.2560
52^nd	15	Doug Lutz / Robin Boone	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	D. L. Performance Engineering	2:07.3080
53^rd	22	Wayne Baker / Dan Gilliland / Frank Harmstad	Porsche 914/4	Personalized Autohaus	2:08.2550
54^th	55	Roger Mandeville / Amos Johnson / Diego Febles	Mazda RX-7	Mandeville Racing Team	2:08.7740
55^th	42	Nort Northam / Ed Kuhel / Dick Neland	Chevrolet Camaro	Mac's Bar Spec./Kend Co.	2:08.9200
56^th	50	Scott Hoerr / Irv Hoerr / Jim Downing	Mazda RX-7	Downing/Maffucci Racing	2:09.6830
57^th	01	Siegfried Brunn / Robert Kirby / John Hotchkis	Porsche Carrera RSR	Kirby-Hitchcock Racing	2:09.9080
58^th	45	M. L. Speer / Dwight Mitchell / Ray Ratcliff	Porsche 914/6	Autosport Technology	2:10.8850
59^th	57	Jeff Scott / David Goodell / Volker Bruckmann	Porsche 914/6	Personalized Autohaus	2:10.9330
60^th	60	Vicki Smith / Sam Miller / Bob Lee	AMC AMX	Bob's Speed Products	2:11.2390
61^st	27	Steve Southard / Jay Kjoller / Jean Kjoller	Porsche Carrera	Southard Motor Racing	2:11.3180
62^nd	34	George Drolsom / Rob Hoskins / Bill Johnson	Porsche 911 Carrera	Drolsom Racing	2:11.5200
63^rd	81	Tom Winters / Steve Dietrich / Carter Alsop	Mazda RX-7	Trinity Racing	2:12.0070
64^th	33	Harro Zitza / Doug Zitza / Ara Dube	Porsche 914/6	Zotz Garage	2:12.1350
65^th	38	Ron Case / Dave Panaccione / Ren Tilton	Porsche 911	Case Racing	2:12.2560
66^th	49	Bob Speakman	Mazda RX-7	Faza Squadra	2:12.4180
67^th	16	Jim Burt / Doug Grunnet / Steve Paquette	Mazda RX-7	Corp Racing Ltd.	2:13.6040
68^th	52	Tom Cripe / Dick Gauthier / Jack Swanson	Porsche 911	Beach Ball Racing	2:13.6920
69^th	75	Dirk Vermeersch / Eddy Joosen / Jean-Paul Libert	Mazda RX-7	Z&W Enterprises	2:17.0930
70^th	28	Sam Posey / Fred Stiff	Datsun 280ZX	NTS Racing	no time
71^st	02	John Morton / Tom Klausler	Ford Mustang	Firestone Tire & Rubber	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
00	Ted Field / Danny Ongais / Milt Minter	Porsche 935 K3/80	Interscope Racing
13	Charlie Kemp / Art Pasmas / Carson Baird	Ford Cobra II	Kemp Motoracing
69	Ralston Long / Kal Showket / Bob McGraw	Plymouth Volare	Southwind Ent.
73	Jean-Paul Libert / Hervé Regout / Jean Xhenceval	Mazda RX-7 GTP	Z&W Enterprises
74	Pierre Honegger / Pierre Dieudonné / Ernesto Soto	Mazda RX-7 GTP	Z&W Enterprises
89	Klaus Bitterauf / James Moxley / Jim Leo	Porsche 911 S	Klaus Bitterauf
97	Don Cummings / Bill McDill / Guido Levetto	Shelby GT350	The Cummings Marque
21	Bill Shaw / Bud Cashen	Lotus Esprit S1	Race Masters

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
8	John Paul, Jr. / Gordon Smiley	Porsche 935 JLP-3	JLP Racing
12		Porsche 924 Turbo	Holbert Racing
22	Paul Canary / Richard Valentine	McLaren M12 GT Chevrolet	Dublin Investments
26	Tom Nehl / Milton Moise / Patty Moise	Chevrolet Camaro	Famous Amos Restaurants
31	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina	Lancia Stratos	Anatoly Arutunoff
32	Vincent Collins / Paul Nacol / Lojza Vosta	AVO-Mazda 13	Vincent P. Collins
39	Glenn Worthington / Rick Kump / Vinnie Hollar	Chevrolet Camaro	Motion Plus Racing
53	Don Nooe / Jim Stricklin / John Eckelberry	Chevrolet Corvette	Don Nooe
56	Rick Borlase / Michael Hammond / Don Kravig	Porsche Carrera	Rick Borlase
61	C. C. Canada / Earle Moffitt	Chevrolet Corvette	Sharkshin Racing
63	Dale Kreider / Bill Nelson	Pontiac Firebird	Bill Nelson
64	C. C. Canada / Graham Shaw	Chevrolet Camaro	Sharkshin Racing
76	Armando Rodriguez / Chiqui Soldevilla / Ralph Sanchez	Mazda RX-7	Ralph Sanchez
77	Del Russo Taylor / Rex Ramsey / Ernie Smith	Chevron GTP Alfa Romeo	Vince Thompson
79	Michael Keyser / Don Devendorf	Ferrari 365 GT4/BB	Don Devendorf
85	Bruce Leven / Hurley Haywood / Jürgen Barth	Porsche 935	Bayside Disposal Racing
90	Roy Woods / Ralph Kent-Cooke / Brian Redman	Porsche 935 K3	Woods-Cooke Racing/Style Auto
91	Roger Schramm / Werner Frank	Porsche Carrera RSR	Framm Promotions
93	Don Whittington / Bill Whittington / Dale Whittington	Porsche 935/79	Whittington Brothers Racing
95	Don Cummings / Tom Juckette / Emory Donaldson	Chevrolet Monza	The Cummings Marque
96	Scott Smith, Jr. / Mike Gassaway / Jim Miller	Datsun 240Z	Scott Smith, Jr.