Sebring 12 Hours 1979 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endrance		Date: 17.3.1979
Track: Sebring Airport (United States), 8.369 kms	Organiser: unknown
Sebring 12 Hours
Winston GT (round 2) FIA World Challenge for Endurance Drivers (round 2) IMSA GTO (round 2) IMSA GTU (round 2) International Motor Sport Association (round 2)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	6	Rolf Stommelen / Dick Barbour / Rick Mears	Porsche 935/77A	Dick Barbour Racing	2:38.0380
2^nd	09	Hurley Haywood / Preston Henn / Peter Gregg	Porsche 935/77A	Thunderbird Swap-Shop	2:39.9120
3^rd	18	John Paul / Al Holbert	Porsche 935 JLP-1	JLP Racing	2:40.1900
4^th	5	Charles Mendez / Brian Redman / Paul Miller	Porsche 935	Busch Beer Racing	2:44.4350
5^th	00	Ted Field / Danny Ongais	Porsche 935/77A	Interscope Racing	2:45.9290
6^th	94	Bill Whittington / Don Whittington	Porsche 935/79	Whittington Bros. Racing	2:46.2360
7^th	3	Bob Garretson / Gary Belcher / Bob Bondurant	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Racing	2:50.1790
8^th	7	Ludwig Heimrath	Porsche 935	Heimrath Racing	2:50.5090
9^th	9	Bob Akin / Rob McFarlin / Roy Woods	Porsche 935	Dick Barbour Racing	2:51.3880
10^th	97	Ricardo Londono / George Garces / John Gunn	Porsche 935	Ricardo Londono	2:48.0170
11^th	28	Clif Kearns / Gianpiero Moretti	Porsche 935	Desperado Racing	2:51.7990
12^th	46	Mauricio DeNarvaez / Albert Naon	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Mauricio deNarvaez	2:55.9420
13^th	92	Dale Whittington / R. D. Whittington / Milt Minter	Porsche 934	Whittington Bros. Racing	2:56.3620
14^th	13	Hal Shaw, Jr. / Norm Ridgely	Porsche 935	Hal Shaw Racing	2:57.3420
15^th	89	Francisco Romero / Ernesto Soto	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Hector Huerta	2:58.3440
16^th	38	Bonky Fernandez / Tato Ferrer / Chiqui Soldevilla	Porsche Carrera RSR	Boricua Racing	2:59.3060
17^th	56	Craig Carter / Murray Edwards / Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Camaro	Peerless Racing	2:59.3690
18^th	41	Herb Jones, Jr. / Dean Hollis	Chevrolet Camaro	Jones Ind. Racing	2:59.4350
19^th	91	Roger Schramm / Werner Frank	Porsche Carrera RSR	Framm Promotions	2:59.8360
20^th	62	Bill Koll / Jim Cook / Dennis Aase	Porsche 914/6	Koll Motor Sports	3:00.2830
21^st	54	Tony Garcia / Juan Montalvo / Alberto Vadia	Porsche Carrera RSR	Montura Ranch Estates	3:00.3930
22^nd	07	Dave Cowart / Kenper Miller / David McClain	Porsche Carrera RSR	Morrison's	3:00.9630
23^rd	58	Diego Febles / Phil Currin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Diego Febles Racing	3:01.7810
24^th	37	Honorato Espinosa / Francisco Lopez / Jorge Cortes	Porsche Carrera RSR	Botero Racing Team	3:01.8470
25^th	43	Bill McDill / Tom Frank	Chevrolet Camaro	Meldeau Tire Stores	3:01.9370
26^th	21	Carl Shafer	Chevrolet Camaro	Oftedahl/Shafer Farms	3:02.0590
27^th	15	Alf Gebhardt	BMW CSL	Bavarian Motors	3:02.0800
28^th	98	Lance Van Every / Ash Tisdelle	Porsche Carrera RSR	Van Every Racing	3:02.2830
29^th	69	Horst Kroll / Rudy Bartling	Porsche Carrera RSR	Bytzek Automotive	3:02.6340
30^th	23	Charlie Kemp / Kees Nierop / Carson Baird	Ford Cobra II	Kemp Motoracing	3:03.5900
31^st	01	Dave White / Robert Overby	Porsche 911	Roehrig Racing	3:04.5520
32^nd	16	Darrel Overstreet / Dwight Mitchell	Porsche 914/6	Overstreet Racing Ent.	3:05.4870
33^rd	47	Tim Chitwood / Joie Chitwood	Chevrolet Nova	Tim Chitwood	3:06.2330
34^th	39	Jim Trueman / John Higgins / Chip Mead	Porsche 911	Barrick Motor Racing	3:06.2930
35^th	2	Bonnie Henn / Lyn St. James / Janet Guthrie	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Thunderbird Swap-Shop	3:06.8240
36^th	79	Bob Bergstrom / Brad Frisselle	Mazda RX-7	Sports Ltd. Racing	3:06.8450
37^th	72	Bill Scott / Pierre Honegger	Porsche 911	Bill Scott Racing-Z&W	3:07.2970
38^th	70	Walt Bohren / James Besmer	Mazda RX-7	Walt Bohren Racing	3:08.6100
39^th	85	John Hulen / Ron Coupland / Bob Speakman	Porsche 914/6	John E. Hulen	3:08.8800
40^th	31	Hiram Cruz / Juan Lopez / Mandy Gonzalez	Porsche 911	Hiram Cruz	3:09.0390
41^st	77	Roger Mandeville / Amos Johnson / Jim Downing	Mazda RX-7	Roger T. Mandeville	3:09.4050
42^nd	66	Jeff Loving / Richard Small / Ralph Noseda	Chevrolet Camaro	Sunset Racing	3:09.7110
43^rd	27	Ray Mummery / Tom Sheehy / Luis Sereix	Porsche 911 S	Miami Auto Racing	3:09.9160
44^th	60	Rusty Bond / Ren Tilton	Porsche 911	E. J. Pruitt & Sons	3:10.5380
45^th	61	Bill Bean	Mazda RX-3	Bill Bean	3:12.0930
46^th	36	Ron Case / Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911	Case Racing	3:13.1290
47^th	25	Bob Zulkowski / Gerard Raney	Porsche 914/6	Metal Craft Racing	3:13.3680
48^th	50	Rainer Brezinka / Gary Hirsch / Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911	R & H Racing	3:13.7080
49^th	33	Peter Welter / Richard Aten / Jack Refenning	Porsche 911	Peter Welter	3:13.7810
50^th	48	Sam Fillingham	Chevrolet Corvette	Fillingham Racing	3:13.9630
51^st	53	Guy Thomas / Milton Moise / Tom Nehl	Chevrolet Camaro	Guy F. Thomas	3:14.4050
52^nd	44	George Van Arsdale / Kent Murry	Porsche 911	SUD Porsche Racing	3:14.7880
53^rd	03	Tico Almeida / Rene Rodriguez / Pepe Romero	Chevrolet Corvette	Motorcito Racing	3:14.9590
54^th	40	Steve Southard	Porsche 914/6	Performance Specialists	3:15.8480
55^th	71	Bruce Jennings / Bob Beasley	Porsche 911	Bruce Jennings	3:16.1890
56^th	17	Kenneth LaGrow / William Boyer	Chevrolet Camaro	Kenneth D. LaGrow	3:16.2910
57^th	8	Anatoly Arutunoff / José Marina / Danny Sullivan	Lancia Stratos	Automobiles International	3:16.7210
58^th	08	Terry Wolters / Bob Buchler / Nort Northam	Porsche 911	Moran Construction	3:17.2690
59^th	81	Steve Faul / Herb Jones, Jr. / Fred Lang	Chevrolet Corvette	Jones Ind. Racing	3:17.4250
60^th	93	David Deacon / Reagan Riley / Hank Franczak	Porsche 914/6	M. Rochas Porsche	3:17.7160
61^st	51	Robert Kirby / Wayne Baker / Tom Winters	Porsche 914/4	Personalized Porsche	3:19.3750
62^nd	57	John Tremblay	Datsun 240Z	J. F. Tremblay	3:20.4480
63^rd	52	Jack Swanson / Dick Gauthier	Chevrolet Camaro	Ours & Hours Racing	3:20.6480
64^th	22	Peter Kirill / Gerry Wellik / Carl Shafer	Chevrolet Camaro	Oftedahl Racing	3:21.8800
65^th	34	George Drolsom / Mark Greb / John Maffucci	Porsche 911	Drolsom Racing	3:22.2020
66^th	67	Manuel Quintana	Porsche 911	Quintana Racing	3:24.2800
67^th	88	Dave Yerger / Dario Orlando / Del Russo Taylor	Alfa Romeo GTV	Day Enterprise Racing	3:25.5490
68^th	14	Josele Garza / Bill McVey / Glen Cross	Porsche Carrera	Precision School of Racing	3:25.5690
69^th	87	Mike Williamson / Wayne Miller / Charles Gano	Chevrolet Corvette	U-Mo Racing	3:24.1050
70^th	02	J. Dana Roehrig / J. Kurt Roehrig	Porsche 911	Roehrig Racing	no time
71^st	29	Billy Hagan / Hoyt Overbagh / Ron Reed	Chevrolet Monza	Stratagraph	no time
72^nd	75	Mike Ramirez / Manuel Villa / Luis Gordillo	Porsche 911	Mike Ramirez	no time
73^rd	4	Mark Leuzinger	De Tomaso Pantera	B. R. Racing Team	no time
74^th	95	Stephen Bond / Philip Dann	Chevrolet Monza	Ozone Industries	no time
75^th	04	Rick Thompkins / Dave Heinz	Chevrolet Corvette	Rick Thompkins	3:32.0340
76^th	12	Ford Smith / Jimmy Tumbleston / Neil Potter	Chevrolet Camaro	Ford Smith Racing	3:44.3630

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
0	Danny Ongais / Ted Field	Porsche 935/79	Interscope Racing
78	Ignacio Gonzalez / Eugenio Matienzo	Chevrolet Camaro	Iggy Gonzalez
74	Raul Garcia / Manuel Cueto	Chevrolet Camaro	Raul Garcia
76	Ken Williams / Wiley Doran	Datsun 240Z	Associated Speed & Performance
90	Bob Lee / Rick Kump	AMC AMX	Bob's Speed Products
86	Tom Ross / Paul Tavilla	Ford Pinto	Team Ross Racing
06	Gary Wonzer / George Van Arsdale	Triumph GT6	Gary J. Wonzer
68	Al Cosentino / Bill Bean / Tom Ashby	Mazda RX-3	Faza Squadra

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
10	Amos Johnson / Dennis Shaw	AMC Spirit	Levi's Team Highball
24	Graham Shaw / Don Yenko / Jerry Thompson	Chevrolet Monza	Graham Shaw
26	Alejandro Cortes / Mike Powell	Ford Mustang	Alejandro Cortes
83	Joseph Hamilton / Rob Hoskins	Porsche 911	Hamilton House Racing