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Event: Road Atlanta GTDate: 13.4.1980
Track: Road Atlanta (United States), 4.023 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Road Atlanta 100 Miles
Weather:dry, later rain
Start time:15:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:2 x 50 miles
Attendance:unknown
Entered:39
Practiced:unknown
Started:30
Finished:27
Classes:Start
IMSA GTX16
IMSA GTO14
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Race notes:
Race originally scheduled as two heat event, each of 20 laps, but the second heat was cancelled due to weather condition.
Pre-race sessions:
practice and qualifying sessions held on 12/4
pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:95Porsche 935 K3Bill Whittington
IMSA GTO:99Chevrolet CorvettePhil Currin
Fastest Laps:
Overall:95Porsche 935 K3Bill Whittington (USA)1:26.2200169.3336 km/hlap 9
IMSA GTO:10Chevrolet CamaroDave Heinz (USA)1:34.9200153.8130 km/hlap 12
Pole Positions:
Overall:6Porsche 935 K3John Fitzpatrick (GB)1:19.1540184.4501 km/h
IMSA GTO:21Chevrolet CamaroBob Raub (USA)1:30.2490161.7745 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (20), Chevrolet (7)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (20), Chevrolet (8)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 935 (13), Porsche 911 Carrera (4), Chevrolet Corvette (3), Chevrolet Camaro (3), Porsche 934 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (21), CDN (3), PR (2)
Team nationalities:USA (22), CDN (3), PR (2)
Engine positions:rear-engined (66%), front-engined (30%), mid-engined (4%)
Oldest known drivers:Maurice Carter (56), Preston Henn (49), John Paul (41)
Youngest known drivers:Dale Whittington (21), Ted Field (27), Bill Whittington (31)

Official Race Programme:

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