Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres 1982

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Event: Sprite 500 Camel GT Endurance		Date: 12.9.1982
Track: Road Atlanta (United States), unknown length	Organiser: unknown
Road Atlanta 500 Kilometres
International Motor Sport Association (round 16) IMSA GTO (round 16) IMSA GTU (round 17) International Motor Sport Association (round 17)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	14:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right
Distance:	500 kilometres
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	58
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	46
Finished:	25

Classes:	Start
IMSA GTP	14
IMSA GTO	16
IMSA GTU	16

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Pre-race sessions:
3 qualifying sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 11/9
25 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	46	Porsche 935 JLP-3	Paul, Jr. / Paul
IMSA GTO:	13	Chevrolet Corvette	Rodriguez / Greenwood
IMSA GTU:	38	Mazda RX-7	Mandeville / Johnson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	46	Porsche 935 JLP-3	John Paul, Jr. (USA)	1:20.5800	181.1864 km/h	lap 61
IMSA GTO:	13	Chevrolet Corvette	Rene Rodriguez (USA)	1:39.3700	163.5496 km/h	lap 13
IMSA GTU:	98	Toyota Celica	Lee Mueller (USA)	1:32.1100	158.5059 km/h	lap 4
Pole Positions:
Overall:	5	Porsche 935 L	Derek Bell (GB)	1:32.7550	157.4035 km/h
IMSA GTO:	44	Chevrolet Camaro III	Gene Felton (USA)	1:39.3840	146.9041 km/h
IMSA GTU:	82	Mazda RX-7	Joe Varde (USA)	1:42.9800	141.7752 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (13), Chevrolet (9), Mazda (7), Datsun (7), March (2), Toyota (2), Lola (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (13), Chevrolet (13), Mazda (7), Datsun (7), Toyota (2), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 935 (7), Chevrolet Corvette (6), Mazda RX-7 (6)
Driver nationalities:	USA (79), GB (5)
Team nationalities:	USA (35), GB (3)
Most used colours:	white (41%), red (23%), blue (15%), yellow (5%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (58%), rear-engined (26%), mid-engined (16%)
Oldest known drivers:	Preston Henn (51), Billy Hagan (50), Ron Grable (49)
Youngest known drivers:	John Paul, Jr. (22), Paul Smith (27), Randy Lanier (28)
Female drivers:	Kathy Rude, Desiré Wilson

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