Event: 18th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge DaytonaDate: 4.2.1979
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Daytona 24 Hours

(All Session Laps)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantAll BestQ Time
1st3Finotto / Facetti / MorettiPorsche 935Jolly Club - Sportwagen Racing Team1:46.1131:46.1130
2nd2Schurti / Fitzpatrick / WollekPorsche 935/77AGelo Racing Team1:46.7461:46.7460
3rd1Wollek / Ickx / GreggPorsche 935/77AGelo Racing Team1:47.0281:47.0280
4th4Jöst / Stommelen / MerlPorsche 935/77ALM Joest Porsche1:47.9071:47.9070
5th18Paul / *Holbert / *KeyserPorsche 935 JLP-1JLP Racing1:48.4261:48.4260
6th94Whittington / Whittington / BarthPorsche 935/79Whittington Bros. Racing1:49.3971:49.3970
7th6Barbour / Redman / NewmanPorsche 935/77ADick Barbour Racing1:51.6251:51.6250
8th00Henn / *Field / *OngaisPorsche 935/77AInterscope Racing1:52.8071:52.8070
9th5Mendez / Rutherford / MillerPorsche 935Budweiser Racing1:53.0281:53.0280
10th0Field / Ongais / HaywoodPorsche 935/79Interscope Racing1:54.0721:54.0720
11th9Akin / McFarlin / WoodsPorsche 935Dick Barbour Racing1:54.5001:54.5000
12th23Kemp / Baird / NieropFord Cobra IICharlie Kemp1:56.7261:56.7260
13th67Ballot-Léna / Leclère / AndruetFerrari 512 BBJMS Racing-Pozzi1:57.3761:57.3760
14th21Wood / Bagley / ShaferChevrolet CamaroOftedahl Racing1:57.7171:57.7170
15th66Andruet / Dini / Ballot-LénaFerrari 512 BBJMS Racing-Pozzi1:58.7801:58.7800
16th68Tullius / Delaunay / BedardFerrari 512 BBN.A.R.T.1:58.8231:58.8230
17th56Carter / Edwards / ValentineChevrolet CamaroPeerless Racing1:59.4231:59.4230
18th29Hagan / Overbagh / ReedChevrolet MonzaStratagraph Inc.1:59.9941:59.9940
19th11Canepa / Mears / SheltonPorsche 935Bruce Canepa2:00.3862:00.3860
20th38Fernandez / Soldevilla / FerrerPorsche Carrera RSRBoricua Racing2:00.9482:00.9480
21st81Soto / Romero / NotzPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPerformance Export2:01.0722:01.0720
22nd07Cowart / McClain / MillerPorsche Carrera RSRBudweiser Racing2:01.4122:01.4120
23rd46DeNarvaez / Naon / DeNarvaezPorsche 911 Carrera RSRMauricio De Narvaez2:01.5862:01.5860
24th58Febles / CurrinPorsche 911 Carrera RSRDiego Febles Racing2:02.1782:02.1780
25th12Wellik / Bagley / Chamberlain / *WoodChevrolet CamaroOftedahl Racing2:02.5782:02.5780
26th37Espinosa / Lopez / CortesPorsche Carrera RSRBotero Racing2:02.6492:02.6490
27th69Bytzek / Bartling / HeimrathPorsche Carrera RSRBytzek Automotive2:03.9952:03.9950
28th73Howey / *Koch / *WolfChevrolet CamaroHowey Farms2:04.3282:04.3280
29th98Van Every / Tisdelle / OverbyPorsche Carrera RSRVan Every Racing2:04.6072:04.6070
30th7Katayama / Terada / YorinoMazda RX-7Mazda Technical Center2:05.4032:05.9550
31st43McDill / BehrChevrolet CamaroMeldeau Tire Co.2:05.6212:05.6210
32nd65Morton / AdamowiczFerrari 365 GTB/4Modena Sports Cars2:05.7912:05.7910
33rd54Garcia / Montalvo / VadiaPorsche Carrera RSRMontura Ranch Estates2:06.2742:06.2740
34th77Bohren / Johnson / MandevilleMazda RX-7Mazda Technical Center2:06.8042:06.8040
35th93Whittington / Whittington / HennPorsche 934Whittington Bros. Racing2:06.8472:06.8470
36th15Gebhardt / GrinboldBMW CSLBavarian Motors International2:08.1662:08.1660
37th51Kirby / Hotchkis / MeisterPorsche Carrera RSRCasablanca Fan Co.2:08.2922:08.2920
38th01White / Roehrig / HamiltonPorsche 911D. R. Racing2:08.5082:08.5080
39th62Koll / CookPorsche 914/6Koll Motorsports2:09.3142:09.3140
40th03Calderari / Pallavicini / VanoliPorsche 934Lubrifilm Racing2:09.3832:09.3830
41st71Scott / Hutchins / HoneggerPorsche 911Bill Scott Racing2:09.4512:09.4510
42nd13Shaw, Jr. / Spalding / RidgelyPorsche 935Hal Shaw Racing2:09.8522:09.8520
43rd17Mederer / Sherman / KlineMazda RX-7Racing Beat2:10.0992:10.0990
44th27Mummery / Sheehy / SereixPorsche 911 SMiami Auto Racing2:10.2192:10.2190
45th42Ashby / Bean / BeasleyPorsche 911Bullwinkele Racing, Inc.2:10.6002:10.6000
46th89Hamilton / Hoskins / ForrestPorsche 911Hamilton House Racing2:10.6182:10.6180
47th34Drolsom / Greb / MaffucciPorsche 911Drolsom Racing2:11.1862:11.1860
48th61Cosentino / Starita / AkaikeMazda RX-3Faza Squadra2:11.7572:11.7570
49th75Ramirez / Villa / GordilloPorsche 911Mike Ramirez2:12.6002:12.6000
50th60Bond / TiltonPorsche 911E. J. Pruitt & Sons2:12.7292:12.7290
51st53Thomas / Moise / NehlChevrolet CamaroGuy Thomas2:12.7832:12.7830
52nd36Case / PanaccionePorsche 911Case Racing2:13.0412:13.0410
53rd8Arutunoff / Marina / SullivanLancia StratosAutomobiles International Inc.2:13.2262:13.2260
54th64Canada / Boykin / CicconeChevrolet CamaroLenton B. McGill2:13.7212:13.7210
55th33Welter / Aten / RefenningPorsche 911Peter Welter2:13.9052:13.9050
56th90Kump / Lee / MillerAMC AMXBob's Speed Products2:14.4602:14.4600
57th06Levenson / Baker / HesterChevrolet CorvetteAl Levenson2:14.9602:14.9600
58th48Leary / *Mollett / *CookDatsun 240ZFrank L. Leary, III2:15.4532:15.4530
59th40Southard / Koch / RoePorsche 914/6Performance Specialists2:15.4662:15.4660
60th96Wonzer / *Whitaker / *Van Arsdale / *HughesTriumph GT6Gary Wonzer2:16.1172:16.1170

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
08Wolters / Northam / WeissPorsche 911Southern Racing Ent.
14Griswold / *Earle / *KnoopBMW CSLBavarian Motors International
24Shaw / Yenko / ThompsonChevrolet MonzaGraham Shaw
57Tremblay / LappDatsun 240ZJohn Tremblay
79Bergstrom / *FrisselleMazda RX-7Sports Ltd. Racing
80Adams / Frey / SpoerlPontiac FirebirdHerb Adams
95Bond / DannChevrolet MonzaStephen E. Bond
63Cosentino / FisherMazda RX-3Faza Squadra
78Williams / Doran / UpchurchDatsun 240ZAssociated Speed & Performance
TKatayama / Terada / Yorino / Bohren / Downing / MandevilleMazda RX-7Mazda Technical Center

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
04Thompkins / Heinz / CochranChevrolet CorvetteRick Thompkins
05Gottlob / TerrillChevrolet CorvetteCliff Gottlob
20DiLella / Cueto / FernandezPorsche 914/6DiLella Racing
22Kreider / DavidsonChevrolet CorvetteDale Kreider Racing
25LaMay / ParkerFord Mustang IILarry Parker
31Cruz / Lopez / GonzalezPorsche 911Hiram Cruz
35DeNarvaez / Botero / BuffPorsche Carrera RSRBotero Racing
44Murry / Van Arsdale / WeissPorsche 911Sud Porsche Racing
45Chudziak / Cloutier / TimolatMazda RX-3Paul Cloutier
83Zitza / Belperche / ZitzaPorsche 914/6Zotz Garage Inc.
85Hulen / Coupland / SpeakmanPorsche 914/6John E. Hulen
86Ross / Kull / SouthardFord PintoTom Ross Racing
87Gano / Moffitt / UiterwykChevrolet CorvetteU-Mo Racing
88Yerger / Orlando / CassataAlfa Romeo GTVDAY Enterprise Racing