1979 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1979 IMSA GT Championship.^[1][2] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 17, 1979. Victory overall went to the No. 9 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by Bob Akin, Rob McFarlin, and Roy Woods.^[2]

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Sebring International Raceway in 1979

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	GTX	9	Dick Barbour Racing	Bob Akin Rob McFarlin Roy Woods	Porsche 935	239
2	GTX	5	Busch Beer Racing	Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller	Porsche 935	238
3	GTX	3	Dick Barbour Racing	Bob Garretson Gary Belcher Bob Bondurant	Porsche 935	235
4	GTX	6	Dick Barbour Racing	Rolf Stommelen Dick Barbour Rick Mears	Porsche 935	234
5	GTO	38	Boricua Racing	Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Chiqui Soldevilla	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	233
6	GTX	13	Hal Shaw Racing	Hal Shaw Jr. Norm Ridgley	Porsche 935	231
7	GTO	69	Bytzek Automotive	Horst Kroll Rudy Bartling	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	230
8	GTO	54	Montura Ranch Estates	Tony Garcia Juan Montalvo Alberto Vadia	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	229
9	GTO	98	Van Every Racing	Lance Van Every Ash Tisdelle	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	226
10	GTO	37	Botero Racing Team	Honorato Espinosa Francisco Lopez Jorge Cortes	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	219
11	GTU	60	E. J. Pruitt & Sons	Rusty Bond Ren Tilton	Porsche 911S	219
12	GTU	39	Barrick Motor Racing	Jim Trueman John Higgins Chip Mead	Porsche 911	215
13	GTX	77	Roger T. Mandeville	Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Jim Downing	Mazda RX-7	213
14	GTO	07	Morrison's	Dave Cowart Kenper Miller David McClain	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	205
15	GTO	89	Hector Huerta	Francisco Romero Ernesto Soto	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	201
16	GTU	33	Peter Welter	Peter Welter Richard Aten Jack Refenning	Porsche 911	198
17	GTO	2	Thunderbird Swap-Shop	Bonnie Henn Lyn St. James Janet Guthrie	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	194
18	GTX	70	Walt Bohren Racing	Walt Bohren James Besmer	Mazda RX-7	193
19	GTO	91	Framm Productions	Roger Schramm Werner Frank	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	192
20	GTU	51	Personalized Porsche	Robert Kirby Wayne Baker Tom Winters	Porsche 914	188
21	GTU	08	Moran Construction	Terry Wolters Bob Buchler Nort Northam	Porsche 911	182
22	GTU	62	Koll Motor Sports	Bill Koll Jim Cook Dennis Aase	Porsche 914	182
23	GTU	93	M. Rochas Porsche	David Deacon Reagan Riley Hank Franczak	Porsche 914	179
24 DNF	GTX	18	JLP Racing	John Paul Al Holbert	Porsche 935	176
25	GTO	52	Ours & Hours Racing	Jack Swanson Dick Gauthier	Chevrolet Camaro	158
26 DNF	GTX	09	Thunderbird Swap-Shop	Hurley Haywood Preston Henn Peter Gregg	Porsche 935	157
27 DNF	GTO	66	Sunset Racing	Jeff Loving Richard Small Ralph Noseda	Chevrolet Camaro	148
28 DNF	GTO	46	Mauricio de Narváez	Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	147
29	GTU	01	Roehrig Racing	Dave White Robert Overby	Porsche 911	147
30 DNF	GTO	12	Ford Smith Racing	Ford Smith Jimmy Tumbleston Neil Potter	Chevrolet Camaro	139
31 DNF	GTU	71	Bruce Jennings	Bruce Jennings Bob Beasley	Porsche 911	136
32	GTU	44	SUD Porsche Racing	George Van Arsdale Kent Murry	Porsche 911	131
33	GTU	02	Roehrig Racing	J. Dana Roehrig J. Kurt Roehrig	Porsche 911	128
34	GTX	53	Guy F. Thomas	Guy Thomas Milton Moise Tom Nehl	Chevrolet Camaro	122
35 DNF	GTX	00	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais	Porsche 935	120
36	GTX	43	Meldeau Tire Stores	Bill McDill Tom Frank	Chevrolet Camaro	118
37 DNF	GTO	81	Jones Ind. Racing	Steve Faul Herb Jones Jr. Fred Lang	Chevrolet Corvette	116
38 DNF	GTO	29	Stratagraph	Billy Hagan Hoyt Overbagh Ron Reed	Chevrolet Monza	115
39 DNF	GTU	50	R & H Racing	Rainer Brezinka Gary Hirsch Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911S	109
40 DNF	GTU	75	Mike Ramirez	Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo	Porsche 911	108
41 DNF	GTU	36	Case Racing	Ron Case Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911	106
42 DNF	GTX	94	Whittington Bros. Racing	Bill Whittington Don Whittington	Porsche 935	104
43 DNF	GTU	72	Bill Scott Racing-Z&W	Bill Scott Pierre Honegger	Porsche 911	99
44 DNF	GTO	92	Whittington Bros. Racing	Dale Whittington R. D. Whittington Milt Minter	Porsche 934	94
45 DNF	GTU	88	Day Enterprise Racing	Dave Yerger Dario Orlando Del Russo Taylor	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	90
46 DNF	GTU	85	John E. Hulen	John Hulen Ron Coupland Bob Speakman	Porsche 914	82
47 DNF	GTO	56	Peerless Racing	Craig Carter Murray Edwards Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Camaro	81
48 DNF	GTX	23	Kemp Motoracing	Charlie Kemp Kees Nierop Carson Baird	Ford Mustang II	80
49 DNF	GTU	27	Miami Auto Racing	Ray Mummery Tom Sheehy Luis Sereix	Porsche 911S	80
50 DNF	GTX	97	Ricardo Londoño	Ricardo Londoño George Garces John Gunn	Porsche 935	77
51 DNF	GTU	8	Automobiles International	Anatoly Arutunoff Jose Marina Danny Sullivan	Lancia Stratos HF	75
52 DNF	GTU	34	Drolsom Racing	George Drolsom Mark Greb John Maffucci	Porsche 911	75
53 DNF	GTO	03	Motorcito Racing	Tico Almeida Rene Rodriguez Pepe Romero	Chevrolet Corvette	73
54 DNF	GTU	31	Hiram Cruz	Hiram Cruz Juan Lopez Mandy Gonzalez	Porsche 911	66
55 DNF	GTO	58	Diego Febles Racing	Diego Febles Phil Currin	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	65
56 DNF	GTU	79	Sports Ltd. Racing	Bob Bergstrom Brad Frisselle	Mazda RX-7	64
57 DNF	GTO	04	Rick Thompkins	Rick Thompkins Dave Heinz	Chevrolet Corvette	61
58 DNF	GTO	95	Ozone Industries	Stephen Bond Philip Dann	Chevrolet Monza	49
59 DNF	GTO	22	Oftedahl Racing	Peter Kirill Gerry Wellik Carl Shafer	Chevrolet Camaro	37
60 DNF	GTU	25	Metal Craft Racing	Bob Zulkowski Gerard Raney	Porsche 914	34
61 DNF	GTX	17	Kenneth D. LaGrow	Kenneth LaGrow William Boyer	Chevrolet Camaro	29
62 DNF	GTU	16	Overstreet Racing Ent.	Darrel Overstreet Dwight Mitchell	Porsche 914	25
63 DNF	GTX	28	Desperado Racing	Clif Kearns Giampiero Moretti	Porsche 935	23
64 DNF	GTU	61	Bill Bean	Bill Bean Al Cosentino Tom Ashby	Mazda RX-3	19
65 DNF	GTX	7	Heimrath Racing	Ludwig Heimrath Sr. "Jamsal" Carlos Moran	Porsche 935	17
66 DNF	GTU	57	J. F. Tremblay	John Tremblay Bob Lapp	Datsun 240Z	12
67 DNF	GTU	40	Performance Specialists	Steve Southard Earl Roe	Porsche 914	11
68 DNF	GTU	67	Quintana Racing	Manuel Quintana Joaquin Balaguer Jorge DeCardenas Pedro Vazquez	Porsche 911	9
69 DNF	GTU	48	Fillingham Racing	Sam Fillingham Courtney Canfield Tim Chitwood	Chevrolet Corvette	8
70 DNF	GTO	21	Oftedahl/Shafer Farms	Carl Shafer John Wood	Chevrolet Camaro	8
71 DNF	GTO	15	Bavarian Motors	Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilcke	BMW 3.5 CSL	4
72 DNF	GTO	4	B. R. Racing Team	Mark Leuzinger Mike Van der Werff	De Tomaso Pantera	0

Class Winners

Class	Winners
GTX	Akin / McFarland / Woods	Porsche 935
GTO	Fernandez / Ferrer / Soldevilla	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
GTU	Bond / Tilton	Porsche 911S

References

1. "Sebring 12 Hours". www.racingsportscars.com. March 17, 1979. Archived from the original on November 28, 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
2. "1979 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine.