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- 'This site is aimed at preserving the IMSA Camel GT series. Its purposes are mainly historical and informative. Any valuable information may be sent to me. Every contributor will be properly credited.'
Camel GTU Challenge/IMSA American Challenge, Road Atlanta, Gainesville
4 september 1978
Winners average : 150,139km/h
31 starters
Time : 00:47:48:231
| 1 | 83 | DATSUN 260Z | Don Devendorf | 30 Laps | 1.GTU |
| 2 | 38 | DATSUN 260Z | Jim Fitzgerald | 30 Laps | 2.GTU |
| 3 | 64 | PORSCHE 911S | Dennis Aase | 30 Laps | 3.GTU |
| 4 | 10 | PONTIAC GRAND AM | Clay Young | 30 Laps | 1.AC |
| 5 | 3 | DATSUN 260Z | Logan Blackburn | 30 Laps | 4.GTU |
| 6 | 88 | PORSCHE 911S | Joseph Hamilton | 30 Laps | 5.GTU |
| 7 | 77 | CHEVROLET MALIBU | Vern Smith | 30 Laps | 2.AC |
| 8 | 51 | PORSCHE 911S | John Hotschkis | 30 Laps | 6.GTU |
| 9 | 27 | PORSCHE 911S | Ray Mummery | 27 Laps | 7.GTU |
| 10 | 9 | PORSCHE 914/6 914 043 1177 | Frank Harmstad | 29 Laps | 8.GTU |
| 11 | 60 | PORSCHE 911S | Rusty Bond | 29 Laps | 9.GTU |
| 12 | 34 | PORSCHE 911S | George Drolsom | 29 Laps | 10.GTU |
| 13 | 08 | PORSCHE 911S 911 030 1263 | Terry Wolters | 29 Laps | 11.GTU |
| 14 | 50 | PORSCHE 911S | Fritz Hochreuter | 29 Laps | 12.GTU |
| 15 | 6 | MAZDA RX3 | Al Cosentino | 29 Laps | 13.GTU |
| 16 | 85 | PORSCHE 914/6 | John Hulen-Ron Coupland | 29 Laps | 14.GTU |
| 17 | 92 | PLYMOUTH VOLARE | Don Whittington | 28 Laps | 3.AC |
| 18 | 16 | MAZDA RX3 | Fred Baker | 27 Laps | 15.GTU |
| 19 | 36 | PORSCHE 911S | David Panaccione | 27 Laps | 16.GTU |
| 20 | 26 | ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GT | Ernie Smith | 26 Laps | 17.GTU |
| 21 | 96 | BUICK SKYLARK | Gene Felton | 26 Laps | 4.AC |
| 22 | 84 | DATSUN 240Z | Bob Speakman | 19 Laps | 18.GTU |
| 23 | 76 | PORSCHE 911S | Frank Thomas | 19 Laps | 19.GTU |
| 24 | 62 | PORSCHE 914/6 | Bill Koll | 19 Laps | 20.GTU |
| 25 | 81 | FORD GRANADA | David Crabtree | 19 Laps | 5.AC |
| 26 | 42 | PORSCHE 911S | Bill Bean | 12 Laps | 21.GTU |
| 27 | 74 | DATSUN 510 | Norm Frame | 8 Laps | 22.GTU |
| 28 | 4 | TRIUMPH GT6 | Ted Schumacher | 7 Laps | 23.GTU |
| 29 | 01 | PORSCHE 911S | Dave White | 4 Laps | 24.GTU |
| 30 | 0 | OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS | Gene Rutherford | 4 Laps | 6.AC |
| 31 | 40 | PORSCHE 914/6 | Steve Southard | 0 Lap | 25.GTU |
| 02 | PORSCHE 911 | J.Dana Roehrig | GTU | ||
| 43 | PLYMOUTH VOLARE | Andy Parker | AC | ||
| 44 | PORSCHE 911 | Kent Murry | GTU | ||
| 49 | AMC HORNET | Buzz Cason | AC | ||
| 61 | MAZDA RX7 | Al Cosentino | GTU | ||
| 69 | MAZDA RX3 | Craig Fisher | GTU | ||
| 80 | OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS | Pat Bedard | AC |
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