Welcome to the unofficial IMSA History website
- '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.'
IMSA Winston GT, Road Atlanta
23 september 1979
Winners average : 169,717km/h
38 starters
Time : 00:57:21:008
| 1 | 59 | PORSCHE 935 930 990 0030 | Peter Gregg | 40 Laps | 1.GTX |
| 2 | 18 | PORSCHE 935 930 890 0037 | John Paul | 40 Laps | 2.GTX |
| 3 | 2 | BMW 320i Turbo 003 | David Hobbs | 40 Laps | 3.GTX |
| 4 | 85 | PORSCHE 935 930 770 0909 | Hurley Haywood | 40 Laps | 4.GTX |
| 5 | 93 | PORSCHE 935 930 670 0152 | Don Whittington | 39 Laps | 5.GTX |
| 6 | 5 | PORSCHE 935 930 770 0911 | Charles Mendez | 39 Laps | 6.GTX |
| 7 | 0 | PORSCHE 935 930 990 0029 | Ted Field | 39 Laps | 7.GTX |
| 8 | 05 | PORSCHE 935 930 770 0957 | Bob Akin | 38 Laps | 8.GTX |
| 9 | 95 | PORSCHE 935 930 890 0023 | Dale Whittington | 38 Laps | 9.GTX |
| 10 | 86 | PORSCHE 935 930 890 0018 | Bruce Leven | 38 Laps | 10.GTX |
| 11 | 09 | PORSCHE 935 930 890 0021 | Preston Henn | 38 Laps | 11.GTX |
| 12 | 25 | BMW 3.0 CSL | Kenper Miller | 38 Laps | 1.GTO |
| 13 | 44 | TRIUMPH TR8 | Bob Tullius | 37 Laps | 2.GTO |
| 14 | 90 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Tony de Lorenzo | 37 Laps | 3.GTO |
| 15 | 58 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR | Pepe Romero | 37 Laps | 4.GTO |
| 16 | 94 | PORSCHE 935 930 990 0026 | Bill Whittington | 36 Laps | 12.GTX |
| 17 | 48 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | John Carusso | 36 Laps | 5.GTO |
| 18 | 54 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR | Tony Garcia | 36 Laps | 6.GTO |
| 19 | 57 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Dave Heinz | 36 Laps | 7.GTO |
| 20 | 56 | CHEVROLET CAMARO | Craig Carter | 36 Laps | 8.GTO |
| 21 | 8 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 460 0035 | Bob Beasley | 36 Laps | 9.GTO |
| 22 | 88 | DATSUN 280ZX | Logan Blackburn | 36 Laps | 10.GTO |
| 23 | 20 | CHEVROLET CAMARO | Michael Oleyar | 35 Laps | 11.GTO |
| 24 | 39 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Skip de Ascentis | 35 Laps | 12.GTO |
| 25 | 49 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Jim Moyer | 35 Laps | 13.GTX |
| 26 | 32 | PORSCHE 934 930 670 0167 | Chester Vincentz | 33 Laps | 13.GTO |
| 27 | 03 | PORSCHE 934 930 670 0162 | Werner Frank | 27 Laps | 14.GTO |
| 28 | 67 | DODGE CHALLENGER | Glenn Bunch | 19 Laps | 14.GTX |
| 29 | 3 | BMW 320i Turbo | Jim Busby | 18 Laps | 15.GTX |
| 30 | 12 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Ford Smith | 11 Laps | 15.GTO |
| 31 | 30 | PORSCHE 935 930 990 0032 | Gianpiero Moretti | 9 Laps | 16.GTX |
| 32 | 99 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Phil Currin | 9 Laps | 16.GTO |
| 33 | 46 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 360 1099 | Mauricio de Narvaez | 9 Laps | 17.GTO |
| 34 | 80 | CHEVROLET CAMARO | Maurice Carter | 9 Laps | 17.GTX |
| 35 | 13 | PORSCHE 935 930 770 0905 | Randolph Townsend | 8 Laps | 18.GTX |
| 36 | 97 | CHEVROLET CAMARO | Don Axtmann | 7 Laps | 19.GTX |
| 37 | 31 | CHEVROLET CAMARO | Randy Blessing | 2 Laps | 18.GTO |
| 38 | 00 | PORSCHE 935 930 890 0019 | Danny Ongais | 0 Lap | 20.GTX |
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