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Los Angeles Times Grand Prix of Endurance, Riverside International Speedway

22 april 1979

Winners average : 171,909km/h

54 starters

Time : 06:01:27:247

Categories

GTX

GTO

GTU

1	94	PORSCHE 935 930 990 0026	Don Whittington-Bill Whittington	195 Laps	1.GTX
2	18	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0037	John Paul-Al Holbert	195 Laps	2.GTX
3	16	PORSCHE 935	George Follmer-Brett Lunger-Derek Bell	189 Laps	3.GTX
4	9	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0910	Bob Akin-Rob McFarlin-Roy Woods	189 Laps	4.GTX
5	59	PORSCHE 935 930 990 0030	Peter Gregg-Klaus Ludwig	185 Laps	5.GTX
6	6	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0024	Rolf Stommelen-Brian Redman-Dick Barbour	183 Laps	6.GTX
7	07	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	David Cowart-Kenper Miller	181 Laps	1.GTO
8	54	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Tony Garcia-Terry Herman	181 Laps	2.GTO
9	4	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0959	Bob Garretson-Gary Belcher-Skeeter McKitterick	179 Laps	7.GTX
10	83	DATSUN 280ZX	Don Devendorf-Tony Adamowicz	178 Laps	1.GTU
11	23	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Jim Cook-Robert Kirby	176 Laps	3.GTO
12	79	MAZDA RX7	Bob Bergstrom-Brad Frisselle	175 Laps	2.GTU
13	62	PORSCHE 914/6	William Koll-Bill Bean	174 Laps	3.GTU
14	77	MAZDA RX7	Roger Mandeville-Jim Downing	174 Laps	4.GTU
15	21	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Steve Earle-Pete Smith	173 Laps	8.GTX
16	46	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 360 1099	Mauricio de Narvaez-Albert Naon	173 Laps	4.GTO
17	24	CHEVROLET MONZA Dekon 1004	Tom Frank-Ralph Cooke	172 Laps	9.GTX
18	35	MAZDA RX7	Ed Parks-Stu Fisher	171 Laps	5.GTU
19	7	MAZDA RX7	Walt Bohren-Ron Cortez	171Laps	6.GTU
20	06	PORSCHE 914/6	Darrell Overstreet-Jon Milledge	170 Laps	7.GTU
21	60	PORSCHE 911S	Rusty Bond-Ren Tilton	167 Laps	8.GTU
22	55	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 560 9121	Howard Meister-Rick Knoop	166 Laps	5.GTO
23	82	PORSCHE 914/6 914 043 0178	Rodd Harrison-Bill Brewster	164 Laps	9.GTU
24	56	PORSCHE 911 911 210 0224	Rick Borlase-Don Kravig	158 Laps	6.GTO
25	39	PORSCHE 911S	John Higgins-Cliff Hansen	156 Laps	10.GTU
26	32	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Honorato Espinosa-Francisco Lopez-Jorge Cortes	152 Laps	7.GTO
27	38	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 460 9113	Bonky Fernandez-Tato Ferrer	143 Laps	8.GTO
28	8	LANCIA STRATOS	Anatoly Aruntunoff-José Marina	141 Laps	11.GTU
29	10	PORSCHE 935 930 990 0027	Otis Chandler-John Thomas	136 Laps	10.GTX
30	64	PORSCHE 911S	Dennis Aase-Alan Johnson	127 Laps	12.GTU
31	52	PORSCHE 914/4	Wayne Baker-Tom Winters	123 Laps	13.GTU
32	17	MAZDA RX7	Jeff Kline-Jim Mderer	113 Laps	14.GTU
33	01	BMW 320i	Dave White-Pat Bedard	113 Laps	15.GTU
34	00	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0019	Ted Field-Milt Minter	100 Laps	11.GTX
35	09	PORSCHE 935 930 670 0171	Preston Henn-Bob Bondurant	99 Laps	12.GTX
36	49	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Phil Currin-John Carusso	90 Laps	9.GTO
37	5	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0957	Charles Mendez-Paul Miller	88 Laps	13.GTX
38	2	BMW 320i Turbo 003	David Hobbs-Manfred Winkelhock	55 Laps	14.GTX
39	19	CHEVROLET MONZA Dekon 1011	Chris Cord-Jim Adams	48 Laps	15.GTX
40	48	DATSUN 240Z	Frank Leary-Casey Mollett	42 Laps	16.GTU
41	25	PORSCHE 914/6 473 29 24107	Bob Zulkowski-Bernie Storc	42 Laps	17.GTU
42	30	PORSCHE 935	Gianpiero Moretti-Hurley Haywood	41 Laps	16.GTX
43	34	PORSCHE 911S	Craig Ritchie-Jeff Scott-Mike Miller	40 Laps	18.GTU
44	37	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Gerry Wellik-Doug Rippie	39 Laps	10.GTO
45	33	DATSUN 280ZX	Sam Posey-Paul Newman	37 Laps	19.GTU
46	26	CHEVROLET CAMARO	John Ware-Tony Rouff	36 Laps	11.GTO
47	51	PORSCHE 914/6	Tom Lawson-John Goodspeed-Robert Douglas	34 Laps	20.GTU
48	63	PORSCHE 911S	Craig Gustavson-Pete Halsmer-Harry Worley	32 Laps	21.GTU
49	41	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Herb Jones-Steve Faul	32 Laps	17.GTX
50	31	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Tom Alan Marx-Mark Rothman-Michael Hammond	13 Laps	12.GTO
51	11	PORSCHE 911S	Bobbee Nylander-Gary Nylander	12 Laps	22.GTU
52	3	BMW 320i Turbo 004	Jim Busby-Toine Hezemans	8 Laps	18.GTX
53	13	PORSCHE 935 930 670 0180	Hal Shaw-Carlos Moran-Michael Brockman	6 Laps	19.GTX
54	22	PORSCHE 914/6	Rich Mandella-Norm Ridgely-Jeffrey Stephens	5 Laps	23.GTU
55	22	PORSCHE 911	Ron Case-Tim Sharpe		24.GTU

Cars that did not start

12	PORSCHE 934/5	Mandy Gonzalez-John Morton	GTO
15	BMW 3.0CSL	Bruno Beilcke-Alf Gebhardt	GTO
20	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Larry Stephens	GTX
45	PORSCHE 911	MIke Perlin-Ken McNicol	GTU
66	FERRARI 365GTB4 16343	Joe Crevier-Erich Laetsch-Skeeter McKitterick	GTO
78	ALFA ROMEO GTV	Dave Burns-Andy Scopazzi	GTU
88	PORSCHE 911	Barry Maashoff-Joe Korpiel-Ted Maashoff	GTU
14	ALFA ROMEO GTV	David Vegher-Tom HInes	GTU
75	FORD MUSTANG	Patrick Pearson-Ron Cortez	GTO
40	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Bill Craine-Ted Mathey	GTO
43	PORSCHE 911	Bob Gregg-Len Jones	GTU
47	HONDA CIVIC	Bill Shaw-Raul Cordoba-Greg LaCava	GTX
76	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Joe Chamberlain	GTX
85	CHEVROLET MONZA Gallant 001	Mark Pielsticker-Dan Gallant	GTX

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