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12 Hours of Sebring
Race story

Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, Sebring

17 march 1979

Winners average : 136,493km/h

72 starters

Time : 12:00:42:186

Categories

GTX

GTO

GTU

1	9	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0910	Bob Akin-Rob McFarlin-Roy Woods	239 Laps	1.GTX
2	5	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0957	Charles Mendez-Brian Redman-Paul Miller	238 Laps	2.GTX
3	3	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0959	Bob Garretson-Gary Belcher-Bob Bondurant	235 Laps	3.GTX
4	6	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0024	Rolf Stommelen-Dick Barbour-Rick Mears	234 Laps	4.GTX
5	33	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 460 9113	Bonky Fernandez-Tato Ferrer-Chiqui Soldevilla	233 Laps	1.GTO
6	13	PORSCHE 935 930 670 0180	Hal Shaw-Norm Ridgely	231 Laps	5.GTX
7	69	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Horst Kroll-Rudy Bartling	230 Laps	2.GTO
8	54	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Tony Garcia-Juan Montalvo-Alberto Vadia	229 Laps	3.GTO
9	98	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Lance van Every-Ash Tisdelle	226 Laps	4.GTO
10	37	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Honorato Espinosa-Francisco Lopez-Jorge Cortes	219 Laps	5.GTO
11	60	PORSCHE 911S	Rusty Bond-Ren Tilton	219 Laps	1.GTU
12	39	PORSCHE 911S	Jim Trueman-John Higgins-Chip Mead	215 Laps	2.GTU
13	77	MAZDA RX7	Roger Mandeville-Amos Johnson-Jim Downing	213 Laps	6.GTX
14	07	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	David Cowart-Kenper Miller-David McClain	205 Laps	6.GTO
15	89	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Pepe Romero-Ernesto Soto	201 Laps	7.GTO
16	33	PORSCHE 911S	Peter Welter-Richard Aten-Jack Refenning	198 Laps	3.GTU
17	2	FERRARI 365GTB4 13367	Bonnie Henn-Lyn St James-Janet Guthrie	194 Laps	8.GTO
18	70	MAZDA RX7	Walt Bohren-James Besmer	193 Laps	7.GTX
19	91	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Roger Schramm-Werner Frank	192Laps	9.GTO
20	51	PORSCHE 914/4	Robert Kirby-Wayne Baker-Tom Winters	188 Laps	4.GTU
21	08	PORSCHE 911S 911 360 1263	Terry Wolters-Bob Buchler-Nort Northam	182 Laps	5.GTU
22	62	PORSCHE 914/6	Bill Koll-Jim Cook-Dennis Aase	182 Laps	6.GTU
23	93	PORSCHE 914/6	David Deacon-Regan Riley-Hank Franczak	179 Laps	7.GTU
24	18	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0037	John Paul-Al Holbert	176 Laps	8.GTX
25	52	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Jack Swanson-Dick Gauthier	158 Laps	10.GTO
26	09	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0021	Hurley Haywood-Preston Henn-Peter Gregg	157 Laps	9.GTX
27	66	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Jeffrey Loving-Richard Small-Ralph Noseda	148 Laps	11.GTO
28	46	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 360 1099	Mauricio de Narvaez-Albert Naon	147 Laps	12.GTO
29	01	PORSCHE 911S	Dave White-Robert Overby	147 Laps	8.GTU
30	12	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Ford Smith-Jimmy Tumbleston-Neil Potter	139 Laps	13.GTO
31	71	PORSCHE 911S	Bruce Jennings-Bob Beasley	136 Laps	9.GTU
32	44	PORSCHE 911S	George van Arsdale-Kent Murry	131 Laps	10.GTU
33	02	PORSCHE 911S	J.Dana Roehrig-J.Kurt Roehrig	128 Laps	11.GTU
34	53	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Guy Thomas-Milton Moise-Tom Nehl	122 Laps	10.GTX
35	00	PORSCHE 935 930 890 0019	Ted Field-Danny Ongais	120 Laps	11.GTX
36	43	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Bill McDill-Tom Frank	118 Laps	12.GTX
37	81	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Steve Faul-Herb Jones-Fred Lang	116 Laps	14.GTO
38	29	CHEVROLET MONZA 001	Billy Hagan-Hoyt Overbagh-Ron Reed	115 Laps	15.GTO
39	50	PORSCHE 911S	Rainer Brezinka-Gary Hirsch-Fritz Hochreuter	109 Laps	12.GTU
40	75	PORSCHE 911S	Mike Ramirez-Manuel Villa-Luis Gordillo	108 Laps	13.GTU
41	36	PORSCHE 911S	Ron Case-David Panaccione	106 Laps	14.GTU
42	94	PORSCHE 935 930 990 0026	Don Whittington-Bill Whittington	104 Laps	13.GTX
43	72	PORSCHE 911S	Bill Scott-Pierre Honegger	99 Laps	15.GTU
44	92	PORSCHE 934 930 670 0173	Dale Whittington-Milt Minter-R.D Whittington	94 Laps	16.GTO
45	88	ALFA ROMEO GTV	Dave Yerger-Dario Orlando-Del Taylor	90 Laps	16.GTU
46	85	PORSCHE 914/6	John Hulen-Ron Coupland-Bob Speakman	82 Laps	17.GTU
47	56	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Craig Carter-Murray Edwards-Richard Valentine	81 Laps	17.GTO
48	23	FORD COBRA II	Charlie Kemp-Carson Baird-Kees Nierop	80 Laps	14.GTX
49	27	PORSCHE 911S	Ray Mummery-Tom Sheehy-Luis Sereix	80 Laps	18.GTU
50	97	PORSCHE 935	Ricardo Londono-George Garces-John Gunn	77 Laps	15.GTX
51	8	LANCIA STRATOS	Anatoly Aruntunoff-José Marina-Danny Sullivan	75 Laps	19.GTU
52	34	PORSCHE 911S	George Drolsom-Mark Greb-John Maffucci	75 Laps	20.GTU
53	03	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Tico Almeida-René Rodriguez-Pepe Romero	73 Laps	18.GTO
54	31	PORSCHE 911S	Hiram Cruz-Juan Lopez-Mandy Gonzalez	66 Laps	21.GTU
55	58	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Diego Febles-Phil Currin	65 Laps	19.GTO
56	79	MAZDA RX7	Bob Bergstrom-Brad Frisselle	64 Laps	22.GTU
57	04	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Rick Thompkins-Dave Heinz	61 Laps	20.GTO
58	95	CHEVROLET MONZA	Steve Bond-Phil Dann	49 Laps	21.GTO
59	22	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Pete Kirill-Gerry Wellik-Carl Shafer	49 Laps	22.GTO
60	25	PORSCHE 914/6 473 29 24107	Bob Zulkowski-Gerard Raney	34 Laps	23.GTU
61	17	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Kenneth LaGrow-Bill Boyer	29 Laps	16.GTX
62	16	PORSCHE 914/6	Darrell Overstreet-Dwight Mitchell	25 Laps	24.GTU
63	28	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0960	Cliff Kearns-Gianpiero Moretti	23 Laps	17.GTX
64	61	MAZDA RX3	Bill Bean-Al Cosentino-Tom Ashby	19 Laps	25.GTU
65	7	PORSCHE 935 930 770 0958	Ludwig Heimrath-Jamsal-Carlos Moran	17 Laps	18.GTX
66	57	DATSUN 240Z	John Tremblay-Bob Lapp	12 Laps	26.GTU
67	40	PORSCHE 914/6	Steve Southard-Earl Roe	11 Laps	27.GTU
68	67	PORSCHE 911S	Manuel Quintana-José Balaguer-Pedro Vasquez-Pedro de Cardenas	9 Laps	28.GTU
69	48	CHEVROLET CORVETTE 194679S709810	Sam Fillingham-Courtney Canfield-Tim Chitwood	8 Laps	23.GTO
70	21	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Carl Shafer-John Wood	8 Laps	24.GTO
71	15	BMW 3.0 CSL	Bruno Beilcke-Alf Gebhardt	4 Laps	25.GTO
72	14	DE TOMASO PANTERA 2846	Mark Leuzinger-Mike van der Werff	0 Lap	26.GTO

Cars that did not start

0	PORSCHE 935 930 990 0029	Ted Field-Danny Ongais	GTX
06	TRIUMPH GT6	Gary Wonzer-George Van Arsdale	GTU
14	PORSCHE CARRERA RSR	Josele Garza-Bill McVey-Glen Cross	GTO
41	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Herb Jones-Dean Hollis	GTX
47	CHEVROLET NOVA	Tim Chitwood-Joie Chitwood	GTO
68	MAZDA RX3	Al Cosentino-Bill Bean-Tom Ashby	GTU
74	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Raul Garcia-Manuel Cueto	GTO
76	DATSUN 240Z	Ken Williams-Wiley Doran	GTU
78	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Ignacio Gonzalez-Eugenio Matienzo	GTX
86	FORD PINTO	Tom Ross-Paul Tavilla	GTX
87	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Mike Williamson-Wayne Miller-Charles Gano	GTO
90	AMX SPIRIT	Bob Lee-Rick Kump	GTO
10	AMX SPIRIT	Amos Johnson-Dennis Shaw	GTX
24	CHEVROLET MONZA	Graham Shaw-Don Yenko-Jerry Thompson	GTX
26	FORD MUSTANG	Alejandro Cortes-Mike Powell	GTO
83	PORSCHE 911	Joseph Hamilton-Rob Hoskins	GTU

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