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Datsun's Golden State Challenge IMSA GT Series, Golden State International Raceway, Sonoma
27 july 1980
Winners average : 143,204km/h
26 starters
Time : 01:08:02:919
| 1 | 6 | PORSCHE 935K3 000 00023 | John Fitzpatrick | 40 Laps | 1.GTX |
| 2 | 9 | PORSCHE 935K3 009 00030 | Bobby Rahal | 40 Laps | 2.GTX |
| 3 | 00 | PORSCHE 935K3 000 00017 | Ted Field | 40 Laps | 3.GTX |
| 4 | 19 | CHEVROLET MONZA Dekon 1011 | Chris Cord | 40 Laps | 4.GTX |
| 5 | 18 | PORSCHE 935JLP2 009 00043 | John Paul | 39 Laps | 5.GTX |
| 6 | 3 | PORSCHE 935J 930 990 0032 | Jim Busby | 39 Laps | 6.GTX |
| 7 | 76 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | John Chamberlain | 38 Laps | 7.GTX |
| 8 | 68 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 005 0009 | Luis Mendez | 37 Laps | 1.GTO |
| 9 | 74 | DATSUN 280Z | Casey Mollett | 36 Laps | 2.GTO |
| 10 | 31 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR | Tom Alan Marx | 36 Laps | 3.GTO |
| 11 | 55 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 560 9121 | Pete Smith | 36 Laps | 4.GTO |
| 12 | 82 | MAZDA RX7 | Bruce Jenner | 35 Laps | 5.GTO |
| 13 | 99 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Phil Currin | 35 Laps | 6.GTO |
| 14 | 46 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR 911 360 1099 | Tony Garcia-Albert Naon | 35 Laps | 7.GTO |
| 15 | 16 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Darin Brassfield | 34 Laps | 8.GTX |
| 16 | 45 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Frank Joyce | 34 Laps | 8.GTO |
| 17 | 22 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE Turbo | Larry Stephens | 34 Laps | 9.GTX |
| 18 | 0 | PORSCHE 935K3 000 00010 | Danny Ongais | 25 Laps | 10.GTX |
| 19 | 30 | PORSCHE 935J 930 890 0014 | Gianpiero Moretti | 11 Laps | 11.GTX |
| 20 | 49 | PORSCHE 911 | Bob Copeman | 11 Laps | 9.GTO |
| 21 | 27 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Rich Sloma | 9 Laps | 12.GTX |
| 22 | 79 | CHEVROLET CORVETTE | Peter Schutts | 9 Laps | 10.GTO |
| 23 | 8 | PONTIAC FIREBIRD | S.B Fritz | 9 Laps | 13.GTX |
| 24 | 96 | PORSCHE 911 | Terry Herman | 4 Laps | 11.GTO |
| 25 | 91 | PORSCHE 911 | Sergio Nardi | 1 Lap | 12.GTO |
| 26 | 54 | PORSCHE CARRERA RSR | Albert Naon | 1 Lap | 13.GTO |
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