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Sears Point GTU
Race story

Datsun's Golden State Challenge IMSA GTU, Golden State International Raceway, Sonoma

27 july 1980

Winners average : 135,592km/h

28 starters

Time : 00:53:54:099

Categories

GTU

1	7	MAZDA RX7	Walt Bohren	30 Laps	1.GTU
2	33	DATSUN 280ZX	Paul Newman	30 Laps	2.GTU
3	79	MAZDA RX7	Bob Bergstrom	30 Laps	3.GTU
4	17	MAZDA RX7	Jeff Kline	30 Laps	4.GTU
5	95	DATSUN 240Z	Sam Posey	30 Laps	5.GTU
6	77	MAZDA RX7	Roger Mandeville	30 Laps	6.GTU
7	48	DATSUN 280ZX	Frank Leary	30 Laps	7.GTU
8	49	DATSUN 240Z	Joel Anderson	29 Laps	8.GTU
9	24	PORSCHE 911	Larry Chmura	29 Laps	9.GTU
10	69	PORSCHE 911	Dennis Tholen	29 Laps	10.GTU
11	11	PORSCHE 911	Gary Nylander	28 Laps	11.GTU
12	73	PORSCHE 911	Jerry Demele	28 Laps	12.GTU
13	82	MAZDA RX7	John Casey	28 Laps	13.GTU
14	57	PORSCHE 914/4	Jeff Scott	28 Laps	14.GTU
15	54	DATSUN 280ZX	Glen Klimek	28 Laps	15.GTU
16	5	PORSCHE 911	Bill Neal	28 Laps	16.GTU
17	6	PORSCHE 911	Bob Barnes	28 Laps	17.GTU
18	36	ALFA ROMEO GTV	John Samson	26 Laps	18.GTU
19	86	OPEL MANTA	Tony di Benedetto	23 Laps	19.GTU
20	47	MAZDA RX7	Brad Frisselle	22 Laps	20.GTU
21	23	DATSUN 280ZX	Frank Carney	21 Laps	21.GTU
22	62	PORSCHE 911	Bill Koll	16 Laps	22.GTU
23	59	PORSCHE 911	Nick Feodorhoff	14 Laps	23.GTU
24	96	DATSUN 240Z	Fred Stiff	12 Laps	24.GTU
25	45	PORSCHE 914/6	Ray Ratcliff	7 Lap	25.GTU
26	46	DATSUN 240Z	Neil Vanni	5 Laps	26.GTU
27	83	DATSUN 280ZX	Don Devendorf	4 Laps	27.GTU
28	2	PORSCHE 924	Wayne Nunnally	1 Lap	28.GTU

Cars that did not start

3	PORSCHE 914/6	Jon Longmire	GTU
4	DATSUN 240Z	Ron Emmerson	GTU
14	DATSUN 200SX	John Hawkins	GTU
52	PORSCHE 914/4	Wayne Baker	GTU
58	PORSCHE 914/6	Adrian Gang	GTU
64	PORSCHE 911	Dennis Aase	GTU
66	MAZDA RX7	Jack Dunham	GTU
81	MAZDA RX7	Steve Dietrich	GTU
82	MAZDA RX7	John Casey	GTU

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