24 uur van Daytona 1979
17e 24 uur van Daytona | |||||||
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Datum | 3-4 februari 1979 | ||||||
Locatie | Daytona International Speedway, Verenigde Staten | ||||||
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De 24 uur van Daytona 1979 was de 17e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 3 en 4 februari 1979 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Interscope Racing #0 gereden door Ted Field, Danny Ongais en Hurley Haywood. Voor Haywood was het zijn vierde Daytona-zege, waarmee hij op gelijke hoogte kwam met recordhouders Peter Gregg en Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega. Field en Ongais behaalden allebei hun eerste overwinning. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Modena Sports Cars #65 van John Morton en Tony Adamowicz. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de Mazda Technical Center #7 van Yoshimi Katayama, Yojiro Terada en Takashi Yorino.
Race
Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
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1 | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais Hurley Haywood |
Porsche 935/79 | 684 |
2 | GTO | 65 | Modena Sports Cars | John Morton Tony Adamowicz |
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 635 |
3 | GTX | 11 | Bruce Canepa | Bruce Canepa Rick Mears Monte Shelton |
Porsche 935 | 627 |
4 | GTX | 94 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Don Whittington Bill Whittington Jürgen Barth |
Porsche 935/79 | 622 |
5 | GTU | 7 | Mazda Technical Center | Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino |
Mazda RX-7 | 617 |
6 | GTU | 77 | Mazda Technical Center | Walt Bohren Amos Johnson Roger Mandeville |
Mazda RX-7 | 615 |
7 | GTU | 60 | E. J. Pruitt & Sons | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton |
Porsche 911 S | 612 |
8 | GTO | 54 | Montura Ranch Estates | Tony Garcia Juan Montalvo Alberto Vadia |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 587 |
9 | GTO | 98 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Robert Overby |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 579 |
10 | GTO | 03 | Lubrifilm Racing | Angelo Pallavicini Enzo Calderari Marco Vanoli |
Porsche 934 | 577 |
11 | GTU | 75 | Mike Ramirez | Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo |
Porsche 911 | 560 |
12 | GTO | 37 | Botero Racing | Honorato Espinosa Francisco López Jorge Cortes |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 551 |
13 | GTU | 33 | Peter Welter | Peter Welter Richard Aten Jack Refenning |
Porsche 911 | 550 |
14 | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Phil Currin |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 543 |
DNF | GTX | 5 | Budweiser Racing | Charles Mendez Johnny Rutherford Paul Miller |
Porsche 935 | 529 |
DNF | GTU | 27 | Miami Auto Racing | Ray Mummery Tom Sheehy Luis Sereix |
Porsche 911 S | 522 |
DNF | GTU | 62 | Koll Motorsports | Bill Koll Jim Cook |
Porsche 914/6 | 511 |
18 | GTO | 95 | Stephen E. Bond | Stephen Bond Philip Dann |
Chevrolet Monza | 509 |
19 | GTO | 21 | Oftedahl Racing | John Wood Tom Bagley Carl Shafer |
Chevrolet Camaro | 493 |
20 | GTU | 42 | Bullwinkele Racing, Inc. | Tom Ashby Bill Bean Bob Beasley |
Porsche 911 | 493 |
21 | GTU | 08 | Southern Racing Ent. | Terry Wolters Nort Northam Richard Weiss |
Porsche 911 S | 488 |
22 | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Mark Greb John Maffucci |
Porsche 911 | 482 |
23 | GTO | 64 | Lenton B. McGill | C. C. Canada Russ Boykin Tom Ciccone |
Chevrolet Camaro | 458 |
24 | GTU | 61 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Dick Starita Taku Akaike |
Mazda RX-3 | 444 |
DNF | GTU | 8 | Automobiles International Inc. | Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina Danny Sullivan |
Lancia Stratos HF | 439 |
DNF | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dick Barbour Brian Redman Paul Newman |
Porsche 935/77A | 410 |
DNF | GTO | 80 | Herb Adams | Herb Adams Peter Frey Louis Spoerl |
Pontiac Firebird | 408 |
DNF | GTU | 17 | Racing Beat | Jim Mederer Don Sherman Jeff Kline |
Mazda RX-7 | 393 |
DNF | GTO | 93 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Dale Whittington Don Whittington Preston Henn |
Porsche 934 | 389 |
DNF | GTU | 71 | Bill Scott Racing | Bill Scott Mark Hutchins Pierre Honegger |
Porsche 911 | 388 |
DNF | GTU | 40 | Performance Specialists | Steve Southard William Koch Earl Roe |
Porsche 914/6 | 385 |
DNF | GTX | 1 | Gelo Racing Team | Bob Wollek Jacky Ickx Peter Gregg |
Porsche 935/77A | 342 |
DNF | GTO | 69 | Bytzek Automotive | Klaus Bytzek Rudy Bartling Ludwig Heimrath |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 335 |
DNF | GTO | 29 | Stratagraph Inc. | Billy Hagan Hoyt Overbagh Ron Reed |
Chevrolet Monza | 331 |
DNF | GTU | 89 | Hamilton House Racing | Joseph Hamilton Rob Hoskins Herb Forrest |
Porsche 911 S | 329 |
DNF | GTO | 51 | Casablanca Fan Co. | Robert Kirby John Hotchkis Howard Meister |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 328 |
DNF | GTO | 15 | Bavarian Motors International | Alf Gebhardt Sepp Grinbold |
BMW 3.5 CSL | 299 |
DNF | GTO | 81 | Performance Export | Ernesto Soto Francisco Romero Oscar Notz |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 241 |
DNF | GTU | 01 | D. R. Racing | Dave White J. Kurt Roehrig John Hamilton |
Porsche 911 | 223 |
DNF | GTX | 13 | Hal Shaw Racing | Hal Shaw Tom Spalding Norm Ridgely |
Porsche 935 | 222 |
DNF | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione |
Porsche 911 | 210 |
42 | GTX | 53 | Guy Thomas | Guy Thomas Milton Moise Tom Nehl |
Chevrolet Camaro | 201 |
DNF | GTO | 06 | Al Levenson | Al Levenson Gary Baker Lanny Hester |
Chevrolet Corvette | 197 |
DNF | GTX | 23 | Charlie Kemp | Charlie Kemp Carson Baird Kees Nierop |
Ford Mustang II Cobra | 168 |
DNF | GTX | 3 | Jolly Club – Sportwagen Racing Team | Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti Gianpiero Moretti |
Porsche 935 | 164 |
DNF | GTX | 4 | LM Joest Porsche | Reinhold Joest Rolf Stommelen Volkert Merl |
Porsche 935/77A | 162 |
DNF | GTO | 90 | Bob's Speed Products | Rick Kump Bob Lee Sam Miller |
AMC AMX | 156 |
DNF | GTO | 12 | Oftedahl Racing | Gerry Wellik Tom Bagley Joe Chamberlain |
Chevrolet Camaro | 147 |
DNF | GTO | 56 | Peerless Racing | Craig Carter Murray Edwards Richard Valentine |
Chevrolet Camaro | 144 |
DNF | GTX | 2 | Gelo Racing Team | Manfred Schurti John Fitzpatrick Bob Wollek |
Porsche 935/77A | 135 |
DNF | GTU | 57 | John Tremblay | John Tremblay Bob Lapp |
Datsun 240Z | 118 |
DNF | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Rob McFarlin Roy Woods |
Porsche 935 | 117 |
DNF | GTX | 66 | JMS Racing-Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini Claude Ballot-Léna |
Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 103 |
DNF | GTX | 67 | JMS Racing-Pozzi | Claude Ballot-Léna Michel Leclère Jean-Claude Andruet |
Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 101 |
DNF | GTX | 24 | Graham Shaw | Graham Shaw Don Yenko Jerry Thompson |
Chevrolet Monza | 86 |
DNF | GTO | 38 | Boricua Racing | Bonky Fernandez Chiqui Soldevilla Tato Ferrer |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 73 |
DNF | GTX | 68 | N.A.R.T. | Bob Tullius Jean-Pierre Delaunay Pat Bedard |
Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 72 |
DNF | GTX | 43 | Meldeau Tire Co. | Bill McDill Stephen Behr |
Chevrolet Camaro | 59 |
DNF | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon Pedro de Narváez |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 46 |
DNF | GTO | 07 | Budweiser Racing | Dave Cowart David McClain Kenper Miller |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 35 |
DNF | GTX | 00 | Interscope Racing | Preston Henn Ted Field Danny Ongais |
Porsche 935/77A | 29 |
DNF | GTX | 14 | Bavarian Motors International | Steve Griswold Steve Earle Rick Knoop |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 25 |
DNF | GTU | 96 | Gary Wonzer | Gary Wonzer Robert Whitaker George Van Arsdale |
Triumph GT6 | 20 |
DNF | GTU | 48 | Frank L. Leary, III | Frank Leary Casey Mollett Steve Cook |
Datsun 240Z | 13 |
DNF | GTX | 18 | JLP Racing | John Paul sr. Al Holbert Michael Keyser |
Porsche 935 JLP-1 | 12 |
DNF | GTU | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing | Bob Bergstrom Brad Frisselle |
Mazda RX-7 | 9 |
DNF | GTX | 73 | Howey Farms | Clark Howey Dale Koch Tracy Wolf |
Chevrolet Camaro | 4 |
DNS | GTU | 63 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Craig Fisher |
Mazda RX-3 | 0 |
DNS | GTU | 78 | Associated Speed & Performance | Ken Williams Wiley Doran Neil Upchurch |
Datsun 240Z | 0 |