1979 IMSA GT Championship
The 1979 Winston GT season was the 9th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series for GTX class Group 5 cars and GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars. It began February 3, 1979, and ended November 25, 1979, after fifteen rounds.
Schedule
[edit]Not all classes participated in shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 17 |
| 3 | Road Atlanta Grand Prix | 75 Miles | GTU | Road Atlanta | April 8 |
| 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 4 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | 6 Hours | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 22 |
| 5 | Datsun Monterey Triple Crown | 45 Minutes | GTU | Laguna Seca Raceway | April 29 |
| 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 6 | Mother's Day Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GTU | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | May 13 |
| 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 7 | Coca-Cola 350 | 45 Minutes | GTU | Lime Rock Park | May 28 |
| 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 8 | Pepsi Grand Prix | 100 Miles | All | Brainerd International Raceway | June 17 |
| 9 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio GT 250 | 250 Miles | All | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 15 |
| 11 | Sprite Grand Prix | 75 Miles | GTU | Sears Point International Raceway | July 29 |
| 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | ||||
| 12 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Portland International Raceway | August 5 |
| 45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
| 13 | Pabst 500 | 500 Miles | All | Road America | September 2 |
| 14 | Grand Prix of Road Atlanta | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Road Atlanta | September 23 |
| 75 Miles | GTU | ||||
| 15 | Winston GT 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | November 25 |
Season results
[edit]| Rnd | Circuit | GTX Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona |  #0 Interscope Racing
|
#65 Modena Sports Cars
|
 #7 Mazda Technical Center
|
Results |
| Ted Field Danny Ongais Hurley Haywood
|
John Morton Tony Adamowicz
|
Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Yojiro Terada
| |||
| 2 | Sebring | #9 Dick Barbour Racing
|
 #38 Boricua Racing
|
#60 E. J. Pruitt & Sons
|
Results |
| Bob Akin Rob McFarlin Roy Woods
|
Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Chiqui Soldevilla
|
Rusty Bond Ren Tilton
| |||
| 3 | Road Atlanta | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Howard Meister
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 4 | Riverside | #94 Whittington Bros. Racing
|
#07 Morrison's
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Don Whittington Bill Whittington
|
Dave Cowart Kenper Miller
|
Don Devendorf Tony Adamowicz
| |||
| 5 | Laguna Seca | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Howard Meister
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 6 | Hallett | #2 McLaren North America
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#64 Dennis Aase
|
Results |
 David Hobbs
|
Howard Meister
|
Dennis Aase
| |||
| 7 | Lime Rock | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#38 Sam Posey
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Howard Meister
|
Sam Posey
| |||
| 8 | Brainerd | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#7 Walt Bohren Racing
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Howard Meister
|
Walt Bohren
| |||
| 9 | Daytona | #5 Busch Beer Racing
|
#99 Phil Curran
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Charles Mendez Hurley Haywood
|
Phil Curran
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 10 | Mid-Ohio | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood
|
Howard Meister Alan Johnson
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 11 | Sears Point | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#55 Johnson Racing
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Howard Meister
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 12 | Portland | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#21 Neil Shelton
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Neil Shelton
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 13 | Road America | #2 McLaren North America
|
#44 Group 44
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#79 Sports Ltd. Racing
|
Results |
| David Hobbs Derek Bell
|
Bob Tullius Brian Fuerstenau
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Bob Bergstrom Rick Knoop
| |||
| 14 | Road Atlanta | #59 Brumos Porsche
|
#25 Deren Automobile
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Peter Gregg
|
Kenper Miller
|
Don Devendorf
| |||
| 15 | Daytona | #94 Whittington Bros. Racing
|
 #46 DeNavarez Racing
|
#83 Electramotive
|
Results |
| Bill Whittington
|
Mauricio DeNavarez
|
Don Devendorf
|
External links
[edit]- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1979 IMSA GT Championship results
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