Daytona 24 Hours 1980

Sketch of the Daytona International Speedway, the race was held on the combined oval and street course

The 18th 24 Hours of Daytona , also the 18th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge, Daytona International Speedway , took place on February 2 and 3, 1980 at Daytona International Speedway and was the first race of the sports car world championship of that year. At the same time, the race was the first round of the IMSA GTO and GTU championship in 1980.

The race

The organizers received 95 entries for the first sports car world championship run of the season. Finally, on the afternoon of February 2, 68 racing cars of the GTX, GTO and GTU classes started the race. From the pole position went Bill Whittington in the race. The American achieved a time of 1: 44.110 minutes on his fastest lap in practice on his Porsche 935 K3 , which is more than a second faster than his fellow brand Reinhold Joest in the Porsche 935 J.

After 24 hours of racing time, the three German racing drivers Reinhold Joest, Rolf Stommelen and Volkert Merl were waved off as winners.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	GTX	2	Liqui Moly	Reinhold Joest Rolf Stommelen Volkert Merl	Porsche 935 J.	715
2	GTX	09	Thunderbird Swap Shop	John Paul Al Holbert	Porsche 935 / 77A	682
3	GTX	0	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais Milt Minter	Porsche 935 K3 / 80	664
4th	GTX	80	All Canadian Racing	Maurice Carter Craig Carter Murray Edwards	Chevrolet Camaro	639
5	GTU	62	William J. Koll	Bill Koll Jim Cook Greg LaCava	Porsche 914/6	632
6th	GTO	54	Montura Racing	Tony Garcia Alberto Vadia Terry Herman	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	630
7th	GTO	46	DeNarvaez Racing	Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon Ricardo Londoño	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	629
8th	GTU	77	Roger Mandeville	Roger Mandeville Jim Downing Brad Frisselle	Mazda RX-7	618
9	GTX	9	Dick Barbour Racing	Skeeter McKitterick Bob Garretson Anne-Charlotte Verney	Porsche 935 K3	599
10	GTX	4th	Jolly Club	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto	Lancia Beta Montecarlo	597
11	GTX	59	Brumos Porsche Audi	Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven	Porsche 935/79	584
12	GTU	73	Z&W Enterprises	Mark Hutchins Pierre Honegger Fred Apgar	Mazda RX-7	546
13	GTO	89	Hector Huerta	Francisco Romero Jean-Paul Libert Ernesto Soto	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	544
14th	GTO	65	Nicholas / McRoberts Racing	John Morton Tony Adamowicz	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Competizione	539
15th	GTU	78	Revolution Wheels	Robert Giesel Bruce Nesbitt Alan Johnson	Mazda RX-2	533
16	GTX	93	Whittington Bros.	Bill Whittington Don Whittington Dale Whittington	Porsche 935 K3	509
17th	GTU	81	Trinity Racing	Lyn St. James Mark Welch Tom Winters	Mazda RX-7	498
18th	GTU	08	Moran Construction	ML Spear Ray Ratcliff Terry Wolters	Porsche 911 SC	489
19th	GTU	57	Independent Personalized	Wayne Baker Dan Gilliland Jeff Scott	Porsche 914/4	486
20th	GTU	82	Trinity Racing	John Casey Steve Dietrich Lee Mueller	Mazda RX-7	483
21st	GTO	10	Oftedahl Trucking	Dave Heinz Gerry Wellik Bob Young	Chevrolet Camaro	476
22nd	GTO	22nd	Group Bruckmann	Volker Bruckmann David Goodell Rug Cunningham	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	464
23	GTO	37	Botero Racing	Honorato Espinosa Jorge Cortes Francisco López	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	457
24	GTU	39	JLC Racing	Allan Moffat Amos Johnson Stu Fisher	Mazda RX-7	440
25th	GTO	28	Tom Nehl	Tom Nehl Peter Kirill Kathy Rude	Chevrolet Camaro	435
26th	GTO	68	T&R Racing	Luis Méndez Tico Almeida Rene Rodríguez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	423
27	GTO	15th	Bavarian Motors International	Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilcke	BMW 3.5 CSL	420
28	GTO	92	The Cummings Marque	Don Cummings Guido Levetto	Shelby GT350	410
29	GTX	6th	Dick Barbour Racing	John Fitzpatrick Manfred Schurti Dick Barbour	Porsche 935 K3 / 80	405
30th	GTO	71	No garage	Philip Keirn Larry Trotter Ed Errington	Chevrolet Corvette	402
31	GTX	76	Arrow Heating Co.	Joe Chamberlain John Chamberlain Richard Valentine	Chevrolet Corvette	393
32	GTO	85	David Deacon	David Deacon Peter Moennick Jacques Bienvenue	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	375
33	GTU	06	Intrepid, Inc.	Joe DiBattista Tom Ciccone Alan Howes	Porsche 911	358
34	GTU	79	Sports Ltd. Racing	Bob Bergstrom Pat Bedard	Mazda RX-7	355
35	GTO	56	Rick Borlase	Rick Borlase Don Kravig Michael Hammond	Porsche 911	348
36	GTX	69	Preston Henn	Preston Henn Pierre Dieudonné	Ferrari 512 BB / LM	341
37	GTO	24	American Racing Team	Jack Refenning Ray Mummery Ren Tilton	Porsche 934	337
38	GTU	52	Snowmobile Racing	Joseph Hamilton Tom Cripe Fred Snow	Porsche 911 S.	301
39	GTX	5	Racing Associates	Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller	Porsche 935 K3	290
40	GTU	96	NTS Racing	Bob Earl William Coykendall Fred Stiff	Datsun 240Z	281
41	GTO	42	Dick Neland	Dick Neland Bill Ferran Joe Cotrone	Chevrolet Camaro	270
42	GTU	95	Mike Ramirez Racing	Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo	Porsche 911	263
43	GTX	11	March engineering	Michael Korten Patrick Nève Ian Grob	BMW March M1	260
44	GTU	70	Herman Racing	Chris Doyle Charles Guest Mike Meyer	Mazda RX-7	250
45	GTX	13	Andial Racing	Elliot Forbes-Robinson Randolph Townsend Howard Masters	Porsche 935 K3	233
46	GTO	32	Scorpio Racing	Enrique Molins ("Jamsal") Carlos Pineda Eduardo Barrientos	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	233
47	GTX	25th	Their automotive	Kenper Miller Dave Cowart Christine Beckers	BMW M1	222
48	GTX	55	Racing Associates	Ralph Kent-Cooke Gérard Bleynie Claude Ballot-Léna	Porsche 935	217
49	GTO	38	Boricua Racing	Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Kees Nierop	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	211
50	GTX	19th	Chris Cord Racing	Chris Cord Jim Adams	Chevrolet Monza	188
51	GTX	94	Whittington Bros.	Dale Whittington Axel Plankenhorn	Porsche 935/79	179
52	GTO	44	Group 44	Bob Tullius John McComb John Kelly	Triumph TR8	171
53	GTO	75	Show Cars of Florida	Dale Kreider Billy Hagan Stephen Bond	Chevrolet Corvette	170
54	GTX	05	Racing Associates	Bob Akin Roy Woods Bobby Rahal	Porsche 935 K3	156
55	GTO	51	Moana Corp.	Robert Kirby John Hotchkis John Hotchkis, Jr.	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	147
56	GTX	3	Jim Busby Racing	Jim Busby Bruce Jenner Rick Knoop	BMW March M1	139
57	GTU	23	Frank L. Carney	Don Devendorf Dick Davenport Frank Carney	Datsun 280ZX	109
58	GTO	99	Full-time racing	Phil Currin	Chevrolet Corvette	89
59	GTX	30th	Electrodyne	Giampiero Moretti Fernando Cazzaniga Bruce Canepa	Porsche 935 J.	72
60	GTO	58	Coco Lopez-Pina Colada	Diego Febles Chiqui Soldevilla Mandy Gonzalez	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	60
61	GTO	16	Yenko Chevrolet-Honda	Kim Mason Don Yenko Jerry Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	56
62	GTU	17th	Racing beat	Walt Drilling Dennis Aase Jeff Kline	Mazda RX-7	51
63	GTO	03	Toyota Village	Werner Frank Rudy Bartling Angelo Pallavicini	Porsche 934	51
64	GTU	83	Zotz garage	Harro Zitza John Belperche Doug Zitza	Porsche 914/6	44
65	GTX	63	Guy Thomas	Nort Northam Hugh Davenport Guy Thomas	Chevrolet Camaro	29
66	GTX	07	Heimrath Racing	Ludwig Heimrath senior Carlos Moran Johnny Rutherford	Porsche 935	29
67	GTU	18th	Automobile International	Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina George Drolsom	Lancia Stratos HF	20th
68	GTO	88	Herb Adams VSE	Herb Adams Joe Crevier Kenny Roberts Walker Evans	Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am	0
Not started
69	GTX	00	Interscope Racing	Ted Field Danny Ongais Milt Minter	Porsche 935/77	1
70	GTO	8th	Bob Beasley	Bob Beasley Chuck Grantham George Stone	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	2
71	GTX	14th	Renaissance Group Racing	Pierre Dieudonné Jorge Koechlin Leon Walger	Porsche 935	3
72	GTO	98	Van Every Racing	Lance Van Every Ash Tisdelle Bill Johnson	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	4th
Not qualified
73	GTU	01	Roehrig Racing	J. Kurt Roehrig Francois Laurin Dave White	BMW 320i	5
74	GTU	12	Sidney Smith III	Sidney Smith Tommy Johnson Karl Schoepflin	Porsche 914/6	6th
75	GTU	33	A-10 Racing	Richard Aten Peter Welter Jack Refenning	Porsche 911	6th
76	GTU	35	Janis Taylor	Del Russo Taylor Rex Ramsey Vic Provenzano	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	7th
77	GTO	49	Tortilla Flats Racing	Warwick Henderson Jerry Demele Bob Copeman	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	8th
78	GTX	91	Grand Prix International	Kerry Mitt Richard Valentine Bob Pearl	Chevrolet Corvette	9

¹ Training car ² not started ³ Engine damage during training ⁴ Accident during training ⁵ not qualified ⁶ not qualified ⁷ not qualified ⁸ not qualified ⁹ not qualified

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
79	GTO	7th	Tim Chitwood	Tim Chitwood Sam Fillingham	Chevrolet Nova
80	GTX	31	Tony Garcia	Javier Garcia Luis Sereix Tom Sheehy	Chevrolet Corvette
81	GTU	34	Drolsom Racing	George Drolsom GH Sharp Fred Clark	Porsche 911
82	GTU	36	Case Racing	Ron Case Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911
83	GTO	41	BC Auto Body	Bill Craine Al James Ted Mathey	Chevrolet Corvette
84	GTO	45	Bob Gregg	Bob Gregg Len Jones Joe Varde	Porsche 911
85	GTX	47	International Racing Systems	Bill Shaw Bud Cashen Nort Northam	Honda Civic Turbo
86	GTO	50	Fassler-Mullen Racing	Paul Fassler Jim Mullen Craig Siebert	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
87	GTU	60	Alfred Cosentino	Bob Speakman Al Cosentino	Mazda RX-7
88	GTU	61	Alfred Cosentino	Bob Speakman Al Cosentino	Mazda RX-7
89	GTO	64	CC Canada Forestry	CC Canada Russ Boykin Graham Shaw	Chevrolet Camaro
90	GTO	66	Cars and Concepts	Richard Chrysler David Draper Lowell James	Chevrolet Camaro
91	GTX	72	Ego racing	Earle Moffitt George Jones William Wessel	Chevrolet Camaro
92	GTU	74	Z&W Enterprises	Chester Vincentz Fred Apgar Carlos Ramirez	Mazda RX-7
93	GTU	86	John E. Hulen	John Hulen Ron Coupland	Porsche 914/6
94	GTO	90	Bob's Speed ​​Products	Bob Lee Rick Kump	AMC AMX
95	GTO	97	Charles F. Gano	Charles Gano Lawrence P. Pleasants Mike Williamson	Chevrolet Corvette

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
GTX	Reinhold Joest	Rolf Stommelen	Volkert Merl	Porsche 935 J.	Overall victory
GTO	Tony Garcia	Alberto Vadia	Terry Herman	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Rank 6
GTU	Bill Koll	Jim Cook	Greg LaCava	Porsche 914/6	Rank 5

Racing data

• Registered: 95
• Started: 68
• Rated: 68
• Race classes: 3
• Spectators: 40,000
• Race day weather: cold
• Route length: 6.180 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 24: 01: 13.330 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 715
• Total distance of the winning team: 4418.615 km
• Winner's average: 183.953 km / h
• Pole position: Bill Whittington - Porsche 935 K3 (# 93) - 1: 44.110 = 257.303 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Bill Whittington - Porsche 935 K3 (# 93) - 1: 47.964 = 206.065 km / h
• Racing series: 1st round of the 1980 sports car world championship
• Racing series: 1st round of the IMSA GT series 1980

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Race results at wspr

Previous race of the 6-hour race of El Salvador 1979

Sports car world championship

Successor to the 6-hour race at Brands Hatch in 1980