Sebring 12 hour race in 1977
The 25th Sebring 12-hour race , also Sebring 77, the 25th Running of The 12 Hours Endurance, Sebring Grand Prix Course , took place on March 19, 1977 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the second IMSA-GT race Series of this year.
The race
The 25th edition of the Sebring 12-hour race was supposed to be the big anniversary edition; In retrospect, however, this race was the one with the lowest participation of established professional racers and teams and the event where the circuit was in the worst shape in its history. As in 1971 Alec Ulmann , this time promoter John Greenwood announced the construction of a new race track including an oval course a few kilometers away from the airport circuit . As in 1971, the announcement remained.
The starting field was dominated by vehicles from the Porsche brand , the race itself by the Porsche 934/5 of Jim Busby and Peter Gregg , who had already gained a lead of five laps when a tire damage damaged the rear suspension and the car needed a lengthy repair forced the boxes. After a race to catch up, the car came back to the top before another tire defect threw the team back in third place. This cleared the way for George Dyer and Brad Frisselle to win in the Porsche Carrera RSR .
Hollywood glamor was created by the two American actors Paul Newman and Bobby Carradine , who took part in the race as drivers.
By the mid-1970s, audience behavior had also changed. This was mainly due to other groups that came to the race. At the beginning of 1952 , mainly young people and families with children came to Sebring and made the surroundings into a big family celebration, which caused almost no problems for the authorities. In the 1970s, more and more motorcycle gangs came to the track, and the idyll was over. The police had to intervene more and more often; there were excessive alcoholic drinks and rows of arrests. After the end of the race, Greenwood gave back the event rights and the race was back without a promoter.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTO | 30th | George Dyer Racing |
George Dyer Brad Frisselle |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 234 | ||
2 | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing |
Diego Febles Hiram Cruz |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 229 | ||
3 | GTO | 61 | Brumos Racing |
Jim Busby Peter Gregg |
Porsche 934/5 | 229 | ||
4th | GTO | 09 | Belcher Racing |
John Gunn Gary Belcher
|
Porsche 934/5 | 228 | ||
5 | GTO | 0 | Vasek Polak Interscope Racing |
Danny Ongais Ted Field Hurley Haywood |
Porsche 934/5 | 218 | ||
6th | GTO | 9 | Bytzek Automotive |
Rudy Bartling Klaus Bytzek
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 217 | ||
7th | GTO | 24 | Executive Industries |
Tom Frank Carl Shafer
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 214 | ||
8th | GTU | 50 | Motex car |
Gerhard Hirsch Fritz Hochreuter Rainer Brezinka
|
Porsche 911S | 203 | ||
9 | GTU | 27 | Miami Auto Racing |
Ray Mummery Jack Refenning Joseph Hamilton
|
Porsche 911S | 203 | ||
10 | GTO | 07 | Morrison's Inc. |
Charles Mendez Dave Cowart |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 197 | ||
11 | GTO | 78 |
Phil Francis Eugenio Matienzo Tom Nowling
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 196 | |||
12 | GTO | 39 | Wiley Doran |
Wiley Doran Jim Barnett Charles Fur
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 194 | ||
13 | GTU | 11 | Motoring enthusiasts |
Gary Nylander Bobbee Nylander Michael Hammond
|
Porsche 911S | 191 | ||
14th | GTU | 70 | Race car |
Marion Speer Windle Turley
|
Porsche 911S | 188 | ||
15th | GTU | 60 | R&R Racing |
Rusty Bond Ren Tilton
|
Porsche 911S | 187 | ||
16 | GTO | 72 | Bill Arnold |
Bill Arnold Billy Hagan |
Chevrolet Corvette | 185 | ||
17th | GTO | 65 | Modena Sports Cars |
John Morton Bobby Carradine |
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | 184 | ||
18th | GTU | 01 | Sports Ltd. Racing |
Bob Bergstrom Jim Cook
|
Porsche 911S | 183 | ||
19th | GTU | 06 | Morrison's Inc. |
Dave Panaccione Gary Mesnick Dana Roehrig
|
Porsche 911T | 182 | ||
20th | GTU | 7th | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit |
Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina Brian Goellnot
|
Lancia Stratos | 178 | ||
21st | GTO | 49 | Fillingham Racing |
Sam Fillingham KP Jones Mike Williamson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 175 | ||
22nd | GTO | 76 | Mancuso Chevrolet |
John Greenwood Burt Greenwood Rick Mancuso
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 167 | ||
23 | GTO | 82 | Tom Ross |
Tom Ross Paul Tavilla
|
Ford Mustang | 161 | ||
24 | GTU | 85 | John Hulen |
John Hulen Ron Coupland Dave Causey
|
Porsche 914/6 | 157 | ||
25th | GTU | 2 | Bill Freeman |
Bill Freeman Paul Newman |
Porsche 911S | 150 | ||
26th | GTU | 08 | Busch Beer |
Terry Wolters Lawrence Pleasants
|
Porsche 911S | 144 | ||
27 | GTO | 44 | Neil Potter |
Neil Potter William Boyer
|
Ford Mustang | 142 | ||
28 | GTO | 18th | Terry Wolters |
Jack Swanson Wayne Miller
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 138 | ||
29 | GTU | 03 |
Ron Oyler Carlos Muratti Martina's Smit
|
Renault R12 | 109 | |||
Failed | ||||||||
30th | GTO | 05 | Red Roof Inns Inc. |
Jim Trueman Jerry Thompson Donald Yenko |
Chevrolet Monza | 172 | ||
31 | GTU | 51 | Kirby-Hitchcock Racing |
Robert Kirby John Hotchkis |
Porsche 914/6 | 164 | ||
32 | GTO | 94 | Tony Ansley |
Tony Ansley Charles Gano Ron Connelly
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 160 | ||
33 | GTO | 73 | Howey Farms |
Clark Howey Dale Chef David Crabtree
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 157 | ||
34 | GTO | 64 | Ramsey Ferrari of SF |
Bob Bondurant Dick Smothers Milt Minter |
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | 151 | ||
35 | GTO | 10 | Motex car |
Hans Berner Willy Goebbels
|
Porsche Carrera | 148 | ||
36 | GTU | 98 | Conrad Racing |
Juan Montalvo Tony Garcia Jorge DeCardenas
|
Porsche 911S | 145 | ||
37 | GTO | 92 | Mike Tillson Motor Racing |
Mike Tillson David Olimpi
|
Porsche Carrera | 135 | ||
38 | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez |
Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 130 | ||
39 | AC | 17th | Chitwood Racing |
Tim Chitwood Vince Gimondo Joie Chitwood junior |
Chevrolet Nova | 128 | ||
40 | GTO | 15th | Javier Garcia |
Javier Garcia Jack Baldwin George Garcia
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 125 | ||
41 | GTU | 77 | Bruce Jennings |
Bruce Jennings Bill Bean
|
Porsche 911S | 123 | ||
42 | GTO | 31 | Kenneth LaGrow |
Paul Bowden Jimmy Tumbleston Kenneth LaGrow
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 122 | ||
43 | GTU | 22nd | Angel's Auto World |
Bill King Jon Lehew
|
Datsun 240Z | 120 | ||
44 | GTO | 80 | Carmon Solomone |
Fred Lang Carmon Solomone
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 116 | ||
45 | GTO | 86 | Hugh Kleinpeter |
Hugh Kleinpeter Jef Stevens
|
De Tomaso Pantera | 93 | ||
46 | GTU | 20th | Vince DiLella |
Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto
|
Porsche 914/4 | 93 | ||
47 | GTU | 99 | George Shafer Craig Shafer |
George Shafer Craig Shafer Dick Scott
|
Datsun 240Z | 89 | ||
48 | GTO | 4th | BR Racing |
Mark Leuzinger David Redszus Mike Van der Werff
|
De Tomaso Pantera | 89 | ||
49 | GTU | 54 | Spirit Racing |
Hal Sahlman Preston Henn Steve Cook
|
Porsche 914/6 | 81 | ||
50 | GTU | 71 | The Foreign Exchange |
Tom Bagley Chip Mead
|
Porsche 911S | 77 | ||
51 | GTO | 8th | Bob Beasley |
Bob Beasley George Stone
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 74 | ||
52 | GTO | 1 | Harry Jones |
Michael Keyser Harry Jones
|
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | 66 | ||
53 | GTO | 36 | Motorcito Racing |
Tico Almeida Rene Rodriguez Manuel Quintana
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 62 | ||
54 | GTO | 48 | Autodyne |
John Carusso Luis Sereix Emory Donaldson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 59 | ||
55 | GTO | 68 | Rick Hay |
Phil Currin Rick Hay Rob Hoskins
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 53 | ||
56 | GTO | 66 | Ralph Noseda |
Ralph Noseda Richard Small Jeff Loving
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 49 | ||
57 | GTU | 67 | Havatampa cigars |
Dave White David McClain
|
Porsche 911S | 48 | ||
58 | GTU | 29 | Bonky Fernandez |
Bonky Fernandez Manuel Godinez Tato Ferrer
|
Lotus Elan | 47 | ||
59 | GTO | 55 | Rick Thompkins |
Jim Fitzgerald Rick Thompkins
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 45 | ||
60 | GTO | 95 | Robert Davis |
Marty Hinze Robert Davis
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 42 | ||
61 | GTO | 41 | Jones Ind. Racing |
Herb Jones Steve Lazy
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 39 | ||
62 | GTU | 28 | Paul Spruell |
Gene Budd Walter Johnston Paul Spruell
|
Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 38 | ||
63 | GTO | 40 | Shulnburg Scrap Metal |
Dave Heinz Robert Shulnburg John Brandt
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 38 | ||
64 | GTU | 5 | Pedro Vazquez |
Pedro Vazquez Bill Wolfe Richard Weiss
|
Porsche 911S | 35 | ||
65 | GTO | 37 |
Rollie Walriven Slim Helson
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 35 | |||
66 | GTU | 52 | Charles Kleinschmidt |
Charles Kleinschmidt Guido Levetto
|
MGB GT | 33 | ||
67 | GTU | 26th | Alfa Romeo South |
Louis McAlpine Ernie Smith
|
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 26th | ||
68 | GTU | 88 |
Jim Borsos Dennis Aase |
Porsche 911S | 24 | |||
69 | GTO | 38 | John Paul |
John Paul Sr. John O'Steen John Graves Bob Hagestad
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 13 | ||
70 | GTO | 79 |
Don Nooe Jim Stricklin
|
Shelby GT350 | 10 | |||
71 | GTO | 19th | Richard Bostyan |
Gene Felton Richard Bostyan Ray Kessler
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 9 | ||
72 | GTO | 57 | Starbrite |
John Tunstall Chuck Wade
|
Porsche Carrera RSR | 2 | ||
Not started | ||||||||
73 | GTO | 00 | Interscope Racing |
Danny Ongais Ted Field
|
Porsche 934 | 1 | ||
74 | GTO | 04 | Bill Nelson Sr. |
Dale Kreider Bob DeMarco
|
Pontiac Astre | 2 | ||
75 | GTO | 75 | Bob Christiansen |
Bob Christiansen Ossie DeLay
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 3 | ||
76 | GTU | 83 | Bill Scott Racing |
Les Delano John Barringer
|
Porsche 911S | 4th | ||
77 | GTO | 91 | Fred Werl |
Fred Werl Jay Miller Dan Slodowick
|
Ford Mustang | 5 | ||
78 | GTU | 93 | Ralph Tolman |
Ralph Tolman Jim Fitzgerald Mike Brockman |
Lotus Europe | 6th |
1 Replacement car 2 withdrawn 3 withdrawn 4 withdrawn 5 not started 6 not started
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 | 6th | Levi's team highball |
Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Steve Anderson
|
AMC Gremlin |
80 | GTO | 13 | University of Pittsburgh |
Bob Fryer Donald Yenko Ed Lowther
|
AMC Javelin |
81 | GTO | 14th | Dickinson Holbert |
Al Holbert Michael Keyser
|
Chevrolet Monza |
82 | GTO | 21st |
Dale Kreider Jack Baldwin
|
Chevrolet Corvette | |
83 | GTO | 25th | Stephen Bond |
Stephen Bond Dale Kreider
|
Chevrolet Monza |
84 | GTU | 28 | Richard Weiss |
Raymond Gage Bill Alsup Richard Weiss
|
Porsche 911S |
85 | GTU | 34 | George Drolsom |
George Drolsom Tom Bagley
|
Porsche 911S |
86 | GTO | 36 | Bill Boye |
Bill Boye Peter Marinelli
|
AMC Gremlin |
87 | GTO | 40 | Robert LaMay | Robert LaMay | Ford Mustang |
88 | GTU | 42 | Bob Hindson |
Bob Hindson Frank Carney Dick Davenport
|
Porsche 911S |
89 | GTU | 45 | Carlos Moran |
Carlos Moran Enrique Molins
|
Porsche Carrera RSR |
90 | GTO | 47 | KWM Racing |
Kenper Miller Paul Miller David Hobbs |
BMW 3.0 CSL |
91 | GTU | 57 | Team Loon Racing |
John Poulos Lee Wiese Jerry Walsh
|
Ford Pinto |
92 | GTU | 62 | Alfred Cosentino |
Bill Bean John Kelly
|
Fiat X1 / 9 |
93 | GTO | 78 | Babe's garage |
Babe Headley Sam Feinstein Skip Panzarella
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
94 | GTO | 79 | Michael Callas |
Michael Callas Adrian Gang
|
Porsche Carrera |
95 | GTO | 89 |
Cliff Gottlob Dick Guldstrand Kirke Gottlob
|
Chevrolet Corvette | |
96 | GTU | 91 | Joe Jones |
Steve Jones Pete Levine
|
Ford Pinto |
97 | GTO | 96 | Clay Young |
Gene Felton Buzz Cason James Reeve
|
Chevrolet Camaro |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 97
- Started: 72
- Rated: 29
- Race classes: 3
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 8.369 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 12:00: 33.182 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 234
- Total distance of the winning team: 1958.250 km
- Winner's average: 163.062 km / h
- Pole position: Peter Gregg - Porsche 934/5 (# 61) - 2: 47.003 - 180.398 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Peter Gregg - Porsche 934/5 (# 61) - 2: 47.444 - 179.923 km / h
- Racing series: 2nd round of the IMSA GT series 1977
literature
- Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
- 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
Previous race 24 Hours of Daytona 1977 |
IMSA GT Championship |
Succession race 100-mile race at Road Atlanta in 1977, the first race |