1977 Daytona 24 hour race
The 16th 24-hour race of Daytona , also the 16th Annual 24 Hour of Daytona, Championship of Makes, Daytona International Speedway , took place on February 5 and 6, 1977 at Daytona International Speedway and was the first race of the sports car World Championship this year. At the same time, the race was the first round of the IMSA GT and GTU championship in 1977.
The race
The organizer received 73 entries for the first sports car world championship run of the season. Finally, on the afternoon of February 5, 57 racing cars from the IMSA GTO, IMSA GTU, Group 5 and Group 6 classes started the race. From the pole position went Jochen Mass in the race. The German achieved a time of 1: 48.289 minutes on his fastest lap in practice on his Porsche 935 .
After 24 hours of racing time, the US racing drivers Hurley Haywood , John Graves and Dave Helmick were waved off as winners.
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTO | 43 | Ecurie Escargot |
Hurley Haywood John Graves Dave Helmick |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 681 | ||
2 | Group 5 | 3 | Jolly Club |
Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Romeo Camathias |
Porsche 935 | 679 | ||
3 | Group 5 | 8th | Porsche Kremer Racing |
Reinhold Joest Bob Wollek Albrecht Krebs |
Porsche 935 | 670 | ||
4th | GTO | 30th | George Dyer Racing |
George Dyer Brad Frisselle |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 663 | ||
5 | GTO | 64 | Ramsey Ferrari / Modena Sports Cars |
Elliot Forbes-Robinson Paul Newman Milt Minter |
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Competizione | 631 | ||
6th | GTO | 48 | Autodyne |
Luis Sereix John Carusso Emory Donaldson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 628 | ||
7th | GTU | 42 | Bob Hindson |
Bob Hindson Frank Carney Dick Davenport
|
Porsche 911 S. | 624 | ||
8th | GTU | 28 | Richard Weiss |
Richard Weiss Bill Alsup Raymond Gage
|
Porsche 911 S. | 596 | ||
9 | GTU | 07 | Charles Mendez |
Charles Mendez Dave Cowart Dave Panaccione |
Porsche 911 T. | 591 | ||
10 | GTO | 61 | Brumos Racing |
Peter Gregg Jim Busby |
Porsche 934 | 590 | ||
11 | GTU | 11 | R&R Racing |
Rusty Bond Ren Tilton John Thomas
|
Porsche 911 S. | 586 | ||
12 | GTU | 27 | SVD Automotive |
Ray Mummery Jack Refenning Ralph Noseda
|
Porsche 911 S. | 581 | ||
13 | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing |
Diego Febles Mandy Gonzalez Hiram Cruz
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 537 | ||
14th | GTO | 73 | Howey Farms |
Clark Howey David Crabtree Dale Cook
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 515 | ||
15th | GTU | 71 | The Foreign Exchange |
John Higgins Chip Mead Dave White
|
Porsche 911 S. | 508 | ||
16 | GTO | 6th | Levi's team highball |
Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Steve Anderson
|
AMC Gremlin | 506 | ||
17th | GTO | 18th | Terry Wolters |
Jack Swanson Terry Wolters
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 484 | ||
18th | GTO | 02 | Al Levenson |
Al Levenson Dan Rice Guido Levetto
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 475 | ||
19th | GTO | 77 | Mancuso Chevrolet |
Burt Greenwood Rick Mancuso John Cargill Dave Heinz |
Chevrolet Corvette | 470 | ||
20th | GTU | 10 | Race car |
Marion Speer Windle Turley Hal Sahlman
|
Porsche 911 S. | 464 | ||
21st | GTU | 33 | Macaw Dube |
Ara Dube Harro Zitza Joe Castellano |
Porsche 911 | 441 | ||
22nd | GTO | 50 | Tom Waugh |
Tom Waugh John Rulon-Miller Bob Punch
|
AMC Hornet | 394 | ||
23 | GTO | 72 | Bill Arnold Racing |
Bill Arnold Carl Thompson Billy Hagan |
Chevrolet Corvette | 378 | ||
24 | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing |
George Drolsom Bill Scott Tom Bagley
|
Porsche 911 S. | 377 | ||
25th | GTO | 47 | BMW North America |
John Fitzpatrick Kenper Miller Paul Miller |
BMW 3.5 CSL | 368 | ||
26th | GTO | 13 | University of Pittsburgh |
Bob Fryer Richard Bostyan Ed Lowther
|
AMC Javelin | 366 | ||
27 | GTO | 9 | Bytzek Automotive Design |
Klaus Bytzek Harry Bytzek Rudy Bartling
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 343 | ||
28 | Group 6 | 20th | Inaltera Motors |
Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Beltoise |
Inaltera LM | 366 | ||
29 | GTO | 05 | Red Roof Inns, Inc. |
Jim Trueman Jerry Thompson Don Yenko |
Chevrolet Monza | 300 | ||
30th | GTO | 66 | Ramsey Ferrari / Modena Sports Cars |
Tony Adamowicz John Cannon Dick Barbour |
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Competizione | 286 | ||
31 | GTO | 66 | Clay Young |
Gene Felton Buzz Cason James Reeve
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 251 | ||
32 | GTO | 70 | Michael Callas |
Adrian Gang WK Gonzalez Tim Duke
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 247 | ||
33 | GTO | 14th | Holbert Racing |
Al Holbert Michael Keyser Claude Ballot-Léna |
Chevrolet Monza | 246 | ||
34 | GTO | 38 | John Paul |
John Paul John O'Steen Bob Hagestad
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 217 | ||
35 | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez |
Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon John Freyre
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 199 | ||
36 | GTO | 99 | Phil Currin |
Phil Currin Rob Hoskins Peter Knab
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 196 | ||
37 | GTO | 39 | Wiley Doran |
Wiley Doran Jim Barnett Charles Fur
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 191 | ||
38 | GTO | 40 | Robert V. LaMay |
Andre Sepelon Bob Lee Larry Parker
|
Ford Mustang | 180 | ||
39 | GTO | 24 | Executive Industries |
Tom Frank Carl Shafer
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 178 | ||
40 | GTO | 2 | BMW North America |
David Hobbs Ronnie Peterson Sam Posey |
BMW 320i Turbo | 177 | ||
41 | GTO | 41 | Jones Ind. Racing |
Herb Jones, Jr. Steve Lazy
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 154 | ||
42 | GTO | 55 | Rick Thompkins |
Rick Thompkins Dave Heinz Lamar Mann
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 151 | ||
43 | GTO | 49 | Fillingham Racing |
Sam Fillingham Mike Williamson KP Jones
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 117 | ||
44 | GTO | 84 | Lenton B. McGill |
Russ Boykin Sam Henderson CC Canada
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 106 | ||
45 | GTU | 7th | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit |
Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina Brian Goellnot
|
Lancia Stratos HF | 99 | ||
46 | GTO | 78 | Babe's garage |
Babe Headley Sam Feinstein Skip Panzarella
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 85 | ||
47 | Group 6 | 21st | Inaltera Motors |
Christine Beckers Lella Lombardi |
Inaltera LM | 78 | ||
48 | GTO | 63 | Interscope Racing |
Ted Field Jon Woodner Howdy Holmes
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 72 | ||
49 | GTO | 36 | Bill Boye |
Bill Boye Jere Gillan
|
AMC Gremlin | 60 | ||
50 | GTU | 98 | Ralph Tolman |
Ralph Tolman Mike Brockman Sam Sommers
|
Lotus Europe | 50 | ||
51 | GTO | 80 | Carmon Solomone |
Carm Solomone Fred Lang Buzz Fyhrie
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 48 | ||
52 | GTU | 51 | Kirby-Hitchcock Racing |
Robert Kirby John Hotchkis Dennis Aase |
Porsche 914/6 | 47 | ||
53 | Group 6 | 00 | Interscope Racing |
Danny Ongais George Follmer Ted Field
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo | 35 | ||
54 | GTU | 01 | Sports Ltd. Racing |
Bob Bergstrom Jim Cook
|
Porsche 911 S. | 29 | ||
55 | GTO | 17th | Tim Chitwood |
Vince Gimondo Tim Chitwood
|
Chevrolet Nova | 20th | ||
56 | GTU | 03 | Bavarian Motors International |
Bruno Beilcke Alf Gebhardt
|
BMW 2002 | 8th | ||
Failed | ||||||||
57 | Group 5 | 1 | Martini Racing Porsche System |
Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass |
Porsche 935 | 452 | ||
Not started | ||||||||
58 | GTO | 04 | Bill Nelson |
Dale Kreider Bob DeMarco
|
Pontiac Astre | 1 | ||
59 | GTO | 65 | Ramsey Ferrari / Modena Sports Cars |
Bobby Carradine John Morton Roy Woods |
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Competizione | 2 | ||
60 | GTO | 79 | Michael Callas |
Michael Callas Jerry Jolly Pierre Laffeach Peter Papke
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 3 |
1 not started 2 accident in training 3 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 | GTO | 4th | Carlos Moran |
Carlos Moran Enrique Molins ("Jamsal")
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
62 | GTU | 5 | Pedro Vazquez |
Pedro Vazquez Jorge DeCardenas Bertin Garcia
|
Porsche 911 S. |
63 | GTO | 12 | Bill Freeman Racing |
Bill Freeman Paul Newman Elliot Forbes-Robinson
|
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
64 | GTO | 15th | Javier Garcia | Javier Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette |
65 | GTU | 19th | Paul Spruell |
Paul Spruell Gene Budd Walter Johnston
|
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT |
66 | GTO | 25th | Stephen E. Bond |
Stephen Bond Dale Kreider
|
Chevrolet Monza |
67 | GTU | 26th | Eleven Tenths Racing |
Ernie Smith John Foshee Ren Brennan
|
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT |
68 | Group 5 | 54 | Turbo Systems |
David Sauer's James Duke
|
Honda Civic |
69 | GTU | 57 | Team Loon Racing |
John Poulos Lee Wiese Jerry Walsh
|
Ford Pinto |
70 | GTU | 62 | Alfred Cosentino |
Bill Bean John Kelly
|
Fiat X1 / 9 |
71 | GTO | 70 | Don Haines |
Don Haines Bill McVey
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
72 | GTU | 87 | Porsche Racing | Jim Cook | Porsche 914/6 |
73 | GTU | 91 | Joe Jones |
Steve Jones Pete Levine
|
Ford Pinto |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 73
- Started: 57
- Valued: 24
- Race classes: 4
- Spectator: unknown
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 6.180 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 24: 02: 06.174 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 681
- Total distance of the winning team: 4208.499 km
- Winner's average: 175.098 km / h
- Pole position: Jochen Mass - Porsche 935 (# 1) - 1: 48.289 = 205.446 km / h
- Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Porsche 935 (# 1) - 1: 52.004 = 198.632 km / h
- Racing series: 1st round of the 1977 sports car world championship
- Racing series: 1st round of the IMSA GT series in 1977
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
Previous race 200 mile race on the Salzburgring in 1976 |
Sports car world championship |
Successor to the 6-hour Mugello race in 1977 |