Jeff Kline

Jeff Kline (born February 25, 1944 in McKeesport ) is a former American automobile racing driver .

Career in motorsport

Jeff Kline was a well-known sports car driver in North America in the 1980s . He achieved his greatest successes in the IMSA-GT and the IMSA-GTP series . In 1980 he was overall runner-up in a Mazda RX-7 in the GTU class, behind his brand colleague Walt Bohren . Again in a Mazda RX-7, he was able to finish this championship in 1984 in third place overall.

He celebrated 19 class wins in his career, including three in the Sebring 12-hour race . His only overall victory was the GTU championship run in Road Atlanta in 1980.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1989	Silk Cut Jaguar	Jaguar XJR-9LM	Davy Jones	Derek Daly	failure	Engine failure

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1981	Kegel Enterprises	Porsche 911S	Bill Knoll		failure	malfunction
1982	Mandeville Auto Tech	Mazda RX-7	Roger Mandeville	Amos Johnson	Rank 6 and class win
1983	Mike Meyer Racing	Mazda RX-7	Jack Dunham	Jon Compton	Rank 6 and class win
1984	Mike Meyer Racing	Mazda RX-7	Jack Dunham	Paul Lewis	failure	Engine failure
1985	Malibu Grand Prix	Mazda RX-7	Jack Baldwin		failure	Engine failure
1986	STS-Mike Meyer Racing	Royale RP40	Jim Rothbarth	Mike Meyer	Rank 6 and class win
1987	Spice engineering	Spice Pontiac Fiero GTP	Don Bell		failure	Motor overheated
1988	Ball Bros. Racing	Spice SE88P Firebird GTP	Steve thirst	Mike Brockman	Rank 18
1989	Spice Engineering USA	Spice SE89P Pontiac Firebird GTP	Costa's lot		Rank 11
1991	Tom Milner Racing	Spice SE89P	Brian Bonner	Scott Sharp	Rank 6

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

• Jeff Kline at Racing Sports Cars

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IMSA GTU Championship 1980
2. ↑ IMSA GTU Championship 1984
3. ^ Road Atlanta 1980