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1978

5 February 1978 - Daytona 24 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
01 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA)/Gary Mesnick (USA)/J. Dana Roehrig (USA) J. Dana Roehrig 11th 1st 26th 604 laps - Engine
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA)/Hugh Davenport (USA)/Mark Greb (USA) Drolsom Racing (USA) 12th 2nd 57th 592 laps
08 Porsche 911 S 911 030 1263 GTU Terry Wolters (USA)/Jack Refenning (USA)/Ray Mummery (USA) Terry Wolters 14th 3rd 55th 584 laps
60 Porsche 911 S GTU John Thomas (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA)/Rusty Bond (USA) R & R Racing 17th 5th 34th 551 laps
29 Porsche 911 S GTU Richard Weiss (USA)/Bill Alsup (USA)/Bill Follmer (USA) Richard C. Weiss 18th 6th 35th 550 laps
87 Porsche 911 S GTU Pedro Vazquez (USA)/Ron Oyler (USA)/Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Gunter Hamilton (USA) Pedro Vazquez, Jr. (USA) 43rd 15th 67th 360 laps
51 Porsche 911 S GTU John Hotchkis (USA)/Robert Kirby (USA)/Dennis Aase (USA) Wynn's International 58th 18th 63rd 85 laps - Engine

18 March 1978 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Challenge for Endurance Drivers

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
77 Porsche 911 S GTU Francisco Romero (YV)/Ernesto Soto (YV) Bill Scott Racing 6th 1st 25th 219 laps
42 Porsche 911 S GTU Chiqui Soldevilla (PR)/Luis Gordillo (PR) El Sol Racing 7th 2nd 73rd 213 laps
50 Porsche 911 S GTU Fritz Hochreuter (CDN)/Rudy Bartling (CDN)/Rainer Brezinka (CDN) Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) 16th 6th 43rd 189 laps
01 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA)/J. Dana Roehrig (USA)/Gary Mesnick (USA) Roehrig Racing Inc. 18th 7th 30th 185 laps
70 Porsche 911 S GTU M. L. Speer (USA)/Windle Turley (USA) Race Car Ent. 25th 10th 56th 168 laps
88 Porsche 911 S GTU Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Chuck Wade (USA)/Ron Collins (USA) Hamilton House Racing 27th 12th 47th 167 laps
51 Porsche 911 S GTU John Hotchkis (USA)/Robert Kirby (USA)/Dennis Aase (USA) Wynn's International 32nd 16th 33rd 142 laps - Mechanical
08 Porsche 911 S 911 030 1263 GTU Terry Wolters (USA)/Wayne Miller (USA) Terry Wolters 35th 17th 58th 129 laps - Mechanical
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA)/Hugh Davenport (USA) Drolsom Racing Inc. (USA) 44th 21st 67th 98 laps - Engine
87 Porsche 911 S GTO Pedro Vazquez (USA)/Ron Oyler (USA) Pedro Vazquez (USA) 47th 12th 68th 83 laps - Gearbox
27 Porsche 911 S GTU Ray Mummery (USA)/Jack Refenning (USA)/Tom Sheehy (USA) Miami Auto Racing 52nd 23rd 50th 70 laps - Clutch

2 April 1978 - Talladega 6 Hours - World Challenge for Endurance Drivers

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
01 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA)/J. Dana Roehrig (USA) J. Dana Roehrig 9th 2nd 20th 151 laps
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA)/Hugh Davenport (USA) Drolsom Racing (USA) 10th 3rd 23rd 149 laps
27 Porsche 911 S GTU Ray Mummery (USA)/Jack Refenning (USA)/Tom Sheehy (USA) Ray Mummery 15th 5th 26th 142 laps
60 Porsche 911 S GTU Rusty Bond (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA) R & R Racing 29th 9th 22nd 88 laps - Overheating

4 June 1978 - Trans-Am Westwood - Trans-Am

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
26 Porsche 911 S TA-II Tom Masterson (USA) Swag Engineering (USA) 14th 5th 24th 48 laps

18 June 1978 - Brainerd 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
01 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA) 12th 1st 18th 31 laps
42 Porsche 911 S 119 220 830 GTU Tom Ashby (USA) 19th 4th 29th 29 laps
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA) Drolsom Racing (USA) 20th 5th 34th 29 laps
64 Porsche 911 S GTU Dennis Aase (USA) 28th 7th 33rd 17 laps

25 June 1978 - Trans-Am Mont-Tremblant - Trans-Am

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
15 Porsche 911 S TA-II Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) 15th 8th 24th 34 laps

4 July 1978 - Daytona 250 Miles Paul Revere - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
01 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA) 8th 1st 28th 61 laps
42 Porsche 911 S 119 220 830 GTU Tom Ashby (USA)/Bill Bean (USA) Tom Ashby 10th 2nd 30th 61 laps
60 Porsche 911 S GTU Rusty Bond (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA) 17th 3rd 40th 58 laps - DNF
02 Porsche 911 S GTU J. Dana Roehrig (USA)/J. Kurt Roehrig (USA) 18th 4th 43rd 58 laps
88 Porsche 911 S GTU Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Chuck Wade (USA) Hamilton House Racing 21st 7th 39th 57 laps
50 Porsche 911 S GTU Fritz Hochreuter (CDN)/Rainer Brezinka (CDN) 24th 10th 47th 57 laps
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA)/Hugh Davenport (USA) Drolsom Racing (USA) 26th 12th 51st 55 laps
4 Porsche 911 S GTU Chiqui Soldevilla (PR) 35th 14th 46th 44 laps - DNF

8 July 1978 - Watkins Glen 6 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
77 Porsche 911 S TA 1 Bruce Jennings (USA)/John O'Steen (USA) Bruce Jennings (USA) 13th 2nd 40th 122 laps
88 Porsche 911 S TA 2 Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Ron Collins (USA)/Chuck Wade (USA) Hamilton House Racing 34th 17th 36th 72 laps - Accident
74 Porsche 911 S GT Bill Scott (USA)/Pierre Honegger (USA)/David Weir (USA) Z & W Enterprises (USA) 39th 3rd 37th 18 laps - Accident

30 July 1978 - Sears Point 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
11 Porsche 911 S GTO Gary Nylander (USA) 27th 13th 21st 0 laps - DNF

19 August 1978 - Trans-Am Mosport - Trans-Am

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
50 Porsche 911 S TA-II Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) 17th 11th 26th 35 laps

27 August 1978 - Mid Ohio 250 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
42 Porsche 911 S 119 220 830 GTU Bill Bean (USA) 14th 1st 29th 95 laps
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA)/Mark Greb (USA) Drolsom Racing (USA) 17th 3rd 35th 93 laps
51 Porsche 911 S GTU Robert Kirby (USA)/John Hotchkis (USA) 23rd 6th 28th 89 laps
01 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA)/Dave Panaccione (USA) 24th 7th 41st 87 laps
08 Porsche 911 S 911 030 1263 GTU Terry Wolters (USA)/Wayne Miller (USA) Terry Wolters 27th 8th 44th 86 laps
60 Porsche 911 S GTU Rusty Bond (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA) 29th 9th 33rd 84 laps
27 Porsche 911 S GTU Jack Refenning (USA)/John Gunn (USA) 33rd 10th 34th 73 laps
64 Porsche 911 S GTU Dennis Aase (USA)/Jim Cook (USA) 38th 12th 25th 47 laps - DNF

4 September 1978 - Road Atlanta 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
51 Porsche 911 S GTO Robert Kirby (USA) John Hotchkis 16th 9th 23rd 35 laps

8 October 1978 - Trans-Am Laguna Seca - Trans-Am

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
61 Porsche 911 S TA-II Gary Nylander (USA) Bear Gulch Racing 27th 10th 30th 42 laps

26 November 1978 - Daytona Finale 250 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
50 Porsche 911 S GTO Fritz Hochreuter (CDN)/Rainer Brezinka (CDN) Fritz Hochreuter (CDN) 22nd 11th 41st 56 laps
27 Porsche 911 S GTU Ray Mummery (USA)/Tom Sheehy (USA) Miami Auto Racing 24th 2nd 55th 56 laps
02 Porsche 911 S GTU Dave White (USA) Roehrig Racing 25th 3rd 57th 56 laps
42 Porsche 911 S 119 220 830 GTU Tom Ashby (USA)/Bill Bean (USA) Bullwinkele Racing 26th 4th 40th 55 laps
34 Porsche 911 S GTU George Drolsom (USA) Drolsom Racing (USA) 28th 5th 56th 55 laps
88 Porsche 911 S GTU Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Rob Hoskins (USA)/Chuck Wade (USA) Hamilton House Racing 40th 8th 48th 40 laps - DNF
08 Porsche 911 S 911 030 1263 GTU Terry Wolters (USA)/Wayne Miller (USA) Terry Wolters 54th 12th 62nd 16 laps - DNF



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