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1979 : Sebring 12 Hours - 2nd overall : Lime Rock 100 Miles - 3rd overall : Daytona Paul Revere 250 Miles - 1st overall : Road America 500 Miles - 2nd overall : Daytona Finale 250 Miles - 3rd overall

4 February 1979 - Daytona 24 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Johnny Rutherford (USA)/Paul Miller (USA) Budweiser Racing (USA) 15th 4th 12th 529 laps - Rear Suspension

17 March 1979 - Sebring 12 Hours - World Challenge for Endurance Drivers

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Brian Redman (GB)/Paul Miller (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 2nd 2nd 4th 238 laps

8 April 1979 - Road Atlanta 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) Busch Racing (USA) 8th 7th 13th 38 laps

22 April 1979 - Riverside 6 Hours - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Paul Miller (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 37th 13th 10th 88 laps - DNF

13 May 1979 - Hallett 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 6th 6th 8th 54 laps

28 May 1979 - Lime Rock 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 3rd 3rd 7th 64 laps

17 June 1979 - Brainerd 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 4th 4th 8th 33 laps

4 July 1979 - Daytona Paul Revere 250 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 1st 1st 4th 65 laps

7 July 1979 - Watkins Glen 6 Hours - World Championship for Makes

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
6 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 Gr.5 Charles Mendez (USA)/Paul Miller (USA) CMR Inc. (USA) 5th 4th 10th 167 laps

15 July 1979 - Mid-Ohio 250 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0911 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA) Busch Beer Racing (USA) 5th 5th 6th 98 laps

29 July 1979 - Sears Point 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0911 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) 7th 6th 11th 38 laps - Accident

5 August 1979 - Portland 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) 5th 5th 8th 50 laps

2 September 1979 - Road America 500 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Paul Miller (USA) CMR, Inc. (USA) 2nd 2nd 6th 125 laps

23 September 1979 - Road Atlanta 100 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Charles Mendez (USA) Busch Beer (USA) 6th 6th 5th 39 laps

25 November 1979 - Daytona Finale 250 Miles - IMSA - International Motor Sport Association

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
5 Porsche 935 930 770 0911 GTX Charles Mendez (USA)/Brian Redman (GB) 3rd 3rd 5th 47 laps



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