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1978 - Sebring 12 Hours

18 March 1978 - Sebring International Raceway, USA


Brian Redman, Charles Mendez & Bob Garretson win in a Porsche 935

Overall - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GTX - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GTO - 1st : GTU - 1st, 2nd, 3rd

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
9 Porsche 935 930 890 0037 GTX Brian Redman (GB)/Charles Mendez (USA)/Bob Garretson (USA) Dick Barbour Performance (USA) 1st 1st 5th 240 laps
95 Porsche 935 930 770 0957 GTX Bob Hagestad (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA) Bob Hagestad (USA) 2nd 2nd 3rd 240 laps
13 Porsche 935 930 670 0180 GTX Hal Shaw, Jr. (USA)/Tom Spalding (USA) Ore House - Vail (USA) 3rd 3rd 8th 239 laps
33 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9113 GTO John Paul Sr. (USA)/Bonky Fernandez (PR) JLP Racing (USA) 4th 1st 10th 233 laps
32 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9048 GTX Steve Earle (USA)/Bob Akin (USA)/Rick Knoop (USA) Earle & Akin Racing (USA) 5th 4th 16th 225 laps
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
62 Porsche 914/6 914 043 0593 GTU Bill Koll (USA)/David Hamren (USA)/Dennis Sherman (USA) William J. Koll (USA) 10th 3rd 53rd 209 laps
58 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO Diego Febles (PR)/Alec Poole (GB) Diego Febles Racing (PR) 13th 4th 15th 197 laps - Mechanical
36 Porsche 911 T 1290486 GTU Ron Case (USA)/Dave Panaccione (USA)/Jack Rynerson (USA) Case Racing 15th 5th 42nd 196 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
79 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO Michael Callas (USA)/Peter Papke (USA)/Jim Cook (USA) Rennsport Porsche Works (USA) 20th 7th 13th 182 laps
89 Porsche 911 GTU Rusty Bond (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA) Barrick Motor Racing 21st 8th 39th 181 laps
85 Porsche 914/6 GTU John Hulen (USA)/Ron Coupland (USA)/Nick Engels (USA) John Hulen (USA) 23rd 9th 40th 174 laps
93 Porsche 934 930 670 0152 GTX Don Whittington (USA)/Russ Boy (USA) Whittington Bros. (USA) 24th 6th 31st 172 laps
70 Porsche 911 S GTU M. L. Speer (USA)/Windle Turley (USA) Race Car Ent. 25th 10th 56th 168 laps
71 Porsche 911 GTU John Higgins (USA)/Tim Cooper (USA)/James King (USA) Foreign Exchange Racing 26th 11th 35th 168 laps
88 Porsche 911 S GTU Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Chuck Wade (USA)/Ron Collins (USA) Hamilton House Racing 27th 12th 47th 167 laps
07 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 560 9114 GTO Dave Cowart (USA)/Nick Craw (USA)/Joe Castellano (I) Morrison's Inc. 28th 8th 23rd 165 laps - Suspension
00 Porsche 914/6 GTU Steve Southard (USA)/Jim Trueman (USA) Red Roof Inns (USA) 29th 13th 63rd 164 laps - Mechanical
21 Porsche 914/6 471 29 12215 GTU Vince DiLella (USA)/Manuel Cueto (USA) DiLella Racing (USA) 31st 15th 66th 152 laps
51 Porsche 911 S GTU John Hotchkis (USA)/Robert Kirby (USA)/Dennis Aase (USA) Wynn's International 32nd 16th 33rd 142 laps - Mechanical
91 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTO Werner Frank (USA)/Roger Schramm (USA) Framm Promotions/W. Frank (USA) 34th 10th 36th 140 laps
08 Porsche 911 S 911 030 1263 GTU Terry Wolters (USA)/Wayne Miller (USA) Terry Wolters 35th 17th 58th 129 laps - Mechanical
09 Porsche 934 930 670 0175 GTX Gary Belcher (USA)/Doc Bundy (USA) Belcher Racing (USA) 40th 8th 74th 115 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
28 Porsche 935 930 770 0960 GTX Clif Kearns (USA)/Marty Hinze (USA)/Stephen Behr (USA) Desperado Racing (USA) 49th 12th 7th 79 laps
24 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9056 GTX Tom Frank (USA)/Bob Bergstrom (USA) Executive Industries (USA) 50th 13th 14th 77 laps - Gearbox
46 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 360 0865 GTO Mauricio DeNarváez (COL)/Albert Naon (USA) Mauricio De Narvaez (CO) 51st 13th 19th 76 laps - Mechanical
27 Porsche 911 S GTU Ray Mummery (USA)/Jack Refenning (USA)/Tom Sheehy (USA) Miami Auto Racing 52nd 23rd 50th 70 laps - Clutch
3 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR GTX Bill Freeman (USA)/Bob Harmon (USA)/Byron Leydecker (USA) Bill Freeman Racing 54th 14th 72nd 62 laps - Mechanical
6 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0033 GTX Dick Barbour (USA)/Rolf Stommelen (D)/Manfred Schurti (FL) Dick Barbour Performance (USA) 57th 16th 2nd 47 laps - Suspension
76 Porsche 911 GTU Frank Thomas (USA)/Lee Mueller (USA)/Paul May (USA) Quality Inn 60th 24th 22nd 43 laps - Engine
8 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 0035 GTX Bob Beasley (USA)/Bruce Jennings (USA) Robert Beasley 62nd 19th 17th 30 laps - Mechanical
45 Porsche 911 GTU Gary Steele (USA)/Jim Gaeta (USA)/Bob Zulkowski (USA) Vann's Auto Body 63rd 26th 45th 28 laps - Engine
59 Porsche 935 930 770 0909 GTX Peter Gregg (USA)/Brad Frisselle (USA) Brumos Porsche (USA) 69th 21st 4th 11 laps - Accident
7 Porsche 935 930 770 0958 GTX Ludwig Heimrath, Sr (CDN)/Norm Ridgely (CDN) Heimrath Racing (CDN) 73rd 22nd 71st 6 laps - Engine


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