PORSCHE RACING HISTORY1979 - Daytona 24 Hours
4 February 1979 - Daytona International Speedway, USA
Ted Field, Danny Ongais & Hurley Haywood win in a Porsche 935/79
Overall - 1st, 2nd : GTX - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : GTO - 2nd, 3rd : GTU - 3rd
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 0 | Porsche 935/79 | 930 990 0029 | GTX | Ted Field (USA)/Danny Ongais (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA) | Interscope Racing (USA) | 1st | 1st | 8th | 684 laps |
| 11 | Porsche 935 | 930 770 0954 | GTX | Bruce Canepa (USA)/Rick Mears (USA)/Monte Shelton (USA) | Bruce Canepa (USA) | 3rd | 2nd | 19th | 627 laps |
| 94 | Porsche 935/79 | 930 990 0026 | GTX | Don Whittington (USA)/Bill Whittington (USA)/Jürgen Barth (D) | Whittington Bros (USA) | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 622 laps |
| 60 | Porsche 911 S | GTU | Rusty Bond (USA)/Ren Tilton (USA) | E. J. Pruitt & Sons | 7th | 3rd | 50th | 612 laps | |
| 54 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 360 0610 | GTO | Tony Garcia (USA)/Juan Montalvo (C)/Alberto Vadia (USA) | Montura Ranch Estates (USA) | 8th | 2nd | 33rd | 587 laps |
| 98 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GTO | Lance Van Every (USA)/Ash Tisdelle (USA)/Robert Overby (USA) | Van Every Racing (USA) | 9th | 3rd | 30th | 579 laps | |
| 03 | Porsche 934 | 930 670 0162 | GTO | Angelo Pallavicini (CH)/Enzo Calderari (CH)/Marco Vanoli (CH) | Lubrifilm Racing (CH) | 10th | 4th | 40th | 577 laps |
| 75 | Porsche 911 | GTU | Mike Ramirez (PR)/Manuel Villa (PR)/Luis Gordillo (PR) | Mike Ramirez | 11th | 4th | 49th | 560 laps | |
| 37 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 460 9083 | GTO | Honorato Espinosa (COL)/Francisco Lopez (CO)/Jorge Cortes (COL) | Botero Racing (CO) | 12th | 5th | 27th | 551 laps |
| 33 | Porsche 911 | GTU | Peter Welter (USA)/Richard Aten (USA)/Jack Refenning (USA) | Peter Welter | 13th | 5th | 55th | 550 laps | |
| 58 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GTO | Diego Febles (PR)/Phil Currin (USA) | Diego Febles Racing (PR) | 14th | 6th | 25th | 543 laps | |
| 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 |
| 27 | Porsche 911 S | GTU | Ray Mummery (USA)/Tom Sheehy (USA)/Luis Sereix (USA) | Miami Auto Racing | 16th | 6th | 44th | 522 laps - Differential | |
| 62 | Porsche 914/6 | 914 043 0593 | GTU | Bill Koll (USA)/Jim Cook (USA) | Koll Motorsports (USA) | 17th | 7th | 39th | 511 laps - DNF |
| 42 | Porsche 911 S | 119 220 830 | GTU | Tom Ashby (USA)/Bill Bean (USA)/Bob Beasley (USA) | Bullwinkele Racing, Inc. | 20th | 8th | 45th | 493 laps |
| 08 | Porsche 911 S | 911 030 1263 | GTU | Terry Wolters (USA)/Nort Northam (USA)/Richard Weiss (USA) | Southern Racing Ent. | 21st | 9th | 67th | 488 laps |
| 34 | Porsche 911 | GTU | George Drolsom (USA)/Mark Greb (USA)/John Maffucci (USA) | Drolsom Racing (USA) | 22nd | 10th | 47th | 482 laps | |
| 6 | Porsche 935/77A | 930 890 0024 | GTX | Dick Barbour (USA)/Brian Redman (GB)/Paul Newman (USA) | Dick Barbour Racing (USA) | 26th | 5th | 7th | 410 laps - Dropped Valve |
| 93 | Porsche 934 | 930 670 0173 | GTO | Dale Whittington (USA)/R. D. Whittington (USA)/Preston Henn (USA) | Whittington Bros. Racing (USA) | 29th | 11th | 35th | 389 laps - Accident |
| 71 | Porsche 911 | GTU | Bill Scott (USA)/Mark Hutchins (USA)/Pierre Honegger (USA) | Bill Scott Racing (USA) | 30th | 14th | 41st | 388 laps - DNF | |
| 40 | Porsche 914/6 | GTU | Steve Southard (USA)/William Koch (USA)/Earl Roe (USA) | Performance Specialists | 31st | 15th | 59th | 385 laps - DNF | |
| 1 | Porsche 935/77A | 930 890 0015 | GTX | Bob Wollek (F)/Jacky Ickx (B)/Peter Gregg (USA) | Gelo Racing Team (D) | 32nd | 6th | 3rd | 342 laps - Valves |
| 69 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | GTO | Klaus Bytzek (CDN)/Rudy Bartling (CDN)/Ludwig Heimrath, Sr (CDN) | Bytzek Automotive (CDN) | 33rd | 12th | 28th | 335 laps - Oil System | |
| 89 | Porsche 911 S | GTU | Joseph Hamilton (USA)/Rob Hoskins (USA)/Herb Forrest (USA) | Hamilton House Racing (USA) | 35th | 16th | 46th | 329 laps - DNF | |
| 51 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 360 0601 | GTO | Robert Kirby (USA)/John Hotchkis (USA)/Howard Meister (USA) | Casablanca Fan Co. | 36th | 14th | 37th | 328 laps - DNF |
| 81 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 360 0727 | GTO | Ernesto Soto (YV)/Francisco Romero (YV)/Oscar Notz (YV) | Performance Export (YV) | 38th | 16th | 21st | 241 laps - DNF |
| 01 | Porsche 911 | GTU | Dave White (USA)/J. Kurt Roehrig (USA)/John Hamilton (USA) | D. R. Racing | 39th | 17th | 38th | 223 laps - DNF | |
| 13 | Porsche 935 | 930 670 0180 | GTX | Hal Shaw, Jr. (USA)/Tom Spalding (USA)/Norm Ridgely (CDN) | Hal Shaw Racing (USA) | 40th | 7th | 42nd | 222 laps - Turbocharger |
| 36 | Porsche 911 T | 1290486 | GTU | Ron Case (USA)/Dave Panaccione (USA) | Case Racing | 41st | 18th | 52nd | 210 laps - DNF |
| 3 | Porsche 935 | 930 770 0911 | GTX | Martino Finotto (I)/Carlo Facetti (I)/Gianpiero Moretti (I) | Jolly Club - Sportwagen Racing Team (I) | 45th | 10th | 1st | 164 laps - Engine |
| 4 | Porsche 935/77A | 930 890 0014 | GTX | Reinhold Jöst (D)/Rolf Stommelen (D)/Volkert Merl (D) | LM Joest Porsche (D) | 46th | 11th | 4th | 162 laps - Engine |
| 2 | Porsche 935/77A | 930 890 0011 | GTX | Manfred Schurti (FL)/John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Bob Wollek (F) | Gelo Racing Team (D) | 50th | 12th | 2nd | 135 laps - Valves |
| 9 | Porsche 935 | 930 770 0910 | GTX | Bob Akin (USA)/Rob McFarlin (USA)/Roy Woods (USA) | Dick Barbour Racing (USA) | 52nd | 13th | 9th | 117 laps - Engine |
| 38 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 460 9113 | GTO | Bonky Fernandez (PR)/Chiqui Soldevilla (PR)/Tato Ferrer (PR) | Boricua Racing (PR) | 56th | 21st | 20th | 73 laps - DNF |
| 46 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 360 0865 | GTO | Mauricio DeNarváez (COL)/Albert Naon (USA)/Pedro DeNarváez (COL) | Mauricio De Narvaez (CO) | 59th | 22nd | 23rd | 46 laps - DNF |
| 07 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 911 560 9114 | GTO | Dave Cowart (USA)/David McClain (USA)/Kenper Miller (USA) | Budweiser Racing | 60th | 23rd | 22nd | 35 laps - DNF |
| 00 | Porsche 935/77A | 930 890 0021 | GTX | Preston Henn (USA)/Ted Field (USA)/Danny Ongais (USA) | Interscope Racing (USA) | 61st | 19th | 11th | 29 laps - Accident |
| 18 | Porsche 935 JLP-1 | JLP-1 | GTX | John Paul Sr. (USA)/Al Holbert (USA)/Michael Keyser (USA) | JLP Racing (USA) | 65th | 21st | 5th | 12 laps - Electrics |
World Championship for Makes IMSA - International Motor Sport Association Daytona 24 Hours
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