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1978 - Watkins Glen 6 Hours

8 July 1978 - Watkins Glen, USA


Toine Hezemans, John Fitzpatrick & Peter Gregg win in a Porsche 935/77A

Overall - 1st, 2nd : Gr.5 - 1st, 2nd : GT - 2nd, 3rd

No. Car # Class Drivers Entrant Pos Class Grid Notes
30 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0011 Gr.5 Toine Hezemans (NL)/John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Peter Gregg (USA) Gelo Racing Team (D) 1st 1st 2nd 146 laps
90 Porsche 935/77A 930 890 0024 Gr.5 Rolf Stommelen (D)/Manfred Schurti (FL)/Dick Barbour (USA) Dick Barbour Performance (USA) 2nd 2nd 1st 146 laps
13 Porsche 935 930 670 0180 Gr.5 Hal Shaw, Jr. (USA)/Monte Shelton (USA) Hal Shaw Racing (USA) 4th 4th 8th 136 laps
71 Porsche 935 930 770 0910 Gr.5 John Thomas (USA)/Otis Chandler (USA) Otis Chandler (USA) 6th 5th 15th 132 laps
3 Porsche 935 930 770 0955 Gr.5 Janet Guthrie (USA)/Brian Redman (GB)/Hurley Haywood (USA) Vasek Polak Racing (USA) 8th 6th 7th 128 laps
97 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR TA 2 Werner Frank (USA)/Roger Schramm (USA) Framm Promotions (USA) 9th 5th 28th 127 laps
32 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9048 Gr.5 Steve Griswold (USA)/Bob Akin (USA) Earle & Akin Racing Assoc. (USA) 10th 7th 27th 125 laps
77 Porsche 911 S TA 1 Bruce Jennings (USA)/John O'Steen (USA) Bruce Jennings (USA) 13th 2nd 40th 122 laps
7 Porsche 935 930 770 0958 Gr.5 Ludwig Heimrath, Sr (CDN)/Paul Miller (USA) Heimrath Racing (CDN) 15th 8th 12th 119 laps
79 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Gr.5 Michael Callas (USA)/Peter Papke (USA) Rennsport Porsche Works (USA) 16th 9th 29th 118 laps
17 Porsche 934 930 670 0162 GT Angelo Pallavicini (CH)/Enzo Calderari (CH) Pallvano Corse (CH) 18th 2nd 33rd 110 laps
94 Porsche 935/77A Gr.5 Bill Whittington (USA)/Don Whittington (USA) Whittington Borthers (USA) 22nd 10th 9th 98 laps - Radiator
0 Porsche 935/77A Gr.5 Danny Ongais (USA)/Ted Field (USA) Interscope Racing (USA) 25th 11th 3rd 95 laps - Transmission
1 Porsche 935 930 770 0913 Gr.5 George Follmer (USA)/Jacky Ickx (B) Vasek Polak Racing (USA) 26th 12th 4th 92 laps - Engine
24 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 911 460 9056 TA 2 Tom Frank (USA)/Bruce Leven (USA) Executive Industries (USA) 28th 14th 21st 85 laps - Accident
22 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR TA 2 Jeffrey Stephens (USA)/Bob Bergstrom (USA) Jeffrey Stephens (USA) 30th 15th 41st 76 laps - Electrical
4 Porsche 935 Gr.5 Hurley Haywood (USA)/John Gunn (USA) Vasek Polak Racing (USA) 33rd 14th 17th 72 laps - Oil Leak
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
62 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR TA 2 Tuck Thomas (USA)/J. Robert Johnson (USA) Lancer 43rd 20th 31st 2 laps - Mechanical


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