1976 12 Hours of Sebring
Appearance
The Sebring 76 Twelve Hours of Endurance, was the second round of the 1976 IMSA GT Championship.[1] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 20, 1976. Victory overall went to the No. 14 G. W. Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Al Holbert and Michael Keyser.[2]
Race results
[edit]Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
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1 | GTO | 14 | G. W. Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi | Al Holbert Michael Keyser |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 230 |
2 | GTO | 11 | Dallas Heyser/SL-1 | John Oliver Gunn Jr. Carson Baird |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 228 |
3 | GTO | 30 | John McClelland | Roberto Quintanilla Roberto Gonzalez |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 227 |
4 | GTO | 56 | Spirit of Colorado/Hagestad Porsche | Bob Hagestad Jerry Jolly |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 224 |
5 | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Hiram Cruz |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 222 |
6 | GTO | 44 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon John Freyre |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 221 |
7 | GTO | 59 | BMW Motorsport North America | Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 217 |
8 | GTO | 61 | Brumos Porsche-Audi | Jim Busby Carl Shafer |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 210 |
9 | GTU | 67 | Havatampa Cigar | Dave White David McClain |
Porsche 911 Carrera S | 209 |
10 | GTO | 92 | Oest-Tillson Racing | Dieter Oest Mike Tillson |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 208 |
11 | GTO | 91 | Adams Apple | Juan Carlos Bolaños Billy Sprowls Eduardo Lopez Negrete |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 206 |
12 | GTU | 07 | Charles Mendez Jr. | Charles Mendez Dave Cowart |
Porsche 911T | 206 |
13 | GTU | 50 | Motex Auto | Fritz Hochreuter Willy Goebbels Hans Berner |
Porsche 911S | 200 |
14 | GTU | 51 | Max Dial Porsche-Audi | Robert Kirby John Hotchkis Len Jones |
Porsche 914-6 GT | 198 |
15 DNF |
GTU | 77 | Bruce Jennings | Bruce Jennings Bob Beasley |
Porsche 911S | 195 |
16 | GTO | 06 | Chitwood Racing | Tim Chitwood Vince Gimondo |
Chevrolet Camaro | 191 |
17 | GTU | 45 | Carlos Moran | Carlos Moran Bob Fine "Jamsal" |
Porsche 911S | 185 |
18 | GTO | 7 | Team Sebring Racing | Bob Gray Terry Keller |
Chevrolet Corvette | 185 |
19 DNF |
GTO | 72 | Bill Arnold | Bill Arnold Carl Thompson |
Chevrolet Corvette | 182 |
20 | GTO | 78 | Ignacio Gonzalez | Luis Sereix Ignacio Gonzalez Gus Robayna |
Chevrolet Camaro | 178 |
21 | GTO | 86 | Hugh Kleinpeter | Hugh Kleinpeter Ron Goldleaf |
De Tomaso Pantera | 176 |
22 | GTU | 87 | R. Mandella | John Thomas Jim Cook |
Porsche 914-6 GT | 174 |
23 | GTO | 52 | Starbrite | John Tunstall Chuck Wade |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 173 |
24 | GTU | 27 | Jack Refenning | Ray Mummery Jack Refenning George Van Arsdale |
Porsche 911S | 170 |
25 | GTU | 90 | Ray Walle Mazda | Tom Reddy Tom Davey |
Mazda Cosmo | 168 |
26 | GTU | 8 | Automobiles International | Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina Jack May |
Lotus Europa | 162 |
27 | GTU | 3 | Bart Hartmann | Bart Hartmann Mark Domiteaux Donald Flores Tom Turner |
Austin Marina | 159 |
28 | GTU | 38 | Paul Spruell | Paul Spruell Walter Johnston Jan Petersen |
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT | 158 |
29 | GTO | 15 | Garcia Brothers Racing | Javier Garcia George Garcia |
Chevrolet Corvette | 157 |
30 | GTU | 5 | Richard Weiss | Raymond Gage John Emig Pedro Velasquez Jr. |
Porsche 911S | 150 |
31 DNF |
GTO | 19 | Richard Boystan | Jerry Thompson Richard Bostyan Don Yenko |
Chevrolet Corvette | 144 |
32 | GTU | 54 | Spirit Racing | Hal Sahlman Steve Southard Alex Job |
Porsche 914-6 GT | 141 |
33 | GTO | 81 | Dave Smith | Dave Smith Don Herman |
Chevrolet Corvette | 139 |
34 | GTO | 82 | Tom Ross | Tom Ross Jim Weber |
Ford Mustang | 138 |
35 DNF |
GTU | 99 | George Shafer | George Shafer Al Crookston Dick Scott |
Datsun 240Z | 129 |
36 DNF |
GTU | 03 | Bavarian Motors | Alf Gebhardt Sepp Grinbold Bruno Beilcke |
BMW 2002 | 126 |
37 | GTO | 41 | Jones Industries Racing | Herb Jones Jr. Steve Faul |
Chevrolet Camaro | 113 |
38 DNF |
GTO | 49 | Neil Potter | Neil Potter William Boyer |
Ford Mustang | 112 |
39 DNF |
GTU | 55 | Charles Kleinschmidt | Charles Kleinschmidt Jack Andrus |
MGB GT | 110 |
40 DNF |
GTU | 34 | George Drolsom | George Drolsom Bob Nagel |
Porsche 911S | 106 |
41 DNF |
GTO | 43 | Ecurie Escargot | John O'Steen Dave Helmick |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 102 |
42 DNF |
GTU | 64 | Miller & Norburn | Nick Craw John Morton Joe Peacock |
BMW 2002 TI | 102 |
43 | GTU | 31 | Juan Montalvo | Juan Montalvo Jim Grob |
Ford Escort | 102 |
44 DNF |
GTU | 22 | Tony Lilly | Tony Lilly Frank Marrs |
Lotus Europa | 97 |
45 DNF |
GTO | 47 | Clay Young | Eddie Johnson Clay Young Gene Felton |
Chevrolet Camaro | 96 |
46 DNF |
GTU | 08 | Stiles Construction | Ron Oyler Ken Braun Guy Church |
Renault 12 | 91 |
47 DNF |
GTO | 24 | BMW Motorsport North America | David Hobbs Benny Parsons |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 90 |
48 DNF |
GTO | 68 | Mike Meldeau | Mike Meldeau Bill McDill |
Chevrolet Camaro | 79 |
49 DNF |
GTO | 21 | Richard Stone | Richard Stone Greg Gillingham Frank Fine |
Shelby GT350 | 78 |
50 DNF |
GTU | 42 | Bob Hindson Racing | Bob Hindson Frank Carney Dick Davenport |
Porsche 911S | 77 |
51 DNF |
GTO | 96 | Mike Williamson | Mike Williamson Lawrence P. Pleasants Charles Gano |
Chevrolet Camaro | 74 |
52 DNF |
GTO | 97 | Jim Alspaugh | James Alspaugh Bill McVey |
Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 64 |
53 DNF |
GTO | 05 | Red Roof Inns/Jim Trueman | Jim Trueman Bobby Rahal |
Chevrolet Monza | 63 |
54 DNF |
GTO | 12 | Paul Bowden Racing | Ford Smith Bennett Aitken |
Chevrolet Camaro | 62 |
55 DNF |
GTU | 60 | Rusty Bond | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton |
Porsche 911S | 58 |
56 DNF |
GTU | 02 | Bill Scott | Bill Scott Milt Minter |
Volkswagen Scirocco | 54 |
57 DNF |
GTO | 29 | Hoyt Overbagh | Bud Wamsley Guy Thomas |
Chevrolet Corvette | 51 |
58 DNF |
GTO | 46 | Ahmed Valhuerdi | Manuel Quintana Luis Mendez Ahmed Valhuerdi |
Shelby GT350 | 50 |
59 DNF |
GTO | 73 | Howey Farms | David Crabtree Clark Howey |
Chevrolet Corvette | 47 |
60 DNF |
GTO | 39 | Wiley Doran | Wiley Doran Gary Belcher |
Chevrolet Corvette | 46 |
61 DNF |
GTO | 04 | Bill Nelson | Dale Kreider Stephen Bond |
Pontiac Astre | 46 |
62 DNF |
GTO | 18 | Terry Wolters | Terry Wolters Wayne Miller Joe Castellano |
Chevrolet Camaro | 39 |
63 DNF |
GTO | 66 | Big Apple Racing/Champale | Stephen Behr Janet Guthrie |
Chevrolet Monza | 38 |
64 DNF |
GTO | 76 | Levitt Racing/Spirit of Sebring | John Greenwood Mike Brockman |
Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 36 |
65 DNF |
GTU | 26 | Bonky Fernandez | Mandy Gonzalez Bonky Fernandez Mike Ramirez |
Lotus Elan | 28 |
66 DNF |
GTU | 17 | Aubrey Bowles | Aubrey Bowles Fred Rose |
Porsche 911S | 21 |
67 DNF |
GTO | 40 | R. V. Shulnburg | Bud Sherk R. V. Shulnburg Emory Donaldson |
Chevrolet Corvette | 11 |
68 DNF |
GTU | 63 | Luis Mendez | Luis Mendez Tony Canahuate Rene Rodriguez |
BMW 2002 | 11 |
69 DNF |
GTO | 36 | Motorcito Racing | Tico Almeida Pepe Romero |
Chevrolet Camaro | 10 |
70 DNF |
GTU | 01 | William Frates | William Frates Craig Ross Spencer Buzbee |
Datsun 240Z | 6 |
71 DNF |
GTO | 9 | Tony Ansley | Tony Ansley Ron Connelly |
Chevrolet Corvette | 6 |
72 DNF |
GTO | 79 | Don Nooe | Don Nooe Richard Gahn |
Shelby GT350 | 2 |
73 DNF |
GTO | 71 | Ralph Noseda | Ralph Noseda Richard Small |
Chevrolet Camaro | 1 |
74 DNF |
GTO | 33 | John Carusso | Dennis Stefl John Carusso |
Chevrolet Corvette | 1 |
75 DNF |
GTU | 75 | Skip Grenier | Skip Grenier Kevin Quigley Roger Ragland |
Mazda RX-2 | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 2 | Harry Theodoracopulos | Harry Theodoracopulos Michel Jourdain Sr. |
Chevrolet Monza | 0 |
DNS | GTU | 4 | C.A.C.I. | Bob Bergstrom Bill Shaw Martin Palmer |
Honda Civic | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 37 | Rick Mancuso | Irwin Jann | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 83 | Jim Logan | Jim Logan Bobbie Johnson |
BMW 3.0 CSL | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 93 | J. E. Logan | Larry Flynn Larry Bock |
Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 95 | John Freyre Don Yenko |
Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
Class Winners
[edit]Class | Winners | |
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GTO | Holbert / Keyser | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
GTU | White / McClain | Porsche 911S |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ "1976 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsportmagazine.com.