1979 IMSA GT Championship

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The 1979 Winston GT season was the 9th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series for GTX class Group 5 cars and GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars. It began February 3, 1979, and ended November 25, 1979, after fifteen rounds.

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Schedule

Not all classes participated in shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.

RndRaceLengthClassCircuitDate
1 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge 24 HoursAll Daytona International Speedway February 3
February 4
2 Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 HoursAll Sebring International Raceway March 17
3Road Atlanta Grand Prix75 MilesGTU Road Atlanta April 8
100 MilesGTX/GTO
4 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix 6 HoursAll Riverside International Raceway April 22
5 Datsun Monterey Triple Crown45 MinutesGTU Laguna Seca Raceway April 29
100 MilesGTX/GTO
6Mother's Day Grand Prix1 HourGTU Hallett Motor Racing Circuit May 13
100 MilesGTX/GTO
7 Coca-Cola 35045 MinutesGTU Lime Rock Park May 28
100 MilesGTX/GTO
8 Pepsi Grand Prix100 MilesAll Brainerd International Raceway June 17
9Paul Revere 250250 MilesAll Daytona International Speedway July 4
10Mid-Ohio GT 250250 MilesAll Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 15
11 Sprite Grand Prix75 MilesGTU Sears Point International Raceway July 29
100 MilesGTX/GTO
12 G.I. Joe's Grand Prix100 MilesGTX/GTO Portland International Raceway August 5
45 MinutesGTU
13 Pabst 500500 MilesAll Road America September 2
14Grand Prix of Road Atlanta100 MilesGTX/GTO Road Atlanta September 23
75 MilesGTU
15 Winston GT 250250 MilesAll Daytona International Speedway November 25

Season results

RndCircuitGTX Winning TeamGTO Winning TeamGTU Winning TeamResults
GTX Winning DriversGTO Winning DriversGTU Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #0 Interscope Racing Flag of the United States.svg #65 Modena Sports Cars Flag of Japan.svg #7 Mazda Technical Center Results
Flag of the United States.svg Ted Field
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Ongais
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg John Morton
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Adamowicz 		Flag of Japan.svg Yoshimi Katayama
Flag of Japan.svg Takashi Yorino
Flag of Japan.svg Yojiro Terada
2 Sebring Flag of the United States.svg #9 Dick Barbour Racing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg #38 Boricua Racing Flag of the United States.svg #60 E. J. Pruitt & Sons Results
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Akin
Flag of the United States.svg Rob McFarlin
Flag of the United States.svg Roy Woods		 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Bonky Fernandez
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Tato Ferrer
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Chiqui Soldevilla		 Flag of the United States.svg Rusty Bond
Flag of the United States.svg Ren Tilton
3 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
4 Riverside Flag of the United States.svg #94 Whittington Bros. Racing Flag of the United States.svg #07 Morrison's Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Don Whittington
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Whittington 		Flag of the United States.svg Dave Cowart
Flag of the United States.svg Kenper Miller		 Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Adamowicz
5 Laguna Seca Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
6 Hallett Flag of the United States.svg #2 McLaren North America Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #64 Dennis Aase Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Aase
7 Lime Rock Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #38 Sam Posey Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister Flag of the United States.svg Sam Posey
8 Brainerd Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #7 Walt Bohren Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister Flag of the United States.svg Walt Bohren
9 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #5 Busch Beer Racing Flag of the United States.svg #99 Phil Curran Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Mendez
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg Phil Curran Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
10 Mid-Ohio Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg
Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood 		Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister
Flag of the United States.svg Alan Johnson		 Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
11 Sears Point Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #55 Johnson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Howard Meister Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
12 Portland Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #21 Neil Shelton Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Neil Shelton Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
13 Road America Flag of the United States.svg #2 McLaren North America Flag of the United States.svg #44 Group 44 Flag of the United States.svg #79 Sports Ltd. Racing Results
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Bell 		Flag of the United States.svg Bob Tullius
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Fuerstenau		 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bergstrom
Flag of the United States.svg Rick Knoop
14 Road Atlanta Flag of the United States.svg #59 Brumos Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #25 Deren Automobile Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Gregg Flag of the United States.svg Kenper Miller Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf
15 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #94 Whittington Bros. Racing Flag of Colombia.svg #46 DeNavarez Racing Flag of the United States.svg #83 Electramotive Results
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Whittington Flag of Colombia.svg Mauricio DeNavarez Flag of the United States.svg Don Devendorf


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