The Coca-Cola Classic Twelve Hours of Sebring, was the third round of the 1984 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 24, 1984. [1] Victory overall went to the No. 48 De Narvaez Enterprises Porsche 935 driven by Mauricio de Narvaez, Stefan Johansson, and Hans Heyer. [2] [3]
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
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1 | GTP | 48 | De Narvaez Enterprises | Mauricio de Narváez Stefan Johansson Hans Heyer | Porsche 935 | 263 |
2 | GTP | 57 | Blue Thunder Racing Team | Randy Lanier Bill Whittington Marty Hinze | March 83G | 261 |
3 | GTP | 6 | Henn's Swap Shop | Derek Bell A. J. Foyt Bob Wollek | Porsche 935 | 258 |
4 | GTP | 9 | Hino Truck | Wayne Baker Jim Mullen Tom Blackaller | Porsche 935 K3 | 258 |
5 | GTP | 5 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin John O'Steen Hans-Joachim Stuck | Porsche 935 | 256 |
6 | GTP | 14 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | Bob Wollek John Graham Hugo Gralia Preston Henn Al Holbert | Porsche 935 | 246 |
7 | GTP | 45 | Conte Racing | John Morton Tony Garcia Tony Adamowicz | Lola T600 | 244 |
8 | GTO | 4 | Stratagraph Inc. | Billy Hagan Gene Felton Terry Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro | 243 |
9 | GTU | 76 | Malibu Grand Prix | Jack Baldwin Ira Young Bob Reed | Mazda RX-7 | 238 |
10 | GTU | 32 | Alderman Datsun | George Alderman Carson Baird Lew Price | Datsun 280ZX | 234 |
11 | GTP | 04 | Group 44 | Brian Redman Pat Bedard | Jaguar XJR-5 | 234 |
12 | GTU | 7 | E. J. Pruitt & Sons | Ren Tilton Blake Pridgen Rusty Bond | Porsche 911 | 234 |
13 | GTU | 17 | Al Bacon Racing | Al Bacon Charles Guest | Mazda RX-7 | 222 |
14 | GTU | 51 | Chris Wilder | Van McDonald Dennis DeFranceschi | Porsche 911 | 222 |
15 | GTU | 71 | THR Foreign Car | John Higgins James King Howard Cherry | Porsche 911 | 221 |
16 | GTU | 23 | Roe-Selby Racing | Tim Selby Earl Roe | Porsche 914-6 GT | 221 |
17 | GTO | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Danny Smith | Mazda RX-7 | 221 |
18 | GTO | 68 | Luis Mendez Racing | Luis Mendez Chiqui Soldevilla Chris Marte | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 217 |
19 | GTU | 93 | Mid-O Racing | Don Marsh Ron Pawley Kelly Marsh Whitney Ganz | Porsche 935 | 216 |
20 | GTP | 05 | Hi-Tech Racing | Tico Almeida Miguel Morejon | Porsche 935 | 216 |
21 | GTO | 62 | Tim Morgan | Tim Morgan Peter Morgan Charles Bair Marcus Opie | Chevrolet Camaro | 215 |
22 | GTU | 28 | Budweiser Racing | John Jellinek Stefan Edlis Tom Brennan | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 212 |
23 | GTP | 97 | Tide & Mosler Racing | Tom Shelton Steve Shelton Claude Ballot-Léna John McComb | Ferrari 512 BB | 211 |
24 | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | Lee Mueller Terry Visger John Casey | Mazda RX-7 | 208 |
25 | GTU | 10 | Dave White Racing | Dave White George Drolsom Jerry Kendall | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 202 |
26 DNF | GTU | 0 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 | 186 |
27 | GTO | 01 | THR Foreign Car | George Hulse Jerry Kennedy Mike Cheung | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 183 |
28 | GTO | 21 | Oftedahl Racing | Craig Allen George Schwarz Andre Schwartz | Pontiac Firebird | 181 |
29 | GTO | 26 | Steve Roberts | William Boyer Steve Roberts | Chevrolet Camaro | 181 |
30 | GTO | 43 | Walker Brown Racing | Diego Montoya Brian Goellnicht Michael Roe | BMW M1 | 180 |
31 | GTO | 40 | Bieri Racing | Uli Bieri Matt Gysler Angelo Pallavicini | BMW M1 | 177 |
32 | GTO | 67 | Shafer Concrete | George Shafer Craig Shafer Joe Maloy | Chevrolet Camaro | 170 |
33 DNF | GTO | 09 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 169 |
34 DNF | GTO | 46 | Classic Motor Car | Frank Jellinek Paul Fassler Jerry Molnar | Pontiac Firebird | 167 |
35 | GTO | 99 | Comp Fibreglass | Phil Currin Steve Gentile Jim Cook Tommy Morrison | Chevrolet Corvette | 161 |
36 DNF | GTP | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller | March 82G | 158 |
37 | GTO | 94 | Tangent Racing | Bill Gardner James Durovy | Pontiac Firebird | 149 |
38 DNF | GTP | 15 | Kalagian/Ardisana | John Kalagian John Lloyd | Lola T600 | 148 |
39 DNF | GTU | 13 | Rubino Racing | Frank Rubino Jose Rodriguez David Leira | Mazda RX-7 | 146 |
40 | GTO | 83 | K & P Racing | Karl Keck Robert Whitaker William Wessel | Chevrolet Corvette | 138 |
41 DNF | GTO | 90 | Bob's Speed Products | Bob Lee Gary Myers Bill Julian | Buick Skyhawk | 137 |
42 DNF | GTP | 31 | Import Service Center | Larry O'Brien Mike van Steenburg | Mazda OVS-1 | 137 |
43 DNF | GTP | 00 | Kreepy Krauly Racing | Sarel van der Merwe Graham Duxbury Tony Martin | March 83G | 134 |
44 DNF | GTP | 86 | Bayside - Lowenbrau | Al Holbert Claude Ballot-Léna Hurley Haywood | Porsche 935 | 123 |
45 DNF | GTU | 60 | Roserace/Morrison | Dennis Krueger Tom Henrickson Rick Kinner | Mazda RX-7 | 114 |
46 DNF | GTP | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Doc Bundy | Jaguar XJR-5 | 114 |
47 DNF | GTP | 41 | Silver Lake Plantation | Gary Belcher Jean Rondeau John Gunn | Rondeau M382 | 109 |
48 DNF | GTU | 84 | Dole Racing | Clay Young Doug Grunnet Jim Burt | Pontiac Fiero | 105 |
49 DNF | GTO | 11 | Kreider Racing | Dale Kreider Roy Newsome Bobby Diehl | Chevrolet Camaro | 103 |
50 DNF | GTP | 24 | Pegasus Racing | M. L. Speer Jack Griffin | Porsche 935 | 96 |
51 DNF | GTO | 88 | Motorsports Marketing | Ken Murray Russ Boy Richard Valentine | Chevrolet Camaro | 95 |
52 DNF | GTO | 95 | Pennzoil de P. R. | Luis Gordillo Eduardo Salguero Manuel Villa | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 71 |
53 DNF | GTU | 69 | George Shafer | John Hofstra Peter Uria Mick Robinson | Porsche 911 | 69 |
54 DNF | GTU | 27 | Scuderia Rosso | Jim Fowells Ray Mummery Steve Potter | Mazda RX-7 | 65 |
55 DNF | GTP | 18 | Team Fomfor Racing | Max Welti "Fomfor" Willy Valiente | Sauber C7 | 63 |
56 DNF | GTU | 55 | Preston & Son | Whitney Ganz Gene Hackman | Mazda RX-7 | 59 |
57 DNF | GTP | 2 | Leon Bros. Racing | Al Leon Art Leon Terry Wolters | March 84G | 56 |
58 DNF | GTU | 79 | Whitehall Promotions | Tom Winters Bob Bergstrom Bill Adam | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 52 |
59 DNF | GTU | 42 | Gary Wonzer | Buzz Cason Peter Uria Gary Wonzer | Porsche 911 | 49 |
60 DNF | GTP | 3 | Pegasus Racing | Ken Madren M. L. Speer Wayne Pickering | March 84G | 44 |
61 DNF | GTO | 35 | G & H Development | Worth Williams Jim Leeward Steve Zwiren | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 43 |
62 DNF | GTO | 47 | Dingman Brothers Racing | Billy Dingman Walt Bohren | Chevrolet Corvette | 43 |
63 DNF | GTU | 58 | El Salvador Racing | Alfredo Mena Jim Trueman Deborah Gregg | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 40 |
64 DNF | GTP | 30 | Tim Chitwood | Tim Chitwood Joe Llauget Jose Rios | Chevrolet Monte Carlo | 38 |
65 DNF | GTU | 78 | Der Klaus Haus | Klaus Bitterauf Vicki Smith Arvid Albanese | Porsche 911 | 37 |
66 DNF | GTP | 61 | Deco Sales | Don Courtney Brent O'Neill Steve Shelton | Argo JM16 | 36 |
67 DNF | GTO | 85 | Latino Racing | Kikos Fonseca "Jamsal" Diego Febles | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 32 |
68 DNF | GTU | 66 | Mike Meyer Racing | Jack Dunham Paul Lewis Jeff Kline | Mazda RX-7 | 25 |
69 DNF | GTO | 64 | John Hulen | Ron Coupland John Hulen Dan Hartill | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 25 |
70 DNF | GTO | 22 | Walter Johnston | Larry Figaro Fernando Sabino | Pontiac Firebird | 25 |
71 DNF | GTP | 16 | Hinze Fencing | Marty Hinze | March 82G | 22 |
72 DNF | GTO | 77 | Sunrise Auto Parts | Jeff Loving Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro | 20 |
73 DNF | GTU | 03 | DiLella Racing | Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto | Porsche 911 | 19 |
74 DNF | GTP | 63 | RGP 500 Racing | John Maffucci Jim Downing | Argo JM16 | 17 |
75 DNF | GTO | 20 | Paul Canary Racing | Paul Canary Bob Barnett | Chevrolet Corvette | 17 |
76 DNF | GTU | 37 | Vero Racing | Peter Welter Tom Burdsall Nort Northam | Mazda RX-7 | 16 |
77 DNF | GTO | 56 | Coin Operated Racing | Rick Borlase Michael Hammond Don Kravig | Porsche 934 | 12 |
78 DNF | GTO | 33 | John McComb | John McComb Paul Pettey | Jaguar XJS | 6 |
79 DNF | GTP | 49 | Paul Goral | Paul Goral John Hayes-Harlow | Porsche 935 | 5 |
80 DNF | GTU | 87 | Performance Motorsports | Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Schneider | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 4 |
81 DNF | GTO | 52 | OMR Engines | Hoyt Overbagh Robert Theall Peter Kirill | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 |
DNS | GTP | 8 | Paul Canary Racing | Paul Canary Eppie Wietzes | McLaren M12 | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 19 | Signal 12 Racing | Jimmy Tumbleston Bobby Dumont | AMC Spirit | 0 |
DNS | GTU | 34 | Florco Design | Donald Flores Tom Turner | Lotus Europa | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 53 | Dan Nooe | Dan Nooe Gale O'Doski | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 |
DNS | GTP | 65 | Richard Habersin | Rick Habersin Bob Murray | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
DNS | GTU | 91 | B & G Racing | Charles W. Bryant Richard Burr Mike Graham | BMW 2002 | 0 |
DNS | GTU | 92 | Amar Racing Team | Robert Amar Ashmeed Mohammed | Toyota Corolla | 0 |
DNS | GTP | 96 | Tide & Mosler Racing | Claude Ballot-Léna | Ferrari 512 BB | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 98 | Sesana Racing | Alfredo Sesana Jorge Cortes | Chevrolet Monza | 0 |
Class | Winners | |
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GTP | De Narvaez / Johansson / Heyer | Porsche 935 |
GTO | Hagan / Felton / Labonte | Chevrolet Camaro |
GTU | Baldwin / Young / Reed | Mazda RX-7 |
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