The 1984 Camel GT Championship season was the 14th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for GTP class prototypes and GTO and GTU class Grand Tourer-style racing cars. It began February 4, 1984, and ended November 25, 1984, after seventeen rounds.
The GT and Prototype classes did not participate in all events, nor did they race together at shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | SunBank 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 4 February 5 |
2 | Budweiser Grand Prix of Miami | 3 Hours | GTP | Streets of Miami | February 26 |
45 Minutes | GTO | ||||
45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
3 | Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 24 |
4 | Road Atlanta 500 | 500 km | All | Road Atlanta | April 8 |
5 | Los Angeles Times/Nissan Grand Prix | 6 Hours | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 29 |
6 | Red Lobster Monterey Triple Crown | 45 Minutes | GTO/GTU | Laguna Seca Raceway | May 6 |
100 Miles | GTP | ||||
7 | Charlotte Camel GT 500 | 500 km | All | Charlotte Motor Speedway | May 20 |
8 | Coca-Cola 500 | 45 Minutes | GTO | Lime Rock Park | May 28 |
45 Minutes | GTU | ||||
1 Hour | GTP | ||||
9 | Lumbermen's 500 | 500 km | All | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | June 10 |
10 | Camel Continental Double Three-Hour | 3 Hours (twice) | All | Watkins Glen International | July 8 |
11 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 30 Minutes | GTU | Portland International Raceway | July 28 |
3 Hours | GTP/GTO | July 29 | |||
12 | Ford California Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTP | Sears Point Raceway | August 5 |
75 Miles | GTO/GTU | ||||
13 | Budweiser Classic | 500 Miles | All | Road America | August 26 |
14 | Grand Prix at Pocono | 500 km | All | Pocono Raceway | September 9 |
15 | Michigan 500k | 100 km | GTU | Michigan International Speedway | September 15 |
500 km | GTP/GTO | September 16 | |||
16 | New York 500 | 500 km | All | Watkins Glen International | September 30 |
17 | Eastern Airlines 3 Hours of Daytona | 3 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | November 25 |
Rnd | Circuit | GTP Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | Results |
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GTP Winning Drivers | GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Daytona | #00 Kreepy Krauly Racing | #4 Stratagraph Inc. | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Sarel van der Merwe Graham Duxbury Tony Martin | Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Gene Felton | Jack Baldwin Jim Cook Ira Young Bob Reed | |||
2 | Miami | #04 Group 44 | #47 Dingman Bros. Racing | #99 All American Racers | Results |
Doc Bundy Brian Redman | Walt Bohren | Chris Cord | |||
3 | Sebring | #48 DeNarvaez Enterprises | #4 Stratagraph Inc. | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Mauricio DeNarvaez Hans Heyer Stefan Johansson | Terry Labonte Billy Hagan Gene Felton | Jack Baldwin Bob Reed Ira Young | |||
4 | Road Atlanta | #16 Marty Hinze Racing | #4 Stratagraph Inc. | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Don Whittington | Billy Hagan Gene Felton | Jack Baldwin Bob Reed | |||
5 | Riverside | #56 Blue Thunder Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | #87 Performance Motorsports | Results |
Bill Whittington Randy Lanier | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson | Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Schneider | |||
6 | Laguna Seca | #56 Blue Thunder Racing | #77 Brooks Racing | #99 All American Racers | Results |
Randy Lanier | John Bauer | Jim Adams | |||
7 | Charlotte | #56 Blue Thunder Racing | #4 Stratagraph Inc. | #99 All American Racers | Results |
Bill Whittington Randy Lanier | Billy Hagan Gene Felton | Chris Cord Jim Adams | |||
8 | Lime Rock | #00 Kreepy Krauly Racing | #38 Mandeville Auto Tech | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Sarel van der Merwe | Roger Mandeville | Jack Baldwin | |||
9 | Mid-Ohio | #14 Holbert Racing | #91 Electrodyne | #66 Mike Meyer Racing | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Chester Vincentz Dave White | Jack Dunham Jeff Kline | |||
10 | Watkins Glen | #14 Holbert Racing | #91 Electrodyne | #87 Performance Motorsports | Results |
Al Holbert Jim Adams Derek Bell | Chester Vincentz Jim Mullen | Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Schneider | |||
11 | Portland | #56 Blue Thunder Racing | #51 Corvette | #76 Malibu Grand Prix | Results |
Bill Whittington Randy Lanier | David Schroeder Tom Hendrickson | Jack Baldwin | |||
12 | Sears Point | #56 Blue Thunder Racing | #77 Brooks Racing | #98 All American Racers | Results |
Bill Whittington | John Bauer | Dennis Aase | |||
13 | Road America | #14 Holbert Racing | #91 Electrodyne | #66 Mike Meyer Racing | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Chester Vincentz Jim Mullen | Jack Dunham Jeff Kline | |||
14 | Pocono | #14 Holbert Racing | #65 English Enterprises | #87 Performance Motorsports | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Gene Felton | Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Schneider | |||
15 | Michigan | #56 Blue Thunder Racing | #91 Electrodyne | #84 Dole Racing | Results |
Bill Whittington Randy Lanier | Chester Vincentz Jim Mullen | Clay Young | |||
16 | Watkins Glen | #57 Blue Thunder Racing | #91 Electrodyne | #84 Dole Racing | Results |
Dale Whittington Randy Lanier | Chester Vincentz Jim Mullen | Clay Young | |||
17 | Daytona | #14 Holbert Racing | #67 Roush Racing | #87 Performance Motorsports | Results |
Al Holbert Derek Bell | Wally Dallenbach Jr. Willy T. Ribbs | Elliot Forbes-Robinson John Schneider |
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