1976 12 Hours of Sebring

Summary

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
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
GTO Holbert / Keyser Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
GTU White / McClain Porsche 911S

References edit

  1. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "1976 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsportmagazine.com.