# 1979 IMSA GT Championship

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.

## Schedule

Not all classes participated in shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 17 |
| 3 | Road Atlanta Grand Prix | 75 Miles | GTU | Road Atlanta | April 8 |
| 3 | Road Atlanta Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Road Atlanta | April 8 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | 6 Hours | All | Riverside International Raceway | April 22 |
| 5 | Datsun Monterey Triple Crown | 45 Minutes | GTU | Laguna Seca Raceway | April 29 |
| 5 | Datsun Monterey Triple Crown | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Laguna Seca Raceway | April 29 |
| 6 | Mother's Day Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GTU | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | May 13 |
| 6 | Mother's Day Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Hallett Motor Racing Circuit | May 13 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola 350 | 45 Minutes | GTU | Lime Rock Park | May 28 |
| 7 | Coca-Cola 350 | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Lime Rock Park | May 28 |
| 8 | Pepsi Grand Prix | 100 Miles | All | Brainerd International Raceway | June 17 |
| 9 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 10 | Mid-Ohio GT 250 | 250 Miles | All | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 15 |
| 11 | Sprite Grand Prix | 75 Miles | GTU | Sears Point International Raceway | July 29 |
| 11 | Sprite Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Sears Point International Raceway | July 29 |
| 12 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Portland International Raceway | August 5 |
| 12 | G.I. Joe's Grand Prix | 45 Minutes | GTU | Portland International Raceway | August 5 |
| 13 | Pabst 500 | 500 Miles | All | Road America | September 2 |
| 14 | Grand Prix of Road Atlanta | 100 Miles | GTX/GTO | Road Atlanta | September 23 |
| 14 | Grand Prix of Road Atlanta | 75 Miles | GTU | Road Atlanta | September 23 |
| 15 | Winston GT 250 | 250 Miles | All | Daytona International Speedway | November 25 |

## Season results

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