# 1978 12 Hours of Sebring

The Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Camel GT Challenge was the second round of the 1978 IMSA GT Championship. The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway on March 18, 1978. The overall victory went to No. 9, Dick Barbour Racing (Porsche 935). The drivers were Brian Redman, Charles Mendez and Bob Garretson.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| 1 | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Brian Redman Charles Mendez Bob Garretson | Porsche 935 | 240 |
| 2 | GTX | 95 | Bob Hagestad | Bob Hagestad Hurley Haywood | Porsche 935 | 240 |
| 3 | GTX | 13 | Ore House - Vail | Hal Shaw Jr. Tom Spalding | Porsche 935 | 239 |
| 4 | GTO | 33 | JLP Racing | John Paul Bonky Fernandez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 233 |
| 5 | GTX | 32 | Earle & Akin Racing | Steve Earle Bob Akin Rick Knoop | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 225 |
| 6 | GTU | 77 | Bill Scott Racing | Francisco Romero Ernesto Soto | Porsche 911S | 219 |
| 7 | GTU | 42 | El Sol Racing | Chiqui Soldevilla Luis Gordillo | Porsche 911S | 213 |
| 8 DNF | GTO | 25 | KWM Racing | Kenper Miller Walt Bohren | BMW 3.5 CSL | 211 |
| 9 | AC | 96 | Unicure | Gene Felton Vince Gimondo | Buick Skylark | 209 |
| 10 | GTU | 62 | William J. Koll | Bill Koll David Hamren Dennis Sherman | Porsche 914-6 GT | 209 |
| 11 | GTO | 03 | Cliff Gottlob | Cliff Gottlob Danny Terrill | Chevrolet Corvette | 199 |
| 12 | GTU | 99 | Bob Bondurant | Steve Cook Bill Cooper Ron Southern | Datsun 260Z | 198 |
| 13 DNF | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Alec Poole | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 197 |
| 14 | GTO | 57 | Sebring Racing | Terry Keller Bob Gray Nort Northam | Chevrolet Corvette | 197 |
| 15 | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione Jack Rynerson | Porsche 911 | 196 |
| 16 | GTU | 50 | Fritz Hochreuter | Fritz Hochreuter Rudy Bartling Rainer Brezinka | Porsche 911S | 189 |
| 17 | GTO | 48 | Autodyne | Luis Sereix Lyn St. James Phil Currin | Chevrolet Corvette | 186 |
| 18 | GTU | 01 | Roehrig Racing | Dave White J. Dana Roehrig Gary Mesnick | Porsche 911S | 185 |
| 19 | AC | 92 | Road Atlanta | Dave Sloyer Jim Fitzgerald | Plymouth Volare | 184 |
| 20 | GTO | 79 | Rennsport Porsche Works | Michael Callas Peter Papke Jim Cook | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 182 |
| 21 | GTU | 89 | Barrick Motor Racing | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton | Porsche 911 | 181 |
| 22 | GTX | 05 | Saltwater Band | Stephen Bond Philip Dann | Chevrolet Monza | 181 |
| 23 | GTU | 85 | John Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Nick Engels | Porsche 914-6 GT | 174 |
| 24 | GTX | 93 | Whittington Bros. | Don Whittington Russ Boy | Porsche 934/5 | 172 |
| 25 | GTU | 70 | Race Car Ent. | M. L. Speer Windle Turley | Porsche 911S | 168 |
| 26 | GTU | 71 | Foreign Exchange Racing | John Higgins Tim Cooper James King | Porsche 911 | 168 |
| 27 | GTU | 88 | Hamilton House Racing | Joseph Hamilton Chuck Wade Ron Collins | Porsche 911S | 167 |
| 28 DNF | GTO | 07 | Morrison's Inc. | Dave Cowart Nick Craw Joe Castellano | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 165 |
| 29 DNF | GTU | 00 | Red Roof Inns | Steve Southard Jim Trueman | Porsche 914-6 GT | 164 |
| 30 | GTU | 52 | Native Tan | Charles Kleinschmidt Lee Culpepper William Koch | MGB GT | 160 |
| 31 | GTU | 21 | DiLella Racing | Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto | Porsche 914 | 152 |
| 32 DNF | GTU | 51 | Wynn's International | John Hotchkis Robert Kirby Dennis Aase | Porsche 911S | 142 |
| 33 DNF | GTO | 14 | Robert LaMay | Robert LaMay Richard Valentine Larry Parker | Ford Mustang | 140 |
| 34 | GTO | 91 | Framm Promotions / W. Frank | Werner Frank Roger Schramm | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 140 |
| 35 DNF | GTU | 08 | Terry Wolters | Terry Wolters Wayne Miller | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 129 |
| 36 | GTU | 35 | Team Beilcke | Bruno Beilcke Sepp Grinbold Alf Gebhardt | BMW 2002 | 123 |
| 37 | GTO | 12 | George Garcia | George Garcia Daniel Vilarchao | Chevrolet Corvette | 122 |
| 38 DNF | GTX | 2 | McLaren North America | David Hobbs Milt Minter Tom Klausler | BMW 320i Turbo | 119 |
| 39 | GTU | 61 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Jim Downing | Mazda RX-3 | 116 |
| 40 DNF | GTX | 09 | Belcher Racing | Gary Belcher Doc Bundy | Porsche 934/5 | 115 |
| 41 | GTX | 38 | Meldeau Tire Co. | Mike Meldeau Bill McDill | Chevrolet Camaro | 113 |
| 42 | GTX | 17 | Kenneth LaGrow | Kenneth LaGrow Jimmy Tumbleston | Chevrolet Camaro | 112 |
| 43 | GTU | 02 | H. David Redszus | H. David Redszus Merv Rosen | BMW 2002 | 111 |
| 44 DNF | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing Inc. | George Drolsom Hugh Davenport | Porsche 911S | 98 |
| 45 DNF | GTU | 84 | Worldparts | Bob Speakman John Maffucci | Datsun 260Z | 98 |
| 46 DNF | AC | 47 | Tim Chitwood | Tim Chitwood Sam Fillingham K. P. Jones | Chevrolet Nova | 90 |
| 47 DNF | GTO | 87 | Pedro Vazquez | Pedro Vazqez Ron Oyler | Porsche 911S | 83 |
| 48 DNF | GTX | 06 | R. V. Shulnburg Scrap Metal | R. V. Shulnburg Dave Heinz Michael Keyser | Chevrolet Corvette | 83 |
| 49 | GTX | 28 | Desperado Racing | Clif Kearns Marty Hinze Stephen Behr | Porsche 935 | 79 |
| 50 DNF | GTX | 24 | Executive Industries | Tom Frank Bob Bergstrom | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 77 |
| 51 DNF | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 76 |
| 52 DNF | GTU | 27 | Miami Auto Racing | Ray Mummery Jack Refenning Tom Sheehy | Porsche 911S | 70 |
| 53 DNF | AC | 0 | Chesrown Olds | Gene Rutherford Tom Wallace Kathy Wallace | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 66 |
| 54 DNF | GTX | 3 | Bill Freeman Racing | Bill Freeman Bob Harmon Byron Leydecker | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 62 |
| 55 DNF | GTX | 73 | Howey Farms | Clark Howey Dale Koch | Chevrolet Camaro | 50 |
| 56 DNF | GTO | 4 | B. R. Racing Team | Mark Leuzinger Mike Van der Werff | De Tomaso Pantera | 48 |
| 57 DNF | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Performance | Dick Barbour Rolf Stommelen Manfred Schurti | Porsche 935-77A | 47 |
| 58 DNF | GTX | 11 | Javier Garcia | Javier Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette | 46 |
| 59 DNF | GTX | 41 | Jones Ind. Racing | Herb Jones Jr. Steve Faul | Chevrolet Camaro | 45 |
| 60 DNF | GTU | 76 | Quality Inn | Frank Thomas Lee Mueller Paul May | Porsche 911 | 43 |
| 61 DNF | GTU | 19 | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | Anatoly Arutnoff Brian Goellnicht Jose Marina | Lancia Stratos HF | 34 |
| 62 DNF | GTX | 8 | Robert Beasley | Bob Beasley Bruce Jennings | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 30 |
| 63 DNF | GTU | 45 | Vann's Auto Body | Gary Steele Jim Gaeta Bob Zulkowski | Porsche 911 | 28 |
| 64 DNF | GTO | 20 | Bostyan Racing | Richard Bostyan Jerry Thompson Don Yenko | Chevrolet Corvette | 26 |
| 65 DNF | GTO | 30 | Aro-Mandy Racing | Mandy Gonzalez Hiram Cruz Manuel Villa | BMW 3.0 CSL | 25 |
| 66 DNF | AC | 80 | Herb Adams | Herb Adams Pat Bedard Marv Thomson | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 21 |
| 67 DNF | GTX | 86 | Team Pantera | Hugh Kleinpeter Jef Stevens | De Tomaso Pantera | 17 |
| 68 DNF | GTO | 04 | Rick Thompkins | Rick Thompkins Randy Blessing | Chevrolet Corvette | 15 |
| 69 DNF | GTX | 59 | Brumos Porsche | Peter Gregg Brad Frisselle | Porsche 935 | 11 |
| 70 DNF | GTO | 23 | Overbagh Motor Racing | Hoyt Overbagh Billy Hagan Bud Wamsley | Chevrolet Monza | 8 |
| 71 DNF | GTU | 78 | Abingdon/Ashley Motors | Rod Bremner Don McKnight | Triumph TR7 | 7 |
| 72 DNF | GTU | 49 | Ted Schumacher Racing | Ted Schumacher Robert Hubbard John Kelly | Triumph GT6 | 7 |
| 73 DNF | GTX | 7 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Sr. Norm Ridgley | Porsche 935 | 6 |
| 74 DNF | GTX | 40 | Quintana Racing | Manuel Quintana Richard Stone | Ford Mustang | 5 |
| 75 DNF | GTX | 1 | Dale Kreider Racing | Dale Kreider Jack Baldwin | Chevrolet Corvette | 4 |
| 76 DNF | GTX | 54 | Raul Garcia | Joaquin Lopez Raul Garcia | Chevrolet Camaro | 2 |

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | |
| GTX | Redman / Mendez / Garretson | Porsche 935 |
| GTO | Paul / Fernandez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
| GTU | Romero / Soto | Porsche 911 |
| AC | Felton / Gimondo | Buick Skylark |