# 1979 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1979 IMSA GT Championship. The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 17, 1979. Victory overall went to the No. 9 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by Bob Akin, Rob McFarlin, and Roy Woods.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| 1 | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Rob McFarlin Roy Woods | Porsche 935 | 239 |
| 2 | GTX | 5 | Busch Beer Racing | Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller | Porsche 935 | 238 |
| 3 | GTX | 3 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Garretson Gary Belcher Bob Bondurant | Porsche 935 | 235 |
| 4 | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing | Rolf Stommelen Dick Barbour Rick Mears | Porsche 935 | 234 |
| 5 | GTO | 38 | Boricua Racing | Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Chiqui Soldevilla | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 233 |
| 6 | GTX | 13 | Hal Shaw Racing | Hal Shaw Jr. Norm Ridgley | Porsche 935 | 231 |
| 7 | GTO | 69 | Bytzek Automotive | Horst Kroll Rudy Bartling | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 230 |
| 8 | GTO | 54 | Montura Ranch Estates | Tony Garcia Juan Montalvo Alberto Vadia | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 229 |
| 9 | GTO | 98 | Van Every Racing | Lance Van Every Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 226 |
| 10 | GTO | 37 | Botero Racing Team | Honorato Espinosa Francisco Lopez Jorge Cortes | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 219 |
| 11 | GTU | 60 | E. J. Pruitt & Sons | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton | Porsche 911S | 219 |
| 12 | GTU | 39 | Barrick Motor Racing | Jim Trueman John Higgins Chip Mead | Porsche 911 | 215 |
| 13 | GTX | 77 | Roger T. Mandeville | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Jim Downing | Mazda RX-7 | 213 |
| 14 | GTO | 07 | Morrison's | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller David McClain | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 205 |
| 15 | GTO | 89 | Hector Huerta | Francisco Romero Ernesto Soto | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 201 |
| 16 | GTU | 33 | Peter Welter | Peter Welter Richard Aten Jack Refenning | Porsche 911 | 198 |
| 17 | GTO | 2 | Thunderbird Swap-Shop | Bonnie Henn Lyn St. James Janet Guthrie | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 | 194 |
| 18 | GTX | 70 | Walt Bohren Racing | Walt Bohren James Besmer | Mazda RX-7 | 193 |
| 19 | GTO | 91 | Framm Productions | Roger Schramm Werner Frank | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 192 |
| 20 | GTU | 51 | Personalized Porsche | Robert Kirby Wayne Baker Tom Winters | Porsche 914 | 188 |
| 21 | GTU | 08 | Moran Construction | Terry Wolters Bob Buchler Nort Northam | Porsche 911 | 182 |
| 22 | GTU | 62 | Koll Motor Sports | Bill Koll Jim Cook Dennis Aase | Porsche 914 | 182 |
| 23 | GTU | 93 | M. Rochas Porsche | David Deacon Reagan Riley Hank Franczak | Porsche 914 | 179 |
| 24 DNF | GTX | 18 | JLP Racing | John Paul Al Holbert | Porsche 935 | 176 |
| 25 | GTO | 52 | Ours & Hours Racing | Jack Swanson Dick Gauthier | Chevrolet Camaro | 158 |
| 26 DNF | GTX | 09 | Thunderbird Swap-Shop | Hurley Haywood Preston Henn Peter Gregg | Porsche 935 | 157 |
| 27 DNF | GTO | 66 | Sunset Racing | Jeff Loving Richard Small Ralph Noseda | Chevrolet Camaro | 148 |
| 28 DNF | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 147 |
| 29 | GTU | 01 | Roehrig Racing | Dave White Robert Overby | Porsche 911 | 147 |
| 30 DNF | GTO | 12 | Ford Smith Racing | Ford Smith Jimmy Tumbleston Neil Potter | Chevrolet Camaro | 139 |
| 31 DNF | GTU | 71 | Bruce Jennings | Bruce Jennings Bob Beasley | Porsche 911 | 136 |
| 32 | GTU | 44 | SUD Porsche Racing | George Van Arsdale Kent Murry | Porsche 911 | 131 |
| 33 | GTU | 02 | Roehrig Racing | J. Dana Roehrig J. Kurt Roehrig | Porsche 911 | 128 |
| 34 | GTX | 53 | Guy F. Thomas | Guy Thomas Milton Moise Tom Nehl | Chevrolet Camaro | 122 |
| 35 DNF | GTX | 00 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 | 120 |
| 36 | GTX | 43 | Meldeau Tire Stores | Bill McDill Tom Frank | Chevrolet Camaro | 118 |
| 37 DNF | GTO | 81 | Jones Ind. Racing | Steve Faul Herb Jones Jr. Fred Lang | Chevrolet Corvette | 116 |
| 38 DNF | GTO | 29 | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan Hoyt Overbagh Ron Reed | Chevrolet Monza | 115 |
| 39 DNF | GTU | 50 | R & H Racing | Rainer Brezinka Gary Hirsch Fritz Hochreuter | Porsche 911S | 109 |
| 40 DNF | GTU | 75 | Mike Ramirez | Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo | Porsche 911 | 108 |
| 41 DNF | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 | 106 |
| 42 DNF | GTX | 94 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Bill Whittington Don Whittington | Porsche 935 | 104 |
| 43 DNF | GTU | 72 | Bill Scott Racing-Z&W | Bill Scott Pierre Honegger | Porsche 911 | 99 |
| 44 DNF | GTO | 92 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Dale Whittington R. D. Whittington Milt Minter | Porsche 934 | 94 |
| 45 DNF | GTU | 88 | Day Enterprise Racing | Dave Yerger Dario Orlando Del Russo Taylor | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 90 |
| 46 DNF | GTU | 85 | John E. Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Bob Speakman | Porsche 914 | 82 |
| 47 DNF | GTO | 56 | Peerless Racing | Craig Carter Murray Edwards Richard Valentine | Chevrolet Camaro | 81 |
| 48 DNF | GTX | 23 | Kemp Motoracing | Charlie Kemp Kees Nierop Carson Baird | Ford Mustang II | 80 |
| 49 DNF | GTU | 27 | Miami Auto Racing | Ray Mummery Tom Sheehy Luis Sereix | Porsche 911S | 80 |
| 50 DNF | GTX | 97 | Ricardo Londoño | Ricardo Londoño George Garces John Gunn | Porsche 935 | 77 |
| 51 DNF | GTU | 8 | Automobiles International | Anatoly Arutunoff Jose Marina Danny Sullivan | Lancia Stratos HF | 75 |
| 52 DNF | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Mark Greb John Maffucci | Porsche 911 | 75 |
| 53 DNF | GTO | 03 | Motorcito Racing | Tico Almeida Rene Rodriguez Pepe Romero | Chevrolet Corvette | 73 |
| 54 DNF | GTU | 31 | Hiram Cruz | Hiram Cruz Juan Lopez Mandy Gonzalez | Porsche 911 | 66 |
| 55 DNF | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Phil Currin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 65 |
| 56 DNF | GTU | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing | Bob Bergstrom Brad Frisselle | Mazda RX-7 | 64 |
| 57 DNF | GTO | 04 | Rick Thompkins | Rick Thompkins Dave Heinz | Chevrolet Corvette | 61 |
| 58 DNF | GTO | 95 | Ozone Industries | Stephen Bond Philip Dann | Chevrolet Monza | 49 |
| 59 DNF | GTO | 22 | Oftedahl Racing | Peter Kirill Gerry Wellik Carl Shafer | Chevrolet Camaro | 37 |
| 60 DNF | GTU | 25 | Metal Craft Racing | Bob Zulkowski Gerard Raney | Porsche 914 | 34 |
| 61 DNF | GTX | 17 | Kenneth D. LaGrow | Kenneth LaGrow William Boyer | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 |
| 62 DNF | GTU | 16 | Overstreet Racing Ent. | Darrel Overstreet Dwight Mitchell | Porsche 914 | 25 |
| 63 DNF | GTX | 28 | Desperado Racing | Clif Kearns Giampiero Moretti | Porsche 935 | 23 |
| 64 DNF | GTU | 61 | Bill Bean | Bill Bean Al Cosentino Tom Ashby | Mazda RX-3 | 19 |
| 65 DNF | GTX | 7 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Sr. "Jamsal" Carlos Moran | Porsche 935 | 17 |
| 66 DNF | GTU | 57 | J. F. Tremblay | John Tremblay Bob Lapp | Datsun 240Z | 12 |
| 67 DNF | GTU | 40 | Performance Specialists | Steve Southard Earl Roe | Porsche 914 | 11 |
| 68 DNF | GTU | 67 | Quintana Racing | Manuel Quintana Joaquin Balaguer Jorge DeCardenas Pedro Vazquez | Porsche 911 | 9 |
| 69 DNF | GTU | 48 | Fillingham Racing | Sam Fillingham Courtney Canfield Tim Chitwood | Chevrolet Corvette | 8 |
| 70 DNF | GTO | 21 | Oftedahl/Shafer Farms | Carl Shafer John Wood | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 |
| 71 DNF | GTO | 15 | Bavarian Motors | Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilcke | BMW 3.5 CSL | 4 |
| 72 DNF | GTO | 4 | B. R. Racing Team | Mark Leuzinger Mike Van der Werff | De Tomaso Pantera | 0 |

### Class Winners

| Class | Winners | |
| GTX | Akin / McFarland / Woods | Porsche 935 |
| GTO | Fernandez / Ferrer / Soldevilla | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
| GTU | Bond / Tilton | Porsche 911S |