# 1976 12 Hours of Sebring

The Sebring 76 Twelve Hours of Endurance, was the second round of the 1976 IMSA GT Championship. 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.

## Race results

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

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