# 1980 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1980 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on 22 March 1980. Victory overall went to the No. 6 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by John Fitzpatrick and Dick Barbour.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| 1 | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing | John Fitzpatrick Dick Barbour | Porsche 935 | 253 |
| 2 | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais | Porsche 935 | 250 |
| 3 | GTX | 93 | Whittington Bros. | Don Whittington Bill Whittington Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 | 247 |
| 4 | GTX | 09 | Thunderbird Swap Shop | John Paul Preston Henn Al Holbert | Porsche 935 | 239 |
| 5 | GTX | 05 | Mendez/Woods/Akin | Bob Akin Roy Woods Skeeter McKitterick | Porsche 935 | 232 |
| 6 | GTO | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Bill Adam | Triumph TR8 | 230 |
| 7 | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Garretson Bobby Rahal Kees Nierop | Porsche 935 | 227 |
| 8 | GTX | 07 | Ludwig Heimrath | Ludwig Heimrath Johnny Rutherford Carlos Moran | Porsche 935 | 224 |
| 9 | GTU | 77 | Mandeville Racing | Roger Mandeville Jim Downing Brad Frisselle | Mazda RX-7 | 222 |
| 10 | GTX | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven | Porsche 935 | 220 |
| 11 DNF | GTO | 68 | Porsche Montecarlo | Luis Mendez Jaime Rodriguez Ernesto Soto | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 216 |
| 12 | GTO | 03 | Toyota Village | Werner Frank James Brolin | Porsche 934 | 213 |
| 13 | GTO | 92 | Framm Promotions | Roger Schramm Rudy Bartling | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 213 |
| 14 | GTU | 95 | Mike Ramirez | Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo | Porsche 911 | 212 |
| 15 | GTU | 96 | NTS Racing | Sam Posey George Alderman Fred Stiff | Datsun 240Z | 211 |
| 16 | GTO | 37 | Botero Racing | Honorato Espinosa Jorge Cortes | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 211 |
| 17 | GTU | 81 | Trinity Racing | Mark Welch Tom Winters Jim Cook | Mazda RX-7 | 210 |
| 18 | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Bill Johnson Rob Hoskins | Porsche 911 | 206 |
| 19 | GTO | 56 | Rick Borlase | Rick Borlase Don Kravig Michael Hammond | Porsche 911 | 205 |
| 20 | GTU | 22 | R&H Racing | Gary Hirsch Rainer Brezinka Peter Aschenbrenner | Porsche 914 | 205 |
| 21 | GTO | 98 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 194 |
| 22 | GTO | 90 | Bob's Speed Products | Bob Lee Rick Kump Jim Leo | AMC AMX | 191 |
| 23 DNF | GTO | 54 | Montura Racing | Tony Garcia Albert Naon Terry Herman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 187 |
| 24 | GTU | 87 | Der Klaus Haus | Klaus Bitterauf James Moxley Vicki Smith | Porsche 911 | 185 |
| 25 | GTU | 31 | Lopez Bros. | Juan Lopez Jose Arzeno | Porsche 911 | 179 |
| 26 DNF | GTO | 46 | de Narvaez Enterprises | Mauricio de Narváez Ricardo Londoño | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 177 |
| 27 DNF | GTX | 30 | Electrodyne | Giampiero Moretti Giorgio Pianta Renzo Zorzi | Porsche 935 | 176 |
| 28 DNF | GTU | 24 | DiLella Racing | Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto | Porsche 914-6 GT | 172 |
| 29 | GTO | 60 | Bill Ferran | Bill Ferran Rusty Bond Jack Refenning | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 172 |
| 30 | GTX | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Derek Bell | BMW M1 | 172 |
| 31 DNF | GTX | 80 | All Canadian/Peerless | Maurice Carter Craig Carter Murray Edwards | Chevrolet Camaro | 167 |
| 32 | GTO | 49 | Tortilla Flats Racing | Warwick Henderson Bob Copeman John Humphreys | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 166 |
| 33 | GTU | 57 | Personalized Porsche | Wayne Baker Jeff Scott Dan Gilliland | Porsche 914 | 163 |
| 34 | GTU | 78 | Revolution Wheels | Bruce Nesbitt Alan Johnson | Mazda RX-2 | 162 |
| 35 DNF | GTU | 08 | Moran Construction | Ray Ratcliff M. L. Speer Terry Wolters | Porsche 911 SC | 161 |
| 36 | GTO | 99 | National Jets | Russ Boy Tom Hunt | Chevrolet Corvette | 160 |
| 37 DNF | GTO | 51 | Kirby-Hitchcock Racing | Robert Kirby Freddy Baker Michael Sherwin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 153 |
| 38 | GTU | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing | Bob Bergstrom Patrick Bedard | Mazda RX-7 | 148 |
| 39 DNF | GTO | 88 | Herb Adams V.S.E. | Herb Adams Jerry Thompson | Pontiac Firebird Trans Am | 146 |
| 40 | GTO | 84 | Bard Boand Racing | Bard Boand Robert Kivela Ray Irwin | Chevrolet Corvette C2 Sting Ray | 140 |
| 41 | GTX | 27 | Holley & LaGrow | Kenneth LaGrow William Boyer Jack Turner | Chevrolet Camaro | 138 |
| 42 | GTO | 58 | Coco Lopez/Piña Colada | Mandy Gonzalez Diego Febles Chiqui Soldevilla | Porsche 934 | 135 |
| 43 DNF | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | John Casey Steve Dietrich Lee Mueller | Mazda RX-7 | 123 |
| 44 DNF | GTU | 73 | Z&W Enterprises | Pierre Honegger Mark Hutchins Walt Bohren | Mazda RX-7 | 118 |
| 45 DNF | GTO | 06 | Fassler-Mullen Racing | Jim Mullen Paul Fassler Craig Siebert | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 108 |
| 46 | GTO | 40 | Joe Cotrone | Joe Cotrone Emory Donaldson Phil Currin | Chevrolet Corvette | 106 |
| 47 DNF | GTO | 12 | Oftedahl Tracking | Bob Young Bob Lazier | Chevrolet Camaro | 101 |
| 48 DNF | GTX | 3 | Jim Busby Industries | Jim Busby Bruce Jenner Rick Knoop | BMW M1 | 100 |
| 49 DNF | GTX | 55 | Condor Racing | Ralph Kent-Cooke Lyn St. James | Porsche 935 | 87 |
| 50 DNF | GTU | 70 | Chris Doyle | Chris Doyle Charles Guest Mike Meyer | Mazda RX-7 | 87 |
| 51 DNF | GTX | 7 | Caribbean AMC/Jeep | Lou Statzer Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw | AMC Spirit AMX | 84 |
| 52 DNF | GTO | 32 | Scorpio Racing | "Jamsal" Carlos Pineda Eduardo Barrientos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 80 |
| 53 DNF | GTO | 10 | Oftedahl Trucking | Dave Heinz Bob Nagel | Chevrolet Camaro | 74 |
| 54 DNF | GTO | 38 | Boricua Racing | Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Ulrich Lange | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 73 |
| 55 DNF | GTU | 23 | Metalcraft Racing | Bob Zulkowski Dennis Brisken Gary Nylander | Porsche 914 | 73 |
| 56 DNF | GTU | 71 | Bruce Jennings | Bruce Jennings Bill Bean Tom Ashby | Porsche 911 | 69 |
| 57 DNF | GTO | 83 | David Deacon | David Deacon Peter Moennick | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 63 |
| 58 DNF | GTO | 15 | Bavarian Motors International | Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilicke | BMW 3.5 CSL | 63 |
| 59 DNF | GTO | 14 | George Garcia | George Garcia Vic Shinn Daniel Vilarchao | Chevrolet Corvette | 63 |
| 60 DNF | GTX | 4 | Dick Barbour Racing | Buzz Marcus Bob Harmon Marty Hinze | Porsche 935 | 52 |
| 61 DNF | GTX | 13 | Andial Racing | Randolph Townsend John Morton Howard Meister | Porsche 935 K3 | 52 |
| 62 DNF | GTU | 35 | Janis Taylor | Del Russo Taylor Janis Taylor Dave Cavenaugh | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 51 |
| 63 DNF | GTX | 50 | Shulnburg Scrap Metal | R. V. Shulnburg Michael Keyser Tim Morgan | Chevrolet Corvette | 49 |
| 64 DNF | GTX | 5 | Mendez/Woods/Akin | Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller | Porsche 935 K3 | 49 |
| 65 DNF | GTO | 41 | Jones Industries Racing | Herb Jones Jr. Steve Faul Kent Combs | Buick Skylark | 43 |
| 66 DNF | GTU | 66 | George R. Shafer | George Shafer Craig Shafer Al Crookston | Datsun 240Z | 37 |
| 67 DNF | GTO | 89 | Hector Huerta Racing | Ernesto Soto Luis Rodriguez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 35 |
| 68 DNF | GTX | 02 | T&R Racing | Tico Almeida Rene Rodriguez Gabriel Riano | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 33 |
| 69 DNF | GTO | 65 | Jeffrey Loving | Ralph Noseda Jeff Loving Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro | 28 |
| 70 DNF | GTO | 48 | Dynasales | John Carusso | Chevrolet Corvette | 28 |
| 71 DNF | GTO | 12 | Performance Marine | Ford Smith Bruce Jernigan Jimmy Tumbleston | Chevrolet Camaro | 28 |
| 72 DNF | GTU | 8 | A. I. Honda | Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina | Lancia Stratos | 23 |
| 73 DNF | GTU | 85 | John E. Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland | Porsche 914 | 20 |
| 74 DNF | GTO | 17 | Tim Chitwood | Tim Chitwood Sam Fillingham Vince Gimondo | Chevrolet Nova | 19 |
| 75 DNF | GTO | 28 | Hamilton House Racing | Robert Overby Joseph Hamilton Herb Forrest | Porsche 911S | 12 |
| 76 DNF | GTU | 74 | Z&W Enterprises | Carlos Ramirez Neale Messina Chester Vincentz | Mazda RX-7 | 8 |
| 77 DNF | GTO | 61 | Tim Morgan | Vince Muzzin Marcus Opie Tim Evans | Chevrolet Corvette | 5 |
| 78 DNF | GTX | 62 | Tom's/Dome/Kegel Enterprises | Nobuhide Tachi Bill Koll Tim Sharp | Dome Celica Turbo | 4 |
| 79 DNF | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Dave Panaccione Ron Case Jack Rynerson | Porsche 911 | 4 |
| DNS | GTX | 53 | Bruce Leven | Bruce Leven Hurley Haywood | Porsche 935 | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 01 | Midwest BMW Service | H. David Redszus Leo Franchi Merv Rosen | BMW 2002 | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 47 | Dennis Mikell | Terry Keller Bob Gray Scott Chapman | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 67 | Manuel Quintana Racing | Manuel Quintana Fernando Garcia | Porsche 911 | 0 |