# 24 uur van Daytona 1979

De 24 uur van Daytona 1979 was de 17e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 3 en 4 februari 1979 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Interscope Racing #0 gereden door Ted Field, Danny Ongais en Hurley Haywood. Voor Haywood was het zijn vierde Daytona-zege, waarmee hij op gelijke hoogte kwam met recordhouders Peter Gregg en Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega. Field en Ongais behaalden allebei hun eerste overwinning. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Modena Sports Cars #65 van John Morton en Tony Adamowicz. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de Mazda Technical Center #7 van Yoshimi Katayama, Yojiro Terada en Takashi Yorino.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais Hurley Haywood | Porsche 935/79 | 684 |
| 2 | GTO | 65 | Modena Sports Cars | John Morton Tony Adamowicz | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 635 |
| 3 | GTX | 11 | Bruce Canepa | Bruce Canepa Rick Mears Monte Shelton | Porsche 935 | 627 |
| 4 | GTX | 94 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Don Whittington Bill Whittington Jürgen Barth | Porsche 935/79 | 622 |
| 5 | GTU | 7 | Mazda Technical Center | Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino | Mazda RX-7 | 617 |
| 6 | GTU | 77 | Mazda Technical Center | Walt Bohren Amos Johnson Roger Mandeville | Mazda RX-7 | 615 |
| 7 | GTU | 60 | E. J. Pruitt & Sons | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton | Porsche 911 S | 612 |
| 8 | GTO | 54 | Montura Ranch Estates | Tony Garcia Juan Montalvo Alberto Vadia | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 587 |
| 9 | GTO | 98 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Robert Overby | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 579 |
| 10 | GTO | 03 | Lubrifilm Racing | Angelo Pallavicini Enzo Calderari Marco Vanoli | Porsche 934 | 577 |
| 11 | GTU | 75 | Mike Ramirez | Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo | Porsche 911 | 560 |
| 12 | GTO | 37 | Botero Racing | Honorato Espinosa Francisco López Jorge Cortes | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 551 |
| 13 | GTU | 33 | Peter Welter | Peter Welter Richard Aten Jack Refenning | Porsche 911 | 550 |
| 14 | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Phil Currin | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 543 |
| DNF | GTX | 5 | Budweiser Racing | Charles Mendez Johnny Rutherford Paul Miller | Porsche 935 | 529 |
| DNF | GTU | 27 | Miami Auto Racing | Ray Mummery Tom Sheehy Luis Sereix | Porsche 911 S | 522 |
| DNF | GTU | 62 | Koll Motorsports | Bill Koll Jim Cook | Porsche 914/6 | 511 |
| 18 | GTO | 95 | Stephen E. Bond | Stephen Bond Philip Dann | Chevrolet Monza | 509 |
| 19 | GTO | 21 | Oftedahl Racing | John Wood Tom Bagley Carl Shafer | Chevrolet Camaro | 493 |
| 20 | GTU | 42 | Bullwinkele Racing, Inc. | Tom Ashby Bill Bean Bob Beasley | Porsche 911 | 493 |
| 21 | GTU | 08 | Southern Racing Ent. | Terry Wolters Nort Northam Richard Weiss | Porsche 911 S | 488 |
| 22 | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Mark Greb John Maffucci | Porsche 911 | 482 |
| 23 | GTO | 64 | Lenton B. McGill | C. C. Canada Russ Boykin Tom Ciccone | Chevrolet Camaro | 458 |
| 24 | GTU | 61 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Dick Starita Taku Akaike | Mazda RX-3 | 444 |
| DNF | GTU | 8 | Automobiles International Inc. | Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina Danny Sullivan | Lancia Stratos HF | 439 |
| DNF | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dick Barbour Brian Redman Paul Newman | Porsche 935/77A | 410 |
| DNF | GTO | 80 | Herb Adams | Herb Adams Peter Frey Louis Spoerl | Pontiac Firebird | 408 |
| DNF | GTU | 17 | Racing Beat | Jim Mederer Don Sherman Jeff Kline | Mazda RX-7 | 393 |
| DNF | GTO | 93 | Whittington Bros. Racing | Dale Whittington Don Whittington Preston Henn | Porsche 934 | 389 |
| DNF | GTU | 71 | Bill Scott Racing | Bill Scott Mark Hutchins Pierre Honegger | Porsche 911 | 388 |
| DNF | GTU | 40 | Performance Specialists | Steve Southard William Koch Earl Roe | Porsche 914/6 | 385 |
| DNF | GTX | 1 | Gelo Racing Team | Bob Wollek Jacky Ickx Peter Gregg | Porsche 935/77A | 342 |
| DNF | GTO | 69 | Bytzek Automotive | Klaus Bytzek Rudy Bartling Ludwig Heimrath | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 335 |
| DNF | GTO | 29 | Stratagraph Inc. | Billy Hagan Hoyt Overbagh Ron Reed | Chevrolet Monza | 331 |
| DNF | GTU | 89 | Hamilton House Racing | Joseph Hamilton Rob Hoskins Herb Forrest | Porsche 911 S | 329 |
| DNF | GTO | 51 | Casablanca Fan Co. | Robert Kirby John Hotchkis Howard Meister | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 328 |
| DNF | GTO | 15 | Bavarian Motors International | Alf Gebhardt Sepp Grinbold | BMW 3.5 CSL | 299 |
| DNF | GTO | 81 | Performance Export | Ernesto Soto Francisco Romero Oscar Notz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 241 |
| DNF | GTU | 01 | D. R. Racing | Dave White J. Kurt Roehrig John Hamilton | Porsche 911 | 223 |
| DNF | GTX | 13 | Hal Shaw Racing | Hal Shaw Tom Spalding Norm Ridgely | Porsche 935 | 222 |
| DNF | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 | 210 |
| 42 | GTX | 53 | Guy Thomas | Guy Thomas Milton Moise Tom Nehl | Chevrolet Camaro | 201 |
| DNF | GTO | 06 | Al Levenson | Al Levenson Gary Baker Lanny Hester | Chevrolet Corvette | 197 |
| DNF | GTX | 23 | Charlie Kemp | Charlie Kemp Carson Baird Kees Nierop | Ford Mustang II Cobra | 168 |
| DNF | GTX | 3 | Jolly Club – Sportwagen Racing Team | Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti Gianpiero Moretti | Porsche 935 | 164 |
| DNF | GTX | 4 | LM Joest Porsche | Reinhold Joest Rolf Stommelen Volkert Merl | Porsche 935/77A | 162 |
| DNF | GTO | 90 | Bob's Speed Products | Rick Kump Bob Lee Sam Miller | AMC AMX | 156 |
| DNF | GTO | 12 | Oftedahl Racing | Gerry Wellik Tom Bagley Joe Chamberlain | Chevrolet Camaro | 147 |
| DNF | GTO | 56 | Peerless Racing | Craig Carter Murray Edwards Richard Valentine | Chevrolet Camaro | 144 |
| DNF | GTX | 2 | Gelo Racing Team | Manfred Schurti John Fitzpatrick Bob Wollek | Porsche 935/77A | 135 |
| DNF | GTU | 57 | John Tremblay | John Tremblay Bob Lapp | Datsun 240Z | 118 |
| DNF | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Bob Akin Rob McFarlin Roy Woods | Porsche 935 | 117 |
| DNF | GTX | 66 | JMS Racing-Pozzi | Jean-Claude Andruet Spartaco Dini Claude Ballot-Léna | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 103 |
| DNF | GTX | 67 | JMS Racing-Pozzi | Claude Ballot-Léna Michel Leclère Jean-Claude Andruet | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 101 |
| DNF | GTX | 24 | Graham Shaw | Graham Shaw Don Yenko Jerry Thompson | Chevrolet Monza | 86 |
| DNF | GTO | 38 | Boricua Racing | Bonky Fernandez Chiqui Soldevilla Tato Ferrer | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 73 |
| DNF | GTX | 68 | N.A.R.T. | Bob Tullius Jean-Pierre Delaunay Pat Bedard | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 72 |
| DNF | GTX | 43 | Meldeau Tire Co. | Bill McDill Stephen Behr | Chevrolet Camaro | 59 |
| DNF | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon Pedro de Narváez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 46 |
| DNF | GTO | 07 | Budweiser Racing | Dave Cowart David McClain Kenper Miller | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 35 |
| DNF | GTX | 00 | Interscope Racing | Preston Henn Ted Field Danny Ongais | Porsche 935/77A | 29 |
| DNF | GTX | 14 | Bavarian Motors International | Steve Griswold Steve Earle Rick Knoop | BMW 3.0 CSL | 25 |
| DNF | GTU | 96 | Gary Wonzer | Gary Wonzer Robert Whitaker George Van Arsdale | Triumph GT6 | 20 |
| DNF | GTU | 48 | Frank L. Leary, III | Frank Leary Casey Mollett Steve Cook | Datsun 240Z | 13 |
| DNF | GTX | 18 | JLP Racing | John Paul sr. Al Holbert Michael Keyser | Porsche 935 JLP-1 | 12 |
| DNF | GTU | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing | Bob Bergstrom Brad Frisselle | Mazda RX-7 | 9 |
| DNF | GTX | 73 | Howey Farms | Clark Howey Dale Koch Tracy Wolf | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 |
| DNS | GTU | 63 | Faza Squadra | Al Cosentino Craig Fisher | Mazda RX-3 | 0 |
| DNS | GTU | 78 | Associated Speed & Performance | Ken Williams Wiley Doran Neil Upchurch | Datsun 240Z | 0 |
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