# 24 uur van Daytona 1978

De 24 uur van Daytona 1978 was de 16e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 4 en 5 februari 1978 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Brumos Porsche #99 gereden door Rolf Stommelen, Toine Hezemans en Peter Gregg. Voor Gregg was het zijn vierde Daytona-zege, waarmee hij op gelijke hoogte kwam met recordhouder Pedro Rodríguez de la Vega. Stommelen won de race voor de tweede keer, terwijl Hezemans zijn eerste overwinning behaalde. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Diego Febles Racing #58 van Diego Febles en Alec Poole. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de J. Dana Roehrig #01 van Dave White, Gary Mesnick en J. Dana Roehrig.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | GTX | 99 | Brumos Porsche | Rolf Stommelen Toine Hezemans Peter Gregg | Porsche 935/77A | 680 |
| 2 | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing | Dick Barbour Manfred Schurti Johnny Rutherford | Porsche 935/77A | 650 |
| 3 | GTO | 58 | Diego Febles Racing | Diego Febles Alec Poole | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 645 |
| 4 | GTO | 33 | Boricua Racing | Bonky Fernandez John Paul sr. Phil Currin | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 637 |
| 5 | GTX | 14 | Kremer Porsche Racing | Josef Brambring Dieter Schornstein Louis Krages | Porsche 935 K2 | 635 |
| DNF | GTX | 09 | Belcher Racing | Gary Belcher Doc Bundy Al Holbert | Porsche 934/5 | 632 |
| 7 | GTX | 32 | Earle & Akin Racing Associates | Steve Earle Bob Akin Rick Knoop | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 632 |
| 8 | GTO | 65 | Dan Ward Racing | John Morton Tony Adamowicz Hal Sahlman Bobby Carradine | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 622 |
| 9 | GTX | 59 | JMS Brumos Porsche | Peter Gregg Claude Ballot-Léna Brad Frisselle | Porsche 935 | 621 |
| 10 | GTX | 13 | Hal Shaw Racing | Hal Shaw Jim Busby Howard Meister | Porsche 935 | 608 |
| DNF | GTU | 01 | J. Dana Roehrig | Dave White Gary Mesnick J. Dana Roehrig | Porsche 911 S | 604 |
| 12 | GTU | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Hugh Davenport Mark Greb | Porsche 911 S | 592 |
| 13 | GTX | 21 | Konrad Racing | Franz Konrad Reinhold Joest Volkert Merl | Porsche 935 | 590 |
| 14 | GTU | 08 | Terry Wolters | Terry Wolters Jack Refenning Ray Mummery | Porsche 911 S | 584 |
| 15 | GTX | 24 | Executive Industries | Tom Frank Bob Bergstrom | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 580 |
| 16 | GTU | 84 | Bondurant Racing School | Chris Doyle John Maffucci Bob Speakman | Datsun 260Z | 577 |
| 17 | GTU | 60 | R & R Racing | John Thomas Ren Tilton Rusty Bond | Porsche 911 S | 551 |
| 18 | GTU | 29 | Richard C. Weiss | Richard Weiss Bill Alsup Bill Follmer | Porsche 911 S | 550 |
| 19 | GTX | 37 | Clay Young | Bob Buchler Eddie Johnson Clay Young | Chevrolet Camaro | 550 |
| DNF | GTO | 46 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon Tony Garcia | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 547 |
| 21 | GTU | 22 | Music City Racing | Bill Harriss Volker Bruckmann | Porsche 911 E | 546 |
| 22 | GTX | 5 | Team Grand Competition on Canart | François Migault Lucien Guitteny Gregg Young | Ferrari 365 GT4/BB | 521 |
| 23 | GTO | 68 | Luis Mendez | Luis Mendez Mandy Gonzalez Tato Ferrer | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 509 |
| 24 | GTU | 91 | Bob Bondurant | Bob Bondurant Steve Cook Ron Southern | Datsun 260Z | 508 |
| 25 | GTO | 78 | Western Motor Works | Bobby Hillin William Henderson Richard Turner | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 506 |
| 26 | GTU | 9 | Anatoly Arutunoff | Brian Goellnicht José Marina Jack May Anatoly Arutunoff | Lancia Stratos HF | 505 |
| DNF | GTO | 94 | Preston Henn | Preston Henn Hal Sahlman Sandy Satullo | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 502 |
| 28 | GTU | 36 | Case Racing | Ron Case Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 | 500 |
| 29 | GTU | 53 | Mazda Auto Tokyo | Jim Downing Stu Fisher Walt Bohren Roger Mandeville | Mazda RX-3 | 498 |
| 30 | GTU | 61 | Alfred Cosentino | Taku Akaike Al Cosentino | Mazda RX-3 | 498 |
| 31 | GTX | 38 | Mike Meldeau | Bill McDill Mike Meldeau | Chevrolet Camaro | 497 |
| 32 | GTO | 10 | Bob's Speed Products | Guy Church Rick Kump Bob Lee | AMC AMX | 481 |
| 33 | GTU | 50 | Native Tan | Charles Kleinschmidt Lee Culpepper | MGB GT | 477 |
| 34 | GTO | 77 | Amos Johnson/Dennis Shaw | Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw Charles Woodward | AMC Hornet AMX | 475 |
| DNF | GTX | 7 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Jacques Bienvenue Norm Ridgely | Porsche 935 | 466 |
| DNF | GTO | 07 | Morrison's Inc. | Dave Cowart Charles Mendez Joe Castellano | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 459 |
| DNF | GTX | 82 | Solomone Racing | Carm Solomone Fred Lang Buzz Fyhrie | Chevrolet Camaro | 456 |
| DNF | GTX | 15 | Bavarian Motors International | Bruno Beilcke Sepp Grinbold Alf Gebhardt | BMW 3.0 CSL | 427 |
| 39 | GTU | 55 | Emiliano Rodriguez | Emiliano Rodriguez Hiram Cruz | Lotus Europa | 402 |
| DNF | GTX | 95 | Bob Hagestad | Hurley Haywood Bob Hagestad Doc Bundy | Porsche 935 | 400 |
| 41 | GTX | 18 | Ours & Hours Racing | Dick Gauthier Jack Swanson Brad West | Chevrolet Camaro | 395 |
| 42 | GTX | 56 | Carter Brothers | Richard Valentine Craig Carter Murray Edwards | Chevrolet Camaro | 361 |
| 43 | GTU | 87 | Pedro Vazquez, Jr. | Pedro Vazquez Ron Oyler Joseph Hamilton Gunter Hamilton Gunter Seipolt | Porsche 911 S | 360 |
| 44 | GTO | 02 | Al Levenson | Dick Neland Al Levenson Tom Brown | Chevrolet Corvette | 353 |
| DNF | GTU | 52 | Mazda Auto Tokyo | Yoshimi Katayama Yojiro Terada Roger Mandeville | Mazda RX-3 | 271 |
| DNF | GTX | 19 | Chris Cord Racing | Chris Cord Jim Adams | Chevrolet Monza | 261 |
| DNF | GTX | 73 | Howey Farms | Clark Howey Dale Koch David Crabtree | Chevrolet Camaro | 259 |
| DNF | GTU | 76 | Quality Inn | Frank Thomas Lee Mueller Logan Blackburn | Porsche 911 | 224 |
| DNF | GTX | 72 | Bill Arnold Racing | Carl Thompson Billy Hagan Rusty Schmidt | Chevrolet Corvette | 169 |
| DNF | GTO | 20 | Richard L. Bostyan | Richard Bostyan Jerry Thompson Don Yenko | Chevrolet Corvette | 152 |
| DNF | GTO | 25 | Kenper Miller | Kenper Miller Paul Miller Oscar Koveleski | BMW 3.5 CSL | 125 |
| DNF | GTX | 05 | Dale Kreider | Stephen Bond Dale Kreider Philip Dann | Chevrolet Monza | 123 |
| DNF | GTO | 8 | Jolly Club | Felice Besenzoni Luciano Dal Ben Byron Wever | Ferrari 308 GTB | 117 |
| DNF | GTO | 48 | Autodyne Inc. | John Carusso Emory Donaldson Luis Sereix | Chevrolet Corvette | 90 |
| DNF | GTO | 80 | Herb Adams | Herb Adams Pat Bedard Marv Thomson | Oldsmobile Cutlass | 89 |
| DNF | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Danny Ongais Ted Field Milt Minter | Porsche 935/77A | 88 |
| DNF | GTX | 12 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek Henri Pescarolo Didier Jaunet | Porsche 935/77A | 86 |
| DNF | GTU | 51 | Wynn's International | John Hotchkis Robert Kirby Dennis Aase | Porsche 911 S | 85 |
| DNF | GTO | 4 | Jolly Club | Dino Mallet Bob Bondurant Sergio Romolotti | Ferrari 308 GTB | 82 |
| DNF | GTO | 03 | Guido Levetto | Guido Levetto Dan Rice | Chevrolet Camaro | 79 |
| DNF | GTX | 54 | T & C | John Tunstall Stephen Behr Lou Timolat | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 70 |
| DNF | GTO | 39 | Greg Pickett | Greg Pickett Neil Bonnet Bruce Canepa | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 67 |
| DNF | GTU | 27 | Z & W Enterprises | Pierre Honegger Bill Scott Mark Hutchins | Mazda RX-3 | 57 |
| DNF | GTX | 2 | McLaren North America | David Hobbs Ronnie Peterson | BMW 320i Turbo | 47 |
| DNF | GTO | 17 | Tim Chitwood | Sam Fillingham Tim Chitwood K. P. Jones | Chevrolet Nova | 45 |
| DNF | GTX | 3 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Porsche 935 | 6 |
| DNF | GTU | 85 | John Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Nick Engels | Porsche 914/6 | 0 |
| DSQ | GTU | 71 | Bill Scott | Francisco Romero Ernesto Soto Hardie Beloff | Porsche 911 S | 615 |
| DNS | GTX | 66 | Bobby Carradine | Don Devendorf Tony Adamowicz Jeff Kline | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 86 | Hugh Kleinpeter | Janet Guthrie Hugh Kleinpeter Jef Stevens | De Tomaso Pantera GT4K | 0 |
| DNQ | GTU | 88 | Hamilton House Racing | Joseph Hamilton Chuck Wade Marty Hinze | Porsche 911 S | 0 |
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