# 24 uur van Daytona 1976

De 24 uur van Daytona 1976 was de 14e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 31 januari en 1 februari 1976 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de BMW of North America #59 van Peter Gregg, Brian Redman en John Fitzpatrick. Voor Gregg was het zijn derde Daytona-zege en voor Redman zijn tweede, terwijl Fitzpatrick zijn eerste overwinning behaalde. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de BHR Porsche #42 van Bob Hindson, Dick Davenport en Frank Carney. De Gr.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de Sepp Greger #12 van Dieter Schmid, Wilhelm Bartels, Heinz Martin en Egon Evertz. De G.I.-klasse werd gewonnen door de Jack Bowsher #21 van David Pearson, Larry Pearson, Gary Bowsher en Jim Bowsher. De LM GTX-klasse werd gewonnen door de Charlie Kemp #23 van Charlie Kemp, Sam Posey en Carson Baird.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | GTO | 59 | BMW of North America | Peter Gregg Brian Redman John Fitzpatrick | BMW 3.5 CSL | 545 |
| 2 | GTO | 14 | George Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi | Al Holbert Claude Ballot-Léna | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 531 |
| 3 | GTO | 61 | Brumos Porsche | Jim Busby Hurley Haywood | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 530 |
| 4 | GTO | 56 | Bob Hagestad | Bob Hagestad Jerry Jolly | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 510 |
| 5 | GTO | 92 | Oest/Tillson | Mike Tillson Dieter Oest Bruce Jennings | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 508 |
| 6 | GTO | 71 | Ken Starbird | Chris Cord Jim Adams Milt Minter | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 500 |
| 7 | GTU | 42 | BHR Porsche | Bob Hindson Dick Davenport Frank Carney | Porsche 911 S | 495 |
| DNF | GTO | 43 | Ecurie Escargot | John Graves John O'Steen Dave Helmick | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 493 |
| 9 | GTO | 99 | Phil Currin | Phil Currin Cliff Gottlob Peter Knab | Chevrolet Corvette | 483 |
| 10 | GTO | 24 | BMW of North America | David Hobbs Benny Parsons | BMW 3.5 CSL | 481 |
| 11 | GTU | 29 | Charles Mendez | Charles Mendez Dave Cowart Dave Panaccione | Porsche 911 T | 480 |
| 12 | Gr.5 | 12 | Sepp Greger | Dieter Schmid Willi Bartels Heinz Martin Egon Evertz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 475 |
| 13 | GTU | 51 | Max Dial | John Hotchkis Robert Kirby Len Jones | Porsche 914/6 | 467 |
| 14 | GTU | 60 | Rusty Bond | Rusty Bond Ren Tilton John Belperche | Porsche 911 S | 465 |
| DNF | GTO | 25 | BMW of North America | John Fitzpatrick Tom Walkinshaw | BMW 3.5 CSL | 457 |
| 16 | G.I. | 21 | Jack Bowsher | David Pearson Larry Pearson Gary Bowsher Jim Bowsher | Ford Torino | 442 |
| 17 | GTU | 84 | Mike Meldeau | Ara Dube Harro Zitza Doug Zitza | Porsche 911 S | 441 |
| 18 | GTU | 90 | Ray Walle | Ray Walle Tom Reddy Bill Scott | Mazda Cosmo | 415 |
| 19 | G.I. | 48 | James Hylton | James Hylton Richard Childress | Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna | 414 |
| 20 | GTU | 81 | Motex Auto | Hans Berner Willy Goebbels Fritz Hochreuter | Porsche 911 S | 412 |
| 21 | GTU | 65 | Stephen Isett | Paul May Lee Mueller David Sauers | Porsche 911 S | 409 |
| 22 | GTO | 15 | Garcia Brothers | Javier Garcia George Garcia Manuel Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette | 399 |
| 23 | GTU | 54 | Spirit Racing | Alex Job Steve Southard | Porsche 914/6 | 392 |
| 24 | GTO | 35 | Ted Mathey | Ted Mathey Joe Chamberlain Arnstein Loyning | Chevrolet Corvette | 380 |
| 25 | GTU | 1 | Louis McAlpine | Jim Westphal Anatoly Arutunoff Brian Goellnicht | BMW 2002 TI | 369 |
| 26 | GTU | 89 | Barrick Motor Racing | Don Parish Dave Causey Wayne Nelson | Porsche 911 S | 359 |
| 27 | GTU | 52 | CACI | Bob Bergstrom Bill Shaw Martin Palmer | Honda Civic | 352 |
| DNF | G.I. | 04 | Hershel McGriff | Hershel McGriff Doug McGriff | Chevrolet Nova | 336 |
| 29 | GTO | 40 | Sam Fillingham | Sam Fillingham Bud Sherk | Chevrolet Corvette | 336 |
| DNF | GTU | 7 | Glen Marckwardt | Makoto Kamazuka Masashi Fukuda Ron Cortez | Mazda RX-3 | 331 |
| DNF | GTO | 97 | Juan Carlos Bolaños | Juan Carlos Bolaños Billy Sprowls Gustavo Bolaños | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 318 |
| DNF | GTO | 41 | Jones Industries Racing | Herb Jones jr. Steve Faul | Chevrolet Camaro | 301 |
| 33 | G.I. | 33 | Glenn Francis | Glenn Francis Randy Bebout | Chevrolet Chevelle | 301 |
| DNF | GTO | 76 | Greenwood Customercar Levitt Racing | Mike Brockman John Greenwood | Chevrolet Corvette | 298 |
| 35 | GTO | 80 | Carmon Solomone | Carm Solomone Ed Maksym James Halverson | Chevrolet Camaro | 291 |
| 36 | GTU | 36 | Rainer Brezinka | Rainer Brezinka Gary Hirsch Brian Hardacre | Porsche 911 S | 286 |
| DNF | GTO | 75 | Robert Christiansen | Bob Christiansen Billy Hagan | Chevrolet Camaro | 282 |
| 38 | GTU | 0 | William Frates | William Frates Craig Ross Spencer Buzbee | Datsun 240Z | 274 |
| DNF | G.I. | 19 | Henley Gray | Henley Gray Bob Burcham | Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna | 268 |
| DNF | GTU | 85 | John E. Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Nick Engels | Porsche 914/6 | 267 |
| DNF | Gr.5 | 11 | Sepp Greger | Egon Evertz Sepp Greger Jürgen Lässig | Porsche 934 | 250 |
| DNF | GTO | 08 | Peak Oil | Mike Williamson Keith Swope | AMC Gremlin | 246 |
| DNF | GTO | 22 | Bandag | Denny Long Bill Jobe Tim Startup | Chevrolet Corvette | 244 |
| DNF | GTO | 55 | Car & Driver | Joe Ruttman Buddy Baker Stephen Behr | Dodge Dart | 240 |
| DNF | GTU | 34 | George Drolsom | George Drolsom Bob Nagel | Porsche 911 S | 200 |
| DNF | GTO | 74 | Ludwig Heimrath | Ludwig Heimrath Jacques Bienvenue Norm Ridgely | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 189 |
| DNF | GTU | 9 | Bruce Mabrito | Bruce Mabrito Jack Steel | Datsun 240Z | 185 |
| DNF | GTU | 10 | Louis McAlpine | Alf Zellmer Brian Goellnicht Bill Alsup | BMW 2002 TI | 181 |
| DNF | GTO | 50 | Hector Rebaque, Sr. | Fred van Beuren jr. Guillermo Rojas Andres Contreras | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 172 |
| DNF | GTO | 68 | Mike Meldeau | Mike Meldeau Bill McDill John Tremblay | Chevrolet Camaro | 172 |
| DNF | GTO | 46 | Jose Antonio Daher | Jose Antonio Daher Alfonso Leal Jose Madero | Ford Mustang | 168 |
| DNF | GTU | 67 | David McClain | Dave White Frank Harmstad David McClain | Porsche 914/6 | 148 |
| DNF | G.I. | 98 | Ed Negre | Ed Negre Bob Mitchell Arturo Merzario | Dodge Charger | 144 |
| DNF | GTO | 44 | Mauricio de Narváez | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon John Freyre | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 141 |
| DNF | GTO | 49 | Neil Potter | Neil Potter Bob Gray Luis Sereix | Ford Mustang | 139 |
| DNF | G.I. | 2 | Bobby Allison | Bobby Allison Donnie Allison | Chevrolet Nova | 137 |
| DNF | GTO | 18 | Terry Wolters | Terry Wolters Charles Gano Joe Castellano | Chevrolet Camaro | 122 |
| DNF | GTU | 53 | Arthur Mollin | Arthur Mollin Bob Speakman Michael Gatoff | Volvo 142 S | 121 |
| DNF | GTO | 20 | Richard Weiss | Richard Weiss Michael Oleyar Jerry Karl | Porsche 911 S | 94 |
| DNF | G.I. | 91 | Debra Lynn Miller | Harold Miller John Ray | Chevrolet Chevelle | 66 |
| DNF | GTO | 72 | Bill Arnold | Bill Arnold Al Levenson Tom Brown | Chevrolet Corvette | 55 |
| DNF | GTO | 86 | Hugh Kleinpeter | Hugh Kleinpeter Ron Goldleaf | De Tomaso Pantera | 42 |
| DNF | GTO | 88 | Maurice Carter | Maurice Carter Gilles Villeneuve | Chevrolet Camaro | 34 |
| DNF | GTO | 4 | Bill Nelson, Sr. | Stephen Bond Dale Kreider | Pontiac Astre | 28 |
| DNF | GTU | 47 | Williams Grainger | Bill Bean Jack Ansley | Porsche 911 S | 21 |
| DNF | GTU | 28 | Anatoly Arutunoff | Brian Goellnicht Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina | Lotus Europa | 20 |
| DNF | GTO | 64 | C. C. Canada | C. C. Canada Russ Boykin | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 |
| DNF | GTO | 93 | Jim E. Logan | Larry Flynn Bobbie Johnson | Chevrolet Camaro | 17 |
| DNF | GTO | 73 | Howey Farms | Clark Howey Tony Kester David Crabtree | Chevrolet Corvette | 15 |
| DNF | LM GTX | 23 | Charlie Kemp | Charlie Kemp Sam Posey Carson Baird | Ford Mustang II | 6 |
| DNF | GTO | 30 | Heufeld Porsche | George Dyer Michael Keyser | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 5 |
| DNF | GTU | 6 | Miller/Norburn | Nick Craw Ray Korman Joe Peacock | BMW 2002 TI | 1 |
| DNS | GTO | 33A | Phil Henny Racing | Phil Henny Slick Gardner | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 66 | Tom Nehl | Tom Nehl Stephen Behr | Chevrolet Monza | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 96 | Mike Williamson | Mike Williamson Lawrence P. Pleasants John Emig Robert Dula | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
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