# 24 uur van Daytona 1980

De 24 uur van Daytona 1980 was de 18e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 2 en 3 februari 1980 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Liqui Moly #2 gereden door Reinhold Joest, Rolf Stommelen en Volkert Merl. Voor Stommelen was het zijn derde Daytona-zege, terwijl Joest en Merl allebei hun eerste overwinning behaalden. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de William J. Koll #62 van Bill Koll, Jim Cook en Greg LaCava. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Montura Racing #54 van Tony Garcia, Alberto Vadia en Terry Herman.

## Race

Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
| Pos. | Klasse | No. | Team | Coureurs | Chassis | Ronden |
| 1 | GTX | 2 | Liqui Moly | Reinhold Joest Rolf Stommelen Volkert Merl | Porsche 935 J | 715 |
| 2 | GTX | 09 | Thunderbird Swap Shop | John Paul sr. Al Holbert | Porsche 935/77A | 682 |
| 3 | GTX | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais Milt Minter | Porsche 935 K3/80 | 664 |
| 4 | GTX | 80 | All Canadian Racing | Maurice Carter Craig Carter Murray Edwards | Chevrolet Camaro | 639 |
| 5 | GTU | 62 | William J. Koll | Bill Koll Jim Cook Greg LaCava | Porsche 914/6 | 632 |
| 6 | GTO | 54 | Montura Racing | Tony Garcia Alberto Vadia Terry Herman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 630 |
| 7 | GTO | 46 | DeNarvaez Racing | Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon Ricardo Londoño | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 629 |
| 8 | GTU | 77 | Roger Mandeville | Roger Mandeville Jim Downing Brad Frisselle | Mazda RX-7 | 618 |
| 9 | GTX | 9 | Dick Barbour Racing | Skeeter McKitterick Bob Garretson Anne-Charlotte Verney | Porsche 935 K3 | 599 |
| 10 | GTX | 4 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Lancia Beta Montecarlo | 597 |
| 11 | GTX | 59 | Brumos Porsche Audi | Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven | Porsche 935/79 | 584 |
| 12 | GTU | 73 | Z&W Enterprises | Mark Hutchins Pierre Honegger Fred Apgar | Mazda RX-7 | 546 |
| 13 | GTO | 89 | Hector Huerta | Francisco Romero Jean-Paul Libert Ernesto Soto | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 544 |
| DNF | GTO | 65 | Nicholas/McRoberts Racing | John Morton Tony Adamowicz | Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione | 539 |
| 15 | GTU | 78 | Revolution Wheels | Robert Giesel Bruce Nesbitt Alan Johnson | Mazda RX-2 | 533 |
| DNF | GTX | 93 | Whittington Bros. | Bill Whittington Don Whittington Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | 509 |
| 17 | GTU | 81 | Trinity Racing | Lyn St. James Mark Welch Tom Winters | Mazda RX-7 | 498 |
| 18 | GTU | 08 | Moran Construction | M. L. Speer Ray Ratcliff Terry Wolters | Porsche 911 SC | 489 |
| 19 | GTU | 57 | Independent Personalized | Wayne Baker Dan Gilliland Jeff Scott | Porsche 914/4 | 486 |
| 20 | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | John Casey Steve Dietrich Lee Mueller | Mazda RX-7 | 483 |
| 21 | GTO | 10 | Oftedahl Trucking | Dave Heinz Gerry Wellik Bob Young | Chevrolet Camaro | 476 |
| 22 | GTO | 22 | Group Bruckmann | Volker Bruckmann David Goodell Rug Cunningham | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 464 |
| 23 | GTO | 37 | Botero Racing | Honorato Espinosa Jorge Cortes Francisco López | Porsche 911 Carrera RS | 457 |
| DNF | GTU | 39 | JLC Racing | Allan Moffat Amos Johnson Stu Fisher | Mazda RX-7 | 440 |
| DNF | GTO | 28 | Tom Nehl | Tom Nehl Peter Kirill Kathy Rude | Chevrolet Camaro | 435 |
| DNF | GTO | 68 | T&R Racing | Luis Méndez Tico Almeida Rene Rodríguez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 423 |
| 27 | GTO | 15 | Bavarian Motors International | Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilcke | BMW 3.5 CSL | 420 |
| 28 | GTO | 92 | The Cummings Marque | Don Cummings Guido Levetto | Shelby GT350 | 410 |
| 29 | GTX | 6 | Dick Barbour Racing | John Fitzpatrick Manfred Schurti Dick Barbour | Porsche 935 K3/80 | 405 |
| DNF | GTO | 71 | Keirn Garage | Philip Keirn Larry Trotter Ed Errington | Chevrolet Corvette | 402 |
| 31 | GTX | 76 | Arrow Heating Co. | Joe Chamberlain John Chamberlain Richard Valentine | Chevrolet Corvette | 393 |
| DNF | GTO | 85 | David Deacon | David Deacon Peter Moennick Jacques Bienvenue | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 375 |
| 33 | GTU | 06 | Intrepid, Inc. | Joe DiBattista Tom Ciccone Alan Howes | Porsche 911 | 358 |
| DNF | GTU | 79 | Sports Ltd. Racing | Bob Bergstrom Pat Bedard | Mazda RX-7 | 355 |
| 35 | GTO | 56 | Rick Borlase | Rick Borlase Don Kravig Michael Hammond | Porsche 911 | 348 |
| DNF | GTX | 69 | Preston Henn | Preston Henn Pierre Dieudonné | Ferrari 512 BB/LM | 341 |
| DNF | GTO | 24 | American Racing Team | Jack Refenning Ray Mummery Ren Tilton | Porsche 934 | 337 |
| DNF | GTU | 52 | Snowmobile Racing | Joseph Hamilton Tom Cripe Fred Snow | Porsche 911 S S | 301 |
| DNF | GTX | 5 | Racing Associates | Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller | Porsche 935 K3 | 290 |
| DNF | GTU | 96 | NTS Racing | Bob Earl William Coykendall Fred Stiff | Datsun 240Z | 281 |
| DNF | GTO | 42 | Dick Neland | Dick Neland Bill Ferran Joe Cotrone | Chevrolet Camaro | 270 |
| DNF | GTU | 95 | Mike Ramirez Racing | Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo | Porsche 911 | 263 |
| DNF | GTX | 11 | March Engineering | Michael Korten Patrick Nève Ian Grob | BMW March M1 | 260 |
| DNF | GTU | 70 | Herman Racing | Chris Doyle Charles Guest Mike Meyer | Mazda RX-7 | 250 |
| DNF | GTX | 13 | Andial Racing | Elliott Forbes-Robinson Randolph Townsend Howard Meister | Porsche 935 K3 | 233 |
| DNF | GTO | 32 | Scorpio Racing | Jamsal Carlos Pineda Eduardo Barrientos | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 233 |
| DNF | GTX | 25 | Deren Automotive | Kenper Miller Dave Cowart Christine Beckers | BMW M1 | 222 |
| DNF | GTX | 55 | Racing Associates | Ralph Kent-Cooke Gérard Bleynie Claude Ballot-Léna | Porsche 935 | 217 |
| DNF | GTO | 38 | Boricua Racing | Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Kees Nierop | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 211 |
| DNF | GTX | 19 | Chris Cord Racing | Chris Cord Jim Adams | Chevrolet Monza | 188 |
| DNF | GTX | 94 | Whittington Bros. | Dale Whittington Axel Plankenhorn | Porsche 935/79 | 179 |
| DNF | GTO | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius John McComb John Kelly | Triumph TR8 | 171 |
| DNF | GTO | 75 | Show Cars of Florida | Dale Kreider Billy Hagan Stephen Bond | Chevrolet Corvette | 170 |
| DNF | GTX | 05 | Racing Associates | Bob Akin Roy Woods Bobby Rahal | Porsche 935 K3 | 156 |
| DNF | GTO | 51 | Moana Corp. | Robert Kirby John Hotchkis John Hotchkis jr. | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 147 |
| DNF | GTX | 3 | Jim Busby Racing | Jim Busby Bruce Jenner Rick Knoop | BMW March M1 | 139 |
| DNF | GTU | 23 | Frank L. Carney | Don Devendorf Dick Davenport Frank Carney | Datsun 280ZX | 109 |
| DNF | GTO | 99 | Full-Time Racing | Phil Currin | Chevrolet Corvette | 89 |
| DNF | GTX | 30 | Electrodyne | Gianpiero Moretti Fernando Cazzaniga Bruce Canepa | Porsche 935 J | 72 |
| DNF | GTO | 58 | Coco Lopez-Pina Colada | Diego Febles Chiqui Soldevilla Mandy Gonzalez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 60 |
| DNF | GTO | 16 | Yenko Chevrolet-Honda | Kim Mason Don Yenko Jerry Thompson | Chevrolet Corvette | 56 |
| DNF | GTU | 17 | Racing Beat | Walt Bohren Dennis Aase Jeff Kline | Mazda RX-7 | 51 |
| DNF | GTO | 03 | Toyota Village | Werner Frank Rudy Bartling Angelo Pallavicini | Porsche 934 | 51 |
| DNF | GTU | 83 | Zotz Garage | Harro Zitza John Belperche Doug Zitza | Porsche 914/6 | 44 |
| DNF | GTX | 63 | Guy Thomas | Nort Northam Hugh Davenport Guy Thomas | Chevrolet Camaro | 29 |
| DNF | GTX | 07 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Carlos Moran Johnny Rutherford | Porsche 935 | 29 |
| DNF | GTU | 18 | Automobile International | Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina George Drolsom | Lancia Stratos HF | 20 |
| DNF | GTO | 88 | Herb Adams VSE | Herb Adams Joe Crevier Kenny Roberts Walker Evans | Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 00 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Danny Ongais Milt Minter | Porsche 935/77 | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 8 | Bob Beasley | Bob Beasley Chuck Grantham George Stone | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 0 |
| DNS | GTX | 14 | Renaissance Group Racing | Pierre Dieudonné Jorge Koechlin Leon Walger | Porsche 935 | 0 |
| DNS | GTO | 98 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Bill Johnson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 0 |
| DNQ | GTU | 01 | Roehrig Racing | J. Kurt Roehrig Francois Laurin Dave White | BMW 320i | 0 |
| DNQ | GTU | 12 | Sidney Smith III | Sidney Smith Tommy Johnson Karl Schoepflin | Porsche 914/6 | 0 |
| DNQ | GTU | 33 | A-10 Racing | Richard Aten Peter Welter Jack Refenning | Porsche 911 | 0 |
| DNQ | GTU | 35 | Janis Taylor | Del Russo Taylor Rex Ramsey Vic Provenzano | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV | 0 |
| DNQ | GTO | 49 | Tortilla Flats Racing | Warwick Henderson Jerry Demele Bob Copeman | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 0 |
| DNQ | GTX | 91 | Grand Prix International | Kerry Mitt Richard Valentine Bob Pearl | Chevrolet Corvette | 0 |
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