1979 IMSA GT Championship

9th season of the racing series organized by IMSA February 2025 1979 IMSA GT Championship 1978 1980 The 1979 Winston GT season was the 9th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series for GTX class Group 5 cars and GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars. It began February 3, 1979, and ended November 25, 1979, after fifteen rounds. Schedule Not all classes participated in shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time. Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date 1 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway February 3February 4 2 Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 17 3 Road Atlanta Grand Prix 75 Miles GTU Road Atlanta April 8 100 Miles GTX/GTO 4 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix 6 Hours All Riverside International Raceway April 22 5 Datsun Monterey Triple Crown 45 Minutes GTU Laguna Seca Raceway April 29 100 Miles GTX/GTO 6 Mother's Day Grand Prix 1 Hour GTU Hallett Motor Racing Circuit May 13 100 Miles GTX/GTO 7 Coca-Cola 350 45 Minutes GTU Lime Rock Park May 28 100 Miles GTX/GTO 8 Pepsi Grand Prix 100 Miles All Brainerd International Raceway June 17 9 Paul Revere 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway July 4 10 Mid-Ohio GT 250 250 Miles All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 15 11 Sprite Grand Prix 75 Miles GTU Sears Point International Raceway July 29 100 Miles GTX/GTO 12 G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 100 Miles GTX/GTO Portland International Raceway August 5 45 Minutes GTU 13 Pabst 500 500 Miles All Road America September 2 14 Grand Prix of Road Atlanta 100 Miles GTX/GTO Road Atlanta September 23 75 Miles GTU 15 Winston GT 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway November 25 Season results Rnd Circuit GTX Winning Team GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results GTX Winning Drivers GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers 1 Daytona USA #0 Interscope Racing USA #65 Modena Sports Cars JPN #7 Mazda Technical Center Results USA Ted FieldUSA Danny OngaisUSA Hurley Haywood USA John MortonUSA Tony Adamowicz JPN Yoshimi KatayamaJPN Takashi YorinoJPN Yojiro Terada 2 Sebring USA #9 Dick Barbour Racing PRI #38 Boricua Racing USA #60 E. J. Pruitt & Sons Results USA Bob AkinUSA Rob McFarlinUSA Roy Woods PRI Bonky FernandezPRI Tato FerrerPRI Chiqui Soldevilla USA Rusty BondUSA Ren Tilton 3 Road Atlanta USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Peter Gregg USA Howard Meister USA Don Devendorf 4 Riverside USA #94 Whittington Bros. Racing USA #07 Morrison's USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Don WhittingtonUSA Bill Whittington USA Dave CowartUSA Kenper Miller USA Don DevendorfUSA Tony Adamowicz 5 Laguna Seca USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Peter Gregg USA Howard Meister USA Don Devendorf 6 Hallett USA #2 McLaren North America USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #64 Dennis Aase Results GBR David Hobbs USA Howard Meister USA Dennis Aase 7 Lime Rock USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #38 Sam Posey Results USA Peter Gregg USA Howard Meister USA Sam Posey 8 Brainerd USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #7 Walt Bohren Racing Results USA Peter Gregg USA Howard Meister USA Walt Bohren 9 Daytona USA #5 Busch Beer Racing USA #99 Phil Curran USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Charles MendezUSA Hurley Haywood USA Phil Curran USA Don Devendorf 10 Mid-Ohio USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood USA Howard MeisterUSA Alan Johnson USA Don Devendorf 11 Sears Point USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #55 Johnson Racing USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Peter Gregg USA Howard Meister USA Don Devendorf 12 Portland USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #21 Neil Shelton USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Peter Gregg USA Neil Shelton USA Don Devendorf 13 Road America USA #2 McLaren North America USA #44 Group 44 USA #79 Sports Ltd. Racing Results GBR David HobbsGBR Derek Bell USA Bob TulliusUSA Brian Fuerstenau USA Bob BergstromUSA Rick Knoop 14 Road Atlanta USA #59 Brumos Porsche USA #25 Deren Automobile USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Peter Gregg USA Kenper Miller USA Don Devendorf 15 Daytona USA #94 Whittington Bros. Racing COL #46 DeNavarez Racing USA #83 Electramotive Results USA Bill Whittington COL Mauricio de Narváez USA Don Devendorf External links World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1979 IMSA GT Championship results Category:IMSA GT Championship seasons IMSA GT