1978 IMSA GT Championship

The 1978 Camel GT Challenge season was the 8th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was the first year of the new GTX class, which allowed for Group 5 cars to compete. The GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars remained from before. It began February 4, 1978, and ended November 26, 1978, after fourteen rounds.

Schedule

Not all classes participated in some events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.

Rnd	Race	Length	Class	Circuit	Date
1	24 Hours of Daytona	24 Hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	February 4 February 5
2	12 Hours of Sebring	12 Hours	All	Sebring International Raceway	March 18
3	6 Hours of Talladega	6 Hours	All	Talladega Superspeedway	April 2
4	Camel GT Challenge	75 mi (121 km)	GTU	Road Atlanta	April 16
4	Camel GT Challenge	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Road Atlanta	April 16
5	Monterey Triple Crown	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Laguna Seca Raceway	April 30
5	Monterey Triple Crown	45 Minutes	GTU	Laguna Seca Raceway	April 30
6	Hallett Grand Prix	1 Hour	GTU	Hallett Motor Racing Circuit	May 7
6	Hallett Grand Prix	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Hallett Motor Racing Circuit	May 7
7	Coca-Cola 300	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Lime Rock Park	May 29
7	Coca-Cola 300	100 mi (160 km)	GTU	Lime Rock Park	May 29
8	Pepsi Grand Prix	100 mi (160 km)	All	Brainerd International Raceway	June 18
9	Paul Revere 250	250 mi (400 km)	All	Daytona International Speedway	July 4
10	Sears Point Grand Prix	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Sears Point International Raceway	July 30
10	Sears Point Grand Prix	75 mi (121 km)	GTU	Sears Point International Raceway	July 30
11	G.I. Joe's Grand Prix	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Portland International Raceway	August 6
11	G.I. Joe's Grand Prix	45 Minutes	GTU	Portland International Raceway	August 6
12	Camel GT Mid-Ohio 250	250 mi (400 km)	All	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	August 27
13	Arthur Montgomery 100	75 mi (121 km)	GTU	Road Atlanta	September 4
13	Arthur Montgomery 100	100 mi (160 km)	GTX/GTO	Road Atlanta	September 4
14	Camel GT Daytona 250	250 mi (400 km)	All	Daytona International Speedway	November 26

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	GTX Winning Team	GTO Winning Team	GTU Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	GTX Winning Driver(s)	GTO Winning Driver(s)	GTU Winning Driver(s)	Results
1	Daytona	#99 Brumos Porsche	#58 Diego Febles Racing	#01 J. Dana Roehrig	Results
1	Daytona	Rolf Stommelen Toine Hezemans Peter Gregg	Diego Febles Alec Poole	Dave White Gary Mesnick J. Dana Roehrig	Results
2	Sebring	#9 Dick Barbour Performance	#33 JLP Racing	#77 Bill Scott Racing	Results
2	Sebring	Brian Redman Charles Mendez Bob Garretson	John Paul, Sr. Bonky Fernández	Francisco Romero Ernesto Soto	Results
3	Talladega	#59 Brumos Porsche	#33 Boricua Racing	#76 Quality Inn	Results
3	Talladega	Peter Gregg Brad Frisselle	Bonky Fernández Dave Cowart	Lee Mueller Frank Thomas	Results
4	Road Atlanta	#59 Brumos Porsche Audi	#25 Deren Automotive	#01 Roehrig Racing	Results
4	Road Atlanta	Peter Gregg	Kenper Miller	Dave White	Results
5	Laguna Seca	#16 Vasek Polak	#01 BMW	#48 Datsun	Results
5	Laguna Seca	George Follmer	John Morton	Frank Leary	Results
6	Hallett	#2 McLaren North America	#25 BMW	#51 Porsche	Results
6	Hallett	David Hobbs	Kenper Miller	Dennis Aase	Results
7	Lime Rock	#59 Brumos Porsche	#58 Diego Febles Racing	#33 Bob Sharp Racing	Results
7	Lime Rock	Peter Gregg	Diego Febles	Sam Posey	Results
8	Brainerd	#59 Brumos Porsche	#07 Morrison's Inc.	#01 Porsche	Results
8	Brainerd	Peter Gregg	Dave Cowart	Dave White	Results
9	Daytona	#59 Brumos Porsche	#25 BMW	#01 Porsche	Results
9	Daytona	Peter Gregg	Kenper Miller	Dave White	Results
10	Sears Point	#2 McLaren North America	#55 Porsche	#48 Datsun	Results
10	Sears Point	David Hobbs	Howard Meister	Frank Leary	Results
11	Portland	#59 Brumos Porsche	#07 Morrison's Inc.	#64 Porsche	Results
11	Portland	Peter Gregg	Dave Cowart	Dennis Aase	Results
12	Mid-Ohio	#94 Whittington Brothers Racing	#07 Morrison's Inc.	#42 Porsche	Results
12	Mid-Ohio	Bill Whittington Jim Busby	Dave Cowart Mauricio de Narvaez	Bill Bean	Results
13	Road Atlanta	#59 Brumos Porsche	#55 Andial Porsche-Meister Homes	#83 Sun/Moon Electramotive	Results
13	Road Atlanta	Peter Gregg	Howard Meister	Don Devendorf	Results
14	Daytona	#59 Brumos Porsche	#04 Chevrolet	#79 Datsun	Results
14	Daytona	Peter Gregg	Rick Thompkins	Richard Kendrick Scott Hoerr	Results

External links

World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1978 IMSA GT Championship results

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