1978 12 Hours of Sebring
{{short description|Sports car endurance race}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
The Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Camel GT Challenge was the second round of the 1978 IMSA GT Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Sebring-1978-03-18.html|title=Sebring 12 Hours 1978|website=Racing Sports Cars|access-date=2022-01-19}} The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway on March 18, 1978. The overall victory went to No. 9, Dick Barbour Racing (Porsche 935). The drivers were Brian Redman, Charles Mendez and Bob Garretson.{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1978-sebring-12-hours/|title=1978 Sebring 12 Hours winner, full results and reports | Motorsport Database|website=Motor Sport Magazine|access-date=2022-01-19}}
Race results
Class winners in bold.
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! Pos ! Class ! No ! Team ! Drivers ! Car ! Laps |
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! 1 | GTX | 9 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour Racing | {{flagicon|GBR}} Brian Redman | 240 |
2
| GTX | 95 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Hagestad | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Hagestad | 240 |
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3
| GTX | 13 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ore House - Vail | {{flagicon|USA}} Hal Shaw Jr. | 239 |
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! 4 | GTO | 33 | {{flagicon|USA}} JLP Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} John Paul | 233 |
5
| GTX | 32 | {{flagicon|USA}} Earle & Akin Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Earle | 225 |
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! 6 | GTU | 77 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Scott Racing | {{flagicon|VEN}} Francisco Romero | 219 |
7
| GTU | 42 | {{flagicon|PUR}} El Sol Racing | {{flagicon|PUR}} Chiqui Soldevilla | 213 |
8 DNF | GTO | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} KWM Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenper Miller | 211 |
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! 9 | AC | 96 | {{flagicon|USA}} Unicure | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Felton | 209 |
10
| GTU | 62 | {{flagicon|USA}} William J. Koll | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Koll | 209 |
11
| GTO | 03 | {{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Gottlob | {{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Gottlob | 199 |
12
| GTU | 99 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bondurant | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Cook | 198 |
13 DNF | GTO | 58 | {{flagicon|PUR}} Diego Febles Racing | {{flagicon|PUR}} Diego Febles | 197 |
14
| GTO | 57 | {{flagicon|USA}} Sebring Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Keller | 197 |
15
| GTU | 36 | {{flagicon|USA}} Case Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Ron Case | 196 |
16
| GTU | 50 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Fritz Hochreuter | {{flagicon|CAN}} Fritz Hochreuter | 189 |
17
| GTO | 48 | {{flagicon|USA}} Autodyne | {{flagicon|USA}} Luis Sereix | 186 |
18
| GTU | 01 | {{flagicon|USA}} Roehrig Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave White | 185 |
19
| AC | 92 | {{flagicon|USA}} Road Atlanta | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Sloyer | 184 |
20
| GTO | 79 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rennsport Porsche Works | {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Callas | 182 |
21
| GTU | 89 | {{flagicon|USA}} Barrick Motor Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Rusty Bond | 181 |
22
| GTX | 05 | {{flagicon|USA}} Saltwater Band | {{flagicon|USA}} Stephen Bond | 181 |
23
| GTU | 85 | {{flagicon|USA}} John Hulen | {{flagicon|USA}} John Hulen | 174 |
24
| GTX | 93 | {{flagicon|USA}} Whittington Bros. | {{flagicon|USA}} Don Whittington | 172 |
25
| GTU | 70 | {{flagicon|USA}} Race Car Ent. | {{flagicon|USA}} M. L. Speer | 168 |
26
| GTU | 71 | {{flagicon|USA}} Foreign Exchange Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} John Higgins | 168 |
27
| GTU | 88 | {{flagicon|USA}} Hamilton House Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Hamilton | 167 |
28 DNF | GTO | 07 | {{flagicon|USA}} Morrison's Inc. | {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Cowart | 165 |
29 DNF | GTU | 00 | {{flagicon|USA}} Red Roof Inns | {{flagicon|USA}} Steve Southard | 164 |
30
| GTU | 52 | {{flagicon|USA}} Native Tan | {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Kleinschmidt | MGB GT | 160 |
31
| GTU | 21 | {{flagicon|USA}} DiLella Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Vince DiLella | 152 |
32 DNF | GTU | 51 | {{flagicon|USA}} Wynn's International | {{flagicon|USA}} John Hotchkis | 142 |
33 DNF | GTO | 14 | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert LaMay | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert LaMay | 140 |
34
| GTO | 91 | {{flagicon|USA}} Framm Promotions / W. Frank | {{flagicon|USA}} Werner Frank | 140 |
35 DNF | GTU | 08 | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Wolters | {{flagicon|USA}} Terry Wolters | 129 |
36
| GTU | 35 | {{flagicon|GER}} Team Beilcke | {{flagicon|GER}} Bruno Beilcke | BMW 2002 | 123 |
37
| GTO | 12 | {{flagicon|USA}} George Garcia | {{flagicon|USA}} George Garcia | 122 |
38 DNF | GTX | 2 | {{flagicon|USA}} McLaren North America | {{flagicon|GBR}} David Hobbs | 119 |
39
| GTU | 61 | {{flagicon|USA}} Faza Squadra | {{flagicon|USA}} Al Cosentino | 116 |
40 DNF | GTX | 09 | {{flagicon|USA}} Belcher Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Gary Belcher | 115 |
41
| GTX | 38 | {{flagicon|USA}} Meldeau Tire Co. | {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Meldeau | 113 |
42
| GTX | 17 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth LaGrow | {{flagicon|USA}} Kenneth LaGrow | 112 |
43
| GTU | 02 | {{flagicon|USA}} H. David Redszus | {{flagicon|USA}} H. David Redszus | BMW 2002 | 111 |
44 DNF | GTU | 34 | {{flagicon|USA}} Drolsom Racing Inc. | {{flagicon|USA}} George Drolsom | 98 |
45 DNF | GTU | 84 | {{flagicon|USA}} Worldparts | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Speakman | 98 |
46 DNF | AC | 47 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Chitwood | {{flagicon|USA}} Tim Chitwood | 90 |
47 DNF | GTO | 87 | {{flagicon|USA}} Pedro Vazquez | {{flagicon|USA}} Pedro Vazqez | 83 |
48 DNF | GTX | 06 | {{flagicon|USA}} R. V. Shulnburg Scrap Metal | {{flagicon|USA}} R. V. Shulnburg | 83 |
49
| GTX | 28 | {{flagicon|USA}} Desperado Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Clif Kearns | 79 |
50 DNF | GTX | 24 | {{flagicon|USA}} Executive Industries | {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Frank | 77 |
51 DNF | GTO | 46 | {{flagicon|COL}} Mauricio de Narváez | {{flagicon|COL}} Mauricio de Narváez | 76 |
52 DNF | GTU | 27 | {{flagicon|USA}} Miami Auto Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Ray Mummery | 70 |
53 DNF | AC | 0 | {{flagicon|USA}} Chesrown Olds | {{flagicon|USA}} Gene Rutherford | 66 |
54 DNF | GTX | 3 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Freeman Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Bill Freeman | 62 |
55 DNF | GTX | 73 | {{flagicon|USA}} Howey Farms | {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Howey | 50 |
56 DNF | GTO | 4 | {{flagicon|USA}} B. R. Racing Team | {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Leuzinger | 48 |
57 DNF | GTX | 6 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour Performance | {{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour | 47 |
58 DNF | GTX | 11 | {{flagicon|USA}} Javier Garcia | {{flagicon|USA}} Javier Garcia | 46 |
59 DNF | GTX | 41 | {{flagicon|USA}} Jones Ind. Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Herb Jones Jr. | 45 |
60 DNF | GTU | 76 | {{flagicon|USA}} Quality Inn | {{flagicon|USA}} Frank Thomas | 43 |
61 DNF | GTU | 19 | {{flagicon|USA}} Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | {{flagicon|USA}} Anatoly Arutnoff | 34 |
62 DNF | GTX | 8 | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Beasley | {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Beasley | 30 |
63 DNF | GTU | 45 | {{flagicon|USA}} Vann's Auto Body | {{flagicon|USA}} Gary Steele | 28 |
64 DNF | GTO | 20 | {{flagicon|USA}} Bostyan Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Bostyan | 26 |
65 DNF | GTO | 30 | {{flagicon|PUR}} Aro-Mandy Racing | {{flagicon|PUR}} Mandy Gonzalez | 25 |
66 DNF | AC | 80 | {{flagicon|USA}} Herb Adams | {{flagicon|USA}} Herb Adams | 21 |
67 DNF | GTX | 86 | {{flagicon|USA}} Team Pantera | {{flagicon|USA}} Hugh Kleinpeter | 17 |
68 DNF | GTO | 04 | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Thompkins | {{flagicon|USA}} Rick Thompkins | 15 |
69 DNF | GTX | 59 | {{flagicon|USA}} Brumos Porsche | {{flagicon|USA}} Peter Gregg | 11 |
70 DNF | GTO | 23 | {{flagicon|USA}} Overbagh Motor Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Hoyt Overbagh | 8 |
71 DNF | GTU | 78 | {{flagicon|USA}} Abingdon/Ashley Motors | {{flagicon|CAN}} Rod Bremner | 7 |
72 DNF | GTU | 49 | {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Schumacher Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Ted Schumacher | 7 |
73 DNF | GTX | 7 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Heimrath Racing | {{flagicon|CAN}} Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | 6 |
74 DNF | GTX | 40 | {{flagicon|USA}} Quintana Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Manuel Quintana | 5 |
75 DNF | GTX | 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} Dale Kreider Racing | {{flagicon|USA}} Dale Kreider | 4 |
76 DNF | GTX | 54 | {{flagicon|USA}} Raul Garcia | {{flagicon|DOM}} Joaquin Lopez | 2 |
=Class Winners=
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! Class ! Winners ! |
GTX
| Redman / Mendez / Garretson | Porsche 935 |
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GTO
| Paul / Fernandez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
GTU
| Romero / Soto | Porsche 911 |
AC
| Felton / Gimondo | Buick Skylark |
References
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