1976 12 Hours of Sebring

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The Sebring 76 Twelve Hours of Endurance, was the second round of the 1976 IMSA GT Championship.[1] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 20, 1976. Victory overall went to the No. 14 G. W. Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Al Holbert and Michael Keyser.[2]

Race results[edit]

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 GTO 14 United States G. W. Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi United States Al Holbert
United States Michael Keyser
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 230
2 GTO 11 United States Dallas Heyser/SL-1 United States John Oliver Gunn Jr.
United States Carson Baird
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 228
3 GTO 30 United States John McClelland Mexico Roberto Quintanilla
Mexico Roberto Gonzalez
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 227
4 GTO 56 United States Spirit of Colorado/Hagestad Porsche United States Bob Hagestad
United States Jerry Jolly
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 224
5 GTO 58 Puerto Rico Diego Febles Racing Puerto Rico Diego Febles
United States Hiram Cruz
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 222
6 GTO 44 Colombia Mauricio de Narváez Colombia Mauricio de Narváez
United States Albert Naon
United States John Freyre
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 221
7 GTO 59 United States BMW Motorsport North America United States Peter Gregg
United States Hurley Haywood
BMW 3.0 CSL 217
8 GTO 61 United States Brumos Porsche-Audi United States Jim Busby
United States Carl Shafer
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 210
9 GTU 67 United States Havatampa Cigar United States Dave White
United States David McClain
Porsche 911 Carrera S 209
10 GTO 92 United States Oest-Tillson Racing United States Dieter Oest
United States Mike Tillson
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 208
11 GTO 91 Mexico Adams Apple Mexico Juan Carlos Bolaños
United States Billy Sprowls
Mexico Eduardo Lopez Negrete
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 206
12 GTU 07 United States Charles Mendez Jr. United States Charles Mendez
United States Dave Cowart
Porsche 911T 206
13 GTU 50 Canada Motex Auto Canada Fritz Hochreuter
Canada Willy Goebbels
Canada Hans Berner
Porsche 911S 200
14 GTU 51 United States Max Dial Porsche-Audi United States Robert Kirby
United States John Hotchkis
United States Len Jones
Porsche 914-6 GT 198
15
DNF
GTU 77 United States Bruce Jennings United States Bruce Jennings
United States Bob Beasley
Porsche 911S 195
16 GTO 06 United States Chitwood Racing United States Tim Chitwood
United States Vince Gimondo
Chevrolet Camaro 191
17 GTU 45 El Salvador Carlos Moran El Salvador Carlos Moran
United States Bob Fine
El Salvador "Jamsal"
Porsche 911S 185
18 GTO 7 United States Team Sebring Racing United States Bob Gray
United States Terry Keller
Chevrolet Corvette 185
19
DNF
GTO 72 United States Bill Arnold United States Bill Arnold
United States Carl Thompson
Chevrolet Corvette 182
20 GTO 78 Puerto Rico Ignacio Gonzalez United States Luis Sereix
Puerto Rico Ignacio Gonzalez
United States Gus Robayna
Chevrolet Camaro 178
21 GTO 86 United States Hugh Kleinpeter United States Hugh Kleinpeter
United States Ron Goldleaf
De Tomaso Pantera 176
22 GTU 87 United States R. Mandella United States John Thomas
United States Jim Cook
Porsche 914-6 GT 174
23 GTO 52 United States Starbrite United States John Tunstall
United States Chuck Wade
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 173
24 GTU 27 United States Jack Refenning United States Ray Mummery
United States Jack Refenning
United States George Van Arsdale
Porsche 911S 170
25 GTU 90 United States Ray Walle Mazda United States Tom Reddy
United States Tom Davey
Mazda Cosmo 168
26 GTU 8 United States Automobiles International United States Anatoly Arutnoff
United States Jose Marina
United States Jack May
Lotus Europa 162
27 GTU 3 United States Bart Hartmann United States Bart Hartmann
United States Mark Domiteaux
United States Donald Flores
United States Tom Turner
Austin Marina 159
28 GTU 38 United States Paul Spruell United States Paul Spruell
United States Walter Johnston
United States Jan Petersen
Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT 158
29 GTO 15 United States Garcia Brothers Racing United States Javier Garcia
United States George Garcia
Chevrolet Corvette 157
30 GTU 5 United States Richard Weiss United States Raymond Gage
United States John Emig
United States Pedro Velasquez Jr.
Porsche 911S 150
31
DNF
GTO 19 United States Richard Boystan United States Jerry Thompson
United States Richard Bostyan
United States Don Yenko
Chevrolet Corvette 144
32 GTU 54 United States Spirit Racing United States Hal Sahlman
United States Steve Southard
United States Alex Job
Porsche 914-6 GT 141
33 GTO 81 United States Dave Smith United States Dave Smith
United States Don Herman
Chevrolet Corvette 139
34 GTO 82 United States Tom Ross United States Tom Ross
United States Jim Weber
Ford Mustang 138
35
DNF
GTU 99 United States George Shafer United States George Shafer
United States Al Crookston
United States Dick Scott
Datsun 240Z 129
36
DNF
GTU 03 Germany Bavarian Motors United States Alf Gebhardt
United States Sepp Grinbold
Germany Bruno Beilcke
BMW 2002 126
37 GTO 41 United States Jones Industries Racing United States Herb Jones Jr.
United States Steve Faul
Chevrolet Camaro 113
38
DNF
GTO 49 United States Neil Potter United States Neil Potter
United States William Boyer
Ford Mustang 112
39
DNF
GTU 55 United States Charles Kleinschmidt United States Charles Kleinschmidt
United States Jack Andrus
MGB GT 110
40
DNF
GTU 34 United States George Drolsom United States George Drolsom
United States Bob Nagel
Porsche 911S 106
41
DNF
GTO 43 United States Ecurie Escargot United States John O'Steen
United States Dave Helmick
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 102
42
DNF
GTU 64 United States Miller & Norburn United States Nick Craw
United States John Morton
United States Joe Peacock
BMW 2002 TI 102
43 GTU 31 Colombia Juan Montalvo Colombia Juan Montalvo
United States Jim Grob
Ford Escort 102
44
DNF
GTU 22 United States Tony Lilly United States Tony Lilly
United States Frank Marrs
Lotus Europa 97
45
DNF
GTO 47 United States Clay Young United States Eddie Johnson
United States Clay Young
United States Gene Felton
Chevrolet Camaro 96
46
DNF
GTU 08 United States Stiles Construction United States Ron Oyler
United States Ken Braun
United States Guy Church
Renault 12 91
47
DNF
GTO 24 United States BMW Motorsport North America United Kingdom David Hobbs
United States Benny Parsons
BMW 3.0 CSL 90
48
DNF
GTO 68 United States Mike Meldeau United States Mike Meldeau
United States Bill McDill
Chevrolet Camaro 79
49
DNF
GTO 21 United States Richard Stone United States Richard Stone
United States Greg Gillingham
United States Frank Fine
Shelby GT350 78
50
DNF
GTU 42 United States Bob Hindson Racing United States Bob Hindson
United States Frank Carney
United States Dick Davenport
Porsche 911S 77
51
DNF
GTO 96 United States Mike Williamson United States Mike Williamson
United States Lawrence P. Pleasants
United States Charles Gano
Chevrolet Camaro 74
52
DNF
GTO 97 United States Jim Alspaugh United States James Alspaugh
United States Bill McVey
Chevrolet Corvette C3 64
53
DNF
GTO 05 United States Red Roof Inns/Jim Trueman United States Jim Trueman
United States Bobby Rahal
Chevrolet Monza 63
54
DNF
GTO 12 United States Paul Bowden Racing United States Ford Smith
United States Bennett Aitken
Chevrolet Camaro 62
55
DNF
GTU 60 United States Rusty Bond United States Rusty Bond
United States Ren Tilton
Porsche 911S 58
56
DNF
GTU 02 United States Bill Scott United States Bill Scott
United States Milt Minter
Volkswagen Scirocco 54
57
DNF
GTO 29 United States Hoyt Overbagh United States Bud Wamsley
United States Guy Thomas
Chevrolet Corvette 51
58
DNF
GTO 46 United States Ahmed Valhuerdi United States Manuel Quintana
Dominican Republic Luis Mendez
United States Ahmed Valhuerdi
Shelby GT350 50
59
DNF
GTO 73 United States Howey Farms United States David Crabtree
United States Clark Howey
Chevrolet Corvette 47
60
DNF
GTO 39 United States Wiley Doran United States Wiley Doran
United States Gary Belcher
Chevrolet Corvette 46
61
DNF
GTO 04 United States Bill Nelson United States Dale Kreider
United States Stephen Bond
Pontiac Astre 46
62
DNF
GTO 18 United States Terry Wolters United States Terry Wolters
United States Wayne Miller
Italy Joe Castellano
Chevrolet Camaro 39
63
DNF
GTO 66 United States Big Apple Racing/Champale United States Stephen Behr
United States Janet Guthrie
Chevrolet Monza 38
64
DNF
GTO 76 United States Levitt Racing/Spirit of Sebring United States John Greenwood
United States Mike Brockman
Chevrolet Corvette C3 36
65
DNF
GTU 26 Puerto Rico Bonky Fernandez Puerto Rico Mandy Gonzalez
Puerto Rico Bonky Fernandez
Puerto Rico Mike Ramirez
Lotus Elan 28
66
DNF
GTU 17 United States Aubrey Bowles United States Aubrey Bowles
United States Fred Rose
Porsche 911S 21
67
DNF
GTO 40 United States R. V. Shulnburg United States Bud Sherk
United States R. V. Shulnburg
United States Emory Donaldson
Chevrolet Corvette 11
68
DNF
GTU 63 Dominican Republic Luis Mendez Dominican Republic Luis Mendez
Dominican Republic Tony Canahuate
United States Rene Rodriguez
BMW 2002 11
69
DNF
GTO 36 United States Motorcito Racing United States Tico Almeida
United States Pepe Romero
Chevrolet Camaro 10
70
DNF
GTU 01 United States William Frates United States William Frates
United States Craig Ross
United States Spencer Buzbee
Datsun 240Z 6
71
DNF
GTO 9 United States Tony Ansley United States Tony Ansley
United States Ron Connelly
Chevrolet Corvette 6
72
DNF
GTO 79 United States Don Nooe United States Don Nooe
United States Richard Gahn
Shelby GT350 2
73
DNF
GTO 71 United States Ralph Noseda United States Ralph Noseda
United States Richard Small
Chevrolet Camaro 1
74
DNF
GTO 33 United States John Carusso United States Dennis Stefl
United States John Carusso
Chevrolet Corvette 1
75
DNF
GTU 75 United States Skip Grenier United States Skip Grenier
United States Kevin Quigley
United States Roger Ragland
Mazda RX-2 0
DNS GTO 2 United States Harry Theodoracopulos United States Harry Theodoracopulos
Mexico Michel Jourdain Sr.
Chevrolet Monza 0
DNS GTU 4 United States C.A.C.I. United States Bob Bergstrom
United States Bill Shaw
United States Martin Palmer
Honda Civic 0
DNS GTO 37 United States Rick Mancuso United States Irwin Jann Chevrolet Camaro 0
DNS GTO 83 United States Jim Logan United States Jim Logan
United States Bobbie Johnson
BMW 3.0 CSL 0
DNS GTO 93 United States J. E. Logan United States Larry Flynn
United States Larry Bock
Chevrolet Camaro 0
DNS GTO 95 United States John Freyre
United States Don Yenko
Chevrolet Camaro 0

Class Winners[edit]

Class Winners
GTO Holbert / Keyser Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
GTU White / McClain Porsche 911S

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "1976 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsportmagazine.com.