1980 12 Hours of Sebring

The Coca-Cola Twelve Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance, was the second round of the 1980 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on 22 March 1980. Victory overall went to the No. 6 Dick Barbour Racing Porsche 935 driven by John Fitzpatrick and Dick Barbour.

Race results Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps 1 GTX 6 Dick Barbour Racing John Fitzpatrick Dick Barbour Porsche 935 253 2 GTX 0 Interscope Racing Ted Field Danny Ongais Porsche 935 250 3 GTX 93 Whittington Bros. Don Whittington Bill Whittington Dale Whittington Porsche 935 247 4 GTX 09 Thunderbird Swap Shop John Paul Preston Henn Al Holbert Porsche 935 239 5 GTX 05 Mendez/Woods/Akin Bob Akin Roy Woods Skeeter McKitterick Porsche 935 232 6 GTO 44 Group 44 Bob Tullius Bill Adam Triumph TR8 230 7 GTX 9 Dick Barbour Racing Bob Garretson Bobby Rahal Kees Nierop Porsche 935 227 8 GTX 07 Ludwig Heimrath Ludwig Heimrath Johnny Rutherford Carlos Moran Porsche 935 224 9 GTU 77 Mandeville Racing Roger Mandeville Jim Downing Brad Frisselle Mazda RX-7 222 10 GTX 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven Porsche 935 220 11DNF GTO 68 Porsche Montecarlo Luis Mendez Jaime Rodriguez Ernesto Soto Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 216 12 GTO 03 Toyota Village Werner Frank James Brolin Porsche 934 213 13 GTO 92 Framm Promotions Roger Schramm Rudy Bartling Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 213 14 GTU 95 Mike Ramirez Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo Porsche 911 212 15 GTU 96 NTS Racing Sam Posey George Alderman Fred Stiff Datsun 240Z 211 16 GTO 37 Botero Racing Honorato Espinosa Jorge Cortes Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 211 17 GTU 81 Trinity Racing Mark Welch Tom Winters Jim Cook Mazda RX-7 210 18 GTU 34 Drolsom Racing George Drolsom Bill Johnson Rob Hoskins Porsche 911 206 19 GTO 56 Rick Borlase Rick Borlase Don Kravig Michael Hammond Porsche 911 205 20 GTU 22 R&H Racing Gary Hirsch Rainer Brezinka Peter Aschenbrenner Porsche 914 205 21 GTO 98 Van Every Racing Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 194 22 GTO 90 Bob's Speed Products Bob Lee Rick Kump Jim Leo AMC AMX 191 23DNF GTO 54 Montura Racing Tony Garcia Albert Naon Terry Herman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 187 24 GTU 87 Der Klaus Haus Klaus Bitterauf James Moxley Vicki Smith Porsche 911 185 25 GTU 31 Lopez Bros. Juan Lopez Jose Arzeno Porsche 911 179 26DNF GTO 46 de Narvaez Enterprises Mauricio de Narváez Ricardo Londoño Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 177 27DNF GTX 30 Electrodyne Giampiero Moretti Giorgio Pianta Renzo Zorzi Porsche 935 176 28DNF GTU 24 DiLella Racing Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto Porsche 914-6 GT 172 29 GTO 60 Bill Ferran Bill Ferran Rusty Bond Jack Refenning Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 172 30 GTX 25 Red Lobster Racing Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Derek Bell BMW M1 172 31DNF GTX 80 All Canadian/Peerless Maurice Carter Craig Carter Murray Edwards Chevrolet Camaro 167 32 GTO 49 Tortilla Flats Racing Warwick Henderson Bob Copeman John Humphreys Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 166 33 GTU 57 Personalized Porsche Wayne Baker Jeff Scott Dan Gilliland Porsche 914 163 34 GTU 78 Revolution Wheels Bruce Nesbitt Alan Johnson Mazda RX-2 162 35DNF GTU 08 Moran Construction Ray Ratcliff M. L. Speer Terry Wolters Porsche 911 SC 161 36 GTO 99 National Jets Russ Boy Tom Hunt Chevrolet Corvette 160 37DNF GTO 51 Kirby-Hitchcock Racing Robert Kirby Freddy Baker Michael Sherwin Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 153 38 GTU 79 Sports Ltd. Racing Bob Bergstrom Patrick Bedard Mazda RX-7 148 39DNF GTO 88 Herb Adams V.S.E. Herb Adams Jerry Thompson Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 146 40 GTO 84 Bard Boand Racing Bard Boand Robert Kivela Ray Irwin Chevrolet Corvette C2 Sting Ray 140 41 GTX 27 Holley & LaGrow Kenneth LaGrow William Boyer Jack Turner Chevrolet Camaro 138 42 GTO 58 Coco Lopez/Piña Colada Mandy Gonzalez Diego Febles Chiqui Soldevilla Porsche 934 135 43DNF GTU 82 Trinity Racing John Casey Steve Dietrich Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 123 44DNF GTU 73 Z&W Enterprises Pierre Honegger Mark Hutchins Walt Bohren Mazda RX-7 118 45DNF GTO 06 Fassler-Mullen Racing Jim Mullen Paul Fassler Craig Siebert Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 108 46 GTO 40 Joe Cotrone Joe Cotrone Emory Donaldson Phil Currin Chevrolet Corvette 106 47DNF GTO 12 Oftedahl Tracking Bob Young Bob Lazier Chevrolet Camaro 101 48DNF GTX 3 Jim Busby Industries Jim Busby Bruce Jenner Rick Knoop BMW M1 100 49DNF GTX 55 Condor Racing Ralph Kent-Cooke Lyn St. James Porsche 935 87 50DNF GTU 70 Chris Doyle Chris Doyle Charles Guest Mike Meyer Mazda RX-7 87 51DNF GTX 7 Caribbean AMC/Jeep Lou Statzer Amos Johnson Dennis Shaw AMC Spirit AMX 84 52DNF GTO 32 Scorpio Racing "Jamsal" Carlos Pineda Eduardo Barrientos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 80 53DNF GTO 10 Oftedahl Trucking Dave Heinz Bob Nagel Chevrolet Camaro 74 54DNF GTO 38 Boricua Racing Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Ulrich Lange Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 73 55DNF GTU 23 Metalcraft Racing Bob Zulkowski Dennis Brisken Gary Nylander Porsche 914 73 56DNF GTU 71 Bruce Jennings Bruce Jennings Bill Bean Tom Ashby Porsche 911 69 57DNF GTO 83 David Deacon David Deacon Peter Moennick Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 63 58DNF GTO 15 Bavarian Motors International Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilicke BMW 3.5 CSL 63 59DNF GTO 14 George Garcia George Garcia Vic Shinn Daniel Vilarchao Chevrolet Corvette 63 60DNF GTX 4 Dick Barbour Racing Buzz Marcus Bob Harmon Marty Hinze Porsche 935 52 61DNF GTX 13 Andial Racing Randolph Townsend John Morton Howard Meister Porsche 935 K3 52 62DNF GTU 35 Janis Taylor Del Russo Taylor Janis Taylor Dave Cavenaugh Alfa Romeo Alfetta 51 63DNF GTX 50 Shulnburg Scrap Metal R. V. Shulnburg Michael Keyser Tim Morgan Chevrolet Corvette 49 64DNF GTX 5 Mendez/Woods/Akin Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller Porsche 935 K3 49 65DNF GTO 41 Jones Industries Racing Herb Jones Jr. Steve Faul Kent Combs Buick Skylark 43 66DNF GTU 66 George R. Shafer George Shafer Craig Shafer Al Crookston Datsun 240Z 37 67DNF GTO 89 Hector Huerta Racing Ernesto Soto Luis Rodriguez Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 35 68DNF GTX 02 T&R Racing Tico Almeida Rene Rodriguez Gabriel Riano Chevrolet Corvette C3 33 69DNF GTO 65 Jeffrey Loving Ralph Noseda Jeff Loving Richard Small Chevrolet Camaro 28 70DNF GTO 48 Dynasales John Carusso Chevrolet Corvette 28 71DNF GTO 12 Performance Marine Ford Smith Bruce Jernigan Jimmy Tumbleston Chevrolet Camaro 28 72DNF GTU 8 A. I. Honda Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina Lancia Stratos 23 73DNF GTU 85 John E. Hulen John Hulen Ron Coupland Porsche 914 20 74DNF GTO 17 Tim Chitwood Tim Chitwood Sam Fillingham Vince Gimondo Chevrolet Nova 19 75DNF GTO 28 Hamilton House Racing Robert Overby Joseph Hamilton Herb Forrest Porsche 911S 12 76DNF GTU 74 Z&W Enterprises Carlos Ramirez Neale Messina Chester Vincentz Mazda RX-7 8 77DNF GTO 61 Tim Morgan Vince Muzzin Marcus Opie Tim Evans Chevrolet Corvette 5 78DNF GTX 62 Tom's/Dome/Kegel Enterprises Nobuhide Tachi Bill Koll Tim Sharp Dome Celica Turbo 4 79DNF GTU 36 Case Racing Dave Panaccione Ron Case Jack Rynerson Porsche 911 4 DNS GTX 53 Bruce Leven Bruce Leven Hurley Haywood Porsche 935 0 DNS GTU 01 Midwest BMW Service H. David Redszus Leo Franchi Merv Rosen BMW 2002 0 DNS GTO 47 Dennis Mikell Terry Keller Bob Gray Scott Chapman Chevrolet Corvette 0 DNS GTU 67 Manuel Quintana Racing Manuel Quintana Fernando Garcia Porsche 911 0

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