6-Stunden-Rennen von Daytona 1979
Das 6-Stunden-Rennen von Daytona 1979, auch 6 Hour Champion Spark Plug Challenge, Daytona International Speedway, fand am 1. Juli auf dem Daytona International Speedway statt und war der elfte Wertungslauf der Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft dieses Jahres.
Das Rennen
Auch 1979 zählte das 6-Stunden-Rennen von Daytona zur World-Challenge der Langstreckenfahrer und damit zur Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft 1979. Bis auf die beiden Puertoricaner Diego Febles und Bonky Fernandez waren alle anderen Starter US-Amerikaner. Das Rennen endete mit dem Gesamtsieg von Dennis Shaw sowie Don und Bill Whittington im AMC Spirit.
Ergebnisse
Schlussklassement
Pos. | Klasse | Nr. | Team | Fahrer | Fahrzeug | Runden | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | RS | 6 | Amos Johnson | Dennis Shaw Don Whittington Bill Whittington | AMC Spirit | 151 | ||
2 | RS | 61 | Brant Doell | Tom Waugh Lyn St. James Buzz Carson | AMC Concord | 151 | ||
3 | RS | 38 | Roger Mandeville | Roger Mandeville Diego Febles | Mazda RX-3 | 150 | ||
4 | RS | 27 | Mike Meyer | Mike Meyer Rusty Bond | Mazda RX-3 | 150 | ||
5 | RS | 7 | Amos Johnson | Amos Johnson Dick Barbour | AMC Spirit | 148 | ||
6 | RS | 44 | Joe Amato | Carson Baird Joe Amato | AMC Spirit | 148 | ||
7 | RS | 99 | Kal Showket | Kal Showket Phil Currin | AMC Concord | 148 | ||
8 | RS | 4 | E. J. Pruitt | Gary Ouellette Tony Garcia | Mazda RX-2 | 148 | ||
9 | RS | 91 | Warren Phelps | Warren Phelps Bill McDill | Chevrolet Vega | 146 | ||
10 | RS | 52 | Atlanta Racing Enterprises | James Reeve Ren Tilton | Buick Skyhawk | 145 | ||
11 | RS | 08 | S. C. Racing | Bonky Fernandez Keith Swope | AMC Spirit | 145 | ||
12 | RS | 66 | Jim Downing | John Maffucci Chris Doyle | Mazda RX-2 | 143 | ||
13 | RS | 15 | Rob Jackson | Rob Jackson Robert Weaver | AMC Gremlin | 142 | ||
14 | RS | 47 | Bob Crosby | Jim Crosby Bob Crosby | AMC Gremlin | 141 | ||
15 | RS | 72 | Tampa Bay Racing | Craig Ross Charles Mendez | Datsun 200SX | 140 | ||
16 | RS | 93 | Russ Boy | Russ Boy Art Yarosh | AMC Gremlin | 134 | ||
17 | RS | 2 | Wheels Import | Ray Pericles Matt Pericles | Mazda RX-2 | 134 | ||
18 | RS | 30 | Dave Yerger | Del Russo Taylor Steve Edward Dave Yerger | Alfa Romeo Alfetta | 132 | ||
19 | RS | 68 | Randy Blue | Randy Blue John Watterson | AMC Gremlin | 131 | ||
20 | RS | 22 | Linda Sharp | Jim Fitzgerald Linda Sharp Bill Harriss | Datsun B210 | 128 | ||
21 | RS | 33 | Music City Racing | Eric Morrow Charles Moseley | Plymouth Arrow | 127 | ||
22 | RS | 07 | Rich Lee | Bill Warner Rich Lee | Honda Civic | 127 | ||
23 | RS | 03 | Joe Varde | Robert Dielhl Doug Kenny | AMC Gremlin | 126 | ||
24 | RS | 82 | North Star Racing | Bill Johnson Corky Bell | Datsun 710 | 125 | ||
25 | RS | 04 | Rozinante Enterprises | Jim Story John Story Ray Barnes | Ford Capri | 124 | ||
26 | RS | 09 | Bennett Aiken | Bennett Aiken Bobby Dumont | Ford Pinto | 123 | ||
27 | RS | 11 | Dick Starita | Don Devendorf Dick Starita G. H. Sharp | Datsun B210 | 120 | ||
28 | RS | 86 | Hoerr Brothers | Leroy Dickson Elizabeth Kleinschmidt Charles Kleinschmidt | AMC Spirit | 116 | ||
29 | RS | 12 | Jim Stricklin | Jim Stricklin John Eckelberry | Datsun 510 | 112 | ||
30 | RS | 87 | Robert Buchler | John Evans Jay Elmore | Ford Pinto | 110 | ||
31 | RS | 84 | William Kull | Daniel Bonner William Kull | Ford Pinto | 82 | ||
32 | RS | 82 | J. Speight Sugg | J. Speight Sugg M. L. Speer | BMW 2002 | 68 | ||
Ausgefallen | ||||||||
33 | RS | 63 | Jim Downing | Jim Downing John Paul senior | Mazda RX-3 | 139 | ||
34 | RS | 88 | MAS Racing | Jon McKnight Judy Stropus | Datsun 510 | 113 | ||
35 | RS | 5 | Bob Esseltine | Bob Esseltine Paul Lambke | Datsun 510 | 103 | ||
36 | RS | 0 | Bob Lee | Glenn Worthington Bob Lee | Chevrolet Vega | 90 | ||
37 | RS | 42 | American Raceway Leasing | Bob Feld Rick Gaines | AMC Gremlin | 87 | ||
38 | RS | 64 | Wayne Stradley | Wayne Stradley Ray Mummery | AMC Pacer | 85 | ||
39 | RS | 01 | Varde Llauget | Joe Varde Dave Cowart | AMC Spirit | 83 | ||
40 | RS | 78 | Performance Innovations | Hurley Haywood Rob McFarlin | Mazda RX-3 | 80 | ||
41 | RS | 48 | International Racing System | Nort Northam Bill Shaw | Honda Civic | 76 | ||
42 | RS | 31 | R & R Racing | Randy Davis Herb Kanady | AMC Gremlin | 76 | ||
43 | RS | 59 | Milton Moise | Milton Moise Emory Donaldson Don Courtney | AMC Spirit | 73 | ||
44 | RS | 16 | Danny Smith | Danny Smith Rodney Ashcraft | AMC Gremlin | 68 | ||
45 | RS | 21 | Andy Vann | Andy Vann Ed Mottern | AMC Gremlin | 63 | ||
46 | RS | 50 | Eddie Mecum | Eddie Mecum Javier Garcia | Buick Skyhawk | 62 | ||
47 | RS | 54 | Wever Palmer | Byron Wever Bill Whittington | Mazda RX-3 | 58 | ||
48 | RS | 54 | Balboa Datsun | Pat Daily Tim Kuykendall | Datsun 200SX | 40 | ||
49 | RS | 19 | Southwind Enterprises | Rick Knoop Bob Akin | AMC Gremlin | 34 | ||
50 | RS | 96 | Gene Felton | Gene Felton Tom Sheehy Luis Sereix | Buick Skyhawk | 32 | ||
51 | RS | 92 | Rolls Canard | Manny Matz Jerry Hoopert | BMW 2002 | 32 | ||
52 | RS | 9 | Rolls Canard | Mark Mellon Jerry Reid Gary Tiller | Ford Pinto | 23 | ||
53 | RS | 3 | Bob Dearduff | Jeff Dearduff Bob Dearduff | Mazda RX-3 | 22 | ||
54 | RS | 83 | Milt Griswold | Chuck Grantham Milt Griswold | Ford Pinto | 22 | ||
55 | RS | 73 | Foreign Car Clinic | Gerry Cohen Stephen Behr | BMW 320i | 21 | ||
56 | RS | 81 | MAS Racing | James Jordan Alan Marsh | Datsun 510 | 20 | ||
57 | RS | 39 | George Clark | George Clark George Hair Dave Sloyer | Oldsmobile Starfire | 20 | ||
58 | RS | 06 | Preston Henn | Bonnie Henn Preston Henn Byron Henn | AMC Pacer | 10 | ||
59 | RS | 49 | Richard Wagner | Paul McDonald Ernie Smith | Ford Maverick | 8 | ||
60 | RS | 57 | Rick Jaeschke | Van McDonald Rick Jaeschke | Datsun 200SX | 7 | ||
61 | RS | 75 | Ron Oyler | Ron Oyler Ron Reisinger Don Jones | AMC Pacer | 5 | ||
62 | RS | 55 | Dick Read | Lee White Dick Read | Ford Pinto | 1 | ||
Nicht gestartet | ||||||||
63 | RS | 02 | Kim Kenyon | Kim Kenyon Cary Palmer | AMC Gremlin | 1 | ||
64 | RS | 05 | Donnie Ard | Ralston Long Donnie Ard Foy Gilmore | AMC Gremlin | 2 | ||
65 | RS | 14 | Tenn Tec Racing | Cliff Rickmers Donnie Crider | Ford Capri | 3 | ||
66 | RS | 23 | Nes Gurley | Nes Gurley James Jeralds | Ford Capri | 4 | ||
67 | RS | 46 | G. H. Sharp | G. H. Sharp Bob Bergstrom | AMC Spirit | 5 | ||
68 | RS | 51 | Brant Doell | Rick Knoop Bob Akin | AMC Spirit | 6 | ||
69 | RS | 69 | Ecurie Fribourgeoise | Phil Currin Kal Showket | AMC Pacer | 7 |
1 nicht gestartet 2 nicht gestartet 3 nicht gestartet 4 nicht gestartet 5 nicht gestartet 6 nicht gestartet 7 nicht gestartet
Nur in der Meldeliste
Hier finden sich Teams, Fahrer und Fahrzeuge, die ursprünglich für das Rennen gemeldet waren, aber aus den unterschiedlichsten Gründen daran nicht teilnahmen.
Klassensieger
Klasse | Fahrer | Fahrer | Fahrer | Fahrzeug | Platzierung im Gesamtklassement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS | Dennis Shaw | Don Whittington | Bill Whittington | AMC Spirit | Gesamtsieg |
Renndaten
- Gemeldet: 74
- Gestartet: 62
- Gewertet: 32
- Rennklassen: 1
- Zuschauer: unbekannt
- Wetter am Renntag: heiß und schwül
- Streckenlänge: 6,180 km
- Fahrzeit des Siegerteams: 6:00:59,440 Stunden
- Gesamtrunden des Siegerteams: 151
- Gesamtdistanz des Siegerteams: 933,162 km
- Siegerschnitt: 155,101 km/h
- Pole Position: Gene Felton – Buick Skyhawk (#96) – 2:16,169 = 163,382 km/h
- Schnellste Rennrunde: James Reeve – Buick Skyhawk (#52) – 2:17,380 = 161,942 km/h
- Rennserie: 11. Lauf zur Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft 1979
Literatur
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1.
Weblinks
Vorgängerrennen 6-Stunden-Rennen von Pergusa 1979 | Sportwagen-Weltmeisterschaft | Nachfolgerennen 6-Stunden-Rennen von Watkins Glen 1979 |
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1979 AMC Spirit AMX a subcompact lift back built by American Motors Corporation (AMC). This car has been updated with AMC's 390 cu in (6.4 L) 4-bb V8 engine with 4-speed manual transmission. It has been customized for racing and is named “Black Plague”.... The car's black exterior features flame paint work starting with the grille. The AMX was the name of the 1968 to 1970 two-seater GT-type muscle cars built by AMC. It was used again on the top performance models in the AMC Spirit subcompact line for the 1979 and 1980 model years. Picture taken during the during the American Motors Owners Association (AMO) annual convention that was held July 2015 near Cleveland, Ohio.