The 12 Hours of Sebring, The Coca-Cola Classic, was the third round of the 1983 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 19, 1983.[1] Victory overall went to the No. 9 Personalized Autohaus Porsche 934 driven by Wayne Baker, Jim Mullen, and Kees Nierop.[1][2][3]
Race results
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTO | 9 | Personalized Autohaus | Wayne Baker Jim Mullen Kees Nierop |
Porsche 934 | 231 |
2 | GTP | 5 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin Dale Whittington John O'Steen |
Porsche 935 | 231 |
3 | GTP | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Hurley Haywood Al Holbert |
Porsche 935 | 229 |
4 | GTO | 61 | Vista Racing | Don Courtney Luis Sereix Brent O'Neill |
Chevrolet Monza | 227 |
5 | GTP | 22 | Nimrod Racing | Reggie Smith Lyn St. James Drake Olson |
Nimrod NRA/C2 | 224 |
6 | GTU | 66 | Mike Meyer Racing | Jack Dunham Jeff Kline Jon Compton |
Mazda RX-7 | 224 |
7 | GTO | 65 | Manuel Villa | Luis Gordillo Manuel Villa Chiqui Soldevilla |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 224 |
8 | GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | Joe Varde Jack Baldwin John Casey |
Mazda RX-7 | 223 |
9 | GTO | 01 | Marketing Corporation of America | John Morton Tom Klausler |
Ford Mustang | 222 |
10 | GTO | 35 | Pegasus Racing | Al Leon Paul Gilgan Wayne Pickering |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 222 |
11 DNF |
GTP | 10 | Cooke Racing | Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams Josele Garza |
Lola T600 | 221 |
12 | GTP | 94 | Henn's Swap Shop Racing | Don Whittington Bill Whittington |
Porsche 935 | 218 |
13 | GTP | 3 | Grid Motor Racing | Skeeter McKitterick Milt Minter |
Grid S1 | 216 |
14 | GTU | 37 | Burdsall/Welter | Peter Welter Tom Burdsall Nort Northam |
Mazda RX-7 | 216 |
15 | GTU | 23 | Roe/Selby | Tim Selby Earl Roe |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 210 |
16 | GTO | 83 | R&H Racing | Rainer Brezinka Rudy Bartling Roger Schramm |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 204 |
17 | GTU | 92 | Kent Racing | Lee Mueller Terry Visger |
Mazda RX-7 | 204 |
18 | GTU | 63 | RGP 500 Racing | Jim Downing John Maffucci Chuck Ulinski |
Mazda RX-7 | 204 |
19 | GTU | 11 | Paul Goral | Paul Goral Larry Figaro Peter Uria |
Porsche 911 | 202 |
20 | GTO | 69 | Hiram Cruz Racing | Mandy Gonzalez Hiram Cruz |
Porsche 934 | 201 |
21 DNF |
GTO | 7 | Racing Beat | Pete Halsmer Rick Knoop |
Mazda RX-7 | 199 |
22 | GTU | 90 | 901 Shop | Mike Schaefer Doug Zitza Jack Refenning |
Porsche 911 SC | 198 |
23 | GTO | 06 | Juan Lopez | Juan Lopez Luis Mendez |
Porsche 911 Carrera | 192 |
24 | GTO | 89 | Taca El Salvador | "Jamsal" Eduardo Barrientos Eduardo Galdamez |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 188 |
25 | GTU | 27 | Scuderia Rosso | Jim Fowells Ray Mummery Steve Potter |
Mazda RX-7 | 185 |
26 | GTO | 14 | Oftedahl Racing | Carl Shafer Carlos Ramirez Mike Meldeau |
Pontiac Firebird | 185 |
27 | GTU | 68 | Jack Rynerson | Jack Rynerson Van McDonald Chris Wilder |
Porsche 911 | 183 |
28 | GTO | 57 | Dave Heinz Racing | Dave Heinz Jerry Thompson Paul Gentilozzi |
Chevrolet Camaro | 181 |
29 | GTO | 03 | Bob's Speed Products | Bob Lee Timothy S. Lee Gary Myers |
Ford Maverick | 180 |
30 | GTU | 91 | Bryant & Graham Racing | Charles W. Bryant Alex Priest Mike Guido |
BMW 2002 | 178 |
31 DNF |
GTU | 93 | Foreign Exchange | John Higgins James King Chip Mead |
Porsche 911 | 175 |
32 | GTU | 30 | Case Racing | Ron Case Craig Case Dave Pannacione |
Porsche 911 | 173 |
33 DNF |
GTU | 60 | Team Morrison | Jim Cook Steve Dietrich Al Bacon |
Mazda RX-7 | 168 |
34 | GTU | 51 | Red Roof Inns | Doug Carmean Don Herman |
Mazda RX-7 | 167 |
35 | GTO | 58 | Brumos Racing | Deborah Gregg Kathy Rude Bonnie Henn |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 165 |
36 | GTO | 96 | Weld Fixturing | Phil Byrd Freddy Baker Robert Kirby |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 162 |
37 | GTU | 42 | Gary Wonzer | Gary Wonzer Bill Bean Buzz Cason |
Porsche 911 | 162 |
38 DNF |
GTU | 95 | Ned Skiff | Ned Skiff Jim Leo |
Renault 12 | 159 |
39 DNF |
GTO | 19 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 153 |
40 DNF |
GTO | 02 | Marketing Corporation of America | Ronnie Bucknum John Bright |
Ford Mustang | 153 |
41 | GTO | 4 | Stratagraph | Billy Hagan Gene Felton Sam Moses Lloyd Frink |
Chevrolet Camaro | 153 |
42 | GTU | 04 | Di Lella Racing | Vince DiLella Manuel Cueto |
Porsche 911 | 152 |
43 | GTO | 79 | Whitehall/Promotion | Tom Winters Bob Bergstrom Peter Dawe |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 148 |
44 DNF |
GTP | 24 | Pegasus III Racing | M. L. Speer Ken Madren Ray Ratcliff |
Porsche 935 | 145 |
45 DNF |
GTO | 49 | OMR Engines | Hoyt Overbagh Peter Kirill Paul Romano |
Chevrolet Monza | 145 |
46 DNF |
GTO | 13 | Oftedahl Racing | Paul Fassler Steve Pope Carl Shafer |
Pontiac Firebird | 142 |
47 | GTO | 18 | Diehl Hi-Pro | Carmen Lista David Marks Roy Newsome Bobby Diehl |
Chevrolet Camaro | 140 |
48 | GTU | 76 | Hi Fi Hospital | Timothy Lee Al White Irwin Ayes |
Ford Capri | 140 |
49 | GTO | 15 | DL Performance Engineering | Doug Lutz Mike Brummer Larry Connor |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 139 |
50 DNF |
GTO | 36 | Herman + Miller P+A | Paul Miller Jim Busby Ron Grable |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 132 |
51 | GTU | 87 | Don Flores | Robert Gottfried Tom Turner Donald Flores |
Porsche 911 | 131 |
52 DNF |
GTP | 16 | Hinze Fencing | Marty Hinze Randy Lanier Terry Wolters |
March 82G | 128 |
53 | GTO | 33 | Karl Keck | Karl Keck Bill McDill Robert Whitaker |
Chevrolet Corvette | 128 |
54 DNF |
GTO | 29 | Overby's | Robert Overby Don Bell Chris Doyle |
Chevrolet Camaro | 127 |
55 | GTU | 75 | Bryant & Graham Racing | Cameron Worth Alan Crouch Janis Taylor |
Ford Pinto | 127 |
56 DNF |
GTP | 09 | Henn's Swap Shop Racing | Derek Bell Michael Andretti John Paul Jr. |
Porsche 935 | 125 |
57 DNF |
GTP | 8 | Shelton Ferrari | Steve Shelton Tom Shelton |
Ferrari 512 BB | 120 |
58 DNF |
GTP | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Bill Adam |
Jaguar XJR-5 | 95 |
59 DNF |
GTO | 34 | Drolsom Racing | George Drolsom Steve Cohen William Gelles |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 94 |
60 DNF |
GTO | 26 | Centurion Leasing | Tom Nehl Nelson Silcox Patty Moise |
Chevrolet Camaro | 92 |
61 DNF |
GTP | 21 | Nimrod Racing | Victor Gonzalez Drake Olson |
Nimrod NRA/C2 | 86 |
62 DNF |
GTP | 05 | T&R Racing | Tico Almeida Ernesto Soto |
Porsche 935 | 82 |
63 DNF |
GTO | 99 | Londono Bridge Racing | Gustavo Londono Carlos Munoz Hugo Gralia |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 81 |
64 DNF |
GTO | 20 | Paul Canary Racing | Paul Canary Jim Sanborn |
Pontiac Firebird | 78 |
65 | GTU | 52 | TFC Racing | Dick Gauthier Tom Cripe Ron Collins Bill McVey |
Porsche 911 | 67 |
66 DNF |
GTP | 77 | Z&W Enterprises | Pierre Honegger Walt Bohren |
Mazda GTP | 61 |
67 DNF |
GTO | 64 | Marcus Opie | Marcus Opie Tim Morgan Grant Bradley |
Chevrolet Corvette | 59 |
68 DNF |
GTU | 78 | Der Klaus Haus | Klaus Bitterauf Vicki Smith Scott Flanders |
Porsche 911 | 59 |
69 DNF |
GTO | 28 | Air Florida | "Fomfor" Arnoldo Kreysa Albert Naon |
BMW M1 | 58 |
70 DNF |
GTU | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Danny Smith |
Mazda RX-7 | 56 |
71 DNF |
GTO | 54 | Daniel Vilarchao | Reynaldo Fernandez Daniel Vilarchao |
Chevrolet Camaro | 56 |
72 DNF |
GTO | 6 | Shafer Motor Racing | Craig Shafer George Shafer Joe Maloy |
Chevrolet Camaro | 55 |
73 DNF |
GTP | 74 | Mark Wagoner | Del Russo Taylor Larry Figaro |
Chevron GTP | 53 |
74 DNF |
GTP | 12 | The Cummings Marque | Don Cummings Craig Rubright Charles Gano |
Chevrolet Monza | 50 |
75 DNF |
GTP | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Mauricio de Narváez |
March 82G | 46 |
76 DNF |
GTU | 31 | Pegasus Racing | Jack Griffin John Zouzelka |
Porsche 914 | 38 |
77 DNF |
GTO | 50 | Latino Racing | Kikos Fonseca Tato Ferrer Diego Febles |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 36 |
78 DNF |
GTU | 08 | Diehl Hi Pro Enterprises | Bobby Diehl Roy Newsome |
Mazda RX-7 | 29 |
79 DNF |
GTP | 39 | Holly Racing | John Gunn Ricardo Londono |
Phoenix JG1 | 26 |
80 DNF |
GTO | 40 | Bieri Racing | Uli Bieri Matt Gysler Duff Hubbard |
BMW M1 | 21 |
81 DNF |
GTO | 07 | Londono Bridge Racing | Fred Flaquer Gustavo Londono Ricardo Londono Rene Rodriguez |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 21 |
82 DNF |
GTP | 17 | Dingman Bros. Racing | Billy Dingman Roger Bighouse |
Chevrolet Corvette | 11 |
83 DNF |
GTP | 47 | Pepe Romero | Bill Whittington Pepe Romero Doc Bundy |
March 83G | 8 |
84 DNF |
GTO | 62 | Bill Nelson | Bill Nelson Dale Kreider Lojza Vosta |
Pontiac Firebird | 1 |
DNS | GTP | 2 | Hinze Fencing | Marty Hinze Randy Lanier Terry Wolters |
Porsche 935 | 0 |
DNS | GTO | 53 | Superior Racing Team | Raul Garcia Eugenio Matienzo |
Chevrolet Camaro | 0 |
DNS | GTU | 80 | Hallet Motor Racing Circuit | Anatoly Arutnoff Jose Marina |
Lancia Stratos HF | 0 |
Class Winners
Class | Winners | |
---|---|---|
GTP | Akin / Whittington / O'Steen | Porsche 935 K3 |
GTO | Baker / Mullen / Nierop | Porsche 934 |
GTU | Dunham / Kline / Compton | Mazda RX-7 |
References
- ^ a b "Event: 12 Hours of Sebring, The Coca-Cola Classic". Racing Sports Cars.
- ^ "1983 Sebring 12 Hour – David and Goliath". February 16, 2017.
- ^ "1983 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsport Database.