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
Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GTO | 14 |  G. W. Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi |  Al Holbert  Michael Keyser | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 230 | 
| 2 | GTO | 11 |  Dallas Heyser/SL-1 |  John Oliver Gunn Jr.  Carson Baird | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 228 | 
| 3 | GTO | 30 |  John McClelland |  Roberto Quintanilla  Roberto Gonzalez | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 227 | 
| 4 | GTO | 56 |  Spirit of Colorado/Hagestad Porsche |  Bob Hagestad  Jerry Jolly | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 224 | 
| 5 | GTO | 58 |  Diego Febles Racing |  Diego Febles  Hiram Cruz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 222 | 
| 6 | GTO | 44 |  Mauricio de Narváez |  Mauricio de Narváez  Albert Naon  John Freyre | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 221 | 
| 7 | GTO | 59 |  BMW Motorsport North America |  Peter Gregg  Hurley Haywood | BMW 3.0 CSL | 217 | 
| 8 | GTO | 61 |  Brumos Porsche-Audi |  Jim Busby  Carl Shafer | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 210 | 
| 9 | GTU | 67 |  Havatampa Cigar |  Dave White  David McClain | Porsche 911 Carrera S | 209 | 
| 10 | GTO | 92 |  Oest-Tillson Racing |  Dieter Oest  Mike Tillson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 208 | 
| 11 | GTO | 91 |  Adams Apple |  Juan Carlos Bolaños  Billy Sprowls  Eduardo Lopez Negrete | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 206 | 
| 12 | GTU | 07 |  Charles Mendez Jr. |  Charles Mendez  Dave Cowart | Porsche 911T | 206 | 
| 13 | GTU | 50 | .svg.png.webp) Motex Auto | .svg.png.webp) Fritz Hochreuter .svg.png.webp) Willy Goebbels .svg.png.webp) Hans Berner | Porsche 911S | 200 | 
| 14 | GTU | 51 |  Max Dial Porsche-Audi |  Robert Kirby  John Hotchkis  Len Jones | Porsche 914-6 GT | 198 | 
| 15 DNF | GTU | 77 |  Bruce Jennings |  Bruce Jennings  Bob Beasley | Porsche 911S | 195 | 
| 16 | GTO | 06 |  Chitwood Racing |  Tim Chitwood  Vince Gimondo | Chevrolet Camaro | 191 | 
| 17 | GTU | 45 |  Carlos Moran |  Carlos Moran  Bob Fine  "Jamsal" | Porsche 911S | 185 | 
| 18 | GTO | 7 |  Team Sebring Racing |  Bob Gray  Terry Keller | Chevrolet Corvette | 185 | 
| 19 DNF | GTO | 72 |  Bill Arnold |  Bill Arnold  Carl Thompson | Chevrolet Corvette | 182 | 
| 20 | GTO | 78 |  Ignacio Gonzalez |  Luis Sereix  Ignacio Gonzalez  Gus Robayna | Chevrolet Camaro | 178 | 
| 21 | GTO | 86 |  Hugh Kleinpeter |  Hugh Kleinpeter  Ron Goldleaf | De Tomaso Pantera | 176 | 
| 22 | GTU | 87 |  R. Mandella |  John Thomas  Jim Cook | Porsche 914-6 GT | 174 | 
| 23 | GTO | 52 |  Starbrite |  John Tunstall  Chuck Wade | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 173 | 
| 24 | GTU | 27 |  Jack Refenning |  Ray Mummery  Jack Refenning  George Van Arsdale | Porsche 911S | 170 | 
| 25 | GTU | 90 |  Ray Walle Mazda |  Tom Reddy  Tom Davey | Mazda Cosmo | 168 | 
| 26 | GTU | 8 |  Automobiles International |  Anatoly Arutnoff  Jose Marina  Jack May | Lotus Europa | 162 | 
| 27 | GTU | 3 |  Bart Hartmann |  Bart Hartmann  Mark Domiteaux  Donald Flores  Tom Turner | Austin Marina | 159 | 
| 28 | GTU | 38 |  Paul Spruell |  Paul Spruell  Walter Johnston  Jan Petersen | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT | 158 | 
| 29 | GTO | 15 |  Garcia Brothers Racing |  Javier Garcia  George Garcia | Chevrolet Corvette | 157 | 
| 30 | GTU | 5 |  Richard Weiss |  Raymond Gage  John Emig  Pedro Velasquez Jr. | Porsche 911S | 150 | 
| 31 DNF | GTO | 19 |  Richard Boystan |  Jerry Thompson  Richard Bostyan  Don Yenko | Chevrolet Corvette | 144 | 
| 32 | GTU | 54 |  Spirit Racing |  Hal Sahlman  Steve Southard  Alex Job | Porsche 914-6 GT | 141 | 
| 33 | GTO | 81 |  Dave Smith |  Dave Smith  Don Herman | Chevrolet Corvette | 139 | 
| 34 | GTO | 82 |  Tom Ross |  Tom Ross  Jim Weber | Ford Mustang | 138 | 
| 35 DNF | GTU | 99 |  George Shafer |  George Shafer  Al Crookston  Dick Scott | Datsun 240Z | 129 | 
| 36 DNF | GTU | 03 |  Bavarian Motors |  Alf Gebhardt  Sepp Grinbold  Bruno Beilcke | BMW 2002 | 126 | 
| 37 | GTO | 41 |  Jones Industries Racing |  Herb Jones Jr.  Steve Faul | Chevrolet Camaro | 113 | 
| 38 DNF | GTO | 49 |  Neil Potter |  Neil Potter  William Boyer | Ford Mustang | 112 | 
| 39 DNF | GTU | 55 |  Charles Kleinschmidt |  Charles Kleinschmidt  Jack Andrus | MGB GT | 110 | 
| 40 DNF | GTU | 34 |  George Drolsom |  George Drolsom  Bob Nagel | Porsche 911S | 106 | 
| 41 DNF | GTO | 43 |  Ecurie Escargot |  John O'Steen  Dave Helmick | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 102 | 
| 42 DNF | GTU | 64 |  Miller & Norburn |  Nick Craw  John Morton  Joe Peacock | BMW 2002 TI | 102 | 
| 43 | GTU | 31 |  Juan Montalvo |  Juan Montalvo  Jim Grob | Ford Escort | 102 | 
| 44 DNF | GTU | 22 |  Tony Lilly |  Tony Lilly  Frank Marrs | Lotus Europa | 97 | 
| 45 DNF | GTO | 47 |  Clay Young |  Eddie Johnson  Clay Young  Gene Felton | Chevrolet Camaro | 96 | 
| 46 DNF | GTU | 08 |  Stiles Construction |  Ron Oyler  Ken Braun  Guy Church | Renault 12 | 91 | 
| 47 DNF | GTO | 24 |  BMW Motorsport North America |  David Hobbs  Benny Parsons | BMW 3.0 CSL | 90 | 
| 48 DNF | GTO | 68 |  Mike Meldeau |  Mike Meldeau  Bill McDill | Chevrolet Camaro | 79 | 
| 49 DNF | GTO | 21 |  Richard Stone |  Richard Stone  Greg Gillingham  Frank Fine | Shelby GT350 | 78 | 
| 50 DNF | GTU | 42 |  Bob Hindson Racing |  Bob Hindson  Frank Carney  Dick Davenport | Porsche 911S | 77 | 
| 51 DNF | GTO | 96 |  Mike Williamson |  Mike Williamson  Lawrence P. Pleasants  Charles Gano | Chevrolet Camaro | 74 | 
| 52 DNF | GTO | 97 |  Jim Alspaugh |  James Alspaugh  Bill McVey | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 64 | 
| 53 DNF | GTO | 05 |  Red Roof Inns/Jim Trueman |  Jim Trueman  Bobby Rahal | Chevrolet Monza | 63 | 
| 54 DNF | GTO | 12 |  Paul Bowden Racing |  Ford Smith  Bennett Aitken | Chevrolet Camaro | 62 | 
| 55 DNF | GTU | 60 |  Rusty Bond |  Rusty Bond  Ren Tilton | Porsche 911S | 58 | 
| 56 DNF | GTU | 02 |  Bill Scott |  Bill Scott  Milt Minter | Volkswagen Scirocco | 54 | 
| 57 DNF | GTO | 29 |  Hoyt Overbagh |  Bud Wamsley  Guy Thomas | Chevrolet Corvette | 51 | 
| 58 DNF | GTO | 46 |  Ahmed Valhuerdi |  Manuel Quintana  Luis Mendez  Ahmed Valhuerdi | Shelby GT350 | 50 | 
| 59 DNF | GTO | 73 |  Howey Farms |  David Crabtree  Clark Howey | Chevrolet Corvette | 47 | 
| 60 DNF | GTO | 39 |  Wiley Doran |  Wiley Doran  Gary Belcher | Chevrolet Corvette | 46 | 
| 61 DNF | GTO | 04 |  Bill Nelson |  Dale Kreider  Stephen Bond | Pontiac Astre | 46 | 
| 62 DNF | GTO | 18 |  Terry Wolters |  Terry Wolters  Wayne Miller  Joe Castellano | Chevrolet Camaro | 39 | 
| 63 DNF | GTO | 66 |  Big Apple Racing/Champale |  Stephen Behr  Janet Guthrie | Chevrolet Monza | 38 | 
| 64 DNF | GTO | 76 |  Levitt Racing/Spirit of Sebring |  John Greenwood  Mike Brockman | Chevrolet Corvette C3 | 36 | 
| 65 DNF | GTU | 26 |  Bonky Fernandez |  Mandy Gonzalez  Bonky Fernandez  Mike Ramirez | Lotus Elan | 28 | 
| 66 DNF | GTU | 17 |  Aubrey Bowles |  Aubrey Bowles  Fred Rose | Porsche 911S | 21 | 
| 67 DNF | GTO | 40 |  R. V. Shulnburg |  Bud Sherk  R. V. Shulnburg  Emory Donaldson | Chevrolet Corvette | 11 | 
| 68 DNF | GTU | 63 |  Luis Mendez |  Luis Mendez  Tony Canahuate  Rene Rodriguez | BMW 2002 | 11 | 
| 69 DNF | GTO | 36 |  Motorcito Racing |  Tico Almeida  Pepe Romero | Chevrolet Camaro | 10 | 
| 70 DNF | GTU | 01 |  William Frates |  William Frates  Craig Ross  Spencer Buzbee | Datsun 240Z | 6 | 
| 71 DNF | GTO | 9 |  Tony Ansley |  Tony Ansley  Ron Connelly | Chevrolet Corvette | 6 | 
| 72 DNF | GTO | 79 |  Don Nooe |  Don Nooe  Richard Gahn | Shelby GT350 | 2 | 
| 73 DNF | GTO | 71 |  Ralph Noseda |  Ralph Noseda  Richard Small | Chevrolet Camaro | 1 | 
| 74 DNF | GTO | 33 |  John Carusso |  Dennis Stefl  John Carusso | Chevrolet Corvette | 1 | 
| 75 DNF | GTU | 75 |  Skip Grenier |  Skip Grenier  Kevin Quigley  Roger Ragland | Mazda RX-2 | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 2 |  Harry Theodoracopulos |  Harry Theodoracopulos  Michel Jourdain Sr. | Chevrolet Monza | 0 | 
| DNS | GTU | 4 |  C.A.C.I. |  Bob Bergstrom  Bill Shaw  Martin Palmer | Honda Civic | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 37 |  Rick Mancuso |  Irwin Jann | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 83 |  Jim Logan |  Jim Logan  Bobbie Johnson | BMW 3.0 CSL | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 93 |  J. E. Logan |  Larry Flynn  Larry Bock | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 
| DNS | GTO | 95 |  John Freyre  Don Yenko | Chevrolet Camaro | 0 | 
Class Winners
| Class | Winners | |
|---|---|---|
| GTO | Holbert / Keyser | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 
| GTU | White / McClain | Porsche 911S | 
References
- ↑ "Sebring 12 Hours". Racingsportscars.com. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ↑ "1976 Sebring 12 Hours". Motorsportmagazine.com.
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