1976 12 Hours of Sebring explained

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	Motex Auto	Fritz Hochreuter Willy Goebbels 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sebring 12 Hours. Racingsportscars.com. 24 June 2022.
2. Web site: 1976 Sebring 12 Hours . Motorsportmagazine.com.