1985 12 Hours of Sebring explained

The Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring, was the third round of the 1985 IMSA GT Championship.^[1] The race was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 23, 1985. Victory overall went to the No. 8 Preston Henn Porsche 962 driven by A. J. Foyt, and Bob Wollek.^[2]

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Laps
1	GTP	8	Preston Henn	A. J. Foyt Bob Wollek	Porsche 962	281
2	GTP	14	Holbert Racing	Al Holbert Derek Bell Al Unser Jr.	Porsche 962	277
3	GTP	68	Busby Racing	Pete Halsmer Dieter Quester Rick Knoop	Porsche 962	268
4	GTP	44	Group 44	Chip Robinson Bob Tullius	Jaguar XJR-5	259
5	Lights	63	Jim Downing	Jim Downing John Maffucci	Argo JM16	253
6	GTO	65	Team Roush Protofab	Wally Dallenbach Jr. John Jones	Ford Mustang	251
7	GTP	2	Leon Bros. Racing	Al Leon Art Leon Skeeter McKitterick	March 85G	250
8	GTP	11	Kendall Racing	Chuck Kendall John Hotchkis Robert Kirby	Porsche 935 K3	240
9	GTO	90	Road Circuit Technology	Les Delano Andy Petery Patty Moise	Pontiac Firebird	239
10	GTO	09	901 Shop	Peter Uria Mike Schaefer Larry Figaro Jack Refenning	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	237
11	GTO	61	Team USA Racing	Don Courtney Brent O'Neill Mike Hackney	Chevrolet Monza	231
12	GTO	89	Latino Racing	"Jamsal" Kikos Fonseca Alfredo Mena	Porsche 934	219
13 DNF	GTO	53	Mandeville Auto Tech	Danny Smith Tom Waugh	Mazda RX-7	218
14	Lights	37	Burdsall - Welter Racing	Tom Burdsall Peter Welter Nick Nicholson	Tiga GT284	216
15	GTU	56	SP Racing	Gary Auberlen Peter Jauker Adrian Gang Cary Eisenlohr	Porsche 911 Carrera	209
16	Lights	93	Mid-O/Rusty Jones	Kelly Marsh Ron Pawley Don Marsh	Argo JM16	205
17	GTP	31	Goral Racing	Paul Goral Rick Wilson	Porsche 935	204
18 DNF	GTO	39	R & H Racing	Rainer Brezinka John Centano Fritz Hochreuter	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	202
19	GTU	00	Tommy Kendall	Tommy Kendall Bart Kendall Max Jones	Mazda RX-7	202
20 DNF	GTO	58	Coin Operated Racing	Rick Borlase Michael Hammond Jim Torres	Porsche 934	198
21	Lights	34	O'Brien - van Steenburg Racing	Larry O'Brien Mike Van Steenburg	Mazda OVS-1	184
22	GTO	98	Bob's Speed Products	Bob Lee Bill Julian Jeff Hudlett	Buick Skyhawk	182
23	GTP	20	Spirit of Cleveland	Richard Silver Don Herman Freddy Baker	Porsche 935	182
24 DNF	GTO	38	Mandeville Auto Tech	Roger Mandeville Logan Blackburn	Mazda RX-7	180
25	GTU	35	Team Dallas	Jack Griffin Bobby Hefner Skip Winfree	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	178
26 DNF	GTP	67	Busby Racing	Jim Busby John Morton Jochen Mass	Porsche 962	175
27 DNF	GTP	15	John Kalagian Racing	John Kalagian John Lloyd Tom Grunnah	March 84G	170
28	GTU	36	Case Racing	Ron Case Dave Panaccione	Porsche 911	165
29	GTO	83	K & P Racing	Karl Keck William Wessel Mark Montgomery	Chevrolet Corvette	158
30 DNF	GTP	43	De Narvaez Enterprises	Mauricio de Narváez Dave Cowart Kenper Miller	Porsche 935	157
31	GTU	02	RNGC Racing	Roy Newsome Bill McVey Dale Kreider	Mazda RX-7	148
32 DNF	GTO	88	Schaferacing	Craig Shafer George Shafer Joe Maloy	Chevrolet Camaro	145
33 DNF	GTO	55	Dave Heinz Imports	Dave Heinz Jim Trueman Jerry Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	134
34 DNF	GTO	78	Tokina Zoom Lenses	John Higgins Chip Mead James King	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	128
35 DNF	GTP	7	Henn's Swap Shop Racing	Bob Wollek Don Whittington Preston Henn	Porsche 935	121
36	GTO	85	Don Nooe	Don Nooe Jim Stricklin Tim Stringfellow	Chevrolet Corvette	118
37 DNF	GTU	42	Mike Meyer/Daffy	Paul Lewis Scott Pruett Joe Varde	Mazda RX-7	117
38 DNF	GTO	81	Ken Bupp	Ken Bupp Guy Church E. J. Generotti	Chevrolet Camaro	116
39 DNF	GTU	76	Malibu Grand Prix	Jack Baldwin Jeff Kline	Mazda RX-7	114
40 DNF	GTP	1	Blue Thunder Racing Team	Bill Whittington Randy Lanier	March 85G	114
41 DNF	GTO	45	Pennzoil de P. R.	Luis Gordillo Rolando Falgueras Manuel Villa	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	111
42	GTU	54	Zwiren Racing	Steve Zwiren Mike Tearney Robert Peters	Mazda RX-7	111
43	GTO	25	Steve Roberts	William Boyer Steve Roberts John Barben	Chevrolet Camaro	109
44 DNF	GTP	01	Charles Young	Don Bell Mike Brockman Tommy Riggins	Argo JM16	105
45 DNF	GTO	22	Walter Johnston	Del Russo Taylor John Hayes-Harlow Arvid Albanese	Pontiac Firebird	101
46 DNF	GTU	75	Pettit Wholesale	Cameron Worth Foko Gritzalis	Mazda RX-3	91
47 DNF	GTP	29	DeAtley Racing	Darin Brassfield Arie Luyendyk Jerry Brassfield	March 85G	90
48 DNF	GTO	51	Mosler Racing	John McComb Rick Mancuso Fred Fiala	Ferrari 512 BB	88
49 DNF	GTP	05	Robert Whitaker	Robert Whitaker Ed Crosby Richard McDill	Chevrolet Camaro	76
50 DNF	GTP	16	Marty Hinze Racing	Marty Hinze Milt Minter Art Yarosh	Porsche 935 K3	70
51 DNF	GTP	26	Toyota Village	Werner Frank Dave White Jerry Kendall	Porsche 935	68
52 DNF	GTU	17	Al Bacon Racing	Al Bacon Charles Guest Bobby Akin	Mazda RX-7	67
53 DNF	GTP	5	Bob Akin Motor Racing	Hans-Joachim Stuck Bob Akin Jim Mullen	Porsche 962	66
54 DNF	GTU	79	Whitehall Motorsports	Elliot Forbes-Robinson Tom Winters Bob Bergstrom	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	65
55 DNF	GTU	49	Conrad Racing	Carlos Munoz Louis Lopez Herman Galeano	Porsche 911	65
56 DNF	GTO	47	Dingman Brothers Racing	Walt Bohren Steve Millen Billy Dingman	Pontiac Firebird	63
57 DNF	GTU	74	Whitehall Promotion	Austin Godsey Paul Gentilozzi Kent Hill	Porsche 924 Carrera GTR	59
58 DNF	GTO	21	Gopher Motion	William Gelles Steve Cohen Don Walker	Ferrari 512 BB	54
59 DNF	GTU	71	Team Highball	Amos Johnson Jack Dunham Dennis Shaw	Mazda RX-7	48
60 DNF	GTU	13	Rubino Racing	Dennis Wagoner Ken Knott Frank Rubino	Mazda RX-7	46
61 DNF	GTO	69	Wonzer Racing	John Hofstra Charles Slater Mick Robinson	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	45
62 DNF	GTU	08	Simms-Romano	Drake Olson Steve Potter Paul Romano	Mazda RX-7	44
63 DNF	GTP	95	Van Every Racing	Lance Van Every Ash Tisdelle Jack Refenning	Porsche 935	42
64 DNF	GTU	60	Tom Hunt	Tom Hunt James Shelton Dean Jameson	Mazda RX-3	40
65 DNF	GTP	3	Pegasus Racing	John Paul Jr. Ken Madren Wayne Pickering	March 84G	38
66 DNF	GTO	70	Ormond Racing Associates	Don Cummings Craig Rubright Greg Walker	Chevrolet Corvette	37
67 DNF	GTP	04	Group 44	Brian Redman Hurley Haywood	Jaguar XJR-5	36
68 DNF	GTO	50	Monty Trainer's Restaurant	Buz McCall Pancho Carter Tom Sheehy	Chevrolet Camaro	34
69 DNF	GTP	4	Lee Racing	Carson Baird Terry Labonte Billy Hagan	Chevrolet Corvette GTP	27
70 DNF	GTO	92	OMR Engines	Chris Gennone Hoyt Overbagh Fern Prego	Chevrolet Camaro	27
71 DNF	GTP	12	Gebhardt Motorsport	George Schwarz Frank Jelinski Jan Thoelke	Gebhardt JC853	22
72 DNF	GTO	66	Habersin Camera Shop	Rick Habersin Art Habersin	Chevrolet Camaro	22
73 DNF	GTO	48	Gary Wonzer	Tom Cripe Gary Wonzer Bruce Dewey	Porsche 934	9
74 DNF	GTO	32	KJJ Enterprises	John Bossom Ken Hill Reagan Riley	Triumph TR8	0
DNS	GTP	0	Gary Wonzer	Gary Wonzer Del Russo Taylor	Chevron GTP	0
DNS	GTP	6	Morgan Performance	Charles Morgan Bill Alsup	Royale RP40	0
DNS	GTO	23	Raul Garcia	Raul Garcia	Pontiac Firebird	0
DNS	GTO	77	Tortuga Racing	Carlos Munoz Joe Gonzalez	Chevrolet Camaro	0
DNS	GTU	87	Mosler Racing	George Alderman Joe Hill Steve Alexander	Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS	0

Class Winners

Class	Winners
GTP	Foyt / Wollek	Porsche 962
Lights	Downing / Maffucci	Argo JM16
GTO	Dallenbach Jr. / Jones	Ford Mustang
GTU	Auberlen / Jauker / Gang / Eisenlohr	Porsche 911 Carrera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sebring 12 Hours . Racing Sports Cars . 10 April 2021.
2. Web site: 1985 Sebring 12 Hours | Motorsport Database. Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine.