Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

1978 IMSA GT Championship

Index 1978 IMSA GT Championship

The 1978 Camel GT Challenge season was the 8th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. [1]

52 relations: Alec Poole, Auto racing, Bill Whittington, BMW, Bob Garretson, Brainerd International Raceway, Brian Redman, Brumos Porsche 250, Brumos Racing, Camel (cigarette), Chevrolet, Choice Hotels, Coca-Cola, Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix, Datsun, David Hobbs (racing driver), Daytona Finale, Daytona International Speedway, Dennis Aase, Frank Leary, G.I. Joe's, George Follmer, Grand Prix of Atlanta, Grand Prix of Sonoma, Grand tourer, Group 5 (racing), Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, IMSA GT Championship, John Morton (racing driver), John Paul Sr. (racing driver), Lime Rock Grand Prix, Lime Rock Park, Mauricio de Narváez, McLaren, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Pepsi, Peter Gregg (racing driver), Porsche, Portland Grand Prix, Portland International Raceway, Road Atlanta, Rolf Stommelen, Sam Posey, Sebring International Raceway, Sonoma Raceway, Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio, Talladega Superspeedway, Toine Hezemans, Vasek Polak, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, ..., 12 Hours of Sebring, 24 Hours of Daytona. Expand index (2 more) »

Alec Poole

Alec Poole is an Irish auto racing driver from Dublin.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Alec Poole · See more »

Auto racing

Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Auto racing · See more »

Bill Whittington

William Marvin "Bill" Whittington (born September 11, 1949) is an American racing driver from Lubbock, Texas who won the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans together with his brother Don Whittington and Klaus Ludwig in a Porsche 935.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Bill Whittington · See more »

BMW

BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke in German, or Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a German multinational company which currently produces luxury automobiles and motorcycles, and also produced aircraft engines until 1945.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and BMW · See more »

Bob Garretson

Bob Garretson (born April 8, 1933) was an American racing driver.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Bob Garretson · See more »

Brainerd International Raceway

Brainerd International Raceway is a road course, and dragstrip racing complex North West of the city of Brainerd, Minnesota.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Brainerd International Raceway · See more »

Brian Redman

Brian Herman Thomas Redman (born 9 March 1937 in Colne, Lancashire and educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire), is a retired British racing driver.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Brian Redman · See more »

Brumos Porsche 250

The Brumos Porsche 250, also known as the Paul Revere 250, was a 250-mile sports car support race held on the road course at Daytona International Speedway on or around Independence Day, the same weekend of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Coke Zero 400.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Brumos Porsche 250 · See more »

Brumos Racing

Brumos Racing was an automobile racing team based in Jacksonville, Florida,.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Brumos Racing · See more »

Camel (cigarette)

Camel is an American brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the United States and by Japan Tobacco outside of the United States.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Camel (cigarette) · See more »

Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM).

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Chevrolet · See more »

Choice Hotels

Choice Hotels International, Inc. is an American hospitality holding corporation based in Rockville, Maryland, in the United States.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Choice Hotels · See more »

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola, or Coke (also Pemberton's Cola at certain Georgian vendors), is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Coca-Cola · See more »

Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix

The Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix featuring AMERICA'S TIRE 250 (formerly run under various names) is a sports car race held annually at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix · See more »

Datsun

Datsun is an automobile brand owned by Nissan.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Datsun · See more »

David Hobbs (racing driver)

David Wishart Hobbs (born 9 June 1939 in Royal Leamington Spa, England) is a British former racing driver.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and David Hobbs (racing driver) · See more »

Daytona Finale

The Daytona Finale was a sports car race held at the infield road course of the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Daytona Finale · See more »

Daytona International Speedway

Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Daytona International Speedway · See more »

Dennis Aase

Dennis Aase (born February 23, 1944) is an American race car driver, a member of the All American Racers team.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Dennis Aase · See more »

Frank Leary

Francis Patrick Leary (February 26, 1881 – October 4, 1907) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Frank Leary · See more »

G.I. Joe's

G.I. Joe's was a privately owned former retail chain for sporting goods, ready-to-wear clothing, and auto parts; that operated stores in the Pacific Northwest region of the northwestern United States.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and G.I. Joe's · See more »

George Follmer

George Follmer (born January 27, 1934) is an American former auto racing driver, and one of the most successful road racers of the 1970s.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and George Follmer · See more »

Grand Prix of Atlanta

The Grand Prix of Atlanta is a sports car race held at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Grand Prix of Atlanta · See more »

Grand Prix of Sonoma

The Grand Prix of Sonoma was a sports car race held at Sonoma Raceway (formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway) in Sonoma, California.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Grand Prix of Sonoma · See more »

Grand tourer

A grand tourer (gran turismo) (GT) is a performance and luxury automobile capable of high speed and long-distance driving.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Grand tourer · See more »

Group 5 (racing)

Group 5 was an FIA motor racing classification which was applied to four distinct categories during the years 1966 to 1982.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Group 5 (racing) · See more »

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit

Hallett Motor Racing Circuit is a road course about west of Tulsa in the Green Country of Oklahoma.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Hallett Motor Racing Circuit · See more »

IMSA GT Championship

IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and IMSA GT Championship · See more »

John Morton (racing driver)

John Morton (born February 17, 1942) is an American racing driver from Waukegan, Illinois.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and John Morton (racing driver) · See more »

John Paul Sr. (racing driver)

John Lee Paul (born Hans-Johan Paul, March 12, 1939 in the Netherlands) was an American racecar driver, convicted felon and fugitive.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and John Paul Sr. (racing driver) · See more »

Lime Rock Grand Prix

The Lime Rock Grand Prix (2010 name: Memorial Day Classic) is a sports car race held at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States on the Memorial Day weekend.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Lime Rock Grand Prix · See more »

Lime Rock Park

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Lime Rock Park · See more »

Mauricio de Narváez

Mauricio de Narváez (born 18 May 1941) is a Colombian former racing driver.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Mauricio de Narváez · See more »

McLaren

McLaren Racing Limited, competing as McLaren F1 Team, is a British Formula One team based at the McLaren Technology Centre, Woking, Surrey, England.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and McLaren · See more »

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course · See more »

Pepsi

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Pepsi · See more »

Peter Gregg (racing driver)

Peter Holden Gregg (May 4, 1940 – December 15, 1980) was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Peter Gregg (racing driver) · See more »

Porsche

Dr.-Ing.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Porsche · See more »

Portland Grand Prix

The Portland Grand Prix was a sports car race held at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon from 1978 until 2006.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Portland Grand Prix · See more »

Portland International Raceway

Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Portland International Raceway · See more »

Road Atlanta

Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile (4.088 km) road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Road Atlanta · See more »

Rolf Stommelen

Rolf Johann Stommelen (11 July 1943 – 24 April 1983) was a racing driver from Siegen, Germany.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Rolf Stommelen · See more »

Sam Posey

Sam Posey (born May 26, 1944, in New York City, New York) is a retired American racing driver and sports broadcast journalist.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Sam Posey · See more »

Sebring International Raceway

Sebring International Raceway is a road course auto racing facility located near Sebring, Florida.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Sebring International Raceway · See more »

Sonoma Raceway

Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sears Point Raceway and Infineon Raceway is a road course and drag strip located on the landform known as Sears Point in the southern Sonoma Mountains in Sonoma, California, USA.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Sonoma Raceway · See more »

Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio

The Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio is a sports car race held annually at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio · See more »

Talladega Superspeedway

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Talladega Superspeedway · See more »

Toine Hezemans

Toine Hezemans (born 15 April 1943 in Eindhoven) is a former Dutch touring and prototype racing car driver in 1960s and 1970s, nowadays one of principals of Phoenix Carsport.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Toine Hezemans · See more »

Vasek Polak

Vasek Polak (September 11, 1914 – April 17, 1997) was a prominent car dealer, race car driver, car collector, and racing team owner.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and Vasek Polak · See more »

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (previously known as Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Laguna Seca Raceway) is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca · See more »

12 Hours of Sebring

The 12 Hours of Sebring is an annual motorsport endurance race for sports cars held at Sebring International Raceway, on the site of the former Hendricks Army Airfield World War II air base in Sebring, Florida.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and 12 Hours of Sebring · See more »

24 Hours of Daytona

The 24 Hours of Daytona, currently known as the Rolex 24 At Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

New!!: 1978 IMSA GT Championship and 24 Hours of Daytona · See more »

Redirects here:

1978 IMSA GT Championship season.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_IMSA_GT_Championship

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »