1976 IMSA GT Championship

The 1976 Camel GT Challenge season was the 6th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. The series was for GTO and GTU class Grand tourer racing cars. It began on January 31, 1976, and ended on November 28, 1976, after fifteen rounds.

Schedule

Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
1 24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours Daytona International Speedway January 31
February 1
2 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway March 20
3 Road Atlanta 100 100 mi (160 km) Road Atlanta April 11
4 Monterey Triple Crown 100 mi (160 km) Laguna Seca Raceway May 2
5 International Motorsports Spectacular 100 mi (160 km) Ontario Motor Speedway May 9
6 Coca-Cola Lime Rock 100 mi (160 km) Lime Rock Park May 31
7 Twin 200s 100 mi (160 km) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course June 6
8 Paul Revere 250 250 mi (400 km) Daytona International Speedway July 4
9 Coca-Cola Sears Point 100 mi (160 km) Sears Point International Raceway July 25
10 'Bama 200 120 mi (190 km) Talladega Superspeedway August 7
11 Pocono 100 100 mi (160 km) Pocono International Raceway August 15
12 Mid-Ohio 6 Hours 6 Hours Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 29
13 WZGC 93 FM Camel GT 500 km (310 mi) Road Atlanta September 19
14 Shasta Monterey Grand Prix 100 mi (160 km) Laguna Seca Raceway October 3
15 Daytona Finale 250 mi (400 km) Daytona International Speedway November 28

Season results

Rnd Circuit GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team Results
GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers
1 Daytona #59 BMW of North America #42 BHR Porsche Results
United States Peter Gregg
United Kingdom Brian Redman
United States Bob Hindson
United States Dick Davenport
United States Frank Carney
2 Sebring #14 G. W. Dickinson/Holbert Porsche-Audi #67 Havatampa Cigar Results
United States Al Holbert
United States Michael Keyser
United States Dave White
United States David McClain
3 Road Atlanta #14 Holbert/Dickinson Racing #47 Transcendental Racing Results
United States Al Holbert United States Brad Frisselle
4 Laguna Seca #14 Holbert/Dickinson Racing #45 Carlsen Porsche/Audi Results
United States Al Holbert United States Walt Maas
5 Ontario Jim Busby Porsche Results
United States Jim Bubsy United States Walt Maas
6 Lime Rock George Dyer Transcendental Racing Results
United States George Dyer United States Brad Frisselle
7 Mid-Ohio #1 Chevrolet #47 Transcendental Racing Results
United States Michael Keyser United States Brad Frisselle
8 Daytona #14 Chevrolet Transcendental Racing Results
United States Al Holbert United States Brad Frisselle
9 Sears Point #61 Jim Busby #45 Walt Maas Results
United States Jim Bubsy United States Walt Maas
10 Talladega BMW #47 Transcendental Racing Results
United States Peter Gregg United States Brad Frisselle
11 Pocono #14 Chevrolet Bob Sharp Racing Results
United States Al Holbert United States Elliot Forbes-Robinson
12 Mid-Ohio Busby Racing Transcendental Racing Results
United States Jim Bubsy United States Brad Frisselle
United States John Morton
13 Road Atlanta #14 Dickinson/Holbert Racing #47 Transcendental Racing Results
United States Al Holbert United States Brad Frisselle
United States John Morton
14 Laguna Seca #61 Busby Racing #45 Garretson Enterprises Results
United States Jim Bubsy United States Walt Maas
15 Daytona #1 Chevrolet #47 Transcendental Racing Results
United States Michael Keyser United States Brad Frisselle