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

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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

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