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The Silver Anniversary Edition 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 5–6, 1983[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1983 IMSA GT Championship.
Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 6 Henn's Swap Shop Racing Porsche 935 driven by Bob Wollek, Claude Ballot-Léna, Preston Henn, and A. J. Foyt.[2][3] Victory in the GTO class went to the No. 7 Racing Beat Mazda RX-7 driven by Pete Halsmer, Bob Reed, and Rick Knoop. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 92 Kent Racing Mazda RX-7 driven by Lee Mueller, Hugh McDonough, and Terry Visger.
Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | ||
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1 | GTP | 6 | Henn's Swap Shop Racing | Bob Wollek Claude Ballot-Léna Preston Henn A. J. Foyt |
Porsche 935 | 618 | ||
2 | GTP | 88 | Motorsports Marketing | Terry Wolters Randy Lanier Marty Hinze |
March 83G | 612 | ||
3 | GTO | 7 | Racing Beat | Pete Halsmer Bob Reed Rick Knoop |
Mazda RX-7 | 598 | ||
4 | GTP | 24 | Pegasus III Racing | M. L. Speer Ken Madren Ray Ratcliff |
Porsche 935 | 578 | ||
5 | GTO | 50 | Latino Racing | Diego Febles Kikos Fonseca Roy Valverde |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 568 | ||
6 | GTP | 10 | Cooke Racing | Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams John Bright |
Lola T600 | 563 | ||
7 | GTO | 05 | T&R Racing | Tico Almeida Miguel Morejon Ernesto Soto |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 561 | ||
8 | GTP | 77 | Z&W Enterprises | Walt Bohren Pierre Honneger David Palmer |
Mazda GTP | 553 | ||
9 | GTO | 9 | Personalized Autohaus | Wayne Baker Jim Mullen Bob Garretson |
Porsche 934 | 551 | ||
10 | GTO | 35 | Pegasus Racing | Paul Gilgan Al Leon Wayne Pickering |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 547 | ||
11 | GTP | 47 | Frank Rubino | Frank Rubino Pepe Romero Doc Bundy Dale Whittington |
Porsche 935 | 546 | ||
12 | GTU | 92 | Kent Racing | Lee Mueller Hugh McDonough Terry Visger |
Mazda RX-7 | 544 | ||
13 | GTO | 58 | Brumos Racing | Kathy Rude Deborah Gregg Bonnie Henn |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 531 | ||
14 | GTU | 90 | 901 Shop | Mike Schaefer Jack Refenning John Belperche Doug Zitza |
Porsche 911 | 525 | ||
15 | GTO | 61 | Vista Racing | Brent O'Neill Don Courtney Luis Sereix |
Chevrolet Monza | 525 | ||
16 DNF |
GTP | 86 | Bayside Disposal Racing | Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven Al Holbert |
Porsche 935 | 515 | ||
17 | GTU | 60 | Team Morrison | Steve Dietrich Chris Ivey Jim Cook |
Mazda RX-7 | 514 | ||
18 | GTO | 85 | Richard Lloyd | Richard Lloyd George Drolsom Jonathan Palmer |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 500 | ||
19 | GTU | 38 | Mandeville Auto/Tech | Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Danny Smith |
Mazda RX-7 | 476 | ||
20 | GTO | 4 | Statagraph, Inc. | Billy Hagan Terry Labonte Lloyd Frink |
Chevrolet Camaro | 467 | ||
21 | GTU | 63 | RGP 500 Racing | Jim Downing John Maffucci Steve Potter |
Mazda RX-7 | 466 | ||
22 | GTO | 29 | Overby's | Robert Overby Chris Doyle Don Bell |
Chevrolet Camaro | 438 | ||
23 | GTU | 37 | Burdsall-Welter Racing | Tom Burdsall Peter Welter Al Bacon |
Mazda RX-7 | 436 | ||
24 DNF |
GTO | 26 | Auriga Racing | Tom Nehl Nelson Silcox R. J. Valentine |
Chevrolet Camaro | 426 | ||
25 DNF |
GTP | 1 | JLP Racing | John Paul Jr. Rene Rodriguez Joe Castellano |
Porsche 935 | 412 | ||
26 DNF |
GTO | 13 | Gordon Oftedahl | Duane Eitel Mike Brummer Phil Pate |
Pontiac Firebird | 411 | ||
27 | GTO | 28 | Avanti | Herb Adams John Martin Joe Ruttman Leonard Emanuelson |
Avanti II | 410 | ||
28 | GTO | 40 | Bieri Racing | Uli Bieri Matt Gysler Duff Hubbard |
BMW M1 | 406 | ||
29 | GTU | 97 | All American Racers | Wally Dallenbach Jr. Willy T. Ribbs Whitney Ganz |
Toyota Celica | 365 | ||
30 | GTO | 75 | Bard Boand | Bard Boand Richard Anderson Mike Stephens |
Chevrolet Corvette | 358 | ||
31 DNF |
GTP | 83 | Thomas T. Ciccone | Mike Gassaway Scott Smith Joe Cogbill Joe Cogbill Jr. |
Chevrolet Camaro | 357 | ||
32 | GTU | 52 | TFC Racing | Tom Cripe Dick Gauthier David Duncan Jack Swanson |
Porsche 911 | 312 | ||
33 DNF |
GTU | 71 | Morgan Performance Technology | Charles Morgan Bill Johnson Jim Miller |
Datsun 280ZX | 305 | ||
34 DNF |
GTU | 27 | Scuderia Rosso | Jim Fowells Ray Mummery Tom Sheehy |
Mazda RX-7 | 300 | ||
35 DNF |
GTU | 78 | Der Klaus Haus | Klaus Bitterauf Vicki Smith Scott Flanders |
Porsche 911 | 299 | ||
36 DNF |
GTP | 65 | Ron Spangler | Carson Baird Chip Mead Tom Pumpelly |
Ferrari 512 | 294 | ||
37 DNF |
GTO | 23 | Superior Racing Team | Raul Garcia Vince DiLella Armando Fernandez |
Chevrolet Camaro | 285 | ||
38 | GTO | 01 | Marketing Corporation | John Morton Tom Klausler Ronnie Bucknum |
Ford Mustang | 284 | ||
39 DNF |
GTO | 72 | John Josey | Gary Baker Sterling Marlin |
Chevrolet Corvette | 284 | ||
40 | GTO | 41 | Starved Rock Ledge | Rusty Schmidt Scott Schmidt |
Chevrolet Corvette | 263 | ||
41 | GTO | 49 | OMR Engines | Hoyt Overbagh Peter Kirill David Price |
Chevrolet Monza | 243 | ||
42 DNF |
GTU | 66 | Mike Meyer Racing | Jack Dunham Jeff Kline Jon Compton |
Mazda RX-7 | 242 | ||
43 DNF |
GTO | 45 | Statagraph, Inc. | Gene Felton Tom Williams Lloyd Frink |
Chevrolet Camaro | 223 | ||
44 DNF |
GTP | 21 | Nimrod Racing | Lyn St. James John Graham Drake Olson |
Nimrod NRA/C2 | 208 | ||
45 DNF |
GTO | 79 | Whitehall Productions | Tom Winters Bob Bergstrom Peter Dawe |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 193 | ||
46 DNF |
GTO | 55 | B de T Racing | Diego Montoya Terry Herman Tony Garcia |
BMW M1 | 172 | ||
47 DNF |
GTO | 14 | Oftedahl Racing | Bob Raub Sam Moses Carl Shafer |
Pontiac Firebird | 165 | ||
48 DNF |
GTU | 16 | Paul Goral | Paul Goral Larry Figaro Nort Northam |
Porsche 911 | 161 | ||
49 DNF |
GTP | 74 | Mark Wagoner | Del Russo Taylor Mike Angus Wayne Dessinger |
Chevron GTP | 152 | ||
50 DNF |
GTP | 44 | Group 44 | Bob Tullius Bill Adam Pat Bedard |
Jaguar XJR-5 | 130 | ||
51 DNF |
GTU | 98 | All American Racers | Dennis Aase Al Unser Jr. Mike Chandler |
Toyota Celica | 130 | ||
52 DNF |
GTO | 89 | Taca El Salvador | "Jamsal" Eduardo Galdamez Eduardo Barrientos |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 122 | ||
53 DNF |
GTO | 31 | Kendco | Dale Kreider Dick Neland |
Chevrolet Camaro | 122 | ||
54 DNF |
GTP | 11 | Nimrod Racing | A. J. Foyt Darrell Waltrip Guillermo Maldonado |
Nimrod NRA/C2 | 121 | ||
55 DNF |
GTO | 67 | Trans Am Specialties | Elliott Forbes-Robinson Gary Witzenburg Tony Swan |
Pontiac Firebird | 121 | ||
56 DNF |
GTU | 42 | Gary Wonzer | Bill Bean Buzz Cason Gary Wonzer |
Porsche 911 | 118 | ||
57 DNF |
GTU | 99 | All American Racers | Gene Hackman Masanori Sekiya Kaoru Hoshino |
Toyota Celica | 118 | ||
58 DNF |
GTO | 64 | John Hulen | John Hulen Ron Coupland Bob Speakman |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 118 | ||
59 DNF |
GTO | 15 | D&L Performance | Doug Lutz Dave Panaccione Larry Connor Fern Prego |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 113 | ||
60 DNF |
GTO | 81 | Robert Whitaker | Robert Whitaker Bill McDill Karl Keck |
Chevrolet Camaro | 98 | ||
61 DNF |
GTO | 36 | Herman & Miller P&A | Paul Miller Jim Busby Ron Grable |
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 91 | ||
62 | GTO | 06 | Bobby Diehl | Bobby Diehl Roy Newsome |
Mazda RX-7 | 87 | ||
63 DNF |
GTO | 43 | Bob Gregg Racing | Bob Richardson Bob Young Bob Gregg |
Chevrolet Camaro | 85 | ||
64 DNF |
GTO | 04 | Paul Canary Racing | Paul Canary Jean-Paul Libert Pascal Witmeur Roger Carmillet |
Pontiac Firebird | 85 | ||
65 DNF |
GTU | 32 | Richard Cline | Rick Cline Paul Romano Mike Powell |
Mazda RX-7 | 82 | ||
66 DNF |
GTO | 84 | Motorsport Marketing | Emory Donaldson Steve Pope Ken Murray |
Chevrolet Camaro | 79 | ||
67 DNF |
GTO | 07 | Heimrath Racing | Ludwig Heimrath Ludwig Heimrath Jr. |
Porsche 934 | 71 | ||
68 DNF |
GTU | 30 | Case Racing | Jack Rynerson Ron Case |
Porsche 911 | 67 | ||
69 DNF |
GTU | 51 | Red Roof Inns | Doug Carmean Don Herman John Finger |
Mazda RX-7 | 57 | ||
70 DNF |
GTU | 82 | Trinity Racing | Joe Varde John Casey Jack Baldwin |
Mazda RX-7 | 52 | ||
71 DNF |
GTO | 87 | Bob Beasley | Bob Beasley John Ashford Jack Lewis |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 52 | ||
72 DNF |
GTP | 0 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Bill Whittington Danny Ongais |
Lola T600 | 47 | ||
73 DNF |
GTP | 5 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin John O'Steen Dale Whittington |
Porsche 935 | 43 | ||
74 DNF |
GTP | 03 | Angelo Pallavicini | Angelo Pallavicini Werner Frank |
Porsche 935 | 24 | ||
75 DNF |
GTO | 02 | Marketing Corp. of America | Milt Minter Ronnie Bucknum |
Ford Mustang | 24 | ||
76 DNF |
GTP | 6 | JLP Racing | John Paul Phil Currin |
Porsche 935 | 15 | ||
77 DNF |
GTP | 25 | Red Lobster Racing | Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Mauricio de Narváez |
March 82G | 14 | ||
78 DNF |
GTO | 09 | Mark Gassaway | Tom Ciccone Vic Shinn Joe Cogbill |
Chevrolet Camaro | 6 | ||
79 DNF |
GTO | 19 | Van Every Racing | Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 0 | ||
DNS | GTP | 00 | Interscope Racing | Ted Field Bill Whittington Danny Ongais |
Lola T600 | - | ||
DNS | GTP | 2 | Hinze Fencing | Marty Hinze | Porsche 935 | - | ||
DNS | GTO | 17 | Dingman Bros. Racing | Billy Dingman Roger Bighouse John Gunn |
Chevrolet Corvette | - | ||
DNS | GTO | 18 | Bill Nelson | Vincent Collins Bill Nelson Lojza Vosta |
Pontiac Firebird | - | ||
DNS | GTO | 20 | Dale Kreider | Dale Kreider Dave Heinz |
Chevrolet Corvette | - | ||
DNS | GTU | 39 | Donald Flores | Donald Flores Robert Gottfried Howdy Holmes |
Porsche 911 | - | ||
DNS | GTU | 69 | Conrado Casado | Ricardo Londoño Diego Londoño Fred Flaquer |
Porsche 911 | - | ||
DNS | GTU | 73 | G.O. Racing | Ken Grostic Keith Lawhorn |
Porsche 914 | - | ||
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