1983 24 Hours of Daytona

Endurance sports car race

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Index: Races | Winners

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.

## Race results

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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

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

DNF  | GTO  | 26  |  Auriga Racing  |  Tom Nehl
Nelson Silcox
R. J. Valentine  | Chevrolet Camaro | 426

DNF  | GTP  | 1  |  JLP Racing  |  John Paul Jr.
Rene Rodriguez
Joe Castellano  | Porsche 935 | 412

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

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

DNF  | GTU  | 71  |  Morgan Performance Technology  |  Charles Morgan
Bill Johnson
Jim Miller  | Datsun 280ZX | 305

DNF  | GTU  | 27  |  Scuderia Rosso  |  Jim Fowells
Ray Mummery
Tom Sheehy  | Mazda RX-7 | 300

DNF  | GTU  | 78  |  Der Klaus Haus  |  Klaus Bitterauf
Vicki Smith
Scott Flanders  | Porsche 911 | 299

DNF  | GTP  | 65  |  Ron Spangler  |  Carson Baird
Chip Mead
Tom Pumpelly  | Ferrari 512 | 294

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

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

DNF  | GTU  | 66  |  Mike Meyer Racing  |  Jack Dunham
Jeff Kline
Jon Compton  | Mazda RX-7 | 242

DNF  | GTO  | 45  |  Statagraph, Inc.  |  Gene Felton
Tom Williams
Lloyd Frink  | Chevrolet Camaro | 223

DNF  | GTP  | 21  |  Nimrod Racing  |  Lyn St. James
John Graham
Drake Olson | Nimrod NRA/C2 | 208

DNF  | GTO  | 79  |  Whitehall Productions  |  Tom Winters
Bob Bergstrom
Peter Dawe  | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | 193

DNF  | GTO  | 55  |  B de T Racing  |  Diego Montoya
Terry Herman
Tony Garcia  | BMW M1 | 172

DNF  | GTO  | 14  |  Oftedahl Racing  |  Bob Raub
Sam Moses
Carl Shafer  | Pontiac Firebird | 165

DNF  | GTU  | 16  |  Paul Goral  |  Paul Goral
Larry Figaro
Nort Northam  | Porsche 911 | 161

DNF  | GTP  | 74  |  Mark Wagoner  |  Del Russo Taylor
Mike Angus
Wayne Dessinger  | Chevron GTP  | 152

DNF  | GTP  | 44  |  Group 44  |  Bob Tullius
Bill Adam
Pat Bedard | Jaguar XJR-5 | 130

DNF  | GTU  | 98  |  All American Racers |  Dennis Aase
Al Unser Jr.
Mike Chandler | Toyota Celica | 130

DNF  | GTO  | 89  |  Taca El Salvador  |  "Jamsal"
Eduardo Galdamez
Eduardo Barrientos  | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 122

DNF  | GTO  | 31  |  Kendco  |  Dale Kreider
Dick Neland  | Chevrolet Camaro | 122

DNF  | GTP  | 11  |  Nimrod Racing  |  A. J. Foyt
Darrell Waltrip
Guillermo Maldonado | Nimrod NRA/C2 | 121

DNF  | GTO  | 67  |  Trans Am Specialties  |  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Gary Witzenburg
Tony Swan  | Pontiac Firebird | 121

DNF  | GTU  | 42  |  Gary Wonzer  |  Bill Bean
Buzz Cason
Gary Wonzer  | Porsche 911 | 118

DNF  | GTU  | 99  |  All American Racers |  Gene Hackman
Masanori Sekiya
Kaoru Hoshino | Toyota Celica | 118

DNF  | GTO  | 64  |  John Hulen  |  John Hulen
Ron Coupland
Bob Speakman  | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 118

DNF  | GTO  | 15  |  D&L Performance  |  Doug Lutz
Dave Panaccione
Larry Connor
Fern Prego  | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 113

DNF  | GTO  | 81  |  Robert Whitaker  |  Robert Whitaker
Bill McDill
Karl Keck  | Chevrolet Camaro | 98

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

DNF  | GTO  | 43  |  Bob Gregg Racing  |  Bob Richardson
Bob Young
Bob Gregg  | Chevrolet Camaro | 85

DNF  | GTO  | 04  |  Paul Canary Racing  |  Paul Canary
Jean-Paul Libert
Pascal Witmeur
Roger Carmillet  | Pontiac Firebird | 85

DNF  | GTU  | 32  |  Richard Cline  |  Rick Cline
Paul Romano
Mike Powell  | Mazda RX-7 | 82

DNF  | GTO  | 84  |  Motorsport Marketing  |  Emory Donaldson
Steve Pope
Ken Murray  | Chevrolet Camaro | 79

DNF  | GTO  | 07  |  Heimrath Racing  |  Ludwig Heimrath
Ludwig Heimrath Jr. | Porsche 934 | 71

DNF  | GTU  | 30  |  Case Racing  |  Jack Rynerson
Ron Case  | Porsche 911 | 67

DNF  | GTU  | 51  |  Red Roof Inns  |  Doug Carmean
Don Herman
John Finger  | Mazda RX-7 | 57

DNF  | GTU  | 82  |  Trinity Racing  |  Joe Varde
John Casey
Jack Baldwin | Mazda RX-7 | 52

DNF  | GTO  | 87  |  Bob Beasley  |  Bob Beasley
John Ashford
Jack Lewis  | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | 52

DNF  | GTP  | 0  |  Interscope Racing |  Ted Field
Bill Whittington
Danny Ongais | Lola T600 | 47

DNF  | GTP  | 5  |  Bob Akin Motor Racing  |  Bob Akin
John O'Steen
Dale Whittington | Porsche 935 | 43

DNF  | GTP  | 03  |  Angelo Pallavicini  |  Angelo Pallavicini
Werner Frank  | Porsche 935 | 24

DNF  | GTO  | 02  |  Marketing Corp. of America  |  Milt Minter
Ronnie Bucknum | Ford Mustang | 24

DNF  | GTP  | 6  |  JLP Racing  |  John Paul
Phil Currin  | Porsche 935 | 15

DNF  | GTP  | 25  |  Red Lobster Racing  |  Dave Cowart
Kenper Miller
Mauricio de Narváez | March 82G  | 14

DNF  | GTO  | 09  |  Mark Gassaway  |  Tom Ciccone
Vic Shinn
Joe Cogbill  | Chevrolet Camaro | 6

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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## References

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1. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1983 - Racing Sports Cars".
2. ^ a b "Daytona 24 Hours 1983 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".
3. ^ "1983 Daytona 24 Hours | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. June 13, 2017.

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