1978 IMSA GT Championship season

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1978 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1978 Camel GT Challenge season was the 8th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was the first year of the new GTX class, which allowed for Group 5 cars to compete. The GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars remained from before. It began February 4, 1978 and ended November 26, 1978 after fourteen rounds.

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Not all classes participated in shorter events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.

Rnd Race Length Class Circuit Date
1 Flag of Florida 24 Hours of Daytona 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway February 4
February 5
2 Flag of Florida 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 18
3 Flag of Alabama 6 Hours of Talladega 6 Hours All Talladega Superspeedway April 2
4 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta Grand Prix 75 Miles GTU Road Atlanta April 16
100 Miles GTX/GTO
5 Flag of California Monterey Triple Crown 100 Miles GTX/GTO Laguna Seca Raceway April 30
45 Minutes GTU
6 Flag of Oklahoma Hallett Grand Prix 1 Hour GTU Hallett Motor Racing Circuit May 7
100 Miles GTX/GTO
7 Flag of Connecticut Coca-Cola 300 100 Miles GTX/GTO Lime Rock Park May 29
100 Miles GTU
8 Flag of Minnesota Pepsi Grand Prix 100 Miles All Brainerd International Raceway June 18
9 Flag of Florida Paul Revere 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway July 4
10 Flag of California Sears Point Grand Prix 100 Miles GTX/GTO Sears Point International Raceway July 30
75 Miles GTU
11 Flag of Oregon G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 100 Miles GTX/GTO Portland International Raceway August 6
45 Minutes GTU
12 Flag of Ohio Camel GT Mid-Ohio 250 250 Miles All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 27
13 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Arthur Montgomery 100 75 Miles GTU Road Atlanta September 4
100 Miles GTX/GTO
14 Flag of Florida Camel GT Daytona 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway November 26

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