1979 IMSA GT Championship season

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1979 IMSA GT Championship season
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The 1979 Winston GT season was the 9th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series comprised of GTX class Group 5 cars and GTO and GTU class Grand tourer cars. It began February 3, 1979 and ended November 25, 1979 after fifteen 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 Hour Pepsi Challenge 24 Hours All Daytona International Speedway February 3
February 4
2 Flag of Florida Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours All Sebring International Raceway March 17
3 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta Grand Prix 75 Miles GTU Road Atlanta April 8
100 Miles GTX/GTO
4 Flag of California Los Angeles Times Grand Prix 6 Hours All Riverside International Raceway April 22
5 Flag of California Datsun Monterey Triple Crown 45 Minutes GTU Laguna Seca Raceway April 29
100 Miles GTX/GTO
6 Flag of Oklahoma Mother's Day Grand Prix 1 Hour GTU Hallett Motor Racing Circuit May 13
100 Miles GTX/GTO
7 Flag of Connecticut Coca-Cola 350 45 Minutes GTU Lime Rock Park May 28
100 Miles GTX/GTO
8 Flag of Minnesota Pepsi Grand Prix 100 Miles All Brainerd International Raceway June 17
9 Flag of Florida Paul Revere 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway July 4
10 Flag of Ohio Mid-Ohio GT 250 250 Miles All Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 15
11 Flag of California Sprite Grand Prix 75 Miles GTU Sears Point International Raceway July 29
100 Miles GTX/GTO
12 Flag of Oregon G.I. Joe's Grand Prix 100 Miles GTX/GTO Portland International Raceway August 5
45 Minutes GTU
13 Flag of Wisconsin Pabst 500 500 Miles All Road America September 2
14 Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) Grand Prix of Road Atlanta 100 Miles GTX/GTO Road Atlanta September 23
75 Miles GTU
15 Flag of Florida Winston GT 250 250 Miles All Daytona International Speedway November 25

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