1978 IMSA GT Championship


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.

Schedule

Not all classes participated in some events. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time.
RndRaceLengthClassCircuitDate
124 Hours of Daytona24 HoursAllDaytona International SpeedwayFebruary 4
February 5
212 Hours of Sebring12 HoursAllSebring International RacewayMarch 18
36 Hours of Talladega6 HoursAllTalladega SuperspeedwayApril 2
4Camel GT ChallengeGTURoad AtlantaApril 16
4Camel GT ChallengeGTX/GTORoad AtlantaApril 16
5Monterey Triple CrownGTX/GTOLaguna Seca RacewayApril 30
5Monterey Triple Crown45 MinutesGTULaguna Seca RacewayApril 30
6Hallett Grand Prix1 HourGTUHallett Motor Racing CircuitMay 7
6Hallett Grand PrixGTX/GTOHallett Motor Racing CircuitMay 7
7Coca-Cola 300GTX/GTOLime Rock ParkMay 29
7Coca-Cola 300GTULime Rock ParkMay 29
8Pepsi Grand PrixAllBrainerd International RacewayJune 18
9Paul Revere 250AllDaytona International SpeedwayJuly 4
10Sears Point Grand PrixGTX/GTOSears Point International RacewayJuly 30
10Sears Point Grand PrixGTUSears Point International RacewayJuly 30
11G.I. Joe's Grand PrixGTX/GTOPortland International RacewayAugust 6
11G.I. Joe's Grand Prix45 MinutesGTUPortland International RacewayAugust 6
12Camel GT Mid-Ohio 250AllMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAugust 27
13Arthur Montgomery 100GTURoad AtlantaSeptember 4
13Arthur Montgomery 100GTX/GTORoad AtlantaSeptember 4
14Camel GT Daytona 250AllDaytona International SpeedwayNovember 26

Season results