1979 IMSA GT Championship

The 1979 Winston GT season was the 9th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was a series for 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.

Schedule

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	24 Hour Pepsi Challenge	24 Hours	All	Daytona International Speedway	February 3 February 4
2	Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring	12 Hours	All	Sebring International Raceway	March 17
3	Road Atlanta Grand Prix	75 Miles	GTU	Road Atlanta	April 8
3	Road Atlanta Grand Prix	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Road Atlanta	April 8
4	Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	6 Hours	All	Riverside International Raceway	April 22
5	Datsun Monterey Triple Crown	45 Minutes	GTU	Laguna Seca Raceway	April 29
5	Datsun Monterey Triple Crown	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Laguna Seca Raceway	April 29
6	Mother's Day Grand Prix	1 Hour	GTU	Hallett Motor Racing Circuit	May 13
6	Mother's Day Grand Prix	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Hallett Motor Racing Circuit	May 13
7	Coca-Cola 350	45 Minutes	GTU	Lime Rock Park	May 28
7	Coca-Cola 350	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Lime Rock Park	May 28
8	Pepsi Grand Prix	100 Miles	All	Brainerd International Raceway	June 17
9	Paul Revere 250	250 Miles	All	Daytona International Speedway	July 4
10	Mid-Ohio GT 250	250 Miles	All	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	July 15
11	Sprite Grand Prix	75 Miles	GTU	Sears Point International Raceway	July 29
11	Sprite Grand Prix	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Sears Point International Raceway	July 29
12	G.I. Joe's Grand Prix	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Portland International Raceway	August 5
12	G.I. Joe's Grand Prix	45 Minutes	GTU	Portland International Raceway	August 5
13	Pabst 500	500 Miles	All	Road America	September 2
14	Grand Prix of Road Atlanta	100 Miles	GTX/GTO	Road Atlanta	September 23
14	Grand Prix of Road Atlanta	75 Miles	GTU	Road Atlanta	September 23
15	Winston GT 250	250 Miles	All	Daytona International Speedway	November 25