De 24 uur van Daytona 1980 was de 18e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 2 en 3 februari 1980 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida.
De race werd gewonnen door de Liqui Moly #2 gereden door Reinhold Joest, Rolf Stommelen en Volkert Merl. Voor Stommelen was het zijn derde Daytona-zege, terwijl Joest en Merl allebei hun eerste overwinning behaalden. De GTU-klasse werd gewonnen door de William J. Koll #62 van Bill Koll, Jim Cook en Greg LaCava. De GTO-klasse werd gewonnen door de Montura Racing #54 van Tony Garcia, Alberto Vadia en Terry Herman.
Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Ronden 1 GTX 2 Liqui Moly Reinhold Joest Rolf Stommelen Volkert Merl Porsche 935 J 715 2 GTX 09 Thunderbird Swap Shop John Paul sr. Al Holbert Porsche 935/77A 682 3 GTX 0 Interscope Racing Ted Field Danny Ongais Milt Minter Porsche 935 K3/80 664 4 GTX 80 All Canadian Racing Maurice Carter Craig Carter Murray Edwards Chevrolet Camaro 639 5 GTU 62 William J. Koll Bill Koll Jim Cook Greg LaCava Porsche 914/6 632 6 GTO 54 Montura Racing Tony Garcia Alberto Vadia Terry Herman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 630 7 GTO 46 DeNarvaez Racing Mauricio de Narváez Albert Naon Ricardo Londoño Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 629 8 GTU 77 Roger Mandeville Roger Mandeville Jim Downing Brad Frisselle Mazda RX-7 618 9 GTX 9 Dick Barbour Racing Skeeter McKitterick Bob Garretson Anne-Charlotte Verney Porsche 935 K3 599 10 GTX 4 Jolly Club Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Lancia Beta Montecarlo 597 11 GTX 59 Brumos Porsche Audi Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven Porsche 935/79 584 12 GTU 73 Z&W Enterprises Mark Hutchins Pierre Honegger Fred Apgar Mazda RX-7 546 13 GTO 89 Hector Huerta Francisco Romero Jean-Paul Libert Ernesto Soto Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 544 DNF GTO 65 Nicholas/McRoberts Racing John Morton Tony Adamowicz Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Competizione 539 15 GTU 78 Revolution Wheels Robert Giesel Bruce Nesbitt Alan Johnson Mazda RX-2 533 DNF GTX 93 Whittington Bros. Bill Whittington Don Whittington Dale Whittington Porsche 935 K3 509 17 GTU 81 Trinity Racing Lyn St. James Mark Welch Tom Winters Mazda RX-7 498 18 GTU 08 Moran Construction M. L. Speer Ray Ratcliff Terry Wolters Porsche 911 SC 489 19 GTU 57 Independent Personalized Wayne Baker Dan Gilliland Jeff Scott Porsche 914/4 486 20 GTU 82 Trinity Racing John Casey Steve Dietrich Lee Mueller Mazda RX-7 483 21 GTO 10 Oftedahl Trucking Dave Heinz Gerry Wellik Bob Young Chevrolet Camaro 476 22 GTO 22 Group Bruckmann Volker Bruckmann David Goodell Rug Cunningham Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 464 23 GTO 37 Botero Racing Honorato Espinosa Jorge Cortes Francisco López Porsche 911 Carrera RS 457 DNF GTU 39 JLC Racing Allan Moffat Amos Johnson Stu Fisher Mazda RX-7 440 DNF GTO 28 Tom Nehl Tom Nehl Peter Kirill Kathy Rude Chevrolet Camaro 435 DNF GTO 68 T&R Racing Luis Méndez Tico Almeida Rene Rodríguez Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 423 27 GTO 15 Bavarian Motors International Alf Gebhardt Bruno Beilcke BMW 3.5 CSL 420 28 GTO 92 The Cummings Marque Don Cummings Guido Levetto Shelby GT350 410 29 GTX 6 Dick Barbour Racing John Fitzpatrick Manfred Schurti Dick Barbour Porsche 935 K3/80 405 DNF GTO 71 Keirn Garage Philip Keirn Larry Trotter Ed Errington Chevrolet Corvette 402 31 GTX 76 Arrow Heating Co. Joe Chamberlain John Chamberlain Richard Valentine Chevrolet Corvette 393 DNF GTO 85 David Deacon David Deacon Peter Moennick Jacques Bienvenue Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 375 33 GTU 06 Intrepid, Inc. Joe DiBattista Tom Ciccone Alan Howes Porsche 911 358 DNF GTU 79 Sports Ltd. Racing Bob Bergstrom Pat Bedard Mazda RX-7 355 35 GTO 56 Rick Borlase Rick Borlase Don Kravig Michael Hammond Porsche 911 348 DNF GTX 69 Preston Henn Preston Henn Pierre Dieudonné Ferrari 512 BB/LM 341 DNF GTO 24 American Racing Team Jack Refenning Ray Mummery Ren Tilton Porsche 934 337 DNF GTU 52 Snowmobile Racing Joseph Hamilton Tom Cripe Fred Snow Porsche 911 S S 301 DNF GTX 5 Racing Associates Charles Mendez Brian Redman Paul Miller Porsche 935 K3 290 DNF GTU 96 NTS Racing Bob Earl William Coykendall Fred Stiff Datsun 240Z 281 DNF GTO 42 Dick Neland Dick Neland Bill Ferran Joe Cotrone Chevrolet Camaro 270 DNF GTU 95 Mike Ramirez Racing Mike Ramirez Manuel Villa Luis Gordillo Porsche 911 263 DNF GTX 11 March Engineering Michael Korten Patrick Nève Ian Grob BMW March M1 260 DNF GTU 70 Herman Racing Chris Doyle Charles Guest Mike Meyer Mazda RX-7 250 DNF GTX 13 Andial Racing Elliott Forbes-Robinson Randolph Townsend Howard Meister Porsche 935 K3 233 DNF GTO 32 Scorpio Racing Jamsal Carlos Pineda Eduardo Barrientos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 233 DNF GTX 25 Deren Automotive Kenper Miller Dave Cowart Christine Beckers BMW M1 222 DNF GTX 55 Racing Associates Ralph Kent-Cooke Gérard Bleynie Claude Ballot-Léna Porsche 935 217 DNF GTO 38 Boricua Racing Bonky Fernandez Tato Ferrer Kees Nierop Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 211 DNF GTX 19 Chris Cord Racing Chris Cord Jim Adams Chevrolet Monza 188 DNF GTX 94 Whittington Bros. Dale Whittington Axel Plankenhorn Porsche 935/79 179 DNF GTO 44 Group 44 Bob Tullius John McComb John Kelly Triumph TR8 171 DNF GTO 75 Show Cars of Florida Dale Kreider Billy Hagan Stephen Bond Chevrolet Corvette 170 DNF GTX 05 Racing Associates Bob Akin Roy Woods Bobby Rahal Porsche 935 K3 156 DNF GTO 51 Moana Corp. Robert Kirby John Hotchkis John Hotchkis jr. Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 147 DNF GTX 3 Jim Busby Racing Jim Busby Bruce Jenner Rick Knoop BMW March M1 139 DNF GTU 23 Frank L. Carney Don Devendorf Dick Davenport Frank Carney Datsun 280ZX 109 DNF GTO 99 Full-Time Racing Phil Currin Chevrolet Corvette 89 DNF GTX 30 Electrodyne Gianpiero Moretti Fernando Cazzaniga Bruce Canepa Porsche 935 J 72 DNF GTO 58 Coco Lopez-Pina Colada Diego Febles Chiqui Soldevilla Mandy Gonzalez Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 60 DNF GTO 16 Yenko Chevrolet-Honda Kim Mason Don Yenko Jerry Thompson Chevrolet Corvette 56 DNF GTU 17 Racing Beat Walt Bohren Dennis Aase Jeff Kline Mazda RX-7 51 DNF GTO 03 Toyota Village Werner Frank Rudy Bartling Angelo Pallavicini Porsche 934 51 DNF GTU 83 Zotz Garage Harro Zitza John Belperche Doug Zitza Porsche 914/6 44 DNF GTX 63 Guy Thomas Nort Northam Hugh Davenport Guy Thomas Chevrolet Camaro 29 DNF GTX 07 Heimrath Racing Ludwig Heimrath Carlos Moran Johnny Rutherford Porsche 935 29 DNF GTU 18 Automobile International Anatoly Arutunoff José Marina George Drolsom Lancia Stratos HF 20 DNF GTO 88 Herb Adams VSE Herb Adams Joe Crevier Kenny Roberts Walker Evans Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am 0 DNS GTX 00 Interscope Racing Ted Field Danny Ongais Milt Minter Porsche 935/77 0 DNS GTO 8 Bob Beasley Bob Beasley Chuck Grantham George Stone Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 0 DNS GTX 14 Renaissance Group Racing Pierre Dieudonné Jorge Koechlin Leon Walger Porsche 935 0 DNS GTO 98 Van Every Racing Lance van Every Ash Tisdelle Bill Johnson Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 0 DNQ GTU 01 Roehrig Racing J. Kurt Roehrig Francois Laurin Dave White BMW 320i 0 DNQ GTU 12 Sidney Smith III Sidney Smith Tommy Johnson Karl Schoepflin Porsche 914/6 0 DNQ GTU 33 A-10 Racing Richard Aten Peter Welter Jack Refenning Porsche 911 0 DNQ GTU 35 Janis Taylor Del Russo Taylor Rex Ramsey Vic Provenzano Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 0 DNQ GTO 49 Tortilla Flats Racing Warwick Henderson Jerry Demele Bob Copeman Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 0 DNQ GTX 91 Grand Prix International Kerry Mitt Richard Valentine Bob Pearl Chevrolet Corvette 0
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