The 20th Annual 24 Hour Pepsi Challenge was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30-January 31, 1982 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1982 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the GTP class went to the No. 18 JLP Racing Porsche 935 driven by John Paul, John Paul Jr., and Rolf Stommelen. Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 77 Mazda of North America Mazda RX-7 driven by Yoshimi Katayama, Takashi Yorino, and Yojiro Terada. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 98 Kent Racing Mazda RX-7 driven by Kathy Rude, Lee Mueller, and Allan Moffat.

Race results Class winners in bold. Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps 1 GTP 18 JLP Racing John Paul John Paul Jr. Rolf Stommelen Porsche 935 719 2 GTP 5 Bob Akin Motor Racing Bob Akin Craig Siebert Derek Bell Porsche 935 708 3 GTP 46 Garretson Enterprises Mauricio de Narváez Bob Garretson Jeff Wood Porsche 935 683 4 GTO 77 Mazda of North America Yoshimi Katayama Takashi Yorino Yojiro Terada Mazda RX-7 644 5 GTO 05 T&R Racing Ernesto Soto Rene Rodriguez Tico Almeida Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 642 6 GTU 98 Kent Racing Kathy Rude Lee Mueller Allan Moffat Mazda RX-7 640 7 GTU 92 Kent Racing Jim Mullen Walt Bohren Ron Grable Mazda RX-7 632 8 GTP 26 Auriga Racing Tom Nehl Tommy Riggins Nelson Silcox Chevrolet Camaro 626 9 GTO 24 901 Shop Jack Refenning Ren Tilton Rusty Bond Porsche 934 618 10 GTU 38 Mandeville Racing Enterprises Roger Mandeville Amos Johnson Jeff Kline Mazda RX-7 615 11 GTO 36 Herman & Miller P&A Paul Miller Pat Bedard Jürgen Barth Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 608 12 GTO 37 Kend Co. Enterprises Dick Neland Ed Kuhel Nort Northam Chevrolet Camaro 602 13 GTP 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Hurley Haywood Bruce Leven Al Holbert Porsche 935 598 14 GTU 63 Downing/Atlanta Racing Tom Waugh Jim Downing John Maffucci Mazda RX-7 590 15 GTU 57 Red Roof Inn Doug Carmean John O'Steen Ed Primm Mazda RX-7 584 16 GTO 35 W-S Enterprises M. L. Speer Ray Ratcliff Terry Wolters Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 583 17 GTO 01 Marketing Corp. of America John Morton Tom Klausler Ford Mustang 569 18DNF GTU 66 Dunham Trucking Jack Dunham Scott Smith Scott Smith Jr. Mazda RX-7 562 19 GTO 58 Brumos Racing Doc Bundy Jim Busby Manfred Schurti Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 558 20 GTO 88 Bob Beasley Bob Beasley George Stone Jack Lewis Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 558 21 GTP 444 Group 44 Bob Tullius Bill Adam Gordon Smiley Jaguar XJS 533 22 GTO 72 Carrera Motorsports Jean Kjoller Bob Nikel Grady Clay Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 529 23DNF GTP 6 N.A.R.T. Bob Wollek Edgar Dören Randy Lanier Ferrari 512 BB 523 24DNF GTP 9 Garretson Enterprises Bobby Rahal Bruce Canepa Jim Trueman March 82G 514 25 GTU 78 Der Klaus Haus Scott Flanders Klaus Bitterauf Vicki Smith Porsche 911 511 26DNF GTO 54 Montura Racing Tony Garcia Albert Naon Rob McFarlin BMW M1 475 27 GTO 50 Diego Febles Racing Diego Febles Tato Ferrer Chiqui Soldevilla Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 464 28 GTO 80 Herb Adams Roger Mears Leonard Emanuelson Herb Adams Pontiac Firebird 435 29DNF GTO 84 Scorpio Racing "Jamsal" Eduardo Barrientos Eduardo Galdamez Porsche 934 420 30 GTO 4 Oftedahl Racing Bob Raub Bob Leitzinger Art Pasmas Pontiac Firebird 420 31DNF GTP 3 Belcher Racing Danny Sullivan Gary Belcher Hubert G. Phipps Rondeau M382 408 32DNF GTP 65 Prancing Horse Farm Racing Rick Knoop Carson Baird Tom Pumpelly Ferrari 512 BB 377 33 GTP 51 Meldeau Tire World Tom Juckette Mike Meldeau Bill McDill Chevrolet Camaro 351 34DNF GTP 62 Golden Eagle Racing Bill Koll Irv Hoerr Skeeter McKitterick Rondeau M382 338 35 GTU 30 Case Racing Russ Long Craig Case Ron Case Porsche 911 332 36DNF GTO 02 Marketing Corp. of America John Bauer Gary Pratt Milt Minter Ford Mustang 321 37 GTO 20 AutoWest Ron Hunter Richard Turner Duane Eitel Mercury Capri 304 38DNF GTP 44 Stratagraph Billy Hagan Terry Labonte Gene Felton Chevrolet Camaro 295 39 GTO 29 Oberdorfer Research Dave Heinz Peter Kirill Hoyt Overbagh Chevrolet Monza 276 40DNF GTO 21 Crevier & Associates Joe Crevier Fred Stiff Dennis Wilson BMW M1 267 41 GTU 42 Gary Wonzer Gary Wonzer Bill Bean Chuck Grantham Porsche 911 261 42DNF GTU 23 Raytown Datsun/D. Preston Dick Davenport Frank Carney John McComb Datsun 280ZX 247 43 GTO 34 Drolsom Racing George Drolsom Bill Johnson Werner Frank Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 238 44DNF GTP 10 Oftedahl Racing Carl Shafer Joe Mooney Tony Brassfield Chevrolet Camaro 231 45DNF GTP 09 Thunderbird Swap Shop Preston Henn Desiré Wilson Marty Hinze Porsche 935 229 46DNF GTO 49 Copeman Racing Jerry Jolly Bob Copeman Tom Alan Marx Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 220 47DNF GTU 83 Zotz Garage Harro Zitza John Belperche Doug Zitza Porsche 914 213 48DNF GTU 13 Hallet Motor Racing Circuit Anatoly Arutunoff Jose Marina Lancia Stratos HF 209 49DNF GTU 27 Scuderia Rosso Jim Fowells Ray Mummery John Carusso Mazda RX-7 168 50DNF GTO 43 Bob Gregg Racing Bob Young Bob Gregg Ray McIntyre Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 161 51DNF GTP 7 Cooke Racing Ralph Kent-Cooke Eppie Wietzes Jim Adams Lola T600 138 52DNF GTO 67 Levi's Team Highball Les Delano Andy Petery Jeremy Nightingale AMC Spirit AMX 137 53 GTP 70 Genesis Racing Larry Chmura Jim Schofield Brent Regan Chevron GTP 119 54DNF GTU 08 Portia Parlor Alan Howes Paul Nacthwey Oliver Jones Porsche 911 SC 103 55DNF GTO 75 Performance Plus Products Dale Kreider Keith Swope Peter Knab Chevrolet Corvette C3 101 56DNF GTO 07 Heimrath Racing Ludwig Heimrath Ludwig Heimrath Jr. Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 91 57DNF GTO 60 Bob's Speed Products Guy Church Tom Alan Marx Bob Lee AMC AMX 91 58DNF GTO 15 D&L Performance Dave Panaccione Chip Mead John Graham Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 71 59DNF GTO 73 Wolf Engine Clark Howey Dale Koch Tracy Wolf Chevrolet Camaro 70 60DNF GTP 25 Red Lobster Racing Dave Cowart Kenper Miller Charles Mendez March 82G 68 61DNF GTP 2 John Fitzpatrick Racing John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs Wayne Baker Porsche 935 59 62DNF GTP 0 Interscope Racing Ted Field Danny Ongais Bill Whittington Porsche 935 55 63DNF GTO 89 Herb Adams Gary English Jerry Thompson David Price Chevrolet Camaro 42 64DNF GTU 87 Ralph Sanchez Racing Armando Ramirez Steve Cook Bill Cooper Mazda RX-7 26 65DNF GTO 79 Promo Ltd./Whitheall Cap. Bob Bergstrom Tom Winters Robert Overby Porsche 924 Carrera GTR 12 66DNF GTO 41 Starved Rock Ledge Rusty Schmidt Scott Schmidt Kerry Hitt Chevrolet Corvette 9 67DNF GTU 52 Ours & Hours Racing Jack Swanson Fred Snow Tom Cripe Porsche 911 2 68DNF GTO 11 Kendall Racing Dennis Aase Chuck Kendall John Hotchkis BMW M1 1 69DNF GTP 47 Tide Racing Bernard de Dryver Tom Davis Ferrari 512 BB 1Source:

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