Bob Garretson
Introduction '''Bob Garretson''' (born April 8, 1933) is a former American racing driver.Garretson was the owner-driver of a Porsche 935 sports car team named '''Garretson Enterprises''' in the early 1980s that competed part-time in both the World Sportscar Championship and IMSA GT Championship. During 1978 he won the Sebring 12 hours. In 1981 along with veteran Brian Redman and Bobby Rahal Garretson won the 24 Hours of Daytona. Despite not winning another race that season, Garretson won the 1981 World Endurance Championship for Drivers title which was the first awarded. He sold the team and retired from racing shortly thereafter.In 2019, he was elected to the FIA Hall of Fame for his accomplishment as part of the FIA Hall of Fame's sportscar wing. WEC season-long champions are inducted into the FIA Hall.
Racing results ===24 Hours of Le Mans results=== Year Team Co-Driver(s) Car Class Laps   1978  Dick Barbour Racing   Bob Akin Steve Earle Porsche 935/77 IMSA GTX 159 DNF DNF 1979  Dick Barbour Racing   Edwin Abate Skeeter McKitterick Porsche 935/78 IMSA GTX 283 8th '''3rd''' 1980  Dick Barbour Racing   Allan Moffat Bobby Rahal Porsche 935 K3 IMSA 134 DNF DNF 1981  Cooke-Woods Racing  Ralph Kent-Cooke Anny-Charlotte Verney Porsche 935 K3 IMSA GTX 328 6th '''2nd''' 1982  Garretson Developments  Ray Ratcliff Anny-Charlotte Verney Porsche 935 K3 IMSA GTX 299 11th 5th
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