Alvah Robert "Al" Holbert (born November 11, 1946 at Abington, Pennsylvania, died September 30, 1988) was an American automobile racing driver who was a five-time champion of the IMSA Camel GT series. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abington Township may refer to several places in the United States Abington Township Lackawanna County Pennsylvania Abington Township Montgomery Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The International Motor Sports Association (generally referred to as IMSA) is an American Auto racing sanctioning body based in Braselton Georgia IMSA GT was a Sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association.
The son of racecar driver Bob Holbert, who also ran a Volkswagen-Porsche dealership in Warrington, PA, near Philadelphia, Holbert worked for Roger Penske whilst studying at Lehigh University. Warrington Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Roger Penske (born February 20, 1937 in Shaker Heights Ohio) is the owner of the automobile racing team Penske Racing, the Penske Lehigh University is a private, co-educational University located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of In 1971, Holbert scored his first race win in a Porsche and would turn professional in 1974. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. He would score his first of his two IMSA titles in 1976 and 1977 in a Chevrolet Monza. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays See also Opel Monza, an unrelated vehicle marketed by General Motors' European subsidiary The Chevrolet Monza was a rear-wheel drive subcompact Being a Porsche supporter, Holbert allowed Porsche technicians to inspect his Monza, which would eventually lead to Porsche entering the series with turbocharged cars such as the 934 that led to a Porsche dominance for the following years. The Porsche 934 was a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo, prepared to FIA Group 4 rules similar to the Porsche 935 which was prepared to During that time Holbert jumping ship to the Stuttgart marque.
From 1976-1979 Holbert raced 19 career races in NASCAR. In those 19 races, in which he drove primarily for James Hylton, Holbert scored 4 top ten finishes. James Hylton (born August 26, 1934) is a part-time race car driver
He also added a Can-Am championship title in 1983 along with an IMSA GTP title in a Porsche powered March 83G when Porsche were unable to make their 956 eligible for competition that year. The Canadian-American Challenge Cup or Can-Am, was an SCCA / CASC Sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from Britain. The Porsche 956 was a Group C Sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. February 27, 1983 he won the Grand Prix of Miami. Holbert finished fourth in the 1984 Indianapolis 500, and led the Porsche IndyCar effort in 1987-1988. Results of the 1984 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday May 27, 1984. Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) He won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1983, 1986, and 1987, the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1986 and 1987 and the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1976 and 1981. The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, The Rolex 24 at Daytona (frequently referred to by its historical title the 24 Hours of Daytona) is a 24-hour sports car Endurance race held annually at Holbert was the head of the Porsche North America's Motorsports Division and ran his own racing team, Holbert Racing. In 1988, Holbert realised that the Porsche 962 that had brought him success in his earlier years was becoming outmoded by the newer generation of racers from the likes of the Jaguar XJR-9 and the Electramotive's Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo. The Porsche 962 (also known as the 962C in its Group C form was a Sports-prototype racing car built by Porsche as a replacement for the 956 The Jaguar XJR-9 is a Sports-prototype Race car built by Jaguar for both Group C and IMSA Camel GTP, debuting in at the The Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo (also known as the GTP ZX-T) was a series of Racing cars developed for Nissan Motors by Electramotive Engineering to compete in the His plan was to build an open top Porsche-engined racer for customer teams. Porsche eventually built such a car nearly a decade later, although the WSC-95 would never be built for customer teams as Holbert and Porsche intended. The Porsche WSC-95 (sometimes referred to as the TWR WSC-95) was a Le Mans Prototype built for Porsche by Tom Walkinshaw Racing and run by
On September 30, 1988, Holbert was at the IMSA Columbus Ford Dealers 500. That evening, Holbert was fatally injured when his privately owned propeller driven Piper PA-60 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff near Columbus, Ohio when a clamshell door was not closed. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. Holbert succussfully diverted his aircraft away from a group of houses it was heading toward. [1][2] At the end of the season, the team was disbanded and IMSA would retire his race number 14.
Former Holbert Racing chief mechanic Kevin Doran, who later became a noted team owner. Son, Todd Holbert was also a mechanic, and is currently with Toyota developing their NASCAR Tundra and Camry vehicles. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker.
Awards
- In 1993, Holbert was inducted into the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is a Hall of Fame dedicated to enshrining those who have contributed the most to Auto racing either as a driver owner
| Preceded by Jacky Ickx Derek Bell |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1983 with: Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood |
Succeeded by Klaus Ludwig Henri Pescarolo |
| Preceded by Klaus Ludwig Paolo Barilla Louis Krages |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1986 with: Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Succeeded by Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert |
| Preceded by Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck Al Holbert |
Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 1987 with: Derek Bell Hans-Joachim Stuck |
Succeeded by Jan Lammers Johnny Dumfries Andy Wallace |
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