Bob Garretson (born April 8, 1933) is a former

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racing driver. Garretson was the owner-driver of a

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sports car team named Garretson Enterprises in the early 1980s that competed part-time in both the

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and

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. During 1978 he won the Sebring 12 hours. In 1981 along with veteran

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and

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Garretson won the

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. 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.Miller, Susann
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Porsche Year 1983-1984, M&M Publishing Co. 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.

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