1969 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs

12 July 1969 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 9, International Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 291 laps of a 2.300 mile/3.701 km circuit - 669.300 miles/1077.132 kms were completed
Weather: cool, rain, then dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 1 Jo Siffert/Brian Redman Porsche 908/02 [002] Porsche of Austria 291   1 1m08.47 Prototype 3000 1
2 4 Vic Elford/Richard Attwood/Tony Dean^ Porsche 908/02 A. G. Dean Racing Ltd. 291   3 1m10.26 Prototype 3000 2
3 2 Joe Buzzetta/Rudi Lins Porsche 908/02 [001] Porsche of Austria 282   6 1m11.62 Prototype 3000 3
4 9 Johnny Servoz-Gavin/Pedro Rodriguez Matra MS650 [01] Matra of France 267   2 1m09.23 Prototype 3000 4
5 7 Helmut Kelleners/Reinhold Jöst Ford GT40 [1081] Racing Team Deutsche Auto Zeitung 265   8 1m14.35 Sports 5000 1
6 12 Fred Baker/Dick Smothers/Lou Sell Porsche 906LE Dick Smothers Racing 257   9 1m17.77 Prototype 2000 1
7 14 Tony DeLorenzo/Dick Lang/Jerry Thompson* Chevrolet Corvette Owens-Corning Fiberglas Racing Team 240   10 1m17.77 Grand Touring +2000 1
8 58 Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood Porsche 911S Brumos Porsche Corp. 235   18 1m25.98 Grand Touring 2000 1
9 30 Robert D. Esseks/John Paul Sr/Kenneth Duclos* Chevrolet Corvette Robert D. Esseks 233   13 1m20.43 Grand Touring +2000 2
10 39 Horst Petermann/Max Beimler/Rainer Brezinka Porsche 906 Rainer Brezinka 229   24 1m29.45 Sports 2000 1
11 71 Bruce Jennings/Mike Downs Porsche 911T PART - Bruce Jennings 222   19 1m26.30 Grand Touring 2000 2
12 68 Mike Rahal/Hugh Wise/Tom Terrell Porsche 906 Nationwide Food Brokers 220   15 1m25.20 Sports 2000 2
13 48 Jim McDaniel/Steve Pieper Zink VSR Volkswagen HRH Corporation 218   23 1m29.33 Prototype 2000 2
14 72 Jim Netterstrom/John Kelly Porsche 911T PART - Bruce Jennings 210   21 1m26.71 Grand Touring 2000 3
DNF 11 Jo Bonnier/Herbert Müller/Chuck Parsons^ Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet [SL76/151] Scuderia Filipinetti 165 Engine 4 1m11.10 Sports 5000  
DNF 10 Jean Guichet/Robin Widdows Matra MS630/650 [02] Matra of France 156 Clutch 7 1m11.86 Prototype 3000  
DNF 52 Bert Everett/Bob Bailey/Jim Locke^ Porsche 911T [11810429] PART 129 Overheating 17 1m25.82 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 5 Jacky Ickx/Jackie Oliver Mirage M3/300 Ford [001/301] J. W. Automotive Engineering 112 Camshaft 5 1m11.18 Prototype 3000  
DNF 26 Bob Grossman/Don Yenko Chevrolet Camaro 427 Coupe Yenko Sports Cars, Inc. 86 Engine 14 1m21.56 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 88 Jacques Bienvenue/Jacques Duval/Henri Baird^/Mark Canton* Porsche 911S Jacques Bienvenue 70 Engine 22 1m28.87 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 37 Dieter Oest/Albert Kalajcick^/Rick Mansfield^ Porsche 904 Auto Enterprises 36 Accident 25 1m29.80 Sports 2000  
DNF 24 Francis C. Grant/Howard Brown^/Ray Heppenstall* Ford GT40 [1049] Auto Enterprises 32 Valve gear 11 1m18.20 Sports 5000  
DNF 77 Jacques Duval/George Nicholas^ Porsche 911T Jacques Duval 12 Electrics 16 1m25.31 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 73 Paul Richards/Jim Baker^ Austin-Healey Sprite Ring Free Racing Team 5 Mechanical 26 1m31.65 Prototype 2000  
DNF 15 Jerry Thompson/Bill Morrison^/Tony DeLorenzo^/Dick Lang* Chevrolet Corvette 427 Owens-Corning Fiberglas Racing Team 3 Accident 12 1m18.31 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 94 Ralph Meaney/Jack Caruso^ Porsche 911S Ralph Meaney 1   28 1m34.63 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 27 Ray Cuomo/Gregg Cameron^ Austin-Healey Sprite Arthur D. Tuckerman 1   29 1m35.19 Prototype 2000  
DNF 75 Pete Harrison/Bob Barrell^ Unipower GT BMC Canada 0   27 1m33.92 Prototype 2000  
DNS 70 Merv Rosen/Stephen Behr Porsche 906 Coupe Dr. Mervin Rosen     20 1m26.42 Sports 2000  
DNA 3 Masten Gregory/Richard Broström Porsche 908/02 Sports Cars of Switzerland         Prototype 3000  
DNA 6 David Hobbs/Mike Hailwood Mirage M2/300 BRM J. W. Automotive Engineering         Prototype 3000  
DNA 8 Ignazio Giunti/Nanni Galli/Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo T33-3 Autodelta S.P.A.         Prototype 3000  
DNA 17 William Wonder/Ray Cuomo Ford GT40 [103] William W. Wonder         Sports 5000  
DNA 25 Michael Cook/Ali Lugo, Jr./Bruce Goldman MG BGT Aztec Racing         Grand Touring 2000  

 
Winning Time: 6h01m10.1, 111.189 mph/178.941 kph
Fastest Lap: Vic Elford #4 (Porsche 908/2), 1m09.13, 119.774 mph/192.758 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 23/02/02
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net