1972 Daytona 6 Hrs


6 February 1972 - Daytona (USA): Round 2, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 194 laps of a 3.810 mile/6.132 km circuit - 739.140 miles/1189.528 kms were completed
Weather: warm, light mid-race rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual. Time Group Group Pos
1 2 Mario Andretti/Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312PB [0888] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 194   1 1m44.22 Sports 3000 1
2 6 Tim Schenken/Ronnie Peterson Ferrari 312PB [0892] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 192   3 1m46.04 Sports 3000 2
3 5 Vic Elford/Helmut Marko Alfa Romeo 33TT3 [11572002] Autodelta SpA 190   6 1m48.06 Sports 3000 3
4 4 Clay Regazzoni/Brian Redman Ferrari 312PB [0890] Spa Ferrari SEFAC 179   2 1m44.96 Sports 3000 4
5 9 Giovanni Galli/Andrea de Adamich/Nino Vaccarella^/Toine Hezemans^ Alfa Romeo T33/3 [11572004] Autodelta SpA 175   8 1m49.03 Sports 3000 5
DSQ 32 Arturo Merzario/Alex Soler-Roig Abarth SE021 Abarth-Osella 166 Push-start 9 1m52.07 Sports 2000  
6 56 Tom Waugh/Hugh Kleinpeter Lola T212 Ford Hugh Kleinpeter 166   26 2m07.93 Sports 2000 1
7 59 Hurley Haywood/Peter Gregg Porsche 911S Brumos Porsche 166   21 2m04.96 Grand Touring 2500 1
8 57 Robert R. Johnson/Dave Heinz Chevrolet Corvette Dave Heinz 163   12 2m00.08 Grand Touring +2500 1
9 55 Roger McCaig/Maurice McCaig Lola T212 Ford Roger McCaig 161   17 2m03.10 Sports 2000 2
10 61 Jim Locke/Bob Bailey Porsche 911S James N. Locke 161   27 2m08.19 Grand Touring 2500 2
11 94 Bob Mitchell/Bob Christiansen Chevrolet Camaro Bolus & Snopes 158   28 2m08.69 Touring 5000 1
12 47 Vince Gimondo/Chuck Dietrich Chevrolet Camaro Vincenzo Gimondo 157   24 2m07.50 Touring 5000 2
13 81 Daniel Muniz/Ruben Novoa/Juan Izquierdo^ Porsche 914/6 GT [143 0332] Daniel Muniz 155   56 no time Grand Touring 2500 3
NRF 50 Don Yenko/John Cordts Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 153   25 2m07.81 Grand Touring +2500  
14 41 Peter Kirill/Russ Norburn Porsche 911S Peter Kirill 152   38 2m12.08 Grand Touring 2500 4
15 18 Charles Reynolds/Clive Baker/Bob Grossman^ Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14485] Ring Free Oil 152   36 2m11.49 Grand Touring +2500 2
16 17 John Tremblay/David Ellis-Brown/C.C.Canada* Chevrolet Camaro C. C. Canada 152   51 no time Touring 5000 3
NRF 82 Tony Dean/Bobby Brown/Peter Gethin* Porsche 908/02 A. G. Dean (Racing) Ltd. 151 Engine 11 1m59.08 Sports 3000  
17 89 Bert Gafford/Houghton Smith/Tom Fraser Chevrolet Camaro Bobby Rinzler 151   48 2m43.50 Touring 5000 4
18 42 Luis Sereix/Ralph Noseda/Robert Cao^ Chevrolet Camaro Garcia Racing 145   34 2m10.65 Touring 5000 5
19 52 Joie Chitwood/Tim Chitwood Chevrolet Camaro Chitwood Racing 142   22 2m05.94 Touring 5000 6
NC 72 Lee McDonald/Bert Everett Porsche 914/6 GT Lee McDonald 131   33 2m09.53 Grand Touring 2500 5
NC 99 Robert Whitaker/Phil Currin Chevrolet Corvette Phil Currin 130   57 no time Grand Touring +2500 3
NC 54 Brian Goellnicht/Bill Pryor Abarth 2000SP Brian Goellnicht 122   29 2m09.17 Sports 2000 3
DNF 22 Sam Posey/Ronnie Bucknum/Luigi Chinetti, Jr. Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [12467] North American Racing Team 119 Steering 23 2m06.90 Grand Touring +2500  
DSQ 48 Tony Adamowicz/John Greenwood Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 114 Reversing in pits 20 2m04.87 Grand Touring +2500  
NC 7 Peter Revson/Rolf Stommelen Alfa Romeo 33TT3 [11572003] Autodelta SpA 108 Engine 5 1m46.77 Sports 3000  
NC 60 Robert Fordyce/Richard Small Chevrolet Camaro Robert Fordyce 105   45 2m22.50 Touring 5000  
DNF 62 Jorge de Bagration/Juan Fernandez Porsche 908/03 [013] Escuderia Montjuich 100 Gear selectors 15 2m01.50 Sports 3000  
NC 12 Reine Wisell/Jo Bonnier/Gérard Larrousse^/Nestor Garcia-Veiga^ Lola T280 Ford BIP Bonnier 93   4 1m46.12 Sports 3000  
DNF 24 John Buffum/John Fitzpatrick Ford Escort RS1600 John Buffum 88 Differential 31 2m09.51 Touring 2500  
DNF 43 Javier Garcia/Manuel Garcia/George Garcia^ Chevrolet Camaro Garcia Racing 79   30 2m09.50 Touring 5000  
DNF 51 Robert Spirgel/Arthur Mollin Chevrolet Corvette Warren Shiber 75   35 2m11.29 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 8 Jim Fitzgerald/Tom Nehl Chevrolet Camaro Automotive Engineering Enterprises 74   19 2m04.50 Touring 5000  
DNF 58 Hector Rebaque/Guillermo Rojas Porsche 914/6 GT Brumos Porsche 70   41 2m14.87 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 27 Richard Schuck/Richard Weiss Porsche 911S Richard C. Weiss 67   47 2m29.83 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 53 Michael Oleyar/Robert Luebbe Chevrolet Corvette Michael Oleyar 65   37 2m11.50 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 70 Gene Harrington/Larry Bock Chevrolet Camaro Gene Harrington 64   18 2m03.55 Touring 5000  
DNF 66 John Belperche/George Rollin Porsche 911S John Belperche 64 Accident 43 2m19.50 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 16 Michael Keyser/Bob Beasley Porsche 911S Michael Keyser 50   32 2m09.52 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 26 Nick Craw/Bill Barber/Freddie Van Beuren, Jr*/Rodolfo Junco* Chevron B19 Ford Shierson-Opert Racing 49 Withdrawn: Auxiliary battery used in pits 14 2m01.39 Sports 2000  
DNF 87 Buck Baker/Larry Baker Pontiac Firebird Buck Baker 43   53 no time Touring 5000  
DNF 88 Charlie Kemp/Tom Fraser/Houghton Smith^ Chevrolet Corvette Bobby Rinzler 36 accident 49 4m49.72 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 80 John Elliott/Don Gwynne, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro Preston Hood 35   39 2m12.50 Touring 5000  
DNF 86 Paul Fleming/David Boggs Pontiac Firebird Simone N. Fleming 32   40 2m13.50 Touring 5000  
DNF 11 Jerry Thompson/Ron Weaver^/Tony DeLorenzo^ Chevrolet Corvette Spyder Daytona Beach Corvette Club 21 Puncture, accident 10 1m58.50 Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 28 Erwin Kremer/Günther Huber^ Porsche 911S Kremer Racing 19   54 no time Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 40 Levon Pentecost/Anthony Torgersen Porsche 911S Levon Pentecost 11   55 no time Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 21 Luigi Chinetti, Jr./George Eaton^ Ferrari 312P [0872(II)] North American Racing Team 7 Holed fuel tank 16 2m02.82 Sports 3000  
DNF 33 R. Sheldon Stafford/Ron Stafford^ Chevrolet Corvette R. Sheldon Stafford 5   50 no time Grand Touring +2500  
DNF 93 Dave Houser/Wilbur Shaw, Jr.^/Brock Yates^ Shelby GT350 Bolus & Snopes 2   46 2m26.50 Touring 5000  
DNF 76 George Stone/Bruce Jennings Porsche 911T George Stone 2   42 2m16.10 Grand Touring 2500  
DNF 74 Al Straub/Norman Mosher^ Ford Mustang Norman Mosher 2   52 no time Touring 5000  
DNF 25 Rodolfo Junco/Freddie van Beuren, Jr.^/Nick Crow*/Bill Barber* Chevron B19 Ford Shierson-Opert Racing 1 Head gasket 13 2m00.27 Sports 2000  
DNF 14 Gérard Larrousse/Chris Craft^/Nestor Garcia-Veiga^ Lola T280 Ford BIP Bonnier 0 Electrics 7 1m48.77 Sports 3000  
DNS 19 David McClain/Dave White Porsche 914/6 GT [043 1262] Dave McClain     44 2m19.51 Grand Touring 2500  
DNS 3 Andrea de Adamich/Nanni Galli Alfa Romeo 33TT3 Autodelta SpA   Accident in practice   1m52.39 Sports 3000  
DNQ 75 Bobby Clark/Don Kearney Datsun 510 Don Kearney       2m29.19 Grand Touring 2500  
DNQ 79 Eddie Johnson/Clay Young Chevrolet Camaro Arrow Racing       2m40.44 Touring 5000  
DNA 20 Jochen J. Weisse/Gerhard Whiffin Porsche 917 Jochen J. Weisse         Sports 3000  
DNA 23 Ronnie Bucknum Ferrari 365 GTB/4 North American Racing Team         Grand Touring +2500  
DNA 37 Dan Moore/Gary Bishop Ford Mustang Danny L. Moore         Touring 5000  
DNA 39 Rainer Brezinka/Rudy Bartling/Roman Pechmann Porsche 910 Rainer Brezinka         Sports 3000  
DNA 46 Bob Armstrong/Rod Bremner Mazda R100 Bob Armstrong         Touring 2500  
DNA 64 Bob Baechle/Roger Burdick Chevrolet Corvette Robert Beachle         Grand Touring +2500  
DNA 77 Jerry Lustig/William Baldwin/Craig Fisher Fiat 124 Alfred Cosentino         Grand Touring 2500  
DNA 78 Daniel Muniz/Juan Izquierdo Ford Mustang Muniz/Izquierdo         Touring 5000  
DNA 92 Gordon Barkley/William Stroud Shelby GT350 Gordon Barkley         Touring 5000  
DNA 96 Gene Felton Chevrolet Camaro Gene Felton         Touring 5000  
DNA 99 Ed Matthews Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ed Matthews         Grand Touring +2500  
DNA 98   Ford Mustang Ed Matthews         Touring 5000  

 
Winning Time: 6h01m40.4, 122.620 mph/197.337 kph
Fastest Lap: Mario Andretti #2 (Ferrari 312PB), 1m44.22, 131.606 mph/211.799 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 27/10/02
By Darren Galpin
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