1973 Daytona 24 Hrs


3-4 February 1973 - Daytona (USA): Round 1, World Manufacturers Championship. Round 1, Endurance Triple Crown.
24 hour duration in which 670 laps of a 3.810 mile/6.132 km circuit - 2552.700 miles/4108.165 kms were completed
Weather: cold


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual. Time Group Group Pos
1 59 Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood Porsche Carrera RSR [360 0328 R4] Brumos Porsche 670   8 2m02.156 Sports 3000 1
2 22 François Migault/Milt Minter/Claude Ballot-Lena*/Jean-Claude Andruet*/Bill Collins* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 [14141] North American Racing Team 648   25 2m07.921 Grand Touring +2000 1
3 5 Dave Heinz/Bob McClure/Dana English Chevrolet Corvette Dave Heinz 644   13 2m03.186 Grand Touring +2000 2
4 77 George Stone/Bruce Jennings/Mike Downs Porsche 911S [230 1687] Silvers Racing 638   32 2m10.419 Grand Touring +2000 3
5 21 Luigi Chinetti, Jr./Bob Grossman/Wilbur Shaw, Jr. Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [14889] North American Racing Team 632   17 2m05.408 Grand Touring +2000 4
6 54 John Fitzpatrick/Erwin Kremer/Paul Keller/Wird Nachgenannt* Porsche 911S Porsche Kremer Racing 630   23 2m07.812 Grand Touring +2000 5
7 9 Ray Kessler/Ritchie Panch/Wilbur Pickett Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Ray Kessler Inc. 592   27 2m08.854 Touring 5000 1
8 15 Michael Keyser/Tony Adamowicz/Bob Beasley Porsche 911S Toad Hall Motor Racing 587   26 2m08.503 Grand Touring +2000 6
9 56 Sepp Greger/Kurt Hild/Dieter Schmid/Reinhold Joest* Porsche 911S Joest Racing 574   39 2m15.007 Grand Touring +2000 7
10 62 Bob Bergstrom/Jim Cook Porsche 911S Bob Bergstrom 571   44 2m18.367 Grand Touring 2000 1
11 43 Dave Helmick/John O'Steen/Stephen Behr Porsche 911S Dave Helmick 558   31 2m09.569 Grand Touring +2000 8
12 19 Rudy Bartling/Harry Bytzek/Bert Kuehne/Otto Stuppacher* Porsche 908/02 Harry Bytzek 532   5 1m57.700 Sports 3000 2
13 30 Guido Levetto/Mario Levetto/Ara Dube Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Guido C. Levetto 532   46 2m18.715 Touring 5000 2
14 51 Klaus Selbert/W. Marvin Schoenfeld/Bob Klempel Porsche 911S Airport Motorsport 499   51 no time Grand Touring +2000 9
NRF 49 Don Yenko/Robert R.Johnson/Jim Greendyke^/Dennis Long^/Ron Grable^ Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 494   28 2m09.020 Grand Touring +2000  
15 80 John Elliott/Bill McDill Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Byron Cook Racing 488   38 2m14.766 Touring 5000 3
NC 75 Larry Bock/Carl Shafer/Gene Harrington Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Don Winter 451   24 2m07.871 Touring 5000 4
NC 33 John McComb/Dave Dooley Ford Mustang John McComb 437   40 2m15.546 Touring 5000 5
DNF 6 Mark Donohue/George Follmer Porsche Carrera RSR [360 0307 R3] Penske Racing 405 Engine 12 2m02.794 Sports 3000  
DNF 20 Arturo Merzario/Jean-Pierre Jarier/Wilbur Shaw Jr* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [15685] North American Racing Team 394 Clutch 22 2m07.748 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 31 Jim Locke/Bob Bailey Porsche 911 Locke Development Corporation 387   29 2m09.106 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 2 Mike Hailwood/John Watson/Howden Ganley*/Derek Bell* Mirage M6 Ford [602] Gulf Racing 366 Rear suspension 3 1m48.963 Sports 3000  
DNF 10 Bill Barber/Charlie Kemp Chevron B19 Ford Shierson Racing 337   9 2m02.188 Sports 2000  
NC 84 Andy Petery/Hans Ziereis BMW 2002 Andy Petery 313   52 no time Touring 2000  
DNF 23 Claude Ballot-Léna/Jean-Claude Andruet/Tony Adamowicz*/Milt Minter* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [16343] North American Racing Team 284 Accident 16 2m05.385 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 12 Reine Wisell/Jean-Louis Lafosse/Hughes de Fierlant Lola T282 Ford Scuderia Filipinetti 281 Ignition 4 1m55.172 Sports 3000  
DNF 3 François Cevert/Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Henri Pescarolo Matra-Simca MS670 [02] Equipe Matra-Simca 267 Engine 2 1m47.542 Sports 3000  
DNF 57 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni/Paul Blancpain/Anton Fischhaber*/Dieter Schmid* Porsche 908/03 Joest Racing 244 Gearbox 47 no time Sports 3000  
DNF 52 Hugh Kleinpeter/Jim Gammon/Tom Shelton Chevron B21 Ford Promotion Advertising 241   11 2m02.343 Sports 2000  
DNF 7 Clay Young/Eddie Johnson/Jim Fitzgerald Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Eddie Johnson 233   50 no time Touring 5000  
DNF 93 Bob Fisher/Tom Gloy Chevron B16 Ford Professional Racing 230   20 2m06.931 Sports 2000  
NC 38 Daniel Muniz/Roberto Quintanilla Porsche 914/6 Quintanilla/Muniz 215   53 no time Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 89 Mike Tillson/Al Holbert/Dieter Oest Porsche 911S Holbert Porsche 213   42 2m16.038 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 96 Jose Rodriguez/Reinaldo Almeida Chevrolet Camaro Z28 U.S. Davis Racing 198   48 2m19.652 Touring 5000  
DNF 64 Bob Baechle/Roger Pierce/Alex Davidson/Roger Burdick^ Chevrolet Corvette Weaver Chevrolet 191   14 2m05.018 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 1 Derek Bell/Howden Ganley/Mike Hailwood* Mirage M6 Ford [601] Gulf Racing 179 Clutch 1 1m45.512 Sports 3000  
DNF 16 Peter Kirill/Russ Norburn/Bill Bean Porsche 911S Toad Hall Motor Racing 175   41 2m15.659 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 88 Edwin G. Abate/Bill Cuddy Porsche 910 Edwin G. Abate 167   35 2m12.263 Sports 2000  
DNF 58 Andrew Carduner/Jacques Bienvenue Porsche 911S [91003 0043] Brumos Porsche 127   37 2m14.336 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 94 Steve Ross/Bob Mitchell/Dave Houser Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Bolus & Snopes 120   21 2m07.460 Touring 5000  
DNF 11 Tony DeLorenzo/Maurice Carter Chevrolet Corvette Troy Promotions Inc. 101   6 1m58.895 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 99 Horacio Alvarez/Diego Febles Porsche 911S Diego Febles 65   45 2m18.423 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 34 Jerry Thompson/Ike Knupp/Mike Murray^ Chevrolet Corvette Murray Racing 50   7 2m00.518 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 8 Tom Nehl/Steve Durst Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Automotive Engineering Enterprises 49   19 2m06.859 Touring 5000  
DNF 29 Ralph Noseda/Ray Mummery Chevrolet Camaro Jef Stevens 38   33 2m11.252 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 14 C. C. Canada/Bob Christiansen/John Tremblay^ Chevrolet Camaro Z28 C. C. Canada 29   43 2m17.005 Touring 5000  
DNF 17 Vince Gimondo/Billy Dingman^ Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Takondo Racing 15   15 2m05.153 Touring 5000  
DNF 55 Tiny Lund/Stephen Behr^/Jimmy Capps^ Pontiac Firebird Tiny Lund 15   36 2m13.063 Touring 5000  
DNF 41 Raymond Gage/Jim Grob^/Gary Ouellette^ Lotus 23 BMW Parametrics Systems 14   49 no time Sports 2000  
DNF 25 Bert Everett/John Buffum^/Wilbur Pickett^ Ford Escort John Buffum 9   30 2m09.532 Touring 2000  
DNF 48 John Greenwood/Ron Grable^/Jim Greendyke*/Robert R.Johnson* Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood 7   18 2m06.567 Grand Touring +2000  
DNF 47 Tim Chitwood/Joie Chitwood^/Bob Nagel^ Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Chitwood Racing 6   10 2m02.341 Touring 5000  
DNF 24 Freddie van Beuren, Jr./Guillermo Rojas^/Hector Rebaque Jr^ Ford Escort John Buffum 0   34 2m12.213 Touring 2000  
DNQ 27 Ernie Shaw/Norm Mosher/Al Straub Ford Mustang Ernie Shaw         Touring 5000  
DNQ 73 Dale Kreider/Rick Silvers/Paul Toppino Triumph GT6 Dale Kreider       4m32.543 Grand Touring 2000  
DNQ 78 Jacques Graham/Gordon Johnson Datsun 240Z J. G. Racing         Grand Touring +2000  
DNS T Derek Bell/Howden Ganley Mirage M6 Ford-Weslake [603] Gulf Racing         Sports 3000  
DNA 18 Bob Buchler/Pete Harrison Ferrari Dino 246GT Centrum International         Grand Touring +2000  
DNA 28 Bill Simpson/Gary Belcher Chevrolet Corvette Jef Stevens         Grand Touring +2000  
DNA 50 Robert R. Johnson/Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette John Greenwood         Grand Touring +2000  
DNA 61 Robert Stoddard/Frank Harmstad/Pat Keating Porsche 914/6 Robert Stoddard         Grand Touring 2000  
DNA 66 Al Cosentino/Craig Fisher/William Phillips Fiat-Abarth Faza Fiat Squadra         Sports 2000  
DNA 87 Houghton Smith/Bert Gafford Chevrolet Camaro Houghton Smith         Touring 5000  
DNA 95 Bobby Clark Datsun 510 Robert Clark         Touring 2000  
Winning Time: 24h01m12.0, 106.274 mph/171.031 kph
Fastest Lap: Mike Hailwood #2 (Mirage Ford-Cosworth M6), 1m49.604, 125.141 mph/201.395 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)



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By Darren Galpin
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