1974 Watkins Glen 6 Hrs


13 July 1974 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 7, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 193 laps of a 3.377 mile/5.435 km circuit - 651.761 miles/1048.906 kms were completed
Weather: hot


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 1 Jean-Pierre Jarier/Jean-Pierre Beltoise/Henri Pescarolo*/Gerard Larrousse* Matra-Simca MS670C [04] Equipe Gitanes 193   2 1m43.893 Sports 3000 1
2 9 Herbert Müller/Gijs van Lennep Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9102 R13] Martini Racing Team 184   4 1m53.760 Sports 3000 2
3 59 Peter Gregg/Hurley Haywood Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9054] Brumos Porsche 176   6 1m56.479 Trans-Am 1
4 74 Ludwig Heimrath/Jim Cook Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9080] Heimrath Turbo Inc. 172   15 2m02.920 Trans-Am 2
DSQ 60 Arturo Merzario/Mario Andretti/Rolf Stommelen*/Carlos Reutemann* Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Autodelta SpA 171 Receiving assistance on course 3 1m44.148 Sports 3000  
5 88 Tony DeLorenzo/Maurice Carter Chevrolet Camaro Carter Racing Services 168   21 2m05.669 Trans-Am 3
6 65 Jacques Bienvenue/Marc Dancose Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Jacques Bienvenue 164   18 2m04.193 Trans-Am 4
7 36 Paul Miller/Kenper Miller Chevrolet Camaro Miller Bros. 160   16 2m03.198 Trans-Am 5
8 34 Sam Posey/David Hobbs/Elliot Forbes-Robinson Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Ted Trudon Porsche-Audi 160   17 2m03.702 Grand Touring 6
9 46 Craig Carter/David Laughlin Chevrolet Camaro Carter Racing Services 150   29 2m10.726 Trans-Am 7
10 5 Michael Keyser/Milt Minter/Stephen Behr*/Vic Elford* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9049] Toad Hall Motor Racing 149   10 2m00.481 Grand Touring 8
11 91 Roger Pierce/Doug Mills Chevrolet Corvette Pierce Racing 145   25 2m08.440 Trans-Am 9
12 61 Michael Oleyar/Sam Feinstein Chevrolet Corvette Feinstein Racing 141   34 2m32.022 Trans-Am 10
DNF 95 Skip Barber/Bob Hagestad Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9057] Robert Hagestad 129 Rear suspension 12 2m00.314 Trans-Am  
NC 43 John O'Steen/John Graves/Dave Helmick Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Ecurie Escargot 126   22 2m06.141 Grand Touring 11
DNF 2 Henri Pescarolo/Gérard Larrousse/Jean-Pierre Beltoise^/Jean-Pierre Jarier* Matra-Simca MS670C [01] Equipe Gitanes 117 Broken gear shift lever 1 1m43.698 Sports 3000  
DNF 24 John Buffum/George Follmer/Brett Lunger/Andy Petery^ BMW 3.0 CSL Hurtig Team Libra 114 No oil pressure 14 2m01.850 Trans-Am  
DNF 55 Mike Hiss/Alain Cudini/Johnny Rutherford* Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona North American Racing Team 83 Engine failure 23 2m07.963 Grand Touring  
NC 99 Bob Fisher/Michel Dupont Chevron B23 Ford Professional Racing Associates 74   13 2m01.822 Sports 2000 12
DNF 87 Thomas Rynone/Michael Wiernicki/Neil Wiernicki Chevrolet Corvette Rynone Industries 67 Blown engine 31 2m12.079 Trans-Am  
DNF 57 Bob Grossman/Gregg Young/Teodoro Zeccoli^/Frank Maka* De Tomaso Pantera Dick Grossman 50 Engine failure 26 2m09.061 Grand Touring  
DNF 3 Harry Theodoracopulos/Horst Kwech Ford Capri RS Harry Theodoracopulos 40 Engine failure 11 2m00.345 Trans-Am  
DNF 92 Dieter Oest/Mike Tillson/Lou Higgins^ Porsche Carrera RSR Oest-Tillson 39 Engine failure 30 2m11.995 Grand Touring  
DNF 82 Nestor Garcia-Veiga/Mark Waco^/Angel Monguzzi^ Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona [16367] Francisco Mir Racing Team 25 Engine failure 19 2m05.247 Trans-Am  
DNF 110 Bob Mitchell/Tom Nehl^ Chevrolet Camaro Bolus & Snopes 17 Engine failure 20 2m05.551 Trans-Am  
DNF 16 Dennis Aase/Scooter Patrick Porsche 908/02 [022] Aase Bros. 8 Shift linkage 5 1m56.291 Sports 3000  
DNF 25 Bert Everett/John Morton^/Paul Nichter* Alfa Romeo Montreal Bobcor 6 Engine failure 28 0m00.000 Trans-Am  
DNF 13 Warren Agor/Paul Nichter^/Wilbur Pickett* Chevrolet Camaro Warren Agor Racing Enterprises 4 Suspension failure 8 1m57.747 Trans-Am  
DNF 30 Alex Davidson/Gary Witzenburg^/Don Yenko* Chevrolet Corvette Davidson Racing 3 Body damage 24 2m08.406 Trans-Am  
DNS 14 Al Holbert/Elliot Forbes-Robinson Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9056] Holbert Porsche   Holbert absent due to birth of baby! 7 1m57.387 Trans-Am  
DNS 42 George Follmer/Brett Lunger/John Buffum*/Andy Petery* BMW 3.0 CSL Hurtig Team Libra   Cracked gearbox casing 9 1m59.630 Trans-Am  
DNS 86 Hugh Kleinpeter/Ron Goldleaf De Tomaso Pantera Hugh Kleinpeter   Sheared wheel studs 27 2m09.116 Trans-Am  
DNS 64 Bob Baechle Chevrolet Corvette Weaver Chevrolet     32 2m13.145 Trans-Am  
DNS 39 Gerre Payvis Ford Mustang Gerre Payvis     33 2m14.189 Trans-Am  
DNS 70 Rolf Stommelen/Mario Andretti/Carlos Reutemann*/Arturo Merzario* Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Autodelta SpA   Accident in practice   1m45.791 Sports 3000  
DNS 35 Louis McAlpine/Tom Bagley/Tom Waugh* Datsun 510 Louis McAlpine       2m40.190 Grand Touring  
DNS 44 James Briody/Bob Nevins* Lotus Europa Bob Nevins       3m24.265 Grand Touring  
DNA 4 Bill Webbe/Freddy Kottulinsky Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Bill Webbe         Grand Touring  
DNA 6 Vic Elford/Ennio Bonomelli/Michael Keyser/Milt Minter/Stephen Behr Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Toad Hall Motor Racing         Grand Touring  
DNA 7 Bob Harmon Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Bob Harmon         Grand Touring  
DNA 10 Eduardo Sevilla/Guererimo Echeverrai Lotus - Ford Eduardo Sevilla         Sports 2000  
DNA 26 Fred van Beuren, Jr./Guillermo Rojas Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [360 0328 R4] Rebaque-Rojas         Sports 3000  
DNA 54 Johnny Rutherford/Mike Hiss/Alain Cudini Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona North American Racing Team         Grand Touring  
DNA 58 Martin Shook Chevrolet Camaro Shook-Buehler Racing         Grand Touring  
DNA 67 Tony Rolfe/Fred Miller Datsun 240Z Boulevard Import         Grand Touring  
DNA 72 Peter Papke/John Thomas/Jim Cook Porsche Carrera RSR Peter Papke/John Thomas         Grand Touring  
DNA 77 Bill Schumacher/Ed Lowther Chevrolet Corvette Schumacher/Lowther         Grand Touring  
DNA 81 Elliot Forbes-Robinson/Grey Egerton Porsche Carrera Grey Egerton         Grand Touring  

 
Winning Time: 6h01m33.8, 108.157 mph/174.062 kph
Fastest Lap: Jean-Pierre Beltoise #1 (Matra-Simca MS670C), 1m44.0, 116.896 mph/188.126 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 06/12/02
By Darren Galpin
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