1975 Watkins Glen 6 Hours


12 July 1975 - Watkins Glen (USA): Round 9, World Manufacturers Championship.
6 hour duration in which 152 laps of a 3.377 mile/5.435 km circuit - 513.304 miles/826.081 kms were completed
Weather: rain


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Qual.Time Group Group Pos
1 4 Henri Pescarolo/Derek Bell/Arturo Merzario*/Mario Andretti* Alfa Romeo 33TT12 [010] Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 152 6h01m23.900 3 1m46.450 Sports 3000 1
2 3 Arturo Merzario/Mario Andretti/Henri Pescarolo*/Derek Bell* Alfa Romeo 33TT12 [008] Willi Kauhsen Racing Team 152 6h02m43.932 4 1m46.623 Sports 3000 2
3 1 Gérard Larrousse/Jean-Pierre Jarier/Patrick Depailler* Alpine Renault A442 Turbo Renault Alpine 149   2 1m43.462 Sports 3000 3
4 8 Reinhold Jöst/Mario Casoni Porsche 908/3 Turbo Scuderia Brescia Corse 149   5 1m48.222 Sports 3000 4
5 95 Bob Hagestad/Hurley Haywood Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [460 9057] Bob Hagestad Porsche-Audi 143   10 1m57.311 Grand Touring 1
6 24 Sam Posey/Brian Redman BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Motorsport 142   9 1m58.181 Touring 1
7 14 Al Holbert/Peter Gregg Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Holbert's Porsche+Audi 141   11 1m58.654 Grand Touring 2
8 74 Ludwig Heimrath/Rudy Bartling Porsche 911 Carrera RSR [560 9123] Heimrath Racing 138   12 2m01.076 Grand Touring 3
9 78 Babe Headley/Paul Misuriello Chevrolet Corvette 427 Babe's Garage 126   20 2m07.623 Trans-Am  
10 77 Bruce Jennings/Bob Beasley Porsche 911S Bruce Jennings 123   29 no time Grand Touring 4
11 92 John Orr/Bill Jobe Chevrolet Corvette 454 E.F. Miller & Co. 118   22 2m08.352 Trans-Am  
12 33 Bob Sharp/Jim Fitzgerald Datsun 280Z Bob Sharp Racing 117 Engine 15 2m03.422 Trans-Am  
13 67 Michael Oleyar/Sam Feinstein Chevrolet Corvette 454 Little Foreign Car Shop 115   26 no time Trans-Am  
14 93 Ray Walle/Tom Reddy Mazda RX-3 Ray Walle 111   30 no time Touring 2
NC 76 Allan Anderson/Ray Anton Chevrolet Corvette 350 Allan Anderson 105   18 2m07.442 Trans-Am  
NC 91 Roger Pierce/Alex Davidson Chevrolet Corvette Pierce Racing 104   23 2m08.615 Trans-Am  
DNF 13 Warren Agor/Stephen Behr Chevrolet Monza 350 Warren Agor 103 Accident 14 2m01.715 Grand Touring  
DNF 5 John Greenwood/Bill Adam Chevrolet Corvette 427 John Greenwood 96 Engine 13 2m01.653 Trans-Am  
NC 22 Denny Long/Tim Startup Chevrolet Corvette 460 Bandag 88   25 no time Trans-Am  
DNF 25 Hans-Joachim Stuck/Ronnie Peterson/Brian Redman* BMW 3.0 CSL BMW Motorsport 85 Accident 8 1m55.647 Touring  
DNF 9 Jürgen Barth/Michael Keyser Porsche 908/3 Scuderia Brescia Corse 67 Gearbox 7 1m55.347 Sports 3000  
DNF 90 Thomas Rynone/Michael Wiernicki/Neil Wiernicki Chevrolet Corvette 427 Rynone Ind. 67 Accident 17 2m06.690 Trans-Am  
DNF 57 Bob Grossman/Elliot Forbes-Robinson/Hugh Kleinpeter* De Tomaso Pantera Grossman Motors 61 Engine 24 no time Grand Touring  
DNF 28 Richard Weiss/Jerry Karl Porsche 911S Weiss Motor Racing 56   27 no time Grand Touring  
DNF 88 Tony DeLorenzo/Maurice Carter Chevrolet Monza 350 [1001] Carter Racing Services 52   16 2m06.518 Grand Touring  
DNF 11 Bert Everett/Frank Marino^/Howdy Holmes* Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Bobcor Performance 50   28 no time Touring  
DNF 2 Jody Scheckter/Patrick Depailler^/Gerard Larrousse* Alpine Renault A442 Turbo Renault Alpine 29 Engine 1 1m42.890 Sports 3000  
DNF 32 Bill Seip/David Lloyd Chevrolet Corvette Warren & Ginny Wagner 25   31 no time Trans-Am  
DNF 56 Craig Carter/David Laughlin^ Chevrolet Camaro Carter Bros. 1   21 2m07.856 Touring  
DNS 0 Herbert Müller/Eppie Wietzes/Leo Kinnunen* Porsche 908/3 Turbo [006] Martini Racing Team     6 1m48.290 Sports 3000  
DNS 36 Kenper Miller/Paul Miller De Tomaso Pantera Miller Brothers     19 2m07.475 Grand Touring  
DNS 6T Derek Bell/Arturo Merzario/Mario Andretti/Henri Pescarolo Alfa Romeo 33TT12 Willi Kauhsen Racing Team       no time Sports 3000  
DNA 12 Noah L. Lacona/Brian Goellnicht/Gregg Young/Warwick Brown Lola T292 Ford Noah L. Lacona         Sports 2000  
DNA 19 Bob Nagel/Nick Engels Chevrolet Corvette Bob Nagel         Trans-Am  
DNA 34 Frank Dobias Ford Mustang Frank Dobias         Trans-Am  
DNA 83 Frank Marino/Bert Everett Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm Frank Marino         Trans-Am  
Winning Time: 6h01m23.9, 85.220 mph/137.147 kph
Fastest Lap: Gerard Larrousse #1 (Alpine-Renault A442), 1m45.956, 114.738 mph/184.653 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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