1973 24 Hours of Daytona

1973 24 Hours of Daytona
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The 1973 24 Hours of Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 1973[1] at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1973 World Sportscar Championship.

Victory overall and in the Sport 3000 class went to the No. 59 Brumos Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood.[2][3][4] Victory in the Grand Touring +2000 class went to the No. 22 North American Racing Team Ferrari Daytona driven by François Migault and Milt Minter. Victory in the Touring 5000 class went to the No. 9 Ray Kessler, Inc. Chevrolet Camaro driven by Ray Kessler, Richie Panch, and Wilbur Pickett. Victory in the Grand Touring 2000 class went to the No. 62 Bob Bergstrom Porsche 911 driven by Bob Bergstrom and Jim Cook. Victory in the Sports 2000 class went to the No. 10 Shierson Racing Chevron B19 driven by Bill Barber and Charlie Kemp. Victory in the Touring 2000 class went to the No. 84 Andy Petery BMW 2002 driven by Andy Petery and Hans Ziereis.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 S3.0 59 United States Brumos Racing United States Peter Gregg
United States Hurley Haywood
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 670
Porsche 2.8L Flat 6 N/A
2 GT+2.0 22 United States North American Racing Team France François Migault
United States Milt Minter
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 G 648
Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A
3 GT+2.0 5 United States Dave Heinz United States Dave Heinz
United States Bob McClure
United States Dana English
Chevrolet Corvette G 644
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
4 GT+2.0 77 United States Silverstone Racing United States George Stone
United States Bruce Jennings
United States Mike Downs
Porsche 911 G 638
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
5 GT+2.0 21 United States North American Racing Team United States Luigi Chinetti Jr.
United States Bob Grossman
United States Wilbur Shaw Jr.
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 G 632
Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A
6 GT+2.0 54 Germany Porsche Kremer Racing United Kingdom John Fitzpatrick
Germany Erwin Kremer
Switzerland Paul Keller
Porsche 911 D 630
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
7 T5.0 9 United States Ray Kessler, Inc. United States Ray Kessler
United States Richie Panch
United States Wilbur Pickett
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 G 592
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
8 GT+2.0 15 United States Toad Hall Motor Racing United States Michael Keyser
United States Tony Adamowicz
United States Bob Beasley
Porsche 911 ? 587
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
9 GT+2.0 56 Germany Joest Racing Germany Sepp Greger
Germany Kurt Hild
Germany Didier Schmid
Porsche 911 ? 574
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
10 GT2.0 62 United States Bob Bergstrom United States Bob Bergstrom
United States Jim Cook
Porsche 911 ? 571
Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A
11 GT+2.0 43 United States Dave Helmick United States Dave Helmick
United States John O'Steen
United States Stephen Behr
Porsche 911 ? 558
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
12 S3.0 19 Canada Harry Bytzek Canada Rudy Bartling
Canada Harry Bytzek
Canada Bert Kuehne
Porsche 908/02 F 532
Porsche 3.0L Flat 8 N/A
13 T5.0 30 United States Guido C. Levetto United States Mario Levetto
United States Guido Levetto
United States Ara Dube
Chevrolet Camaro ? 532
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
14 GT+2.0 51 United States Airport Motorsport United States Klaus Selbert
United States W. Marvin Schoenfeld
United States Bob Klempel
Porsche 911 ? 499
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
15
DNF
GT+2.0 49 United States John Greenwood United States Don Yenko
United States Robert R. Johnson
Chevrolet Corvette ? 494
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
16 T5.0 80 United States Byron Cook Racing United States John Elliott
United States Bill McDill
Chevrolet Camaro ? 488
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
17 T5.0 75 United States Don Winter United States Larry Bock
United States Carl Shafer
United States Gene Harrington
Chevrolet Camaro ? 451
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
18 T5.0 33 United States John McComb United States John McComb
United States Dave Dooley
Ford Mustang ? 437
Ford N/A
19
DNF
S3.0 6 United States Penske Racing United States Mark Donohue
United States George Follmer
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 405
Porsche 2.8L Flat 6 N/A
20
DNF
GT+2.0 20 United States North American Racing Team Italy Arturo Merzario
France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 G 394
Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A
21
DNF
GT+2.0 31 United States Locke Development Corporation United States Jim Locke
United States Bob Bailey
Porsche 911 ? 387
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
22
DNF
S3.0 2 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Mike Hailwood
United Kingdom John Watson
Mirage M6 F 366
Ford 3.0L V8 N/A
23
DNF
S2.0 10 United States Shierson Racing United States Bill Barber
United States Charlie Kemp
Chevron B19 G 337
Ford I4 N/A
24 T2.0 84 United States Andy Petery United States Andy Petery
United States Hans Ziereis
BMW 2002 ? 313
BMW 2.0L I4 N/A
25
DNF
GT+2.0 23 United States North American Racing Team France Claude Ballot-Léna
France Jean-Claude Andruet
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 G 284
Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A
26
DNF
S3.0 12 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti Sweden Reine Wisell
France Jean-Louis Lafosse
Belgium Hughes de Fierlant
Lola T282 G 281
Ford 3.0L V8 N/A
27
DNF
S3.0 3 France Equipe Matra-Simca France François Cevert
France Jean-Pierre Beltoise
France Henri Pescarolo
Matra-Simca MS670 G 267
Matra 3.0L V12 N/A
28
DNF
S3.0 57 Germany Reinhold Jöst Germany Reinhold Jöst
Italy Mario Casoni
Switzerland Paul Blancpain
Porsche 908 F 244
Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A
29
DNF
S2.0 57 United States Promotion Advertising United States Hugh Kleinpeter
United States Jim Gammon
United States Tom Shelton
Chevron B21 G 241
Ford I4 N/A
30
DNF
T5.0 7 United States Eddie Johnson United States Clay Young
United States Eddie Johnson
United States Jim Fitzgerald
Chevrolet Camaro ? 233
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
31
DNF
S2.0 93 United States Professional Racing United States Bob Fisher
United States Tom Gloy
Chevron B16 F 230
Ford I4 N/A
32 GT2.0 38 Mexico Quintanilla/Muniz Mexico Daniel Muñiz
Mexico Roberto Quintanilla
Porsche 914-6 GT G 215
Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A
33
DNF
GT+2.0 89 United States Holbert Porsche United States Mike Tillson
United States Al Holbert
United States Dieter Oest
Porsche 911 ? 213
Porsche Flat 6 N/A
34
DNF
T5.0 96 United States U.S. Davis Racing United States Jose Rodriguez
United States Reinaldo Almeida
Chevrolet Camaro ? 198
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
35
DNF
GT+2.0 64 United States Weaver Chevrolet United States Bob Baechle
United States Roger Pierce
United States Alex Davidson
Chevrolet Corvette C3 G 191
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
36
S3.0 1 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Derek Bell
New Zealand Howden Ganley
Mirage M6 F 179
Ford 3.0L V8 N/A
37
DNF
GT2.0 16 United States Toad Hall Motor Sport United States Peter Kirill
United States Russ Norburn
United States Bill Bean
Porsche 911 ? 175
Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A
38
DNF
S2.0 88 United States Ed Abate United States Ed Abate
United States Bill Cuddy
Porsche 910 G 167
Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A
39
DNF
GT+2.0 58 United States Brumos Racing United States Andrew Carduner
Canada Jacques Bienvenue
Porsche 911 ? 127
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
40
DNF
T5.0 94 United States Bolus & Snopes United States Steve Ross
United States Bob Mitchell
United States Dave Houser
Chevrolet Camaro ? 120
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
41
DNF
GT+2.0 11 United States Troy Promotions, Inc. United States Tony DeLorenzo
Canada Maurice Carter
Chevrolet Corvette F 101
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
42
DNF
GT+2.0 99 Puerto Rico Diego Febles Puerto Rico Horacio Alvarez
Puerto Rico Diego Febles
Porsche 911 ? 65
Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A
43
DNF
GT+2.0 34 United States Murray Racing United States Jerry Thompson
United States Ike Knupp
United States Mike Murray
Chevrolet Corvette G 50
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
44
DNF
T5.0 8 United States Automotive Engineering Enterprises United States Tom Nehl
United States Steve Durst
Chevrolet Camaro ? 49
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
45
DNF
GT+2.0 29 United States Jef Stevens United States Ralph Noseda
United States Ray Mummery
Chevrolet Camaro ? 38
Chevrolet V8 N/A
46
DNF
T5.0 14 United States C. C. Canada United States C. C. Canada
United States Bob Christiansen
United States John Tremblay
Chevrolet Camaro ? 29
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
47
DNF
T5.0 17 United States Takondo Racing United States Vince Gimondo
United States Billy Dingman
Chevrolet Camaro ? 15
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
48
DNF
T5.0 55 United States Tiny Lund United States Tiny Lund
United States Stephen Behr
United States Jimmy Capps
Pontiac Firebird ? 15
Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A
49
DNF
S2.0 41 United States Parametrics Systems United States Raymond Gage
United States Jim Grob
United States Gary Ouellette
Lotus 23 G 14
BMW 2.0L I4 N/A
50
DNF
T2.0 25 United States John Buffum United States Bert Everett
United States John Buffum
United States Wilbur Pickett
Ford Escort RS 1600 ? 9
Ford 2.0L I4 N/A
51
DNF
GT+2.0 48 United States John Greenwood United States John Greenwood
United States Ron Grable
Chevrolet Corvette ? 7
Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A
52
DNF
T5.0 47 United States Chitwood Racing United States Tim Chitwood
United States Joie Chitwood
United States Bob Nagel
Chevrolet Camaro ? 6
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A
53
DNF
T2.0 24 United States John Buffum Mexico Fred van Beuren Jr.
Mexico Guillermo Rojas
Mexico Héctor Rebaque
Ford Escort RS 1600 ? 0
Ford I4 N/A
DNQ GT2.0 73 United States Dale Kreider United States Dale Kreider
United States Rick Silvers
United States Paul Toppino
Triumph GT6 ? -
?
DNQ T5.0 27 United States Ernie Shaw United States Ernie Shaw
United States Norm Mosher
United States Al Straub
Ford Mustang ? -
?
DNQ GT+2.0 78 Canada J. G. Racing Canada Jacques Graham
United States Gordon Johnson
Datsun 240Z ? -
?
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References

  1. ^ "Daytona 24 Hours 1973". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Daytona 24 Hours 1973: Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "1973 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Database".
  4. ^ "How an Epic 1973 Daytona Race Helped Birth the Porsche 911 RSR". February 5, 2019.