1973 24 Hours of Daytona

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

References[]

^ https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Daytona-1973-02-04.html^{[bare URL]}
^ https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1973-02-04.html?sort=Results^{[bare URL]}
^ "1973 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Database".
^ "How an Epic 1973 Daytona Race Helped Birth the Porsche 911 RSR". 5 February 2019.
^ https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1973-02-04.html?sort=Results^{[bare URL]}

External links[]

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[3] "1973 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Database".

[4] "How an Epic 1973 Daytona Race Helped Birth the Porsche 911 RSR". 5 February 2019.

[5] ttps://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1973-02-04.html?sort=Results^{[bare URL]}

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