1973 24 Hours of Daytona

August 2023 1972 1973 1974 The 1973 24 Hours of Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 1973https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Daytona-1973-02-04.html Daytona 24 Hours 1973 racingsportscars.com August 31, 2022 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.https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Daytona-1973-02-04.html?sort=Results Daytona 24 Hours 1973: Race Results racingsportscars.com August 31, 2022https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1973-daytona-24-hours 1973 Daytona 24 Hours | Motorsport Databasehttps://robbreport.com/motors/cars/how-an-epic-1973-daytona-race-helped-birth-the-porsche-911-rsr-2840158/ How an Epic 1973 Daytona Race Helped Birth the Porsche 911 RSR 5 February 2019 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 USA Brumos Racing USA Peter GreggUSA Hurley Haywood Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Goodyear 670 Porsche 2.8L Flat 6 N/A 2 GT+2.0 22 USA North American Racing Team FRA François MigaultUSA Milt Minter Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Goodyear 648 Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A 3 GT+2.0 5 USA Dave Heinz USA Dave HeinzUSA Bob McClureUSA Dana English Chevrolet Corvette Goodyear 644 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 4 GT+2.0 77 USA Silverstone Racing USA George StoneUSA Bruce JenningsUSA Mike Downs Porsche 911 Goodyear 638 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 5 GT+2.0 21 USA North American Racing Team USA Luigi Chinetti Jr.USA Bob GrossmanUSA Wilbur Shaw Jr. Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Goodyear 632 Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A 6 GT+2.0 54 GER Porsche Kremer Racing GBR John FitzpatrickGER Erwin KremerSWI Paul Keller Porsche 911 Dunlop 630 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 7 T5.0 9 USA Ray Kessler, Inc. USA Ray KesslerUSA Richie PanchUSA Wilbur Pickett Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Goodyear 592 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 8 GT+2.0 15 USA Toad Hall Motor Racing USA Michael KeyserUSA Tony AdamowiczUSA Bob Beasley Porsche 911 ? 587 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 9 GT+2.0 56 GER Joest Racing GER Sepp GregerGER Kurt HildGER Didier Schmid Porsche 911 ? 574 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 10 GT2.0 62 USA Bob Bergstrom USA Bob BergstromUSA Jim Cook Porsche 911 ? 571 Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A 11 GT+2.0 43 USA Dave Helmick USA Dave HelmickUSA John O'SteenUSA Stephen Behr Porsche 911 ? 558 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 12 S3.0 19 CAN Harry Bytzek CAN Rudy BartlingCAN Harry BytzekCAN Bert Kuehne Porsche 908/02 Firestone 532 Porsche 3.0L Flat 8 N/A 13 T5.0 30 USA Guido C. Levetto USA Mario LevettoUSA Guido LevettoUSA Ara Dube Chevrolet Camaro ? 532 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 14 GT+2.0 51 USA Airport Motorsport USA Klaus SelbertUSA W. Marvin SchoenfeldUSA Bob Klempel Porsche 911 ? 499 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 15DNF GT+2.0 49 USA John Greenwood USA Don YenkoUSA Robert R. Johnson Chevrolet Corvette ? 494 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 16 T5.0 80 USA Byron Cook Racing USA John ElliottUSA Bill McDill Chevrolet Camaro ? 488 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 17 T5.0 75 USA Don Winter USA Larry BockUSA Carl ShaferUSA Gene Harrington Chevrolet Camaro ? 451 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 18 T5.0 33 USA John McComb USA John McCombUSA Dave Dooley Ford Mustang ? 437 Ford N/A 19DNF S3.0 6 USA Penske Racing USA Mark DonohueUSA George Follmer Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Goodyear 405 Porsche 2.8L Flat 6 N/A 20DNF GT+2.0 20 USA North American Racing Team ITA Arturo MerzarioFRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Goodyear 394 Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A 21DNF GT+2.0 31 USA Locke Development Corporation USA Jim LockeUSA Bob Bailey Porsche 911 ? 387 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 22DNF S3.0 2 GBR Gulf Racing GBR Mike HailwoodGBR John Watson Mirage M6 Firestone 366 Ford 3.0L V8 N/A 23DNF S2.0 10 USA Shierson Racing USA Bill BarberUSA Charlie Kemp Chevron B19 Goodyear 337 Ford I4 N/A 24 T2.0 84 USA Andy Petery USA Andy PeteryUSA Hans Ziereis BMW 2002 ? 313 BMW 2.0L I4 N/A 25DNF GT+2.0 23 USA North American Racing Team FRA Claude Ballot-LénaFRA Jean-Claude Andruet Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Goodyear 284 Ferrari 4.4L V12 N/A 26DNF S3.0 12 SWI Scuderia Filipinetti SWE Reine WisellFRA Jean-Louis LafosseBEL Hughes de Fierlant Lola T282 Goodyear 281 Ford 3.0L V8 N/A 27DNF S3.0 3 FRA Equipe Matra-Simca FRA François CevertFRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseFRA Henri Pescarolo Matra-Simca MS670 Goodyear 267 Matra 3.0L V12 N/A 28DNF S3.0 57 GER Reinhold Jöst GER Reinhold JöstITA Mario CasoniSWI Paul Blancpain Porsche 908 Firestone 244 Porsche 3.0L Flat 6 N/A 29DNF S2.0 57 USA Promotion Advertising USA Hugh KleinpeterUSA Jim GammonUSA Tom Shelton Chevron B21 Goodyear 241 Ford I4 N/A 30DNF T5.0 7 USA Eddie Johnson USA Clay YoungUSA Eddie JohnsonUSA Jim Fitzgerald Chevrolet Camaro ? 233 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 31DNF S2.0 93 USA Professional Racing USA Bob FisherUSA Tom Gloy Chevron B16 Firestone 230 Ford I4 N/A 32 GT2.0 38 MEX Quintanilla/Muniz MEX Daniel MuñizMEX Roberto Quintanilla Porsche 914-6 GT Goodyear 215 Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A 33DNF GT+2.0 89 USA Holbert Porsche USA Mike TillsonUSA Al HolbertUSA Dieter Oest Porsche 911 ? 213 Porsche Flat 6 N/A 34DNF T5.0 96 USA U.S. Davis Racing USA Jose RodriguezUSA Reinaldo Almeida Chevrolet Camaro ? 198 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 35DNF GT+2.0 64 USA Weaver Chevrolet USA Bob BaechleUSA Roger PierceUSA Alex Davidson Chevrolet Corvette C3 Goodyear 191 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 36 S3.0 1 GBR Gulf Racing GBR Derek BellNZL Howden Ganley Mirage M6 Firestone 179 Ford 3.0L V8 N/A 37DNF GT2.0 16 USA Toad Hall Motor Sport USA Peter KirillUSA Russ NorburnUSA Bill Bean Porsche 911 ? 175 Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A 38DNF S2.0 88 USA Ed Abate USA Ed AbateUSA Bill Cuddy Porsche 910 Goodyear 167 Porsche 2.0L Flat 6 N/A 39DNF GT+2.0 58 USA Brumos Racing USA Andrew CardunerCAN Jacques Bienvenue Porsche 911 ? 127 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 40DNF T5.0 94 USA Bolus & Snopes USA Steve RossUSA Bob MitchellUSA Dave Houser Chevrolet Camaro ? 120 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 41DNF GT+2.0 11 USA Troy Promotions, Inc. USA Tony DeLorenzoCAN Maurice Carter Chevrolet Corvette Firestone 101 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 42DNF GT+2.0 99 PUR Diego Febles PUR Horacio AlvarezPUR Diego Febles Porsche 911 ? 65 Porsche 2.5L Flat 6 N/A 43DNF GT+2.0 34 USA Murray Racing USA Jerry ThompsonUSA Ike KnuppUSA Mike Murray Chevrolet Corvette Goodyear 50 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 44DNF T5.0 8 USA Automotive Engineering Enterprises USA Tom NehlUSA Steve Durst Chevrolet Camaro ? 49 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 45DNF GT+2.0 29 USA Jef Stevens USA Ralph NosedaUSA Ray Mummery Chevrolet Camaro ? 38 Chevrolet V8 N/A 46DNF T5.0 14 USA C. C. Canada USA C. C. CanadaUSA Bob ChristiansenUSA John Tremblay Chevrolet Camaro ? 29 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 47DNF T5.0 17 USA Takondo Racing USA Vince GimondoUSA Billy Dingman Chevrolet Camaro ? 15 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 48DNF T5.0 55 USA Tiny Lund USA Tiny LundUSA Stephen BehrUSA Jimmy Capps Pontiac Firebird ? 15 Pontiac 5.0L V8 N/A 49DNF S2.0 41 USA Parametrics Systems USA Raymond GageUSA Jim GrobUSA Gary Ouellette Lotus 23 Goodyear 14 BMW 2.0L I4 N/A 50DNF T2.0 25 USA John Buffum USA Bert EverettUSA John BuffumUSA Wilbur Pickett Ford Escort RS 1600 ? 9 Ford 2.0L I4 N/A 51DNF GT+2.0 48 USA John Greenwood USA John GreenwoodUSA Ron Grable Chevrolet Corvette ? 7 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 N/A 52DNF T5.0 47 USA Chitwood Racing USA Tim ChitwoodUSA Joie ChitwoodUSA Bob Nagel Chevrolet Camaro ? 6 Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N/A 53DNF T2.0 24 USA John Buffum MEX Fred van Beuren Jr.MEX Guillermo RojasMEX Héctor Rebaque Ford Escort RS 1600 ? 0 Ford I4 N/A DNQ GT2.0 73 USA Dale Kreider USA Dale KreiderUSA Rick SilversUSA Paul Toppino Triumph GT6 ? - ? DNQ T5.0 27 USA Ernie Shaw USA Ernie ShawUSA Norm MosherUSA Al Straub Ford Mustang ? - ? DNQ GT+2.0 78 CAN J. G. Racing CAN Jacques GrahamUSA Gordon Johnson Datsun 240Z ? - ?Source: References External links Category:24 Hours of Daytona Category:1973 in sports in Florida Category:1973 in American motorsport