Sebring 12 hour race 1973
The 22nd Sebring 12-hour race , also Sebring-Camel 12, The Camel GT Challenge, Sebring , took place on March 24, 1973 at the Sebring International Raceway and was the first race of the IMSA GT series of that year.
The race
After 21 years, the era of Alec Ulmann as the organizer of the race ended in 1972 . The Russian- born aviation engineer launched the Sebring 12-hour race in 1952 and for two decades ensured sufficient funding and funding for the entry and prize money. From 1953 to 1972 the race was part of the international sports car world championship 20 times . Not only did Ulmann's time end in 1972, the world championship status was also lost. When the sports cars stayed away, the race also lost the big international teams, the drivers, some of them world-famous, and the rich and famous who had always been attracted to the racing event in Florida . In 1973 the International Motor Sports Association took over the organization of the race. A sports car race became a GT race and spectator interest collapsed. Only 30,000 interested people found their way to the racetrack on race day.
Nevertheless, the race had significance in the aftermath, as it marked the beginning of the great sports car careers of Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood, alongside the 1973 Daytona 24-hour race . Gregg and Haywood won together with Dave Helmick in his new Porsche Carrera RSR , which was delivered two weeks before the race , one lap ahead of their brand colleagues Michael Keyser and Milt Minter .
Results
Final ranking
Item | class | No. | team | driver | vehicle | Round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GTO | 59 | Dr. Dave Helmick |
Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood Dave Helmick |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 226 | ||
2 | GTO | 1 | Toad Hall Motor Racing |
Michael Keyser Milt Minter |
Porsche Carrera RS | 225 | ||
3 | GTO | 50 | John Greenwood Racing |
Ron Grable John Greenwood Mike Brockman |
Chevrolet Corvette | 219 | ||
4th | GTO | 81 | Far West Racing |
Gray Egerton Elliot Forbes-Robinson |
Porsche Carrera RSR | 217 | ||
5 | TO | 17th | Vince Gimondo |
Vince Gimondo Billy Dingman
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 212 | ||
6th | TO | 37 | Dan Moore |
Dan Moore David McCullough
|
Ford Mustang | 210 | ||
7th | GTU | 27 | Don Lindley |
Don Lindley Stephen Behr Brian Goellnot
|
Porsche 911S | 209 | ||
8th | GTU | 76 | Silverstone Racing Team |
George Stone Mike Downs
|
Porsche 911S | 209 | ||
9 | TO | 24 | TC Racing |
Tim Chitwood Joie Chitwood junior Bob Nagel
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 208 | ||
10 | GTU | 91 | Holbert's Porsche-Audi |
Dieter Oest Mike Tillson Harry Bytzek
|
Porsche 911S | 198 | ||
11 | GTO | 99 | Phil Currin |
Phil Currin Danny Fortin Bill Johnson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 197 | ||
12 | TO | 42 | Garcia Racing |
Luis Sereix Tony Lilly Dave Yoder
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 193 | ||
13 | GTU | 77 | Bruce Jennings |
Bruce Jennings Bob Beasley
|
Porsche 911S | 193 | ||
14th | GTU | 89 | Thomas Barrick |
Don Parish Dave Causey Edwin Taylor
|
Porsche 911S | 193 | ||
15th | GTU | 82 | Bob Bergstrom |
Bob Bergstrom Jim Cook
|
Porsche 911S | 191 | ||
16 | GTO | 94 | Leldon Blackwell |
Wilbur Pickett Bill Bean
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 186 | ||
17th | GTO | 41 | George Garcia Racing |
George Garcia Vic Shinn
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 186 | ||
18th | GTU | 84 | Airport Motorsports |
Klaus Selbert victory Glage
|
Porsche 911S | 186 | ||
19th | TU | 114 | Jim Grob Racing |
Jim Grob Juan Montalvo
|
BMW 2002 | 180 | ||
20th | GTO | 61 | Sebring Racing Inc. |
Scott Chapman John McLaren Bill Hood
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 179 | ||
21st | GTU | 67 | David McClain |
David McClain Dave White
|
Porsche 914/6 | 177 | ||
22nd | GTO | 47 | Sebring Racing Inc. |
Terry Keller Bob Gray Neil Potter
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 175 | ||
23 | GTU | 92 | Holbert's Porsche-Audi |
Dieter Oest Don Heth David Olimpi
|
Porsche 911S | 174 | ||
24 | TU | 90 | Z & W Mazda |
Ray Walle Richard Schuck
|
Mazda RX-2 | 173 | ||
25th | TO | 00 | Levi's team highball |
Whit Diggett Amos Johnson |
AMC Gremlin | 154 | ||
26th | GTU | 85 | Don Parish |
Don Parish Ron Jones John Hulen
|
Porsche 914/6 | 154 | ||
27 | GTU | 74 | JG Racing |
Jacques Groleau Craig Ross Bill Shaw
|
Datsun 240Z | 153 | ||
28 | TO | 78 | Manuel Quintana |
Manuel Quintana Reinaldo Almeida
|
Ford Mustang | 150 | ||
29 | GTU | 86 | Jim Lynch |
Jim Lynch Toby Milne
|
Porsche 911S | 148 | ||
30th | GTO | 80 | Kirby Stumpff |
Kirby Stumpff Dick Vreeland James Pirie
|
Shelby GT500 | 137 | ||
31 | TO | 7th | Eddie Johnson |
Eddie Johnson Clay Young
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 132 | ||
32 | GTO | 97 | Ansley Racing Enterprises |
Tony Ansley Ron Connelly Steve Avera
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 131 | ||
33 | TU | 175 | US Davis Racing |
Jack Baldwin Bobby Clark
|
Datsun 510 | 130 | ||
34 | GTO | 32 | Roberto Auto Electric |
Roberto Boza Daniel Hernandez José Romero
|
Shelby GT500 | 127 | ||
35 | GTU | 88 | Bob Lapp |
Bob Lapp Mike Meldeau
|
Datsun 240Z | 124 | ||
36 | TO | 72 | Alberto Naon |
Alberto Naon Tony Garcia John Freyre
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 123 | ||
37 | TO | 83 | Houghton Smith |
Bert Gafford John Belperche
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 121 | ||
38 | TO | 29 | Ralph Noseda |
Ralph Noseda Ray Mummery Richard Small
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 113 | ||
39 | GTO | 5 | Race Enterprise & Developments |
Dave Heinz Jerry Thompson |
Chevrolet Corvette | 110 | ||
Failed | ||||||||
40 | GTO | 49 | John Greenwood Racing |
Jim Greendyke Robert Johnson
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 182 | ||
41 | TO | 9 | Ray Kessler Inc. |
Ray Kessler Jim Fitzgerald
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 178 | ||
42 | TU | 33 | RaceCo of Coral Gables |
Marc Davis Richard Melville Bob Beatty
|
Alfa Romeo GTV | 165 | ||
43 | GTO | 3 | Performance Associates |
Dick Bauer Jim DeStefano Nick Engels
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 159 | ||
44 | TO | 71 | Bob Christiansen |
Bob Christiansen Gary Myers John Tremblay
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 149 | ||
45 | TO | 57 | Garcia Racing |
Javier Garcia Reinaldo Almeida
|
Ford Mustang | 148 | ||
46 | GTU | 95 | George Dickinson |
George Dickinson Eddie Wax Ernest Pultz
|
Porsche 911 | 125 | ||
47 | GTO | 69 | WGB Niagara Wines |
Ron Goldleaf John Tunstall
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 124 | ||
48 | TO | 30th | Dallmeyer Racing |
Dennis Dallmeyer Nick Dunn
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 124 | ||
49 | GTO | 11 | Troy Promotions Inc. |
Tony DeLorenzo Steve Durst
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 113 | ||
50 | GTO | 48 | John Greenwood Racing |
John Greenwood Donald Yenko |
Chevrolet Corvette | 105 | ||
51 | GTO | 40 | Pironell Racing |
Tom Nell Richard Dagiel Joe Pirrotta
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 104 | ||
52 | TU | 138 | PDF Racing |
Paul Fleming Roger Mandeville |
Mazda RX-2 | 102 | ||
53 | TO | 87 | Miller Hey |
Sam Miller Rob Henry
|
Ford Mustang | 91 | ||
54 | GTU | 2 | Dean Donley |
Dean Donley Ben Scott
|
MGB | 81 | ||
55 | GTU | 46 | Bytzek Automotive |
Klaus Bytzek Rudy Bartling
|
Porsche 911S | 80 | ||
56 | TO | 0 | Byron Cook Racing |
John Elliott Bill McDill
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 80 | ||
57 | GTO | 34 | Murray Racing Team |
Ike Knupp Bob Tullius |
Chevrolet Corvette | 74 | ||
58 | GTO | 98 | Loren Pearson |
Loren Pearson William Spencer Brian Taylor
|
Shelby GT500 | 71 | ||
59 | GTO | 62 | Jeff Stevens Racing |
Jeff Stevens Pete Sherman
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 53 | ||
60 | TO | 19th | US Davis Racing |
Jose Rodriguez Bob McClure
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 50 | ||
61 | TU | 25th | Libra International Racing |
John Buffum Bert Everett
|
Ford Escort | 48 | ||
62 | TO | 44 | Larrauri Racing |
Manuel Garcia Daniel Vilarchao Jose Nunez
|
Chevrolet Nova | 44 | ||
63 | TU | 110 | Bolus & Snopes |
Bob Mitchell Jim Williams
|
Dodge Colt | 41 | ||
64 | GTO | 54 | Iroquois Racing |
Bill Schumacher Rick Hay
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 37 | ||
65 | GTU | 70 | Marc Dancose |
Marc Dancose Jacques Bienvenue |
Porsche 911S | 30th | ||
66 | GTU | 75 | Tom Kuenz |
Tom Kuenz Tom Shelton
|
Porsche 912 | 23 | ||
67 | TO | 14th | CC Canada |
Russ Boykin Mike Meldeau CC Canada
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 22nd | ||
68 | GTU | 4th | Western Sizzlin 'Steak Houses |
Bob Lillquist Bill Webbe Dennis Merrick
|
Porsche 911S | 19th | ||
69 | TO | 28 | Ed Fleming |
Ed Fleming Jim Corwin
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 17th | ||
70 | TO | 8th | Automotive engineering |
Gene Felton Tom Nehl
|
Chevrolet Camaro | 6th | ||
71 | GTO | 6th | Alex Davidson |
Alex Davidson Bob Baechle
|
Chevrolet Corvette | 3 | ||
72 | TO | 26th | Wayne Alexander |
Charlie Cook Wayne Alexander Bob Barrett
|
Chevrolet Nova | 2 | ||
Not started | ||||||||
73 | GTU | 15th | Johnson Bozzani |
Robert Kirby Michael Sherwin John Hotchkis |
Porsche 911S | 1 | ||
74 | GTO | 21st | Grand Touring Cars Inc. |
Sam Posey Harley Cluxton |
Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 | 2 | ||
75 | GTU | 64 | Pete Harrison |
Pete Harrison Bob Buchler
|
Ferrari Dino 206 GT | 3 | ||
76 | GTU | 65 | Lee Cutler |
Lee Cutler Peter Kirill
|
Porsche 914/6 | 4th | ||
77 | TU | 169 | Performance engineering |
Steve Coleman Dennis Shaw |
Opel Manta 1900 | 5 | ||
Not qualified | ||||||||
78 | TU | 22nd | Mark IV Racing |
Hoyt Overbagh Bill Freeman Sam Peters
|
Ford Pinto | 6th | ||
79 | TU | 111 | Jeffrey Brooks |
Jack Swanson Brad West
|
Austin America | 7th | ||
80 | TU | 168 | Whitaker Vance |
Robert Whitaker Harold Vance
|
Volvo 122S | 8th | ||
81 | TU | 176 | Laurence Oliva |
Laurence Oliva Ron Polimeni
|
Volvo 122S | 9 | ||
82 | TU | 188 | Dave Wolin |
Dave Wolin Gerry Cohen
|
Ford Pinto | 10 | ||
83 | GTO | 23 | Riley Racing |
Randy Lewis Jon Milledge Max Sebba
|
De Tomaso Mangusta | 11 |
1 not started 2 engine overheated before the race 3 not started 4 not started 5 not started 6 not qualified 7 not qualified 8 not qualified 9 not qualified 10 not qualified 11 not qualified
Only in the entry list
Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.
Item | class | No. | team | driver | chassis |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
84 | GTO | 12 | Daniel Muniz |
Daniel Muniz Roberto Quintanilla
|
Porsche Carrera |
85 | GTO | 38 | TR Smith |
Terry Wolters TR Smith
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
86 | GTO | 63 | Jeff Stevens Racing |
Gary Belcher Pete Peters
|
Chevrolet Corvette |
87 | GTU | 68 | Rollin hostage |
George Rollin Fred Geisel
|
Porsche 911S |
88 | GTU | 73 | Dale Kreider |
Dale Kreider Rick Silvers
|
Triumph GT6 |
89 | TU | 141 | Mark IV Racing |
Rick LaCroix Tom Wilson
|
Ford Pinto |
Class winner
Racing data
- Registered: 89
- Started: 72
- Rated: 39
- Race classes: 4
- Spectators: 30,000
- Race day weather: warm and dry
- Route length: 8.369 km
- Driving time of the winning team: 12:00: 35.024 hours
- Total laps of the winning team: 226
- Total distance of the winning team: 1,891.301 km
- Winner's average: 157.481 km / h
- Pole position: DeLorenzo - Chevrolet Corvette (# 11)
- Fastest race lap: Milt Minter - Porsche Carrera RS (# 1) - 2.33.800 - 195.885 km / h
- Racing series: 1st round of the IMSA GT series in 1973
literature
- Ken Breslauer: Sebring. The official History of America's Great Sports Car Race. David Bull, Cambridge MA 1995, ISBN 0-9649722-0-4 .
- Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .
Web links
Previous race 250-mile race of Daytona 1972, 2nd race |
IMSA GT Championship |
Successor to the 3-hour race of Daytona 1973 |