1972 Watkins Glen 6 Hours

Chevrolet Corvette C3; here at the Tour Auto 2012 on the Dijon-Prenois circuit . The best placing of a Corvette in the race was tenth overall for Fred Kepler and John Orr

The 1972 Watkins Glen 6 Hours , also 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The Glen (Six Hours of Endurance for The World Championship of Manufacturers), Watkins Glen , took place in Watkins Glen on July 22nd and was the eleventh round of the sports car world championship this year.

The race

The 6-hour race at Watkins Glen was the last world championship run in 1972. Ferrari had long been the brand world champion; the Scuderia had won nine of the ten championship races so far. Only the 24-hour race at Le Mans failed to achieve overall victory, where Matra won with the MS670 ; at the wheel Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill . However, Ferrari had decided not to compete there.

Alfa Romeo was also not at the start in Watkins Glen , so Ferrari was able to celebrate a one-two victory with the 312PB . Mario Andretti and Jacky Ickx won ahead of their teammates Ronnie Peterson and Tim Schenken .

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Round
1	S 3.0	85	SEFAC Ferrari	Mario Andretti Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 312PB	195
2	S 3.0	86	SEFAC Ferrari	Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken	Ferrari 312PB	195
3	S 3.0	10	Gulf Racing Research Co.	Derek Bell Carlos Pace	Mirage M6	181
4th	S 3.0	68	AG Dean	Tony Dean Bob Brown	Porsche 908/02	171
5	S 3.0	42	Reinhold Joest	Reinhold Joest Mario Casoni	Porsche 908/03	166
6th	GT + 2.5	22nd	North American Racing Team	Jean-Pierre Jarier Gregg Young	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	156
7th	GT 2.5	16	Toad Hall Racing	Michael Keyser Bob Beasley	Porsche 911S	155
8th	GT 2.5	43	Ecurie Escargot	John O'Steen Dave Helmick	Porsche 911S	153
9	S 2.0	26th	Douglas Shierson Racing	Douglas Shierson Bill Barber	Chevron B19	144
10	GT + 2.5	35	Velvetouch GT	Fred Kepler John Orr	Chevrolet Corvette	142
11	GT + 2.5	18th	Baker Motor Co. Castrol Oil Racing Team	Tony DeLorenzo Charles Reynolds	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	135
12	GT + 2.5	64	C. Weaver Chevrolet	Bob Baechle David Laughlin	Chevrolet Corvette	114
Not classified
13	S 2.0	37	LoBianco Trucking Inc.	Pete Sherman Pete Lo Bianco	Pete Lo Bianco	113
Disqualified
14th	GT + 2.5	31	Neil Allen	Al Alden Neil Wiernicki Michael Wiernicki	Chevrolet Corvette	74
Failed
15th	S 3.0	20th	Gulf Racing Research Co.	Gijs van Lennep Tony Adamowicz	Mirage M6	141
16	S 3.0	87	SEFAC Ferrari	Brian Redman Arturo Merzario	Ferrari 312PB	136
17th	GT + 2.5	23	Rinzler Motor Racing Holliday Inns Inc.	Wilbur Pickett Charlie Kemp	Chevrolet Corvette	120
18th	GT + 2.5	21st	North American Racing Team	Sam Posey David Hobbs	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	117
19th	GT + 2.5	57	Race Enterprises and Development Inc.	Dave Heinz Robert Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	102
20th	GT 2.5	59	Brumos Porsche-Audi Corp.	Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg	Porsche 911S	91
21st	S 2.0	88	Edwin Abate DDS	Edwin Adate Rolf Soltan	Porsche 910	72
22nd	S 2.0	29	Libre International Racing	Fred van Beuren John Buffum	Chevron B21	66
23	S 2.0	11	John Crean Racing	Dave Jordan Johnnie Crean	Chevron B21	39
24	GT + 2.5	49	John Greenwood Racing	John Greenwood Dick Smothers	Chevrolet Corvette	20th
25th	GT 2.5	61	Jim Locke	Jim Locke Bob Bailey	Porsche 911S	20th
26th	S 2.0	55	Roger McCaig Racing	Roger McCaig Maurice McCaig	Lola T212	13
27	S 2.0	33	Otto Zipper Racing Team	Milt Minter Scooter Patrick	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3	12
28	S 3.0	28	Alain de Cadenet	Alain de Cadenet Martin Birrane	Duckhams LM	7th
29	S 3.0	90	Ecurie Bonnier	Reine Wisell Gérard Larrousse	Lola T280	5
30th	S 2.0	93	Hobby Car Enterprises	Bob Fisher Tom Gloy	Chevron B16	1
Not started
31	GT + 2.5	17th	Bill Schumacher	Bill Schumacher Bob Nagel Ed Lowther	Chevrolet Corvette	1
32	GT 2.5	24	North American Racing Team	Harley Cluxton Rocky Moran	Ferrari Dino 246GT	2
33	S 2.0	25th	Douglas Shierson Racing Marathon	Peter Schuster Raul Perez Gama	Chevron B19	3
34	GT + 2.5	36	Velvetouch GT	Paul Miller John Orr Kenper Miller Fred Kepler	Chevrolet Corvette	4th
35	S 2.0	39	Ray Brezinka	Rudy Bartling Horst Petermann Rainer Brezinka	Porsche 910	5
36	GT + 2.5	48	John Greenwood Racing	John Greenwood Dick Smothers John Cordts	Chevrolet Corvette	6th
37	GT + 2.5	50	John Greenwood Racing	John Greenwood Denny Long	Chevrolet Corvette	7th
38	S 2.0	52	Promotional Advertising Corp.	Hugh Kleinpeter Tony Belcher	Chevron B21	8th
39	GT + 2.5	63	Michael Oleyar	Michael Oleyar Robert Luebbe	Chevrolet Corvette	9
40	GT + 2.5	66	Mike Murray	Mike Murray Ike Knupp	Chevrolet Corvette	10
41	S 2.0	99	Robert Wechsler	Robert Wechsler Ray Heppenstall	Royale RP4	11
Not qualified
42	GT 2.5	27	Richard Weiss	Arthur Mollin Richard Weiss	Porsche 911S	12
43	GT 2.5	77	Silverstone Racing	George Stone Bruce Jennings	Porsche 911T	13
44	GT 2.5	80	Kennedy Car Collision	Fritz Hochreuter Klaus Bytzek	Porsche 911	14th
45	GT 2.5	89	Holbert's Porsche-Audi	Dieter Oest Mike Tillson	Porsche 911T	15th

¹ not started ² not started ³ not started ⁴ engine damage in training ⁵ not started ⁶ not started ⁷ accident in training ⁸ cylinder damage in training ⁹ engine damage in training ¹⁰ not started ¹¹ not started ¹² not qualified ¹³ not qualified ¹⁴ not qualified ¹⁵ 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
46	GT + 2.5	9	Bob Grossman	Bob Grossman	De Tomaso Pantera
47	GT 2.5	70	Algar Enterprises Inc.	Lee McDonald Bert Everett	Porsche 914/6

Class winner

class	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S 3.0	Mario Andretti	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 312PB	Overall victory
S 2.0	Douglas Shierson	Bill Barber	Chevron B19	Rank 9
GT + 2.5	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Gregg Young	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	Rank 6
GT 2.5	Michael Keyser	Bob Beasley	Porsche 911S	Rank 7

Racing data

• Reported: 46
• Started: 30
• Valued: 12
• Race classes: 4
• Spectators: 20,000
• Race day weather: hot and humid
• Route length: 5.435 km
• Driving time of the winning team: 6:01: 11.276 hours
• Total laps of the winning team: 195
• Total distance of the winning team: 1059.777 km
• Winner's average: 176.049 km / h
• Pole position: Tim Schenken - Ferrari 312PB (# 86) - 1.47.387 - 182.503 km / h
• Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Ferrari 312PB (# 85) 1.47.204 - 182.503 km / h
• Racing series: 11th round of the 1972 World Sports Car Championship

literature

• 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

• Race results at wsrp Racing

Previous race 1000 km race from Zeltweg 1972

Sports car world championship

Succession race 24 Hours of Daytona in 1973