Dave Heinz
David "Dave" Heinz (born October 16, 1934 , † March 10, 1992 in Hillsborough ) was an American racing driver .
Racing career
Dave Heinz achieved some success in monoposto sports in the 1960s and 1970s . In 1970 he won the overall classification of the SCCA National Championship Formula A on a Lola T142 .
Heinz became internationally known as a GT and sports car driver . He drove his first club races as early as the late 1960s and competed regularly in the SCCA sports car championship in the 1960s . He was active as a driver until 1987. He was present at 86 racing events and achieved five overall and five class wins. For many years he was involved in the IMSA-GT and the IMSA-GTP series . In 1973 he finished third overall in a Chevrolet Corvette with his partners Bob Mclure and Dana English in the Daytona 24-hour race and fourth overall in the Sebring 12-hour race in 1972 . This fourth place was also the victory in the GT class over 2.5 liters. He also achieved a class win at Le Mans in 1972 .
statistics
Le Mans results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1972 |
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Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 |
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15th place and class win | |
1974 |
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Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 |
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Rank 6 |
Sebring results
year | team | vehicle | Teammate | Teammate | placement | Failure reason |
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1968 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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not classified | |
1969 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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Rank 21 | ||
1970 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | malfunction | |
1971 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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Rank 10 | |
1972 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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4th place and class win | ||
1973 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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Rank 39 | ||
1977 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | Power transmission |
1978 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | mechanics |
1979 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | Engine failure | |
1980 |
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Chevrolet Camaro |
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failure | Engine failure | |
1983 |
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Chevrolet Camaro |
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Rank 26 | |
1985 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | malfunction |
1986 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | Gearbox damage |
1987 |
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Chevrolet Corvette |
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failure | malfunction |
Individual results in the sports car world championship
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Heinz, Dave |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heinz, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing car driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1934 |
DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1992 |
Place of death | Hillsborough |