Milt Minter

In a Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Competizione , Milt Minter finished the 1973 24-hour race in Daytona in second place overall

Milton Nelson "Milt" Minter (born November 24, 1933 in Sanger , † December 23, 2004 ) was an American automobile racing driver and racing team owner.

Career

After leaving school, Minter served as a communications engineer in the United States Army in the early 1950s . His racing career began in 1957 and lasted for four decades. He achieved his first successes in 1964 in the SCCA sports car championship, where he was able to achieve first overall victories. From the mid-1960s, he started regularly in the Trans-Am series . In 1973 the Porsche management presented him with the Pedro Rodríguez Award for the most committed driver in North America. That year he finished runner - up overall in the Can-Am series , runner-up in the Sebring 12-hour race and, together with François Migault, won the GT class at the Daytona 24-hour race .

Milter, who at times also had his own racing team, was successfully active in the IMSA GT and IMSA GTP series in the 1970s and 1980s ; he contested most of his races in Porsche racing cars. He died in December 2004 of complications from cancer.

statistics

Le Mans results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1973	North American Racing Team	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	Sam Posey		failure	Cylinder overheated
1974	Paul Blancpain	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Michael Keyser	Paul Blancpain	Rank 20
1979	Interscope Racing	Porsche 935	Ted Field	John Morton	failure	Engine failure

Sebring results

year	team	vehicle	Teammate	Teammate	placement	Failure reason
1968	Mathews Racing Team	Ford Mustang	Sam Posey		failure	Brakes
1972	Roland Brezinka	Porsche 910	Roman Pechmann	Rudy Bartling	Rank 7
1973	Toad Hall Motor Racing	Porsche Carrera RSR	Michael Keyser		Rank 2
1975	North American Racing Team	Ferrari 365 GT4 / BB	Eppie Wietzes		Rank 6
1976	Bill Scott	VW Scirocco	Bill Scott		failure	malfunction
1977	Ramsey Ferrari of SF	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	Bob Bondurant	Dick Smothers	failure	accident
1978	McLaren North America	BMW 320i Turbo	David Hobbs	Tom Klausler	failure	accident
1979	Whittington Bros. Racing	Porsche 934	Dale Whittington	Don Whittington	failure	suspension
1981	Marty Hinze Racing	Porsche 935K3	Bill Whittington	Marty Hinze	Rank 3
1982	Marketing Corporation	Ford Mustang	John Bauer		Rank 15
1983	Grid Motor Racing	Grid Plaza S1	Skeeter McKitterick		Rank 12
1985	Marty Hinze Racing	Porsche 935K3	Kind Yarosh	Marty Hinze	failure	suspension

Individual results in the sports car world championship

season	team	race car	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th
1968	Mathews Racing	Ford Mustang	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	TAR	ONLY	SPA	WAT	ZEL	LEM
				DNF
1972	Roland Brezinka Zipper Racing	Porsche 910 Alfa Romeo T33	BUA	DAY	SEB	BRH	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
					7th								DNF
1973	NART Hall engine	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Porsche Carrera RSR	DAY	VAL	DIJ	MON	SPA	TAR	ONLY	LEM	ZEL	WAT
			2							DNF		8th
1974	Paul Blancpain Hall engine	Porsche Carrera RSR	MON	SPA	ONLY	IMO	LEM	ZEL	WAT	LEC	BRH	KYA
							20th		10
1975	NART	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SPA	BY	ONLY	ZEL	WAT
			28
1976	Scott Racing	VW Scirocco	MUG	VAL	ONLY	MON	SIL	IMO	ONLY	ZEL	BY	WAT	MOS	DIJ	DIJ	SAL
												DNF
1977	Ramsey Ferrari	Ferrari 365 GTB / 4	DAY	MUG	DIJ	MON	SIL	ONLY	VAL	BY	WAT	EST	LEC	MOS	IMO	SAL	BRH	HOK	VAL
			5
1978	Interscope Racing McLaren Desperado Racing IPD	Porsche 935 BMW 320i Volvo 142	DAY	SEB	MUG	VALLEY	DIJ	SIL	ONLY	LEM	MIS	DAY	WAT	VAL	ROD
			56	DNF		DNF									9
1979	Whittington Brothers Interscope Racing	Porsche 934 Porsche 935	DAY	SEB	MUG	VALLEY	DIJ	RIV	SIL	ONLY	LEM	BY	DAY	WAT	SPA	BRH	ROA	VAL	ELS
				DNF				DNF			DNF						3
1980	Interscope Racing Electrodyne	Porsche 935	DAY	BRH	SEB	MUG	MON	RIV	SIL	ONLY	LEM	DAY	WAT	SPA	MOS	ROA	VAL	DIJ
			3					DNF								DNF
1981	Interscope Racing Hinze Racing	Porsche 935	DAY	SEB	MUG	MON	RIV	SIL	ONLY	LEM	BY	DAY	WAT	SPA	MOS	ROA	BRH
			DNF	3

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

Commons : Milt Minter  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Milt Minter at historicracing.com
• Milt Minter at Racing Sports Cars