Daytona 24 Hours 1968 - Race Results

Event: 24 Hours of Daytona		Date: 4.2.1968
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.132 kms	Organiser: unknown
Daytona 24 Hours
International Championship for Makes (round 1) Trans-Am (round 1)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	54	Elford / Neerpasch / Stommelen / Siffert / Herrmann	Porsche 907 LH 2.2	Porsche Works Team	673	4126.5669 kms	171.6945	1^st	P
2^nd	52	Siffert / Herrmann	Porsche 907 LH 2.2	Porsche Works Team	659	4040.7251 kms		2^nd	P
3^rd	51	Schlesser / Buzzetta	Porsche 907 LH 2.2	Porsche Works Team	659	4040.7251 kms		3^rd	P
4^th	1	Titus / Bucknum	Ford Mustang	Shelby Racing	629	3856.7771 kms	160.6930	1^st	TA+2.0
5^th	20	Schütz / Vaccarella	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.p.a.	617			4^th	P
6^th	23	Andretti / Bianchi	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.p.a.	609			5^th	P
7^th	22	Casoni / Biscaldi / Zeccoli	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.p.a.	594			6^th	P
8^th	34	Gunn / Ortega / Merello	Ferrari 250 LM	Raceco-Miami	592			1^st	S
9^th	59	Gregg / Axelsson	Porsche 911	Brumos Porsche	589	3611.5129 kms		1^st	TA2.0
10^th	31	Grant / Morgan	Chevrolet Corvette	DX Sunray Oil Co.	586			1^st	GT
11^th	77	Stoddard / Drolsom / Gifford / Williams, Jr.	Porsche 911	Lewis Wiliams, Jr.	575	3525.6699 kms		2^nd	TA2.0
12^th	6	Donohue / Johnson / Fisher	Chevrolet Camaro	Roger Penske Racing Ent.	565	3464.3540 kms		2^nd	TA+2.0
13^th	56	Netterstrom / Kelly / Sabel	Porsche 911	Ship Sharpe Maintenance	565	3464.3540 kms		3^rd	TA2.0
14^th	3	McDaniel / Sullivan	Porsche 911 R	HRH Corp.	562			7^th	P
15^th	36	Pickett / Bean / Bencker	Porsche 911	Dr. Wilbur Pickett	545	3341.7219 kms		4^th	TA2.0
16^th	68	Boye / Yuma	Chevrolet Camaro	Bill Boye	540			3^rd	TA+2.0
17^th	71	Chitwood / Barton / Hoffman	Chevrolet Camaro	Joie Chitwood Thrill Show	536			4^th	TA+2.0
18^th	61	Hanrioud / Garant	Porsche 911 S	J. P. Hanrioud	534			2^nd	GT
19^th	64	Taylor / Pratt / Myers / Brooker	Alfa Romeo GTA	Myers Construction	533			5^th	TA2.0
20^th	24	Cella / Zeccoli / Biscaldi	Alfa Romeo GTA	Autodelta S.p.a.	529			6^th	TA2.0
21^st	78	Posey / Kauffman	Ford Mustang		523			5^th	TA+2.0
22^nd	28	Ross / Pelouze	Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	Corvette Racing Associates	515			3^rd	GT
23^rd	15	Grossman / Dini	Ford Mustang	Randy's Auto Body	514			6^th	TA+2.0
24^th	10	Lanfranchi / Konig	Nomad Mk.1 Ford	Nomad Cars	506			8^th	P
25^th	29	Revson / Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	DX Sunray Oil Co.	496			4^th	GT
26^th	73	Opert / Grimaldi	Porsche 911	Valvoline/Opert Racing	471			7^th	TA2.0
27^th	30	Thompson / DeLorenzo	Chevrolet Corvette Roadster	DX Sunray Oil Co.	470			5^th	GT
28^th	32	Ryan / Harrison	Porsche 911	RBM Motors	393				TA2.0
29^th	44	Guldstrand / Leslie / Patrick / Jordan	Chevrolet Corvette	American International Racing	373				GT
30^th	35	George Waltman	Morgan Plus 4	Aztec Motor Racing	338				GT

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
67	Kleinpeter / Mummery / Hollander	Shelby GT350	Port of Entry Motors	510	Engine	GT
18	Nelson / Hailwood	Ford GT40	Edward Nelson Racing	507	Gearbox	S
9	Hawkins / Hobbs	Ford GT40	J. W. Automotive Eng.	430	Leaking fuel tank	S
12	Vestey / Pike / Ridgway	Ferrari 250 LM	Paul Vestey Racing	264	Rear suspension	S
45	Patrick / Jordan / Caplan	Chevrolet Corvette	American International Racing	262	Engine	GT
25	Pinto / Dini	Alfa Romeo GTA	Autodelta S.p.a.	235	DNF	TA2.0
41	Rushin / Harris / Waldron	MGB	Thomas Harris	226	Clutch	GT
49	Maxwell / Martin	Volvo 122 S	Ike A. Maxwell, Jr.	188	Oil leak	TA2.0
27	Baghetti / Facetti / Andersson	Lancia Fulvia HF	Algar Enterprises	180	Crankshaft	P
48	Poole / Stott / Morehead	Triumph TR4A	Doyle Poole	179	DQ	GT
2	Moffat / Kwech / Follmer	Ford Mustang	Shelby Racing	176	Rear suspension	TA+2.0
43	Schwenker / Dube / Kelder	Triumph TR4A	Cannons Auto Service	166	Suspension	GT
57	Cline / Pickering	Triumph GT6	Richard P. Cline	120	Engine	GT
7	Hagan / McVeigh / Gillebard	Mercury Cougar	Billy Hagan	119	Oil leak	TA+2.0
11	Martland / Classick	Chevron B6 BMW	Chevron Cars	118	Engine	P
58	Andrews, Jr. / Kondracki	Triumph Spitfire	Richard Cline	106	Engine	GT
53	Mitter / Stommelen	Porsche 907 LH 2.2	Porsche Works Team	104	Accident	P
81	Piper / Gregory	Ferrari 250 LM	N.A.R.T.-Harrah Racing	101	Accident	S
55	Steinemann / Spoerry	Porsche 907 LH	Squadra Tartaruga	100	Accident	P
47	Vega / Witt	Triumph TR4A	John Cameron	96	DNF	GT
65	Wintersteen / Starr	Ford Mustang	Starr Racing	90	Engine	TA+2.0
17	Mollin / Cone	TVR Mk IV	Arthur Mollin Racing Ent.	86	DNF	GT
72	Richards / Adamowicz / Davidson	Porsche 911 T	Davidson Enterprises	71	Accident	TA2.0
8	Ickx / Redman	Ford GT40	J. W. Automotive Eng.	58	Gearbox	S
46	Payne-Herbert / Miller / Walton	Porsche 356B Carrera 2	WROD Radio	46	Bearings	GT
80	Rodriguez / Kolb	Ferrari Dino 206 S	N.A.R.T.-Harrah Racing	45	Cylinder head	P
42	Rodgers / Robson / Buchman	Jaguar XKE	Coquina Motors	43	DNF	GT
37	Wonder / Cuomo	Ford GT40	William Wonder, Inc.	42	Head gasket, overheating	S
76	Heppenstall / Lowther / Thompson	Howmet TX Continental	Howmet Corp.	34	Accident	P
4	Moore / Murphy	Chevrolet Camaro	HRH Corp.	34	DNF	TA+2.0
5	Sherk / Diehl	Dodge Dart	Bud Sherk Auto Fair	20	Drive shaft	TA+2.0
26	Maglioli / Andersson / Baghetti	Lancia Fulvia Zagato	Algar Enterprises	6	Engine	P
14	Everett / Jennings / Bailey	Porsche 911 S	Bob Holbert's Garages	3	Engine	TA2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
19	Keenan / Torpy / Sutter	Chevrolet Corvette	D-K Racing		S
96	Tremblay / Dingman / Gimondo	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Vince Gimondo		GT
13	McLaren / Hall	Chevrolet Camaro	Samato, Ltd. (Smokey Yunick)	DQ: over-prepared	TA+2.0
21	Galli / Giunti	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.p.a.	Accident in pre-race testing	P

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.
	22T	Mario Casoni	Alfa Romeo T33/2	Autodelta S.p.a.				Spare car		P

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
76T	Heppenstall / Lowther / Thompson	Howmet TX Continental	Howmet Corp.	Turbine in pre-race testing	EXP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
16	Craig Fisher	Chevrolet Camaro	Roger Penske Racing Ent.	TA+2.0
50	Rives / Marchesi	Hrubon - Renault	Hrubon	P
51	Jabouille / Guenard	Mini-Marcos GT BMC	Marcos	P
60	Canavan / Kane / Sitterly	AMC Javelin	Earle Canavan	TA+2.0
75	Mastandrea / Noseda	Chevrolet Camaro	Mastandrea/Mar Shipping	TA+2.0
82		Ferrari 275 GTB/2	N.A.R.T.-Harrah Racing	S