Daytona 24 Hours 1973 - Grid - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Hours of Daytona		Date: 4.2.1973
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.132 kms	Organiser: SCCA
Daytona 24 Hours
World Championship for Makes (round 1)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	1	Derek Bell / Howden Ganley	Mirage M6 Ford	Gulf Racing	1:45.5120
2^nd	3	François Cevert / Jean-Pierre Beltoise / Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Simca MS670	Equipe Matra-Simca	1:47.5420
3^rd	2	Mike Hailwood / John Watson	Mirage M6 Ford	Gulf Racing	1:48.9630
4^th	12	Reine Wisell / Hughes de Fierlant / Jean-Louis Lafosse	Lola T282 Ford	Scuderia Filipinetti	1:55.1720
5^th	19	Rudy Bartling / Harry Bytzek / Bert Kuehne	Porsche 908/02 Flunder	Harry Bytzek	1:57.7000
6^th	11	Tony DeLorenzo / Maurice Carter	Chevrolet Corvette C3 454	Troy Promotions Inc.	1:58.8950
7^th	34	Jerry Thompson / Ike Knupp / Mike Murray	Chevrolet Corvette	Murray Racing	2:00.5180
8^th	59	Peter Gregg / Hurley Haywood	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Brumos Porsche	2:02.1560
9^th	10	Bill Barber / Charlie Kemp	Chevron B19 Ford	Shierson Racing	2:02.1880
10^th	47	Tim Chitwood / Joie Chitwood / Bob Nagel	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Chitwood Racing	2:02.3410
11^th	52	Hugh Kleinpeter / Jim Gammon / Tom Shelton	Chevron B21 Ford	Promotion Advertising	2:02.3430
12^th	6	Mark Donohue / George Follmer	Porsche Carrera RSR	Penske Racing	2:02.7940
13^th	5	Dave Heinz / Bob McClure / Dana English	Chevrolet Corvette	Dave Heinz	2:03.1860
14^th	64	Bob Baechle / Roger Pierce / Alex Davidson	Chevrolet Corvette C3	Weaver Chevrolet	2:05.0180
15^th	17	Vince Gimondo / Billy Dingman	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Takondo Racing	2:05.1530
16^th	23	Claude Ballot-Léna / Jean-Claude Andruet	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	North American Racing Team	2:05.3850
17^th	21	Luigi Chinetti, Jr. / Bob Grossman / Wilbur Shaw, Jr.	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	North American Racing Team	2:05.4080
18^th	48	John Greenwood / Ron Grable	Chevrolet Corvette	John Greenwood	2:06.5670
19^th	8	Tom Nehl / Steve Durst	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Automotive Engineering Enterprises	2:06.8590
20^th	93	Bob Fisher / Tom Gloy	Chevron B16 Ford	Professional Racing	2:06.9310
21^st	94	Steve Ross / Bob Mitchell / Dave Houser	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Bolus & Snopes	2:07.4600
22^nd	20	Jean-Pierre Jarier / Arturo Merzario	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	North American Racing Team	2:07.7480
23^rd	54	John Fitzpatrick / Erwin Kremer / Paul Keller	Porsche 911 S	Porsche Kremer Racing	2:07.8120
24^th	75	Larry Bock / Carl Shafer / Gene Harrington	Chevrolet Camaro II Z28	Don Winter	2:07.8710
25^th	22	François Migault / Milt Minter	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	North American Racing Team	2:07.9210
26^th	15	Michael Keyser / Tony Adamowicz / Bob Beasley	Porsche 911 S	Toad Hall Motor Racing	2:08.5030
27^th	9	Ray Kessler / Ritchie Panch / Wilbur Pickett	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Ray Kessler Inc.	2:08.8540
28^th	49	Don Yenko / Robert R. Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	John Greenwood	2:09.0200
29^th	31	Jim Locke / Bob Bailey	Porsche 911 S	Locke Development Corporation	2:09.1060
30^th	25	Bert Everett / John Buffum / Wilbur Pickett	Ford Escort	John Buffum	2:09.5320
31^st	43	Dave Helmick / John O'Steen / Stephen Behr	Porsche 911 S	Dave Helmick	2:09.5690
32^nd	77	George Stone / Bruce Jennings / Mike Downs	Porsche 911 S	Silverstone Racing	2:10.4190
33^rd	29	Ralph Noseda / Ray Mummery	Chevrolet Camaro	Jef Stevens	2:11.2520
34^th	24	Fred van Beuren, Jr. / Guillermo Rojas / Hector Rebaque	Ford Escort	John Buffum	2:12.2130
35^th	88	Ed Abate / Bill Cuddy	Porsche 910	Edwin G. Abate	2:12.2630
36^th	55	Tiny Lund / Stephen Behr / Jimmy Capps	Pontiac Firebird	Tiny Lund	2:13.0630
37^th	58	Andrew Carduner / Jacques Bienvenue	Porsche 911 S	Brumos Porsche	2:14.3360
38^th	80	John Elliott / Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Byron Cook Racing	2:14.7660
39^th	56	Sepp Greger / Kurt Hild / Dieter Schmid	Porsche 911 S	Joest Racing	2:15.0070
40^th	33	John McComb / Dave Dooley	Ford Mustang	John McComb	2:15.5460
41^st	16	Peter Kirill / Russ Norburn / Bill Bean	Porsche 911 S	Toad Hall Motor Racing	2:15.6590
42^nd	89	Mike Tillson / Al Holbert / Dieter Oest	Porsche 911 S	Holbert Porsche	2:16.0380
43^rd	14	C. C. Canada / Bob Christiansen / John Tremblay	Chevrolet Camaro I Z28	C. C. Canada	2:17.0050
44^th	62	Bob Bergstrom / Jim Cook	Porsche 911 S	Bob Bergstrom	2:18.3670
45^th	99	Horacio Alvarez / Diego Febles	Porsche 911 S	Diego Febles	2:18.4230
46^th	30	Mario Levetto / Guido Levetto / Ara Dube	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Guido C. Levetto	2:18.7150
47^th	57	Reinhold Jöst / Mario Casoni / Paul Blancpain	Porsche 908/03	Reinhold Jöst	no time
48^th	96	Jose Rodriguez / Reinaldo Almeida	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	U.S. Davis Racing	2:19.6520
49^th	41	Raymond Gage / Jim Grob / Gary Ouellette	Lotus 23 BMW	Parametrics Systems	no time
50^th	7	Clay Young / Eddie Johnson / Jim Fitzgerald	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Eddie Johnson	no time
51^st	51	Klaus Selbert / W. Marvin Schoenfeld / Bob Klempel	Porsche 911 S	Airport Motorsport	no time
52^nd	84	Andy Petery / Hans Ziereis	BMW 2002	Andy Petery	no time
53^rd	38	Daniel Muniz / Roberto Quintanilla	Porsche 914/6	Quintanilla/Muniz	no time

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
73	Dale Kreider / Rick Silvers / Paul Toppino	Triumph GT6	Dale Kreider
27	Ernie Shaw / Norm Mosher / Al Straub	Ford Mustang	Ernie Shaw
78	Jacques Graham / Gordon Johnson	Datsun 240Z	J. G. Racing
T	Derek Bell / Howden Ganley	Mirage M6 Ford-Weslake	Gulf Racing

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
18	Bob Buchler / Pete Harrison	Ferrari Dino 246 GT	Centrum International
28	Bill Simpson / Gary Belcher	Chevrolet Corvette	Jef Stevens
50	Robert R. Johnson / Don Yenko	Chevrolet Corvette	John Greenwood
61	Robert Stoddard / Frank Harmstad / Pat Keating	Porsche 914/6	Robert Stoddard
66	Al Cosentino / Craig Fisher / Bill Phillips	Fiat-Abarth	Faza Fiat Squadra
87	Houghton Smith / Bert Gafford	Chevrolet Camaro	Houghton Smith
95	Bobby Clark	Datsun 510	Robert Clark