Daytona 24 Hours 1968 - Racing Sports Cars

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)

Weather:	cold
Start time:	3/2 15:00
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	75
Practiced:	68
Qualified:	63
Started:	63
Finished:	30
Classified:	30

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Prototype	17	16	8
Sports	7	6	1
Grand Touring	19	18	7
Sedan - Over 2 Litres	12	11	6
Sedan - Under 2 Litres	12	12	8
Experimental	0	0	0

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
Race started on backstretch, total distance includes 0.64 laps (2.43 ,iles/3.911 kms.) of paced formation.

Pre-race sessions:
4 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 720 minutes on 31/1-1-2
1 qualifying session held for a total of 480 minutes on 2/2

Winners:
Overall:	54	Porsche 907 LH 2.2	Elford / Neerpasch / Stommelen / Siffert / Herrmann
Sports:	34	Ferrari 250 LM	Gunn / Ortega / Merello
Grand Touring:	31	Chevrolet Corvette	Grant / Morgan
Sedan - Over 2 Litres:	1	Ford Mustang	Titus / Bucknum
Sedan - Under 2 Litres:	59	Porsche 911	Gregg / Axelsson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	8	Ford GT40	Jacky Ickx (B)	1:56.8600	188.8903 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	8	Ford GT40	Jacky Ickx (B)	1:54.9100	192.0961 km/h
Prototype:	53	Porsche 907 LH 2.2	Mitter / Stommelen	1:57.3100
Grand Touring:	44	Chevrolet Corvette	Guldstrand / Leslie / Patrick / Jordan	2:04.0000
Sedan - Over 2 Litres:	6	Chevrolet Camaro	Donohue / Johnson / Fisher	2:06.6100
Sedan - Under 2 Litres:	14	Porsche 911 S	Everett / Jennings / Bailey	2:18.8100
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (16), Chevrolet (10), Ford (9), Alfa Romeo (6), Triumph (5)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (16), Ford (12), Chevrolet (10), Alfa Romeo (6), Triumph (5)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 911 (10), Porsche 907 (5), Ford Mustang (5), Chevrolet Corvette (5)
Driver nationalities:	USA (103), I (14), GB (12), D (7), CH (4), AUS (3), F (3), S (3), EC (2), B (2)
Team nationalities:	USA (44), GB (6), I (5), D (4)
Most used colours:	blue (19%), red (16%), white (15%), darker (14%), light (7%), dark (5%)
Engine positions:	front-engined (50%), mid-engined (31%), rear-engined (19%)
Average engine size:	3321 cc (1% turbine cars not counted)
Average age of cars:	1 year old (average year manufactured: 1967)
Oldest known drivers:	Bob Johnson (41), Jo Schlesser (40), Teodoro Zeccoli (39)
Youngest known drivers:	Paul Ridgway (23), Jacky Ickx (23), Sam Posey (24)

Official Race Programme:

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