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Event: 24 Hours of Daytona Championship of MakesDate: 1.2.1976
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.180 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Daytona 24 Hours

Weather:rain at the end
Start time:31/1
Grid:unknown
Distance:24 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:87
Practiced:74
Qualified:73
Started:72
Finished:30
Classes:PractStart
IMSA GT over 2.5 liters3837
IMSA GT under 2.5 liters2424
Le Mans GTX11
Grand International (NASCAR)88
FIA Group 4 & 522
Race notes:
Race was started at 2:59:45 p.m. on Jan. 31 and stopped for a total of 3:54:5.784 at aproximately 10:10 a.m. Feb 1. Race was restarted on the basis of the 9:00 a.m. Feb.1 scoring. Race elasped time of 24 hours expired at 2:59:45, Feb.1 and checkered flad was displayed next time the leader crossed the scoring line. The reason was the red-flag was that some teams received fuel contaminated with water from one tanker truck while other teams did not. Due to this issues the race was removed from the World Championship of Makes classfication.
Pre-race sessions:
3 qualifying sessions held on 29-30/1
6 non-qualifying practice sessions held on 28-30/1
30 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:59BMW 3.5 CSLGregg / Redman / Fitzpatrick
IMSA GT under 2.5 liters:42Porsche 911 SHindson / Davenport / Carney
Le Mans GTX:23Ford Mustang IIKemp
Grand International (NASCAR):21Ford TorinoPearson / Pearson / Bowsher / Bowsher
FIA Group 4 & 5:12Porsche Carrera RSRSchmid / Bartels / Martin / Evertz
Fastest Laps:
Overall:76Chevrolet CorvetteJohn Greenwood (USA)1:56.8580190.3806 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:59BMW 3.5 CSLBrian Redman (GB)1:56.5500190.8843 km/h
IMSA GT under 2.5 liters:47Porsche 911 SBean2:08.4370
Le Mans GTX:23Ford Mustang IIKempno time
Grand International (NASCAR):2Chevrolet NovaAllison / Allison2:02.2410
FIA Group 4 & 5:11Porsche 934Evertz / Greger / Lässig1:59.2050
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (27), Chevrolet (22), BMW (6), Ford (4), Mazda (2), Datsun (2), Dodge (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (27), Chevrolet (22), BMW (6), Ford (6), Mazda (2), Datsun (2), Dodge (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 911 Carrera (11), Porsche 911 (11), Chevrolet Corvette (8), Chevrolet Camaro (8)
Driver nationalities:USA (155), CDN (11), D (8), MEX (8), GB (5), I (2), J (2)
Engine positions:front-engined (51%), rear-engined (38%), mid-engined (11%)
Oldest known drivers:Sepp Greger (62), Maurice Carter (52), Harro Zitza (49)
Youngest known drivers:Doug Zitza (22), Tony Kester (26), Gilles Villeneuve (26)

Official Race Programme:

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