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Event: 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The GlenDate: 22.7.1972
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course (United States), 5.435 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Watkins Glen 6 Hours
Weather:hot, humid
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:6 hours
Attendance:20000
Entered:47
Practiced:44
Qualified:33
Started:30
Finished:13
Classified:12
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 300010105
Sports 20001071
Grand Touring +25001594
Grand Touring 2500942
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Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 285 minutes on 21/7
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 480 minutes 20/7
90 minutes pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:85Ferrari 312 PBAndretti / Ickx
Sports 2000:26Chevron B19 FordShierson / Barber
Grand Touring +2500:22Ferrari 365 GTB/4Jarier / Young
Grand Touring 2500:16Porsche 911 SKeyser / Beasley
Fastest Laps:
Overall:85Ferrari 312 PBJacky Ickx (B)1:47.204182.503 km/hlap 188
Pole Positions:
Overall:86Ferrari 312 PBTim Schenken (AUS)1:47.387182.192 km/h
Sports 2000:29Chevron B21 Fordvan Beuren, Jr. / Buffum1:57.496
Grand Touring +2500:66Chevrolet CorvetteMurray / Knupp2:05.825
Grand Touring 2500:59Porsche 911 SHaywood / Gregg2:11.981
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (7), Ferrari (6), Chevrolet (6), Chevron (5), Mirage (2), Lola (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ford (10), Porsche (7), Ferrari (6), Chevrolet (6)
Top car types by numbers:Chevrolet Corvette (6), Porsche 911 S (4), Ferrari 312 PB (3), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (41), GB (5), I (2), CDN (2), F (2), S (2)
Most used colours:red (31%), blue (16%), white (16%), yellow (14%), orange (12%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (56%), front-engined (30%), rear-engined (14%)
Average engine size:3594 cc
Oldest known drivers:Tony Dean (40), Ed Abate (39), Martin Birrane (37)
Youngest known drivers:Hurley Haywood (24), John Buffum (25), Jean-Pierre Jarier (26)

Official Race Programme:

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