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Event: 6-Hours and The Can-Am, The GlenDate: 21.7.1973
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course (United States), 5.435 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Watkins Glen 6 Hours
Weather:drying
Start time:12:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:6 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:47
Practiced:39
Qualified:32
Started:30
Finished:17
Classified:16
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports 300011107
Sports 2000221
Grand Touring23158
SCCA A Sedan331
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Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 18/7
3 qualifying session held for a total of 360 minutes on 18, 20/7
90 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:33Matra-Simca MS670BLarrousse / Pescarolo
Sports 2000:73March 73S BMWKuehne / Pechmann
Grand Touring:16Porsche 911 Carrera RSRKeyser / Minter
SCCA A Sedan:88Chevrolet CamaroCarter / DeLorenzo
Fastest Laps:
Overall:32Matra-Simca MS670BFrançois Cevert (F)1:43.8470188.4027 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:32Matra-Simca MS670BFrançois Cevert (F)1:42.2730191.3027 km/h
Sports 2000:91Chevron B23 FordFisher / Buffum1:55.5470
Grand Touring:16Porsche 911 Carrera RSRKeyser / Minter2:02.9200
SCCA A Sedan:0Chevrolet CamaroAgor / Nichter2:01.5910
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (8), Chevrolet (8), Ferrari (6), Matra (2), Mirage (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (8), Chevrolet (8), Ferrari (6), Ford (4), Matra (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 911 Carrera (8), Chevrolet Corvette (5), Ferrari 312 PB (3), Chevrolet Camaro (3), Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (38), F (5), GB (4), CDN (3), RA (3), AUS (2), I (2)
Team nationalities:USA (21), GB (3), I (3), F (2)
Most used colours:red (29%), blue (23%), white (15%), yellow (14%), orange (7%)
Engine positions:front-engined (43%), mid-engined (30%), rear-engined (27%)
Average engine size:4048 cc
Oldest known drivers:Maurice Carter (49), Teodoro Zeccoli (44), George Follmer (39)
Youngest known drivers:Hurley Haywood (25), John Buffum (26), Al Holbert (27)

Official Race Programme:

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