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Sebring 12 hours

Sebring Circuit, Sebring, Florida, USA

Date: 24/3/1973
Track length: 8.370 m
Attendance: 30.000
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 72
Finishers: 39

Pole position: De Lorenzo in 2.55,13 = 172,14 kmh
Fastest lap: Minter

Distance: 12 hours
Average speed: 157,48 kmh
Weather: Sunny and clear
Ruleset: FIA Group 1 and 2
Car info:  

 

None withstanding yearly reports of its demise, the Sebring 12 hour race was part of the IMSA championship this year. Corvettes were entered in abundance, but had no success - that went to Stuttgart instead, the new Carrera in GTO, the 911S in GTU.
Fastest qualifier De Lorenzo had been in the lead and was competitive for 6 hours - until his engine failed. The superior fuel consumption of the Porsches did the rest.


GTO, GTU, TO, TU
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 59 Brumos Porsche
Porsche Carrera RSR
Hurley Haywood, USA
Peter Gregg, USA
Dave Helmick, USA
2808 B6 GTO 226 laps 4      
2 2 1 Toad Hall Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Milt Minter, USA
Michael Keyser, USA
2808 B6 GTO 225 5      
3 3 50 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Ron Grable, USA
Mike Brockman, USA
(John Greenwood, USA)
  V8 GTO 219 9      
4 4 81 Far West Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Grey Egerton, USA
Elliot Forbes-Robinson, USA
2808 B6 GTO 217 7      
5 1 17  
Chevrolet Camaro
Vince Gimondo, USA
Bill Dingman, USA
  V8 TO 212 10      
6 2 37  
Ford Mustang
Dany Moore, USA
David McCullough
  V8 TO 210 22      
7 1 27  
Porsche 911 S
Don Lindley, USA
Steve Behr, USA
Brian Goellnicht, USA
2494? B6 GTU 209 44      
8 2 76  
Porsche 911 S
George Stone, USA
Mike Downs, USA
2494? B6 GTU 209 23      
9 3 24  
Chevrolet Camaro
Tim Chitwood, USA
Joie Chitwood Jr, USA
Bob Nagel, USA
  V8 TO 208 18      
10 3 91 Holbert’s Porsche-Audi
Porsche 911 S
Dieter Oest, USA
Mike Tillson, USA
Harry Bytzek, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 198 43      
11 5 99  
Chevrolet Corvette
Phil Currin, USA
Danny Fortin, USA
Bill Johnson, USA
  V8 GTO 197 32      
12 4 42 Garcia Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Luis Sereix, USA
Tony Lilly, USA
Dave Voder
  V8 TO 193 27      
13 4 77  
Porsche 911 S
Bruce Jennings, USA
Bob Beasley, USA
2494? B6 GTU 193 36      
14 5 89 Thomas Berrick
Porsche 911 S
Don Parish, USA
Dave Causey, USA
Edwin Taylor
2494? B6 GTU 193 57      
15 6 82  
Porsche 911 S
Bob Bergstrom, USA
Jim Cook, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 191 19      
16 6 94 Lendon Blackwell
Chevrolet Corvette
Wilbur Pickett, USA
Bill Bean, USA
  V8 GTO 186 6      
17 7 41 Garcia Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
George Garcia, USA
Vic Shinn
  V8 GTO 186 55      
18 7 84 Airport Motorsports
Porsche 911 S
Klaus Selbert, USA
Sieg Glage
2494? B6 GTU 186 56      
DNF 8 49 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Jim Greendyke, USA
Bob Johnson, USA
  V8 GTO 182 14      
20 1 114  
BMW 2002
Jim Grob, USA
Juan Montalvo, C
1990 L4 TU 180 53      
21 9 61 Sebring Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Scott Chapman, USA
John McLaren
William Hood, USA
  V8 GTO 179 45      
DNF 5 9  
Chevrolet Camaro
Ray Kessler
Jim Fitzgerald, USA
  V8 TO 178 21      
23 8 67  
VW-Porsche 914/6
David McClain, USA
David White, USA
1991 B6 GTU 177 40      
24 10 47 Sebring Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Terry Keller, USA
Bob Gray, USA
Neil Potter, USA
  V8 GTO 175 26      
25 9 92 Holbert’s Porsche-Audi
Porsche 911 S
Dieter Oest, USA
Don Heth
David Olimpi, USA
2494? B6 GTU 174 70      
26 2 90 Z&W Mazda
Mazda RX-2
Raymond Walle, USA
Richard Schuck, USA
2 x 491 R2 TU 173 61      
DNF 3 33 RaceCo of Coral Gables
Alfa Romeo GTV
Mark Davis
R. Melville
Bob Beatty
  L4 TU 165 62      
DNF 11 3 Performance Associates
Chevrolet Corvette
Dick Bauer, USA
Jim DeStafeno
Nick Engels, USA
  V8 GTO 159 68      
29 6 00 Levi's Team Highball
AMC Gremlin
Whit Diggett, USA
Amos Johnson, USA
  V8 TO 154 65      
30 10 85  
VW-Porsche 914/6
Don Parish, USA
Ron Jones, USA
John Hulen, USA
1991 B6 GTU 154 54      
31 11 74  
Datsun 240Z
Jacques Groleau, USA
Craig Ross, USA
Bill Shaw, USA
ca. 2400 L6 GTU 153 50      
32 7 78  
Ford Mustang
Manuel Quintana, MEX
Reinaldo Almeida, USA
  V8 TO 150 52      
DNF 12 71  
Chevrolet Camaro
Bob Christiansen, USA
Gary Myers, USA
John Tremblay, USA
  V8 GTO 149 42      
DNF 8 57 Garcia Racing
Ford Mustang
Javier Garcia, USA
Reinaldo Almeida, USA
  V8 TO 148 15      
35 12 86  
Porsche 911 S
Jim Lynch
Anthony Milne, USA
2494? B6 GTU 148 25      
36 13 80  
Shelby GT350
Kirby Stumpff, USA
Dick Vreeland, USA
James Pirie
5766 V8 GTO 137 48      
37 9 7  
Chevrolet Camaro
Eddie Johnson, USA
Clay Young, USA
  V8 TO 132 46      
38 14 97  
Chevrolet Corvette
Tony Ansley, USA
Ron Connelly, USA
Steve Avera
  V8 GTO 131 35      
39 4 175 Davis Racing
Datsun 510?
Jack Baldwin, USA
Robert Clark, USA
ca. 1800? L4 TU 130 58      
40 15 32 Roberto Auto Electric
Shelby GT350
Roberto Boza, USA
Daniel Hernandez
José Romero
5766 V8 GTO 127 72      
DNF 13 95  
Porsche 911 S
George Dickinson, USA
Ed Wachs, USA
Ernest Pultz, USA
2494? B6 GTU 125 24      
DNF 16 69 WGB Niagara Wines
Chevrolet Corvette
Ron Goldleaf, USA
John Tunstall, USA
  V8 GTO 124 12      
43 14 88  
Datsun 240Z
Bob Lapp, USA
Mike Meldeau, USA
ca. 2400 L6 GTU 124 64      
DNF 10 30  
Chevrolet Camaro
Dennis Dallmeyer
Nick Dunn
  V8 TO 124 67      
45 11 72  
Chevrolet Camaro
Albert Naon, USA
Tony Garcia, USA
John Freyre, USA
  V8 TO 123 47      
46 12 83 Houghton Smith
Chevrolet Camaro
Bert Gafford, USA
John Belperche, USA
  V8 TO 121 31      
DNF 17 11 Troy Promotions
Chevrolet Corvette
Tony De Lorenzo, USA
Steve Durst, USA
  V8 GTO 113 1 2.55,139   Engine
48 13 29  
Chevrolet Camaro
Ralph Noseda, USA
Raymond Mummery, USA
Richard Small, USA
  V8 TO 113 37      
49 18 5 Race Enterprises
Chevrolet Corvette
Dave Heinz, USA
Jerry Thompson, USA
  V8 GTO 110 2      
DNF 19 48 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
John Greenwood, USA
Don Yenko, USA
7000 V8 GTO 105 8     Engine
DNF 20 40 Pironell Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Tom Nell
Richard Dagiel
Joe Pirrotta, USA
  V8 GTO 104 20     Engine
DNF 5 138 PDF Racing
Mazda RX-2
Paul Fleming, USA
Roger Mandeville, USA
2 x 491 R2 TU 102 71      
DNF 14 87  
Ford Mustang
Sam Miller, USA
Rob Henry
  V8 TO 91 34      
DNF 15 2  
MG B
Dean Donley, USA
Ben Scott, USA
1798 L4 GTU 81 60      
DNF 16 46  
Porsche 911 S
Harry Bytzek, CDN
Rudi Bartling, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 80 33      
DNF 15   Byron Cook Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Elliot
Bill McDill, USA
  V8 TO 80 39      
DNF 21 34 Murray Racing Team
Chevrolet Corvette
Ike Knupp, USA
Bob Tullius, USA
  V8 GTO 74 3     Engine
DNF 22 98 Loren Ross
Shelby GT350
Larry Pearson
Mike Spencer
Brian Taylor
5766 V8 GTO 71 69      
DNF 23 62  
Chevrolet Corvette
Jeff Stevens, USA
Peter Sherman, USA
  V8 GTO 53 13     Engine
DNF 16 19 Davis Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Joe Rodriguez, USA
Bob McClure, USA
  V8 TO 50 30      
DNF 6 25 Libra International Racing
Ford Escort RS 1600
John Buffum, USA
Bert Everett, USA
  L4 TU 48 11      
DNF 17 44 Larrauri Racing
Chevrolet Nova
Manuel Garcia
  V8 TO 44 51      
DNF 7 110 Bolus & Snopes
Dodge Colt
Gordon Mitchell, AUS
Jim Williams
    TU 43 66      
DNF 24 54 Iroquis Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Schumacher, USA
Rick Hay, USA
  V8 GTO 37 41      
DNF 17 70  
Porsche 911 S
Marc Dancose, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 30 29      
DNF 18 75  
Porsche 912
Tom Kuenz, USA
1582 B4 GTU 23 63      
DNF 18 14  
Chevrolet Camaro
C.C. Canada, USA
Russ Boykin, USA
  V8 TO 22 38      
DNF 19 4 Western Sizzlin’ Steak House
Porsche 911 S
Bob Lillquist
2494? B6 GTU 19 49      
DNF 19 28  
Chevrolet Camaro
Ed Fleming
  V8 TO 17 28     Engine
DNF 20 8  
Chevrolet Camaro
Gene Felton, USA
  V8 TO 6 16     Engine
DNF 25 6  
Chevrolet Corvette
Alex Davidson, USA
  V8 GTO 3 17      
DNF 21 26 Wayne Alexander
Chevrolet Nova
Charles Cook
  V8 TO 2 59      
DNS   6  
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Sam Posey, USA
Harley Cluxton, USA
4390 V12 GTO         Withdrawn
DNQ   111 Jeffrey Brooks
Austin America
Jack Swanson, USA
Brad West, USA
               
DNQ   122  
Ford Pinto
S. Peters
Hoyt Overbagh, USA
1993 L4 TU          
DNQ   169  
Opel Manta
Steve Coleman, USA
Dennis Shaw, USA
  L4 TU          
DNQ   176  
Volvo 122 S
Laurence Olivia
  L4 TU          
DNQ   188  
Ford Pinto
David Wolin, USA
Jerry Cohen
1993 L4 TU