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Watkins Glen 6 hours

Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, Watkins Glen, New York, USA

Date: 21/7/1973
Track length: 5.435 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 30
Finishers: 16

Pole position:
Fastest lap:

Distance: 6 hours
Average speed:
Weather:
Ruleset: Group 2, Group 4, Group 6
Car info: 1973 Cars

 

Two works Porsches here, disguised as Penske (Donohue/Follmer) and Brumos (Gregg/Haywood), in long tail version. Apart from an IMSA Capri, another (ex works) car was entered for Stewart and Scheckter. The cars had rear spoilers and had to start in the sportscar class, but unfortunately the F1 drivers’ car lost its engine in practice, which could not be repaired in time.
The European Porsches got a 1-2 in our sub division, too fast for the IMSA cars.


Sportscar Race
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
6 6 6 Penske Racing
Porsche Carrera Prototyp
Mark Donohue, USA
George Follmer, USA
2994 B6 S +2000 178 10 1.57,880    
7 7 59 Brumos Porsche
Porsche Carrera Prototyp
Peter Gregg, USA
Hurley Haywood, USA
2994 B6 S +2000 168 11 1.58,042    
8 1 16 Toad Hall Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Michael Keyser, USA
Milt Minter, USA
2808 B6 GT +2000 168 15 2.02,920    
9 2 48 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
John Greenwood, USA
Johnny Rutherford, USA
  V8 GT +2000 166 16 2.03,804    
10 1 88 Carter Racing Services
Chevrolet Camaro
Maurice Carter, CDN
Tony De Lorenzo, USA
(Pete Harrison, USA)
  V8 T +2000 165 17 2.03,874    
11 3 81 Toad Hall Racing
Porsche Carrera RS
Grey Egerton, USA
Elliot Forbes-Robinson, USA
2808? B6 GT +2000 164 20 2.05,172    
12 4 43  
Porsche Carrera RS
Dave Helmick, USA
John O'Steen, USA
2808? B6 GT +2000 164 24 2.06,651    
13 5 23 Diagnosis and Service Racing
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Angel Monguzzi, RA
Nestor Garcia-Veiga, RA
4390 V12 GT +2000 162 21 2.05,797    
14 6 8 North American Racing Team
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Sam Posey, USA
François Migault, F
4390 V12 GT +2000 160 25 2.07,158    
15 7 9  
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Bob Grossman, USA
Don Yenko, USA
4390 V12 GT +2000 157 28 2.15,597    
17 8 64 Weaver Chevrolet
Chevrolet Camaro
Bob Beachle, USA
Lothar Stahlberg, USA
  V8 T +2000 124 31 2.18,996    
DNF   14 Holbert Porsche
Porsche Carrera RSR
Al Holbert, USA
John McComb, USA
2808 B6 GT +2000 140 19 2.04,555   Suspension
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Warren Agor, USA
Paul Nichter, USA
  V8 T +2000 130 13 2.01,591    
DNF   70  
Porsche Carrera RS
Milt Minter, USA
Bob Harmon, USA
2808? B6 GT +2000 83 18 2.04,008   Brakes
DNF   3 AUSCA Inc.
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Harry Theodorocopulous, USA
Horst Kwech, USA
2983? V6 S +2000 50 14 2.02,502   Accident
DNF   94 Lendon Blackwell
Chevrolet Corvette
Wilbur Pickett, USA
Bill Bean, USA
  V8 GT +2000 42 26 2.07,430   Oil leak
DNF   26  
Chevrolet Corvette
Fred Kepler, USA
Bob Sharp, USA
  V8 GT +2000 35 27 2.08,203   Engine
DNF   36  
Chevrolet Camaro
Paul Miller, USA
Kenper Miller, USA
  V8 T +2000 31 23 2.06,521   Oil pressure
DNF   41  
Chevrolet Corvette
Rodney Harris, USA
Paul Choiniere, USA
  V8 GT +2000 24 32 2.14,846   Engine
DNF   65  
Porsche Carrera RS
Gregg Loomis, USA
Pete Harrison, USA
2808? B6 GT +2000 17 29 2.12,508   Gearbox
DNF   25 Bobcor
Alfa Romeo Montreal
Bert Everett, USA
Teodoro Zeccoli, I
2997 V8 GT +2000 10 30 2.12,132   Gearbox
DNS   5 Herb Wetanson Service Racing
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Jackie Stewart, GB
Jody Scheckter, ZA
2983? V6 S +2000   12 1.59,713   Engine
DNS   7 Modern Classic
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Mark Felsen, USA
Warren Flickinger, USA
Bob Hagestad, USA
4390 V12 GT +2000     2.17,412   Reserve
DNF   76  
Porsche Carrera RS
Mike Downs, USA
John Kelly, USA
2808? B6 GT +2000   22 2.05,966    
DNQ   37  
Chevrolet Corvette
Paul Miller, USA
Kenper Miller, USA
  V8 GT +2000     2.15,195    
DNQ   92  
Porsche 911 S
Mike Tillson, USA
Dieter Oest, USA
2494 B6 GT +2000     2.18,680    
DNQ   97  
Porsche 911
Hans Niederer, USA
Francis Larkin, USA
  B6 GT +2000     2.19,990    
DNQ   63 Centrum International
Ferrari Dino 246 GT
Jacques Bienvenue, CDN
  V6 GT +2000     2.22,940    
DNQ   63  
Chevrolet Corvette
Michael Oleyar, USA
Robert Luebbe, USA
  V8 GT +2000     2.25,008    
DNQ   31  
Porsche 911 S
Bruce Jennings, USA
Jim Locke, USA
2494 B6 GT +2000     2.38,267