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Daytona Finale

Daytona International Speedway (Road course), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

Date: 1/12/1974
Track length: 6.126 m
Attendance: 10.000
Entries accepted:
Starters: 64
Finishers: 37

Pole position: Greenwood in 1.52,252 = 197,77 kmh
Fastest lap:

Distance: 250 miles
Average speed: 186,13 kmh
Weather: Clear and cool
Ruleset: IMSA GT
Car info:  

 

By this last race of the season, Gregg was in the lead for the drivers’ championship with 98 points. Only Milt Minter was in serious contention for the title with 96 points. The only other driver in contention was Mike Keyser, but with 84 points he would have to do well - and the others to retire - for him to win the championship.
In the race itself, both Minter and Keyser retired leaving Gregg to take the three points that 8th place awarded and claim the championship. His Carrera became locked in fourth gear, but he was able to finish.
Greenwood was the race winner, his Corvette performing flawlessly. The Heinz/Thompson Corvette was narrowly pushed into third place behind Al Holbert’s Carrera.


GTO, GTU
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 75 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
John Greenwood, USA
  V8 GTO 66 laps, 2:10.26,9 1 1.52,252    
2 2 14 Holbert’s Porsche-Audi
Porsche Carrera RSR
Al Holbert, USA
  B6 GTO 65        
3 3 57 Race Eng. & Dev.
Chevrolet Corvette
Dave Heinz, USA
Jerry Thompson, USA
  V8 GTO 65        
4 4 30  
Porsche Carrera RSR
George Dyer, USA
  B6 GTO 65        
5 5 95  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bob Hagestad, USA
  B6 GTO 64        
6 6 43  
Porsche Carrera RSR
John Graves, USA
John O'Steen, USA
  B6 GTO 64        
7 7 74  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Ludwig Heimrath, CDN
  B6 GTO 63        
8 8 59 Brumos Porsche-Audi
Porsche Carrera RSR
Peter Gregg, USA
  B6 GTO 60        
9 9 17  
Chevrolet Camaro
Vince Gimondo, USA
  V8 GTO 60        
10 10 4  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bill Schmid, USA
  B6 GTO 59        
11 1 79  
Ford Escort RS 1600
Juan Montalvo, C
1975 L4 GTU 59        
12 11 86  
De Tomaso Pantera
Hugh Kleinpeter, USA
Ron Goldleaf, USA
5763 V8 GTO 59        
13 12 11  
Chevrolet Corvette
Lamar Mann, USA
Richard Bostyan, USA
  V8 GTO 59        
14 2 54  
Datsun 240Z
Bob Speakman, USA
  L6 GTU 58        
15 3 34  
Porsche 911 S
George Drolsom, USA
  B6 GTU 58        
16 4 89  
Porsche 911 S
Dave Causey, USA
Don Parish, USA
  B6 GTU 58        
17 5 67  
VW-Porsche 914/6
David McClain, USA
David White, USA
1991 B6 GTU 58        
18 13 44  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Albert Naon, USA
John Freyre, USA
  B6 GTO 58        
DNF 14 1 Toad Hall Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Michael Keyser, USA
  B6 GTO 57        
20 6 19  
Porsche 911 S
Paul Spruell, USA
  B6 GTU 56        
21 7 76  
Porsche 911 S
Norm Ridgely, CDN
  B6 GTU 56        
22 15 70  
Chevrolet Camaro
Leonard Janke
  V8 GTO 56        
23 16 10  
Chevrolet Corvette
Roger Pierce, USA
  V8 GTO 55        
24 17 97  
Datsun 260Z
Charles Urschel, USA
  L6 GTO 54        
25 8 40  
Datsun 240Z
Spencer Buzbee, USA
  L6 GTU 52        
26 18 91  
Chevrolet Corvette
Ron Connelly, USA
  V8 GTO 52        
27 9 5  
Porsche 911 S
Pedro Vazquez, USA
  B6 GTU 52        
DNF 19 6  
Porsche Carrera RSR
George Dickinson, USA
Ed Wachs, USA
  B6 GTO 51        
29 20 98  
Chevrolet Corvette
James Alspaugh, USA
Gene Persinger, USA
  V8 GTO 51        
30 21 71  
Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Arnold, USA
  V8 GTO 50        
DNF 22 96  
Chevrolet Camaro
Gene Felton, USA
  V8 GTO 49        
32 23 61  
Chevrolet Corvette
Scott Chapman, USA
  V8 GTO 48        
33 10 25  
Datsun 240Z
Bob Lapp, USA
  L6 GTU 47        
DNF 24   Toad Hall Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Milt Minter, USA
  B6 GTO 46        
DNF 25 72  
Chevrolet Corvette
Jim Ausley
Johnny Mitchell
  V8 GTO 45        
36 11 22  
VW-Porsche 914/6
Bill Polich
1991 B6 GTU 44        
DNF 26 78  
Ford Mustang
Tom Ross, USA
  V8 GTO 43        
DNF 27 16  
Chevrolet Camaro
Joie Chitwood Jr, USA
Tim Chitwood, USA
  V8 GTO 42        
39 28 26  
Chevrolet Camaro
Mike Williamson, USA
Alfredo Cosentino, USA
  V8 GTO 42        
DNF 29 68  
Chevrolet Corvette
Rick Hay, USA
Bob Nagel, USA
  V8 GTO 41        
41 30 110 Bolus & Snopes
Chevrolet Camaro
Tom Nehl, USA
Bob Mitchell, USA
  V8 GTO 41        
DNF 31 8  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bob Beasley, USA
  B6 GTO 39        
DNF 32 94 Lendon Blackwell
Chevrolet Corvette
Tony De Lorenzo, USA
  V8 GTO 38        
44 33 42  
Chevrolet Camaro
Dale Koch, USA
Arnold Reid
  V8 GTO 38        
DNF 34 41 Jones Indust. Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Herb Jones Jr, USA
Steve Faul, USA
  V8 GTO 36        
DNF 12 2  
Ford Escort
Tom Ciccone, USA
John Buffum, USA
  L4 GTU 36        
DNF 13 58  
Porsche 911 S
Adrian Gang, USA
Jim Cook, CDN
  B6 GTU 32        
DNF 35 77  
Chevrolet Camaro
Ralph Noseda, USA
Richard Small, USA
  V8 GTO 29        
49 36 15 Garcia Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Javier Garcia, USA
George Garcia, USA
  V8 GTO 24        
50 37 37 Garcia Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Garrett Waddell, USA
Tom Wedel
  V8 GTO 22        
DNF 38 93  
Chevrolet Camaro
Gene Harrington, USA
  V8 GTO 20        
DNF 39 12  
Chevrolet Corvette
Ford Smith, USA
Clay Young, USA
  V8 GTO 19        
DNF 40 3  
Ford Capri RS 3100 12v
Horst Kwech, USA
3412 V6 GTO 18        
DNF 41 49  
Chevrolet Corvette
Darrell Carter, USA
  V8 GTO 16        
DNF 42 83  
Chevrolet Corvette
Larry Ross, USA
  V8 GTO 11        
DNF 14 63  
Porsche 911 S
Frank Harmstad, USA
  B6 GTU 8        
DNF 43 69  
Chevrolet Corvette
Steve Coleman, USA
Amos Johnson, USA
  V8 GTO 7        
DNF 44 88  
Chevrolet Camaro
Maurice Carter, CDN
  V8 GTO 6        
DNF 45 99  
Chevrolet Corvette
Phil Currin, USA
  V8 GTO 6        
DNF 46 51  
Chevrolet Camaro
Bob Christiansen, USA
  V8 GTO 5        
DNF 47 31  
Ford Mustang
Warren Tope, USA
  V8 GTO 3        
DNF 15 56  
Porsche 911 S
Bill Webbe, USA
  B6 GTU 2        
DNF 16 60  
Porsche 911 S
Rusty Bond, USA
  B6 GTU 1        
DNF 53 53  
Pontiac Firebird
Dennis Dallmeyer
  V8 GTO 1