1973
Sebring 12 Hours

12 Hours of Sebring
International Motor Racing Association, round 1
1973 March 24th
Sebring, 8,369 km

Pole Position : CHEVROLET Corvette #11, T.DeLorenzo / S.Durst, 2'55"130
Winner : PORSCHE 911 Carrera RSR #59, P.Gregg / H.Haywood / D.Helmick, 226 laps,
at 157,481 km/h
Fastest lap : PORSCHE 911 Carrera RS #1, M.Minter
 

RESULTS

Pos. # Car Drivers Entrant Laps Group Practice
Winner 59 PORSCHE 911 Carrera RSR Peter GREGG (USA) / Hurley HAYWOOD (USA) /
Dave HELMICK (USA)
Dr. Dave Helmick 226 laps in
12h00'35"024
Winner GTO 4th, 3'01"080
2nd 1 PORSCHE 911 Carrera RS Michael KEYSER (USA) / Milt MINTER (USA) Toad Hall Motor Racing 1 lap behind 2nd GTO,
fastest lap
5th, 3'01"540
4th 81 PORSCHE 911 Carrera RSR Grey EGERTON (USA) / Elliot FORBES-ROBINSON (USA) Far West Racing 9 laps behind 4th GTO 7th, 3'02"430
7th 27 PORSCHE 911 S Don LINDLEY (USA) / Stephen BEHR (USA) /
Brian GOELLNICHT (USA) / Pete PETERS (USA) DNS
Don Lindley 17 laps behind Winner GTU 44th, 3'21"920
8th 76 PORSCHE 911 S George STONE (USA) / Mike DOWNS (USA) Silverstone Racing Team 17 laps behind 2nd GTU 23rd, 3'13"120
10th 91 PORSCHE 911 S Dieter OEST (USA) / Mike TILLSON (USA) /
Harry BYTZEK (CDN)
Holbert's Porsche-Audi 28 laps behind 3rd GTU 43rd, 3'20"370
13th 77 PORSCHE 911 S Bruce JENNINGS (USA) / Bob BEASLEY (USA) Bruce Jennings 33 laps behind 4th GTU 36th, 3'18"990
14th 89 PORSCHE 911 S Don PARISH (USA) / Dave CAUSEY (USA) /
Edwin TAYLOR (USA)
Thomas Barrick 33 laps behind 5th GTU 57th, no time
15th 82 PORSCHE 911 S Bob BERGSTROM (USA) / Jim COOK (USA) Bob Bergstrom 35 laps behind 6th GTU 19th, 3'09"670
18th 84 PORSCHE 911 S Klaus SELBERT (USA) / Sieg CLAGE (USA) Airport Motorsport 40 laps behind 7th GTU 56th, no time
23rd 67 PORSCHE 914/6 David McCLAIN (USA) / Dave WHITE (USA) /
John FLOYD (USA) DNS
David H. McClain 49 laps behind 8th GTU 40th, 3'19"330
25th 92 PORSCHE 911 S Dieter OEST (USA) / Don HETH (USA) / David OLIMPI (USA) /
Mike TILLSON (USA) DNS
Holbert's Porsche-Audi 52 laps behind 9th GTU 70th, no time
30th 85 PORSCHE 914/6 Don PARISH (USA) / Ron JONES (USA) / John HULEN (USA) Donald Parish 72 laps behind 10th GTU 54th, 3'30"480
35th 86 PORSCHE 911 S Jim LYNCH (USA) / Toby MILNE (USA) James Lynch 78 laps behind 12th GTU 25th, 3'13"660
DNF 95 PORSCHE 911 George DICKINSON (USA) / Eddie WACHS (USA) /
Ernest PULTZ (USA)
G. W. Dickinson 125 laps GTU 24th, 3'13"480
DNF 46 PORSCHE 911 S Klaus BYTZEK (CDN) / Rudy BARTLING (CDN) Bytzek Automotive 80 laps GTU 33rd, 3'18"300
DNF 70 PORSCHE 911 S Marc DANCOSE (CDN) / Jacques BIENVENUE (CDN) DNS Marc Dancose 30 laps GTU 29th, 3'17"090
DNF 75 PORSCHE 912 Tom KUENZ (USA) / Tom SHELTON (USA) DND Tom Kuenz 23 laps GTU 63rd, no time
DNF 4 PORSCHE 911 S Bob LILLQUIST (USA) / Bill WEBBE (USA) DNS /
Dennis MERRICK (USA) DNS
Western Sizzlin'
Steak Houses
19 laps GTU 49th, 3'29"070
DNS 15 PORSCHE 911 S Robert KIRBY (USA) / Michael SHERWIN (USA) /
John HOTCHKIS (USA)
Johnson / Bozzani - GTU -
DNS 65 PORSCHE 914/6 Lee CUTLER (USA) / Peter KIRILL (USA) Lee Cutler - GTU -

PICTURES

n° 1  -  2nd  -  2nd GTO  -  Fastest lap
Toad Hall Motor Racing
M. Keyser / M. Minter
n° 4  -  DNF
Western Sizzlin' Steak Houses
B. Lillquist / B. Webbe / D. Merrick
n° 15  -  DNS
Johnson / Bozzani
R. Kirby / M. Sherwin / J. Hotchkis
n° 27  -  7th  -  Winner GTU
Don Lindley
D. Lindley / S. Behr / B. Goellnicht
n° 46  -  DNF
Bytzek Automotive
K. Bytzek / R. Bartling
n° 59  -  Winner  -  Winner GTO
Dr. Dave Helmick
P. Gregg / H. Haywood / D. Helmick
n° 65  -  DNS
Lee Cutler
L. Cutler / P. Kirill
n° 67  -  23rd
David H. McClain
D. McClain / D. White / J. Floyd
n° 70  -  DNF
Marc Dancose
M. Dancose / J. Bienvenue
n° 75  -  DNF
Tom Kuenz
T. Kuenz / T. Shelton
n° 76  -  8th  -  2nd GTU
Silverstone Racing Team
G. Stone / M. Downs
n° 77  -  13th
Bruce Jennings
B. Jennings / B. Beasley
n° 81  -  4th
Far West Racing
G. Egerton / E. Forbes-Robinson
n° 82  -  15th
Bob Bergstrom
B. Bergstrom / J. Cook
n° 84  -  18th
Airport Motorsport
K. Selbert / S. Clage
n° 85  -  30th
Donald Parish
D. Parish / R. Jones / J. Hulen
n° 86  -  35th
James Lynch
J. Lynch / T. Milne
n° 89  -  14th
Thomas Barrick
D. Parish / D. Causey / E. Taylor
n° 91  -  10th  -  3rd GTU
Holbert's Porsche-Audi
D. Oest . M. Tillson / H. Bytzek
n° 92  -  25th
Holbert's Porsche-Audi
D. Oest / D. Heth / D. Olimpi / M. Tillson
       
    n° 95  -  DNF
G.W. Dickinson
G. Dickinson / E. Wachs / E. Pultz