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1972 Home
Daytona Finale
Race story

250 mile Daytona Presidental 250, Daytona International Speedway

19 november 1972

Winners average : 151,488km/h

61 starters

Time : 2:32:25,600

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GTO

GTU

1	96	CHEVROLET CAMARO 427	Gene Felton	66 Laps	1.GTO
2	94	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Tony DeLorenzo	66 Laps	2.GTO
3	88	CHEVROLET CAMARO 302	Maurice Carter	66 Laps	1.TO
4	56	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Dave Heinz-Bob Johnson	65 Laps	3.GTO
5	2	PORSCHE 911S	Bob Beasley-Michael Keyser	65 Laps	1. GTU
6	59	PORSCHE 911S 911 030 1263	Peter Gregg-Hurley Haywood	65 Laps	2. GTU
7	66	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Ike Knupp-Mike Murray	65 Laps	4.GTO
8	77	PORSCHE 911S	Bruce Jennings-George Stone	64 Laps	3.GTU
9	1	PORSCHE 911S	Tony Adamowicz-Bob Beasley	64 Laps	4.GTU
10	36	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Fred Kepler-John Orr	63 Laps	5.GTO
11	11	LOTUS EUROPA 47/GT/60	Mike Rahal-Horst Kroll	63 Laps	5.GTU
12	99	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Phil Currin	63 Laps	6.GTO
13	18	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	John Floyd	63 Laps	7.GTO
14	43	PORSCHE 911S	John O'Steen-Dave Helmick	62 Laps	6.GTU
15	23	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Wilbur Pickett-Charlie Kemp	60 Laps	8.GTO
16	6	BMW 2002 TI	Russ Norburn	60 Laps	1.TU
17	3	PORSCHE 911	John Belperche-George Rollin	59 Laps	7.GTU
18	67	PORSCHE 914/6	David McClain-Dave White	59 Laps	8.GTU
19	37	FORD MUSTANG	Dan Moore	59 Laps	2.TO
20	15	PORSCHE911	Jacques Bienvenue-Marc Dancose	59 Laps	9.GTU
21	84	BMW 2002	Andy Peterey-Hans Ziereis	59 Laps	2.TU
22	78	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Richard Stevens-Robert Barg	58 Laps	3.TO
23	42	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Luis Sereix-George Garcia	58 Laps	4.TO
24	16	BMW 2002 1666282	Phil Dermer-Nick Craw	58 Laps	3.TU
25	8	FORD PINTO	Carson Baird-Joe Amato	57 Laps	4.TU
26	29	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Jerry Lipke-Richard Small	57 Laps	5.TO
27	5	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Javier Garcia	56 Lap	6.TO
28	79	FORD MUSTANG	Wayne Andrews	56 Laps	7.TO
29	61	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Scott Chapman-Bob Gray	56 Laps	9.GTO
30	63	FORD CAPRI	Toby Milne	55 Laps	5.TU
31	68	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Lamar Mann-Milton Moise	55 Laps	10.GTO
32	69	OPEL MANTA	Dennis Shaw-Andy Moore	55 Laps	6.TU
33	25	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Johnny Fumero	55 Laps	8.TO
34	83	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Larry Ross-David Shook	54 Laps	11.GTO
35	89	FORD MUSTANG	Sam Miller	54 Laps	9.TO
36	64	SHELBY GT350	John Goodson-Ron Trout	53 Laps	12.GTO
37	32	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Dick Vreeland-Tony Lilly-Kirby Stumpff	53 Laps	13.GTO
38	53	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Miguel Perez-Tony Vinas	53 Laps	10.TO
39	10	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Guido Levetto-R. M. Adams	51 Laps	11.TO
40	95	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Jose Rodriguez-Reinaldo Almeida	46 Laps	12.TO
41	20	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Bill Schumacher	45 Laps	14.GTO
42	91	CHEVROLET CAMARO	John Elliott	44 Laps	13.TO
43	40	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Danny Fortin	44 Laps	15.GTO
44	87	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Alfred Ruys de Perez-Mo Carter	40 Laps	14.TO
45	4	PORSCHE 914/6	Daniel Muniz-Roberto Quintanilla	37 Laps	10.GTU
46	48	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Don Yenko	36 Laps	16.GTO
47	70	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Terman Canpelario	30 Laps	17.GTO
48	24	FORD MUSTANG	Dick Blaugher	25 Laps	15.TO
49	51	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Roy Stamey	24 Laps	16.TO
50	86	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	R. Sheldon Stafford	23 Laps	18.GTO
51	34	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Lynn South	21 Laps	19.GTO
52	27	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Pat Sundman	18 Laps	20.GTO
53	55	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Kenper Miller-Paul Miller	14 Laps	21.GTO
54	73	DATSUN Z	Dale Detrick	10 Laps	11.GTU
55	14	PORSCHE 911S	Hurley Haywood	9 Laps	12.GTU
56	71	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Creed Smith	7 Laps	22.GTO
57	41	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Tom Nehl	7 Laps	17.TO
58	22	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Sam Posey	6 Laps	23.GTO
59	46	PORSCHE 911	Klaus Bischoff	5 Laps	13.GTU
60	17	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Vince Gimondo	1 Lap	18.TO
61	93	ALFA ROMEO GTAM	Lee Midgley	1 Lap	7.TU

Cars that did not start

00	ALFA ROMEO GTV	Willie Schuldt-Andrew Bach	TU
0	MGB	Edward Sims-Loren Gregory	GTU
4	BMW 2002	John Magee	TU
7	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Eddie Johnson-Clay Young	TO
9	PORSCHE 911	Fritz Hochreuter-Harry Bytzek	GTU
12	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Jerry Robinson-Tom Sherwood	TO
13	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Tom Swindell-Rick Hay	GTO
19	FORD PINTO	Joe Dawkins-Dick Martin	TU
20	FORD PINTO	H.W Alexander-Roger Mandeville	TU
21	CHEVROLET CAMARO	Ralph Noseda-Jef Stevens	TO
25	FORD PINTO	Ric Schiesz-Jac Hamm	TU
26	TRIUMPH TR6	J.K Jackson	GTU
28	DATSUN 510	Fred Giesel	TU
30	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	T.R Smith-Jerry Walker	GTO
35	FORD MUSTANG	Ron Wood-Mike Yarbrough	TO
38	MAZDA RX2	Paul Fleming	TU
39	TOYOTA COROLLA	Vic Matthews	TU
44	PORSCHE 914/6	John Prasek	GTU
47	FORD MUSTANG	Neil Potter-John McLaren	TO
50	FIAT 124	Steve Shepherd	TU
51	PONTIAC FIREBIRD	Tiny Lund-Rocky Moran	TO
52	PONTIAC FIREBIRD	Vic Matthews-Rocky Moran	TO
53	OPEL KADETT	Ronnie Smith	TU
54	PORSCHE 914/6	Lee Cutler	GTU
57	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Dave Heinz	GTO
58	RENAULT 8 GORDINI	Gerard Marion	TU
60	PORSCHE 914/6	Robert Stoddard	GTU
61	PORSCHE 911	Klaus Selbert-Marvin Schoenfeld	GTU
62	BMW 1600	Joe Sugg	TU
70	ALFA ROMEO GTV	Razey Feezell	TU
74	FORD MUSTANG	Richard Presnell-Bill Shaw	TO
75	PORSCHE 911	George Dickinson-Ed Pultz	GTU
76	CHEVROLET NOVA	Wayne Alexander	TO
80	SHELBY 350GT	Kirby Stumpff-James Pirie	GTO
81	DATSUN 510	J.Tom Frazer	TU
82	FORD MUSTANG	Ruth Stafford	TO
85	FORD PINTO	Tom Wilson	TU
90	FORD MUSTANG	Ron Stafford	TU
92	TRIUMPH GT6	S.Roger Everett-Steve Marcum	GTU
94	CHEVROLET CORVETTE	Dan Doughtry	GTO
97	SAAB SONETT	Glenn Bunch	GTU
98	FORD MUSTANG	Richard Pride	TU
145	FORD PINTO	Bill Reiss-Ralph Kemmerer	TU
168	VOLVO 122S	Robert Whitaker	TU
195	OPEL MANTA	Ray Stoutenburg	TU

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