1973 IMSA GT Championship
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The 1973 Camel GT season was the 3rd season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes, as well as former Trans Am Series cars in the TO and TU classes. It began March 24, 1973, and ended November 25, 1973, after ten rounds. This year marked the decline of Trans Am and the beginning of it and IMSA GT becoming nigh indistinguishable.
Schedule
Some events were run twice, with each running counting as one round.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | March 24 |
| 2 | Daytona 3 Hours | 3 Hours | Daytona International Raceway | April 21 |
| 3 | Pocono 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Pocono International Raceway | June 10 |
| 4 | Paul Revere 250 | 250 mi (400 km) | Daytona International Speedway | July 4 |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio 6 Hour | 6 Hours | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 15 |
| 6 | Lime Rock 100 | 100 mi (160 km) | Lime Rock Park | September 15 |
| 7 | 100 mi (160 km) | |||
| 8 | Atlanta 200 | 200 mi (320 km) | Road Atlanta | September 30 |
| 9 | 3 Hours of Indianapolis | 3 Hours | Indianapolis Raceway Park | October 14 |
| 10 | Camel GT 250 at Daytona | 250 mi (400 km) | Daytona International Speedway | November 25 |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | TO Winning Team | TU Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | TO Winning Drivers | TU Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Sebring | #59 Dave Helmick | #27 Don Lindley | #17 Vince Gimondo | #112 Jim Grob Racing | results |
| United States Peter Gregg United States Hurley Haywood United States Dave Helmick | United States Don Lindley United States Stephen Behr United States Brian Goellnicht | United States Vince Gimondo United States Billy Dingman | United States Jim Grob Chile Juan Montalvo | |||
| 2 | Daytona | #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi Corp. | #32 Bob Bergstrom | #88 Carter Racing Services | #112 Jim Grob Racing | results |
| United States Peter Gregg United States Hurley Haywood | United States Bob Bergstrom United States Jim Cook | Canada Maurice Carter | United States Jim Grob Chile Juan Montalvo | |||
| 3 | Pocono | #1 Toad Hall Motor Racing | #62 Bob Bergstrom | #88 Carter Racing Services | #90 Z & W Mazda | results |
| United States Mike Keyser United States Stephen Behr | United States Bob Bergstrom United States Jim Cook | Canada Maurice Carter United States Tony DeLorenzo | United States Ray Walle United States Bob Speakman United States Richard Schuck | |||
| 4 | Daytona | #96 Gene Felton | #62 Bob Bergstrom | #88 Carter Racing Services | #32 BMW | results |
| United States Gene Felton | United States Bob Bergstrom | Canada Maurice Carter | United States Phil Dermer | |||
| 5 | Mid-Ohio | #1 Toad Hall Motor Racing | #62 Bob Bergstrom | #3 Ausca, Inc. | #60 Auto Sport by Jiri | results |
| United States Mike Keyser United States Bob Beasley | United States Bob Bergstrom United States Jim Cook | United States Harry Theodoracopulos United States Horst Kwech | United States Dave Nicholas United States John Magee | |||
| 6 | Lime Rock | #1 Toad Hall Motor Racing | #62 Bob Bergstrom | #18 Warren Agor | #60 Auto Sport by Jiri | results |
| United States Mike Keyser | United States Bob Bergstrom | United States Warren Agor | United States Dave Nicholas | |||
| 7 | Lime Rock | #59 Peter Gregg | #74 Ludwig Heimrath | #18 Warren Agor | #60 John Magee | results |
| United States Peter Gregg | Canada Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | United States Warren Agor | United States John Magee | |||
| 8 | Road Atlanta | #59 Peter Gregg | #74 Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | #3 Ausca | no finishers | results |
| United States Peter Gregg | Canada Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | United States Horst Kwech | ||||
| 9 | IRP | #59 Peter Gregg | #74 Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | #3 Ausca | #90 Z & W Mazda | results |
| United States Peter Gregg | Canada Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | United States Harry Theodoracopulos United States Horst Kwech | United States Ray Walle United States Ray Kraftson | |||
| 10 | Daytona | #59 Peter Gregg | #74 Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | #18 Warren Agor Racing | #35 BMW | results |
| United States Peter Gregg United States Hurley Haywood | Canada Ludwig Heimrath Sr. | United States Warren Agor | United States Phil Dermer |
External links
- - 1973 IMSA GT Championship results