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Indianapolis 3 hours

Indianapolis Raceway Park, Undianapolis, Indiana, USA

Date: 14/10/1973
Track length: 4.023 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 56
Finishers: 34

Pole position: Gregg in 1.40,2 = 144,55 kmh
Fastest lap:

Distance: 3 hours
Average speed: 138,89 kmh
Weather: Warm and sunny
Ruleset: IMSA GT
Car info:  

 

More Carrera dominance at the 3-hour race in Indianapolis. Both Gregg and Keyser continued their fine results by finishing first and second. After the start, it was Agor who was in the lead, but a fire caused his retirement. Greenwood took over and reached a 21-second lead, but when lapping a backmarker he got it wrong, got sideways and rolled the car a few times. Now Gregg was in front, and was never in danger of losing his victory - he won by a clear lap from Keyser and the strong Capri.
In the championship standings, Gregg trailed Keyser now by a mere 1.5 points.


GTO, GTU, TO, TU
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 59 Brumos Porsche
Porsche Carrera RSR
Peter Gregg, USA
2808? B6 GTO 104 laps, 3:00.42,0        
2 2 1 Toad Hall Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
Michael Keyser, USA
Tony Adamowicz, USA
2808? B6 GTO 103        
3 1 3  
Ford Capri RS 2600 LW
Harry Theodorocopulous, USA
Horst Kwech, USA
2999 V6 TO 102        
4 2 88  
Chevrolet Camaro
Maurice Carter, CDN
  V8 TO 102        
5 3 76 Silverstone Racing
Porsche Carrera RSR
George Stone, USA
Mike Downs, USA
2808? B6 GTO 101        
6 4 30  
Porsche Carrera RSR
George Dyer, USA
2808? B6 GTO 100        
7 5 65  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Pete Harrison, USA
2808? B6 GTO 99        
8 1 74  
Porsche 911 S
Ludwig Heimrath, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 98        
9 6 9 Bytzek Automotive
Porsche Carrera RSR
Harry Bytzek, CDN
Klaus Bytzek, CDN
2808? B6 GTO 98        
10 7 41  
Chevrolet Corvette
Jim Moyer, USA
Ron Weaver, USA
  V8 GTO 96        
11 8 98  
Chevrolet Corvette
Don Hager, USA
Tom Simpson
Jim Otto
  V8 GTO 94        
12 9 20  
Chevrolet Corvette
Alex Davidson, USA
  V8 GTO 94        
13 2 51  
Porsche 911 S
John Hotchkis Sr, USA
Bob Kirby, USA
2494? B6 GTU 93        
14 10 7  
Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Arnold, USA
  V8 GTO 92        
15 3 4  
Porsche 911 S
? Bill Webbe, USA
2494? B6 GTU 92        
16 11 45  
Chevrolet Corvette
Lynn South, USA
  V8 GTO 91        
17 12 67  
Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Kiefer, USA
Joe Gwisdalla
  V8 GTO 90        
18 13 34  
Chevrolet Corvette
John Cargill, USA
Rick Mancuso, USA
Larry Bock, USA
  V8 GTO 90        
19 4 84  
VW-Porsche 914/6
John Hulen, USA
Don Parish, USA
Ron Coupland, USA
1991 B6 GTU 89        
20 5 10  
Porsche 911 S
Sieg Glage
2494? B6 GTU 89        
21 14 50  
Jaguar E-Type
Glenn Bunch, USA
  L6 GTO 88        
22 3 11  
Chevrolet Camaro
Ed Prutton, USA
Paul Hecker, USA
  V8 TO 88        
23 4 42  
Ford Mustang
Dave Mroz, USA
Richard Mroz, USA
  V8 TO 87        
24 1 90 Z&W Mazda
Mazda
Raymond Walle, USA
Ray Kraftson
    TU 86        
25 2 60  
BMW 2002 TI
Dave Nicholas, USA
John Magee, USA
1990 L4 TU 85       Fuel?
26 15 72  
Chevrolet Corvette
Richard Ortman, USA
  V8 GTO 83        
27 5 73  
Chevrolet Camaro
Emery Emond
Terry Holliman
  V8 TO 80        
DNF 6 33  
Ford Mustang
Al Costner, USA
John Higgins, USA
Jeff Bird
  V8 TO 75        
29 6 89 Thomas Berrick
Porsche 911 S
Edwin Taylor
Don Parish, USA
Dave Causey, USA
2494? B6 GTU 74        
DNF 7 91  
Porsche 911 S
Marc Dancose, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 73        
31 8 32  
Porsche 911 S
Randy Everett, USA
Tim Rees
2494? B6 GTU 73        
32 16 79  
Chevrolet Corvette
Blake Rear, USA
Bob Bienerth, USA
  V8 GTO 73        
DNF 7 18  
Chevrolet Camaro
Warren Agor, USA
  V8 TO 72       Fire
34 8 93  
Chevrolet Camaro
Gene Harrington, USA
Alan Barker, USA
  V8 TO 70        
DNF 9 86  
Chevrolet Camaro
Juan Olivera
Doug Morgan
  V8 TO 65        
36 10 43  
Chevrolet Camaro
Dale Koch, USA
Dave Prather
  V8 TO 63        
DNF 17 97  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bob Hagestad, USA
2808? B6 GTO 55        
38 11? 14  
Pontiac Firebird
Gary Wilczek, USA
Norm Mosher
  V8 TO? 54        
DNF 9 00  
Porsche 911 S
Don Lindley, USA
Brian Goellnicht, USA
2494? B6 GTU 53        
DNF 10 62  
Porsche 911 S
Bob Bergstrom, USA
Jim Cook, CDN
2494? B6 GTU 51        
41 18 31  
Chevrolet Corvette
Clark Howey, USA
Don Findlay
  V8 GTO 50        
DNF 12 23  
Chevrolet Camaro
Sid Rust
  V8 TO 44        
DNF 19 99  
Chevrolet Corvette
Phil Currin, USA
  V8 GTO 42        
DNF 20 83  
Chevrolet Corvette
Lou D'Amico, USA
Bob Farrell, USA
  V8 GTO 42        
DNF 13 8  
Chevrolet Camaro
Tom Nehl, USA
  V8 TO 41        
DNF 3 61  
BMW
Andy Petery, USA
  L4 TU 40        
DNF 21 57  
Chevrolet Corvette
Herb Kanady, USA
  V8 GTO 33        
DNF 22 48 John Greenwood Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
John Greenwood, USA
  V8 GTO 29        
DNF 14    
Chevrolet Camaro
Paul Nichter, USA
  V8 TO 22        
DNF 11 22  
Porsche 911 S
Max Sebba, USA
Eddie Johnson, USA
2494? B6 GTU 20        
DNF 12 6  
Porsche 911 S
George Dickinson, USA
Ed Wachs, USA
2494? B6 GTU 19        
DNF 23 27  
Chevrolet Corvette
Frank Brown, USA
Ed Lowther, USA
  V8 GTO 6        
DNF 15 52  
Chevrolet Camaro
Richard Pride, USA
Bill Luke
  V8 TO 5        
DNF 24 21  
Chevrolet Corvette
J. Marshall Robbins, USA
  V8 GTO 3        
DNF 25 53  
Chevrolet Corvette
Tim Startup, USA
Jon Romnes
  V8 GTO 3        
DNF   173  
Datsun
Tom Flavin, USA
  V8 GTO