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Daytona 250 miles

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

Date: 30/11/1975
Track length: 6.180 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted:
Starters: 70
Finishers: 33

Pole position: Greenwood in 1.52,055 = 198,56 kmh
Fastest lap: Greenwood in 1.55,031 = 193,405 kmh

Distance: 250 miles
Average speed: 187,93 kmh
Weather:
Ruleset: IMSA GT
Car info:  

 

The IMSA final finally saw a victory for American Horsepower in the form of the new Greenwood Corvette with its 8.2 litre engine. The three works BMW’s, in their final outing under the works banner, could do not much about it, as did the Porsches or the Monza’s. Gregg’s championship was secured with a fourth place.


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 76  
Chevrolet Corvette
John Greenwood, USA
  V8 GTO 65 laps, 2:08.14,785 1 1.52,055 1.55,031  
2 2 25 BMW of North America, Inc
BMW 3.0 CSL
Brian Redman, GB
3498 L6 GTO 65 laps, 2:08.54,146 6 1.56,36    
3 3 26 BMW of North America, Inc
BMW 3.0 CSL
Sam Posey, USA
3498 L6 GTO 65 laps, 2:09.38,000 5 1.56,10    
4 4 59 Brumos Porsche-Audi
Porsche Carrera RSR
Peter Gregg, USA
2994 B6 GTO 63 10 1.59,73    
5 5 6  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Hurley Haywood, USA
2994 B6 GTO 63 11 1.59,91    
6 6 43 Ecurie Escargot
Porsche Carrera RSR
John O'Steen, USA
Dave Helmick, USA
2994 B6 GTO 63 9 1.59,55    
7 7 81 Pharr Yarns
Porsche Carrera RSR
Elliot Forbes-Robinson, USA
2994 B6 GTO 62 14      
8 8    
Porsche Carrera RSR
Jim Busby, USA
2994 B6 GTO 62 16      
9 9    
Porsche Carrera RSR
Roberto Quintanilla, MEX
Roberto Gonzalez, MEX
2994 B6 GTO 61 27      
10 10 30  
Porsche Carrera RSR
George Dyer, USA
2994 B6 GTO 61 18      
11 11 21 Brumos Porsche-Audi
Porsche Carrera RSR
Carl Shafer, USA
2994 B6 GTO 61 19      
12 12 78 Babe’s Garage
Chevrolet Corvette
Babe Headley, USA
  V8 GTO 61 21      
13 13 14 Holbert’s Porsche-Audi
Porsche Carrera RSR
Al Holbert, USA
2994 B6 GTO 60 7 1.58,27    
14 14 41 Jones Indust. Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Herb Jones Jr, USA
  V8 GTO 59 38      
15 15 99 The Tune-Up shop
Chevrolet Corvette
Phil Currin, USA
  V8 GTO 58 26      
16 16 91  
Chevrolet Corvette
Roger Pierce, USA
  V8 GTO 57 23      
17 1 33  
Datsun 240Z
Bob Sharp, USA
  L6 GTU 57 41      
18 2 34  
Porsche 911 S
George Drolsom, USA
Bob Nagel, USA
  B6 GTU 57 50      
19 17 95  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bob Hagestad, USA
2994 B6 GTO 56 20      
20 18    
Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Arnold, USA
  V8 GTO 55 44      
21 3 22  
Porsche 911 T
Charles Mendez, USA
Dave Cowart, USA
  B6 GTU 55 52      
22 4 84  
Datsun 240Z
Bob Speakman, USA
  L6 GTU 54 33      
23 5 34 Don Yenko Porsche-Audi
Porsche 911 S
Pedro Vasquez, USA
Don Yenko, USA
  B6 GTU 54 56      
24 19 83  
Chevrolet Corvette
Dennis Stefl, USA
  V8 GTO 54 47      
DNF 6 90  
Mazda Savanna RX-3
Raymond Walle, USA
2 x 491 R2 GTU 53 58      
26 7 63  
Porsche 911
Paul May, USA
Bill De Michieli, USA
  B6 GTU 52 74      
27 8 53  
Volvo 142
Art Mollin, USA
  L4 GTU 50 66      
28 20    
Datsun 260Z
Charles Urschel, USA
H. Richards
  L6 GTO 48 51      
DNF 21 24 BMW of North America, Inc
BMW 3.0 CSL
Hans-Joachim Stuck, D
3498 L6 GTO 46 4 1.54,84   Rear axle
DNF 22    
Chevrolet Corvette
Bobby Diehl, USA
Ted Kempgens, USA
  V8 GTO 46 46      
DNF 23    
Chevrolet Camaro
Bob Christiansen, USA
Billy Hagan, USA
  V8 GTO 42 37      
DNF 9 29  
Ford Escort
Juan Montalvo, C
  L4 GTU 42 45      
DNF 24 7  
Chevrolet Camaro
Eddie Johnson, USA
Clay Young, USA
  V8 GTO 42 29      
34 25 18  
Chevrolet Camaro
Terry Wolters, USA
Charles Gano, USA
  V8 GTO 42 53      
DNF 26 44 Ecurie Escargot
Porsche Carrera
Albert Naon, USA
Mauricio de Narvaez, CO
John Freyre, USA
  B6 GTO 41 42      
36 27 36  
Ford Mustang
Dick Blaughter, USA
Ed Lowther, USA
  V8 GTO 41 55      
DNF 28 68  
Chevrolet Corvette
Rick Hay, USA
Vince Muzzin, USA
  V8 GTO 39 13      
38 29 66  
Chevrolet Monza
Tom Nehl, USA
  V8 GTO 39 25      
39 30    
Chevrolet Corvette
Dan Schott, USA
  V8 GTO 39 28      
DNF 31 2  
Chevrolet Corvette
Al Levenson, USA
Tom Brown, USA
  V8 GTO 36 63      
DNF 32 96  
Chevrolet Camaro
Mike Williamson, USA
Lawrence P. Pleasants, USA
  V8 GTO 32 54      
DNF 33 88  
Chevrolet Camaro
Les Kelly, USA
  V8 GTO 30 8 1.59,31    
DNF 34    
Chevrolet Camaro
Jim Logan, USA
Larry Flynn, USA
  V8 GTO 30 78      
DNF 35 16 Garcia Racing
Chevrolet Corvette
Javier Garcia, USA
George Garcia, USA
  V8 GTO 29 72      
45 36 46  
Shelby
Robert Le May, USA
Bob Lee, USA
  V8 GTO 28 60      
DNF 37    
Chevrolet Camaro
Ralph Noseda, USA
Richard Small, USA
John Gunn, USA
  V8 GTO 25 35      
DNF 10 60  
Porsche 911
Rusty Bond, USA
  B6 GTU 25 43      
DNF 38 19  
Chevrolet Corvette
Richard Bostyan, USA
  V8 GTO 23 15      
DNF 39 3 DeKon Engineering
Chevrolet Monza
Allan Moffat, CDN
  V8 GTO 15 3 1.54,68   Head gasket
DNF 40 37 Rick Mancuso Chevrolet
Chevrolet Corvette
Irwin Jann, USA
  V8 GTO 15 40      
DNF 41 56 Carters Brothers Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Craig Carter, USA
  V8 GTO 14 30      
DNF 42 9 Ansley Racing Enterprises
Chevrolet Corvette
Ron Connelly, USA
  V8 GTO 13 68      
DNF 43   Miller Bros. Racing Enterprise
De Tomaso Pantera
Kenper Miller, USA
Paul Miller, USA
5763 V8 GTO 12 32      
DNF 44 17  
Chevrolet Camaro
Vince Gimondo, USA
  V8 GTO 11 31      
DNF 45 11  
Chevrolet Corvette
Bill Bean, USA
  V8 GTO 10 70      
DNF 46 32  
Chevrolet Corvette
Garrett Waddell, USA
  V8 GTO 10 36      
DNF 11    
MG B
Charles Kleinschmidt, USA
  L4 GTU 8 65      
DNF 12 28 Weiss Racing
Porsche 911 S
Jerry Karl, USA
  B6 GTU 6 39      
DNF 47 15 Red Roof Inns Inc.
Chevrolet Monza
Jim Trueman, USA
  V8 GTO 4 34      
DNF 13 40  
Datsun 240Z
William Frates, USA
  L6 GTU 4 57      
DNF 48    
Chevrolet Corvette
Dick Vreeland, USA
  V8 GTO 4 64      
DNF 49 4 DeKon Engineering
Chevrolet Monza
Al Unser Sr, USA
  V8 GTO 3 2 1.53,55   Oil system
DNF 50 86 T.C. Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
Joie Chitwood Jr, USA
  V8 GTO 3 12      
DNF 51 97  
Chevrolet Camaro
Larry Mattera, USA
  V8 GTO 3 67      
DNF 52 94  
Chevrolet Camaro
Guy Thomas, USA
  V8 GTO 2 48      
DNF 53 8  
Porsche Carrera RSR
Bob Beasley, USA
2994 B6 GTO 1 24      
DNF 54    
De Tomaso Pantera
Hugh Kleinpeter, USA
5763 V8 GTO 1 61      
DNF 55    
Porsche 911 S
Danny Ongais, USA
  B6 GTU   69      
DNF 56 74 Heimrath Racing
Porsche Carrera
Ludwig Heimrath, CDN
  B6 GTO   22      
DNF 57    
Chevrolet Corvette
Manuel Quintana, MEX
  V8 GTO   79      
DNS   50 Airmaster Fan Co.
Chevrolet Monza
John Morton, USA
  V8 GTO         Blown engine