The 1973 24 Hours of Daytona was a 24-hour

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sports car race held on February 3–4, 1973 at the

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road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1973 World Sportscar Championship. Victory overall and in the Sport 3000 class went to the No. 59

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driven by Peter Gregg and

Hurley Haywood Harris Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948) is an American former race car driver. Haywood has won multiple events, including five overall victories at the 24 Hours of Daytona, three at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and two at the 12 Hours of Sebring and ...

. Victory in the Grand Touring +2000 class went to the No. 22

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Ferrari Daytona The Ferrari Daytona is a two-seat grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1973. It was introduced at the Mondial de l'Automobile, Paris Auto Salon in 1968 to replace the Ferrari 275, 275 GTB/4, and featured the 275's Ferrari Colombo engine ...

driven by

François Migault François Marie Edouard Migault (4 December 1944 – 29 January 2012) was a racing driver from Le Mans, France. He participated in 16 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 August 1972, but scored no championship points. ...

and Milt Minter. Victory in the Touring 5000 class went to the No. 9 Ray Kessler, Inc.

Chevrolet Camaro The Chevrolet Camaro is a mid-size American automobile manufactured by Chevrolet, classified as a pony car. It first went on sale on September 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed to compete with the Ford Mustang. The Camaro sha ...

driven by Ray Kessler, Richie Panch, and Wilbur Pickett. Victory in the Grand Touring 2000 class went to the No. 62 Bob Bergstrom

Porsche 911 The Porsche 911 model series (pronounced ''Nine Eleven'' or in ) is a family of German two-door, high performance Rear-engine design, rear-engine sports cars, introduced in September 1964 by Porsche, Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. Now in it ...

driven by Bob Bergstrom and Jim Cook. Victory in the Sports 2000 class went to the No. 10 Shierson Racing Chevron B19 driven by Bill Barber and Charlie Kemp. Victory in the Touring 2000 class went to the No. 84 Andy Petery

BMW 2002 The BMW 02 Series is a range of sporty compact executive cars produced by German automaker BMW between 1966 and 1977, based on a shortened version of the New Class Sedans. The first 02 Series produced was the 1600-2 (later renamed 1602) in 1966. ...

driven by Andy Petery and Hans Ziereis.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

References

External links

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