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Trans Am 500

SCCA Trans Am race
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
June 16, 1973
72 laps on 3.377 mile road course; 243.144 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	3	Maurice Carter	88	Carter Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	72	5,000	running	16
2	6	Peter Gregg	59	Peter Gregg	Porsche Carrera RS 911 360 0727	72	3,300	running
3	4	John Greenwood  Bob Johnson	7	Greenwood Racing	Chevrolet Corvette	72	2,650	running
4	2	Marshall Robbins  Jerry Thompson	1	Jim Robbins Co.	Chevrolet Corvette	71	2,200	running
5	14	Ludwig Heimrath	74	Heimrath Racing	Porsche 911	71	1,900	running
6	1	Paul Nichter	0	Warren Agor	Chevrolet Camaro	70	1,600	running
7	16	Bob Hagestad	9	Hagestad Porsche-Audi	Porsche Carrera RS	70	1,400	running
8	8	Al Holbert  Mark Donohue	14	Holbert's Porsche Audi	Porsche Carrera RSR 911 360 0307	69	1,200	running
9	13	Bert Everett	25	Bobcor	Ford Escort	69	1,300	running
10	9	Jocko Maggiacomo	63	Jocko's	AMC Javelin	68	800	running
11	37	Michael Keyser	2	Toad Hall Motor Racing	Porsche Carrera RS	67	700	running
12	26	Steve Ross	15	Steve Ross	Chevrolet Camaro	66	600	running
13	25	Bob Bergstrom	62	Bob Bergstrom	Porsche 911S	66	500	running
14	11	Gene Felton	97	Gene Felton	Chevrolet Camaro	65	400	accident
15	12	Fred Kepler  John Orr	26	Kepler Ent.	Chevrolet Corvette	65	300	running
16	20	Paul Hecker  Ed Prutton	11	Paul Hecker	Chevrolet Camaro	64	250	running
17	21	John Morton  Ray Kessler		Ray Kessler	Chevrolet Camaro	64	200	running
18	19	Bob Bienerth	96	Bob Bienerth	Chevrolet Camaro	64	200	running
19	17	Ron Weaver	45	Ron Weaver	Chevrolet Corvette	64	150	running
20	18	Tom Nehl	68	Automotive Engineering	Chevrolet Camaro	63	100	running
21	47	Dieter Oest	92	Holbert's Porsche+Audi	Porsche 911	61	250	running
22	28	Richard Stevens  Robert Barg	78	B&S Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	60	50	did not finish
23	22	John Buffum	24	Bobcor	Ford Escort	58	50	exhaust manifold
24	24	Bob Kiefer	27	Bob Kiefer	Chevrolet Camaro	57	50	did not finish
25	45	Michael Oleyar	4	Michael Oleyar	Chevrolet Corvette	55	50	did not finish
26	23	Andy Petery  Hans Ziereis	83	Josef Schnitzer	BMW 2002	50	50	shift linkage
27	30	Larry Mattera	43	Larry Mattera	Chevrolet Camaro	43	50	did not finish
28	7	Milt Minter	70	Bob Harmon Racing	Porsche Carrera RS 911 360 0601	42	50	throttle linkage
29	42	William Weick	98	William Weick	Chevrolet Camaro	38	50	engine
30	36	Dick Bauer	46	Widener College	Chevrolet Corvette	36	50	disqualified
31	46	Dick Kantrud	64	Dick Kantrud	Chevrolet Camaro	35	50	engine
32	34	Warren Agor	13	Warren Agor	Chevrolet Camaro	32	50	engine
33	29	Mike Tillson	93	Holbert's Porsche+Audi	Porsche 911	31	50	mechanical
34	27	Duane Winkle	23	W&W Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	30	50	mechanical
35	10	Warren Tope	31	Tope Racing	De Tomaso Pantera 2344/Ford	29	50	body damage
36	50	Robert Lazebnik	5	Commercial Exchange	BMW 2002	27	50	mechanical
37	48	Dave Nicholas	60	Auto Sport by Jiri	BMW 2002 TI	26	50	engine
38	51	Randy Stafford	95	Stafford Racing	Chevrolet Corvette 194679S728034	19	50	oil pressure
39	5	Carl Shafer	85	Don Winter Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	18	50	accident
40	38	Paul Miller  Kenper Miller	36	Miller Brothers	Chevrolet Camaro	3	50	gasket
41	15	Alfred Ruys de Perez	89	Carter Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	0		did not start	0
42	31	Siegfried Glage	61	Sieg Glage	Porsche 911	0		did not start	0
43	32	Bill Martin	53	Bill Martin	Ford Escort	0		did not start	0
44	33	Horst Kwech	3	Ausca	Ford Capri	0		did not start	0
45	35	Dave Hoselton  Kent Fellows	17	Warren Agor	Chevrolet Camaro	0		did not start	0
46	39	Martin Shook  Ken Stoddard	56	Shook-Bruehler Racing	Chevrolet Camaro	0		did not start	0
47	40	Mike Downs  George Stone	76	Silverstone Ent.	Porsche Carrera	0		did not start	0

Notes: Scheduled for 92 laps (310.684 miles); red-flagged because of heavy fog.
Time of race: 02:43:00
Average Speed: 89.501 MPH
Pole Speed: 122.103 seconds
Race Purse: $ 25,000
Attendance: 6,600