1970 24 Hours of Daytona

The 1970 24 Hours of Daytona was an endurance race at the 3.8 mile road circuit at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA that took place on January 31 and February 1, 1970. It was the first race of the 1970 World Sportscar Championship season. This was the first race for the iconic Porsche 917K and Ferrari 512S cars.^[1]

Race

On the awesome 31-degree high bankings of the Daytona Speedway, ex-Aston Martin race team manager John Wyer's Gulf-sponsored team finished 1-2 in the race and broke the distance record by 190 miles; with the #28 works Ferrari finishing 3rd. It was the first race in which the iconic Porsche 917K appeared, and this event effectively began the 917's domination of the WSC for the next 2 seasons.

Official results

Daytona's road course in 1970

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
1	S 5.0	2	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen Brian Redman	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	724
2	S 5.0	1	John Wyer Automotive Engineering	Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	679
3	S 5.0	28	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Mario Andretti Arturo Merzario Jacky Ickx	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	676
4	P 3.0	24	North American Racing Team (NART)	Sam Posey Mike Parkes	Ferrari 312P Coupe	Ferrari 3.0L V12	647
5	P 3.0	23	North American Racing Team (NART)	Tony Adamowicz David Piper	Ferrari 312P Coupe	Ferrari 3.0L V12	632
6	GT +2.0	7	Owens-Corning Fibreglass	Jerry Thompson John Mahler	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	608
7	S 5.0	21	North American Racing Team (NART)	Gregg Young Luigi Chinetti, Jr.	Ferrari 250LM	Ferrari 3.3L V12	603
8	S 5.0	18	William Wonder	William Wonder Ray Cuomo	Ford GT40 Mk. I	Ford 4.9L V8	579
9	P 3.0	40	Gregg Loomis	Gregg Loomis Bert Everett	Porsche 906LE	Porsche 3.0L Flat-8	573
10	P 3.0	33	Equipe Matra-Simca	François Cevert Jack Brabham	Matra-Simca MS650	Matra 3.0L V12	565
11	GT +2.0	89	Cliff Gottliob	Cliff Gottliob Dave Dooley	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	545
12	T +2.0	12	Bob Mitchell	Bob Mitchell Charlie Kemp	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	535
13	GT +2.0	6	Owens-Corning Fibreglass	Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	534
14	GT 2.0	74	Ralph Meaney	Ralph Meaney Gary Wright Bill Bean	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	533
15	GT +2.0	90	Or Costanzo	Or Costanzo Dave Heinz	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	521
16	GT +2.0	14	Ray Cuomo Racing	Ray Cuomo Bernard Gimbel George Lissberg	Ford Mustang	Ford 4.7L V8	520
17	T +2.0	95	Bruce Behrens	Mike Brockman John Tremblay	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	511
18	P 3.0	34	Equipe Matra-Simca	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo	Matra-Simca MS650	Matra 3.0L V12	509
19	T +2.0	11	Laurel Racing	Larry Brock Larry Dent	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	507
20	GT 2.0	78	Waldron Motors	John Belpreche Tony Lilly Don Pickett	MGB	BMC 1.8L I4	504
21	GT 2.0	77	Waldron Motors	Chris Waldron Lowell Lanier Bill Barros	MGB	BMC 1.8L I4	490
22	T 2.0	48	Del Russo Taylor	Del Russo Taylor Hank Sheldon Ron Goldleaf	Alfa Romeo GTV 1750	Alfa Romeo 1.75L I4	478
23	T 2.0	38	Simone N. Fleming	Paul Fleming Amos Johnson	Fiat 124	Fiat 1.4L I4	473
24	GT 2.0	76	Scotty Addison	Scotty Addison Erhard Dahm	Porsche 911S	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	462
25	T +2.0	98	Norberto Mastandrea	Norberto Mastandrea Smokey Drolet Rajah Rodgers	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	409
26	T +2.0	83	Collins-Wilson Racing	Vincent P. Collins Larry Wilson	Ford Mustang	Ford 4.7L V8	407
27	S 5.0	71	Ray Malle	Ray Malle Bob Speakman	TVR Vixen Ford	Ford 1.6L I4	364

Did Not Finish

Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Engine	Laps
GT +2.0	9	Mamie Reynolds Gregory	Don Yenko Bob Grossman	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	542
S 5.0	25	North American Racing Team (NART)	Dan Gurney Chuck Parsons	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	464
GT +2.0	8	Bob Johnson	Bob Johnson Robert R. Johnson Jim Greendyke	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	457
GT 2.5	47	Sports Motors	Jim Bandy Fred Stevenson Carl Williams	Lotus Europa	Ford 1.6L I4	442
S 5.0	30	Scuderia Picchio Rosso	Corrado Manfredini Gianpiero Moretti	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	412
P 3.0	53	Hans Laine	Hans Laine Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 908/02	Porsche 3.0L Flat-8	385
GT 2.0	43	William Harris	William Harris Robert E. Lewis	Austin-Healey Sprite	BMC 1.3L I4	373
GT 2.0	72	Jacques Duval	Jacques Duval Bob Bailey	Porsche 911T	Porsche 2.0L Flat-6	365
T +2.0	97	Preston Hood	John Elliott Don Gwynne, Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	354
S 5.0	3	Porsche Salzburg	Kurt Ahrens, Jr. Vic Elford	Porsche 917K	Porsche 4.5L Flat-12	337
GT +2.0	94	Susan T. Cummings	Don Cummings Warren Stumes	Shelby GT350	Ford 4.7L V8	327
T +2.0	15	Bob Fryer	Ed Lowther Bob Nagel	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	320
S 5.0	20	North American Racing Team (NART)	Harley Cluxton Gordon Tatum	Ferrari 365 GTB/C	Ferrari 3.3L V12	308
S 5.0	17	Trevor Graham	Piers Forrester Andrew Hedges	Ford GT40 Mk.I	Ford 4.9L V8	299
GT 2.0	77	Jennings/Keyser	Bruce Jennings Bob Tullius	Porsche 911T	Porsche 2.0L I6	279
T 2.0	88	Dieter Oest	Barry Batchin Dieter Oest	Lancia Fulvia HF	Lancia 1.6L V4	268
T 2.0	84	HCAS	Walter Brown Joe Marcus Jim R. Sandman	BMW 2002	BMW 2.0L I4	257
T 2.0	85	Robert Whitaker	Robert Whitaker Richard Krebs Harvey Eckoff	Volvo 122 S	Volvo 1.8L I4	243
T +2.0	92	Flem-Car	Donna Mae Mims Jim Corwin Fred Pipen	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	220
T +2.0	0	Roger Penske Racing	Mark Donohue Peter Revson	AMC Javelin	AMC Rambler 5.0L V8	205
P 3.0	73	Ring Free Oil Racing	Bobby Rinzler Charles Reynolds	Austin-Healey Sprite	BMC 1.3L I4	178
S 5.0	22	North American Racing Team (NART)	Ronnie Bucknum Wilbur Pickett	Ferrari 365 GTB/4	Ferrari 4.4L V12	142
T +2.0	96	Vincenzo Gimondo	Vince Gimondo Chuck Dietrich	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	130
S 5.0	27	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Jacky Ickx Peter Schetty	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	115
P 3.0	16	Ring Free Oil Racing	Jim Baker Clive Baker	Chevron B16	Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4	108
GT +2.0	91	John Greenwood	Allan Barker John Greenwood Richard Hoffman	Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	101
S 5.0	39	Rainer Brezinka	Rainer Brezinka Horst Petermann Rudy Bartling	Porsche 906	Porsche 1.9L Flat-6	96
S 5.0	26	SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Nino Vaccarella Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari 5.0L V12	89
T +2.0	93	Jim Harrell	Jim Harrell Len Magner	Ford Mustang	Ford 4.7L V8	89
P 3.0	37	Fred Opert	Brian Robinson Hugh Kleinpeter Fred Opert	Chevron B16	Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4	85
S 5.0	19	Auto Enterprises	Francis C. Grant Ray Heppenstall Joe Marcus	Ford GT40 Mk.I	Ford 4.9L V8	82
T +2.0	66	Ed Matthews	Ed Matthews Don Sesslar Al Weaver	Ford Mustang	Ford 4.7L V8	63
T 2.0	86	Arthur Mollin	Arthur Mollin Art Riley	Volvo 122 S	Volvo 1.8L I4	54
GT 2.0	70	Paul Stanford	James Patterson Paul Stanford	Porsche 911T	Porsche 2.0L I6	29
GT +2.0	46	Jack Haywood	Claibourne Darden Warren Matzen	Shelby GT350	Ford 4.7L V8	26
T 2.0	55	Jack Kearney	Don Kearney Dick Roberts Wayne Purdy	Datsun 510	Datsun 1.6L I4	24
S 5.0	5	Randy's Auto Body Shop	John Cannon George Eaton	Lola T70 Mk.IIIB	Chevrolet 5.0L V8	0
P 3.0	54	Juan Manuel Fangio	Carlos Pairetti Alain de Cadenet Jorge Omar del Río	Porsche 908/02	Porsche 3.0L Flat-8	0

Statistics

• Pole Position - #28 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 512S (Mario Andretti/Arturo Merzario)- 1:51.6 (122.903 mph/197.794 km/h)
• Fastest Lap - #1 John Wyer Automotive Porsche 917K (Jo Siffert) - 1:48.7 (126.159 mph/203.033 km/h)
• Distance - 4439.279 km (2735.974 mi)
• Average Speed - 184,859 km/h (115 mph)
• Weather conditions: Sunny

References

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20040320084728/http://wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/ms1970.html