1972 IMSA GT Championship
Appearance
The 1972 Camel GT Challenge season was the 2nd season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. It was for Grand Tourer-style racing cars which ran in the GTO and GTU classes, as well as former Trans Am Series cars in the TO and TU classes. It began December 4, 1971, and ended November 19, 1972, after ten rounds.
Schedule
[edit]Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Alamo 200 | 200 mi (320 km) | Texas World Speedway | December 4 |
2 | Starlight 3 Hour | 3 Hours | Daytona International Raceway | April 1 |
3 | Danville 250 | 250 mi (400 km) | Virginia International Raceway | April 16 |
4 | Camel 200 | 200 mi (320 km) | Lime Rock Park | May 29 |
5 | Camel 3 Hour | 3 Hours | Donnybrooke International Raceway | June 11 |
6 | Camel 6 Hour | 6 Hours | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 9 |
7 | Inver House 'Bama 200 | 200 mi (320 km) | Alabama International Speedway | August 5 |
8 | Watkins Glen 500 | 500 km (310 mi) | Watkins Glen International | September 10 |
9 | Bryar 3 Hour | 3 Hours | Bryar Motorsport Park | September 24 |
10 | Presidential 250 | 250 mi (400 km) | Daytona International Speedway | November 19 |
Season results
[edit]Overall winner in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | TO Winning Team | TU Winning Team | Results |
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GTO Winning Drivers | GTU Winning Drivers | TO Winning Drivers | TU Winning Drivers | |||
1 | Texas | #42 Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #48 Mustang | #16 2002 | Results |
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2 | Daytona | #23 Corvette | #1 Toad Hall Racing | #41 Mustang | #11 2002 | Results |
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3 | Virginia | #99 Phil Currin Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #27 Lou Statzer | #8 Carson Baird | Results |
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4 | Lime Rock | #99 Phil Currin Corvette | #31 Porsche | #15 Camaro | #86 Alfa Romeo | Results |
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5 | Donnybrooke | #22 Corvette | #1 Toad Hall Racing | #21 Thiokol | #8 Carson Amato | Results |
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6 | Mid-Ohio | #48 Greenwood Racing | #1 Toad Hall Racing | #17 Camaro | #24 Libra Intl. Racing | Results |
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7 | Alabama | #2 Holiday Inn Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #47 Camaro | #88 Opel | Results |
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8 | Watkins Glen | #48 Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #88 Camaro | #16 Gemini Racing | Results |
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9 | Bryar | #41 Corvette | #76 Silverstone Racing | #88 Camaro | #84 2002 | Results |
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10 | Daytona | #96 Camaro | #2 Toad Hall Racing | #88 Camaro | #6 Gemini Racing | Results |
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Constructors' Championship
[edit]Points are awarded to the top six in each class in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
GTO standings
[edit]Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 90 |
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4 | 6 | 10 |
GTU standings
[edit]Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 90 |
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1 | 2 | 3 |
TO standings
[edit]Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 | |
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9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 34 | |||||
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1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
TU standings
[edit]Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
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9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 57 | ||
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4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
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9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37 | ||||
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4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | ||||
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3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
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6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
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1 | 1 |
External links
[edit]- World Sports Racing Prototypes - 1972 IMSA GT Championship results