1973 IMSA GT Championship

The 1973 Camel GT season was the 3rd 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 March 24, 1973, and ended November 25, 1973, after ten rounds. This year marked the decline of Trans Am and the beginning of it and IMSA GT becoming nigh indistinguishable.

Schedule

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Some events were run twice, with each running counting as one round.

Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
1 12 Hours of Sebring 12 Hours Sebring International Raceway March 24
2 Daytona 3 Hours 3 Hours Daytona International Raceway April 21
3 Pocono 500 500 mi (800 km) Pocono International Raceway June 10
4 Paul Revere 250 250 mi (400 km) Daytona International Speedway July 4
5 Mid-Ohio 6 Hour 6 Hours Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course July 15
6 Lime Rock 100 100 mi (160 km) Lime Rock Park September 15
7 100 mi (160 km)
8 Atlanta 200 200 mi (320 km) Road Atlanta September 30
9 3 Hours of Indianapolis 3 Hours Indianapolis Raceway Park October 14
10 Camel GT 250 at Daytona 250 mi (400 km) Daytona International Speedway November 25

Season results

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Overall winner in bold.

Rnd Circuit GTO Winning Team GTU Winning Team TO Winning Team TU Winning Team Results
GTO Winning Drivers GTU Winning Drivers TO Winning Drivers TU Winning Drivers
1 Sebring #59 Dave Helmick #27 Don Lindley #17 Vince Gimondo #112 Jim Grob Racing results
  Peter Gregg
  Hurley Haywood
  Dave Helmick
  Don Lindley
  Stephen Behr
  Brian Goellnicht
  Vince Gimondo
  Billy Dingman
  Jim Grob
  Juan Montalvo
2 Daytona #59 Brumos Porsche-Audi Corp. #32 Bob Bergstrom #88 Carter Racing Services #112 Jim Grob Racing results
  Peter Gregg
  Hurley Haywood
  Bob Bergstrom
  Jim Cook
  Maurice Carter   Jim Grob
  Juan Montalvo
3 Pocono #1 Toad Hall Motor Racing #62 Bob Bergstrom #88 Carter Racing Services #90 Z & W Mazda results
  Mike Keyser
  Stephen Behr
  Bob Bergstrom
  Jim Cook
  Maurice Carter
  Tony DeLorenzo
  Ray Walle
  Bob Speakman
  Richard Schuck
4 Daytona #96 Gene Felton #62 Bob Bergstrom #88 Carter Racing Services #32 BMW results
  Gene Felton   Bob Bergstrom   Maurice Carter   Phil Dermer
5 Mid-Ohio #1 Toad Hall Motor Racing #62 Bob Bergstrom #3 Ausca, Inc. #60 Auto Sport by Jiri results
  Mike Keyser
  Bob Beasley
  Bob Bergstrom
  Jim Cook
  Harry Theodoracopulos
  Horst Kwech
  Dave Nicholas
  John Magee
6 Lime Rock #1 Toad Hall Motor Racing #62 Bob Bergstrom #18 Warren Agor #60 Auto Sport by Jiri results
  Mike Keyser   Bob Bergstrom   Warren Agor   Dave Nicholas
7 Lime Rock #59 Peter Gregg #74 Ludwig Heimrath #18 Warren Agor #60 John Magee results
  Peter Gregg   Ludwig Heimrath Sr.   Warren Agor   John Magee
8 Road Atlanta #59 Peter Gregg #74 Ludwig Heimrath Sr. #3 Ausca no finishers results
  Peter Gregg   Ludwig Heimrath Sr.   Horst Kwech
9 IRP #59 Peter Gregg #74 Ludwig Heimrath Sr. #3 Ausca #90 Z & W Mazda results
  Peter Gregg   Ludwig Heimrath Sr.   Harry Theodoracopulos
  Horst Kwech
  Ray Walle
  Ray Kraftson
10 Daytona #59 Peter Gregg #74 Ludwig Heimrath Sr. #18 Warren Agor Racing #35 BMW results
  Peter Gregg
  Hurley Haywood
  Ludwig Heimrath Sr.   Warren Agor   Phil Dermer
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