# 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 512 S cars.

## Race

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 now iconic Porsche 917K appeared, and this event effectively began the 917's domination of the WSC for the next 2 seasons.

## Official results

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Time |
| 1 | S 5.0 | 2 | John Wyer Automotive Engineering | Pedro Rodríguez Leo Kinnunen Brian Redman | Porsche 917K | Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 | 724 | 24:00:52 |
| 2 | S 5.0 | 1 | John Wyer Automotive Engineering | Jo Siffert Brian Redman | Porsche 917K | Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 | 679 | + 45 Laps |
| 3 | S 5.0 | 28 | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Mario Andretti Arturo Merzario Jacky Ickx | Ferrari 512 S | Ferrari 5.0L V12 | 676 | + 48 Laps |
| 4 | P 3.0 | 24 | North American Racing Team | Sam Posey Mike Parkes | Ferrari 312 P Coupé | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 647 | + 77 Laps |
| 5 | P 3.0 | 23 | North American Racing Team | Tony Adamowicz David Piper | Ferrari 312 P Coupé | Ferrari 3.0L V12 | 632 | + 92 Laps |
| 6 | GT +2.0 | 7 | Owens-Corning Fibreglass | Jerry Thompson John Mahler | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 608 | + 116 Laps |
| 7 | S 5.0 | 21 | North American Racing Team | Gregg Young Luigi Chinetti Jr. | Ferrari 250 LM | Ferrari 3.3L V12 | 603 | + 121 Laps |
| 8 | S 5.0 | 18 | William Wonder | William Wonder Ray Cuomo | Ford GT40 Mk. I | Ford 4.9L V8 | 579 | + 145 Laps |
| 9 | P 3.0 | 40 | Gregg Loomis | Gregg Loomis Bert Everett | Porsche 906LE | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | 573 | + 151 Laps |
| 10 | P 3.0 | 33 | Equipe Matra-Simca | François Cevert Jack Brabham | Matra-Simca MS650 | Matra 3.0L V12 | 565 | + 159 Laps |
| 11 | GT +2.0 | 89 | Cliff Gottliob | Cliff Gottliob Dave Dooley | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 545 | + 179 Laps |
| 12 | T +2.0 | 12 | Bob Mitchell | Bob Mitchell Charlie Kemp | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 535 | + 190 Laps |
| 13 | GT +2.0 | 6 | Owens-Corning Fibreglass | Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 534 | + 190 Laps |
| 14 | GT 2.0 | 74 | Ralph Meaney | Ralph Meaney Gary Wright Bill Bean | Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | 533 | + 191 Laps |
| 15 | GT +2.0 | 90 | Or Costanzo | Or Costanzo Dave Heinz | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 521 | + 203 Laps |
| 16 | GT +2.0 | 14 | Ray Cuomo Racing | Ray Cuomo Bernard Gimbel George Lissberg | Ford Mustang | Ford 4.7L V8 | 520 | + 204 Laps |
| 17 | T +2.0 | 95 | Bruce Behrens | Mike Brockman John Tremblay | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 511 | + 213 Laps |
| 18 | P 3.0 | 34 | Equipe Matra-Simca | Jean-Pierre Beltoise Henri Pescarolo | Matra-Simca MS650 | Matra 3.0L V12 | 509 | + 215 Laps |
| 19 | T +2.0 | 11 | Laurel Racing | Larry Brock Larry Dent | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 507 | + 217 Laps |
| 20 | GT 2.0 | 78 | Waldron Motors | John Belpreche Tony Lilly Don Pickett | MGB | BMC 1.8L I4 | 504 | + 220 Laps |
| 21 | GT 2.0 | 79 | Waldron Motors | Chris Waldron Lowell Lanier William "Bill" Baros | MGB | BMC 1.8L I4 | 490 | + 234 Laps |
| 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 | + 246 Laps |
| 23 | T 2.0 | 38 | Simone N. Fleming | Paul Fleming Amos Johnson | Fiat 124 | Fiat 1.4L I4 | 473 | + 251 Laps |
| 24 | GT 2.0 | 76 | Scotty Addison | Scotty Addison Erhard Dahm | Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | 462 | + 262 Laps |
| 25 | T +2.0 | 98 | Norberto Mastandrea | Norberto Mastandrea Smokey Drolet Rajah Rodgers | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 409 | + 315 Laps |
| 26 | T +2.0 | 83 | Collins-Wilson Racing | Vincent P. Collins Larry Wilson | Ford Mustang | Ford 4.7L V8 | 407 | +317 Laps |
| 27 | S 5.0 | 71 | Ray Malle | Ray Malle Bob Speakman | TVR Vixen Ford | Ford 1.6L I4 | 364 | + 360 Laps |

### Did not finish

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

### Did not start

| Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Engine | Reason |
| S 5.0 | 52 | Tony Dean | Tony Dean Peter Gregg | Porsche 917K | Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 | engine |
| T +2.0 | 10 | Hewitt Racing | Alan Hewitt Pete Ledwith | Chevrolet Camaro | Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | unknown |
| P 3.0 | 51 | Escuderia Montjuich | Juan Fernandez José Juncadella | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 | unknown |
| GT 2.0 | 75 | Friedrich Hochreuter | Fritz Hochreuter Harry Bytzek | Porsche 911S | Porsche 2.0L Flat-6 | unknown |
| P 3.0 | 44 | H.R.H. Corp. | Steve Pieper Jim McDaniel Jon Krogsund | Deserter GS Volkswagen | VW 1.7L N/A | unknown |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #28 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 512 S (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