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1972 IMSA GT Championship
2nd season of the racing series organized by IMSA
2nd season of the racing series organized by IMSA
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
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo 200 | 200 mi | Texas World Speedway | December 4 | |||||||||||
| Starlight 3 Hour | 3 Hours | Daytona International Raceway | April 1 | |||||||||||
| Danville 250 | 250 mi | Virginia International Raceway | April 16 | |||||||||||
| Camel 200 | 200 mi | Lime Rock Park | May 29 | |||||||||||
| Camel 3 Hour | 3 Hours | Donnybrooke International Raceway | June 11 | |||||||||||
| Camel 6 Hour | 6 Hours | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | July 9 | |||||||||||
| Inver House 'Bama 200 | 200 mi | Alabama International Speedway | August 5 | |||||||||||
| Watkins Glen 500 | 500 km | Watkins Glen International | September 10 | |||||||||||
| Bryar 3 Hour | 3 Hours | Bryar Motorsport Park | September 24 | |||||||||||
| Presidential 250 | 250 mi | Daytona International Speedway | November 19 |
Season results
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #42 Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | '#48 Mustang''''' | #16 2002 | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Garrett Waddall | USA Peter Gregg | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hurley Haywood | **MEX Juan Izquierdo | |||||||||||||||||||
| MEX Daniel Muniz** | USA Ross Norburn | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Dermer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona | '#23 Corvette''''' | #1 Toad Hall Racing | #41 Mustang | #11 2002 | Results | |||||||||||||||
| **USA Charlie Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Wilbur Pickett** | USA Michael Keyser | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Beasley | USA Jerry Crew | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Moore | USA Byron Morris | |||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | #99 Phil Currin Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #27 Lou Statzer | #8 Carson Baird | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Currin | **USA Peter Gregg | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hurley Haywood** | USA Lou Statzer | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Tom Dutton | USA Carson Baird | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Joe Amato | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock | #99 Phil Currin Corvette | '#31 Porsche''''' | #15 Camaro | #86 Alfa Romeo | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Currin | **USA Jim Locke | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Bailey** | USA Jocko Maggiacomo Jr. | USA Joe Diamante | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Walt Simendinger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Donnybrooke | '#22 Corvette''''' | #1 Toad Hall Racing | #21 Thiokol | #8 Carson Amato | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Denny Long | USA Bob Beasley | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Levon Pentecost | USA Russ Norburn | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Robert Hennig | USA Joe Amato | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Carson Baird | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio | #48 Greenwood Racing | #1 Toad Hall Racing | #17 Camaro | #24 Libra Intl. Racing | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA John Greenwood | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Marshall Robbins | **USA Bob Beasley | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Michael Keyser** | USA Vince Gimondo | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Billy Dingham | USA John Buffum | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bert Everett | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | #2 Holiday Inn Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #47 Camaro | #88 Opel | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Wilbur Pickett | USA Hurley Haywood | USA Tom Nehl | USA Dennis Shaw | |||||||||||||||||
| USA Steve Coleman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | #48 Corvette | #59 Peter Gregg | #88 Camaro | #16 Gemini Racing | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Charles West | **USA Peter Gregg | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hurley Haywood** | CAN Maurice Carter | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Paul Nichter | USA Phil Dermer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bryar | #41 Corvette | #76 Silverstone Racing | '#88 Camaro''''' | #84 2002 | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Bud Deshler | ||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Rodney Harris | USA George Stone | **CAN Maurice Carter | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Paul Nichter** | USA Hans Ziereis | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Andy Petery | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Daytona | '#96 Camaro''''' | #2 Toad Hall Racing | #88 Camaro | #6 Gemini Racing | Results | |||||||||||||||
| USA Gene Felton | USA Bob Beasley | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Michael Keyser | CAN Maurice Carter | USA Ross Norburn |
Constructors' Championship
Points are awarded to the top six in each class in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
GTO standings
| Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 90 | |||
| United States Shelby | 4 | 6 | 10 |
GTU standings
| Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany Porsche | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 90 | ||||
| Sweden Saab | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Lotus | 1 | 2 | 3 |
TO standings
| Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States Chevrolet | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72 | |||||
| United States Ford | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 34 | |||||||||
| United States AMC | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
TU standings
| Pos | Constructor | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8= | 8= |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany BMW | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| United States Ford | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Italy Alfa Romeo | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany Opel | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy Fiat | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan Datsun | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France Renault | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden Volvo | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom Austin | 1 | 1 |
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