1972 IMSA GT Championship

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

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Rnd Race Length Circuit Date
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

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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 Texas #42 Corvette #59 Peter Gregg #48 Mustang #16 2002 Results
  Garrett Waddall   Peter Gregg
  Hurley Haywood
  Juan Izquierdo
  Daniel Muniz
  Ross Norburn
  Phil Dermer
2 Daytona #23 Corvette #1 Toad Hall Racing #41 Mustang #11 2002 Results
  Charlie Kemp
  Wilbur Pickett
  Michael Keyser
  Bob Beasley
  Jerry Crew
  Dan Moore
  Byron Morris
3 Virginia #99 Phil Currin Corvette #59 Peter Gregg #27 Lou Statzer #8 Carson Baird Results
  Phil Currin   Peter Gregg
  Hurley Haywood
  Lou Statzer
  Tom Dutton
  Carson Baird
  Joe Amato
4 Lime Rock #99 Phil Currin Corvette #31 Porsche #15 Camaro #86 Alfa Romeo Results
  Phil Currin   Jim Locke
  Bob Bailey
  Jocko Maggiacomo Jr.   Joe Diamante
  Walt Simendinger
5 Donnybrooke #22 Corvette #1 Toad Hall Racing #21 Thiokol #8 Carson Amato Results
  Denny Long   Bob Beasley
  Levon Pentecost
  Russ Norburn
  Robert Hennig
  Joe Amato
  Carson Baird
6 Mid-Ohio #48 Greenwood Racing #1 Toad Hall Racing #17 Camaro #24 Libra Intl. Racing Results
  John Greenwood
  Marshall Robbins
  Bob Beasley
  Michael Keyser
  Vince Gimondo
  Billy Dingham
  John Buffum
  Bert Everett
7 Alabama #2 Holiday Inn Corvette #59 Peter Gregg #47 Camaro #88 Opel Results
  Wilbur Pickett   Hurley Haywood   Tom Nehl   Dennis Shaw
  Steve Coleman
8 Watkins Glen #48 Corvette #59 Peter Gregg #88 Camaro #16 Gemini Racing Results
  Charles West   Peter Gregg
  Hurley Haywood
  Maurice Carter
  Paul Nichter
  Phil Dermer
9 Bryar #41 Corvette #76 Silverstone Racing #88 Camaro #84 2002 Results
  Bud Deshler
  Rodney Harris
  George Stone   Maurice Carter
  Paul Nichter
  Hans Ziereis
  Andy Petery
10 Daytona #96 Camaro #2 Toad Hall Racing #88 Camaro #6 Gemini Racing Results
  Gene Felton   Bob Beasley
  Michael Keyser
  Maurice Carter   Ross Norburn

Constructors' Championship

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Points are awarded to the top six in each class in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.

GTO standings

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Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1   Chevrolet 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 90
2   Shelby 4 6 10

GTU standings

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Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1   Porsche 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 90
2   Saab 3 3
3   Lotus 1 2 3

TO standings

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Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1   Chevrolet 3 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 72
2   Ford 9 9 4 6 6 34
3   AMC 1 1 9 6 17

TU standings

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Pos Constructor Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1   BMW 9 9 6 2 4 9 9 9 57
2   Ford 4 6 9 6 9 9 4 3 2 3 54
3   Alfa Romeo 9 6 6 6 4 6 37
4   Opel 4 4 2 9 3 1 23
5   Fiat 3 3 4 10
6   Datsun 6 3 9
7   Renault 3 3
8=   Volvo 1 1
8=   Austin 1 1
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