Photo Gallery form the Jan. 26–27, 2019, Daytona 24 Heritage Exhibition Laps.
1984 March 84G Porsche #84G-3 sits in front of a 1973 BMW CSL #2275465, in the paddock. Photo: Martin Spetz
1965 Shelby GT-350 #SFM5S424, car#: 65, Owner/Driver: Darek Stennes. The Shelby GT-350 was the muscle car version of the Ford Mustang modified at Shelby American in LA. Many of these were converted to race cars and they proved quite competitive in all forms of GT racing. This car was converted to a race car in the early 70’s, competing in the SCCA. It also raced several times at Daytona, primarily in the shorter Paul Revere 250, which was run in July with the NASCAR Firecracker 400 and started at midnight, and also at the 12 Hours of Sebring. This car has been vintage raced since 1979 and has been racing at Daytona for 42 years.
Photo: Griffith Bean
1979 Porsche 935 Kremer K3 #000 00011, car#: 52, Owner/Driver: Mike Smith.
Porsche stopped production of the hugely successful 935 in 1978 and from then it would be left to the privateers to build them. The most successful of the privateer 935 builders was the Cologne, Germany based brothers Manfred and Erwin Kremer with the 935 K3. Kremer built K3’s won every major endurance race and sports car championship in the world between 1979 and 1983. The Jägermeister sponsored Kremer K3 was very successful in the German DRM in 1979 and 1980. In 1981 John Fitzpatrick brought it to the USA to run in the GTX class of the IMSA Camel GT series. At the 1981 Daytona 24 Hour, the John Fitzpatrick Racing entry had drivers Jim Busby/Bob Wollek/John Fitzpatrick on board and qualified 2nd. The car would fail to finish the race, going out with engine trouble and was classified 48th.
Photo: Griffith Bean
Photo: Martin Spetz
Photo: Martin Spetz
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