De 6 uur van Daytona 1972 was de 11e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 6 februari 1972 op de Daytona International Speedway nabij Daytona Beach, Florida. Het is de enige keer dat de race zes uur duurde; het grootste deel van de overige edities werd over 24 uur gehouden.
De race werd gewonnen door de Ferrari Automobili #2 van Mario Andretti en Jacky Ickx, die allebei hun eerste Daytona-zege behaalden. De S2.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Promotional Advertising Corp. #56 van Tom Waugh en Hugh Kleinpeter. De GT2.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de Brumos Porsche Audi Corp. #59 van Hurley Haywood en Peter Gregg. De GT+2.5-klasse werd gewonnen door de Dave Heinz Racing #57 van Robert Johnson en Dave Heinz. De T5.0-klasse werd gewonnen door de Bolus & Snopes Ltd. #94 van Bob Mitchell en Bob Christiansen. In de T2.5-klasse kwamen geen auto's aan de finish.
Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Ronden 1 S3.0 2 Ferrari Automobili Mario Andretti Jacky Ickx Ferrari 312 PB 194 2 S3.0 6 Ferrari Automobili Tim Schenken Ronnie Peterson Ferrari 312 PB 192 3 S3.0 5 Autodelta S.P.A. Vic Elford Helmut Marko Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 190 4 S3.0 4 Ferrari Automobili Clay Regazzoni Brian Redman Ferrari 312 PB 179 5 S3.0 9 Autodelta S.P.A. Nanni Galli Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo T33/3-71 175 6 S2.0 56 Promotional Advertising Corp. Tom Waugh Hugh Kleinpeter Lola T212 166 7 GT2.5 59 Brumos Porsche Audi Corp. Hurley Haywood Peter Gregg Porsche 911 S 166 8 GT+2.5 57 Dave Heinz Racing Robert Johnson Dave Heinz Chevrolet Corvette 163 9 S2.0 55 Roger McCaig Racing Roger McCaig Maurice McCaig Lola T212 161 10 GT2.5 61 James Locke James Locke Bob Bailey Porsche 911 S 161 11 T5.0 94 Bolus & Snopes Ltd. Bob Mitchell Bob Christiansen Chevrolet Camaro 158 12 T5.0 47 Takondo Racing Vince Gimondo Chuck Dietrich Chevrolet Camaro 157 13 GT2.5 81 Daniel Muniz Daniel Muniz Ruben Novoa Porsche 914/6 155 14 GT2.5 41 Kirill Racing Brundick Motor Co. Ltd. Peter Kirill Russ Norburn Porsche 911 S 152 15 GT+2.5 18 Ring Free Oil Racing Team & Baker Motor Co. Charles Reynolds Clive Baker Ferrari 365 GTB/4 152 16 T5.0 17 C. C. Canada Inc. John Tremblay David Ellis-Brown Chevrolet Camaro 152 17 T5.0 89 Smith-Kemp Auto Racing Team Bert Gafford Houghton Smith Tom Fraser Chevrolet Camaro 151 18 T5.0 42 Jose Garcia Racing Luis Sereix Ralph Noseda Chevrolet Camaro 145 19 T5.0 52 Chitwood Chevrolet Inc. Joie Chitwood Tim Chitwood Chevrolet Camaro 142 20 GT2.5 72 Lee McDonald Algar Porsche Audi Lee McDonald Bert Everett Porsche 914/6 131 21 GT+2.5 99 Phil Currin Robert Whitaker Phil Currin Chevrolet Corvette 130 NC S2.0 54 Automobile International Inc. Brian Goellnicht Bill Pryor Abarth 2000SP 122 NC T5.0 60 Robert Fordyce Robert Fordyce Richard Small Chevrolet Camaro 105 NC S3.0 12 Ecurie Bonnier Reine Wisell Jo Bonnier Lola T280 93 DSQ S2.0 32 Abarth-Osella Arturo Merzario Alex Soler-Roig Abarth 2000SP/71 166 DSQ GT+2.5 48 John Greenwood Racing Tony Adamowicz John Greenwood Chevrolet Corvette 114 DNF GT+2.5 50 John Greenwood Racing Don Yenko John Cordts Chevrolet Corvette 153 DNF S3.0 82 Tony Dean Tony Dean Bob Brown Porsche 908/02 151 DNF GT+2.5 27 North American Racing Team Sam Posey Ronnie Bucknum Luigi Chinetti jr. Ferrari 365 GTB/4 119 DNF S3.0 7 Autodelta S.P.A. Peter Revson Rolf Stommelen Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 108 DNF S3.0 62 Escuderia Montjuich Jorge de Bagration Juan Fernández Porsche 908/03 100 DNF T2.5 24 Libra International Racing John Buffum John Fitzpatrick Ford Escort RS1600 88 DNF T5.0 43 Garzia Racing Javier Garcia Manuel Garcia Chevrolet Camaro 79 DNF GT+2.5 51 Warren Shiber Bobby Spirgel Arthur Mollin Chevrolet CorvetteSting Ray 75 DNF T5.0 8 Automotive Engineering Enterprises Jim Fitzgerald Tom Nehl Chevrolet Camaro 74 DNF GT2.5 58 Brumos Porsche Audi Corp. Héctor Rebaque sr. Guillermo Rojas Porsche 914/6 70 DNF GT2.5 27 Dr. Richard Weiss Richard Schuck Richard Weiss Porsche 911 S 67 DNF GT+2.5 53 Michael Oleyar Michael Oleyar Robert Luebbe Chevrolet Corvette 65 DNF GT2.5 66 John Belperche John Belperche George Rollin Porsche 911 S 64 DNF T5.0 70 Gene Harrington Gene Harrington Larry Bock Chevrolet Camaro 64 DNF GT2.5 16 Toad Hall Racing Michael Keyser Bob Beasley Porsche 911 S 50 DNF S2.0 26 Doug Shierson Fred Opert Mexican-American Racing Team Nick Craw Bill Barber Chevron B19 49 DNF T5.0 87 Buck Baker Buck Baker Larry Baker Pontiac Firebird 43 DNF GT+2.5 88 Smith-Kemp Auto Racing Team Charlie Kemp Tom Fraser Houghton Smith Chevrolet Corvette 36 DNF T5.0 80 Preston Hood Chevrolet Inc. John Elliott Don Gwynne Chevrolet Camaro 34 DNF T5.0 86 Simone Fleming Paul Fleming David Boggs Pontiac Firebird 32 DNF GT+2.5 11 Ron Weaver Jerry Thompson Ron Weaver Tony DeLorenzo Chevrolet Corvette Spyder 21 DNF GT2.5 28 Porsche Kremer Team Erwin Kremer Günther Huber Porsche 911 S 19 DNF GT2.5 40 Northlake Porsche Audi Inc. Levon Pentecost Anthony Torgersen Porsche 911 S 11 DNF S3.0 21 North American Racing Team Luigi Chinetti jr. George Eaton Ferrari 312 P 7 DNF GT+2.5 33 Sheldon Stafford Sheldon Stafford Ron Stafford Chevrolet Corvette 5 DNF T5.0 74 Norman Mosher Al Straub Norman Mosher Ford Mustang 2 DNF GT+2.5 76 Silverstone Racing Team George Stone Bruce Jennings Porsche 911 T 2 DNF T5.0 93 Bolus & Snopes Ltd. Dave Houser Wilbur Shaw jr. Shelby GT350 2 DNF S2.0 25 Doug Shierson Fred Opert Mexican-American Racing Team Rodolfo Junco Fred van Beuren Chevron B19 1 DNF S3.0 14 Ecurie Bonnier Gérard Larrousse Chris Craft Néstor García Veiga Lola T280 1 DNS S3.0 3 Autodelta S.P.A. Andrea de Adamich Nanni Galli Alfa Romeo T33/TT/3 0 DNS GT2.5 19 David McClain David McClain Dave White Porsche 914/6 0 DNQ GT2.5 75 Clearwater Datsun Bobby Clark Don Kearney Datsun 510 0 DNQ T5.0 79 Arrow Racing Team Eddie Johnson Clay Young Chevrolet Camaro 0
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