6 uur van Daytona 1972

11e 6 uur van Daytona
Datum	6 februari 1972
Locatie	Daytona International Speedway, Verenigde Staten
Winnaars
Edities

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