From the beginning of the Camel GT era, if there were two men that should be remembered as living legends, these two guys would be Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood. They are the first winners of the first IMSA Camel GT race held in Virginia International Raceway. They won on their nearly stock Porsche 914/6 beating Dave Heinz on his powerful Chevrolet Corvette for the overall. From that moment, their success has become quite regular and they were the first Camel GT Champions ever. With a great dedication to racing, they have become the example to follow and have set standards for Professional road racing. Their success has been tightly linked to one particular make : Porsche. They have driven nearly the whole range of cars from the German make: starting from the 914/6, then 911S, Carrera RSR 2,7L to 3,0L, 934, 935, 962 with an uncredible number of victories and success. Unfortunately, Peter Gregg left us in 1980 and it was a great loss for motor racing. But Hurley Haywood is still running and he is considered as one of the true road racing legends still in activity. He is a great driver.
Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood won overall at Daytona in 1973, beating the prototypes! It was their first great international victory
Copyright unknown
