{"id":460182,"date":"2004-04-01T19:30:09","date_gmt":"2004-04-02T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=102748"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:24:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:24:51","slug":"sebring-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/sebring-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebring \u201976"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 12-Hours of Sebring remains the oldest established sports car endurance race to be held in the United States, although with a partly glorious, somewhat patchy history.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_696149\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-696149\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full_large wp-image-696149\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2-100x60.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2-770x462.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2004\/04\/FEA200404-p2-293x176.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-696149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Always a popular spring break destination, Sebring enjoyed an oftentimes \u00d2wild\u00d3 party atmosphere in the \u00d470s-sometimes on a par with Watkins Glen\u00d5s infamous \u00d2Bog\u00d3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The golden era of the \u201950s and \u201960s culminated in the unforgettable 1970 Sebring 12-Hour race where the Ferrari 512S of Mario And\u00adretti, Ignazio Giunti and Nino Vac\u00adarella just pipped Peter Revson and Steve McQueen in their Porsche 908. The following year saw the Vic Elford-Gerard Larrousse 917 in the winners circle, then in 1972 the formula changed from five to three liters and Mario was back, this time with Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari 312P.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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