'Sam' Posey (USA)
Last name
Posey
First names
Samuel Felton
Nickname
Sam
Nationality
United States of America 
Born the
26/05/1944 - New York (New York - USA)
10 participations in the 24h of Le Mans
| Year | Pos | Number | Photo | Team | Car | Engine Tires |
Class | Drivers | Laps Dist Avg. Best Lap |
Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Retired |
11 | No photo available | Prototip Bizzarrini SAL (I) | BIZZARRINI America Stradele A3C | Chevrolet 5359 V8 à 90° |
P |
'Sam' Posey (USA) Massimo Natili (I) |
39 laps 524.970 km 4:08.000 |
Hors course (5eme heure) |
| 1969 | 8th | 17 | No photo available | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 275 LM | Ferrari 3298 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
S (4th) |
Teodoro Zeccoli (I) 'Sam' Posey (USA) |
328 laps 4424.050 km 184.330 km/h |
|
| 1970 | 4th | 11 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 512 S | Ferrari 4993 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
S (3rd) |
'Ronnie' Bucknum (USA) 'Sam' Posey (USA) |
313 laps 4209.600 km 175.400 km/h |
|
| 1970 | Reserve car | 39 | No photo available | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 312 P Coupé | Ferrari 312 2989 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
SP | 'Sam' Posey (USA) | Voiture de réserve |
|
| 1971 | 3rd | 12 |
|
North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 512 M | Ferrari 4994 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
S (3rd) |
'Sam' Posey (USA) 'Tony' Adamowicz (USA) |
365 laps 4922.090 km 205.080 km/h 3:19.800 'Sam' Posey (USA) |
|
| 1972 | 6th | 74 | No photo available | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI 365 GTB/4 | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
GTS (2nd) |
'Sam' Posey (USA) 'Tony' Adamowicz (USA) |
303 laps 4137.730 km 172.400 km/h |
|
| 1973 | Retired |
6 | No photo available | North American Racing Team (USA) | FERRARI Daytona (365 GTB/4 Competizione Series III) | Ferrari 4390 V12 à 60° Goodyear |
GTS |
'Sam' Posey (USA) 'Milt' Minter (USA) |
254 laps 3464.560 km 4:16.800 |
Pistons (21eme heure) |
| 1975 | Retired |
93 | No photo available | Hervé Poulain (F) | BMW 3.0 CSL | BMW M49/2 3498 S6 Dunlop |
TS |
Hervé Poulain (F) 'Sam' Posey (USA) Jean Guichet (F) |
73 laps 995.720 km 4:08.500 |
rupture d'un cardan transmission (9eme heure) |
| 1976 | 10th | 42 | No photo available | BMW Alpina (D) | BMW 3.5 CSL Alpina | BMW M49 3498 S6 Goodyear |
V (4th) |
Harald Grohs (D) 'Sam' Posey (USA) Hughes de Fierlant (B) |
299 laps 4080.740 km 170.030 km/h 4:07.800 Harald Grohs (D) |
|
| 1977 | Retired |
11 |
|
Grand Touring Cars Inc. / Mirage Renault (USA / F) | RENAULT Mirage GR 8 | Renault Gordini CHS 1997 V6 à 90° Turbo Goodyear |
VI |
'Sam' Posey (USA) Michel Leclere (F) |
3:50.300 Michel Leclere (F) |
alimentation (5eme heure) |
| 1978 | 10th | 10 |
|
Grand Touring Cars Inc. (USA) | RENAULT Mirage M9 | Renault Gordini CHS 1997 V6 à 90° Turbo Goodyear |
VI (5th) |
'Vern' Schuppan (AUS) Jacques Laffite (F) 'Sam' Posey (USA) |
294 laps 4007.730 km 166.980 km/h 3:40.400 |
|
| 1978 | Retired |
11 |
|
Grand Touring Cars Inc (USA) | RENAULT Mirage M9 | Renault Gordini CHS 1997 V6 à 90° Turbo Goodyear |
VI |
'Sam' Posey (USA) Michel Leclere (F) |
3:48.600 |
Régulateur (7eme heure) |