 McQueen had intended to race a Porsche 917 together with Jackie Stewart, but the #26 entry was not accepted.Instead, he is depicted as starting the race in the blue #20 Gulf-Porsche 917K driven by Jo Siffert and Brian Redman.The race-leading white #25 Porsche 917 "Long tail" was piloted by Vic Elford and Kurt Ahrens, Jr..