 Steve McQueen was fond of car races and owned a Porsche 908. Driving  this car during the 12 Hours of Sebrings 1970 edition with  professional driver Peter Revson, he finished close second behind  Mario Andretti, who was determined "not to be beaten by a movie  star". Andretti was driving a Ferrari 512. McQueen also wanted to be  in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but was denied permission by the film  producers. His Porsche eventually did participate, driven by Herbert  Linge and Jonathan Williams, and bearing three cameras to get  live footage for the movie. Despite the spoiled aerodynamics and  frequent stops to change film rolls, the car managed to finish  ninth. And according to a persistent rumor, McQueen may have driven  it secretly after all.