Racing Sports Cars - USAC Road Racing Championship Laguna Seca 1961 (Photo Archive)

Programme cover

Event: San Francisco Examiner Pacific Grand Prix

Date: 22/10/1961

Track: Laguna Seca Raceway (USA), 3.109 kms

Distance: unknown

Attendance: 62000

USAC Road Racing Championship Laguna Seca 1961

USAC Road Racing Championship (round 4)

Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown, Weather: unknown

Entry: unknown

Practiced: unknown

Started: unknown

Finished: unknown

Entry list

Photos by courtesy of: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site

Race added to RSC Photo Archive: 22.2.2007

Last photo update on this page: 22.2.2007


4	Cooper Monaco T61 #CM/1/61 – Climax FPF
	Brabham Racing Organisation Limited			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Jack Brabham (AUS)		Result: 3^rd - Heat 1: 3^rd ; Heat 2: 3^rd Grid: 5^th(1:15.5)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


5	Maserati Tipo 61 #2461 – Ferrari 250 TR; no:0724 V12 2954cc N/A
				Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: blue (+dark blue)		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Alan Connell (USA)		Result: did not start - Heat 1: did not start ; Heat 2: did not start
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


6	Cooper Monaco T61 #CM/3/61 – Climax FPF
	Peter Berry Racing Limited			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: dark grey		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Bruce McLaren (NZ)		Result: 4^th - Heat 1: 4^th ; Heat 2: 4^th Grid: 3^rd(1:15.4)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


7	Lotus 19 – Climax FPF N/A
	United Dominion Trust – Laystall Racing Team			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: light green		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Stirling Moss (GB)		Result: winner - 104 laps (146.611 kph) - Heat 1: winner* - 52 laps (140.383 kph) ; Heat 2: winner - 52 laps (142.330 kph)* Grid: 2^nd(1:15.2)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


10	Lotus 19 – Climax FPF 2000cc N/A				2.0
	United Dominion Trust – Laystall Racing Team			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: light green		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Olivier Gendebien (B)		Result: 8^th 1^st in 2.0 - Heat 1: 8^th 1^st in 2.0 ; Heat 2: 9^th 1^st in 2.0 Grid: 9^th(1:18.3)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


11	Maserati Tipo 61 #2456 – Maserati L4 2900cc N/A
				Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: George Koehne (USA)		Result: did not finish - Heat 1: 17^th ; Heat 2: did not finish Grid: 25^th(1:22.9)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


16	Cooper Monaco T61 – Climax FPF
	John M. Wyatt III			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Roger Penske (USA)		Result: 5^th - Heat 1: 5^th ; Heat 2: 5^th Grid: 4^th(1:15.4)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


21	Maserati Tipo 61 #2469 – Maserati L4 2900cc N/A
				Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: white (+red)		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Chuck Sargent (USA)		Result: started, result unknown - Heat 1: 13^th ; Heat 2: 12^th Grid: 15^th(1:19.6)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


22	Scarab Mk.II #002 – Chevrolet V8 N/A
	Meister Brauser (USA)			Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: blue		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Harry Heuer (USA)		Result: 13^th - Heat 1: 15^th ; Heat 2: 16^th Grid: 12^th(1:19.3)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


36	Ferrari 250 TR 59 #0766TR – Ferrari V12 3000cc N/A
	Bob Hurt			Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Bob Hurt (USA)		Result: started, result unknown - Heat 1: 16^th ; Heat 2: 15^th Grid: 14^th(1:19.3)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


50	Porsche 718 RS 61 – Porsche
	Frank Zillner			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Ken Miles (USA)		Result: 9^th - Heat 1: 9^th ; Heat 2: 11^th Grid: 18^th(1:19.8)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


63	Maserati Tipo 60 #2468 – Maserati L4 2v DOHC 1990,2cc N/A
	Briggs Cunningham (USA)			Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Dick Thompson (USA)		Result: 12^th - did not finish (1: Accident damage) - Heat 1: did not finish (Accident damage) - 32 laps ; Heat 2: 14^th Grid: 26^th(1:24.1)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


88	Porsche 718 RSK – Porsche
				Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: silver		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Jack McAfee (USA)		Result: 10^th - Heat 1: 10^th ; Heat 2: 10^th Grid: 19^th(1:20.4)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


96	Lotus 19 #951 – Climax FPF N/A
	Frank Arciero			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: ARCIERO BROS
Driven by: Dan Gurney (USA)		Result: 2^nd - Heat 1: 2^nd ; Heat 2: 2^nd Grid: 1^st(1:14.8)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


97	L & S Special – Chevrolet N/A
				Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: blue		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: L&S Auto Service
Driven by: Rick Lewis (USA)		Result: started, result unknown Grid: 24^th(1:22.9)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


102	Lotus 19 #955 – Climax
				Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: plum		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Jack Nethercutt (USA)		Result: did not qualify
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


110	Maserati Tipo 61 #2463 – Maserati L4 2900cc N/A
	(USA)			Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: white (+blue)		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Chuck Parsons (USA)		Result: 7^th - Heat 1: 12^th ; Heat 2: 6^th Grid: 10^th(1:18.7)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


146	Lister Costin – Jaguar N/A
				Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: blue (+gold)		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Dave Ridenour (USA)		Result: did not finish (1: Accident) - Heat 1: did not finish (Accident) - 0 laps Grid: 20^th(1:21.0)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


180	Cooper Monaco T61 – 2000cc N/A
	George Grinzewitsch			Open bodywork
				Mid-engined
	Colors: yellow		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Bob Drake (USA)		Result: 11^th - Heat 1: 14^th ; Heat 2: 17^th Grid: 23^rd(1:22.9)
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site


711	Maserati 300S #3077 – Chevrolet Corvette V8 5750cc N/A
				Open bodywork
				Front-engined
	Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
	Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Bill Dixon (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 22.2.2007	Photo by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site

Cars not available on a photo:

Chevrolet Corvette Special

Scarab Mk.II

Maserati Tipo 60

Maserati Tipo 61

Chaparral 1

Lotus 19

Jaguar Special

Cooper Monaco T61

Chevrolet Corvette

PAM Special

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Photos by: Tam McPartland Tam's Old Race Car Site

Tam McPartland - USAC Road Racing Championship Laguna Seca 1961

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