Racing Sports Cars

Programme cover	Event: Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car Races Date: 4/8/1957 Track: Virginia International Raceway (USA), 5.150 kms Distance: unknown Attendance: 10000 SCCA National Virginia - Classes: FP+GP+HM 1957 Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown, Weather: rain Entry: 31 Practiced: 26 Started: 23 Classified: 16 Class F - Production-Sports (FP) : P:10, ST:8, CL:6 Class G - Production-Sports (GP) : P:10, ST:10, CL:6 Class H - Sports (HM) : P:6, ST:5, CL:4	Entry list
Photos by courtesy of: Harlan Hadley VIR , Bill King VIR and Leon Townsend VIR

13		Alfa Romeo – Alfa Romeo N/A				GP
					Open bodywork
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Ed Hugus (USA)			Result: winner - 14 laps Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Leon Townsend VIR

21		Alfa Romeo – Alfa Romeo N/A				GP
					Open bodywork
					-
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: -
Driven by: Alan Markelson (USA)			Result: 4th (0 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Harlan Hadley VIR

56		Alpine – Renault N/A				HM
					Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: -
Driven by: Joachim Kammer (USA)			Result: 15th Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Harlan Hadley VIR

101		Bandini – N/A				HM
					Open bodywork
					-
		Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: -
Driven by: George Tipsword (USA)			Result: 13th Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Bill King VIR

104		Alfa Romeo – Alfa Romeo N/A				GP
					Open bodywork
					-
		Colors: white		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: -
Driven by: Bob Grossman (USA)			Result: 3rd (0 laps behind the winner) Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Harlan Hadley VIR

109		D.B. – Panhard N/A				HM
					Open bodywork
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Driven by: Wiley Reid (USA)			Result: did not finish Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Bill King VIR

136		MG A – BMC B series L4 OHV 1489cc N/A				FP
					Open bodywork
					Front-engined
		Colors: black		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: -
Driven by: Harry Beck (USA)			Result: 7th Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Harlan Hadley VIR

147		D.B. – Panhard N/A				HM
					Closed bodywork
					-
		Colors: red		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: -
Driven by: Howard Hanna (USA)			Result: 12th 1st in HM Grid: unknown
Photo updated: 17.11.2003		Photo by: Harlan Hadley VIR

Cars not available on a photo:

1

Porsche

FP

7

MG A

FP

9

MG A

FP

23

Porsche

FP

32

Porsche

FP

33

MG A

FP

41

Alfa Romeo

GP

43

Porsche 356

FP

110

Alfa Romeo

GP

112

Alfa Romeo

GP

117

MG A

FP

119

Alfa Romeo

GP

125

Fairthorpe Electron

GP

178

Alfa Romeo

GP

179

Alfa Romeo

GP

214

Fiat-Crosley

HM

217

Crosley

HM

257

Porsche

FP

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Cars that did not arrive:

22		Alfa Romeo – Alfa Romeo N/A				GP
					-
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Drivers listed: Harold Suiter (USA)			Result: did not arrive

24		Fairthorpe – N/A				GP
					-
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Drivers listed: Charlie Kolb (USA)			Result: did not arrive

29		Porsche – Porsche				EP?
					-
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Drivers listed: Bruce Jennings (USA)			Result: did not arrive

72		Alfa Romeo – Alfa Romeo N/A				GP
					-
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Drivers listed: Logan Lewis (USA)			Result: did not arrive

115		Porsche – Porsche N/A				FP
					-
					-
		Colors: unknown		Tyres: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown
Drivers listed: Buel Kinne (USA)			Result: did not arrive

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