Event: United States Grand Prix Sports Cars RiversideDate: 11.10.1959
Track: Riverside International Raceway (United States), 5.271 kmsOrganiser: USAC

Grand Prix Riverside 200 Miles

(Grid Positions)

GridNo.DriversCarEntrantQ Time
1st211Richie GintherFerrari 412 MIRichie Ginther2:06.9700
2nd98Chuck DaighMaserati 450S 5.7John Edgar2:07.0200
3rd45Lloyd RubyMaserati 450SMicro-Lube Co.2:09.3500
4th69Dan GurneyFerrari 375 PlusFrank Arciero2:10.0500
5th2Phil HillFerrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59Eleanor von Neumann2:10.0600
6th28Stirling MossAston Martin DBR2David Brown2:10.1500
7th27Bill KrauseJaguar D-type CorvetteMark Millard Sports Cars2:11.4300
8th108Augie PabstScarab Mk II ChevroletPeter Hand Brewery2:11.6800
9th60Bob OkerFerrari 410 Sport (Monza)R. Robt and Bruce Danielson2:12.1900
10th103Jim JeffordsScarab Mk II ChevroletLeader Card, Inc.2:12.5400
11th50Ken MilesPorsche 718 RSKPrecision Motor Cars2:12.8400
12th65Ricardo RodriguezPorsche 718 RSKPedro Rodriguez, Sr.2:12.8500
13th88Jack McAfeePorsche 718 RSKCompetition Motors2:13.6900
14th55Sam WeissPorsche 718 RSKImported Sports Cars2:14.0700
15th110Chuck ParsonsLotus 15 FerrariMartys Used Cars2:14.2000
16th181Johnny MantzMercedes-Benz 300 SL CorvetteR. B. Becker2:14.7400
17th266Jack FlahertyLister - JaguarKjell Qvale2:14.8000
18th46Dick MorgensenFerrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58Morgensen Motors2:15.5000
19th74Jack GrahamAston Martin DB3S ChevroletJack Graham2:16.1200
20th182Wayne WeilerLister - CorvetteFiek Plumbing Co.2:16.1200
21st311Ak MillerDevin - OldsmobileMiller-Hanson Special2:16.8500
22nd112Josie von NeumannFerrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58Eleanor von Neumann2:17.4600
23rd126Gordon GlyerFerrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58Gordon Glyer2:17.5200
24th1Eric HauserDean Van Lines Special ChevroletDean Van Lines2:17.8400
25th169Alex BudurinHagemann Special BuickBroadway Animal Hospital2:17.8600
26th9Bill CantrellMeyer-Drake - OffenhauserMar-Chris Co.2:18.4200
27th163Rodger WardFerrari 121 LMSarrell Enterprises2:18.5900
28thDon HuletteJaguar Corvette Special2:33.4600
29th120Loyal KatskeeFerrari 121 LMLloyd Katskee2:19.4000
30th85Clem ProctorAston Martin DB3S CorvetteClem Proctor2:20.1400

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
100Ray SeherJaguar D-typeRay Seher
107Harry HeuerBocarPeter Hand Brewery
102Jack NethercuttFerrari 500 TRC 2.5Jack Nethercutt
29Joe PlayanOsca Spider ChevroletScuderia Excelsior
51Bob BondurantChevrolet CorvetteLundin Motors Inc.
19D. D. MichelmorePorsche 550 RS SpyderD. D. Michelmore
243Al WhatleyCooper - PorscheAl Whatley
143Chuck CornettFerrari 500 TRGeo Harm
18Carlyle BlackwellJaguar D-typeCarlyle Blackwell
54Dean MearsMercedes-Benz 300 SLR. G. Lewis and Co.
93Andy PorterfieldDevin - CorvetteEvans Industries
38Scooter PatrickPorsche 356 CarreraRiviera Imported Cars
7Art SnyderLotus Eleven Le MansArt Snyder
97Jesse J. TidwellL-S Special CorvetteJesse J. Tidwell
234John PetersElva Mk IV-AJohn Peters
121Bob ChallmanLotus Mark IXBob Challman
6Roger BloxhamFerrariRoger Bloxham
25Jim ChaffeePink Elephant No.2Jim Chaffee
70Max BalchowskyOld Yeller Mk IIMax Balchowsky
Jack BrumbyJack Brumby
Jack BrumbyJack Brumby

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
142Doug WalkerHH SpecialWm. Hilf
10Chuck KessingerAlfa Romeo Giulietta VeloceMartinez-Presberger
11John FitchCooper Monaco T49Chas. Keisler
23John TimanusLotus Mark XLotus Cars
32Kurt NeumannLotus ElevenKirk Neumann, Jr.
35Ferrari 500 MondialItalia Motors
47William HitchcockMercury RoadsterWm. Hitchcock
53Ferrari 340 MMItalia Motors
68Pedro RodriguezFerrari 3.0Pedro Rodriguez, Sr.
73Pete BrockLotus Eleven SebringPete Brock
83Tony SettemberWillmentTony Settember
89Ray PickeringLotus Mille MigliaRay Pickering
99Skip HudsonFerrari - MaseratiFrank Arciero
109Ferrari TR 2.5Pabst Motor, Inc.
117Bob HarrisCampbell SpecialBill Campbell-Keenan Wynn
118Jean Pierre KunstleLotus 15 FerrariEcurie-LesMordus
172Mickey ThompsonKurtis - CadillacEl Monte
177Bill LeydenOsca Le MansBill Leyden
271Jim BoxburgerLotus ElevenMoradyne Co.