Road America 500 Miles 1965 - Grid

Event: Road America 500		Date: 5.9.1965
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: unknown
Road America 500 Miles
United States Road Racing Championship (round 9) USRRC GT (round 9)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Q Time
1^st	11	Walt Hansgen / Mark Donohue	Lola T70 Ford	John Mecom, Jr.	2:27.8000
2^nd	66	Jim Hall / Hap Sharp / Ronnie Hissom	Chaparral 2A Chevrolet	Jim Hall	2:29.4000
3^rd	26	Ralph Salyer / Bill Mitchell	McLaren Elva Mark I Oldsmobile	Ralph Salyer	2:30.0000
4^th	44	Jerry Hansen / Pat Manning	Chevette (McKee Mk II Chevrolet)	Gerald J. Hansen	2:32.8000
5^th	92	Skip Scott / Augie Pabst	Ford GT40	Essex Wire	2:34.6000
6^th	39	Charles Cox / Dan Fowler	Cooper King Cobra Ford	Charles Cox	2:36.4000
7^th	23?	Dan Gerber / Tom Yeager	Shelby Cobra 289	Gerber-Payne	2:38.2000
8^th	54	Dave Causey / Allan Barker	Lotus 19 Ford	David F. Causey	2:39.4000
9^th	47	Gerry Bruihl / Ed Leslie	Lotus 23 Climax	W. F. Goodrum, Enduro-Speed	2:39.6000
10^th	91	Dick Thompson / Ed Lowther	Shelby Cobra 427	Essex Wire	2:39.6000
11^th	4	Mike Hall	427 LMD (McKee Mk IV Ford)	George W. Lehmann	2:39.8000
12^th	65	Hap Sharp / Bruce Jennings / Jim Hall	Chaparral 2A Chevrolet	Hap Sharp	2:40.0000
13^th	3	Joe Buzzetta / George Follmer	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	Competition Imports, Inc.	2:41.0000
14^th	46	Dick Durant / John Martin	Durant Special	Dick Durant	2:41.8000
15^th	37	Don Skogmo / Scott Beckett	Genie Mk VIII Ford	Don R. Skogmo
16^th	16	George Follmer / Earl Jones	Lotus 23 Porsche	Trans Ocean Motors 2	2:42.0000
17^th	77	Mak Kronn / James Scott	Elva Mk VII BMW	S. K. E. Ltd.	2:42.4000
18^th	57	Chuck Dietrich / Alan Ross	Elva Mk VII BMW	Robert Amey	2:42.6000
19^th	33	Bob Johnson / Don Sesslar	Shelby Cobra 289	Shelby-American	2:42.8000
20^th	35	Bob Kelce / Clint Lindburg	Elva Mk VII BMW	A. Clinton Lindburg	2:44.2000
21^st	9	George Wintersteen / Peter Goetz	Elva Mk VIII BMW	George Wintersteen	2:47.2000
22^nd	6	Gary Stephenson / Carl Haas	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	Gary Stephenson	2:47.4000
23^rd	51	William Kimberly / Denise McCluggage	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	Ed Weschler	2:47.4000
24^th	24	Doug Revson	Lotus 23P Climax	Douglas Revson	2:48.2000
25^th	96	Bob Grossman / Richard Holquist	Ferrari 250 LM	Scuderia Bear	2:48.2000
27^th	13	Tom Payne / Ray Cuomo	Shelby Cobra 289	Shelby-American	2:48.8000
28^th	81	Dean Causey / Lyle York	Elva Mk VII S BMW	Dean Causey	2:49.4000
29^th	69	Lee Hall / Mike Hall	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	E. L. Hall	2:50.0000
30^th	1	Robert Shaw / Phillip Martin	Lotus 23B	Robert J. Shaw	2:50.2000
32^nd	64	Budd Clusserath	Cheetah	C. A. Clusserath	2:51.0000
33^rd	99	Herb Swan	Elva Mk VII BMW	Herb Swan	2:51.4000
34^th	18	Jerry Nelson / Tom Countryman	Porsche 718 RS 60	North Dakota Racing Team	2:51.8000
35^th	17	Jack Ensley / Don Brady	Apache - Chevrolet	Jack Ensley	2:53.2000
36^th	82	Sam Eller / Lloyd Barton	Porsche 718 RSK	Sam Eller	2:55.4000
37^th	63	Joe Scopelite	Bonanza - Chevrolet		2:56.0000
38^th	14	Bob Nagel	Elva Mk VIII BMW	Robert J. Nagel	2:57.4000
39^th	5	Chuck Stoddard	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Stoddard Racing Team	2:59.8000
40^th	71	Jack Baker / John Barlass	Black-Jack Special	Jack C. Baker	3:00.2000
41^st	67	Ralph Scott / Alan Ross	Elva Mk VII Climax	G. Ralph Scott	3:00.2000
42^nd	72	Phil Seitz / George MacDonald	Elva Mk VI Climax	Phil Seitz	3:00.4000
44^th	41	Hugh Major / David Gulick	Elva Mk VII	Robet D. Kelce	3:01.2000
45^th	32	Jerry Dunbar / Walt Gray	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	R. Jerry Dunbar	3:01.6000
46^th	45	Gene Parsons	Lotus Elan	Gene Parsons	3:03.8000
47^th	55?	Horst Kwech / Tom Terrell	Alfa Romeo Ti	Knauz Continental	3:04.4000
48^th	22	William Cooper	Ferrari 275 P	William H. Cooper	3:05.2000
49^th	15	Bill Kirtley / Dale Lang	Elva Mk VI	Bill Kirtley	3:05.4000
51^st	36	George Dickinson / Will Hanns Wiedman	Porsche RS	George W. Dickinson	3:10.0000
52^nd	97	James Marquardt	Chevrolet Corvette '57	James Marquardt	3:12.4000
53^rd	53	William Bradley / Nick Hartman	Merlyn Mk.4	William E. Bradley	3:14.8000
54^th	48	Richard Dagiel / Guy Wooley	Dirty-Pop Special	Richard T. Dagiel	3:17.8000
55^th	10	Bob Bienerth / Andrew Baumgardner	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Bob Bienerth	3:18.8000
56^th	2	M. R. J. Wyllie / Margaret Wyllie	Lola Mk.1 Climax	M. R. J. Wyllie	3:24.0000
58^th	73	Bud Gates	McLaren Elva Mark I Chevrolet	Bud Gates
59^th	27	Marv Shoenfeld / John Martin	Chevrolet Corvette Grand-Sport	W. M. Shoenfeld
62^nd	29?	Paul Canary / Dave Heinz	Chevrolet Corvette Grand-Sport	Paul Canary
63^rd	28	Byron Bossart	Laura Mk I	Byron Boosart
64^th	43	Jack Brady / Robert Shufelt	Lotus Eleven	Robert S. Shufelt

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
21	George Ralph	Elva Mk VIII	Geo. Ralph, Jr.

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
8	Lee Buchanan	Hustler	Lee Buchanan
12	Owen Rutherford	Cooper Monaco	Owen Rutherford
19	Lothar Motschenbacher	King Cobra	Bill Lowell
25	Peter Helferich / Frank Opalka	Pariah	Peter Helferich
31	Mike Goth / Walter Boyd	Lotus 23	Michael R. Goth
42	Robert Shufelt / Jack Brady	Lotus Eleven	Robert S. Shufelt
49	Jim Kambrowski / Vic Lawrence	Lotus - Buick	Gilbert E. Horton
52	Dave Heinz / Paul Canary	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	David J. Heinz
56	Carl Haas / John Snyder	Elva Mk VIII	Carl A. Haas
74	Don Sesslar / Dan Carmichael	Sunbeam Tiger	Sports Car Forum
75	Bill Tannhaeuser / Curt Gonstead	Merlyn Mk VI	Wm. Tannhaeuser
78	Millard Ripley	Bobsy	Millard G. Ripley
88	Ed Hugus / Lake Underwood	Lotus - Ferrari	J. Edward Hugus