Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1955 - Grid

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Event: 8th Annual International Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen		Date: 17.9.1955
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course (United States), 7.403 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1^st	44	Duncan Black	Ferrari 375 MM	Duncan Black
2^nd	60	Sherwood Johnston	Jaguar D-type	Briggs S. Cunningham
3^rd	59	John Gordon Bennett	Maserati 300S	Briggs S. Cunningham
4^th	16	Bill Lloyd	Maserati 300S	William B. Lloyd
5^th	10	Bill Spear	Maserati 300S	W. C. Spear
6^th	210	Preston Gray	Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder	Preston Gray
7^th	22	Richard Lyeth	Ferrari 250 MM Vignale	J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.
8^th	8	Fred Wacker	Cunningham C-4RK	Charles Moran, Jr.
9^th	19	Charles Moran	Cunningham C-4R	Charles Moran, Jr.
10^th	54	Hal Ullrich	Excalibur J	Brooks Stevens
11^th	87	Walt Hansgen	Austin-Healey 100S	George Bortin
12^th	119	A. Phillips	Nash-Healey - Cadillac	H. (Bud) Ambler
13^th	203	Alan Millar	Austin-Healey 100S	Alan R. M. Millar
14^th	24	Bob Wittke	Austin-Healey 100S	Robert A. Wittke
15^th	56	Brooks Stevens	Excalibur J	Brooks Stevens
16^th	45	William Brewster	Austin-Healey 100S	William Brewster
17^th	69	Traver McKenna	Austin-Healey 100S	Traver H. McKenna, Jr.
18^th	38	Fred Allen	Austin-Healey 100S	Jackie Cooper
19^th	176	John Sinclair	Jaguar Special Cadillac	Coby Whitmore & John C. Sinclair

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
110	Jim Fergusson	Austin-Healey 100S	Jim Ferguson
220	George Harris	Allard J2 Cadillac	George R. Harris, III
225	Bernie Kousar	Ferrari 250 MM	Bernard Kousar & Robert Publicker

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
3	Luigi Chinetti	Ferrari 750 Monza	Luigi Chinetti
5	Jim Kimberly	Ferrari 121 LM	James H. Kimberly
6	Ed Lunken	Ferrari 340 MM	Edmund P. Lunken
14	Ted Boynton	Maserati A6GCS	Ted Boynton
17	Jack Ensley	Kurtis Kraft	Jack R. Ensley
58	Briggs Cunningham	Cunningham C-6R Offenhauser	Briggs S. Cunningham
70	Jack Crusoe	Jaguar C-type	Jack Crusoe
147	Jack Douglas	Jaguar C-type	Jack Douglas
159	Peter Templar	Jaguar D-type	Ecurie Tortue
171	Howard Hively	Ferrari 375 Plus	Howard Hively
182	Tom Friedmann	Maserati A6GCS	Thomas A. Friedmann
191	Ed Droesch	Jaguar XK120 M	Edward F. Droesch
209	David Darrin	Darrin	David Darrin
244		Ferrari 750 Monza	Allen Guiberson

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