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Programme Cover - Road America 500 Miles 1958
Event: Road America 500Date: 7.9.1958
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (USA), 6.437 kmsDistance: 500 milesAttendance: 30000

Road America 500 Miles
Start time: 10:30; Grid: unknown; Weather: cool, cloudy, nice

Entered: 59

Practiced: 57

Started: 45

Classified: 26

Class B - Modified (BM) : P:6, ST:6, CL:2
Class C - Modified (CM) : P:10, ST:8, CL:5
Class D - Modified (DM) : P:7, ST:6, CL:4
Class E - Modified (EM) : P:12, ST:10, CL:5
Class F - Modified (FM) : P:13, ST:8, CL:6
Class G - Modified (GM) : P:9, ST:7, CL:4
Entry List
Entry List - Road America 500 Miles 1958
Photos by courtesy of: Dixon Johnston (2) and Robert Engberg (1)
Race added to RSC Photo Gallery: 22/02/2009 Last photo update on this page: 08/08/2018
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1515 - Ferrari 250 TR - James R. JohnstonFerrari 250 TR # - Ferrari Tipo 128 LM V12/60° 2v SOHC 2953 cc N/ADM
James R. Johnston (USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: James Johnston (USA)/Bud Seaverns (USA)/Ed Lunken (USA)Result: 2nd 1st in DM (6 laps behind the winner)
Grid:
Colours: red
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 08/08/2018Photo by courtesy of: Dixon Johnston
8686 - Elva Mk II #100/36Elva Mk II #100/36GM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Frank Campbell (USA)/Chuck Dietrich (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
Photo updated: 22/02/2009Photo by courtesy of: Robert Engberg
No photos available:
1The car is not available on a photoChevrolet Corvette SR-2 # - Chevrolet V8 N/ABM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Jim Jeffords (USA)Result: did not finish (Broken axle)
Grid:
Colours: purple
Tyres: unknown
2The car is not available on a photoLotus #GM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: M. R. J. Wyllie (USA)/Margaret Wyllie (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
3The car is not available on a photoElva Mk III # - N/AGM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Skip Lange (USA)/Burdette Martin (USA)Result: 20th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
5The car is not available on a photoMaserati - Maserati EM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: John Middleton (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
6The car is not available on a photoPorsche 356 Carrera # - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
(USA)-
Rear-engined
Driven by: Don Wester (USA)/Dick Bodkins (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
7The car is not available on a photoFerrari 625 TR # - Ferrari 625 LM L4 2500 cc N/ADM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Augie Pabst (USA)/Robert Gary (USA)Result: did not finish (Ignition)
Grid:
Colours: dark
Tyres: unknown
9The car is not available on a photoFerrari 500 Mondial #0414MD - Ferrari L4 2000 cc N/AEM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Bud Anderson (USA)/Robert Stelloh (USA)Result: 7th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
10The car is not available on a photoFerrari 750 Monza #0518M - Ferrari N/ACM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: John Kilborn (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
11The car is not available on a photoJaguar XKSS - Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC N/ACM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Dave Causey (USA)/Mike Norris (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
12The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Alex Ratelle (USA)Result: 15th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
13The car is not available on a photoFerrari 500 TR #0614MDTR - Ferrari L4 2000 cc N/AEM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: James Place (USA)/Ken Neill (USA)Result: 5th 1st in EM
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
14The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 #0062 - Porsche no:P90066 F4 2v DOHC 1500 cc N/AFM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Fred Schraegle (USA)/Fred Freiheit (USA)Result: 9th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
16The car is not available on a photoTriumph TR3 # - Triumph L4 OHV 1991 cc N/AEM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: F. Reed Andrews (USA)/Forbes Howard (USA)Result: 25th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
17The car is not available on a photoEl Toro II Special #BM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Jack Baker (USA)/Gene Baker (USA)Result: did not finish (Broken axle)
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
19The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 RS # - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
(USA)Open bodywork
Mid-engined
Driven by: Donald Berlin (USA)/James D. Lowe (USA)Result: did not finish (Accident)
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
21The car is not available on a photoPorsche Special # - Porsche FM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: William Cooper (USA)/Lloyd Barton (USA)Result: 14th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
22The car is not available on a photoElva CourierFM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Pete Harrison (USA)/Ed Costley (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
25The car is not available on a photoFerrari 335 Sport #0674 - Ferrari V12 4100 cc N/ACM
Mike Garber (USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Lance Reventlow (USA)/Gaston Andrey (CH)Result: winner - (127.460 kph) - margin: 6 laps
Grid:
Colours: dark blue (+white)
Tyres: unknown
26The car is not available on a photoElva Mk IIIGM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Carl Haas (USA)/Frank F. Conner (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
27The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 RS # - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AEM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Ernie Erickson (USA)/Ed Hugus (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
33The car is not available on a photoAC Ace # - Bristol N/AEM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Ed Hamburger (USA)/Richard Kessler (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
34The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 RS # - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Newton Davis (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
35The car is not available on a photoElva Mk III # - N/AGM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Frank Baptista (USA)Result: 6th 1st in GM
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
36The car is not available on a photoLister Kelso #BHL114 - Chevrolet N/ACM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Fred Windridge (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
42The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 RS # - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Dean Causey (USA)/Chuck Rickert (USA)Result: 3rd 1st in FM
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
43The car is not available on a photoFerrari 250 TR #0730TR - Ferrari Tipo 128 LM V12/60° 2v SOHC 3000 cc N/ADM
North American Racing Team (USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: E. D. Martin (USA)
John Quackenbush (USA)		Result: did not finish (Clutch)
Grid:
Colours: dark blue (+white)
Tyres: unknown
44The car is not available on a photoAlfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce - Alfa Romeo FM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Patrick W. Furey (USA)/LapineResult: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
45The car is not available on a photoExcalibur SJ # - Jaguar s/cBM
Brooks Stevens (USA)-
-
Driven by: Hal Ullrich (USA)/Carl Haas (USA)Result: 13th 1st in BM
Grid: 2nd
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
46The car is not available on a photoLister #BHL112 - Jaguar DM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Berkeley Charvoz (USA)/Ron Letellier (USA)Result: 26th (Cooling)
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
47The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Jack Manting (USA)/Mike Ward (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
48The car is not available on a photoAC Ace #BEX 154 - Bristol L6 OHV 1971 cc N/AEM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Evelyn Mull (USA)/John B. Mull (USA)
M. R. J. Wyllie (USA)		Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
49The car is not available on a photoMG TD - MG FM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Derr Andrlik (USA)Result: 22nd
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
54The car is not available on a photoAston Martin DB3S # - Aston Martin L6 2922 cc N/ADM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Rod Carveth (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
55The car is not available on a photoMG A Twin Cam - BMC B series L4 DOHC N/AEM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Roger Simonetti (USA)/Richard Gaard (USA)Result: 19th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
57The car is not available on a photoElva Mk IIGM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Charles Kurtz (USA)/Suzy Dietrich (USA)Result: 11th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
60The car is not available on a photoLister #BHL101 - Jaguar N/ACM
Briggs S. Cunningham (USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Walt Hansgen (USA)/John Gordon Bennett (USA)Result: did not finish (Gear pinion)
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
61The car is not available on a photoLister #BHL102 - Jaguar CM
Briggs S. Cunningham (USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Phil Forno (USA)/Dale Duncan (USA)
listed, never drove: Ed Crawford (USA)		Result: did not finish (Gear pinion)
Grid:
Colours: white (+blue)
Tyres: unknown
64The car is not available on a photoEchidna Special #CM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: John Staver (USA)Result: 12th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
65The car is not available on a photoAustin-Healey 100-6 - BMC N/ADM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: John Cook (USA)/Ed McBride (USA)Result: 17th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
66The car is not available on a photoAustin-Healey 100-6 - BMC C series L6 OHV 2639 cc N/ADM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Ralph Durbin (USA)Result: 16th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
67The car is not available on a photoSiata - V8 EM
-
-
Driven by: McBrydeResult: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
68The car is not available on a photoLotus Eleven Le MansGM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: /Bill Bowman (USA)Result: 24th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
69The car is not available on a photoTriumph - Triumph EM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: William Ames (USA)/James Nordby (USA)Result: 18th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
71The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 - Porsche F4 2v DOHC N/AFM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Bob Staples (USA)/Luke Stear (USA)Result: 4th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
73The car is not available on a photoChevrolet Corvette C1 - Chevrolet BM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Ray Hixon (USA)/Bud Gates (USA)/Bob Spooner (USA)Result: 21st
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
74The car is not available on a photoPorsche 550 RS # - Porsche F4 2v DOHC 1600 cc N/AEM
(USA)-
Mid-engined
Driven by: Don Sesslar (USA)/Ed Lunken (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
75The car is not available on a photoMaserati # - Maserati N/AEM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Logan Lewis (USA)/Joe Ward (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
77The car is not available on a photoChevrolet Corvette C1 - Chevrolet CM
(USA)-
Front-engined
Driven by: Jerome Earl (USA)
listed, never drove: Grosse Pointe (USA)		Result: 10th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
81The car is not available on a photoLotus Eleven Le Mans # - N/AGM
-
Front-engined
Driven by: J. C. Kilburn (USA)/Alan Ross (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
87The car is not available on a photoLotus # - Osca FM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: John Haas (USA)/Robert Roloson (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
88The car is not available on a photoElvaGM
(USA)-
-
Driven by: Bill Tannhaeuser (USA)Result: did not start
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
91The car is not available on a photoHi-Tork Special No.1 #0364AM (Ferrari) - Chevrolet V8 s/cBM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Richard Lyeth (USA)/Max Goldman (USA)Result: did not finish (Engine)
Grid: 1st
Colours: white
Tyres: unknown
95The car is not available on a photoFerrari 375 Plus #0392AM - Ferrari V12 5100 cc N/ABM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Lek von Kaesborg (USA)/George Reed (USA)Result: did not finish
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
97The car is not available on a photoJaguar D-type #XKD 536 - Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC N/ACM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Don Skogmo (USA)/Bill Larson (USA)Result: 23rd
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
99The car is not available on a photoJaguar XKSS #XKSS769 (XKD 550) - Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC 3442 cc N/ACM
(USA)Open bodywork
Front-engined
Driven by: Tossie Alex (USA)/Bob Schroeder (USA)Result: 8th
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
The car is not available on a photoElva Mk III - N/A
-
-
Driven by: Art Tweedale (USA)Result: did not start (Fire on Saturday)
Grid:
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
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Entered cars that did not arrive:
4The car did not arriveElva Mk IIGM
(USA)-
-
Drivers listed: William Jordan (USA)/Victor Marino (USA)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
41The car did not arriveElva - Chevrolet CM
(USA)-
-
Drivers listed: Frank Beich (USA)Result: did not arrive
Colours: unknown
Tyres: unknown
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