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Programme Cover - Preliminary Virginia [BP+CP+DP] 1957

Event: Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car Races			Date: 4.8.1957
Track: Virginia International Raceway (USA), 5.150 kms		Distance: 7 laps	Attendance: 10000
Preliminary Virginia [BP+CP+DP]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 6)

Start time: unknown; Grid: unknown; Weather: dry

Entered: 27

Practiced: 25

Started: 25

Classified: 19

Class B - Production-Sports (BP) : P:11, ST:11, CL:9

Class C - Production-Sports (CP) : P:5, ST:5, CL:3

Class D - Production-Sports (DP) : P:9, ST:9, CL:7

Entry List

Entry list is not available.

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16		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Walt Cline (USA)		Result: 6^th (0 laps behind the winner) Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


40		Jaguar - Jaguar N/A				CP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: Richard Driscoll (USA)		Result: 19^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


45		Austin-Healey 100 M # - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Gilbert Geitner (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


49		Aston Martin DB2/4 Mk III #AM/300/3A/1317 - Aston Martin DBA 936 L6 N/A				CP
		Elisha Walker, Jr. (USA)			Closed bodywork
		Elisha Walker, Jr. (USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: George Constantine (USA)		Result: 9^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


51		Jaguar - Jaguar N/A				CP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: George Bixler (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


53		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Leonard Butscher (USA)		Result: 7^th (0 laps behind the winner) Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


58		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Arch Means (USA)		Result: 17^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


64		Austin-Healey 100 - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: Paul Whitestine (USA)		Result: 15^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


66		Austin-Healey 100 M - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Warren Cox (USA)		Result: 11^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


73		Austin-Healey 100 # - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Fred Moore (USA)		Result: 10^th 1^st in DP Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


80		Austin-Healey 100 - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: Robert Elbourn (USA)		Result: 16^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


81		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Don Yenko (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


86		Austin-Healey 100 # - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Bob Hathaway (USA)		Result: 13^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


93		Chevrolet Corvette C1 - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: George Koehne (USA) listed, never drove: Mrs. George Koehne (USA)		Result: 5^th (0 laps behind the winner) Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


99		Chevrolet Corvette C1 #E57S1004759 - Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Fred Windridge (USA)		Result: 2^nd (9s5000 behind the winner) Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


105		Jaguar # - Jaguar N/A				CP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Bob Grossman (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


106		Austin-Healey 100 - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Harold Kunz (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


121		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Homer Dasey (USA)		Result: 12^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


145		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: /J. E. Rose (USA)		Result: 4^th (0 laps behind the winner) Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


154		Austin-Healey 100 - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Bill Krause (USA)		Result: 18^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


155		Chevrolet Corvette C1 - Chevrolet V8 N/A				BP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: Jim Jeffords (USA)		Result: 3^rd (0 laps behind the winner) Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


157		Chevrolet Corvette C1 #E57S104387 - Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV N/A				BP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Bob Mouat (USA)		Result: did not finish Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


172		Austin-Healey 100 - BMC A90 L4 2v OHV 2660 cc N/A				DP
					-
					Front-engined
		Driven by: Charles Byerly (USA)		Result: 14^th Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


189		Jaguar XK140 MC # - Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC 3442 cc N/A				CP
		(USA)			Open bodywork
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Jim Robinson (USA)		Result: 8^th 1^st in CP Grid:
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: white
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


211		Chevrolet Corvette C1 # - Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV N/A				BP
		(USA)			Open bodywork
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Driven by: Dick Thompson (USA)		Result: winner - (118.609 kph) Grid: 1^st
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: darker (+light)
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown

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170		Jaguar - Jaguar N/A				CP
					-
					Front-engined
		Drivers listed: Hooper Johnson (USA)		Result: did not arrive
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown


171		Jaguar XK140 MC # - Jaguar XK L6 2v DOHC N/A				CP
		(USA)			-
		(USA)			Front-engined
		Drivers listed: Raymond Mason (USA)		Result: did not arrive
		Sponsors: unknown			Colours: unknown
		Sponsors: unknown			Tyres: unknown

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