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Event: Vanderbilt CupDate: 23.5.1965
Track: Bridgehampton Race Circuit (United States), 4.587 kmsOrganiser: unknown

USRRC Bridgehampton
Weather:cloudless blue skies, 75F
Start time:unknown
Grid:3-2-3, PP right, rolling start
Distance:75 laps
Attendance:12000
Entered:40
Practiced:39
Qualified:39
Started:36
Finished:19
Classified:19
Classes:PractStartClass
Sports +200014126
Sports 200010105
Grand Touring +2000654
Grand Touring 2000994
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Race notes:
The drivers voted to have a flying start.
Winners:
Overall:66Chaparral 2A ChevroletJim Hall
Sports 2000:16Lotus 23 PorscheGeorge Follmer
Grand Touring +2000:33Shelby Cobra 289Bob Johnson
Grand Touring 2000:34Porsche 904 GTSGeorge Drolsom
Leaders:
laps 1-75:66Chaparral 2Jim Hall
Fastest Laps:
Overall:66Chaparral 2A ChevroletJim Hall (USA)1:38.900167.050 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:65Chaparral 2A ChevroletHap Sharp (USA)1:40.300163.010 km/h
Sports 2000:3Elva Mk VII PorscheJoe Buzzetta (USA)
Grand Touring +2000:33Shelby Cobra 289Bob Johnson1:47.000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Lotus (6), Elva (5), Shelby (4), Chaparral (3), Porsche (3)
Top engines by numbers:Ford (10), Chevrolet (6), Porsche (6), BMW (3), Ferrari (2), Climax (2), Alfa Romeo (2)
Top car types by numbers:Shelby Cobra (4), Elva Mk VII (4), Lotus Elan (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (35)
Team nationalities:USA (31)
Most used colours:white (37%), blue (22%), silver (13%), red (12%), black (6%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (60%), front-engined (37%), rear-engined (3%)
Oldest known drivers:Art Riley (50), M. R. J. Wyllie (46), Chuck Dietrich (41)
Youngest known drivers:Skip Scott (24), Peter Gregg (25), Horst Kwech (28)

Official Race Programme:

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