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Event: National Sports Car Races CumberlandDate: 15.5.1955
Track: Cumberland Airport, Maryland (United States), unknown lengthOrganiser: Steel Cities Region SCCA

SCCA National Cumberland [FM+GM+HM]
Weather:clear, sunny, fine
Start time:14:45
Grid:unknown
Distance:60 minutes
Attendance:43000
Entered:31
Practiced:unknown
Started:25
Finished:unknown
Classified:19
Classes:Class
Class F - Modified12
Class G - Modified3
Class H - Modified4
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Race notes:
Raced was scheduled for 60 minutes but was shortened due to accident in the 14th lap when the race was stopped and then restarted. No times and speeds were recorded since official watch was kept running during the break.
Winners:
Overall:14Cooper - PorscheGordon Lipe
Class G - Modified:25Lester MGChuck Dietrich
Class H - Modified:11PBV-BandiniDolph Vilardi
Leaders:
laps 1-7:172Porsche 550Don McKnought
laps 8-10:88OscaPhil Stewart
laps 11-13:172Porsche 550Don McKnought
laps 14-end:14Cooper - PorscheGordon Lipe
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (7), Lester (3), Siata (3), Osca (2), MG (2), Abarth (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (8), MG (5), Osca (2), Fiat (2), Crosley (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 550 (5), Siata 300BC (3), Osca MT4 (2), Lester T51 (2), Porsche 356 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (23)
Team nationalities:USA (21)
Engine positions:front-engined (50%), mid-engined (37%), rear-engined (13%)
Oldest known drivers:Chuck Dietrich (31), Herbert Linge (27)
Youngest known drivers:Herbert Linge (27), Chuck Dietrich (31)
Female drivers:Isabelle Haskell

Official Race Programme:

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Programme Cover - SCCA National Cumberland [FM+GM+HM] 1955Entry List - SCCA National Cumberland [FM+GM+HM] 1955Schedule of events is not available.Track map is not available.