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Event: Cumberland Sports Car Races, National Championship Races for 1957Date: 19.5.1957
Track: Cumberland, Maryland, Municipal Airport (United States), 2.575 kmsOrganiser: Steel Cities Region SCCA

SCCA National Cumberland [BM+CM+DM]

Weather:unknown
Start time:16:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:1 hour
Attendance:61978
Entered:32
Practiced:unknown
Started:21
Finished:unknown
Classified:16
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified32
Class C - Modified87
Class D - Modified86
Class E - Modified10
Class F - Modified11
Race notes:
First 3 finishers from the race 5 were also allowed to participate.
Winners:
Overall:8Maserati 300SCarroll Shelby
Class B - Modified:271Chevrolet Corvette SR-2J. E. Rose
Class C - Modified:59Jaguar D-typeWalt Hansgen
Class F - Modified:0Porsche 550 RSCharles Wallace
Leaders:
laps 1-2:60Jaguar D typeJohn Fitch
laps 3-30:8Maserati 300SCarroll Shelby
laps 31-33:60Jaguar D typeJohn Fitch
laps 34-:8Maserati 300SCarroll Shelby
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (7), Jaguar (4), Austin-Healey (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (7), Jaguar (6), BMC (2)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar D-type (4), Ferrari 375 MM (2), Austin-Healey 100 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (21)
Team nationalities:USA (21)
Engine positions:front-engined (94%), mid-engined (6%)
Oldest known drivers:Briggs Cunningham (50), Loyal Katskee (43), John Fitch (40)
Youngest known drivers:Carroll Shelby (34), Walt Hansgen (38), Gene Greenspun (39)

Official Race Programme:

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Programme Cover - SCCA National Cumberland [BM+CM+DM] 1957Entry List - SCCA National Cumberland [BM+CM+DM] 1957Schedule of events is not available.Track map is not available.