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Event: Daytona 1000 Kilometres International Sports Car RaceDate: 5.4.1959
Track: Daytona International Speedway (United States), 6.132 kmsOrganiser: USAC/FIA

Daytona 1000 Kilometres
Weather:sunny, warm
Start time:12:48
Grid:unknown
Distance:1000 kilometres
Attendance:6000
Entered:30
Practiced:unknown
Started:28
Finished:15
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Race notes:
Race originally scheduled for 1000 kilometers but shortened to six hours because of darkness.
Race run clockwise on the circuit rather than the usual counter-clockwise direction of the course.
Winners:
Overall:86Porsche 718 RSKMières / von Döry
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (5), Fiat-Abarth (3), Maserati (3), Porsche (2), Jaguar (2), Ford (2), Lister (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (5), Chevrolet (5), Fiat (3), Porsche (2), Jaguar (2), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:Fiat-Abarth 750 Zagato (3), Porsche 718 (2), Jaguar D-type (2), Ford Thunderbird (2), Ferrari 250 GT (2), Maserati 450S (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (38), C (3), I (3), RA (2)
Engine positions:front-engined (90%), mid-engined (10%)
Average engine size:3375 cc (with regard to 3% supercharged cars an applicable size is 3415 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Alfonso Gómez Mena (46), Loyal Katskee (45), George Constantine (41)
Youngest known drivers:Augie Pabst (26), Bob Said (27), Lloyd Ruby (31)

Official Race Programme:

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